August Holtz Tag

I'm entering in Tim Holtz's tag of the month challenge.

  It encourages us to try masking, which is a very fun technique. 

 I already had a train stamp cut out for this task, so I stuck with that image. 

 He had several tag examples this month to choose from.



http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-august/

I tried a "vintage meets bold" color scheme!
It was funky & fun to play around with.

 

Take a closer look at the "steam".

 

 

Yeah, that's right!

Dream like you have sparkles coming out your funnel!

HA!

 

Thanks for swinging by my Create & Show blog.

 





 

Moving Forward

The Steamer Trunk challenge at Frilly & Funkie

had me thinking about a women's retreat that's coming up.

The theme is "Moving Forward".

I get to decorate a few places at the camp &

will use stacks of suitcases, an old bike, red wagon &

vintage roller skates!  This tag will look cute

tied on a suitcase handle.

 

 

I made a trunk shaped tag using ribbon &

foil corner stickers.  The fun chipboard

is from Cosmo Cricket.  I think it's great

that she's "on top of the world".

 

If you look carefully, you'll notice the slight

background pattern stamped on the kraft paper.

It's a new stamp from the Funkie Junkie Boutique

called Steampunk by Tim Holtz.

 

I loved this challenge, it really got me thinking

and pushed my creative limits!

 



DIG

 

My son & two relatives had a great time searching for treasure

during a baby shower at my grandpa's old farmhouse.

They dug out whatever tools were in the horse barn

and started searching.  Can you believe they even found an old button?

 

 

This quote worked great on the layout!

 

 

Supplies:

camera stamp - Maya Road

paper - CTMH

"documented" - Echo Park

washi tape

dots paper - Bobunny

quote - DCWV

 

 



MARSHAL'S 5TH

My youngest turned 5 in July & we had a picnic.

He got a bike, legos & fishing gear.

It was a great day with lots of kids & family.

 

 

The Unity hot air balloon stamp seemed

like a fun summer touch to my basic white page.

The number 5 stamp is from the SUPER CUTE set

called Summer's Best, which I also used on his card

in the photo (did you notice?).

 

The bingo card is Jenni Bowlin,

which my friend had on hand when we were

scrapping together. It was nice of her to share!

 

Linking up to Unity's

Friends With Flair!



So Sweet Together

I just went on a scrapbooking weekend.

  It was nice to focus on my photographs & take a break from cards. 

 The three of us had a great time & in two days I made 7 pages

 & did a canvas for my son's room.

  The first layout I am sharing is of my youngest son & his best buds. 

 They are all exploring their vegetable garden and look SO SWEET TOGETHER!

 

 

 

The paper is October Afternoon & the stamps are Unity.

 

Linking up to: Unity's monthly challenge

 I chose to use their layout sketch, but not the color samples.

 

Unity Week

Hi folks.

It's been fun joining in the Facebook

UNITY show & tell group.

We were encouraged to use an Itty Bitty stamp

 to make something everyday this week!

 

Here is my rundown of cards:

 

Monday

 

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Which one is YOUR favorite?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Sympathy Tree

The tree background on this card

sets the mood so well.

Sympathy cards can be tricky,

but I'm pleased with the

color scheme & simply design here.

 

 

 The stamp set from Unity is

With Sympathy.

It's the best sympathy set I've

ever seen, with thoughtful words.

The patterned paper is Authentique.

 

 

Fold It

I was feeling inspired to play along with

the Frilly & Funkie blog challenge of...

FOLD IT

 

Project #1

Here I used Tim Holtz's new Simple Sayings stamp

from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

 

 

Project #2

I folded every other tab of my notebook paper

edge punched strip & a few ripples in the plain white strip.

Here again is the Simple Sayings stamp

from Funkie Junkie Boutique.

The Sizzix Picture Wheel die cut

 makes a great alternative to using a doily!

 

 

Project #3

Here I used that same Simple Saying Stamp &

did a few more folds in a strip of brown paper.

 

Thanks a bunch to the Frilly & Funkie Blog!

You inspire me to get busy with my products!

In Fact, here is a card from your last challenge,

that I just didn't get posted in time.

Here is a link to the summertime theme challenge,

which features many projects. There were some

great creations posted last time.