Tim Holtz: 12 Tags of 2013 August

Good evenin' folks! I am so excited to share with you some tags that my good friend, Crystal and I made today! She happened to be in town for a short visit, so we were able to get a little crafty time in today since there wasn't much else going on! It was such a perfect Monday. We slept in, got up and went down to the coffee shop by my house for a mid morning snack and iced lattes. We chilled there for a while and got to read the local papers for a bit, then planned our day! Making homemade horchata, doing her laundry from the 2 week road trip, and an afternoon of crafting! It was so nice to take a break and just spend most of the day at home. It was a break I think we both needed and it was so good to scrap together again after a very long time!!! So I am really happy with how our tags turned out- we each did 2 tags, and they are each individually unique but fit with the TH theme this month which is 'travel' of all kinds! 

Here are Tim's inspirational tags:

I also really had alot of fun showing her some new techniques and new products. It was cool to feel like a teacher for the afternoon! We each did 2 tags and then went out on to my little mini yard/patio area at my new place and took some great pictures. It was right before the sun went down so we were able to capture some great shots on the slate rock pieces. Enjoy the photos!

 And from instagram earlier this evening...

Thanks so much for stopping by tonight! I had so much fun spending some crafty time with one of my best friends...so glad they stayed with us for 2 nights and we got to catch up...it was alot of fun and a great start to my long 7-day stretch ahead. Next I will be tackling my 2nd CSI Case file and then my next DT project, but I feel energized and inspired from my mini weekend with my girl! It was so great and so much fun, Thanks CJB!!! ;) 

Until next time, Peace Yall~ VV

'Collage' Monthly Creative Challenge

So while perusing NE Alberta Street a few days ago when my friends from Alabama and Arizona were in town, I finally found my new home away from home, my new LSS!! I am so happy to have found a new place to shop, hang out, and make new scrap buddies in Oregon. It's called 'Collage' and it's a locally owned place with 2 locations in Portland. The one on NE Alberta houses a rather good size classroom, where they offer classes 4 days a week! So I picked up the class schedule and I plan on checking out some for August, they seem to focus on mixed media types of things, jewelry  making, printmaking, tote bag decor, etc so far not alot of scrapbook or mini album classes, although they carry alot of the supplies for it. I am hoping this is a sign from God that this might be my niche! To start teaching scrapbook-card-and mini album based classes at this place! So we shall see..I am going to turn in this project for the monthly craft challenge and then maybe submit some of my other work and see how it goes. I will also of course have to come up with what type of classes I would teach! So, wish me luck!

Ok, onto the challenge. Here's the info directly from the Collage blog, which you can visit HERE.

Collage Creative Challenge

We're starting something fun and new at our stores, and we need your help! We've developed the Collage Creative Challenge. The rules are as follows:

1. Each month we choose a product.

2. Customers (that's you!) purchase that product.

3. CREATE! Go crazy! Make whatever you like using that product.

4. Email us a picture of your creation & your phone number by the last day of each month at info@collagepdx.com.

At the end of the month, we'll collect all the entries and draw a winner randomly. That person will win a $50 gift certificate! Anyone can enter and anyone can win! Be sure to sign up for our monthly email, where we'll announce winners and the new product for each month.

JULY CHALLENGE
This month our product of choice is the Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock!

We are hosting this challenge at BOTH of our locations, so stop in to Alberta or Sellwood to pick up your own clock, get creative and enter to win $50 worth of collage goodies!

So, of course when I saw that I knew I had to buy one, and at only $10 how could I go wrong?! So here are some pics of what I came up with, I decided to honor the day we crossed the Oregon border from our 2,800 mile journey... June 3, 2013. Take a look, apologize for the bright photos I was trying to get some good shots in my kitchen this morning while the light was streaming in.

So that is about all for today! I have submitted my photos to Collage and I'm crossing my fingers that I win this month's challenge! The winner gets a very generous $50 certificate to the store!!! What a prize! Until next time friends, happy summer and happy scrapping~ Peace VV

Supplies Used:

TH assemblage clock

TH paper 'destinations'

TH film strip ribbon

TH chit chat verbiage stickers

TH distress stickles- 'peeled paint'

TH grungepaper

TH distress ink- tea dye, vintage photo, antique linen, & broken china

Purple Pumpkin VW Bus fabric button mini

burlaop, mini pearls and brads from my stash

American Crafts Dear Lizzy date stamp

Recollections frames patina pieces

Studio Calico wood veneer girl & boy

butterfly stamp

Glimmermist in 'lily pad'

Webster's pages deZinger trimZ

K&Co layered bling flower

Black Zig marker

Tim Holtz: 12 Tags of 2013: April

So I was so EAGER to get started on t!m's tag for April that I stayed up late last night and finished it, after it's only been posted for 24 hours on his blog. Me thinks I might be a wee bit obsessed...oh well it's always great to start a new month off right with new challenges and some fresh inspiration. I was really in love with the whole 'patina' technique' he did on this tag and I did my best to replicate it. Sadly, I don't have any of the new distress paints- which I am DYING to get my hands on soon- so I had to make do. This is what Tim's Tag looks like as our fabulous inspiration:

Well I knew I didn't have any of the distress paints, or metal pieces. I had some other metal pieces including a mini dragonfly that I found so I first pulled out all my supplies. I had the #8 manila tag, distress inks, tissue tape and crinkle ribbon. I actually experimented by using some folk art craft paint that I mixed together and also spritzed with water to get my background effect. Then I heated everything to dry and started laying on the elements.

I used some Hampton Art stamps on my background along with tissue tape and a few stickers from Tim's crowded attic collection. Then I added on my patina clock and corner piece. The clock is layered with a clear piece that I stamped and the metal dragonfly, then inked all over with distress ink.

 And a few more shots, some close ups!

 And my favorite, instagram shares!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I love getting comments and new followers. I need to get to work but I will be sharing up more inspiration and new challenges for what's going on in April! Have a great Wednesday everyone, until next time~ Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies Used:

Folk Art craft paint- teal, baby blue, bronze, pine green, gold metallic

#8 Manila tag

Tim's paper distresser

Tim's distress ink- walnut stain, vintage photo, tea dye

Tim's tissue tape

Tim's crowded attic stickers

mini stapler

sticker quote from stash

metal flowers,dragonfly and #4 from stash/Thickers

Ranger stickles in Patina

gem drops by The Robin's Nest

mesh ribbon from stash

distress ink in Salty Ocean

Hampton Art script stamps

Archival ink in Jet Black

Frosted Designs: BE BOLD Challenge!

So as a brand new member of the FD Design Team, I thought I would go ahead and play along with the challenge this month just for fun, to get my mojo going on DT projects in the next few weeks. I have been feeling like crap since I got back from California on Saturday night, but after a Dr visit today, some antibiotics and meds, I am starting to feel slightly better. Good thing because I have deadlines! I really needed an extra day to recoup so I called in sick today....for the first time in like a year!!! It was really difficult for me to do, seeing as how I know how much work I'll have piled up when I get back, just woke up with a hacking cough and headache and well I broke down and called in. So today after the Dr and picking up prescriptions, I had a chance to take a photo of an LO I did before I left for Cali to share it with you. The challenge this time was to "use bold colors and patterns on any project or layout". I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that all the challenges FD does asks you to use materials you already have, then gives you a jumping off point! I knew I had some vintage Basic Grey papers hiding deep in my stash that I have been saving for specific photos...although at the time I wasn't sure what. I dug them out, and then found these photos from last summer at the Hangout Music Fest and I was instantly inspired! Here is how it turned out:

 I used my Cricut to cut out a few embellishments, the 'hang ten' hands and the surfboard are from the Life's A Beach cartridge. I also used my black/white camera and black filmstrip washi tape. The letters are Thickers and all 3 papers are from the Basic Grey Ambrosia line.

And a few more snaps that I shared on instagram to all my followers today:

Ok, well it's short and sweet for tonite! I have to get back in the scrap room and finish up the next challenge for FD which will be shared on the blog very soon, stay tuned for some wonderful inspiration from our team. I have linked all their blogs on my sidebar, check them out! Until next time, Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies Used:

Basic Grey vintage- 'Ambrosia' collection

cream and grey cardstock

Tim Holtz distress ink- barn door, antique linen and black soot

Tim Holtz distress embossing powder black soot

Tim Holtz vial labels

Tim Holtz paper distressing tool

Thickers- alphas

Top Boss embossing ink

Ultra thick embossing enamel UTEE

swirl stamp- recollections

camera and film strip washi tape- recollections

flowers- Prima

Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge

dew drops by The Robins' Nest

sentiment sticker- my stash

stuck?! sketches CT application {wish me luck}

Good afternoon everyone out there in crafty blog land and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I am super happy today because I'm off work for most of the day, and I was able to complete an LO for the Stuck?! Sketches CT Winter 2012 team. I always find that I am more inspired the more and more I scrapbook and the more and more I surf online and look at everyone's gorgeous blogs! Last night for instance, I was just hopping around to all of my favs, like usual, and I saw a tutorial at The Paper Variety on how to make paper lace! Super cute...plan to use that technique later today as I hope to get back in the craft room after I put up the rest of these Christmas decorations. Well, on to the main topic of today's post, I am applying for the Creative Team at Stuck?!. It will be my second time applying for any sort of design team, and I know I have to get myself out there if I expect to expand into the crafting world. So I'm going for it. Wish me luck!

This is the sketch they asked us to use as inspo for an LO:

And this is what I came up with:

 And here are some closies: 

 I used prima flowers, vintage buttons, brads, stickles, smooch spritz, and Tim Holtz distress stain to give everything an aged look.

 on the other side I did a smaller cluster with a wonderful Purple Pumpkin button, a flower, and another button. 

 this is my favorite shot!

I am off to submit this for the Winter 2012 CT! Wish me luck! Then it's time to finish packing away the Christmas decor,get out the Mardi Gras decor :) finish cleaning up, and hopefully a few hours in the craft room before I have to go in for inventory tonight at the store. I think an iced chai latte is calling my name before this day is over!! Until next time scrappy frandz:) Peace y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

background paper and paper strip-unknown from stash

cream leaf paper- Making Memories Autumn Splendor collection

fuzzy-cut clear acetate lace-Anna Griffin

brown glitter flourishes- Recollections

paper flowers- various Prima collections

Tim Holtz distress stain- vintage photo, antique linen and tea dye

Tim Holtz distress stickles- scattered straw

dark brown cat eye-Colorbox chalk ink

Fleur de Lis large brad- Oriental Trading Co.

med tan fabric button- Purple Pumpkin Crafts

pearl brads, chipboard sentiment, flower center-from stash

Creative Memories frosted splits & Glossy Accents liquid glass

photo glue stic, tape runner, large Zots

dark brown Zig Writer