MCT Monochromatic Color Challenge

I made this card for the My Creative Time challenge.  This time Emma challenged us  to make our card only using shades of one color.  I chose natural white, embossed the front of the card, and added diamond stickles to the embossing.  Then I added the Happy Birthday tag using pop dots.  I love that it was quick & easy, but looks beautiful. Enjoy!

It's A Good Day When…

I just love this picture! My sister sent it to me, and could not resist a little mixed media to display at my desk in work.  It's hard to see in the picture but there's even a flying monkey in the bird cage. For the yellow brick road I used a stencil, and modeling paste that I added yellow paint to. The shoes, hour glass, and hat (doesn't  really show in the pic) are Hallmark mini ornaments.  This project was as much fun to put together as it was hunting for the embellishments.

On to my Tim Holtz tag for March...

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 - Feburary

This months Tim's technique included stencils and embossing. Not wanting to duplicate the exact tag I used some of Tim's techniques and the supplies I had on hand.  For the background I used a doily stencil, inked it with Distress inks and embossed it using Ranger Frosted Crystal embossing powder. I didn't have chalk or red Distress Glitter so I embossed my saying with silver embossing powder, and cut the heart from a scrap of glitter paper I had in my stash.  Hope you enjoy the tag. It was fun to do and not at all difficult.  And, best of all I got it done before my company arrived for the Super Bowl party.

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 - January

This year I've decided to take part in the Tim Holtz monthly tag challenge. This month I didn't use the technique shown, but I did "Remember the now."

This month my sister participated in the Run Disney Marathon Weekend at Disney World.  It was her first half marathon, and her goal was to finish. She finished the race in 3 hours and 27 minutes, and as she crossed the finished my family and her two girls were there to cheer her on.

It's Been A While

Finding the time to regularly post here has been one of my biggest challenges this past year. Hopefully, this year will be better. I have however, had time to work on a couple of projects that I think turned out really well, and I'd like to share them.

The first one I made for my sister-in-law who was attending a no wrap wedding shower.  She wanted to cover her gift in clear cello wrap since it consisted of multiple items, and a card just wasn't going to do the trick.  I had just gotten a new Julie Nutting doll stamp, and it was perfect for a gift tag.
I cut the tag on my Cricut using the Bags, Boxes and Tags cartridge. Then I used Tim Holtz distress inks to color the background, and stamped some flourishes on.  For the Bride's dress I used Diamond Stickles on the top and her headband, added some flowers, and done. This was really easy, fun to do, and looked great on the gift.

Since I got into Mixed Media this year I purchased a Tim Holtz configuration book.  It sat on a shelf for months. I would look at it and cringe thinking, "What am I going to do with this?" While organizing my room I found pictures from a family vacation we had taken at the Jersey Shore.  It took me a while to complete, but it was worth the time and effort.

This is the front

The inside

The back

Till next time…..

Loving Mixed Media

Lately I've been trying to work on projects for pictures I don't want to put in a scrapbook on a shelf.  So, I decided to jump into the world of mixed media.  Since I've always used different textures, and lots of embellishments on my pages it was time to raise the bar.  I must say the distressing and the ink are very scary.  Once it done there's no going back, but it has been a lot of fun.

The picture I used was purchased at an art show. It immediately caught my eye, and it needed more than just a frame. I love how this turned out.

I used a 12x12 canvas that I inked with shades of blue, red, and yellow Distress Inks then added the photo corners, both by Tim Holtz.  The flowers and bling are Prima, the key and charm are Graphic 45. 

MCT Designer Challenge

The summer theme for this challenge was timed perfectly since I just completed a shadow box using our family portrait taken at the beach in Sea Isle City, NJ.  This is one of my first attempts at mixed media, and it turned out better than I thought it would.

I wanted the photo to look distressed to go with the background paper, so I used a wire brush and a distressing tool around the edges. And yes, since this picture was taken by a photographer I sat looking at it for a long time before taking a wire brush, and distressing tool to it. I'm not quite sure what I would have done if it didn't turn out well since it was the only copy I had.

The "sand" at the bottom of the frame is torn sandpaper from my husband's tool stash.

The hardest part for me was finding the correct adhesive to hold the non-paper items to the shadow box.  I ended up using my glue gun even though I always get glue everywhere, and burn myself.  It did the job, and I only burned one finger.

Well, onto my next project.  I think I'll use canvas this time. Thanks for visiting!!