A Little Touch of Tim - ATCs only!

The ATCs from DT is very beautiful and inspiring work -  I love the size of ATC...

Tim Holtz ATC & Corners - Tattered Pinecone - Spring Greenery dies

Distress Paint Rusty Hinge - Salty Ocean - Barn Door - Mustard Seed - Vintage Photo Peeled Paint Distress Ink Tumbled Glass - Scattered Straw - Aged Mahogany - Walnut Stain - Salty Ocean

Versafine Onyx Black - Stuff To Say - Words For Thought - Random Quotes stamps

Apothecary remnant rubs - Ephemera Pack - Game Pieces - Heart Charms

DecoArt crackle - Cheesecloth - Staples - Brad - Canvas

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great day.

 Hugs Susan

Link to A Vintage Journey Challenge 13 - A Little Touch of Tim - ATCs only!

Word Play

It is always inspiring to read poems that tell about a dream. Leonard Cohen is a wonderful talented poet and singer, so he was my first choice for Word Play on Country View Challenges this month. The wonderful examples from DT, show how well you can accomplish this challenge.

Tim Holtz Artful Dwellings die - Distress Ink Pumice Stone - Spiced Marmalade - Gathered Twigs - Black Soot - Tumbled Glass - Rusty Hinge - Peeled Paint -
Dried Marigold - Picked Raspberry - Spun Sugar - Tattered Rose - Urban Chic -
Joyful Song stamps - Clear Embossing Powder - Archival Ink Watering Can

Hero Arts Lauderdale Trees stamp - KaiserCraft Wood Grain stamp - Artemio stamp  My Mind's Eye Lost&Found 3 stamp - Tapestry Rubberstamp - Versafine Onyx Black  Black pen - Stencil from Panduro - Crackle Decoart

Poetry from Leonard Cohen's "Book Of Longing" 

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great day.

Hugs Susan

Link to Country View Challenge - Word Play

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 august

Hello everyone, as you probably know, I am a big fan of Tim Holtz, he is always 

full of surprises.

I followed Tim's tutorial and used some other stamps and stencils 

of Tim's that I love...

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplate die -Stars - Numbered layering stencils - 

Classics #5 and #6 stamps - Distress Ink Tumbled Glass - Gathered Twigs - 

Black Soot - Distress Stain Weathered Wood - Tumbled Glass - Wild Honey - 

Walnut Stain - Aged Mahogany - Clear Embossing powder - Mini Gears - 

Sprocket Gears - Game Spinner -Trinket Pin -Film Strip ribbon -Type Charms - Sketchbook tissue tape - Jump Ring

Schjerning structure pasta - Jute String - Versafine Onyx Black - Acrylic Pale Olive

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great day.

Hugs Susan

Link to Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 – august

Child’s Play

I remember childhood as a good time with fun and playtime.

Tim Holtz Kraft Tag #8  - Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade - Salty Ocean - Forest Moss

Elements remnant rubs - Jute String - Stamp made in foam from Word Play die

StazOn Jet Black - Oxford Impressions Vintage Circus  stamp 

Graphic45 ABC Primer  paperpad - gauze - star punch - mini doily - ribbon

Link to Fashionable Stamping Challenge 78 – Child’s Play

Thank you for stopping by my blog.

 Hugs Susan

Just Stain It

I've just got Tim's new layed dies, and I think the dragonfly fits for Just Stain It on A Vintage Journey Challenge.

This dragonfly is flying in the bright sunshine.

First is the manila tag #8 stained with Fired Brick, then stained with Fired Brick and a little Wild Honey on TH Stripes stencil. For the stamps is used Gathered Twigs. Edges are distressed with Gathred Twigs and Spiced Marmalade. 

The dragonfly is cut from white paper stained with Tumbled Glass. Then embossed and colored with Gathered Twigs. The wings are cut in acetate, embossed and distressed with Jet Black.

Tim Holtz Manila Tag #8 - Layered Dragonfly die - Stripes layering stencil -

Distress Stain Fired Brick - Wild Honey - Tumbled Glass -

Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade - Gathered Twigs - 

Vibeke Spigseth stamp - StazOn Jet Black - acetate - wire -organza ribbon

Link to A Vintage Journey Challenge 11 - Just Stain It

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great summer.

 Hugs Susan

In the Laboratory

This month the challenge on SASPC is In the Laboratory. And there might everything happen...

The background is colored with pumice stone, wet cement and rusty hinge.

The rolling dots, digits and text gives a special scienctific environment. The gauges are from Alpha stamps and the rest are from Tim's oddities and classics. The light bulb has got a little lettice ink and is wired up.

At last the edges are distressed with pumice stone and onyx black.

Tim Holtz Classics 11 - Random Quotes - Oddities stamps- Words remnant rubs

Distress Ink Pumice Stone - Rusty Hinge - Alcohol Ink Lettice

 Versafine Onyx Black -  Hero Art Wet Cement - Prima Stencil

Alpha Stamps - Prima Notary stamp - stamp fra Panduro - TH Light Bulb- wire

I hope that you have been attracted to participate in Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenge and to make your own  In the Laboratory project. Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to see your project.

Hugs Susan

The Little Mermaid

If you are going on a vacation by the sea, maybe you are lucky enough to see sea flowers and sea jewelry, which can be seen on young mermaids out at the vast ocean. They sing beautifully and lures the young sailors to fall in love with them. This specific mermaid was the youngest of a large group of siblings, and had to carry on a grief, because she saved a human prince from drowning and fell in love with him...

The frame is sprayed with Butterscotch and the shells are stamped with Coffee Bean ink. At the bottom of the card is swirls stamped with peacock feathers and dotted with white pen.

The background is watercolor paper painted with blue color and stamped again with a grunge stamp with salty ocean while the blue watercolor still is wet. The mermaid is cut from 'On the boardwalk' and put on with 3D dots. All edges are distressed. The scallops at bottom are colored with hematith and adorned with pearls. Tim's birds and Dylusions Rigth Words is used to finish the card.

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Salty Ocean - Gathered Twigs - Walnut Stain -

Rusty Hinge - Faded Jeans - Peacock Feathers 

On the Edge Scallops - Butterscotch Colorwash spray

Mermaid from Graphic45 On the Board Walk

Sennelier Watercolor - watercolor paper - Gelly Roll white pen - Prismacolor

Viva Inka Gold Hematith - Archival Ink Coffee Bean and Watering Can

Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Lost and Found stamp

Stampendous N* Studio Grunge - New Horizons Darcie's Stamp - Artemio Stamp

Dylusions Right Words stamp

 Gauze, Corners and Beads from my drawer

I hope that you have been attracted to participate in Our Creative Corner Challenge and to make your own Summertime project. Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to see your project.

Hugs

Susan

Dreaming Of Summer

Although we have the loveliest summer there is always a catch just when you 

feel most comfortable ;-)) 

So I had to have a little humor in my summer ATC cards.

Tim Holtz ATC & Corners die - Distress Ink Picked Raspberry - Gathered Twigs -

Visual Artistry Lost and Found stamp

Viva Decor Stamp - Bo Bunny Stamp

Dylusions ink spray Squeezed Orange - Bubblegum Pink - London Blue - Fresh Lime

Adirondack color wash Stream- masking film - white cardstock

Archival ink Watering Can - Versa Fine Onyx Black

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great summer.

Hugs Susan

Link to Fashionable Stamping Challenge 77 – Dreaming Of Summer

Face The Music And Dance

On this card the background is made with Tim's stamp Marble and Onyx Black. 

The edges are embossed with Black Twinkle. The dancing girl is from Flonzcraft and colored with Tim's markers. Notation and Stars are stamped and stencilled in blues.

Tim Holtz Distress Markers and Ink Spiced Marmalade - Squeezed Lemonade - 

Salty Ocean - Gathered Twigs - Doily - Hashtags stamps - masking film

ATC & Corners die - Stars layering stencil - Versafine Onyx Black

Flonzcraft clearstamp - clearstamp from Panduro - Ingvild Bolme Turquoise Stone

Adirondack Stream - WOW Black Twinkle embossing powder - white cardstock

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great summer.

 Hugs Susan

Link to Vintage Stamping Challenge 22 - Face The Music And Dance

On the Farm

At this ATC card the animals are stamped  first on white cardstock and then colored with Prismacolor. The background is highlighted in green and blue. The edges and Tim's burlap stencil is distressed with Pumice Stone. 

The theme made ​​me think of the fun holiday experiences you can have on a farm.

Artemio clear stamp - Versa Fine Onyx Black - TH Burlap Layering stencil

Distress Ink Forest Moss - Peacock Feathers - Tumbled Glass - Pumice Stone

Prismacolor - Paperkit Travel from Panduro - white cardstock

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great summer.

 Hugs Susan

Link to Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge 145– On the Farm

Dies and Distress

On this card the background is decorated with stencils and Fired Brick, Squeezed Lemonade and Gathered Twigs. The poster is stamped with Ingvild Bolmes Turquoise Stone on Tim's stamp. The countries on the globe are highlighted with Inka Gold, and the birds have been embossed with Black Puff.

It has been a pleasure to make this card.

Tim Holtz Birds in Flight - Mini Globe Vintage dies - Random Quotes stamp -
Distress Ink Gathered Twigs - Squeezed Lemonade - Fired Brick - Salty Ocean -
Rays - Stripes layering stencils
Ingvild Bolme Turquoise Stone - WOW Black Puff - Black Twinkle embossing powder
Viva Inka Gold Greenyellow - Lavared - Hematith

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I wish you a great summer.

 Hugs Susan

Link to A Vintage Journey Challenge 10 - Dies and Distress

Summer ATC

This is a wonderful and amazing gift that is given from Retro Kraft Shop

Join the Summer Bonus Challenge to win this.

Summer Bonus Challenge

For the Summer Bonus Challenge I have made an ATC, 

which I hope will inspire you. 

Summer greeting to all of you who are helping to make Sandee & Amelie's steampunk a great blog. May you all have a really dazzling summer. Hugs Susan

Ranger's Kraft ATC - Ranger's Patina Rust - Tim Holtz Distress ink Walnut Stain - 

ChitChat Seasonal - Remnant Rubs Botanical - Layering Stencil Splatters

Archival ink Wendy Vecchi Watering Can

Cheery Lyn Gears die - Oxford Impression Steampunk Works stamp

Marianne Design die - Brads - mini Finnabair - old dress pattern

I have use a old pattern sheets as the background for my ATC which has the right brownish color that suits the moodboard. 

I have use Ranger's Kraft ATC as a base for my stamp, 

after I ripped the top layer and put my zipper on. 

The zipper I've rubbed with black color and the gears with a little brown 

shades and attached with a brad. 

ChitChat from Tim Holtz and my splatter stencil 

reminded me of the South Sea Islands.

I hope that you have been attracted to participate in Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenge and to make your own  Summer Bonus Challenge project. Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to see your project.

Hugs Susan

STENCIL IT!

I think it is a funny job just to make a stencil tag. 

I cut the little beetles out and let them pop up. 

Otherwise it is made ​​on one piece of white cardboard.

Tim's Tag & Bookplates die - Layering Stencil Measured and Dot Fade 

TCW Stencil Mini Gears - Stencil from Panduro - Remnant Rubs Botanical 

Distress Ink Gathered Twigs - Salty Ocean - Black Soot - Rusty Hinge 

Dusty Concord - Linen cord

Thank you for visiting

Hugs Susan

Link to Country View Challenge - 'STENCIL IT!'

Start from scratch!

I have taken the fun challenge on Simon Says Stamp: start from scratch.

 And it's true it's just to get started... ;-)

 I must also from time to time work with my blocking for use of white paper. 

So thanks for all the good advice from Michelle they are good to have in mind.

I stamped my post card 2 times, and cut out the bird 

 and colored with blue and red. 

 I distressed the background with old paper ink. And also distress on the edge. 

The background of my manilla tag is embossed with clear embossing powder and highlighted with old paper, gathered twigs and pumice stone.

The small card is stamped with Tim's Grunge Alphabet. 

Tim's feathers got a thick layer of embossing powder  

 on top of the black color. At last I put a wax seal on.

 Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplates - Writing Desk die - Grunge Alphabet - Regal Flourish stamp - Stampendous stamp - Prima notary stamp - Distress ink Old Paper - Gathered Twigs - Pumice Stone - Salty Ocean - Picked Raspberry - Black Soot

Embossing Powder Clear - Viva Decor Greenyellow - Versafine Onyx Black

Elastic Wax Sticks from Panduro

Link to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – start from scratch!