My Halloween Cards for 2013

This is my favorite holiday to make cards!

Unity's FWF 10.25.2013

This is the first time that I have inked up this stamp! I love Phyllis Harris stamps! I love autumn!

Factoid alert: of the 25 days of this month we have had fog 22 of the days!  It is crazy fall here - and not very warm. But it is better than the usual rain!

So a fall card for this week because that is where my head is!

Sorry the crackle paint is not quite dry!

Happy weekend!

It Is Crystal Clear Now!

This is a birthday card for my niece. I wanted to try using a transparency with Karen Burniston's Accordian Flip Album and Frame and Label Dies. I love this technique. I used Maggie Holmes Collection for Crate Paper. I also used Tim Holtz's Simple Sayings stamp (Happy Birthday and label) and Stazon "Azure" ink.

Creative Chemistry 102 Day 5

Day 5 is Embossing Effects

The first project is Rusting with embossing powder. Here is my effort!

Technique 2 is Sticky Powder with Glitter!

Technique 3 is Sticky Powder with Leafing!
Since I don't have leafing I used the glitter transfer paper.

And here are the last three tags!

Tag #4 is the Shabby Chic technique.

#5 is Tarnished Silver.

#6 is the Chalkboard technique.

I am sad that it is over but I have loved Creative Chemistry 102. Anyone can take the class it will always be available in Tim Holtz's website.

Friends With Flair 10-11-13

This is a card I made while taking the Creative Chemistry 102 (online) with Tim Holtz.  I like this version!

The stamps are from the SMAK kit "Going Places" Feb. 2013

Creative Chemistry Day 4

ALCOHOL INKS (love them!)

Tag 1 has Faux tinting on the key and lock (not really Patina because these weren't silver to begin with) and Tinted Tinsel.
Tag 2 is Ombre (Love, love, love this technique)
Tag 3 is Monoprint
Tag 4 is Faded Layers (this is a cool effect)!

Can't wait to play some more!!!

Creative Chemistry 102 Day 3

Distress Differently!

Today was fun!
Tag 1 is Photo Tinting (a photo of my grandmother) with Faux Cracked Glass technique on the lightbulb.
Tag 2 is Smudge Stamping (Love this).
Tag 3 is Brayered Stains (I need to practice this one!) with a Distress Glitter butterfly (sorry I didn't have Rock Candy glitter!).

Love the Smudging!!!

Creative Chemistry 102 Day 2

We used stencils with these lessons!

The first tag (I will go across the top first l to r and then the bottom row) is Mixed-Media Layering.
Tag 2 and 3 are Embossing with Stencils (who knew you could do that?).
Tag 4 is Embossing through stencils.
Tag 5 is Stencil Stamping (so awesome!).
Tag 6 is Stencil Sketching.
Tag 7 is Ink Monoprint.
Tag 8 is Paint Monoprint.

Again, I learned so much. Lots of new techniques!

Creative Chemistry 102 Day 1

 Wow! This is so fun! I am learning so many new techniques! Day One is about Distress Paints. The first tag (top left) was one I posted earlier. It has 3 techniques: 1. the fir branches are Colored Crackle (I used paint on one and stain on the other)  2. the pinecone is an Altered Surace 3. the tag is Eroded Metallic.
Tag 2 (center top) is Distress Paint Marbling.
Tag 3 (top right) is another Eroded Metallic.
Tag 4 (bottom left) Stamping Resist.
Tag 5 (bottom right) is Industrial Technique

Thanks to T!m we are learning fun things to do with Distress Paint!!!

Creative Chemistry 102

I am having so much fun learning all the new techniques in Tim Holtz's Creative Chemistry! There are 5-6 new techniques everyday for 5 days!

Below is a tag with 3 techniques! The juniper is Colored Crackle, the pinecone is an Altered Surface, and the tag is Eroded Metallic!

Fun, fun, fun!

Flying Easel Cards

Here are two Flying Easel Cards that I learned to make from Karen Burniston! 

The first is a birthday card for my daughter.

I used Heidi Swapp's Sugar Chic paper collection.

The note is on the little card in the envelope.

This Halloween card 

was made with Graphic 45 paper and Sizzix dies - Square Card with Ornate Edge 3D Pop-Up, Majestic Labels and the spider from Spider and Spiderweb 3D Pop-Up.  I clear embossed the spider several times. The ribbon was sprayed with Heidi Swapp's Mustard Color Shine.