"A Tag" Challenge: " A Tag Play House"

 Wow this little "Tag" Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog sure stretched my creative mind, I started out making a simple tag, then taped together two, then three...using the new Graphic 45 papers "Once Upon a Springtime Collection".

 I also took to shipping tags and covered with papers, inks and created a floor for the walls to be placed on. I used a Hero Arts stamp for the two side gates, I used Tim Holtz "On The Edge-Picket Fence Die" to create the adorable little fence, with old book papers glued on and glimmer misted and painted white.

 To give it a garden bed along the  fence,  I used again Tim Holtz "Tattered Floral Die Cut" to create flowers and sprayed them with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Jazz Blue, Frost and Coffee Shop) also used Distress inks Spun Sugar and Dried Marigold to color the flowers. Added gems and pearls with butterfly punch-Martha Stewart with inked edges. For all the distressing and aging I used Tim Holtz Distress inks (Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar, and Dried Marigold).

 I cut out the little characters from one of the Graphic 45 papers, added inks and stickles. Finished off the little tag play house with some moss to give it that at home feel. Love it.

 This little paper lantern was made using the die cuts on the Graphic 45 papers and taped together and hanging on a stem.

I used a piece of Grunge Paper and inked it with Brushed Corduroy and Vintage Photo, added another die cut little title out and hung it off the picket fence. so cute. A little fairy next to the grunge paper key and butterfly hiding in the little garden along the fence.
I had a blast starting out with one thing on my mind was to create a simple tag with this new line of paper then my creative spirit flowed into this Tag Play House!!!

MPTS October Challenge #2 Harvest or Fall

It's that time again over at More Paper Than Shoes blog, for our monthly challenge-this month we have such a treat for you "Two Challenges!!!". A Halloween or Harvest/Fall Challenge!!!

I decided to create for the Harvest/Fall challenge-since I totally love pumpkins and crows!!!! here is my little creations.....enjoy

Theme: Harvest or Fall-"Think Crop Season on the Farm!"

Requirements:

Supplies: Glitter and ribbon

Embellishment: Hand made flower

Technique: Embossing

Surface: Any

I used a chipboard die cut of a crow, traced it onto a chipboard that would hold ink-cut him out and dragged black soot ink over the crow. Using Verza Mark embossing ink applied to the Crow-topped off with black embossing powder and heat set it to give a natural look. I also stamped a snowflake and embossed it to use as a spider web (that's a great way to use your stamp sets you have laying on a shelf-think, outside the box with your stamps)!! Add some glitter and you have a cute little Halloween or fall decoration.

A close up of my little crow and his punkin patch-he is sure celebrating Harvest in style. One of our challenges was to create a hand made flower-this one was a tough one cause I could have made a ton of flowers-but this little cutie needed just the right flower. So here it is a "Lollipop Flower" made from a strip of pattern paper, scored and folded-then glued the ends together to form a circle, popping the folded circle down on top of a scrap piece of paper and adding glossy accents to bond the edges together. whoo looa a very cute flower-add a little black pearl and my punkin patch is complete.

A side view-the little pumpkins are scented home decoration to fill your home of fall spice. I couldn't resist using them in the patch...and the little stem berries I sprayed with Glimmer mist (sunflower, brick and coffee shop) to give it a more rustic feel. Wrapped the stems together and hot glued in place.

Supplies used:

Paper Mache' box

Paint (Making Memories)

Papers (Scenic Route Papers and Basic Grey new Jovial Nordic)
Stamps (CTMH: pumpkin patch, snowflakes #D1171, Hero Arts: pumpkins)

Inks (Ranger Distress Ink: black soot, Rustie Hinge, Wild Honey, Archival Black ink, Verza Mark)

Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels: sunflower, brick, coffee shop)

Embossing Powder (CTMH: black)

Glitter (Martha Stewart: green)

Ribbon

Ranger (stickles aqua, Glossy Accents,Inks)

Pearls and Gems black (Hero Arts)

Adhesive: (Tombo, Hot Glue, White Glue, Glossy Accents)

scrap on,

Peggy Lee

All Things Tim!!!

That's right "All Things Tim"!!! is the challenge this week over at Simon Says Stamp and Show blog-we were to create with inspiration of Tim Holtz's products-so after receiving my winners goodies package this week from their first Weeks Challenge (that's right I won it)-I thought why not use what I received in the package (see last post).. This card is created with the new Perfect Pearls Mist, distress inks, gold paint dabber, stickles, flowers, tissue tape were all in the package...there was much more that I didn't use, but boy I sure had a blast creating this card....

I also used muslin for the backdrop and stamped and misted/inked it. It turned out really cute, I used Tim's caged bird die cut-and ran it through his embossing folder, added tissue tape wrapped around the bird-bling the wings with beads (that my friend Kat shared with me). Added some hardware and whoo looa!

I took the flowers that came in the package from Hero Arts and misted them with the Perfect Pearls Mist and added some distress inks-highlighted the card in gold paint. How fun this was to use what was in my package and create with my stash items, if you haven't tried SSS blog challenges yet "What are you waiting for?" Jump over and start playing be creative with what you have-explore the world of art.

Goodies

Here is the famous Lynne Forsythe your Simon Says Stamp Design Team member, thrilled about the new Perfect Pearls Mist that I recieved in my winners goodie bag!!!! Not only do I get inspired by all the DT creative projects-I get to work with one of them Lynne!!! How cool is that!! Here it is a bag full of Tim's goodies (some Hero Arts too)-we were so excited to open it (we didn't record us doing it) oops sorry!!! So I made a little recording when I got home from work!!!

Thanks to Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz for making this simple country girl a little happier this past week!!!!! It's really cool to recieve goodies in the mail!!! I can't wait to play along for the next challenge.....

Studio 490 Style Challenge

Whooo it's challenge time over at Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog!!! And as you can tell it's all about "Wendy Vecchi" super artist which I have fallen in love with her artwork, stamps and style!!!

Need to be inspired stop over at her blog Studio 490 Art

You will be amazed-so here is my entry for SSS Challenge and my twist on Wendy's style.

Since fall in upon us and it's coming fast here on the East Coast with cool crisp morning and chilly evenings-I knew I had to create something with fall vibrant colors....

With Wendy's stamps I created this little art piece to go in our living room for the fall (just need to find a frame to fit it in)

stamps I used were:

Funky Flower Art, Ticket To Art and Nature's Art

and the little pumpkins are Hero Arts.

these funky flowers are sooooo cute!!! and so primitive.

Love Tim Holtz bingo embossing folder-

Fall colors I used were: (distress inks)
Brushed Corduroy

Wild Honey

Mustard Seed

Tumbled Glass

Black Soot

Dried Marigold

Fired Brick

Rusty Hinge

Chipped Sapphire

ohhhff--that was alot of vibrant beautiful colors that just scream fall is here!!!!

Here is my first stamp sets

which I had to buy for this challenge

I needed them...heheheh

yummie goodness!!!!!!

don't forget to jump of to Simon Says Stamp and Show for an eye candy site!!! There are so many amazing entries so far and can I say this new Design Team is Amazing!!!!

Red, White & Blue Challenge and prim art

I have been playing in my studio room (when I should be cleaning) but we all know how that goes... I have been working on a challenges...and started to think about my love for primitive work, so I created these cute little prim frame artwork...

closer look...

Here are the red, white and blue challenge I have been working on, Lynne over at http://lynneforsythe.blogspot.com/ set up a challenge on MPTS forum boards @ http://morepaperthanshoes.proboards.com/

so I made some 4th of July EMBELLIES for my scrapbooking layouts I will be creating...I think they turned out really cute and prim....

Family, 4th, and Freedom everything we could ask for....celebrate your freedom...

enjoy Peggy Lee