Merry & Bright

Yes, I'm back again, today, with more Moxiefabulosity! This pic
above was the "Trigger Tuesday" pic for this week! This is just
so festive....I love the fact it's not the "same old" red and green!

And the inspiration led to this....


I was inspired by the ornament colors, the shiny pop of color, and even
the white barn board floor!! It's reflected in the dotted paper....the
random scattered "dots" (the circles with the buttons), the shiny
buttons, the pink and green colors, and of course, the white stamped
sentiment.....it's stamped with paint.

Well, back to reality here.....time for some chores.....gotta get some
household done! Be back tomorrow with more "Moxie goodness".
See ya then.

Don't forget.....you can play too! Moxie Fab World can be found HERE.

Goodies used today:

AC primaries 8x8 cardstock
basic white cardstsock
WRMK Merry & Bright collection (dot pattern, and "candy swirl")
twine & buttons from my stash
My Craft Spot "Jingle All The Way" sentiment stamp
Adirondack Snow Cap Paint Dauber
Distress Ink (Peeled Paint)
Tonic Distresser Tool

Morning Coffee....and a Challenge....

Hmmm....what is a pic of kitchen ware doing on my crafty blog?

Well, it's for the challenge over at Moxie Fab World....you can find it
HERE. It's the "Get Inspired In The Kitchen" challenge (go figure...lol).

And here is where that inspiration led me.....

I used the BG Offbeat collection 6x6 to create this one.....and the
inspiration....the wavy pattern of course....a bit of that yellow green
color in there, the "glassware"....ok, mine's a coffee cup, but I am
sitting with that very type of cup in front of me now....lol. And the
other inspiration.....that graduated "dotted" type of pattern on the
glasses.....my orange dot paper is a graduated dot.

Thanks for stopping by.....would love for you to say "hi" if ya get
a chance, and remember to take some time to play today....hey,
maybe over at Moxie Fab World....they certainly have plenty of
challenges to choose from.....off to do their Trigger Tuesday
challenge.....will probably post later today....I'm on a roll!!!

What did I used today?

Basic Grey 6x6 Offbeat paper
DCWV black cardstock
Twinery Charcoal Twine
Marmalade Crinkle Ribbon (My Craft Spot)
Skipping Stones Designs Stamps (Funny Coffee vol. #1)
Distress Ink (Black Soot & Vintage Photo)

Playin' Catch Up....Tag #3

Ok, I gotta admit....this one I changed up quite a bit, but wow,
do I love it!! It really is my very favorite so far! So as for
what I did.....

No re-inkers here, so I used a tip from Tim a few weeks ago, to
color the stamp directly with the ink pads. I did this as follows:

Christmas: Evergreen Bough
Holiday: Vintage Photo
Season's Greetings: Pine Needles
Joy & 25: Festive Berries
Believe: Peeled Paint (and a little Vintage Photo....I liked the look!)
and bottom R corner partial words....Vintage Photo

I did the bottom stamping first, cleaned the stamp, then did the
top. The nice thing.....these inks stay wet, so you have the time
to do this technique. I also removed ink with a paper towel if
I "goofed" a word.

After stamping, I used Vintage Photo Ink to make this look
"antique". The kraft was nice, but I just wanted to use the
manilla (I was afraid without the "juicy" ink, it might not
show well). Sometimes these things are such happy accidents,
because I just LOVE this look! So then, just as Tim did....
distressed edges, and then I went in with some Walnut Stain
around the edges. I also sprayed it with iridescent gold Glimmer
Mist.

For the "greens", I used the pine cone die greenery in two different
shades of kraft core from core d'nations, the same trick from day one
for the holly leaves (stamped from Tim's set, in Pine Needles....stamped
"off" so the ink is lighter, cut out, then Iced Spruce and Vintage Photo
ink to give them depth) then layered together with this piece....

Grunge board swirl that I painted with the gold dauber....I kinda pounced
it to give it a textured, older look. Then sanded and inked with Vintage
Photo and Walnut Stain....I think it looks like old vintage metal....cool!

The berries are same as Tim's, the top of the tag.....I liked the look of the
winter metal tag and pin so much, and I had some green burlap I was
itching to use, so I kinda mixed the idea from tag #2, with the twine from
tag #3. And yep.....that's tag #3 in the bag!! WoooHooo!!

Hope you enjoy some inky time today, too!! Off to the next tag (ok, maybe,
just maybe, I'd better get some household chores done first....lol!)

Timmy Tag #2

Yep, FINALLY....darn life getting in the way all the time.....lol.
Hoping to get another one done today too....we'll see! This one
is pretty close....I only have the textured grunge board....I like
the effect it gave tho! I used Glimmer Mist (Marshmallow),
the wreath...I used some of the holly rope I got in Tim's etsy
kit, and I love a "pop" of color....so the red bow and gem give
it a little of that. The reindeer....no die here, I only had one of
the reindeer stamps....soooooo, I inked, stamped off on paper,
then stamped on the canvas. I stuck the canvas to a thin
piece of chipboard, then cut it out (ok, that was tricky, and my
family thought I was insane....lol....but hey....good result!).
It's inked with Frayed Burlap and distressed on the edges...
I used the actual distress tool....don't have the little rake Tim
uses (YET....lol....think that might be on my Christmas Wish
List this year....lol).

Hope you enjoy tag #2......and remember, Tim has all the
details HERE.

See you soon! Take time to get some inky play today!!

Moxie Meets Fashion....

I have "lurked" around Moxie Fab World enough....thought it was time
to join in and play! The card above is for their "Get Inspired By Fashion
Challenge" based on this fashion inspiration challenge photo:




I unfortunately need a couple of sympathy cards right now, never a
fun task, but this pic truly inspired me, when I was having a tough
time where to go with this one! The inspiration I picked up.....the
hounds-tooth pattern, of course, and also the satin lining of the
jacket (my ribbon), and the button and the pearls near the collar
gave me the idea for the embellies for this card.

Supplies Used Today:

Glimmer Mist (Patina)
DCWV black & white cardstock
MM pattern paper (5th Avenue)
Recollections Pearls
Hug Snug Seam Binding
Twinery Twine (Charcoal)
Distress Ink (Black Soot)
Skipping Stones Designs Stamps (Healing Wings)

If you'd like to play too.....the link to Moxie Fab World is HERE.
They have a lot of challenges going on....and a lot of inspiration,
which is "da bomb". Sorry, a little "Chicago Speak" slippin' in
there....lol.

Ok, that's all for today....have more Timmy Tags to work on, and
a few more Moxie challenges too!!

Time to go get inky!

Time For The 12 Tags!!

Ok, remember when you were a kid and just couldn't wait to
open presents?? Christmas, Hanukkah, Birthday, whatever....
it was the anticipation of what was coming, oh so soon!

Well, I don't know about you.....but that feeling is not as common
these days....lol....but I really feel like a little kid again, when
Tim Holtz starts his 12 Tags of Christmas!! The anticipation of
each new tag unveiled each day.....the fun of getting out my inks,
bling, dies, embossing folders, powders, stickles.....yes, you just
have the excuse to PLAY!!

So above is my take on Tag #1.....I definitely had to improvise!
I know you can see the "how to" info on Tim's blog HERE, so
I won't go into complete detail, but I did change up several
things (use what you have, right?). I used a different color
palette on the kraft core paper, the embossing powder I had
already (Zing Vanilla), the "Noel" and the swirl below it....I
had old chipboard letters, and some grunge paper plain swirls.
I cut pieces and parts, and glued together to get a look I liked.
The silver is Stickles....just can't bring myself to glitter....lol.
The holly leaves....don't have the die, I stamped them (Tim's
set) in Pine Needles, and inked edges in the Iced Spruce after
I cut them out. To make the banner....no music note paper,
I made my own.....used the Tim stamp set with the small
sheet music, stamped it twice next to each other in Black Soot,
on white cardstock. I centered the banner die over the
"music note" section (avoided the words), and then cut.
Inked with Vintage Photo. A few baubles and beads from
my stash.....and it's done!

I'm linking up over on Tim's site.....are you? C'mon, join
in the fun, take a little time for you, to go and "get inky with it"!!

Simple Can Be Good....

Do you have a lot of cards to make? I love to make some special
cards for some close family and friends, but for large amounts of
cards.....this card is so simple, but is still pretty!

Basic kraft cardstock A2 base, a Glimmer Screen, and one of the
new holiday edition Glimmer Mists (Snowy Pine) and a bit of
red raffia. Wow, talk about simple. Helps out with the Christmas
craziness, huh?

Hope you have some time to get inky with it, today!