Simon Says Stamp Fall Doll Tag

Hello Everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. I want to share my latest Doll Tag using Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit. I used the Lawn Fawn Fall Plaid papers to dress up one of Julie Nutting's Doll stamps and her adorable pup. Here's my tag.

I used Ranger Ink's Distress Watercolor Cardstock to die cut some Lawn Fawn Leaves and then colored them with Distress Inks. Once dry, I added some Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint to give the leaves a crackle effect. 

I love the Julie Nutting Pup stamp - he's so cute all dressed up! I stamped everything with the Misti Stamping Tool.

The word stickers are from Tim Holtz. I inked the edges with the Archival Ink included in the SSS Card Kit.

This tag was so fun to create and came together easy with October's Simon Says Stamp Card Kit!!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow with my latest Project Life page using this month's Noel Mignon Kit!! Have a great Monday!!

Tag Project | Noel Mignon's Buttons and Bows Classic Kit

Hello Bloggers! Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a nice weekend. I spent some time with my family this weekend and Lola and Toby got to hang out with each other. They are almost five months old and are teething like crazy. We're finding teeth all over the place!! They are so much fun and are very lovable puppies!!

Tuesday's mean I'm up on the Noel Mignon Blog with a new project. I used this month's "Buttons and Bows" Classic Kit. I created a tag page using Ranger's giant #12 tag as a base for my page. Here's a peek of my project:

Head on over to the blog to see the whole project, including close ups. We have a fun challenge this week - "Buttons and Bows". 

Have a great week and I'll see you here soon!! Thanks for stopping by.

Winner Winner!

Hello and Welcome LONG Weekend! 

I'm hopping on quick to share my news:  I am one of the winners of Tim Holtz 

August 12 Tags of 2016. I have participated with Tim's 12 Tags series for years and have quite a collection!! They are great to refer to and provide lots in inspiration. This year's Technique Remix has been a great reminder of past techniques combined with new and old products to create a new look. It's a chance to try new products, reconnect with older products and refresh past techniques! It has been a blast! 

Here's Tim's August tag

and here's my tag

I went beachy with my version, using what I had in my stash. I have more close ups of my tag on my post >here<.

Thanks Tim and Mario for selecting my tag as a winner! You guys rock! 

Thanks for letting me share my exciting news and I hope you have an awesome Labor Day Weekend.

Stay safe is you are effected by Hurricane Hermine! 

12 Tags of 2016 | May

Hello Everyone! Hope you had a great weekend and are ready to tackle Monday! Today I'm 6 weeks post-op and am feeling great. I have a few more weeks off before I go back to work and I'm cramming as much creative time into my days as possible. I have Physical Therapy three times a week, some errands to run during the week and walking on my non-PT days. I'm trying to build my strength up but it's a slow process. I'm doing great, just wish I was able to walk a longer distance. I know that will come but I'm anxious to improve!! I'm still amazed at how pain free I am - just dealing with muscle aches as PT gets more intense. Once PT is over, I'm joining my local YMCA and I'll start weight training and try to tone up and lose more weight! I'm anxious to get stronger and hope all continues to go smoothly.

This week I have three projects to share. Today I have a mixed media tag. I finally finished Tim Holtz  12 Tags of 2016 May Technique Remix. I jumped ahead to May so I could enter into the current 12 Tags Challenge and I'll catch up with April's tag sometime soon. Here's Tim's Tag using a cool resist technique.

I didn't have some of the supplies Tim used so I improvised. Here's my tag.

 We started with tissue tape on a few places on the tag and stamped our images with archival ink. Then came the fun of adding colors to the tag and the tissue tape resists the colors so the images stand out.

I didn't have Tim's Tiny Tattered Florals Thinlits Dies so I used his Heirloom Roses and colored them with coordinating alcohol inks. I added the roses to the hat of the Couture Lady Stamp, which is Dyan Reavley's. 

The crinkled ribbon and lace were colored with Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain and I added a watch charm from my stash.

This was fun to create and I'm happy with the results. I love using the new mini stencils - perfectly sized for these tags. The subtle spots of Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain add a nice shimmer effect to the tag.

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with a new layout and later this week I'll have a new Project Life page created with a card kit!!! 

Have a great Monday!!

Slowly Getting Back in the Groove

Hi Everyone.

I've been away from the blog a bit as I recuperate from hip replacement surgery - every time I type or write that I feel so old! I know lots of people younger than me that have had this surgery but it still makes me feel old!!! Everything is going well - lots of good days, only a few tougher days. The pain is minimal, just uncomfortable - the incision line is right where I sit, so getting comfortable is always a challenge. I felt so much better immediately after the surgery - that's how much pain I was in before. I'm now 2 weeks post-op and doing well. I'm looking forward to getting in better shape and stronger as soon as I can get to the gym. I've had lots of positive support and canine therapy which has made the recoup process easier. I'm almost done with my Lovonex injections (a blood thinner) and I actually enjoy physical therapy - it feels great once it's over!! So, that's what I've been up too these past few weeks!!

I've been away from the studio so I've been dabbling in my planners - journaling my surgery process. I haven't created anything and I'm anxious to get back! I have lots to create once I return home and I WILL get back to posting my projects soon! 

I wanted to show you the doll tags I've made so far with this year's Simon Says Stamp Card Kits. My goal is to make one each month from the awesome card kits!!!!! Here's the three I've made so far ...

January Simon Says Stamp Card Kit Doll Tag - more details here.

February Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - more details here.

March Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - more details here.

These tags are so much fun to create and it will be nice to have one for each month this year. 

I'll be back in the studio soon - hope you are all doing well!! 

12 Tags of 2016 Continued

Hi there - Happy Monday! It's Spring here in New England, so what does that mean ...  why, snow of course!! Snow, wicked winds and hail. Snow, yesterday and today. Not alot of snow, but enough to make it slick under foot and make commuting a pain in the butt! Oh yah, and it's cold again. So what to do ... CREATE!!

I finished a layout, which I'll post tomorrow. I also photographed my January and February Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016. I've already posted my March tag - you can see post that here. January's tag was done while I was at Crop on the Cape 2016 with my Artsy Fartsy Girls. Here's January's tag based on Tim's.

Here's my January Tag 

I like the foil taped background technique.

My new fav technique is using Picket Fence Distress Crayon to add color to metal embellishments - it's so much easier than paint!! 

I really loved February's tag - the colors and gold embossing are gorgeous. I worked on February's tag right after the crop with one of my Artsy Fartsy girls. Here's Tim's tag

I used my own photo to personalize the tag. Tim's new tag-sized stencils are perfect and were used on this tag. Here's my version

I love this photo of my Grandma and Aunt - they are both so young and all dressed up! Hats were so in then!! This close up shows the lovely gold embossing. 

The ribbon is so vibrant - it was stained with Candied Apple Red Distress Spray Stain - one of the new distress colors from 2015. 

Well, I'm officially caught up on my 12 Tags of 2016!! I'm gathering my supplies for April's tag which features a technique I'm anxious to try. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Monday!!

Welcome April!

Hey everyone! Welcome April! You know what the first of the month means ... a new challenge on the Mixed Media Monthly Blog. This month our challenge is Dimension.

This is always one of my favorite themes. I created a tag this month using products from our AWESOME guest designer, Wendy Vecchi. I used one of her stamp sets to create the focal point of my tag. Here's what I created 

I added dimension to my project in several ways. I used Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium "Crazing" to achieve the crackle effect. I scraped the collage medium through a stencil and then let it air dry. Once dry I colored areas of the tag with Distress Crayons and blended them with a with a wet wipe. I stamped the flower image with archival ink onto watercolor cardstock. I then water colored it with distress markers.

The flower center adds great dimension as well - I colored a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Gumdrop with alcohol ink. I colored crinkle ribbon with distress markers. I used the Picket Fence Distress Crayon to color in the metal typed token.

Our sponsor this month is the fabulous Stampers Anonymous.

Stampers Anonymous is offering prizes for a few lucky challange participants - check out the blog for more details.

Thanks so much for stopping by and we look forward to seeing your projects!! 

Happy April!!! 

A Summery Doll Tag

Hello Bloggers and Happy Wednesday! What are you up to today? I am off and have a few appointments and several crafting projects to catch up on. 

During my crafty weekend at the Cape I made another Prima Doll Tag using one of Julie Nutting's new doll stamps. I love her latest release - the girls are all summer themed!! I look forward to creating with these new stamps over the summer!! Here's my tag. This is Suzi 

She's all decked out for the summer. I stamped her on smooth classic cream neenah cardstock with Memento Ink. I used the Misti tool which I love!! I get a great stamp every time with this tool. 

I added some cork to her shoes to make them look more summer themed.

I love creating with Julie's doll stamps - I have quite the collection already, and it's still growing! 

Well, I'm off to get stuff done! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!! See you soon!! 

12 Tags of 2016 | March

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I'm back to reality (boo!) after a wonderful, fun creative weekend at Crop on the Cape 2016. I met some great new friends and reunited with awesome old friends. I haven't laughed that much in a while. I stayed up LATE chatting and had such fun. I'm already looking out for the dates for next year! I have some pics of my weekend on my Instagram account. 

The Artsy Fartsy Girls, Jenn Shurkus, Rachel Kleinman and I got together at the crop to work on our Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016. We created January's Tag which I will post later. Rachel and I finished February and March's tags this past Monday! I wanted to share March's tag with you today. I love how this came out and it was great to use the new Distress Crayons for the first time! Here's Tim's Tag ...

I stayed true to the tag except I used a shorter piece of corrugated cardboard so the bright colors are exposed on the top and bottom of the tag as well as through the butterflies. Here's my tag including a few close ups.

How pretty is the contrast of the bright Distress Crayons with the grungy look of the corrugated cardboard. The Distress Crayons are so easy to use and blend really well with your finger!

The Picket Fence Distress Crayon is a great way to color in metal word bands - so much easier than paint!!

I LOVE how this turned out.
Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back with January and February's tag soon, as well as the other projects I completed at the crop! Have a great week! 

Supplies:

Ranger ISM-27973 Inkssentials Surfaces Manila Craft Tag, 6-1/4 by 3-1/8-Inch, 20-Pack	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - Set Number 1, 2 and 3	Tim Holtz - Ground Espresso Distress Bundle - Paint, Marker, Stain, Ink Pad, Spray Stain, Reinker -	Ranger 15-Inch-by-18-Inch Inkssentials Craft Sheet	Ranger August Ground Expresso Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9 oz
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Tarnished Brass	Ranger Collage Glue Stick, 0.5-Ounce	Ranger Dina Wakley Media Gesso, 4-Ounce, White	Ranger Heat it Craft Tool, European Version
Ranger - Tim Holtz Collage Mediums - Crazing, Vintage & Matte Full-Size Set with Brushes Bundle	Mini Ink Blending Tool-1	Ranger Shiny Transfer Foil Vintage Sheets (10 Pack)	Linen Ribbon by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 10 Yards, Tan, TH93102	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 817 Kushgrip Non Stick Micro Serrated Snips, 7
Fiskars 12 Inch LED SureCut Folding Rotary Paper Trimmer (154470-1002)	Idea-Ology Textured Surfaces-	Quote Bands by Tim Holtz Idea-ology	Brand New Sizzix Bigz Die W/A2 Texture Fades Folder By Tim Holtz-Butterfly Duo Brand New	Sizzix 661185 Mixed Media #2 Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz (3 Pack)
Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Stapler Tool Mini Staples	Metal Tiny Attacher Refills by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Box of 1550 Staples, .25 Inches, TH92801	Menagerie Mini Stash by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 36 Sheets, Double-Sided Cardstock, 8 x 8 Inch, Multico

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