Wendy Inspired!

Christmas, Grunge Paper/Board, Holidays, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Tag Art, Techniques 10 Responses »
Dec 092010

Good Thursday morning!  How are y’all today?

I thought I was going to be able to spend the entire day in the studio yesterday, but I didn’t sleep well the night before and ended up crashing in the recliner for a few hours.   Needless to say, the afternoon and early evening were shot then.

I was so inspired by Wendy Vecchi’s post yesterday with the ATC covered in sticky-back canvas and her tree, that I went searching for my canvas yesterday morning.  I found it, covered the tag in plaid, and then started working on a tree design.  Once I had it all done, I didn’t like the color of the plaid so I started over with Graphic45 paper instead.  You’ll see the plaid tag . . . . once I come up with something to go on the front.

In the meantime . . .

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I used the same Spellbinders™ S4-288 Classic Diamonds for the tree, but this time I die cut them in half with S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite to give them a scalloped bottom border.  I guess I should tell you that the pieces are made from GrungePaper and they were inked with Pine Needles Distress Ink.  I over stamped each individual piece with Ranger Snowcap Pigment Ink using the backgrounds from Wendy’s sets Live and Make Art and Art by the Numbers.  The trunk is a scrap piece of GrungeBoard that was inked with Walnut Stain.

That star on top was die cut/embossed in GrungePaper with the smallest star from S4-092 Stars Five and then painted gold.

The tag is covered in Graphic45 Christmas Past paper and all the edges were sponged in Vintage Photo ink.

To finish off the tag I added some 1.5” Ivory May Arts Crocheted Lace (from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) and tied some purple ribbon over it.  The same purple ribbon was added at the top with a Charm Fragment that had been affixed over an image from the Christmas Past paper.  A Trinket Pin holds the Charm Fragment in place.

I think I like this tree better than the one from the day before!

I don’t mean to cut this post short, but my left hand (the broken one) has been giving me fits the last few days and typing is a little difficult.   Up until this week my wrist and hand have been doing well, but for some reason the night before it woke me up with very bad pain and numb fingers.  I think maybe a trip to the hand surgeon might be in order . . . . at least for a cortisone shot!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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I Said I Wasn’t Going to do it!

Chipboard/Illustration Board, Christmas, Grunge Paper/Board, Holidays, Masking, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Tag Art, Techniques 16 Responses »
Dec 072010

Smiley from millan.net Good Tuesday morning!  How is everyone doing today?  All I can say is . . . it’s damn cold here and I don’t like winter. Smiley from millan.net I could put that in more graphic terms for you, but I’ll be nice today.

I guess it’s a good thing that its been cold, because I’ve spent the last couple of days buried in the studio working on CHA projects.  Can you see them yet?  Smiley from millan.net BUT, you will be seeing them in the near future . . . and they are well worth the wait if I must say so myself!

Now I said I wasn’t going to do this, but I’m folding under pressure.  I was also very inspired by Wendy Vecchi’s new plaid technique.  Oh my BADness!  If you haven’t seen it you must take a look here . . .  but not until you’ve finished reading my post . . . okay . . . .

I kinda messed with this tag on and off today while I was waiting for other things to dry on other projects.  I did the plaid and then I couldn’t decide what to put on the tag.  I finally settled on a tree . . . . made from diamonds.

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I die cut the different sizes of the diamonds from Spellbinders™ S4-288 Classic Diamonds and then cut them in half, leaving me with triangles that could be easily layered.  Each piece was inked with Peeled Paint Distress Inks and then the ends were shaped and curled before gluing together.  The trunk, which the tree is glued to, is a piece of illustration board that was covered in Walnut Stain ink for the trunk.  There’s a Maya Road star trinket pin at the top.

I used different sizes of tissue tape, even cutting some in half, to make the lines of my plaid.  The first ink put down was Fired Brick and then I went back with Forest Moss.  Once my plaid was done, I highlighted the remaining tag with a lighter touch of Fired Brick.  The edges of the tag are lined in Gold paint and I stamped the background from Ticket to Art in gold on the tag.

The ribbon at the bottom is 1.25” Ivory Crochet May Arts and 1/2” White Wrinkle May Arts (all from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).  I dyed the white with Fired Brick Distress Ink because I didn’t have anything that matched the color of red I had used.

The sentiment, stamped in Olive Archival Ink, is from the Mini Holidays Collection by Tim Holtz and was die cut with S4-112 Classic Ovals – Small.  It’s layered on a piece die cut with S4-113 Small Classic Scalloped Ovals – Small, which was painted gold.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I’m off to run some errands and pick up a desert for tonight’s sorority meeting.  (I sure hope I can find that Red Velvet Cheesecake at Sam’s Club) Have a great day and remember . . .  life is short, take advantage of the adventures that come your way today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Charmed Tag!

Christmas, Darcie's, Holidays, Spellbinders, Tag Art 12 Responses »
Dec 042010

Happy weekend!  I hope your weekend has started off with a bang and if you some getting snow . . . I hope you are staying warm!  We are getting snow today and it’s darn right cold . . . definitely not my short weather.  However, it’s a great day to get in the studio and work.  I had so  much going on this past week, that I didn’t get to spend too  much time in the studio.

I’ve been watching Tim’s 12 Tags of Christmas and the Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group is playing along Wendy style, as well.  There are others doing tags this way or that way . . . there are just tags everywhere!

I haven’t made a conscious effort to thing of the tags this year and am not planning on playing along one way or the other.  However, when I sat down at my work table today what did I do . . . a tag!  Now don’t go getting all excited that you are going to be seeing 12 tags here this week.  I just didn’t feel like making a card and reached for a tag instead.  However, you never know with me . . . because I never know either!

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The tag is covered with different paper designs from My Mind’s Eye Holly Jolly and the border was die cut/embossed with S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite and glue down to the other layers.

The snowman image is from a new set I just received, Darcie’s Simply Charmed Stamp Set.  It was stamped in Jenni Bowlin Chili Powder ink and then die cut/embossed with S4-161 Labels One.  I die cut another layer with Labels One to highlight the snowman image, which was sanded and then inked with Old Paper Distress Inks.

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The snowflake is made by die cutting/embossing the two smaller shapes in Spellbinders™ S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendant.  The layers were then covered in Ranger Glossy Accents and sprinkled with crystal glitter.  The snowflake held together with some craft wire and a vintage button.

I used one of the coupons from the Holly Jolly paper, inked the edges in Chili Powder and put it in place with a Tim Holtz idea-ology Memo Pin.

The ribbon on the tag is May Arts from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  I distressed the Ivory Crochet Lace and Sage Twill with Old Paper Distress Inks.  The red ribbon is actually Ivory Wrinkle Ribbon that I dyed with the Chili Powder ink.  A great way to get matching ribbon for your projects!

Well, that’s all for now!  I’m heading back to the studio to work on a few more projects.  I hope you have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Recycle and Reuse!

Christmas, Holidays, Home Decor 16 Responses »
Dec 022010

Smiley from millan.net Good Thursday morning!  I hope you’ve had a good week so far.  I’ve been running around with errands, doing laundry, blah blah blah . . . and not getting any projects done.  This afternoon I’ll be cleaning out the storage room in the basement  (Smiley from millan.net said its about time) because we are having a new furnace installed Friday morning.   We’ve not had any problems with it this year, but we know last years’ band-aid won’t hold for long.

Yesterday I had some errands to run with mom and while I was there I pulled off a little surprise for my uncle.  Remember some time back when I told you he had given me his old cowboy boots?  I took him one the other day and told him I had a project in mind and could he clean the boot for me.  So today when I got to mom’s he showed me the boot and asked if it was okay.  Little did he know!

I had taken along a roll of red plaid ribbon and mom had purchased some holiday greens while shopping and  . . .

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my uncle’s cowboy boot! (Editor’s note:  photo taken with iPhone because she forgot her camera . . . sorry for the blurriness.)

He asked me what I was doing with it and how it would go over.  I just looked at him and told him it was for him to put in his room.  He got that little shitty grin he has and I just kept on walking into his room.  It looks fabulous in his room and is so perfect for him!   He immediately had to show it off when a friend came in a little later.  It was well worth the little bit of time it took to make, just to see his expression and know that I did a little something that tickled him.

Well, that’s all for me today!  I’m off to do run a few errands and then some cleaning and tossing.  Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . . life is short, do what you love and love what you do!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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