Watercolor Snarky Cats

I'm working on Christmas Cards.  Just got my Simon Says Stamp "Stamptember" Snarky Christmas Cats.  They are so cute!  

Stamptember Snarky Cats

Stamptember Snarky Cats

Are you working on Christmas Cards or still working on Halloween and Fall Cards?

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Some of My latest work

Still having fun playing with Tim Holtz products and following his demos.  You can see my latest on Instagram.

Hope you all are continuing to create!  For more, follow me on Instagram.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

More Instagram Tim Holtz Demo

I have been posting on Instagram and Facebook but keep forgetting to post on my blog.  Here is what I have been up to the last few weeks following Tim Holtz on his Facebook Lives. 

This technique is called Stamp and Smudge.  Made a pretty Easter Card for my Mom.

This technique is called Eroded Metal.  Love how this one turned out.

This technique used a resist over the watercolor with microglaze.  

This is a Remanent Rub resist.  I said the happy on the rub reminded me of my dog Max.  So I added one of the cute dogs and his ball.  Max plays ball all day.  

Tim Holtz asked us to post our work (finished or unfinised) on Instagram with the hashtags #timholtz and #timholtzdemo.  He was handing out prizes randomly for people who did.  Much to my surprise I was picked for one of the prize packages (see below).  

I can't wait to ink up that Professor 2 Stamp set and play with the new stencil.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

More Tim Holtz

Watched the Tim Holtz live feed again on Saturday and continued to play.  I used Some collage paper that had never been opened, Vintage Collage medium, paper dolls and other ephemera layers and Distress Crayons.  Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text for the sentiment. 

What's inspiring you today?  I know many of us have a great crafty stash to dig into. 

Happy Crafting

Donna

Tim Holtz Challenges

After watching three of Tim Holtz's Facebook lives I really dug into my stash and started playing with some stuff.  First up Distress Crayons!

I found these rub-ons in my stash and added them to the Distress Crayons background.  

Then I played with my new Distress Embossing Glazes.  I did a take off of a Jeniffer McGuire YouTube video on Distress Embossing Glazes Here.  

Tim's Facebook Live videos are a lot of inspiration.  You can also watch them on his website.  

What will you create?

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Using up ATCs

I made a bunch of these ATCs for the Club Scrap Forest Floor ATC swap. (August 2019).  The ones I didn't send off for the swap sat around until yesterday.  I decided to make them in Thank You cards.  I had used the Tim Holtz Label Frames and then stamped the Club Scrap Forest Floor Mushroom Stamps separately and fussy cut them to mount on the Label Frames.  They were colored with Distress Markers.  I purchased the font (Moon-Firefly) from Creative Market to make my Thank You sentiments. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Fixing Up Blah Designer Paper

Hi everyone!  Sorry I have not been posting lately, been busy taking care of my 92 year old Mother and 88 year old Mother-in-law.  But I have had time to create - just not time to post. 

As I was cleaning out my craft room I came across some 4 x 5 1/4 Designer Paper I had cut up to use for cards.  Some of the designs were just Blah!  I could have got rid of them but decide to recycle them using stamps and dies.  Here is what I came up with.

I lightly stamped the background paper with archival ink.  I used some other Designer Paper to cut out the flowers.  

Products Used:  Stampers Anonymouse CMS 106 and CMS 155.  Sizzix Wildflowers Dies and Tag Collection Dies.  Distress Ink Gathered Twigs.  Ranger Archival Ink.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards April Challenge

Good morning fellow crafters!  No April foolin', today is the start of the April challenge at the HOUSE OF CARDS Challenge blog.  Here's my card for the challenge.

The challenge is butterflies or the color combination below. . .

I covered both angles with the color and a butterfly!  The background is alcohol inks with gold heat embossing over the top of it.

Hop on over to the House of Cards challenge blog and link you butterfly and/or color creations with us!

I am adding this to the Craft Stamper Magazine April Challenge:  Take a Technique, Color.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 More of Day 1 and 2

Here's a couple more cards from techniques with background stamps from Day 1 and 2 Online Card Class.

This is a technique with the Tim Holtz Reverse Damask Stamp and Gold Perfect Pearls.  Die cuts are from Stampin'Up. 

Using the same stamp, watercolor paper and Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  Really Reasonable Ribbon and Sizzix Leaves #2 Diecuts. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party #1

This weekend Operation Write Home is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party (VCMP).  There's 5 challenges scheduled every 2 hours throughout the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Lots of goodies to be given away if you play along.

The first challenge is on Sybrina's blog asking us to use an OWH Sketch and make his and her cards.  Here's my take on this challenge.

I used OWH Sketch #122.  The masculine card has a "Rusty Truck" image from Stamper's Best and tire tracks from Tim Holtz Road Trip stamp set.  DSP is the Paper Studio "The Great RockIsland Route."  Feminine card is all Graphic 45 French Country and I flipped the sketch.

Back with more later!

Happy Crafting!

Donna  

12 Tags as a Card

I wanted to see how I could translate Tim Holtz April's 12 Tags into a card rather than a tag. (I did the tag in my last post HERE.)   I also wanted to play along at Words 2 Scrap By's challenge of "Shine Bright like a Diamond."   I also wanted to enter The Card Concept Challenge "Use a Butterfly Theme" in their Shabby and Vintage category.  Here's what I came up with.

Instead of using the Trellis die I used my Lifestyle Crafts Diamonds die. I then filled in the empty spaces with a Ranger Foil Cardstock diamond and some bits and scraps left over from a previous project.  The background is the same as what Tim used for his tag.  Here's the rest of the products I used for this:

Ranger Manila Cardstock

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape

Distressed Paint in Bundled Sage

Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo

Stamper's Anonymous Simple Sayings

Ideology Paper Stash Kraft Resist

Ideology Salvage Stickers (Butterfly)

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Prima Flowers

Diamond Bling from my stash.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

This One's For Mom

Good Morning!  The Challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge Blog for March is to "Add A Button." So this two weeks of the month is for Clean & Simple Cards (CAS) or Classic & Elegant cards with a button on them.  Hop on over and play along with us.  Here is my DT card for the challenge.

I got carried away with the button theme and went with a whole sewing theme on this one.  I have decided this will be my Mother's Day card to my Mom.  She loves to sew and quilt but with Macular Degeneration she can no longer do so.  I might have gone a little bit vintage on this card versus Classic & Elegant .

I love how I thought of having the scissors cut the edge of the paper.  Here's a close-up of that.

The DP is Authentique Original 6x6 pad.  The bodice stamp is Tim Holtz  Stamper's Anonymous Sew Exceptional.  Scissors, button and thread spool are from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Sewing Edge.  Scissors and button are cut from Ranger mirror foil.  I topped the scissors with dot of  silver Perfect Pearl  for the screw.  Sentiment stamp is from Great Impressions Stamps.  Inks used are Distressed Inks Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Vintage Photo.  Flower is made from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Tattered Floral Die.  Jute and lace are from my stash.    

Hope you come and play with us at the House of Cards Challenge Blog.

I am also entering this in the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #4 - Show Some Sparkle,Glitz, or Glam (what's more sparkly or shinier than that Ranger foil?)

Happy Crafting!
Donna

Masculine Birthday Card

I am way behind in my Big Picture Class Create & Share Cardmaking.  Week Two Kim Kesti provided us with a great sketch.  Here is my take on it.

Stamp Set:  Vintage Type CTMH

Ink:  Momento Rich Cocoa

Sentiment:   Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous

Brads from my stash

Cardstock:  SU

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Words 2 Scrap By Challenge #1

Some blogger friends of mine Bobbi and Sybrina, have a new challenge blog called Words 2 Scrap By.  Their first challenge involves The Sound of Music "Favorite Things" song.

So, what's the inspiration for the first challenge? Our first month's inspiration comes in the form of the song "My Favorite Things" from Rodger and Hammerstein's  The Sound of Music. You know the song, "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens..."

The challenge is to choose a lyric from the song and make a card based on your chosen lyric. Maybe your card will feature roses and raindrops... or kittens with whiskers... or another one of those favorite things mentioned in the song.

I was inspired by Carol L. who blogs at Our Little Inspiration.  She used the line "cream colored ponies" from the song.  Her card is gorgeous!  I remembered I had this great stamp from B&J's Art Stamps.

Cream Colored Ponies

Products Used:

Sizzix Labels 17

Tim Holtz Distressed inks in Antique Linen (to color horses) and Brushed Corduroy for edging.

Image stamped with Momento Rich Cocoa Ink

DP is Jillibean Soup Hearty Barley Mushroom

Sentiment is from Simple Sayings set Stamper's Anonymous (Tim Holtz)

On a different note, I gained 22 followers overnight!  Thank you all for joining my little blog.  I owe it all to Darnell at djkardkreations.  She gave me a shout out on her blog and wow!  Welcome everyone thanks for joining!

Happy Crafting!

Donna