Happy Birthday with Flower and Rosette

Another birthday card using Tim Holtz dies and inks. In this one I played around with the Botanical 3D die using multiple layers of Distress Paint -- mostly Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, and Tea Dye.

A detail photo of the rosette which was die cut from watercolor paper sprayed with Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Spray:

The die cut flower from Wildflower Stems #1 is doused with Antique Linen and Shaded Lilac on the flower and Forest Moss on the stem, lightly spritzed with water. The flower was clear embossed to give it a bit of shine.

The sentiment is from my old stash of stamps.

I’m entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Happy Birthday !

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Celebrate

Time to experiment with some of my new supplies -- 3D Botanical texture fade embossing folder and rosette dies both from the "Professor" Tim Holtz. There was also liberal use of distress oxide paints, stains and inks. Some card stock from my stash and voila -- I have three birthday cards, the first of which I will show here.

 A few close ups so you can see some of the details better:

For this card I used the following -- all Tim Holtz!

3D Botanical embossing folder
Rosette die
Fall Foliage dies
Alphanumeric dies 3/4 inch 
Blueprint spray stain
Vintage Photo spray stain
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide spray
Tarnished Brass Spray Stain.

I’m entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Happy Birthday!

I have two more cards waiting in the wings that just need a few extra touches before I post them!

Thank you for visiting

Michelle

Relax ... we're all crazy

I hadn't worked with my gelatos for quite some time, so pulled these out to create a background in my art journal and had so much fun with the creamy colors and smooshing them around with a spritz of water and my fingers. Then I pulled out some of my favorite stamps and knew I wanted to work with Tim Holtz Crazy Birds and voila! An art page was born.

Sing

This simple art journal page uses a variety of mediums. I started with adhering two old dictionary pages into my journal with matte gel then colored over them with gelatos and covered that with a thin layer of gesso to tone things down a bit. Some stenciling and stamping completed the background using Dina Wakley and Tim Holtz stamps. The bird was stamped on white paper, colored, fussy cut and adhered with matte gel. The letters for "sing" are stickers from my collection painted black.

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I’m entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Bright and Cheerful .

BUT FIRST ... COFFEE

This bright and cheerful panel hangs on my computer monitor and greets me each morning as I write my journal pages. I journal now most mornings -- something I started a month or so ago. Nothing really specific, just random thoughts to get them down and out. It helps me clarify things that may be bothering me or things I want to focus more on. Those hazy first moments and words tend to be very raw. It's given me a creative bump and this panel was one result!

I started with distress oxide inks in Fossilized Amber and Light Spruce and , then light molding paste through a stencil. A few random splashes and circles of Vintage Photo paint to mimic spilled morning coffee! Teacup and lettering are also Tim Holtz.

A detail of the cup with a wisp of cheesecloth steam.

Where the panel hangs to greet me. :)

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I’m entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Bright and Cheerful .

Mitch

Beauty in Simplicity

Hello there! Adding a page from my art journal inspired by the challenge at the Frilly and Funkie Blog challenge “It's Heating Up” featuring yellow, orange or red. I had a bit of a challenge keeping it simple it is just some distress inks with a few stencils and dies. Different from the messy collages I’ve done.

Discover the Sea

I have always loved the sea and learned to sail when I was a teen. With a sigh I now live in the desert, which I love, but hundreds of miles from the sea.

So I made this oversized tag inspired by two trinket charms I received from the Funkie Junkie when I placed an order with them.  I used a variety of Tim Holtz products, starting with distress oxide inks, over stamped with a couple sea shell stamps with clear embossing ink  covered in a light wash of picket fence paint. Then I used a variety of die cuts from gears to greens and the seashell. A mix of embossing crystals, blue and black glitter a la Mr. Tim created the sand topped with a few gold and blue beads from my stash and a wisp of cheesecloth. Finally topped with a triple layer of thinlets for the DISCOVER and glued on sailboat and anchor embellishments, along with a funky bow.

Plus, here's a few close up on the details. The sand, shell and greenery:

And the sailboat embellishment:

I entered this in the Frilly and Funkie challenge -- Embellishments, Trinkets and Trims

Go to the challenge here!l

Time to sail away!

Mitch