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A Tag with Textures

This is a tag I made inspired by a project from May Flaum's Field Guide class, which is still going on. I've definitely tried things I've never tried before in this class and as always, being in a class keeps creativity at the forefront of my mind and helps me make more stuff. :) 

For this tag, I used clear embossing powder to make the quote die cut shiny (doesn't really show in the picture) and inked over the texture from an embossing folder for the background. I also "painted" on some Perfect Pearls mist, which I mostly like. I might've preferred the smoother, sheer look of misting it . . . 

Vintage card "23"

I made this card based on some class inspiration (May Flaum's Field Guide class is ongoing over at BPC.) I used vintage music paper for the background, stamped with Versamark and white embossed the Hero Arts hydrangea and the 23 (from a Studio Calico stamp set), and finally used some Picket Fence distress stain on the left. I did that because there was a lot of empty space in the upper left and I thought it needed "something." 

Flower Heart canvas

I had fun making this! I painted a 12 x 12 canvas with Martha Stewart craft paint, let it dry, then glued on Prima flowers using Glossy Accents as the adhesive. It's now hanging in my den. So satisfying to make something pretty, start-to-finish, in a couple of days and hang it up. 

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 141 (WOYWW)

 

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Thanks for visiting me. :)  Today we have a very light dusting of snow on the ground and a few small projects on the table (well, and my breakfast yogurt -- ha, ha!)

I made this layout over the weekend and I kind of like to prop them up for a bit to look at before putting them in an album.  I had the 8x8 Sidewalks paper pad and decided to pick up some stickers to go with it -- I think this will help me use it up better.  

I don't have any stencils at the moment, so decided to try misting through the edge of a (non-valuable) lace handkerchief.  

I was just playing here, as you can tell from my high quality doodling.  I used the crayon as a resist and used distress stain over it.  I think I liked it better before I misted over the top with water, but still an interesting experiment.  

I am utterly and completely Valentined out, but Tim Holtz posted his tag of February to the blog and I'm probably going to finish this and post it.  I can completely understand his motivation for retiring the 12 Tags of Christmas project and now doing the 12 Tags of 2012, and he's marvelously generous with his time to post these lengthy tutorials, for sure. I'll confess here, among friends, that I felt a pang of sadness at the change.  

 

Having fun in latest scrapbooking workshop at BPC

Despite saying to my husband that I probably wouldn't take as many classes at Big Picture Classes this year, I've already signed up for two and it's only February.  For me, as much as it's about learning new things, it's also about continuous motivation and the community that gets built on the message boards.  Everyone is super helpful and positive and it's a privilege to share my creations with my classmates.  This probably sounds like a missive from the Good Ship Lollipop -- ha, ha -- but I think BPC is a total class act, as are their instructors.  

Here are a couple of things I've made since May Flaum's The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide workshop [registration closes 2/15/2012 @ 10 PM PST] started last week:

 

Cupid Tag
I used Glimmer Mist with Tim Holtz seasonal masks, then stamped over 
it with a Prima script stamp. Then I used Perfect Medium and the dry 
Perfect Pearls powder with Girl's Paperie stamps (the key, and 
ornaments in the corners.) Finally, I added gold Perfect Pearls Mist 
over the top. 

 

 

 

NYC 1986
I used Spun Sugar Distress Stain on the resist paper from Pink Paislee 
to make the background and let the very ornamented design guide 
where I placed things on the page.

 

Five Clean and Simple cards

More cards inspired by the Clean and Simple Cardmaking class I'm participating in.

 

 

 

 

Three clean and simple cards

I'm feeling inspired by the latest class at Online Card Classes -- here are three cards I've made this week:

While there are things I would change about these if I could, I'm trying to see them as vehicles for learning new techniques.  :)

Thanks for visiting!

~ Laura

12 Tags of Christmas 2011: Day Twelve

This is my tag #12 -- here is Tim's.  I substituted tissue tape for the tissue paper and used diluted acrylic paint in place of the picket fence distress stain.  I used Frosted Lace Stickles in place of Rock Candy Stickles.  Then I hit a creative wall.  I decided to wait to finish the tag until today, as I really didn't know where to go next, given my lack of anything else to decorate the tag.  I decided to emboss the tag with the snowflake texture fade, and ink the raised snowflakes to make them stand out.  Then I added silver Stickles to their centers and added the snowflake ornament to the top.  I really like how it turned out.  

12 Tags of Christmas 2011: Day Eleven

Tim's tag #11 featured shrink plastic and UTEE in a melting pot, none of which I had, so I substituted this reindeer ornament in place of the holly leaves.  I colored it with red and green alcohol inks mixed together, so it's a bit of an odd brown, but I think it's sufficient.  :)  The stamping and the background inking was done on glossy cardstock, which gives it a nice clean look.  

December Daily 2011: December 11th