Tim Holtz Tags of 2014 - October

After missing the August and September challenges I'm back on track. Since Halloween is my favorite holiday I was really looking forward to making this tag.  It was really fun, and I loved all the layers.

By the way, I'm still wondering where those 2 months went.

Tim Holtz Tags of 2014 - July

This month's tag was truly a challenge for me since the only product used that I had was Distress Ink.  I wanted to keep with the sea theme since I want to use the tag for my Little Mermaid pictures form our Disney trip.

Since I had the ink creating my background was easy following Tim's instructions. For the sea life I used the Life's A Beach cartridge from Cricut. I used my distress inks to color them, and added Stickles for a little bling.  I used sandpaper for the ocean floor, and since I didn't have an embossing folder that I liked for bubbles I used Skittles from Double Click Connections. I've had these in my stash haven't used them until now, and I just love the way they look.

Thanks for a great tag Tim! I can't wait for month.

My First Art Show

Every year the Arc of Camden County has an art show to raise funds for the organization.  Since I've created a number of mixed media canvases I donated one to the Arc for the show. The most exciting part for me was that it sold.
For this piece I followed a tutorial from Eclectic Paperie I found this web site purely by accident, and have been in love with it ever since. The ladies on this blog are always posting new techniques to draw inspiration from.  On to my next project….

Tim Holtz Tags of 2014 - June

Wow tag number 6! We're already half way through the year. Where has the time gone. It seems like I just doing my first tag of the new year, and now it's June.
Tim's technique this month has been the most fun so far. I was covered in ink when I was finished and it was so worth it.

Tim Holtz Tags of 2014 - May

This month the tag inspiration is tiling. I must admit when I saw Tim's blog I wasn't crazy about the tag, but I couldn't be more happy with the way my tags turned out. Yes, I made two tags.  They are similar since they are both for a "no wrap" Baby Shower.
It took me most of the afternoon to complete them since the work involved a lot of measuring and cutting tiny pieces, but it really was worth the time.

Tim Holtz Tags of 2014 - April

I've been so busy for the last six weeks making invitations and trying to keep up with my other craft projects that I haven't had a moment to post here.  This week's goal is to get those projects posted here starting with my Tim Holtz April Tag which I got in just in time.
This month's technique was ink marbling. Always something new with Tim…

Enjoy!

I Know It's Early, But...

Halloween is my favorite holiday!  I was inspired by a hat I saw on Pinterest for this project, and it much easier than I thought it would be.  The paper strips are 2x6 inches. I glued them down with Ranger cut and paste, and once it was dry I sealed it with Matte finish Modge Podge.  The decorating was the really fun part because I got to break out my boxes of Halloween embellishments. Yes, boxes! Did mention that Halloween is my favorite holiday?