Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2016 (Aug)

This has been a hectic month to say the least but I finally got around to making August's tag from Tim. As usual, I had to improvise and do a lot of handcutting since I did not have the honeycomb or the wildflower dies. Hope you like it.

SBC - Sketch #425

Here is my layout for sketch #425 from Scrapbook Challenges. These photos feature my niece and nephew were taken at Monticello. The background paper is from Katie Pertiet and the hexagons are from Stampin' Up!

OWH - Sketch #229

Happy Father's Day Sunday! Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #229. I used Stampin' Up's "Beautiful Wing's" embosslits die for the butterflies and the hexagon embossing folder for the background.

OWH - Sketch #222

Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #222. The hexagons were left over from another project and were cut using a Silhouette.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2014 (Apr)

Here is this month's tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014. I used my Silhouette to cut the hexagon lattice as well as the mums. All the of the cardstock, ribbon and ink are from Stampin' Up!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all of you a safe and happy Christmas!

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Sep)

The theme for this month's tag from Tim is layered stencils. Although I don't have any stencils, I used a chevron paper punch and a serif alphabet die from Stampin' Up! and applied crackle paint and ink through them as if they were stencils. The hexagons were stamped with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The butterflies were stamped with StazOn so the ink would adhere to the embossing. The only non Stampin' Up! item is the typewriter letter from Levenger (no longer available).

Birthday Butterflies

No sketch today, just a birthday card for my sister-in-law. The butterflies are recycled from a Thank You card that she gave us months ago. I had no idea that the newspaper DSP in the background was discussing butterfly caterpillars until I posted the photos.

OWH - Sketch #182

Here is this week's sketch from Operation Write Home. I used Stampin' Up's new core'dinations cardstock for the hexagons and lightly distressed the embossed image on the reverse side with a sanding block. The bicycle die cut is from the card I mentioned last week. Yeah for recycling.

 

Card Swap - Foxy Oxi Technique

Here is this month's card swap for the Foxy Oxi Technique. I have to admit this was not one of my favorites. I tried the technique on three different types of paper with mixed results. Honestly it seemed to be more trouble than it was worth. I would recommend using dark inks, applied very heavily since the Oxi Clean lifts the color off like bleach. I also found that applying a heat gun accelerated the bleaching.

Secret Garden

This card was inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest. I used the Secret Garden stamp set, matching framelits, hexagon embossing folder, watercolor paper, rub-on sentiment and markers from Stampin' Up! What caught my eye was the simplicity of the background and the contrast it created with the stamped image.

This and That Epic Day Journal

This month Stampin' Up! released their new "This and That Epic Day Journal". The journal is spiral bound and has a debossed chipboard cover with a hexagonal pattern. The interior has 60 beautiful scrapbook sheets.  Coordinating items such as stickers and washi tape are also available.  Here are a few closeup photos of my cover. For those of you that may be wondering...yes, it is comparable in price and size to that other chipboard journal.