For One Moment - Little Snippets of my Life and Art...

A Birthday Card for Tim Holtz! This week is the final Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge at Studio L3 which is to to is create a birthday card for Tim, using your favorite technique from the Compendium series.  I love it that Tim is a fellow Capricorn with his birthday coming just one day after mine!   I used Distress Inks and the Spritz and Flick Distress technique to create the background.  I used some German Scrap and a snippet of Tim's film strip along with layers of stamping in the background with Distress Inks.  The flowers are made using the Tattered Garland Die and some idea-ology Foliage parts. I used the Newsprint Alpha Parts to add the birthday greeting to the back and left a bit of room to add a personal message. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!!

 Pocket Watch - Challenge #9  Pulled out my trinket boxes and had fun digging through them to find just the right things for Challenge #9 at Studio L3 . This week is the Pocket Watch and is found on page 35 of Tim Holtz's book  (Compendium of Curiosities Volume II). Simon Says Stamp will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their shop to one lucky randomly selected participant in this week's challenge! I found so many kewl things that I had a hard time deciding just which ones to use. I decided to go with a simple and elegant design for this one as I know I'll be making several other tiny works of art so I can swap them out when I want something different. I'll be putting it on a chain or pretty ribbon to wear as a necklace. Be sure to check out Tim's book and see what fun stuff he does. We will be working out way through the techniques in a random order chosen by Linda at Studio L3 and we woul...

Repurposed Packaging - Challenge #8 Finally had a chance to have a go at Week 8's Challenge at Studio L3 .  It is is called Repurposed Packaging and is found on page 62 of Tim Holtz's book   (Compendium of Curiosities Volume II). I can't say that I'm really fond of it...but I did manage to work my way through it.  I don't really care for plasticy (is that even a word?) stuff, so I found it a bit of a challenge.   I probably should have gone with a more organic look with paper packaging, old twine, etc...but I was really making an effort to try out his method.  Hey we don't learn if we don't try do we? So....here we go.   I really should quit photographing in low light...but by the time I get done in the evening, I'm limited to the low light here in my house.

Tissue Wrap Collage - Challenge 6 Finally had some time to work on Challenge 6 set by Linda at Studio L3  for "A Compendium of Curiosities Volume II" by Tim Holtz.  This weeks challenge using the technique on page 38 in the book called Tissue Wrap Collage. This week's challenge is being sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique so go check them out! They will be providing a $25 gift certificate for one lucky winner! I can't believe I made the deadline!  I ended up using the little UTEE/porcelain flowers that I had originally made for  Tim Holtz' May Tag.  I like them better on this tag.  For my little "extra" touch I added Perfect Pearl Mist.    I also had to make my own stamped tissue paper since I couldn't find anyone in our area selling Tim Holtz tissue paper and didn't have time to order it and still make the deadline.  My first attempt of this technique was a terrible failure.  LOL, but ...

May - Sewing Mends the Soul... Finally completed my May Tag following along with Tim Holtz.  Took a few days and a bit of rummaging in my old sewing supplies, but I like the way it came out.  I tried the porcelain flowers technique with my Melting Pot and UTEE, but I didn't like how my little flowers came out.  That is sometthing I'll have to try again some other time.  I'm liking the flatter tag better I think.  It's got some embellishments that give it depth...but not so big and heavy that they overpower the tag.  I used pattern paper from an old pattern and a couple of sewing related stamps by Just For Fun.  I dug out my old Dymo label maker for the quote.  Hope I can get my CC2 Challenge #6 tag done before Thursday night's deadline.  My first attempt was a disaster.  Just don't flip this tag over and look at the back!!  I hated to waste a good tag, so I yanked off the grungeboard embellishments I had put o...

Shattered Stains - Week 5  I finally got my "A Compendium of Curiosities Volume II" by Tim Holtz, so now I can play along in the challenges set by Linda at Studio L3 .  Each week a new challenge is issued using the techniques in the book.This week's challenge was to follow the "Shattered Stains" technique on page 48.  This week's challenge is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp  so go check them out!  A gift certificate of $25 will be awarded for one lucky randomly-selected winner I'm running a bit late but at least I got it done!  (CORRECTION! I ran too late for the challenge, but HEY I had fun doing it anyway and hopefully I'll make it on time for the one that starts today, since I know what time the deadline is now.) I had to do a bit of digging around in my cabinets to find the art supplies I wanted to use.  Once I got started I could have played for hours, but alas...chores are calling my name as well as my bed.  Another...