Wedding Card Box

Well, I finally finished my daughter's wedding card box.  It was more of a challenge than I thought.  Her color is peacock so I found material that would match her bridal party's dresses.  I have to admit that I got my inspiration from someone else on an etsy shop but I do not remember who it was.  I changed it up a bit by using the peacock jewels and adding the bows behind them.  Making this was not an easy task and I will say that I am not looking forward to ever doing it again! Ha! (I do have two other daughters so I may have to repeat it two more times.)  I am happy with how it turned out. 

Card Box

I am going to make a wedding card box for my daughters wedding and decided to practice on two little boxes but was pleasantly surprised by the result.  Since her theme for her bridal shower is Peacock I decided to cut a peacock out using the Art Nouveau cartridge and added it to the front of the boxes.  I am sure we can find a use for this box at the shower with no problem. This was fun!

Hanging Canvas

I made some small hanging canvas with a message. (Embrace your home, Cherish time and live in the moment, Search new places and laugh, Have heart the journey is worthwhile.) I sprayed the backgrounds using Dylusion sprays.  I then used distress ink over that.  I love grunge so I used my Tim Holtz die cuts and cut many different shapes and utilized them into the message.  I used 7 gypsies hooks to hang them together.  So fun to do!  Pardon the pictures...they were taken with my phone.

CC "Create your color spray"Challenge

Here is my entry into January's CC "Create your color spray" challenge.  This is actually the cover of a mini album that I am making. I had to improvise with tape on the edges after the stickyback canvas shrunk after spraying.  You can always fix your mistakes one way or another!

January Tag 2013

I had to start the new year off right by making Tim's January tag 2013!  I love the layers and since I usually don't use the gears much this was one way to use them.  I had to improvise a bit.  I didn't have the gear die cut but I had the embossing folder so I embossed some grunge and cut them out with scissors and a exact-o knife.  It works!  Now ....looking forward to February's tag. :)

Tim's B-day

Here is my submission to Studio L3's birthday cards for T!m.  I used a giant tag and folded it up to create a pocket in which I inserted a tag.  The houses, trees, and deer are popped up using pop dots so the dimension is very cool in person more so than the photograph.  I had fun making this card by using many of his techniques and die cuts.  He deserves a happy birthday from all of his fans! 

Giant Tag

I love the new giant tags that Tim Holtz has introduced!  They are so fun to create on.  I used festive berries and evergreen bough distress inks for the background then used vintage photo around the edges.  I stamped the new blueprint snowman, the lamppost, and the background trees and snowflakes using black archival ink.  I then painted the snowman hat, holly, nose, arms and scarf and light in the lamppost with distress markers and the water pen I then used glossy accents over the word snowman, the holly on his hat, his scarf and the light in the lamppost just to make them pop a bit.  I really love the scene that was created.

Metal Sheet Snowman

Here is a metal sheet that I embossed with the snowman embossing folder.  I then cut out the small pine tree Tim Holtz painting it with paint dabbers and then popped it up using pop dots.  I colored the background of the metal sheet using alcohol inks then stamped the star using archival ink.  I then proceeded by using turquoise stickles to make the snowflakes on the snowman stand out. The snowman and his hat are colored with alcohol inks as well.  I adhered the metal sheet to a white foam board in which I stamped the background trees with black archival ink as well as the deer.  I made the deer stamp using foam and the dye cut from Tim Holtz. I rough cut the top of it to simulate mountain terrain. The dark black stamping onto the white foam board made the ground appear as if it was covered in snow.  My sister bought this at my last show and she has it displayed in her home this holiday season.  :)

Dream Canvas

This is a 12 x 12 inch wrapped multi medium canvas that just screams "deep!" Ha!  I love the old Stampers Anonymous Classic Favorite stamps.  I was very pleased with how this turned out!

Hero Journal

Here is a journal that I just made.  I will have it for sale at my next show which is the Summit Avant-Garde show this Sunday, Dec. 2.
Tangier's
532 West Market St.
Akron, OH 44303
TIME: 11:00am-6:00pm
ADMISSION: FREE!
Look for the BlueRoomInk table!!!!

Metal sheet and stickles

Here is a metal sheet that is embossed with the snowman then "painted" with stickles.  I also used stickles on the reindeer metal adornment.  Alcohol inks created the background.

Christmas Card

Here is a Christmas card that I designed and I made a matching envelope.  The green matting was actually packaging for something and I thought it made a great mat piece.

Christmas Canvas

Here is a 9 x 12 inch mixed media Christmas Canvas.  It has layers of stenciling and gesso dimensional gifts and tree.  The metal bells embellishment was colored using alcohol inks.  This would make a great seasonal decor item in your home.

Altered Metal

I am doing a challenge in Creative Chemistry 101 making altered metal.  This is a metal sheet that I have embossed with the snowman and "painted" with alcohol inks.  I stamped the snowflake star using archival ink.  I cut the mini pine tree out of grunge and painted it with dabbers  then painted a bit pf perfect pearls onto the pine.

Adding to the Artwork

I decided to stamp my large flower stamp using Archival orange ink then sprayed with Dylusions sprays and inked them in black to make them pop.  They were really bright....a bit too bright...so I covered them in Tim Holtz's Frosted Film.  http://vimeo.com/46197986    I hadn't heard about this product but ran into the one and only box at a scrap store that I frequent.  It toned the color down just right.  I adhered them with multi medium.to the canvas after stamping a border around the entire canvas.  I then decided to apply glossy accents to the stamped numerals.  Then I added some strings of dots using Crystal stickles.  The stickles dots took on the color that was underneath them.  I believe that I am done!