Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas -- Day 9

A couple things about today's tag -- first of all, thank you, Tim! He really gave me inspiration for today's tag to highlight something I've been wanting to and was looking for a way to do so. Secondly, for those who have commented on how quickly I seem to get my tags done, think 4:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. (Which could explain why I was trying to adhere my pictures to the film strip with Crackle Accents instead of Glossy Accents and making a mess of it.) Finally, I was able to come up with just about everything Tim used on his tag but only because we received so much of it on the cruise. However, I didn't use everything I could have because I wanted to take my tag in a slightly different direction than he did.
I wanted to use copies of some vintage cards I'd been given last year by my sister-in-law (a box of 750 of them in all). And although we used the Glossy Accents and the film strip on the cruise, I forgot about it. It's a perfect way to showcase some of them in this tag.
I didn't think a photo as Tim used on his tag would go as well with mine, so I chose this caroler by Art Impressions instead.
I didn't have the metal numbers 25, but on the cruise we all received the year of '09.
And while I don't have a label maker, I figured I could white emboss my greeting on black paper for the same effect.
I was glad I did have the metal flowers -- who'd have thought to paint them with acrylic paints? Tim, of course.
I think this is my favorite tag Tim has made so far.

TMTA -- Peacocks

A bit of a shock to wake up Monday morning to find the theme at Think Monday, Think ATC is peacocks. Had to give that a bit of thought. I did find some peacock feathers I had in an inchie stamp by Inkadinkado. I stamped a few on an alcohol ink background and cut them out. Which turned out to be the easy part. After my third or fourth attempt at creating something with them, this is what I ended up with.

The background stamp is by Tim Holtz. The female profile is by Art Impressions.

Saturday Workout, Lots To Do & A Freebie

I was able to combine two challenges in one today. The Saturday Workout challenge had a theme of collage while the Lots To Do challenge called for using a face. My face is part of this image from Collage Visions.

The bicycle stamp is from Art Impressions.

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I recently thought I got quite a deal when I found an old French Composition book for less than a dollar in a thrift store. But I had another surprise when I thumbed through it and found somebody's bookmark -- this old bank receipt.

I'm offering it up to anybody that wants to copy it and use it-- enjoy!

Make A Moo Friday

I don't usually do a lot of cutsie things, but I had to use this bunny from Art Impressions at least once before Easter was over -- so here he is on my moo. The theme today at Make A Moo or Two is yellow, a color I find I seldom work with.

Make a Moo

I haven't had a chance to make a moo lately, but since I'm off work I was able to participate in this week's challenge. Which is good because I really like the theme, "carte postale."

Here is my submission. Arch stamp from Art Impressions, paper from K&Co.

You can see all the other submissions at http://makeamooortwo.wordpress.com.

Sunday Postcard Art

The theme of "circles" was given this week at Sunday Postcard Art.

I used some new paper by Prima for my background. The couple image is by CollageVisions. The flourish circles in both corners are from Autumn Leaves.

And if you look closely you'll see the word "love" stamped across the bottom with an Art Impressions stamp.

Wednesday Stamper

I used the scraps I had from yesterday's card to make this card for Wednesday Stamper. Their theme this week is "openings." A lot of great possibilities there -- I may have to come back and explore this more. Shelly's inspiration piece is amazing!

For my opening I cut out a window from a Prima stamp. The lovely little girl inside is from Oxford Impressions. The trees are from Art Impressions.

Looking for a Challenge?

Lots of challenge blogs are on hiatus for the holidays, but Lyneen has been kind enough to post a challenge for us at the Vintage Vernada. And, let me say, it was a challenge. More than just a theme. You can see her challenge here. There's a little RAK here, too:)


I finally inked up this Christmas tree stamp I received from Ros as an RAK. It's from Paper Artsy. Since the challenge called for a "little bling" I punched holes in the tree with a tiny punch and then added some very shiny silver paper behind it. It gives it a very neat sparkly effect.

The background text is from Art Impressions. Speaking of Art Impressions, I got their December newsletter through my e-mail yesterday and imagine my surprise to see one of my cards I submitted for their monthly contest on the front page!

Art Impressions Contest

This was my submission for this month's contest at Art Impressions. Their theme was the "sounds of Christmas." All stamps here are by Art Impressions.

Think Monday, Think ATC

Wednesday Stamper

When I saw the challenge this week at Wednesday Stamper was "telephone" I wished I hadn't used my Art Impressions phone stamp last week for the TMTA challenge. Then I remembered I had another Art Impressions phone, a vintage one. So I created a tag using that as well as two stamps from Oxford Impressions.

Altered Photo Album

A few days ago I had on a brown pair of pants with a robin's egg blue shirt. I really liked the color combination and thought to myself I'd have to use it to create something. Today's challenge at Wednesday Stamper calls for brown and another color. So this combo came to mind as I altered the front of this photo album.

Stamps by Paperbag Studios, Cloud 9 Designs and Art Impressions.

It's a similar design to one I did previously as I'm creating an inventory of art to sell. These photo albums make the perfect canvas.

Only two more days until a new vintage forum opens! On Friday, October 10th Vintage Veranda will make its debut.

You can click on the blinkie on the left hand side of my blog to get there and see all the details!

Art Impressions

This is my entry for this month's contest over at Art Impressions.

Every month they have a contest with a theme and winners can win shopping sprees up to $50.

The theme this month is "Harvest."

I created an inchies sampler.

All stamps must be by Art Impressions.

Monday Morning ATC

Actually, it's Think Monday, Think ATC and their theme this week is watches.

I had quite a few to choose from and resisted using them all on this one little ATC. I chose this one from Art Impressions which I had yet to ink up.

I also resisted the urge here to make this a male theme in brown colors. Which is how I'd usually think of using this stamp. I really wanted to make it feminine and pretty and in some bright colors.

The female image as well as the shoe hiding behind the postcard are from Art Impressions as well.

Friday Moos

"Wheels" are the theme for this week's moos at Make a Moo or Two. It's interesting to start looking through your stamps and see which ones actually have wheels on them. I found some for this first moo on an old, old stamp I have that is actually of a very large flower cart. For my second moo I finally inked up this Art Impressions vintage bicycle stamp.

Two Peas Sketch Challenge

I'm hosting the sketch challenge for this week at Two Peas. My sketch includes making a card which is postcard sized (4x6) and including an inchie on it. My card shows the basic sketch. The inchie is supposed to sit on a ribbon or paper border.

Hate to admit that the other day I was sharing how I took drafting in high school instead of art, and yet I had the most difficult time drawing the sketch itself. To see my humble attempt and the challenge itself, click here: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/userblog.asp?user_id=306257

Card Contest

This was my submission to Art Impression's monthly contest. The theme for May was to create something feminine -- using only their stamps, of course. I really liked this blue and green background paper, soI created my card around that.

Remember Mother's Day

What started out as a tag for a challenge at Stampin D'Amour (bottom picture) turned into a Mother's Day card.



The tag itself, the background papers and the monogram are from K&Co.
The female image is from Art By Moonlight. The sentiment on the top card is from Art Impressions.
The little hanger I found at a local gift store. Someone inquired about them, and I know I've seen them on-line -- just can't remember where.

This and That

Here are a few of the inchies I made for Joanne's inchie swap. The April theme was children.
The image is by Hampton Arts.


This is my contribution to the "Spring" ATC swap from StampinD'Amour. Stamps are by Art Impressions and Rhonna Farrer.I know St. Patrick's day is over, but I thought I'd show my submission to the March card contest from Art Impressions. Their theme was Pot of Gold. This was the best I could do with that as I had no leprechaun or stamps of that sort. I'm not expecting a repeat performance of last month's first prize. LOL!

Spring Moos

Well, the calendar says spring and Make A Moo or Two's challenge called for something to do with spring, but we are expecting three to six inches of snow today!
Anyway, loved making these spring moos. Stamps are from Magenta, Invoke Arts, and Art Impressions.

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