Tim's Discovering Distress Class

I wanted to share with you what we made with Tim Holtz on Friday at his Discovering Distress class at Adventures in Stamping. We made the following 4 tags:



This tag shows how deep his new texture folders will emboss.


This tag used perfect pearls, masking and his new butterfly Sizzix Die - each wing is separate so that you can decide how you want your butterfly to take flight.

This tag showcased his Distress embossing powders. The corners are embossed and then inked over top - the Distress embossing powder resists the ink.

The close up of the flowers shows how Distress embossing gives a beautiful texture to the metal flowers.

This tag features coloring and stamping on photos - per Tim - this is his Yard Sale Cousin. The photo is colored with distress inks with a nib and then stamped. Next is a close up - the dress is really pink but it's not coming across in the photo well.

We had a great time in the class. There were five of us together - so a shout of out to Ro and Krust (we are huge Tim fans) and to our Tim Class Virgins - Diana and Jodi (they too are now big Tim fanatics)!

Come back tomorrow for more class information!

KAT

Just for Fun Friday

Hello! I'm not really here - I am getting grungy with Tim Holtz today (can we do one heck of a happy dance???).

But I wanted to share with you the Just For Fun color challenge this week:

Love blue and orange... hmmm gray - I don't work with gray much but I was thinking about this color challenge when I was cleaning up my workspace looking at the grunge paper that I was putting away - I had an duh moment - plain grunge is gray... So:


The scroll work and butterfly are plain grunge paper. The tag background is wrinkle free distress. The tag and butterfly are the Societe du Lourve stamp from Just For Fun. I will admit that I liked the butterfly better before I added the distressed stickles.

Click around to see what the other designers created this week:

Just For Fun® Blog
Kat Tucker ( you are here)
Sandy Sandrus

Sherry Cheever
Terre Fry

Make sure you visit the Just For Fun® Blog and leave us a link to your own project.

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:

Stamps - Societe du Lourve (Just for Fun)

Inks- Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Pumice Stone Distress Inks; Jet Black Archival (Ranger)

Other - grunge paper, trinket pins, mini safety pin (idea-ology), Scrollworks Alterations Die (Sizzix), Spicec Marmalade Distress Stickles

Just a Quick Hello!

I've been busy creating this week something a little different for the Tim Holtz classes I'll be taking tomorrow - but it's a secret so I can't share yet....

This is a twitter picture taken by Mario of some of the supplies that we'll be using in the classes!



Look at all the Grungy Goodness - Can't wait to see what we are making and what we'll learn. There is a group of 5 of us going so I know that we will have a blast!

I will also get a chance to meet the owners of Just for Fun at the trade show on Sunday. So if you are in the area and looking for some creating inspiration - go to Adventures in Stamping at the John S. Knight center in Akron on Saturday or Sunday - who knows - you might even see me there!

Happy Creating!

KAT

Stamping On Fabric

Happy Friday everyone! Time for another Just For Fun Color challenge - this weeks colors are:



I wanted to try something a little different today so I misted and stamped on fabric - tea dyed muslin to be exact:


I used a mask and misted on the fabric background. The fern was stamped using a black paint dabber. The hinge is grunge board and the butterfly is two layers with grunge paper. That black mesh is actually gutter guard material that I snagged from my hubby a while ago (just being green - not a hoarder).

With this week's Color Challenge Just For Fun is offering a 25% discount for one lucky participant - see the Just for Fun blog for more information. Also visit the other talented designers to see what they created:

Just For Fun® Blog
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker ( you are here)
Sandy Sandrus

Sherry Cheever
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry

Make sure you visit the Just For Fun® Blog and leave us a link to your own project for your chance to win!

Happy Creating!

KAT

the Stuff - All Stamps Just For Fun - Fern, Collection

Ink - Jet Black Archival (Ranger)

Other - Hardware Findings (Alterations - Sizzix), Mists (Tattered Angels); Grunge board, Grunge paper, trinket pin (idea-ology); Pitch Black Paint Dabber (Ranger), Scrap of Tea Dyed Muslin

Artistic Projects - Nature's Beauty

Today is the last Artistic Inspiration project for Innovative Stamp Creations - Nature's Beauty:

I love the background on this card - I used 3 different script type stamps, blended 3 pieces of scrap paper slightly different shades of brown and flicked on some either water or brown ink. Then I could not resist sewing around each of the pieces (I did this late at night and I may have been losing some of my marbles...)

Oh - a side view for you:



So - today is your last chance to leave a blog comment to be entered to win an Innovative Stamp Creations stamp sheet of your choice - just leave a comment on this blog post and if you like to increase your chances visit these talented ladies too:

Kathy Tucker (you are here!)
Joanne Grzelak
Sabrina Jackson
Karen Dunbrook
Wendy Weixler
Julie Warner

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:Stamps - All Innovative Stamp Creations - Bush Flowers, Odd Findings, Butterflies, Assemblage, Friends Are Special
Inks - Distress (Ranger), Archival (Ranger)

Artistic Projects - ACT Trio

Today is the second day of the Artistic Projects for Innovative Stamp Creations. Today's inspiration was a trio of ATCs where the design spans across all 3 ATCs. I don't work with the ATC format much - I find the 2.5 by 3.5 inch area confining to me - but I have seen some great works of art created these small spaces!

To span the design across all three I created the background first (the paper is 3.5 by 7.5):

I used pink ink to color the paper, embossed the flowers and then blended and stamped over top - an emboss resist. I then cut them into the ATC size.

Here are all 3:

Close up of the Butterfly:

Close up of the flower:

Each of the words are stamped behind film strip ribbon.





So a reminder - if you would like the chance to win an ISC stamp sheet of choice leave a comment on this blog post. You can also visit the other creative architects and leave comments on their blogs to increase your chance to win:

Kathy Tucker (you are here!)
Joanne Grzelak
Sabrina Jackson
Karen Dunbrook
Wendy Weixler

Julie Warner

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the next inspiration piece!

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps (All Innovative Stamp Creations) Nature Silhouette I, Let it Bloom, ATC Elements, Friends Are Special
Other - Caged Bird Alterations Die (Sizzix), Film Strip Ribbon, Tiny Attatcher (idea-ology)

Artistic Projects - Template Inspiration

This week Betsy from Innovative Stamp Creations asked us to dust off some of the ISC images that we've had for a while and create three Artistic Projects based on inspiration pieces. Today's inspiration is a template card - I chose to make a Template Wall Hanging Beautiful Spring:




This piece was created on an 8x8 piece of 1/2 wood. I kept the color palette simple using my new distress inks Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet. I added the pink to all the images to help pull your eyes to each element.

So why not dust off some of those old images you have not used in a while, find your missing Mojo or try something new?




Leave a comment on this blog post for your chance to win a free stamp sheet from ISC. You can post on each day, now through Wednesday, to increase your chances to win! Good Luck!

Please visit all of the ISC blogs - another way to increase your chance of winning!

Kathy Tucker (you are here!)
Joanne Grzelak
Sabrina Jackson
Julie Warner
Karen Dunbrook
Wendy Weixler

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the next inspiration piece!

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - (all Innovative Stamp Creations) Nature Silhouette II, Rustic Artsy Swirls, Artsy Victorian, Assemblage, The Tropics, Alterable Words, Oriental Nature Elements

Friends

It's Friday and time for another Just For Fun color challenge - but this week I did not struggle using red *insert happy grin here*! Today's colors:


This challenge was a great excuse to use my new distress ink colors - Victorian Velvet and Bundled Sage:

The background panel is wrinkle free distress, the grid panel is paint resist and the girls were water colored using my distress ink pads. Oh - the flower is using Tim's floral Sizzix die.

Don't those girls just put a smile on your face! Reminds me of my best friend when I was young!

If you'd like to see what the other Just For Fun designers created with this week's colors here are links to their blogs...

Just For Fun® Blog
Broni Holcombe
Heidi Blankenship
Kat Tucker ( you are here)
Sandy Sandrus

Sherry Cheever
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry

Make sure you visit the Just For Fun® Blog and leave us a link to your own project!

Happy Friday and Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:

Stamps - (all Just for Fun) Best Friends, Sketchy Grid, Typewriter Type, Plato's Friends

Ink - Lots of distress inks and Coffee Archival (Ranger)

Other - Tattered Florals Alternations Die (Sizzix), Pink Souffle Pen (Sakura), Shell Pink Adirondack Paint Dabber (Ranger)

Give Me Wings...

I am participating in a Chunky ATC swap on the Stampers Anonymous Yahoo group. The only requirements are the size - 2.5 x 3.5 and 1.5 inch thick, use Stampers Anonymous stamps and you have to decorate all sides. Here's mine...

Give Me Wings:

I covered the block of wood with old book text and removed some of the print with Masking Tape on the front and back - I left all the print on the sides. Color was added using the wrinkle free distress technique with blue distress inks. The bird on this side was stamped on glossy card stock, blended with color and then I glued idea-ology packaging over top - this gives the bird more structure than just paper alone. The bird's rest is a drawer pull.

The Other Side:

The chandelier and bird cage were embossed. The bird was stamped on white card stock, I used pens to add the flower color and covered with Matte Accents.

Close Up:

The bird nest is made using pearls, wire and needle nose pliers - if there is interest I can do a tutorial on how to make the nest -it's very easy! The feet are small wooden spools painted with black dabbers and then some gold. Then to add a little interest I wrapped some wire around them.

The sides:

The Give Me Wings sentiment stamp is the inspiration for the entire piece (cuz I love bird stuff). The sides are the sentiment - this side - give me wings (grungeboard). The film strip ribbon with the birds on a wire wrap around the sides.

And I:

Will fly:

I really enjoy working with these chunky blocks of wood - although I will admit that I do like the tag size more - see mine here - because I have more room to put more stuff on the piece!

Happy Monday and Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - all Stampers Anonymous - Mostly Tim Holtz line
Ink - Chipped Sapphire, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Wild Honey Distress Inks; Jet Black, Coffee, Sepia Archival (Ranger)
Other - Drawer pull, ornate plate (idea-ology), 22 gauge wire, pearls, cobber & silver embossing powder (Ranger), wooden spools, plastic packaging scraps from idea-ology packaging, grungeboard wings, pitch black & gold paint dabbers (Ranger), masking tape, misc metal letters

Just for Fun Friday

It's Friday and time for another color challenge for Just for Fun! Today's color challenge is





Red and Yellow - hmmm... Colors that I don't work with much. My Christmas cards are not even red and I don't own any red card stock. But challenges are to help us grow right? So....
This card was made with all white card stock and I brayered on the red and yellow. But I was feeling a little grungy when I made this shockingly bright card (well for me anyway) - so I also made this...
And the inside:

Look I used red and don'tcha just love the Dream Voyage stamps and the postcard background.

Now take some time to see what the other designer made - I am sure they were much more successful with the Red, Yellow and Black color combination than I was - really!

Just For Fun® Blog
Broni Holcombe
Heidi Blankenship
Kat Tucker ( you are here)
Sandy Sandrus

Sherry Cheever
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry

Make sure you visit the Just For Fun® Blog and leave us a link to your own project!

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:

Stamps - Dream Voyage, Post Card Background, Travel, Filler Stamp, Letter Slot, Airmail Travel (All Just for Fun)

Ink - Barn Red, Mustard Seed, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone Distress Inks; Jet Black Archival (Ranger)

Other - Grunge Paper, metal embellishments, compass mask (idea-ology)