16th October, 2014
My local craft store, Scrapdeco, has a Card Making Monday blog challenge. The challenge is to make a card suitable for any occasion, that can be altered in a few minutes by adding a greeting when required. I have been dying to try out the new Tim Holtz Sizzix alterations layered leaf die and was really inspired by Richele Christensen’s Autumn Wreath tutorial. I went…
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13th October, 2014
I love this time of year and was inspired by the gothic #26 layering stencil to create a witches boudoir for my October 12 Tags of 2014. The gothic stencil reminds me of wallpaper and it seemed fitting for the background of somewhere a witch could hang up her broomstick and hat. 😉 Tim’s wood planks texture fades folder is perfect for creating some faux…
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3rd September, 2014
“sometimes we all need to dream in color…” was Tim’s September 12 tags of 2014 message! For for this crafter, (who dreams in shades of brown), it was going to be a challenge! The moment I lined up my colourful alcohol inks, I felt slightly less like a deer in headlights! That said, I still wanted to celebrate my favourite quarter of the year with…
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31st August, 2014
As pumpkins begin to line the streets here in Switzerland, August’s 12 Tags of 2014 had to be Halloween themed. I grabbed a few of my Tim Holtz products, including the new gothic layering stencil which I LOVE LOVE LOVE! I can’t wait to get my hands on the newly released Halloween stamps next weekend. I really like the tissue tape resist technique (see Tim’s…
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1st August, 2014
The 7th challenge of the new Compendium of Curiosities 3 is up. If you haven’t already, you can order a signed copy directly from Tim Holtz. As if the book, the challenge and getting inky wasn’t fun enough, Inspiration Emporium, The Funkie Junkie Boutique and Tim and Mario have very generously donated prizes! Linda Ledbetter has also put together the Curiosity Crew, a talented group…
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31st July, 2014
July’s 12 Tags of 2014 is inspired by summertime and vacations, (or holidays as we Brits like to call them). I decided to use my own summer holiday as the inspiration for my tag, whilst following Tim’s techniques. I absolutely love the seasisde themed tag Tim made, but the closest I got to the beach this year was the French and English Ferry ports. My…
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18th June, 2014
DO NOT adjust your screen… I have used some colour in June’s 12 Tags of 2014! I LOVE THIS TECHNIQUE. I am usually a total colour avoider and so imagine my surprise when this technique had me reaching for oranges and yellows! My upcoming road trip to the UK made the theme for this month’s tag easy. I was probably being optimistic choosing the rays…
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12th June, 2014
The 4th challenge of the new Compendium of Curiosities 3 is up. If you haven’t already, you can order a signed copy directly from Tim Holtz. As if the book, the challenge and getting inky wasn’t fun enough, Inspiration Emporium, The Funkie Junkie Boutique and Tim and Mario have very generously donated prizes! Linda Ledbetter has also put together the Curiosity Crew, a talented group…
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6th June, 2014
Linda Ledbetter at Studio L3 is hosting challenge 3 of the new Compendium of Curiosities for Tim Holtz 3rd book. If you haven’t already, you can order a signed copy directly from Tim. As if the book, the challenge and getting inky wasn’t fun enough, Inspiration Emporium, The Funkie Junkie Boutique and Tim and Mario have very generously donated prizes! Linda has also put together…
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14th May, 2014
I started thinking about this month’s 12 Tags of 2014 tag the day Tim posted the challenge, but it’s taken me some time to come to terms with using my stashed accoutrements! I tell you, Tim has pushed us all way out of our hoarding comfort zones this month! That said, I had a lot of fun digging through my found objects… …and fanciful buttons.…
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I was there in the afternoon.