Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2013 : February 13

 

With the brain storming from Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 : February from Tim Holtz, I have created the similar tag as well. I like to make the monthly tags at the ended of each month although Tim posted his inspiration in the 1st week of each month. It is because I can make use of other techniques together in the tag project. This time, I use the tattered floral challenge as one of the embellishment on my tag. It also matched with the St' Valentine's day theme because it always has heart, flowers, chocolate......etc.

 

As I am following Tim's steps to create the backgroud of the tag by using Distress Stain and color the "Queen" with Distress Markers. Therefore I only take a few photos for the processes. For details, you may visit Tim's blog which contains more details.

 

 

Distress a manila tag by swiping distress stain/barn door over the entire tag. I use this color which looks  more bright then distress stain/festive barries. While drying the tag, spritz it with water to react the inks to create a great watery effect. (Yes, Extractly what Tim did!!!) I stamped the Queen image for 3 times, one on the distress background, two on the white stock and coloring the images by distress markers.

 

 

 I cut a piece of kraft core seasonal impressions and die the edge for the top and bottom through big shot. I used the Wplus9 XOXO Border design dies, sand over the edges and use the Distress ink pad/vintage photo to add more vintage effect.

 

When I sticked the XOXO edge, I suddenly found that the "O" can overlapped with the Tag's hole. Thank god!! I no need to create another one. (Because my stamped image was so closed to the tag hole. The edge has no space to be sticked at the top.) The overlaping hole can let the below tissue ribbon going through.

 

Just like the steps from Tim's blog mentioned, it's really cool to create a piece of cool, durable tissue ribbon by using the tissue tape.

 

 

One more thing is missed, have you seen the heart with embossing effect. It was produed by using the Melt Art. The embellishment tutorial was posted in another articles:Sweet Heart : Melt Art .

tattered floral challenge

 

As I haven't got the tissue wrap, therefore, I used the tissue tape and stick on the Grungepaper for the paper. It's seem much easy a it no needs to apply glue.

 

I was using the tattered floral die before color the grungepaper. It's a little bit different with Tim Holtz's step.

 

As the ordered set of Distress Paints are not yet arrvied, I used the distress stain instead. However, the color not much as sharp as expected. (As per the blog mentioned, there is no right or wrong product to use, but the final look will definitely vary based on which product you choose.) Therefore, I choose to add the Dabber for more color on that.

 

Without the pin, I used stickles to add the heart of the flower.

 

 

 

 

Hope you all enjoy the fun of being creative as Tim Holtz said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Heart - Melt Art

It is first time for me to make embellishments by using Ranger Melt art tools. It is so many fun to create the lovely style embellishments by your own for tags, cards, scrapbooking page, mixed media and paper craft projects.

 

 

Here, you can see the Ranger Melt Art tools which are needed : Melting Pot, Ultra thick embossing enamel (UTEE), Melt art texture treads, Non stick craft sheet, and Melt Art Heat it ink. You may use different shape of cookie models to help you for creating the shape that you want.

 

As I decided to use this embellishment on the Feb 2013 Tag of Tim Holtz's Tag Challenge ,  I chose to have the heart shape for matching the St' Valentine's Day theme.

 

Firstly, I put the UTEE into the melting pot. As you seen, when it was heat, it turned to clear. After all the UTEE becomes liquid, you may add your favourite color of Heat it ink. Remeber, only 1-3 drops are enough.  This color is transparent. If you want some solid colur, you may use the White UTEE instead.

After you mixed the color, you may use your cookie model to fix the shape on the Melt art texture treads and wait for it turing to solid. But, please be careful that the cookie model was a little bit hot.  "Liquid" UTEE was cooling down very fast.

When you fill the liquid being soft solid, You need to turn around the cookie model and press the Melt art texture treads to make sure your shape was being cut.The Melt art texture was heat resistant.

 

The shape and the embossed pattern was already created. It is better to add some perfect pearls on it. It made your embossed pattern embellishment become more visible.

 

Do no through away excess colored UTEE, it can be re-melt and turn back to liquid.

I put them together and just pour on the Craft sheet for cooling down. It is easy to store the below round piece by different color and re-use them for other project.

Bros&Sis - Feb 13 Kit Club (HKMC)

It's time to have the monthly page again by using HK Memory Chest Kit Club 's Feb Kit.


I love these kits very much cause I love colorful pattern. This time, we have 3 styles and need to chose only one. It was really a hard decision as I loved them all.

Finally I chosed the style 2 as I haven't got that color pattern of twine. This photo was taken in Oct' 2012. I attended the Bible Study Fellowship Camp with my cell group's brother and sisters. When I was deciding for the page, with such colourful patterns, I really want to have a photo with many smiling faces.

As per the righthand bottom coner mentioned, The camp was "fun", "wonderful" and "refreshing". Of course, all the brothers and sisters are "cutie" and "sweet". They make me happy all the time. I really like the add ons sticker.

This layout was using Erika's Page as reference. Tearing the papers for layers, using the gesso to color the photo surround and stamping to make the contrast......

The banner was made by using Die-Namic rounded Banner Trio Die with Twine to tie them together.

Spring

Do you feel that Spring is coming. I really love Spring although it is always raining in HK. I love colorful and butterflies very much. My inspriation of this project is a picture with many different colors. I made use of modeling paste, gesso, Ranger Dabber, light clay....of course many differet bands of dies.

Valentine's Day Card 2013

I have made different kinds of valentine's day card although I only got one lover.
It is really fun for card making.  Cheers for 2013 Valentine's Day.
It just use the cut and stamping technique by using different bands of stamps and dies.
Of course, you may adding flowers, buttons, stickles and spinkles as you like to make the cards more beautiful.
Hope you all like it.