Timmy Tag for April 2014 complete!

April showers bring Tim Holtz flowers.....or so it seems with the new tag for April. :)

Tim's tag this month is heavenly.  Of course, it usually ends up with not having all the supplies he used in his work, however modifying it can be so much fun and inventive. 

In this case, I used the Pine Cone die to cut patterned cardstock, and formed the paper spirals into roses as he shows in his You Tube tutorial on the use of the pine cone die.  These were formed and glued using a hot glue gun, and finally inked with Festive Berry and Scattered Straw Distress inks.

I cut the "lattice" out of grunge paper, saving the inside cut-outs for future use.  The lattice was painted with Forest Moss and Antiqued Bronze Distress paints and dried before anchoring to the tag with Glossy Accents. I used two inked grunge-paper cut-out pieces to insert back into the lattice frame, inking them up with Walnut Stain before insetting.

I dyed the ribbon with Scattered Straw Distress ink, attached a word band with my TH mini attacher, and added a brad made using one of Tim's custom fastener brads. 

Being that I also didn't have the philosophy tags and the wire pin, I created my own tag using a piece of the grunge paper cut-out pieces, and one of TH mini paper clips, sandwiched between two pattern-paper cardstock pieces. I then coated front and back with Glossy Accents, dried, and hug on the ribbon with a second mini paper clip. Too cute, I say!!

I hope you enjoyed this overview my tag project. I must say, this is one of my favorite ones.  :)

Thank you for letting me share, and happy inking!!

 



Tim Holtz March 2014 tags

Hi everyone! It seems that March crept up on us and is almost done. It has been a very busy month and, although we were able to do our tags earlier this month, I was delayed in putting them up on my blog.

I LOVE the new TH stamp set that we used in the March tag, and absolutely adore the new Wallflower papers, mini distress inks and inky toys. My, my....where to start! (So excited!)  Anyway....back to the tags..... you need to check out all the gals' creations at Janet's blog, http://hilltopcreations.blogspot.com.  Janet, Barb, Moe, Dorothy, Julie and myself had a grand time. Love this tag and the technique!

Now to get my hands on the folios! Oh, happy times!! *chuckling and doing happy dance*

Happy scrapping everyone!

Till next time....

Hugzzz,

Debbie

Tim Holtz February 2014 tag

Well, it's February still, but just barely. The ladies got together for a tag night on Wednesday evening and had an inky and glittery good time. Tim has a simple tag this month, however too much giggling and swinging off topic created a very long tag night!

Please hop over to Janet's blog, http://hilltopcreations.blogspot.com , to see some of the other tags as well. Janet, Barb, Liz and I had a very fun evening inking together, and can't wait for March's tag!

Thank you for stopping by for a look-see!

Hugz,
Debbie :)

Pocket Mini Album share

January has been a very busy month, with a multitude of birthdays piling up around us. I wanted to share a little mini that I created for a very special friend last week. It helps to have a focus when building these albums, and knowing a bit about the person can really help in the design.....whether they like fussy or clean decor...color.....theme...if they like bugs...lol.

Ok....so the bugs are butterflies, which is a "pretty" bug for the girls. It was probably influenced by the fact that I like butterflies and dragonflies, and also that I had embellishments that fit that idea. Anyhow, it turned out pretty amazing and she was thrilled, as I had hoped.

The inside front cover has a belly band that holds a tri-fold insert for photos and journalling spots.

The first page has a flap that opens up for adding photos. Also, each page is a "pocket" that holds a large tag/photo mat that will pull out and hold a photo on each side, if you wish....

This second page has two pockets, and an example of one of the pull-out large photo mats is shown below...

This page is actually two half-pages that holds a tag in each one.

The above short page on the left contains two small tags for photos. On the right side, this page has a pocket that will hold journalling tags....

Left short page opened.....

The back of the 6th and final page has a gate-fold style photo place and the inside of the back cover includes a waterfall feature for showcasing 4"x4" photos.

 

I used Momenta papers primarily for this album. The covers are chipboard and wrapped in cardstock for the base, then decorated using the designer paper pack. I have also used a sheet of Bo Bunny dotted paper on the cover and various embellishments, such as K & Co and Recollections flowers and butterflies and other bits from my stash. Basic Grey magnets are used in the flaps for a nifty closure.

I thank Ginger from mysistersscrapper.com for the inspiration for these Pocket Page mini albums. Love how this turned out and can't wait to start another mini soon. Thank you for stopping by and letting me share this little gem with you.

Until next time......   :)

 

Happy Scrappy New Year!!

Well, it looks like we are now into a new year.  Thank heavens, because the last two months have been tedious with recovering from a surgery and then getting hit with the flu bug. We started out the New Year right, however, by getting scrappy with a few friends on January 2nd. The day was like a ray of sunshine beaming down on us. We scrapped and ate (everyone pitched in with a delicious feast) and giggled and laughed.

In December, I put together a wallet mini album that I came across in one of my You Tube journeys. Thanks to Dawn at Dawn's Inspirations (www.dawnsinspirations.com).....I was able to create the wallet mini. My friend, Janet (Hilltop Creations) and I were sharing some Christmas cards when she came across the wallet, and took an instant shine to it. So in our little January crop, we just HAD to make more. And we did.

I was a tad late in posting this project, but buddy Janet managed to get her pics uploaded to her blog over at Hilltop Creations. This was so much fun to create, and I believe I have introduced Janet to jump beyond the traditional cardmaking.....lol...sorry Janet! Anyhow, here are more pics of the Wallet Mini....

This shows the top flap lifted up, then the next (bottom) flap folds down, and each of the side flaps fold outwards.  But that's not all....

Each side flap opens to reveal additional photo/journalling spots, pockets and spots for tags. It's an amazing little mini that can hold at least 10 4x6 photos and several tags for more photos or journalling spots.

 

And then I did another, using Momento papers from another 8x8 paper pad...

....with an added extra bottom flap.....

 

This was a very quick project that can be completed in a few hours, and definitely a breath of fresh air from the minis that take upwards of 20 to 30+ hours to create. Loved this mini!

 

Thanks again go to Dawn for sharing her fabulous Wallet mini at Dawn's Inspirations blog. Such a talented lady :)

 

Hope you enjoyed my ramblings, and maybe found a new project to play with!

Happy Scrapping :)

 

January 2014 Tim Holtz tag

Well, dog-gone it, it's almost the end of January already. It has a been an extremely quick month and, although later into it, our TH Tag group has once again completed Tim's new tag. A lot of fun and giggles and soooooo much ink with this one! Three of us (Janet, Barb and myself) pulled it together and got our latest tags completed last evening.

The tag above is my creation.....the tags that Janet and Barb created can be seen at Hilltop Creations blog. They all looked much the same this time, and we had so much fun and "oops'" in their making. Loving the layering stencils and the dies!

Until next time, ladies and gents........happy inking :)

Tim Holtz December tag

Wow.....this is a busy time, and trying to get together with the TH Tag group this month was more than a little tricky. My buddy, Janet, and I DID make a lunch date a week ago and managed to do what we could with Tim's December tag project. So, we made a few modifications where we had to, however I think they turned out great.

These were the two tags I created, using what supplies we managed to adapt for the project. The clear plastic sheet and frosted film weren't available so we modified using similar products from our stashes.  The tag above on the left was created using a clear piece of thick plastic covered with sticky frosted film, die cut, and then decorated with Distress stains, paints and dye ink. The tag on the right had a poinsettia that was cut from green and red cardstocks using Tim's poinsettia die, then stamped with Distress stain and a background word stamp on the petals for something a bit different. (Loved the new stencils for the background.....can't wait to get more!)

I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at our latest project.....I loved sharing it with you :)  Please stop by Janet's blog over at Hilltop Creations to see her tags as well. We had so much fun and missed the group terribly, however know how busy everyone is at the moment.

I wish everyone a blessed and wonderful Christmas holiday, and look forward to catching up with you all again soon.  Stay safe and take care :)

It CAN'T be December already!!

Somehow, time has taken flight and I have lost the last 4 or 5 weeks. Not to say that I know what happened in the preceeding 4 or 5.....  I thought that maybe time might slow down a bit as I have been off work and recouperating from a surgery. But no.  Time slows for no man or woman, and just leaves you feeling REALLY behind. I did not forget that I had promised everyone a sneak peek at the second album that I had completed. It turned out so precious, I just have to share :)

 

 

I did add a bit of red ribbon to the front cover in the spine area before it went out the door, however it wasn't in this photo. It just needed that pop of red to complete it.

This is the inside front cover with a little notebook that tucks inside the red belly-band of the cover. This is a vertical paper bag album, once again, and in this one I used Recollections Rooster Provincial papers with black paperbags and cardstock. It is suited well to a recipe type album, however it can adapt well with any photo layout.

 

I have created mini file folders from the paper collection, and tucked a few into the pockets within the album. As shown above, each "paperbag" allows for a large tag to attach photos, recipes, or journalling spots.

 

This last photo showcases the inside back cover and features a waterfall page that is capable of holding even more 4x4 photos and/or notes/journalling. The album contains 6 pages, each having a page-sized side flap and large top-loading tag.

 

I've had to create two of these albums to date, and am thinking they won't be the last. I am anxious to create the next rooster album with the Graphic 45 French Country collection. The papers are a bit more fussy/busy, however the colors are beautiful.

 

I hope you enjoyed the peek! I'm off to explore my craftroom and see what the next project will be.

Thank you for stopping by!  :)

Love is.....creating a new mini album

Earlier this year, I discovered the world of mini albums using scrapbook papers and supplies. I was hunting for ideas on how to create a family recipe book and tripped across some online tutorials and videos for building books from scratch using various binding methods and techniques. It went beyond using the traditional photo album and premade ringed binders.  I love love LOVE books. I was hooked!

My world opened up to Kathy Orta....Ginger (mysistersscrapper)....Laura (Following the Paper Trail)...Tim Holtz...amazing and gifted designers that I grew to love watching, and the list still grows. I use an ATG....love DCWV and Graphic 45....and hug my scoreboard, forgetting that not everyone knows what the heck I am referring to. I've lost track of the number of albums, big and small, that I have built (maybe 11 or 12 or so)....experimenting with various sizes, paper patterns, using different base pages and binding systems, but loving every one of them. It was a private passion until late last Spring, when I attended a "crop"....my first....and used the time to build another album. It became my chance to "pay it forward"....sharing a gift that I had been given by others that I didn't personally know, but feel as if I've known them for years. I have been blessed to add new friends to my world, that can share the joy that I feel. I watch their faces light up when I place a book into their hands, and allow them to explore the hidden gems in the pockets and flaps. It speaks to them as it does to me, and I feel blessed to be the messenger of such a wonderful gift.

Well, this week I completed two new albums, using paper bags as the base of my pages.

 





 The paper collection used here was from DCWV Timeless collection, and I used black paper bags and black cardstock for that dramatic, masculine look.  Walnut stain distress ink adds that vintage look and a few metal elements help to tie in with the look I was after. It is loaded with tags and pockets, and journalling spots, and allows for lots of photos to complete this album. This is a peek at one of the albums. I will share the other with you next time...I loved them both!

 

Hugs until next time. I wish you happy scrapping and crafting :)

November Tim Holtz Tags

 

Last evening I was able to get out to enjoy Tim Holtz November tag night with a group of amazing ladies here in Williams Lake. We didn't get "inky" as we normally do, being that distress ink wasn't on the menu this month. We did, however, get "chalky" and chuckled and bantered as we normally do. The photo above shows my two tags created. The tag on the left was not as distressed or grungy as we normally do.....I used white embossing powder on this one, with Timmy stamps and white watercolor pencil to trim it out. On the right, we used one of Tim's embossing powders and chalk per his instructions for the November 2013 tag, and whatever supplies we happened to have on hand......lol.....we tend to deviate a lot...  You can check out all of our tags at Hilltop Creations blog (hilltopcreations.blogspot.ca) to see everyone's that attended. All in all, it was fun as always. 

 

Janet, Barb, Marianne and Moe.....you light my life with your friendship and generosity. We missed a few ladies yesterday that couldn't make it, but we were thinking of you :)

 

I am in the process of finishing up a couple of mini albums that I will share soon. Love the paper collections used, and so proud of how they have turned out......stay tuned!

 

Until next time.......

I found my dining room again...for awhile

I discovered scrapbooking again earlier this year, and it literally took over the dining room and kitchen!  Life has been all about vintage, roosters, pretty papers and the "right" and necessary tools. My new "craft room" has been gradually leaching into the other rooms and now requires its own domain (aka the Rec Room) but it keeps crawling back into the dining room. What the heck??!

We had a new patio door installed this week, which meant (you guessed it) banishing said-stuff from the dining table to the rec room again.  It looked strangely bare....for the day.  Lol. But true to form, it is sneaking back. Don't know how it does it, but it happens. And then one finds ink on the fingers and you realize that it's happened again. Of course, it had nothing to do with the box of scrappiness that came in the mail from Joann's that I just HAD to check out....no....

I confess..... I am a mini-scrapbook-aholic. I am a You Tube and Pinterest junkie and can't get enough of the beauty that one can create from paper, glue and tape.......LOTS of tape. I never imagined that I could go from 2 boxes of scrapbook supplies to an entire room full, but it has happened. But creating these things is nothing short of amazing. Thanks to those amazing ladies and gents like mysistersscrapper, Kathy Orta, Laura Dennison, Tim Holtz, and countless others that share the how-to's of such beautiful creations. I am in awe and the artist in me is so happy to include that much more  beauty in my surroundings.

Well, off to find some breakfast and then ink up again :). Happy scrapping to all my buds!  See you again soon ;)