Video: Tim Holtz Happy Birthday Tag

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have been playing with some Tim Holtz goodies lately.  I have been having so much fun getting my hands dirty and playing with paint. I will be sharing those projects with you in the weeks to come.  

One of the things I made is a Happy Birthday Tag. I used 3 different Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits die sets by Sizzix and some new Distress Paints and Ink Pads.

You can also watch a video on how I made this tag.

I hope you enjoy and please tell me what you think.

Watch in YouTube HERE

Thank you for dropping by and I'll see you again soon!

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Magnolia Shadow Stamps part 1

Hello Magnolia Fans!

I have some exciting news for you.  Magnolia has just released some cute and fun Shadow Stamps.  This will be my first installment of cards with Magnolia Shadow Stamps.  If you love CAS (clean and simple) cards or you need cards that are easy to make and also can fit in a regular envelop with no bulk...these stamps are perfect for you.  But of course, you can also incorporate this stamps with other Magnolia Stamps for your cards. 

I have 3 cards to share with you today. 

 I kept them all in a CAS theme to make the stamps the main focus of the cards.

For card #1, I used some stamps that were part of the Stamp Club that was recently released: the grass, the stem with the flower.  This 2 piece stamp comes as a set called Forget Me Not.  The Sun and the sentiment is from the set called Happy Day.  The cloud is from the set called Dream and it comes with the text "dream" and a small heart.

I do not have ink pads other than Distress Ink pads so I stamped the images in watercolor paper (by Tim Holtz) to have a textured look.  After stamping, I used a wet brush to spread the color with in the boundaries of the image.  For the clouds, I heat embossed it using VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder.  I added some Magnolia Knick Knackery pearls to the flowers.

For card #2, I used the Best Friends stamp set.  It comes with the flower set and a "best friends" text stamp.  The leaves for the the flowers and the sentiment is from the set called For you.

 I did the same technique here but stamping the images using Distress Ink pads on watercolor paper and spread the color using  a wet brush.  I also added some KK pearls to the flowers.

For card #3, I used the Make a Wish stamp set.  I heat embossed the stars and added a wash of Faded Jean Ink on watercolor paper.  I die cut a small tag using one of the Tea Label Tags DooHickey Dies and stamped the sentiment.  Then I tied some jute to tie the tag and I added some sequins.

 Using cold press watercolor paper is perfect for this stamps because it added texture and character to the images.

So, what do you think about the new Magnolia Shadow Stamps? Well, I think they are pretty neat! 

So cute and fun and a must-have for your collection!

I am working on a few more cards using Magnolia Shadow Stamps to stay tuned!

Have a wonderful week a head and I'll see you again soon!

Filofax Planner Pages May 31 - July 4

Hello friends.

Here is my decorated Filofax Planner Pages for the next 5 weeks. Planner Stamps are all from StudioL2e

May 31- June 6
Washi Tape: Michael's
Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Light Blue 0.28mm
 

June 7 - June 13

Washi: Arrows - eBay, Solid - Michael's

Pen Uni-Ball Signo Golden Yellow 0.28 mm

June 14 - June 20

Washi: Stawberry - AC Moore, Red and Green - Studio G (Walmart)

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Lime Green 0.28mm

June 21 - June 27

Washi Tapes: Recollections (Michael's)

Stickers: The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Blue 0.28mm

June 28 - July 4

Washi Tapes:  ebay, solid - Michael's

Stickers: The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Mandarin Orange 0.28mm

I hope you like my pages for the coming weeks.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!

Happy Planning!

Mail Tilda

Hello everyone!

I have Mail Tilda from the World Wide Web Collection to share with you. For those of us who love making cards, this stamp/image is a must have. 

Tilda is colored with Distress Ink Reinkers.  The designer paper is from Magnolia and is perfect to use with this stamp. 

The sentiment and the banner dies are both from Simon Says Stamp.

Here's a closer look at Tilda.

Distress Inks used:

Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo

Hair: Walnut Stain

Jumpsuit: Victorian Velvet, Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap

Shoes: Victorian Velvet

Mail: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Spun Sugar (hearts)

Grass: Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!

Filofax Planner Pages April-May 2015

Hey there, Friends!
Today, I'm going to share my April and May Filofax pages. I've been using my Filofax planner for almost a year now and so far, I am loving my personal  Raspberry Finsbury.  I haven't change my dividers yet but I'll get to it really soon.


For now, I'll be sharing with you how I decorated my pages. I have used some of the stickers that has been in my sticker folder for a long time.


The planner stamps I use are all from StudioL2e.


April 5-11
 Washi Tape: AC Moore
Pen: Pilot Juice Leaf Green 0.38mm

April 12-18

Washi tape: Studio G

Stickers: Sticko (Walmart)

Pen: Pilot Juice Grey 0.38mm

April 19 - 25

Washi Tape: Studio G (Walmart)

Stickers: Sticko

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Black 0.28mm

April 26 - May 2

Washi Tape: Recollections (Michael's)

Stickers: Sticko

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Sky Blue 0.28mm

May 3 - 9

Washi Tape: eBay (trees), Hobby Lobby (wood grain)

Stickers: Sticko (Walmart)

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo  Brown Black 0.28mm

May 10 - 16

Washi Tape: Recollections

Sticker: Sticko

Pen: Uni-Ball Signo Sky Blue 0.28mm

May 17 - 23

Washi Tape: China

Stickers: Boofle (Walmart)

Pen: Pilot Juice Baby Pink 0.38mm

May 24 - 30
Washi Tape: Recollections (Michael's)
Pen: Pilot Hi-Tec C Grape 0.4mm

So those were my pages for the last few weeks.  I'm currently on the last week of May.

In a few weeks, I will be on vacation to the Philippines and I decided not to bring a lot of planner accessories.  So last week, worked over time on my pages and decorated my June and July pages ahead of time. And those pages I will be sharing with you next week.

In the mean time, I hope you got inspired by my pages today. If you don't have a planner, it's never too late to start. I started mine by the end of June last year and so far I've been happy with what I've done. Decorating the pages (is not necessary but it's part of the fun) keeps me motivated to plan ahead and keep track of my everyday life.

Have a wonderful week and I'll see you again soon!