tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79136519796203267242024-03-18T03:27:57.869-04:00sarasclosetsarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.comBlogger669125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-61297201294412688872023-06-27T19:53:00.001-04:002023-06-27T19:56:15.233-04:00Use Your Wings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E_3Byg3BxmomOUv2_-t4qz_IadKVsSudTsZwzWFyHi39ODlIWuC5SGnQyFHNXtNhpnbbqbjamtEXgB0yk9ciX7QYeIDNh9fst0OU3kCaczV6__mBJKreY6Dvj3XmNF8GSd16KHTDqlW7RT9YCDLQ2HKSVD4jXso7bKFiH66URBVYV8MjJVwOFViJS5pU/s1333/IMG_4598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E_3Byg3BxmomOUv2_-t4qz_IadKVsSudTsZwzWFyHi39ODlIWuC5SGnQyFHNXtNhpnbbqbjamtEXgB0yk9ciX7QYeIDNh9fst0OU3kCaczV6__mBJKreY6Dvj3XmNF8GSd16KHTDqlW7RT9YCDLQ2HKSVD4jXso7bKFiH66URBVYV8MjJVwOFViJS5pU/w300-h400/IMG_4598.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello, again! I continue to watch my favorite Tim Holtz You Tube re-runs, which has inspired me to use some things I've purchased a while ago and have yet to use, such as his Floral Outlines stamp set, Halloween Wallpaper and Lost Shadow Distress ink.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvnDu3HvYfiEukCJwC8qVzM_Q3NGKAbl4TyOsLzPl4Fd1N3UaUU_vWeEDWFImHIzK2qwylQ42ArRjJTbaNqSiZEgk99J0pohNYNA5aFe1fyqURlu86g_pL4pG-oL5zZe5_rPlkjPmj21Scye_MrMHaPzN4TQQWGYAEyKYxpUsV7RYxSHGr0Ax5X8RgFpf/s1342/IMG_4607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvnDu3HvYfiEukCJwC8qVzM_Q3NGKAbl4TyOsLzPl4Fd1N3UaUU_vWeEDWFImHIzK2qwylQ42ArRjJTbaNqSiZEgk99J0pohNYNA5aFe1fyqURlu86g_pL4pG-oL5zZe5_rPlkjPmj21Scye_MrMHaPzN4TQQWGYAEyKYxpUsV7RYxSHGr0Ax5X8RgFpf/w298-h400/IMG_4607.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0Lcmkp0S_d_Y1smRX6bC5II8erP-OWSc_OOsczo5h8R4oTPPW2VKCB2H-bN_En7VQGrSoCoKnlt95HKuU_wn6OKGcpAgfxciQ05W_zaNUQwF4NLTbZX3A29cLSEndqOUOPvE6Nd80BDu4vvtLmTTRJl-qXQlhea2TbA_LK2RXIYMzzHkFWBBfA3vWZyv/s1225/IMG_4606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0Lcmkp0S_d_Y1smRX6bC5II8erP-OWSc_OOsczo5h8R4oTPPW2VKCB2H-bN_En7VQGrSoCoKnlt95HKuU_wn6OKGcpAgfxciQ05W_zaNUQwF4NLTbZX3A29cLSEndqOUOPvE6Nd80BDu4vvtLmTTRJl-qXQlhea2TbA_LK2RXIYMzzHkFWBBfA3vWZyv/w326-h400/IMG_4606.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm writing this post more for me, because I'll wonder how in the heck I did this. I couldn't quite get the exposure correct as it was a painfully sunny afternoon when I took my photos, so you get a couple of the same shot essentially.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98tjJFORMo_14sa7n7d6EOvaVaSh6YNhYujOwqgLeQxI2WW97d5D0L-RCqPnfYVpnyw-Vm96f_HGH1h49UCuNczCEnhUCUCbn1aHhck5J1dAqFX-42-IThVyg3TMjmrkSybYXQQHndRpsMbtalq_Kfa8fOltisPkkqCsVqdOTRhOuP_Xrp_urJu_MkTFE/s1333/IMG_4602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98tjJFORMo_14sa7n7d6EOvaVaSh6YNhYujOwqgLeQxI2WW97d5D0L-RCqPnfYVpnyw-Vm96f_HGH1h49UCuNczCEnhUCUCbn1aHhck5J1dAqFX-42-IThVyg3TMjmrkSybYXQQHndRpsMbtalq_Kfa8fOltisPkkqCsVqdOTRhOuP_Xrp_urJu_MkTFE/w300-h400/IMG_4602.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with a panel of Bristol Board and stamped one of the Floral Outlines with Lost Shadow Distress ink in opposite corners. I used a water brush to color the florals and greenery with these inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive and Shabby Shutters, drying between layers.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw13PJ3HBB00mNgKYmSKr9W1SKwfNH_2chO5qDId3WO6npXR5bg49c-gcpHu6saf3Y5wBcp9Lxzrm0PrIMRWmdhgWbp6--g8MTdrQQDRNMc0S1pDUN1IhiBztN3-ujZKL3trCwbIRXo2lBWSaU363KSOj7hPjJzFO6bzpmMAt_xu5Y8LZ_kP3UOZ6QgMax/s1333/IMG_4604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw13PJ3HBB00mNgKYmSKr9W1SKwfNH_2chO5qDId3WO6npXR5bg49c-gcpHu6saf3Y5wBcp9Lxzrm0PrIMRWmdhgWbp6--g8MTdrQQDRNMc0S1pDUN1IhiBztN3-ujZKL3trCwbIRXo2lBWSaU363KSOj7hPjJzFO6bzpmMAt_xu5Y8LZ_kP3UOZ6QgMax/w300-h400/IMG_4604.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again, I used a waterbrush to color some of the background around the stamped image with Lost Shadow and Shaded Lilac inks. I then smooshed the panel into the remaining ink, doing my best to get it in the open areas, again drying between dips. I colored the centers of two flowers with Shaded Lilac marker and ink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last, I smooshed Frayed Burlap on my mat, spritzed with water and ran the edges of the panel in the puddle; dried. I blended a bit more of the ink around the edges when it was completely dry. The panel is layered with yellow card, then an Ideaology Halloween Worn Wallpaper panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIir9LWDW9hd7Q_eksZ3pVXlVN9_-x3tAFuJ94KEDCQ4bYE4nE1lH8bJBLXyWx6t2P6er42i-SiGEUDdhlPD_rNNWXjbEsivZAKrg3B4AgJChUkHUm9vDppsmLuW1BUwHnJoLgzrQnwWbXaTzVsCk2Ofn7NdAGpKXknVMqRxfFY-7F50j1QuftbSqYfQlM/s1333/IMG_4605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIir9LWDW9hd7Q_eksZ3pVXlVN9_-x3tAFuJ94KEDCQ4bYE4nE1lH8bJBLXyWx6t2P6er42i-SiGEUDdhlPD_rNNWXjbEsivZAKrg3B4AgJChUkHUm9vDppsmLuW1BUwHnJoLgzrQnwWbXaTzVsCk2Ofn7NdAGpKXknVMqRxfFY-7F50j1QuftbSqYfQlM/w300-h400/IMG_4605.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBTuq6riiBddLjzJMsCalHUrV46gyIe59z-1wCvi9nS7XpqFzqsclOmUmjTESdEcQIBN1cJdgXmaNmuPBKqlltG60tJSB3yCQ2zVsXpDFWcuOhuh3Srqqln0ubXRStMta4s1K2BC26-UakZSjwjqwXjBqqEzMVQVY7ZYo3jrJoRGV4uxQrcUJ2IpTkvQr/s1333/IMG_4601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBTuq6riiBddLjzJMsCalHUrV46gyIe59z-1wCvi9nS7XpqFzqsclOmUmjTESdEcQIBN1cJdgXmaNmuPBKqlltG60tJSB3yCQ2zVsXpDFWcuOhuh3Srqqln0ubXRStMta4s1K2BC26-UakZSjwjqwXjBqqEzMVQVY7ZYo3jrJoRGV4uxQrcUJ2IpTkvQr/w300-h400/IMG_4601.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished my card with a butterfly I had stamped eons ago and saved in my stash. It just so happened it was inked in Squeezed Lemonade around the edges. I blended with Lost Shadow ink and added more detail with a waterbrush and Distress markers in Squeezed Lemonade and Shaded Lilac. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The labels are from one of Tim's ephemera packs, and I aged them a bit with Frayed Burlap ink. Use Your Wings is a Tim Holtz Tiny Text Stamp embossed in clear on a white card scrap and brushed over with Black Soot paint. Before the paint dried, I wiped it from the embossed letters. My bit of old crocheted lace was a little too bright, so I dipped it in puddles of watery Frayed Burlap and Lost Shadow.</div> <p></p><p>That's all for me today! I'll be sharing this over on the Tim Holtz Addicts Facebook group in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/timtvstampers" target="_blank">#timtvstampers </a>challenge.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> <p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-84859452111047434132023-06-23T10:25:00.002-04:002023-06-23T10:25:54.459-04:00Make it Count<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UYiaqlIvOaxwE-0qBDgUn9xrlpP9aaA99MtYATRdE4QTgLAHUY5rJf3E51GT_5wKFBSY3UlZt3VpM45DbGy5Y983snA0Iwd7Ocvg739nj7Gn_zgtzptVq8GXBdVB0RXLg2kark0Pku-3Y9VsQTtqxbC_0c0BmtsEkbAehlUPpvaYxoiCY3Zxc16O4Vi-/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UYiaqlIvOaxwE-0qBDgUn9xrlpP9aaA99MtYATRdE4QTgLAHUY5rJf3E51GT_5wKFBSY3UlZt3VpM45DbGy5Y983snA0Iwd7Ocvg739nj7Gn_zgtzptVq8GXBdVB0RXLg2kark0Pku-3Y9VsQTtqxbC_0c0BmtsEkbAehlUPpvaYxoiCY3Zxc16O4Vi-/w400-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello! I've been watching some reruns of Tim Holtz videos and was inspired to break out a neglected Texture Fade and actually use a few die sets of his I never used to make a birthday card for one of my soon-to-be 25 year old kiddos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEw64TOyruyiEB3QWZo7S_XK1_x3I14ixbFpbw0kf6JO4hgo7o9TFq-viqRytJGhjY4hvCPs2hWUurJQGwBzm0Arg1Zv1dP5DE3PdFfUotptqfteIrHLseRL1WyFXtWxvbccNv9SbEq21rDufeGiVoKZHxc51TQk6tuW38fV237itwdsBFpiHopTqHtw9/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEw64TOyruyiEB3QWZo7S_XK1_x3I14ixbFpbw0kf6JO4hgo7o9TFq-viqRytJGhjY4hvCPs2hWUurJQGwBzm0Arg1Zv1dP5DE3PdFfUotptqfteIrHLseRL1WyFXtWxvbccNv9SbEq21rDufeGiVoKZHxc51TQk6tuW38fV237itwdsBFpiHopTqHtw9/w400-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I embossed Bristol Board with the Swirls folder and then dragged and dipped it in oxide ink smooshed on my mat and spritzed with water. I thoroughly dried the panel. I inked the flat side of the folder with distress ink, spritzed lightly with water and re-inserted the card in the folder and once again ran it through to transfer the ink to the background. You can see I ran a second card through to use up the ink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH0v1NHtoI9hgNOxzKAuLZGYJrmfwtr_IGaVK8Q2qZRsfN0jxXK2oJ9HfR2OjF3l6bRYUF9VfUUGksWB8xodUgO2jJVwOpthY-TFAMhkb8t2uFa2XvFl49AjuxdzGW1PtBD729Xrx7ydzFxa3qcolApszy-ZaIj559IZmEiNi92OnTXsNS-TuxZbeJ0mZ/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH0v1NHtoI9hgNOxzKAuLZGYJrmfwtr_IGaVK8Q2qZRsfN0jxXK2oJ9HfR2OjF3l6bRYUF9VfUUGksWB8xodUgO2jJVwOpthY-TFAMhkb8t2uFa2XvFl49AjuxdzGW1PtBD729Xrx7ydzFxa3qcolApszy-ZaIj559IZmEiNi92OnTXsNS-TuxZbeJ0mZ/w400-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Perspective%20Butterfly%20Swirls%20Embossing%20Bold%20Text%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20%20Barker%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added some appropriate, suggestive Remnant Rubs and die cut the sentiment from Bold Text #1 and the smaller numbers from Alphanumeric Theory. The Perspective Butterfly is layered in black and white card. That's all for today! I will be sharing this in Tim Holtz Addicts Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/timholtzaddicts/permalink/2498419730331441" target="_blank">#timtvsizzix </a> challenge and Simon Says Stamp Monday <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31779" target="_blank">Pick a Number</a> challenge. Thanks for stopping by! </div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tim Holtz Products: Distress ink Squeezed Lemonade - Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon - Distress Paint Black Soot (watered down and straight up) - Swirls Multi Level Texture Fade - Sizzix Alphanumeric Theory, Perspective Butterfly, Bold Text #1 - Remnant Rubs</span></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-46225818183579335152023-06-15T19:10:00.001-04:002023-06-15T19:12:39.678-04:00Sixteen<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn9AWUVJBu6FrBBq2U3kKZ_r_iiImDtPF5sLFq-Z964tNwVvgTpEy3H5MWB74tSk1PaPqBDSFQXdXbYoC-U4e4d5raGRYRcuoti6JJ49inkgG6wBgNVZFz5uNgSk-JdJXaSADqzbo8BgUhmMVc2PqOVo6Cm2xGbtockVpa7A3I_9PhVNtaL3Hbi9fKA/s1326/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn9AWUVJBu6FrBBq2U3kKZ_r_iiImDtPF5sLFq-Z964tNwVvgTpEy3H5MWB74tSk1PaPqBDSFQXdXbYoC-U4e4d5raGRYRcuoti6JJ49inkgG6wBgNVZFz5uNgSk-JdJXaSADqzbo8BgUhmMVc2PqOVo6Cm2xGbtockVpa7A3I_9PhVNtaL3Hbi9fKA/w301-h400/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(1).JPG" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello, again! Prompted by a couple challenges on Tim Holtz Addicts Facebook group, I am trying to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#maketimetomake, and here we are again to share my results of playtime with Distress inks/oxides following <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25GOFUevkg&list=PLoKtq1UIunoPJJBlAGYU4ia3J2_ZfRND3&index=3" target="_blank">Tim's video</a>. I love my Distress inks, and my oxides for that matter, but I'm not sure I've ever made a background like Tim demonstrates before. I challenged myself to try the same technique using a variety of papers. For this background, I used Bristo board. I wasn't thrilled with the results, but it <i>is </i>a background, and is mostly covered up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8a9fY8bazV7thOliwyKxtsXxt_TLFIpZ4qjl3f8Ox49ntdMtYoCl_zmyy5pNn2SYtdjBrjyZ11EuvwmyQGqPJsZn33M3pmxV25As9XQopWb1N5nFtFlTN6ZKZ8oMHV9YsxDZ8kCklHe77mhiC9ynNdjjbAcNie2NoDTKlmV4qIgM6xVDCz377Pnqxg/s1333/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8a9fY8bazV7thOliwyKxtsXxt_TLFIpZ4qjl3f8Ox49ntdMtYoCl_zmyy5pNn2SYtdjBrjyZ11EuvwmyQGqPJsZn33M3pmxV25As9XQopWb1N5nFtFlTN6ZKZ8oMHV9YsxDZ8kCklHe77mhiC9ynNdjjbAcNie2NoDTKlmV4qIgM6xVDCz377Pnqxg/w300-h400/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Since this is a Father's Day card for my husband, I chose this manly man from the pack of portrait paper dolls and stacked him up with some of Tim's ephemera, a scrap from my stash torn in two and used the stars Impresslit for the first time in a very, very long time. Of course, my husband deserves a GOLD star! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMiHdp7ByS2DCkHUI840Cq0aTYQ2GQBN2XMk_DtdLYR30K6k_a0VT7gkmRwx79Va-hNc87N-kdw0JKd9at-W42GinlLj6gc3SDWXCqQEwIh6RM8oJFQI5vD7NY_T6NEMv2Q2Mz4Brj2yENIS08H2RY75xOTyClf7xwhNUeMIoIAo8JHGglSBnLSnljQ/s1333/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMiHdp7ByS2DCkHUI840Cq0aTYQ2GQBN2XMk_DtdLYR30K6k_a0VT7gkmRwx79Va-hNc87N-kdw0JKd9at-W42GinlLj6gc3SDWXCqQEwIh6RM8oJFQI5vD7NY_T6NEMv2Q2Mz4Brj2yENIS08H2RY75xOTyClf7xwhNUeMIoIAo8JHGglSBnLSnljQ/w300-h400/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(6).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The very cool dude was colored with Distress crayons and scuffed with steel wool. The very back layer is kraft stock embossed with Woven Texture Fade and sanded.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUto3NxJzflPhuEftIO2Wohh7iUCqAKGA2cB6mnavyPeg0jwjTPxkovr1LQDcmPwMGb8ggHcuoUl63NjWq2mLcojvtm3RTQukK3Hw9tGQfZoh5dO7Xaxw0JU6lJeOa1rp9LJlQKbokiK6xVKQAPSQ_W_Cqc9alqNJq_wb6ysSVcaDFFYh2WKA8-n2g/s1333/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUto3NxJzflPhuEftIO2Wohh7iUCqAKGA2cB6mnavyPeg0jwjTPxkovr1LQDcmPwMGb8ggHcuoUl63NjWq2mLcojvtm3RTQukK3Hw9tGQfZoh5dO7Xaxw0JU6lJeOa1rp9LJlQKbokiK6xVKQAPSQ_W_Cqc9alqNJq_wb6ysSVcaDFFYh2WKA8-n2g/w300-h400/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(5).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There's still some of these metal-ish Ideaology stars in my stash. I painted one with Lost Shadow, then crayoned with Crackling Campfire and Walnut Stain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoIG9CKBSqGlyRhr1_U33aPj8uhj1UxmysnNpA7lpEAYIQBtvTHaNJu4SKuW0S44YaNeojrbGywmm4oQ9NXwCz_739Nub3_ms1OJN0X99JQDunPbtGdBd0ARhyefsNjx125gji5XE8Jo8pS2MvfBuYK87gHlSTGN5T41ioM_2-Ds0yfNw-K0XJrgQOg/s1333/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoIG9CKBSqGlyRhr1_U33aPj8uhj1UxmysnNpA7lpEAYIQBtvTHaNJu4SKuW0S44YaNeojrbGywmm4oQ9NXwCz_739Nub3_ms1OJN0X99JQDunPbtGdBd0ARhyefsNjx125gji5XE8Jo8pS2MvfBuYK87gHlSTGN5T41ioM_2-Ds0yfNw-K0XJrgQOg/w300-h400/Masculine%20ard%20Distress%20Inks%20and%20Oxides%20Background%20(3).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully, I'll get a chance to use the other backgrounds I made and share some more makes. In the meantime, I'd like to share this with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31777" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday</a> where the challenge is <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31777" target="_blank">Masculine</a>. He's a pretty tough guy, so I'd say this qualifies. Thanks for stopping by!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-63906652676091033092023-06-09T15:56:00.000-04:002023-06-09T15:56:12.514-04:00Discovering: An Ocean Themed Folio<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB4yIHTWBOsR_M6kWYVwqQa7it_0pi_X53E5U_n62GBEwkt73_VsmzvBvOoPmnI5k_YIx3BtoqcUmrH12C8jH5sUxQBJBzTReIwE_B8pbZVazmzGlPYnoYO1pmUN0-3xDhNTJvdLeC4XbsK8avM2ZUnDKTy_QROO057gbTZwe-sK98CpxsaBZWUv3YA/s1333/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB4yIHTWBOsR_M6kWYVwqQa7it_0pi_X53E5U_n62GBEwkt73_VsmzvBvOoPmnI5k_YIx3BtoqcUmrH12C8jH5sUxQBJBzTReIwE_B8pbZVazmzGlPYnoYO1pmUN0-3xDhNTJvdLeC4XbsK8avM2ZUnDKTy_QROO057gbTZwe-sK98CpxsaBZWUv3YA/w300-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2011.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Hello! It's been way too long since I've given any attention to my blog or to my crafty things for that matter. The last time I 'played' in the Closet was about a month or so ago when I indulged in a few minutes of delightful messiness experimenting with some Brusho's I picked up at a yard sale. I had no idea what to expect from these powders, but my takeaway is they require a larger work area than I have currently and don't plan on showing your hands in public for a few days after using them. And a tarp would be helpful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpPKOivpDTFQFn7xtyqD1x5DBVIRIQCWulaCACV7nJv41flYJ1Dzv8D-4Ro53tpdF3ROzq2urac3iCvLhA1__hZx1aFrx8Gm9FAN-zofO0Qo31FCs-752p63gG2M3PH8s_IA6ypqcC-1peTn08sI_gOQcsvxnraCyVABoDl3vern8_N-wnk5Y3GwimA/s4000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpPKOivpDTFQFn7xtyqD1x5DBVIRIQCWulaCACV7nJv41flYJ1Dzv8D-4Ro53tpdF3ROzq2urac3iCvLhA1__hZx1aFrx8Gm9FAN-zofO0Qo31FCs-752p63gG2M3PH8s_IA6ypqcC-1peTn08sI_gOQcsvxnraCyVABoDl3vern8_N-wnk5Y3GwimA/w300-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFKPRYaxoMr3zUg0lNmOY_-Dzq557ASZMbv5QMHfdhMnE4K4K7s6cMCm8TpRujJ6gpl2-AVZkgSQv-LE5vJuOAO5sV1DZnLba0EBL7nOWqnBWnosr7q5L9V9oSTZONqVdP95eE-g05R2wlG2KF5MsxvMCGnlOUOjt4v6yEDo_7eF7zoLOuvX6MmB3Zw/s2000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFKPRYaxoMr3zUg0lNmOY_-Dzq557ASZMbv5QMHfdhMnE4K4K7s6cMCm8TpRujJ6gpl2-AVZkgSQv-LE5vJuOAO5sV1DZnLba0EBL7nOWqnBWnosr7q5L9V9oSTZONqVdP95eE-g05R2wlG2KF5MsxvMCGnlOUOjt4v6yEDo_7eF7zoLOuvX6MmB3Zw/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my experiment, I chose some old cheapo scrapbook paper I was going to throw out anyway and an oversized stencil I've never used. I laid the stencil on the paper, sprinkled what seemed like a <i>very little</i> powder and spritzed with water. These powders make <i>so much color,</i> and I didn't want to waste it. I used my painted/Brusho'd stencil to make a monoprint on a heavier piece of 12 x 12 paper and then mopped up the remainder on some scraps of card, front and back. Everything sat until yesterday, when I decided to challenge myself to use those papers. For the past couple weeks, I had been watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOCogb2e68I" target="_blank">this video</a> on making a folio using one book page. (I'm not much for watching videos and can only take them in small 5 or 10 minute doses at the most with the sound turned off, so it can take weeks to watch one video at lunch or with my morning coffee.) Check it out if you want to give it a try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KJ5Gr6nbA-tjni9sAKO0P2-WduKwwH3uC8V_GAeKuxYI5YFpD9EVuz7se4s1WCxOafuodIdbCQ41oWl4epO0WhF4RPnjCahHamvdR7SiUbAcxYn7NeTcUtQ84t-dqwtH876I1wGZNB7uAyxbj_kxXmkoE7a38V6cLJ0vF9F3ge8GQq7jWAgIHExAsA/s1000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KJ5Gr6nbA-tjni9sAKO0P2-WduKwwH3uC8V_GAeKuxYI5YFpD9EVuz7se4s1WCxOafuodIdbCQ41oWl4epO0WhF4RPnjCahHamvdR7SiUbAcxYn7NeTcUtQ84t-dqwtH876I1wGZNB7uAyxbj_kxXmkoE7a38V6cLJ0vF9F3ge8GQq7jWAgIHExAsA/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used some old Prima and Tim Holtz stamps and a Tim Holtz stencil/Translucent Grit Paste to decorate the front and back covers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUo7ljDjN1dcKWdTJl8WGjIQVLVtc2T9H_pe-Etu8w9sdD66JtFhrX4miNgnYhagSB7r4gbWRPfU25LdARKe-8SrNErBa2sl7Mt_Wk5lGMW_k9JyJM_ZlyR_BisYS2OZruaYk5xjKxGKN30Q7npyl2qjoFj3RzQ4KpvWrPewPuh8m6bzaHqW5fl4hAA/s1000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUo7ljDjN1dcKWdTJl8WGjIQVLVtc2T9H_pe-Etu8w9sdD66JtFhrX4miNgnYhagSB7r4gbWRPfU25LdARKe-8SrNErBa2sl7Mt_Wk5lGMW_k9JyJM_ZlyR_BisYS2OZruaYk5xjKxGKN30Q7npyl2qjoFj3RzQ4KpvWrPewPuh8m6bzaHqW5fl4hAA/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XKrwiiD8M0pFwHLKPoniNMilHFSEI-XCmOL-SAhKMyrkG1evsHiiUQhBTYB9FxpaPBjxFZ87Q9u07nRlzZDzi0apAq51y0wTjfhPXVgBRwLA1goJ5FaVXGrXVMNlexfLUivic19rzVZN3yOvRsuS7pCZVD8X0yUpzjTnzcmAxKg_CcoOelHUKImC3w/s1277/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XKrwiiD8M0pFwHLKPoniNMilHFSEI-XCmOL-SAhKMyrkG1evsHiiUQhBTYB9FxpaPBjxFZ87Q9u07nRlzZDzi0apAq51y0wTjfhPXVgBRwLA1goJ5FaVXGrXVMNlexfLUivic19rzVZN3yOvRsuS7pCZVD8X0yUpzjTnzcmAxKg_CcoOelHUKImC3w/w314-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2012.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>More Tim Holtz stamps decorate the pockets and the tags made from those Brusho mop up scraps. Some fussy cut stamped images (an old wood block stamp from my stash) make the shallow tuck spots that remind me of waves. They hold double sided coins that I punched from a scrap I used to test my ink/crayon colors and stencils I was using on the project. Waste not, want not.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Np_eVSwr_X61-OPwuHCYlIR1jOBDaJILmhF6_vCRNTbXEmVS8y4JPGYgw0cNPeKucjE0JwRTfGT5VwChYg-6DB0TZribbWAgW7G5vPvQKZNkcNj3q8N-NafmnSZ-iK7cq-DUM0z6fuGQyNbv4Fe8ju_DTunBL7f2voeEcHeWBEWrfFwQrFOpGHFBXQ/s1029/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Np_eVSwr_X61-OPwuHCYlIR1jOBDaJILmhF6_vCRNTbXEmVS8y4JPGYgw0cNPeKucjE0JwRTfGT5VwChYg-6DB0TZribbWAgW7G5vPvQKZNkcNj3q8N-NafmnSZ-iK7cq-DUM0z6fuGQyNbv4Fe8ju_DTunBL7f2voeEcHeWBEWrfFwQrFOpGHFBXQ/w389-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%205.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kTTiUdm8OpQKcQBkn4vLSSgmrKezrrfQCYclf3WB9pGpmWWMqvPEk17pn5YvXNRDccTzXzkquM65OJ7C6VyhxLJU_MrJuCf8SfBR9z46X91aMtjADfmolIHxY2p1uZQyPGGGrmqnYcMVRYKHz_4A_3LLBRczpqylMjZ61V6yAJrZWH988WZAJE1-wg/s1000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kTTiUdm8OpQKcQBkn4vLSSgmrKezrrfQCYclf3WB9pGpmWWMqvPEk17pn5YvXNRDccTzXzkquM65OJ7C6VyhxLJU_MrJuCf8SfBR9z46X91aMtjADfmolIHxY2p1uZQyPGGGrmqnYcMVRYKHz_4A_3LLBRczpqylMjZ61V6yAJrZWH988WZAJE1-wg/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwzoMQFZzUH3z0_5HE0o3PDtq9QzQdy6roPuQcPqK_Yt-U2ObD7CnI34-Dq6FN74cZ14kuTENzgLSA84fKRqhUBQt5DpArtbFb-TD5tha3729o0K-aU3iu-F_QOXpIrhiHhWhq--COJxNOrY7DMtpXnbUGY_YjWBd7YkgTYGxB1uFv0yHSdURl5QBzg/s1000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwzoMQFZzUH3z0_5HE0o3PDtq9QzQdy6roPuQcPqK_Yt-U2ObD7CnI34-Dq6FN74cZ14kuTENzgLSA84fKRqhUBQt5DpArtbFb-TD5tha3729o0K-aU3iu-F_QOXpIrhiHhWhq--COJxNOrY7DMtpXnbUGY_YjWBd7YkgTYGxB1uFv0yHSdURl5QBzg/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbSfWyD0y5KGOf4tmrmCZUBw1KHe_dkFT9pdILTNojGsCXU0mt2pmIWtJjFAw_Vn1T1Y6WnyP1f8LKqiWu4g7F_oYN2YK647wY69FE8ozIZkGW-btMp3Hc_Gzj1QDwWsHFU0lBYiAutNHoks6WjjLsL6UAaj2bsqZUkjLRa3uf1Dx1zW2Qd2oIGEkMw/s1000/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbSfWyD0y5KGOf4tmrmCZUBw1KHe_dkFT9pdILTNojGsCXU0mt2pmIWtJjFAw_Vn1T1Y6WnyP1f8LKqiWu4g7F_oYN2YK647wY69FE8ozIZkGW-btMp3Hc_Gzj1QDwWsHFU0lBYiAutNHoks6WjjLsL6UAaj2bsqZUkjLRa3uf1Dx1zW2Qd2oIGEkMw/w400-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There's lots of space to journal on the tags. I used a scrap of collage paper to decorate one of the tags and Tim Holtz old Bigz and newer Thinlits dies to make little pull tabs on the tags. Some were cut from a blue inky scrap I had on hand and others cut from the initial cheapo scrapbook paper experiment. I used parts of Tim Holtz stamps and old Remnant Rubs to label them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpbesxH_uJH1i1IOTWVlfAOdb_k6ipW82GTzqvPnTtK16GvjXcS4bjQV3rY-KZI3Y993Fq9EoqIHZoqNHccuzxLmADXbAFwNHMUPbQo0kqPIBheKC6hvTv7JYd_kBegmMcFJWV_G86IbL9-GJL-mUzUPDTulMdb3GBp32LD7aapag3j51eMeiv5diRQ/s1134/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpbesxH_uJH1i1IOTWVlfAOdb_k6ipW82GTzqvPnTtK16GvjXcS4bjQV3rY-KZI3Y993Fq9EoqIHZoqNHccuzxLmADXbAFwNHMUPbQo0kqPIBheKC6hvTv7JYd_kBegmMcFJWV_G86IbL9-GJL-mUzUPDTulMdb3GBp32LD7aapag3j51eMeiv5diRQ/w353-h400/One%20Sheet%20Ocean%20Themed%20Pocket%20Folio%20With%20Brushos%2010.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The paper I used on this side of these tags was one of my first monoprint experiments from years ago using a weird tree stencil. The greens tied right in with my Brusho papers, especially when I dipped them in some Distress inks and added some stenciling and the Halloween lacey collage paper scraps.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>What a fun and quick project this is! I love the design of the folio with it's six pockets and two tuck spots; the finished piece is 6 x 3.25 inches. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm listing some of my products more for my own reference:</div><div><br /></div><div>Distress Oxide: Wild Honey</div><div>Distress Ink: Mowed Lawn, Uncharted Mariner</div><div>Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot, Faded Jeans</div><div>Distress Crayon: Picked Raspberry</div><div>Distress Paint (on charms): Lost Shadow</div><div>Distress Translucent Grit Paste</div><div>Tim Holtz Mini Stencils</div><div>Tim Holtz Dies: Bigz Tiny Tabs and Tags, Thinlits Specimen</div><div>Stamps: Prima: Net and Wire; Tim Holtz: Glitch 1, Perspective, Sealife, Tiny Text</div><div><br /></div><div><b>I would like to share my folio with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31775" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp</a> in their <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31775" target="_blank">Not A Card</a> Monday Challenge. Thanks for stopping by!</b></div>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-88847642658063625112023-02-14T15:40:00.001-05:002023-02-14T15:40:32.370-05:00Love Birds<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCH4DBKtNmQ5LmExYdB8mr8u-q21ijbr4DC0eL11rbB_-UHZS1dW_BvO7Z9WXtgHEkDCBgR99nCvf1k32jdfyT-3MwmYpsnQ9TH-OK8yfF-7yio5l7-PQSXns4k6vNvxoZP_7O9IMkBeepRnFdgJ2p_4Rom9p6A0lf1wkY17b0ZaqAn0lQCgtSTLpiQ/s1333/IMG_2381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCH4DBKtNmQ5LmExYdB8mr8u-q21ijbr4DC0eL11rbB_-UHZS1dW_BvO7Z9WXtgHEkDCBgR99nCvf1k32jdfyT-3MwmYpsnQ9TH-OK8yfF-7yio5l7-PQSXns4k6vNvxoZP_7O9IMkBeepRnFdgJ2p_4Rom9p6A0lf1wkY17b0ZaqAn0lQCgtSTLpiQ/w480-h640/IMG_2381.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Happy Valentine's Day! Well, it has been a long time since I've posted and this is the first for this year. I only made two Valentine's Day cards, and the other got sent off so fast I didn't get time to photograph it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-g7QVBk38dTig-47QbhMsk9bhU7uEGpuhj7TLEfZDo5kbknZ8Aio4VQWZOOu8CRltqdgZgITqykDHO_KpmaS4JA5KGmt3dWiIGmsc6TcdWRG_7qA075AGHQuXodNPlbwuTv9mGzgQ4k5PBL_1QiRRHWXkRQoEDdxhWXWj1YoAyRgYZsaSIU2mjilxg/s1333/IMG_2384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-g7QVBk38dTig-47QbhMsk9bhU7uEGpuhj7TLEfZDo5kbknZ8Aio4VQWZOOu8CRltqdgZgITqykDHO_KpmaS4JA5KGmt3dWiIGmsc6TcdWRG_7qA075AGHQuXodNPlbwuTv9mGzgQ4k5PBL_1QiRRHWXkRQoEDdxhWXWj1YoAyRgYZsaSIU2mjilxg/w480-h640/IMG_2384.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I was debating on getting rid of my old dauber topped Distress stains because I never think to use them. So I thought I would give them another chance to see if they were something I wanted to hang on to.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> I started by free handing a heart with Candied Apple stain on water color paper spritzed fairly heavily with water. The dauber makes it so easy to 'paint' on the color. I sprayed with more water to 'loosen' the edges of the heart a bit more. I dried the panel and re-sharpened the bottom of the heart with more stain because it pretty much bled out. I edged the panel with Vintage Photo stain and sprayed with water again to blend, and dried. I did some background stamping (Tim Holtz old Boundless Flight {still one of my favorites} and Entomology) with Ground Espresso ink and also ran the ink pad around the edges of the panel and dipped the edges in a puddle of water to blend. </p><p style="text-align: left;">After the panel was thoroughly dry, I smeared Distress Opaque crackle paste through the mini Hearts stencil with my finger. When it was completely dry, I smudged the crackled hearts with Ground Espresso crayon and splattered the panel with Speckled Egg Oxide Spray using the hose inside the bottle. I stamped a few love notes from Dina Wakely's Little Birdies set and Ground Espresso Archival ink. I mounted this panel to a panel sprayed the same colors as the birds (see below) and then a card blank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAlRnxDyUKmAMOCo8BlkTSsXIeRb64FRC0j4_Hcpzqi7fOL6B6QhlBTQcwM8KHsjzQWhiT9Osvsi1oMK9GPzs-prDkP-jOPoFzInoswD0_2bc7MISHMizfPhn90yPLn2e9B47kb4ouUJbKGSNwN7nhstzMDfR9RCf1YT5kEhvZJCRDV3-NwkNgu5HGg/s1333/IMG_2384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAlRnxDyUKmAMOCo8BlkTSsXIeRb64FRC0j4_Hcpzqi7fOL6B6QhlBTQcwM8KHsjzQWhiT9Osvsi1oMK9GPzs-prDkP-jOPoFzInoswD0_2bc7MISHMizfPhn90yPLn2e9B47kb4ouUJbKGSNwN7nhstzMDfR9RCf1YT5kEhvZJCRDV3-NwkNgu5HGg/w480-h640/IMG_2384.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I cut two birds (Silhouette Birds--first time in use) from a scrap I sprayed with Speckled Egg Oxide Spray, water and dripped with Vintage Photo stain and dried. I die cut the bird's legs from a panel colored with Ground Espresso stain. The branches are die cut from scraps of wood grain paper using Cozy Winter Thinlits set--also a maiden voyage. I colored the branches with the brown stains.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It looks like I'll be keeping my old Distress stains after all. Have fun crafting and thanks for stopping by! Sara Emily</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'll be sharing this in the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=30670" target="_blank">Frame It</a> Monday challenge over at <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=30670">Simon Says Stamp</a>, as the darkened edge against the soft back panel frames my Love Birds scene. And also in <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-fun-with-dies/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp </a>Wednesday challenge,<a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-fun-with-dies/" target="_blank"> Fun With Dies</a>.</p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-44628416553714150562022-12-11T15:23:00.000-05:002022-12-11T15:23:20.457-05:00 Christmas Greetings!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-9nQTmK6YhA2tgNb2Bch0GdkiKKJ3-Po9j1tnVi3Pr1CO81GFtfiEOd6FlA3BkdM2JWgQbDsjhTkxbETVIJHuhs-ElPw6PQ_xqA_WxeLSfUlt9swn_oqahQNVrppfJDoEsiTB8GaGgglPgwOLPnI9-2u17vo18neTJcv8UpZ_xGvv0h0G7RcRacAOA/s4032/IMG_1608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-9nQTmK6YhA2tgNb2Bch0GdkiKKJ3-Po9j1tnVi3Pr1CO81GFtfiEOd6FlA3BkdM2JWgQbDsjhTkxbETVIJHuhs-ElPw6PQ_xqA_WxeLSfUlt9swn_oqahQNVrppfJDoEsiTB8GaGgglPgwOLPnI9-2u17vo18neTJcv8UpZ_xGvv0h0G7RcRacAOA/w640-h480/IMG_1608.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I can't let 2022 end without wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! </p><p style="text-align: left;">I challenged myself to make all of my Christmas cards in one sitting using just a few of my newest acquired crafty goodies and some of my leftover bits and pieces to add to the shimmery backgrounds.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> This was my first time using Distress Mica Stains, and I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with the outcomes and had some inky fun making a bunch of prints with the sprays and my stencils. Photos don't do it justice, especially these that were just quickly snapped and uploaded just so I could remember the cards. But since Simon Says stamp was having a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=30180" target="_blank">Holiday Cheer</a> challenge, I thought I would play along.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84Z2pUXgdp8qTxG4fdRQIBG6J-f7hBUmo_B1uNn12kdwxEAlC64RHG2auMb1IB6lIJYwkZN2wVFi07JeP2d2pcvgZNjoU5HKMy01Sr3WQHxSnlRRxN-lQyhX16KM2frD7e5KLYMnewOhmXvnQIEDKXXmdOBgOFLf7liIQ8pMZvu2dvJZa0zLctikmKA/s4032/IMG_1609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84Z2pUXgdp8qTxG4fdRQIBG6J-f7hBUmo_B1uNn12kdwxEAlC64RHG2auMb1IB6lIJYwkZN2wVFi07JeP2d2pcvgZNjoU5HKMy01Sr3WQHxSnlRRxN-lQyhX16KM2frD7e5KLYMnewOhmXvnQIEDKXXmdOBgOFLf7liIQ8pMZvu2dvJZa0zLctikmKA/w480-h640/IMG_1609.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">For this simple background, I used Fresh Balsam Mica Stain Spray and the old Poinsettia Layering stencil. I did get the more recently released, but this is still my favorite Christmas stencil. The die cut greeting was already in my stash, but I cut the bursts from card sprayed with Tart Cranberry Mica Stain Spray.</p><p style="text-align: left;">That's all for me! Here's wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and blessings for the New Year!</p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-10956152873890985222022-09-29T21:05:00.001-04:002022-09-29T21:05:42.501-04:00Hello, My Friend(s)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXprA8QlUtmJmlHcdaLAWfCOENFq8cZXVxtjBayKNLr28mDx1hMlBwYN4oVNU0mInqsh3ADWq59yZ9XqjuLoGtyJuZNkylGMO0WoCeh5UGXrAfJ2fX8fuCdOHNR8yfErmAPQzzG2GY-PM2NO7mc_Ags2xxK8fCmq8cjS_rnVCJJBAOQ33vW043YycGRQ/s1182/IMG_0320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXprA8QlUtmJmlHcdaLAWfCOENFq8cZXVxtjBayKNLr28mDx1hMlBwYN4oVNU0mInqsh3ADWq59yZ9XqjuLoGtyJuZNkylGMO0WoCeh5UGXrAfJ2fX8fuCdOHNR8yfErmAPQzzG2GY-PM2NO7mc_Ags2xxK8fCmq8cjS_rnVCJJBAOQ33vW043YycGRQ/w339-h400/IMG_0320.JPG" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello, my friends! It's been a while, hasn't it? It seems everyone has moved onto Instagram, and blogging has fallen out of favor. I'm still an Instagram holdout, and am probably missing all the fun there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I have been doing a little making when I get a chance or inclination, just not producing a finished product. This is the first card (or anything crafty) I've actually completed since my last post. Time for fun is sparse these days and along with that comes a huge lack of creative juice. Fall is a favorite time for making, and I'm inspired by the beauty of nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--bw7eNTIzZkMMTl9GH4IKR0_UnPS170Kr-QZ0s9oXPr9B2vL0yZiGh0es9pnu3_JCEI5laMHEVUc3iedEk5wnPZQhNm0TcGm2XlJoEjA92qn9AgwMF-d7oD6kbU1gE_W-x7YnGYkXLQ5M5sL3kU_zF6sc7Bmd2YbB9z-deWF0W9IBCs_EZOOkIB8Jw/s1333/IMG_0322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--bw7eNTIzZkMMTl9GH4IKR0_UnPS170Kr-QZ0s9oXPr9B2vL0yZiGh0es9pnu3_JCEI5laMHEVUc3iedEk5wnPZQhNm0TcGm2XlJoEjA92qn9AgwMF-d7oD6kbU1gE_W-x7YnGYkXLQ5M5sL3kU_zF6sc7Bmd2YbB9z-deWF0W9IBCs_EZOOkIB8Jw/w300-h400/IMG_0322.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my friends is very fond of the fall season, just as I am, so I decided to make her a card. I had to pull out the old stuff, as new craft stash has taken a financial back seat. But no worries! The background is stamped in various Distress inks on watercolor paper using Nature's Wonder--my go-to fall favorite. I blended the color with a water brush to bring the leaves to life (or end of life as the case may be). I could sit and color these leaves all day long (and in fact I did--I've got plenty of these panels ready to go!). I blended the panel with Hickory Smoke, splashed with water and dried.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYNWTf0o5N5XXqYBKvLaVaBUcP5f9lY3SYMD4y1r5f8v8juK7ht5LE4FMu4QhiG0_AuzISzj6yHX5z_Aqc1DWjtFTsTbQuCrQlPKJB6GA0SlwMQQUtFBGxNNY2SDyCWNEbvVUGEA3M1Q-iBh-Y3W5YUtivPt1JByf96hgX0N-fePss-encv7uk_k9qQ/s1333/IMG_0321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYNWTf0o5N5XXqYBKvLaVaBUcP5f9lY3SYMD4y1r5f8v8juK7ht5LE4FMu4QhiG0_AuzISzj6yHX5z_Aqc1DWjtFTsTbQuCrQlPKJB6GA0SlwMQQUtFBGxNNY2SDyCWNEbvVUGEA3M1Q-iBh-Y3W5YUtivPt1JByf96hgX0N-fePss-encv7uk_k9qQ/w300-h400/IMG_0321.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tortured myself trying to thread my sewing machine and eventually got some stitching done on the background and on the little panel stamped with my greeting. Love these sumac leaves (Skeleton Leaves) cut from Kraft Metallic in Copper and subtly colored with archival inks and Distress crayons. Heated with my heat gun to bake in the color, with the added bonus of the leaves curling under the heat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d7LalIN-MLVqEmBPYCxnViA3YSK-Uot7QPtgpjfPWlZEEJXuY43DCMtGQSFiXj3qgxA92JKwrgE7spyOq381pO6ggDwi2j4ZvOaqYZ5S6yyDwXSGkG3hVK8QCJn2fMuxH05gubOMcnV_E09Vcjn_AeC9FE8rrXtg5TbRC7D7PfWW2ivRhBDJkIx2MA/s1333/IMG_0323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d7LalIN-MLVqEmBPYCxnViA3YSK-Uot7QPtgpjfPWlZEEJXuY43DCMtGQSFiXj3qgxA92JKwrgE7spyOq381pO6ggDwi2j4ZvOaqYZ5S6yyDwXSGkG3hVK8QCJn2fMuxH05gubOMcnV_E09Vcjn_AeC9FE8rrXtg5TbRC7D7PfWW2ivRhBDJkIx2MA/w300-h400/IMG_0323.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYQZMrOr23TEHc9qGEDra1GhDey0n5QCT23g4Th9c9N3tJrsOSewMOR7cfnMq0wu2UbdLDKUp4iCM5LcdKVAnepLdmXI3teR71HwL7FYCGsLSKSedeSU1lzYradIStM7JgBQGiLXYTG_aoievJR1hUZfLmQdCUa-BqK-eAy_fi-bpWdXY7lQ7G1m__Q/s1333/IMG_0324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYQZMrOr23TEHc9qGEDra1GhDey0n5QCT23g4Th9c9N3tJrsOSewMOR7cfnMq0wu2UbdLDKUp4iCM5LcdKVAnepLdmXI3teR71HwL7FYCGsLSKSedeSU1lzYradIStM7JgBQGiLXYTG_aoievJR1hUZfLmQdCUa-BqK-eAy_fi-bpWdXY7lQ7G1m__Q/w300-h400/IMG_0324.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>For contrast, I backed the stamped Bold Sayings panel with a kraft <b>3D embossed</b> panel (Intertwine) touched with Antique Linen paint and rubbed with Ground Espresso ink pads-- regular Distress and archival.</p><p>So good to get something done and share it here no matter how simple. This card is on it's way to a special friend. And it fits right in with the current challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog--<a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/09/celebrate-friendship.html" target="_blank">Celebrate Friendship</a>! Hello to all my friends there, too! Sara Emily</p> Other challenges I'd like to play along with:<p></p><p><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=28846" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Emboss It</a></p><p><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-99/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goe</a>s</p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-3954708627058405622022-05-27T17:49:00.000-04:002022-05-27T17:49:34.077-04:00Scientific-It's All Just Junk!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRSbkBF5Bhg5pE2GO47D5yF-je9zcFWgshWNllFwODZtB0oQmHa-EFTaS3dTBV67WLLCtMNC1dkwp1A1T-LsbtlQwwBvlQW8nHwFpkYbEcSp1-FhxkadhCBF3Eksij2r99RHF6pfdcQzlqZCW2PxAGj0N4ox88GQK6iLTtIdbua-8OSKXOr47-CY4xw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRSbkBF5Bhg5pE2GO47D5yF-je9zcFWgshWNllFwODZtB0oQmHa-EFTaS3dTBV67WLLCtMNC1dkwp1A1T-LsbtlQwwBvlQW8nHwFpkYbEcSp1-FhxkadhCBF3Eksij2r99RHF6pfdcQzlqZCW2PxAGj0N4ox88GQK6iLTtIdbua-8OSKXOr47-CY4xw/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello friends and visitors! Today I want to share an accordion folder with you, made from lots of things others might think to be trash. But us frugal crafters know that although it's all just a bunch of junk, something really great could come out of it. This all started with some waste packaging I've been saving up. The theme of the folder ended up being dictated by some pretty Nature's Wonders leaves from my stash, already inked and fussy cut. I actually had planned to use my Funky Insects and cut them from some silver foil cannister and peanut butter jar liners, but I got distracted by the leaves when I was looking at my saved scraps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-Zb6FO9Mxlc24Q9Q8G0D_FA0NZQ2SVp82AbaM-vwbNLWEj6o6soVMbmv19Qm5ywR0gtP-KVJGTUYxfDd5Vey6nzZWr5_sLdpqd6cSHONIfbNZvpJDI0ZG690TK0kKa57r_mcgOisycVxE-Bu3FXSFjFtWE0P1p6kkIfWjCIEYg90lWfxsSYulccNUw/s1083/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-Zb6FO9Mxlc24Q9Q8G0D_FA0NZQ2SVp82AbaM-vwbNLWEj6o6soVMbmv19Qm5ywR0gtP-KVJGTUYxfDd5Vey6nzZWr5_sLdpqd6cSHONIfbNZvpJDI0ZG690TK0kKa57r_mcgOisycVxE-Bu3FXSFjFtWE0P1p6kkIfWjCIEYg90lWfxsSYulccNUw/s320/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(1).jpg" width="295" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please don't tell me I'm the only one who saves these! I found five identical sized ones to use to make the base of my folder. Below are photos of other "trash" I used in the making of this folder;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I6pBjzrh8GLIV5M7gk8vBVjJ6-S3M71d8HqCdWcvz7zECLMSrIx6ctFHi_M8dhVSwICq2gTdp2TryOwsIBYyV-VkOVef_B0Rf8u3QFvNOS0P2fyxoQI1hTUOLqpGXi-6Hc0sSHlYSYUhCc9LykoMCIHVsHF7qZ9jSXYiS2PLyQyBiLMX3uVrC7VxUQ/s1333/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I6pBjzrh8GLIV5M7gk8vBVjJ6-S3M71d8HqCdWcvz7zECLMSrIx6ctFHi_M8dhVSwICq2gTdp2TryOwsIBYyV-VkOVef_B0Rf8u3QFvNOS0P2fyxoQI1hTUOLqpGXi-6Hc0sSHlYSYUhCc9LykoMCIHVsHF7qZ9jSXYiS2PLyQyBiLMX3uVrC7VxUQ/s320/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4QbRi_l-luVHC5IaL271gcpvqrWokfSZqgaMJgpUZNhYgPxIx7cH3rk4Y-MaXiFatigx1fxv2DImI6IMmtnMHy8t0BafdLAbJWWSDbhlp2WvCl1y_639x4JfDfyJshPLLMkX6RlLLCxZ0FsHjHVGW2kIN_h2YyXaUby6RZ3gSyx8Axk9R8U8pMHQ9w/s1036/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4QbRi_l-luVHC5IaL271gcpvqrWokfSZqgaMJgpUZNhYgPxIx7cH3rk4Y-MaXiFatigx1fxv2DImI6IMmtnMHy8t0BafdLAbJWWSDbhlp2WvCl1y_639x4JfDfyJshPLLMkX6RlLLCxZ0FsHjHVGW2kIN_h2YyXaUby6RZ3gSyx8Axk9R8U8pMHQ9w/s320/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(3).jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaymxMYMu3L7VqewVXS7rdOrDkG3amv_gGoOt0MOWx_O9TFpis4m0PrtY2mklDrUv6CIFQsGtgmgZwCItpBTin2sNul62m-wt5A9xSdtoNO5X9a2gdCJmYRGkTL3KVfwbbYFu4CCQyFGAdSaz3sua9pMxfZWAqnftUj0rE6CFdmm-xQOdBBUc1XSQ-Ew/s1333/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaymxMYMu3L7VqewVXS7rdOrDkG3amv_gGoOt0MOWx_O9TFpis4m0PrtY2mklDrUv6CIFQsGtgmgZwCItpBTin2sNul62m-wt5A9xSdtoNO5X9a2gdCJmYRGkTL3KVfwbbYFu4CCQyFGAdSaz3sua9pMxfZWAqnftUj0rE6CFdmm-xQOdBBUc1XSQ-Ew/s320/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(6).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I rarely pay full price for watercolor paper. It seems there are a lot of people out there who use one or two sheets out of a pad or block and give up on their artistic endeavors. I swoop in to save the pads from going into the landfill at various yard sales. This particular artist was into pen and ink line drawing. I just used the back side of one of the used sheets; it is exactly the size I needed to cover my waste packaging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix026z9BCWOr02_yyEyieqbjirK6Di4-NdApsRxdcKk9VKMdHB8A8wj_S8pgqaEPuDMtOKL6y4ffWefh4uGhS-y4KBYNarLylb1hlnA9N--0b8EW6QupAOl_tzOfMACRkUSOpHwWSvRIeQzOtuJMgHEEwozaiaywFmdUTAweRrh4r-IM6amjb60daadg/s1333/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix026z9BCWOr02_yyEyieqbjirK6Di4-NdApsRxdcKk9VKMdHB8A8wj_S8pgqaEPuDMtOKL6y4ffWefh4uGhS-y4KBYNarLylb1hlnA9N--0b8EW6QupAOl_tzOfMACRkUSOpHwWSvRIeQzOtuJMgHEEwozaiaywFmdUTAweRrh4r-IM6amjb60daadg/s320/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(5).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paula (see below) used Tim's Fabric Tape shown in the top of the photo to adhere her tags, but in keeping with the 'trash/upclycle' theme, I chose to use a badly soiled adhesive medical tape. I picked up a bag of this at an estate sale just for crafting, and I'm pretty sure the people there must have thought I was out of my mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_WE2TJfwWgd-wGGWvfhynmD4aD6CsZwHB_Ip0afigs-OhJxiOcknSq_b_fxyo7KEANq7_DtgpPuf1_25ZouAErubtINZ-aa3qOx79bvvSQjl0Etn5fLoWn5rbd5CON3f5whrd-j-FQJZUFM08r2vkyo2siAzhhA3Xlbxc2molPK1zGaws9vw70WEuw/s1000/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_WE2TJfwWgd-wGGWvfhynmD4aD6CsZwHB_Ip0afigs-OhJxiOcknSq_b_fxyo7KEANq7_DtgpPuf1_25ZouAErubtINZ-aa3qOx79bvvSQjl0Etn5fLoWn5rbd5CON3f5whrd-j-FQJZUFM08r2vkyo2siAzhhA3Xlbxc2molPK1zGaws9vw70WEuw/w400-h225/Accordian%20Tag%20Tutorial%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a shot of me choosing from my buffet of crafty trash to make my collages after my backgrounds were partially complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me show you how it all turned out. But first, I need to give credit where credit is due. I was inspired by Paula Cheney at <a href="http://www.oneluckyday.net/2020/05/in-my-heart-of-hearts-tag-book.html" target="_blank">One Lucky Day</a> with her In My Heart of Hearts Tag Book. Although I did read through her post at one time and studied every beautiful photo, my internet went down throughout the entire time I was making this, and I had to wing it. And of course, the creative process takes me in different directions when I finally sat down to make. I strongly recommend you visit her blog to see her gorgeous folder as well as <i>all</i> of her inspiring work and to see how the folder is constructed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Remember to click on any photo to enlarge!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFxYoHKlx5zva5l5PKwLrPkW4Y85MEC0T9EQcKEhm9RXiMnzwU-xX6n5TzViqFBdTlhzdYxLRx8PjJj8ecQpIO_c9E_tW2AxG_kY0dpvCTkntzINXjKrbN1Abo1CbZ1h_YvYp1Zd8jUiE2WMTJ42zkeRpX1KyNDG67m33joNRpCZ1TDnI1ThPsFGfCw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFxYoHKlx5zva5l5PKwLrPkW4Y85MEC0T9EQcKEhm9RXiMnzwU-xX6n5TzViqFBdTlhzdYxLRx8PjJj8ecQpIO_c9E_tW2AxG_kY0dpvCTkntzINXjKrbN1Abo1CbZ1h_YvYp1Zd8jUiE2WMTJ42zkeRpX1KyNDG67m33joNRpCZ1TDnI1ThPsFGfCw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaN89-kMxpFQo0sI8Wv4TKcZctIR76q6K8tL1Wm4xiQ1w0Mu1lkPAb4N1cEZV5VdGr1uGwHLsTOKXkh-FPlz9NqedDFPAdprAyleutId2ZKDMqL5v_46-Ok5khgyQ-s0usziZLmvc1D7u3nK1cYIdmcHVs0Q8R6ResM4w60d8jIKEHPYMSUY2NGtnqQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaN89-kMxpFQo0sI8Wv4TKcZctIR76q6K8tL1Wm4xiQ1w0Mu1lkPAb4N1cEZV5VdGr1uGwHLsTOKXkh-FPlz9NqedDFPAdprAyleutId2ZKDMqL5v_46-Ok5khgyQ-s0usziZLmvc1D7u3nK1cYIdmcHVs0Q8R6ResM4w60d8jIKEHPYMSUY2NGtnqQ/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sprayed my watercolor panel with Old Paper Oxide spray and water, stamped the cut and dried panels with Archival ink and a series of Tim Holtz Background stamps. I used grit and texture paste with my stencils and after it dried, swiped the raised areas with a Versamark pad. I lightly let embossing glaze powder (Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood) fall over the panel and heated to melt. I used ink and crayon to add more depth and finally splattered with Ground Espresso paint. The panels were adhered to the waste packaging and plain paper applied to the backs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little 'frame' on the front cover is waste from a ticket I die cut years ago. The butterfly is fussy cut from a little piece of Tim Holtz' old Fragments. They were a gift from my friend Autumn of<a href="http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sew Paper Paint</a>, and every once in a while they will show up on one of my makes. I colored this guy and all the butterflies with Chipped Sapphire crayon. There's also a couple of scraps that are leftover parts from pieces used on past projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-a3wBjSs7rl4p84BPTyoaD3KuvN4zroVTXiPU9B9CG2hk1Rze6c3Ie9Xza0cPZUCOgNTh-Cd5yZcKUn3mCpONz7kMhhcCKUIL79ia4Zgi0E-bUbVNUn-PO9xcZQ6M_2-HJPvgPJ96wYZ8DFG09JeWuwu7FQ0z5JC6Jomr8qItxVQPiGFYwc4CS5Xcg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-a3wBjSs7rl4p84BPTyoaD3KuvN4zroVTXiPU9B9CG2hk1Rze6c3Ie9Xza0cPZUCOgNTh-Cd5yZcKUn3mCpONz7kMhhcCKUIL79ia4Zgi0E-bUbVNUn-PO9xcZQ6M_2-HJPvgPJ96wYZ8DFG09JeWuwu7FQ0z5JC6Jomr8qItxVQPiGFYwc4CS5Xcg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3G9zLd02cxza2fC77p-uBxMjpp5rxSVS51nV7wc2d8ibfssKoRCbWaumtd9V__XK1aO537E4QPr54aAruW4WAQvPz1GwpU9SNvXe67bPUoUKUx92_os5yShIG6-jvNJlbVjoiGh3ZLpJ2wrZZpd75i81pUlq8-tiPXlf4t-MbQRQXbtWpERho0u_DQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3G9zLd02cxza2fC77p-uBxMjpp5rxSVS51nV7wc2d8ibfssKoRCbWaumtd9V__XK1aO537E4QPr54aAruW4WAQvPz1GwpU9SNvXe67bPUoUKUx92_os5yShIG6-jvNJlbVjoiGh3ZLpJ2wrZZpd75i81pUlq8-tiPXlf4t-MbQRQXbtWpERho0u_DQ/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's another one of those Fragments The honeycomb die cut is a bit from long ago cut from flimsy white paper. To stiffen it and contrast with the blue background, I added layers of embossing glaze (Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain) and gold embossing powder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3l2EThOKk-gAFgSWeDanp_5vtTTUqcXD23IVhbfBRAKnSkE8cCX2hcKORalxpiAQJh72v1loW4eIeluHJeSdRHlPsfjvhIHvBVS7Q_tx1qOj8nAnLXsegOq_kh5yUAIKniizLx_2ZcuaWciBi8thsdbF03Qlgk2xgwQoEB7bN-avwWT-Cf3opj_e4A/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3l2EThOKk-gAFgSWeDanp_5vtTTUqcXD23IVhbfBRAKnSkE8cCX2hcKORalxpiAQJh72v1loW4eIeluHJeSdRHlPsfjvhIHvBVS7Q_tx1qOj8nAnLXsegOq_kh5yUAIKniizLx_2ZcuaWciBi8thsdbF03Qlgk2xgwQoEB7bN-avwWT-Cf3opj_e4A/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DgoLOSD6jqmVJ_dISa1X9TO46D1f4R95trWeMWpnM6GZqDPJbEjaNTu4yInq3yMmq4M1w-62RDkYwgULy7Qy-JZzORndgOG1E3RFAza0BmxKzasJpy598ia3A5MO1Vc3ISzqFFOcR8J6EIyfy4TWYGd5b4eaoMDvgvNYyslRLcDse_w9SW3uCQFHJA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DgoLOSD6jqmVJ_dISa1X9TO46D1f4R95trWeMWpnM6GZqDPJbEjaNTu4yInq3yMmq4M1w-62RDkYwgULy7Qy-JZzORndgOG1E3RFAza0BmxKzasJpy598ia3A5MO1Vc3ISzqFFOcR8J6EIyfy4TWYGd5b4eaoMDvgvNYyslRLcDse_w9SW3uCQFHJA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(9).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This butterfly is from the Field Notes ephemera pack and the circle ephemera from another older pack. There's a portion of a label holder die cut, and you'll see later, I was able to use the other portion, too. It was bright green, but I was able to age it a little for that vintage look I love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDfGyV0sJkyj7C96lBpMacK95D6MumTQEF4LIE56_jCxzwkkXr0vKEllRPJIDN4FBD3UThrIZFqEOOaqIJLpzvUms8t9xld8TORAtKIPjcAK5Hv-mljra2SSsdvCJ9ISIaHxhWRfEYmMpO_e_CMoXknKglaPGTGeBaezVsZXPD12Y9jqOQ924_Gck6Q/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDfGyV0sJkyj7C96lBpMacK95D6MumTQEF4LIE56_jCxzwkkXr0vKEllRPJIDN4FBD3UThrIZFqEOOaqIJLpzvUms8t9xld8TORAtKIPjcAK5Hv-mljra2SSsdvCJ9ISIaHxhWRfEYmMpO_e_CMoXknKglaPGTGeBaezVsZXPD12Y9jqOQ924_Gck6Q/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaga4zn88-F_82zu3pSRDqWJU51dvAfWnwYTkWSrnYkygzLDHPWFNqUuFQy7_brFprVpFaRpfj5527D3SHE1cmYORyO2CP_L4yjZ1RF8QWshYFd8hDxuPym0fLJG5WOCWu6saA9l28J7tRkgAqkpuE1NdTajh6sr9sIIHYbBBpvTfdjjHqQMVDMrPFsA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaga4zn88-F_82zu3pSRDqWJU51dvAfWnwYTkWSrnYkygzLDHPWFNqUuFQy7_brFprVpFaRpfj5527D3SHE1cmYORyO2CP_L4yjZ1RF8QWshYFd8hDxuPym0fLJG5WOCWu6saA9l28J7tRkgAqkpuE1NdTajh6sr9sIIHYbBBpvTfdjjHqQMVDMrPFsA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the fourth panel, I used a blue ticking Fragment and stamped a butterfly from an old acrylic set (7 Gypsies) that was just the right size for the piece, and layered it over another ephemera piece from another pack. The blue ticking stripe was actually what helped me choose my contrasting color for my project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HllC4Qk-nl4x5TBM4pY7zNt8sTa_XefJnKpdKFUIWPoLmSgr7X4jZuzm0Vz6Im0iux_lfwP5QgyXkXOlrfm5qGN5Tl1fdF9pt7EDrEDv76FicDFIOf5jJhgfpS0U6I0NniPcmGEu9F0Q3dfy7diZywSqqPjmTYsKNH4f0iicj02PRB19f_TWfWjVAg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HllC4Qk-nl4x5TBM4pY7zNt8sTa_XefJnKpdKFUIWPoLmSgr7X4jZuzm0Vz6Im0iux_lfwP5QgyXkXOlrfm5qGN5Tl1fdF9pt7EDrEDv76FicDFIOf5jJhgfpS0U6I0NniPcmGEu9F0Q3dfy7diZywSqqPjmTYsKNH4f0iicj02PRB19f_TWfWjVAg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86bK9Tja5aV_33sa3YwhrsvYjSx3gRav5fS0EUEezZw3Ej2_1zK7y4lB06HslpM4gbLFUz1qeAfkCrz52g2yTIVM4xEqLkUjPpJrI32ygSmMcT0N54TRYKykjO8WzZDKBN_nfyaRQ-eDFILapU9pnLkRWySY6GkM5Ac0DmdlM9_-OsPo7E1Ed5mG5EA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86bK9Tja5aV_33sa3YwhrsvYjSx3gRav5fS0EUEezZw3Ej2_1zK7y4lB06HslpM4gbLFUz1qeAfkCrz52g2yTIVM4xEqLkUjPpJrI32ygSmMcT0N54TRYKykjO8WzZDKBN_nfyaRQ-eDFILapU9pnLkRWySY6GkM5Ac0DmdlM9_-OsPo7E1Ed5mG5EA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the last panel, I used a ticket from the Fragments pieces and the other piece of the die cut label holder. I needed another butterfly, and I found this piece of book page lying on my work top. I stamped it with another butterfly from the 7 Gypsies set. All of my ephemera pieces are swiped with Vintage Photo Matte Medium (which is about ready for the trash). It's really old and goopy, and I was able to spread it really thick in some areas and when dry, scribbled and smudged with Distress crayon (in the color of whatever happened to be left on my finger from highlighting the raised stencil work). I looked around from some punched holes that might work for the label holders, but it looks like they might have actually made it to the trash. Instead, I darkened a pair of orange adhesive rhinestones with Mushroom alcohol ink; I was tickled pink that they closely resembles brass (or is it just my eyes?). The word 'moths' was left from the cover panel's fussy cut Fragment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuMtk8KjKH39YJ1Ohqgb7gPVGa-SxoAzI5PuBl9oYH0v70Y5IvTcyfLKgZDLj6as0G6pFouAm_zbdLSvWlvAjda7K7dIOZtkpd0YIPIAhoDiVXV_vgL1YIPxxyXMpoEbgURVuUiHiLi6c-SQfz582xbnpNBmP8Ks7x0_heXpFbQOzQvSc5_DxJeo0bw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(12).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuMtk8KjKH39YJ1Ohqgb7gPVGa-SxoAzI5PuBl9oYH0v70Y5IvTcyfLKgZDLj6as0G6pFouAm_zbdLSvWlvAjda7K7dIOZtkpd0YIPIAhoDiVXV_vgL1YIPxxyXMpoEbgURVuUiHiLi6c-SQfz582xbnpNBmP8Ks7x0_heXpFbQOzQvSc5_DxJeo0bw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(12).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't leave the back plain, so I attempted to use some small scraps of old Tim Holtz paper stash, but being too heavy a paper, the accordion wouldn't fold properly. Luckily, (I don't throw out trash) I found some bits of handmade papers in my stash (trash) that worked. It wasn't until I was adhering it to the backs of the cards that I noticed it has real leaves pressed into it. I heat embossed some phrases from Nature's Wonders and some of the leaves onto the panels and edged the back with metallic Distress Crayon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uMeZT7q-xFPFiqtS2Wy3ymd3WOjmnEVHRYqm0R8DaX-hd1LzJitR9Y_dt7QVAv-fEFcXiCErqSg-FrDTpWJvVsiGiP2mpZhYLkRlh5xDL8AA4qPs-soOI3CxGrpAfrZuMLr03nexzjR3ZGD6WNCXGhafOLB8e7phiqfI0V61c7RC3zFEebdrZm1WYg/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uMeZT7q-xFPFiqtS2Wy3ymd3WOjmnEVHRYqm0R8DaX-hd1LzJitR9Y_dt7QVAv-fEFcXiCErqSg-FrDTpWJvVsiGiP2mpZhYLkRlh5xDL8AA4qPs-soOI3CxGrpAfrZuMLr03nexzjR3ZGD6WNCXGhafOLB8e7phiqfI0V61c7RC3zFEebdrZm1WYg/w400-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Nature's%20Wonder%20Sizzix%20Stencils%20Accordian%20Folder%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(16).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>And one final bit of 'trash' is the ribbon, rescued from the neck of a garment and originally pink! I sprayed it down with Chipped Sapphire Oxide Spray and when almost dry, rolled it over a Walnut Stain ink pad to 'age' it. And that's all for me today! Happy making!<div><br /></div><div>I would like to share my folder with the following challenges:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/05/reuse-upcycle-challenge.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Reuse & Upcycle Challenge</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27745#!watch" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Not a Card</a><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-95/#!watch" target="_blank"> Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-12557577121441353232022-05-19T23:17:00.000-04:002022-05-19T23:17:50.236-04:00Enjoy Today<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX2Hzi4pMlaj59m1pySoovsUEV6RGE4irL9gjK-TRa89a13JzsuPrcJikqAasTYjhWlF85kwq8WSyuRKUWq7kNd8fiRMhs202L7CZ-4VXIZwvrI_6o37Bi-rTab89__tWPMWFgISEAhbJjNG-1eSfKqRDj-Bqdv3YeYlRtFRtMQg0laWQtzEBO3K7Hw/s1307/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX2Hzi4pMlaj59m1pySoovsUEV6RGE4irL9gjK-TRa89a13JzsuPrcJikqAasTYjhWlF85kwq8WSyuRKUWq7kNd8fiRMhs202L7CZ-4VXIZwvrI_6o37Bi-rTab89__tWPMWFgISEAhbJjNG-1eSfKqRDj-Bqdv3YeYlRtFRtMQg0laWQtzEBO3K7Hw/w490-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey, again! Wow, two posts within a week! I saw the challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog is Reuse and Upcycle, and that's my thing! And Simon Says Stamp encourages us to use texture on our makes, so I have that going on, too on the card I made for my Mom's birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yWSYgzAo7U2Xa06M0ifB048aGUvE25Qstn1h2X5V57bCUGe9-lNmmEFDRtV5IwFsrzAsK35kLj_DJXeAYD8m1YDqUKlxgKMZKVl_KQeCMXcQ7RlPnrNI9U72PNdWbp8lh99UTZqv8hYE_fj0MnGr07d3y4WmuPDXJIuVVNCVK4V07y4kx372bc4IUw/s1333/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yWSYgzAo7U2Xa06M0ifB048aGUvE25Qstn1h2X5V57bCUGe9-lNmmEFDRtV5IwFsrzAsK35kLj_DJXeAYD8m1YDqUKlxgKMZKVl_KQeCMXcQ7RlPnrNI9U72PNdWbp8lh99UTZqv8hYE_fj0MnGr07d3y4WmuPDXJIuVVNCVK4V07y4kx372bc4IUw/s320/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I save every little scrap I make, even after I've die cut from it or if it's a sample I've made to try out different mediums and substrates. A couple months ago, I purged boxes of it, but I have a little saved in one little shoe box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimoHT2opmI7rwtktQAZmGbYcII5qz1JeT79ESlZwxdctJNEsAwOzpG_Uc_VG70DVCLAaCodf323rUamrIiMjtKvaDOVtzta_Y9Ayh8wxhBTEOyTWxoxEKt26i52iTwsSZU9Cc2sp42UodS3j3TTOI0SB6dJQCYeaoOFIiOgBfRpcoS1YU0MXH24PXng/s1333/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimoHT2opmI7rwtktQAZmGbYcII5qz1JeT79ESlZwxdctJNEsAwOzpG_Uc_VG70DVCLAaCodf323rUamrIiMjtKvaDOVtzta_Y9Ayh8wxhBTEOyTWxoxEKt26i52iTwsSZU9Cc2sp42UodS3j3TTOI0SB6dJQCYeaoOFIiOgBfRpcoS1YU0MXH24PXng/s320/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JnE1ERrRFk88xb6K7GocGLmToUVe5Cq1BJLg2FVl2CRg3Qy_lohnq7mfiq0inGirOnCFgLalbcfWd_aUbzgNxKSGa8V7rVlggRI-X_c0E6g2c56cqTAqki8R15cBzlOcXfSv1x672Dr5bd-OwwFZxm9TjDNkZUnkV1qD8IgcYZfCCVAskrUmjTRH0w/s1333/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JnE1ERrRFk88xb6K7GocGLmToUVe5Cq1BJLg2FVl2CRg3Qy_lohnq7mfiq0inGirOnCFgLalbcfWd_aUbzgNxKSGa8V7rVlggRI-X_c0E6g2c56cqTAqki8R15cBzlOcXfSv1x672Dr5bd-OwwFZxm9TjDNkZUnkV1qD8IgcYZfCCVAskrUmjTRH0w/s320/Scraps%20to%20Create%20a%20Birthday%20Card%20(3).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My mom loves purple, so I pulled all the purple things out of my bits box which wasn't much, but I found a nice mis-stamped panel which I trimmed down and some dyed tissue paper scraps and a small card that I had mopped up some blue/green/yellow inks with. I have a drawer full of white/neutral scraps that I always dip into my leftover ink puddles. I have a little box of die cut and stamped butterflies that I raided and found the crinoline butterfly and a butterfly cut from clear waste packaging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_tp7NuCS8xE0BGzVLfYR-uRyw4M_xIDXJwdDWUWc9RSSxsJJBeuKh4nMBk2Dhyj7i9w9SasDBM2dnnsATkA5n9SL52EOVk-2P1jlpt4EkgPNoiIECcsRDt0grDu7_sqGeJ5rfvHnYte1Lxg7dJR2CA140cb_2YVF46IpljR3zDtNeb3e7P7m1jH84w/s1333/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_tp7NuCS8xE0BGzVLfYR-uRyw4M_xIDXJwdDWUWc9RSSxsJJBeuKh4nMBk2Dhyj7i9w9SasDBM2dnnsATkA5n9SL52EOVk-2P1jlpt4EkgPNoiIECcsRDt0grDu7_sqGeJ5rfvHnYte1Lxg7dJR2CA140cb_2YVF46IpljR3zDtNeb3e7P7m1jH84w/w480-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The butterfly is colored with Perfect Pearls over matte medium and wrapped with an old spring. The threads were on my worktop from dyed Mummy Cloth from my last project. I started to throw them out when I was cleaning up, but decided at the last minute they may come in handy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVO0eExcvhzOpcLDhBGxLh_HfLCMSJCz11GAD1OLrOTY983LlGiCNHo7A7_zJ4Z0jPlDi9bdo54tMT2KJdB1lp8QY4I_MLBG0EDdfGcNdmhKj-EJQd5PZBzYFKOUCSwD3-sAS0Ky5Z8Sl4mbVlyoaPrf_2OQ55guh_54l9S_C-pqJYGYnWm-wkzGsuQ/s1333/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVO0eExcvhzOpcLDhBGxLh_HfLCMSJCz11GAD1OLrOTY983LlGiCNHo7A7_zJ4Z0jPlDi9bdo54tMT2KJdB1lp8QY4I_MLBG0EDdfGcNdmhKj-EJQd5PZBzYFKOUCSwD3-sAS0Ky5Z8Sl4mbVlyoaPrf_2OQ55guh_54l9S_C-pqJYGYnWm-wkzGsuQ/w480-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pS-VntIdPe0nuicZOP2YmFWtcQMveLwA1GFrtrUxYpS1r1Z9FGEeO4FbTTIFsm0KC_95buT5a9cj363lCIaqOmXT3boz4YRwss4HwXm03APwatTmGvBCvwJm6aeffi0kyFs5vuYAEF-R4RA7S6LbPLCLbbjt7GFKROoLjl20dK_7IbCQYc4wEYatHw/s1333/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pS-VntIdPe0nuicZOP2YmFWtcQMveLwA1GFrtrUxYpS1r1Z9FGEeO4FbTTIFsm0KC_95buT5a9cj363lCIaqOmXT3boz4YRwss4HwXm03APwatTmGvBCvwJm6aeffi0kyFs5vuYAEF-R4RA7S6LbPLCLbbjt7GFKROoLjl20dK_7IbCQYc4wEYatHw/w480-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The only 'new' thing on my card is the Metallic Quote. I was really pleased to see the perfectly placed word Celebrate on the poorly stamped purple background panel--serendipity! I just blended the trimmed stamped panel with Salvaged Patina ink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNAXSm7iyKkBTrjI2SDKddRrYUS2TKtV6hZpdbVrUqHBhczZsZzt6hIrYKgw_zGtzCFUP-jkLQB0MQNAN4ejtaFCoEHo2cotIQBfIsDsKbJAc_Aa7gXQkpbzI9NBzSNirm7gjZdv3mhgWBcy7-WxI9kNlMUY62-D7JLF5tBgqZIczMmLVdi_ScFD_Ng/s1112/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNAXSm7iyKkBTrjI2SDKddRrYUS2TKtV6hZpdbVrUqHBhczZsZzt6hIrYKgw_zGtzCFUP-jkLQB0MQNAN4ejtaFCoEHo2cotIQBfIsDsKbJAc_Aa7gXQkpbzI9NBzSNirm7gjZdv3mhgWBcy7-WxI9kNlMUY62-D7JLF5tBgqZIczMmLVdi_ScFD_Ng/w576-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This card took no time at all, and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out considering it was made almost 100% with stuff that would have gone into the trash (if you weren't me).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0lMR4fCuEv8jHF5IZt-ksnLT9mw9bvgxE_aX2X3nhZrSsHHhtMCXdqXA086KW2EEg18MfFYwgrW3b_fVKLEOstv79lqrqK53NNECADWJqqtqXwl-QlrPZ90mnMa9m4ogBRkgNpDwf_qHxkOX0wi7RXRn8-8vfrbjV4J4AhOhyseDxIcXEmkDl6YfCg/s1170/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0lMR4fCuEv8jHF5IZt-ksnLT9mw9bvgxE_aX2X3nhZrSsHHhtMCXdqXA086KW2EEg18MfFYwgrW3b_fVKLEOstv79lqrqK53NNECADWJqqtqXwl-QlrPZ90mnMa9m4ogBRkgNpDwf_qHxkOX0wi7RXRn8-8vfrbjV4J4AhOhyseDxIcXEmkDl6YfCg/w548-h640/Butterfly%20Card%20Made%20from%20Scraps%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I'm sharing with these challenges:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/05/reuse-upcycle-challenge.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Reuse & Upcycle Challenge</a><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27743" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Texture</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-layer-it-up-3/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Layer It Up</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-38441874794782572442022-05-17T17:36:00.002-04:002022-05-17T17:36:15.794-04:00"Collect" -- A Mixed Media Tag<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Unzq_tdI_FiJ8xN77YkwrHkz1hhuyHMgAGHImGxNpgHYbBpHHAeViD05QzJq20JNgV6FPN73guiq4ddNschyvhah7LsnC7ND_cnfFPy2IXXSB3p2GEq1GwseADFkziYwxpxlv1tTXEbK6Ubdb60mvHiT4GCh04Nwj82BaSuqApwjXlgkLCshAT8coQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Unzq_tdI_FiJ8xN77YkwrHkz1hhuyHMgAGHImGxNpgHYbBpHHAeViD05QzJq20JNgV6FPN73guiq4ddNschyvhah7LsnC7ND_cnfFPy2IXXSB3p2GEq1GwseADFkziYwxpxlv1tTXEbK6Ubdb60mvHiT4GCh04Nwj82BaSuqApwjXlgkLCshAT8coQ/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello friends and visitors! I haven't had much time to play with my crafty goodies for quite some time, but I saw the challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog was 'Sunday in the Park' this time around, and last night an idea popped into my head. So I spent a little bit of time in the Closet after work today and put those ideas into my over sized tag. Please enjoy lots of closeups with a few captions. At the end of my post I've provided a few step out photos of my process in creating the background for my favorite pair of Tim Holtz' Paper Dolls Portraits. You can click on any photo to enlarge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R5Bh_tO06KF2esUftK9RT1ecqzt1wx2__Aw7tZTrXoD9O9zW7ynfIV0bQIZBAi6YSD55QchODQGIJlfRLAoZltB1AAutctXaiA_9s-5sM5-lZh23eEiPUY1kpAHTQllMKGc2XWQqT-JFEQyu9-NDt14oAdeU80iD4_INSki6nDVZOP2bRTgn_wBs1g/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R5Bh_tO06KF2esUftK9RT1ecqzt1wx2__Aw7tZTrXoD9O9zW7ynfIV0bQIZBAi6YSD55QchODQGIJlfRLAoZltB1AAutctXaiA_9s-5sM5-lZh23eEiPUY1kpAHTQllMKGc2XWQqT-JFEQyu9-NDt14oAdeU80iD4_INSki6nDVZOP2bRTgn_wBs1g/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First let me explain the connection to Sunday in the Park. When my kiddos were little we would take a patchwork quilt my Mom made for me when I was a teenager to the park or sometimes just out in the back or front yard and have a picnic. I still have the quilt, and it is made of scraps from all different clothes I had growing up. I would point to each patch and tell a story about it to my children. These two remind me of my own children, yet they are a little too well dressed for a picnic in the backyard, don't you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08c5-kqqBI2o0XOxbcBB-r3LSSObHcNjONtFuWofsZ5U6AQ8CIlWXYqU51FaAufO74_E5bnMIk6MQudvDoaNElfHVOthLWHObSFjOpaCRH_PWSdvkt-69X9u6zoKpETff0FNPbCuf__4hIcODOyvdkDoMrDZX3U3plL_if88DS-u4Dc4SAmyqSO8MTg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08c5-kqqBI2o0XOxbcBB-r3LSSObHcNjONtFuWofsZ5U6AQ8CIlWXYqU51FaAufO74_E5bnMIk6MQudvDoaNElfHVOthLWHObSFjOpaCRH_PWSdvkt-69X9u6zoKpETff0FNPbCuf__4hIcODOyvdkDoMrDZX3U3plL_if88DS-u4Dc4SAmyqSO8MTg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to make my background look like a patchwork quilt and used ephemera from several Tim Holtz packs including Field Notes. So fitting, because while we were picnic-ing, we would search for wildflowers, bugs and anything else we could find. The all time highlight of our adventures was watching a butterfly emerge from it's cocoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNzS0Eh0j3li976-UhIKp_ik5FM5LaH_3EarUmpveWz-fUSSOs6B6co9zTVYd1KNoevb-sP0pyeJdvvOktxuoUACkRzR7KIZfna-IigPwmfQbrXxLW8rZQf5p0TVTA5_u9c9XFtWGjiGvcHiHLFqugJXrBsau6PHGOFgcIwLoYeOI2TDdkSJVso8-Qw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(14).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNzS0Eh0j3li976-UhIKp_ik5FM5LaH_3EarUmpveWz-fUSSOs6B6co9zTVYd1KNoevb-sP0pyeJdvvOktxuoUACkRzR7KIZfna-IigPwmfQbrXxLW8rZQf5p0TVTA5_u9c9XFtWGjiGvcHiHLFqugJXrBsau6PHGOFgcIwLoYeOI2TDdkSJVso8-Qw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(14).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a couple repeat photos, because some are taken in my Closet, while others are in the natural light of my dining room. I prefer the natural light; how about you? Check out the Abandoned Paper Stash scraps that offer some contrast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_NPG0sExHZG_B1PJULLA1pqVvzt61KcT-9UpBGwd_CJmT0gcmulE5tLZfXoAGSlGMjSXsAtLRkOti6yNghaC-4S8E7q5jDE8Xve7pxdMZn_0ZXqJsKgEN1DOfncIT2tU3qbeuSD4RjFYU0xJCdTAdQIhOa7QTpYCvf3VHhVKS7EE0EM6Z397arhfwA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_NPG0sExHZG_B1PJULLA1pqVvzt61KcT-9UpBGwd_CJmT0gcmulE5tLZfXoAGSlGMjSXsAtLRkOti6yNghaC-4S8E7q5jDE8Xve7pxdMZn_0ZXqJsKgEN1DOfncIT2tU3qbeuSD4RjFYU0xJCdTAdQIhOa7QTpYCvf3VHhVKS7EE0EM6Z397arhfwA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was not an accident that the fly ephemera's words lined up with the Collect ticket. We should always strive to collect knowledge in general. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEas2B7SbYZBmJYnf4JfFoN9pGtRwLL_jRGlzjfIceM6zxNBNkm_3tLN3odo8y6ndeyOibWxsN8AILk0wHk2UGYlrbjFKzJ6crBR-hw4Sc-8vfmqDzdUhPQmLHEM7epnKv0QGt7xuBwDnZsnwft-yREB4jcXhNpm-qTCBVMVDd29Jzg_Z2RSCEXf3lgA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(12).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEas2B7SbYZBmJYnf4JfFoN9pGtRwLL_jRGlzjfIceM6zxNBNkm_3tLN3odo8y6ndeyOibWxsN8AILk0wHk2UGYlrbjFKzJ6crBR-hw4Sc-8vfmqDzdUhPQmLHEM7epnKv0QGt7xuBwDnZsnwft-yREB4jcXhNpm-qTCBVMVDd29Jzg_Z2RSCEXf3lgA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(12).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the crazing on this! Simon Says Stamps says to add texture, and so chose to add crazing--tiny cracks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(This bug ephemera reminds me of a school project when my kids had to find 100 <i>different </i>insects and display them on a board with their real name and any interesting facts. We had to collect 200 bugs since both of my kids were in the same class. Our freezer was filled with them until it was time to mount them on the board. I still remember Diptera and Neuroptera.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jqlpZkiVwL3i9RjbhIvVv23jo2YMZ6ZOvroT_tKggnZR57cYx8_Jb9wC9qNkAidFfYoTkmpXhMs-VdsrDucwZF3-pxuXoKZzLoL_r2FJLELpUnSTjDZVv5Q22QFgCH2sUKEEaOeihFfv5rAaiWP7N5fP8Zoffz1l140ckmYVV3VY7TJbLyh3XxDmiA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jqlpZkiVwL3i9RjbhIvVv23jo2YMZ6ZOvroT_tKggnZR57cYx8_Jb9wC9qNkAidFfYoTkmpXhMs-VdsrDucwZF3-pxuXoKZzLoL_r2FJLELpUnSTjDZVv5Q22QFgCH2sUKEEaOeihFfv5rAaiWP7N5fP8Zoffz1l140ckmYVV3VY7TJbLyh3XxDmiA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(13).jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look over the boys left shoulder you will see tags poking out from a hidden pocket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEngedZUWe2_FYr1TZT_rc-i7DgH3RwQAmKtdxym59_M8gtU7SDfxMZQhZ4MYzrn7MkEpST33N4XlpKss7jdLQ7sKZPHwKzM-jjLFZdVuJOyuDECMcP_dH2f1N3XDLaHyfD_RhK1vUlVt_U2T-WAEZA9kWIiBGmm03CeOnCDjeuYz6IZKwuWRO_iCdKw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEngedZUWe2_FYr1TZT_rc-i7DgH3RwQAmKtdxym59_M8gtU7SDfxMZQhZ4MYzrn7MkEpST33N4XlpKss7jdLQ7sKZPHwKzM-jjLFZdVuJOyuDECMcP_dH2f1N3XDLaHyfD_RhK1vUlVt_U2T-WAEZA9kWIiBGmm03CeOnCDjeuYz6IZKwuWRO_iCdKw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREXdDo3WDFvQqR8A75cdTtGIyo9QzxN_D3gPX_FAnXuWWgc4ajBz2Xk8UcpZ2uXpt_7gbCW1-l5pehA4zJeEmyag6l3yrxXxH3eMHLQghwza695nf10Zq8FRzSsLkWg4RX5u3B6-9I33AKN9xRaZq_aeg5cPJPwPry9lXG-M3Fa3eiyEUomCPhYACOw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREXdDo3WDFvQqR8A75cdTtGIyo9QzxN_D3gPX_FAnXuWWgc4ajBz2Xk8UcpZ2uXpt_7gbCW1-l5pehA4zJeEmyag6l3yrxXxH3eMHLQghwza695nf10Zq8FRzSsLkWg4RX5u3B6-9I33AKN9xRaZq_aeg5cPJPwPry9lXG-M3Fa3eiyEUomCPhYACOw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the tags are removed, you get a glimpse of trail diagrams. When I think of parks, I think of large state parks with hiking trails, because hiking is our family's favorite collective pastime. One of our favorite local state parks has a great wooded trail that runs along the intracoastal waterway. At the end is a huge sand dune perfect for some summer skiing and the best live oaks for climbing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YU1wrlh4HUzwlNda2xCLqhTTWinDk26rR0R5yjHR4Ea0EXlQxLx5iY_UV7LHSuUjVnZWkjJZOsp51m-MpL-r-LLEpuslTrneGX_QgOEzm3v8GvAZi9na8S8WvFrIb1Tzw4ayiKHz89k8Nz9p9c_cfDq19lXcVtxgeDv1Uash43H9WyyrAdAL81pvAg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YU1wrlh4HUzwlNda2xCLqhTTWinDk26rR0R5yjHR4Ea0EXlQxLx5iY_UV7LHSuUjVnZWkjJZOsp51m-MpL-r-LLEpuslTrneGX_QgOEzm3v8GvAZi9na8S8WvFrIb1Tzw4ayiKHz89k8Nz9p9c_cfDq19lXcVtxgeDv1Uash43H9WyyrAdAL81pvAg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8-HgpulV68O8DMezcD01gHmcLgU6DgusNjvjEK4zDPo_XyQCacsnc-onug-rtLid8lABgzCidmRgXiypz6AFC3vUCV0AC7zyvhk_cPVNFPheYwNh0dt3Ysiy0IXC3KBtQZrykS8CtyjGOix3BU-vF0PCV2tT5dTTfgptzIB6T9VS51g6jOFGgEhIpg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8-HgpulV68O8DMezcD01gHmcLgU6DgusNjvjEK4zDPo_XyQCacsnc-onug-rtLid8lABgzCidmRgXiypz6AFC3vUCV0AC7zyvhk_cPVNFPheYwNh0dt3Ysiy0IXC3KBtQZrykS8CtyjGOix3BU-vF0PCV2tT5dTTfgptzIB6T9VS51g6jOFGgEhIpg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These little tags are a great way to use up smaller scraps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xKhvUx3644nk5WZeJnS5opIU_TR0YWGtnwqx4Q_5C7og0XZVjmWsrWVxr3Tx0qE8xfCqo_uin5zuNmcpCLhRArf2Kd_TPt3DoF7OceMnNAYiy8XcCmcjThLl0aGZxZjPjK11aj_H2OrBEqhmAGKpG7cnS69Pw6CwXPZyz4rPd1kiIRTdZpEe8MiXgg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(15).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xKhvUx3644nk5WZeJnS5opIU_TR0YWGtnwqx4Q_5C7og0XZVjmWsrWVxr3Tx0qE8xfCqo_uin5zuNmcpCLhRArf2Kd_TPt3DoF7OceMnNAYiy8XcCmcjThLl0aGZxZjPjK11aj_H2OrBEqhmAGKpG7cnS69Pw6CwXPZyz4rPd1kiIRTdZpEe8MiXgg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(15).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzT3Cjtio-8oF4rlu1N_8BMxqsIptg03m84CYl3sH5qaL-3Vf9_Xf-ZGHSf1fGJfZ5czC-xDQ5Iwa0V3wjcK0ZB6FZJ4b0k0DH-eld5mj0x_z4kXcK8dX48qvvz8LIc7HL_G3WgXmtvzr8m9QQ7b4nAs02vAmAYkKhm3W2jeWizY4_hF2kLb2dfxie6A/s1242/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzT3Cjtio-8oF4rlu1N_8BMxqsIptg03m84CYl3sH5qaL-3Vf9_Xf-ZGHSf1fGJfZ5czC-xDQ5Iwa0V3wjcK0ZB6FZJ4b0k0DH-eld5mj0x_z4kXcK8dX48qvvz8LIc7HL_G3WgXmtvzr8m9QQ7b4nAs02vAmAYkKhm3W2jeWizY4_hF2kLb2dfxie6A/w323-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(16).jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We can't leave the back unattended. I found the perfect scrap to use on the back, and along with a short one, was able to create another pocket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCVw34pJMFWHeRztxjtmTDIAA7zUK1L6z6-MHFqG8tUBH2jUSVZyK2kwPCaO4pcp7n1tJw5WDZo9Tg9ZFl9uNyfw51YCypKeR4KQKDOY0aOdLTxtphM64yqVFSHBIbSVffxfbdyKiY89-1rtOZFtQKDOoZ_Wh6TIyLIShw5byod2dlM5E0guXvwWBgw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCVw34pJMFWHeRztxjtmTDIAA7zUK1L6z6-MHFqG8tUBH2jUSVZyK2kwPCaO4pcp7n1tJw5WDZo9Tg9ZFl9uNyfw51YCypKeR4KQKDOY0aOdLTxtphM64yqVFSHBIbSVffxfbdyKiY89-1rtOZFtQKDOoZ_Wh6TIyLIShw5byod2dlM5E0guXvwWBgw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The graph paper scraps are great for drawing diagrams of nature's treasures found in the field. The butterfly was on a gift tag in my stash, and I fussy cut him and wrapped him around the tag. I forgot to take photos of the reverse sides of my tags, but they, too are decorated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODolX4Dwm5b1DjD_sNQdIkILzkjVDdYSeyK41CYNtB5Chd_BC1eElxuuxoGaq0DSnbxfXncjjIuXE5ywzSBH9EGgFZcsw6A9sKoQeiAx-BaXZWqwyRZM3bMIsc4xUGbevVT8rfRDslGy30eCsGzDhLpbNXKSukctA9tKLNiCGG7f5CEmnQ7RStvoe4A/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODolX4Dwm5b1DjD_sNQdIkILzkjVDdYSeyK41CYNtB5Chd_BC1eElxuuxoGaq0DSnbxfXncjjIuXE5ywzSBH9EGgFZcsw6A9sKoQeiAx-BaXZWqwyRZM3bMIsc4xUGbevVT8rfRDslGy30eCsGzDhLpbNXKSukctA9tKLNiCGG7f5CEmnQ7RStvoe4A/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was one of those ideas that popped in my head when I read TFJB challenge prompt. The park in the middle of the city on Tim Holtz old paper stash. I was surprised I found it so quickly...I guess I'm more organized than I thought I was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So if you're interested in learning how the background came together, here's the lowdown...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme8SiYqySFDGIi3VO6lReqH8wsGpakb7prp9f9hBiGEv2051f3oxPUzkBAqayMwdaiBaOI_JmExv3hBhc1Qv43nVObOxaDNm2bedwO2YF6TY_y7dL52DIWJhO-yF8AoLGlrPHImczycqLIAtPdyGCzQZnw4C3f_bbz1WNCD_JOMkbl90VYl3ooTOmFA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme8SiYqySFDGIi3VO6lReqH8wsGpakb7prp9f9hBiGEv2051f3oxPUzkBAqayMwdaiBaOI_JmExv3hBhc1Qv43nVObOxaDNm2bedwO2YF6TY_y7dL52DIWJhO-yF8AoLGlrPHImczycqLIAtPdyGCzQZnw4C3f_bbz1WNCD_JOMkbl90VYl3ooTOmFA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stamp Tim Holtz newsprint stamp in Archival ink using the stamp platform. I knew I would have some bare areas behind my patchwork ephemera/scraps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIny8T8TU7eQDCz5viWf_VndOpzqAIb4Gf0CtBrfP6dpKyEWYpA_MFcyIfh9XVRRRw7aVxYGzAGsLFfBn3nrBOqdXGqF-yWqmkkc841w0Qqt5mFazGZTGLLTbl4noS7MOkZvbCpWzu1PNAgXErRxpSX_F0gsfX6t2nM0edv7iFSZbiZejLarGYxW7nw/s1100/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIny8T8TU7eQDCz5viWf_VndOpzqAIb4Gf0CtBrfP6dpKyEWYpA_MFcyIfh9XVRRRw7aVxYGzAGsLFfBn3nrBOqdXGqF-yWqmkkc841w0Qqt5mFazGZTGLLTbl4noS7MOkZvbCpWzu1PNAgXErRxpSX_F0gsfX6t2nM0edv7iFSZbiZejLarGYxW7nw/w364-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stamped an old (real) library card pocket with green archival and another TH background stamp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTkyGjTqII0iVRvEASTrpAcogXewG8_EBO6yXbS9cSf4BIHhsGp7K-h80I74DKv8IbVsaUQshva_xf4Fu-AA7k2AuQ055SlODZa89txXOb0NJaGkMiJgDDGReQtsWgsRI0QjxNa_UTvChea22Ee8eBMnLnY8_-iGEy7q11Aok-qnH7yCMAp_E1y1_dw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTkyGjTqII0iVRvEASTrpAcogXewG8_EBO6yXbS9cSf4BIHhsGp7K-h80I74DKv8IbVsaUQshva_xf4Fu-AA7k2AuQ055SlODZa89txXOb0NJaGkMiJgDDGReQtsWgsRI0QjxNa_UTvChea22Ee8eBMnLnY8_-iGEy7q11Aok-qnH7yCMAp_E1y1_dw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I adhered my ephemera, scraps and library pocket with Distress collage medium matte. When dry, I smeared Crazing on with my fingers, emphasizing areas I knew would show on the completed tag. When that was completely dry, I smudged with Walnut Stain crayon. I scribbled with the crayon and smeared with a damp finger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRvTnqnNjHPet-Lx6KNnGrk97CTcZ_LjFNOBAUbJ2PlS0E4K5UdC7O2jxpmGO2ei5a39GYBf3_TIWfSqJGVO7Lm--MYeT5KbraOiIm-H7TdSExL6Vzrey_4oA70buNRsW-U4ckvMPMbqEP4xQ0W0UCuE9raQgqtar8-MDDnkQrDuhjshsb_bpP0yxKA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRvTnqnNjHPet-Lx6KNnGrk97CTcZ_LjFNOBAUbJ2PlS0E4K5UdC7O2jxpmGO2ei5a39GYBf3_TIWfSqJGVO7Lm--MYeT5KbraOiIm-H7TdSExL6Vzrey_4oA70buNRsW-U4ckvMPMbqEP4xQ0W0UCuE9raQgqtar8-MDDnkQrDuhjshsb_bpP0yxKA/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before adhering the ephemera, I removed the hole reinforcer and replaced it when the altering was complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfonaCrfYJogqgRMgmWwNpP-veLsHjEWX8HwM2iTZoLNcvZBFzHFxB6devCsgBSBNCe6HUutkvoSmAU5hNjrhMzvjEq7HA_BEW-ezCoBXNos12OkgGRKPZf7qBO-pzN9JCGOLi8GthuFfHJfbFlZP7mYcbY6R4mc2Orn509ja_OrjlIA4qETFTc_qTg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfonaCrfYJogqgRMgmWwNpP-veLsHjEWX8HwM2iTZoLNcvZBFzHFxB6devCsgBSBNCe6HUutkvoSmAU5hNjrhMzvjEq7HA_BEW-ezCoBXNos12OkgGRKPZf7qBO-pzN9JCGOLi8GthuFfHJfbFlZP7mYcbY6R4mc2Orn509ja_OrjlIA4qETFTc_qTg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Rangeer%20Distress%20Crazing%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">In the photo above you see where the pocket is. And below, a final look at the completed tag. That is another Sunday in the Park or rather a Tuesday afternoon in the Closet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjPsswvzmX8pQP9WXfjWd-qtvAyxm0gJ-xFH7VFPdNaHxiMgju0Ig7lwnvJZXjBR3JkTK5Zf112NzhnLipyZCifINdHty17SoAXcR-M_TsIEt5a7nmRujnb7DJFqaTN0DvENxNT0TVR4StgifOTulqwLAtatSoSnnzUu_RB8qx8j5XQ8DeJkVtojjqQ/s1518/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1a).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjPsswvzmX8pQP9WXfjWd-qtvAyxm0gJ-xFH7VFPdNaHxiMgju0Ig7lwnvJZXjBR3JkTK5Zf112NzhnLipyZCifINdHty17SoAXcR-M_TsIEt5a7nmRujnb7DJFqaTN0DvENxNT0TVR4StgifOTulqwLAtatSoSnnzUu_RB8qx8j5XQ8DeJkVtojjqQ/w422-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Mixed%20Media%20Portraits%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1a).png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I would like to share this with the following challenges:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunday-in-park.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge Sunday In The Park</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27743" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Texture</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-not-a-card-2/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Not A Card</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-51576502319231303272022-04-27T01:00:00.003-04:002022-04-28T06:52:37.646-04:00Adventure Awaits - Spring Renewal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_spqBNMox_SEIOg8lM9ChDPVBGfATDeCsB2K_h4lnxrRFGPFQDtuwinQOa26PDKagIK6i9T1mcnl3t_bYasggcA2RREB1f0g8_kbeG2deoO88pJ5q2a9fARliQOzp4G11c61BxtRSxQloy-Zm4jg45PGU_XJAdeV-67snNfpIW2Oaru0wBMDg_Feww/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_spqBNMox_SEIOg8lM9ChDPVBGfATDeCsB2K_h4lnxrRFGPFQDtuwinQOa26PDKagIK6i9T1mcnl3t_bYasggcA2RREB1f0g8_kbeG2deoO88pJ5q2a9fARliQOzp4G11c61BxtRSxQloy-Zm4jg45PGU_XJAdeV-67snNfpIW2Oaru0wBMDg_Feww/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Hello! I'm excited to be guest designing at <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-designer-sara-emily-barker.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog </a>for Lisa's "A Study in Contrasts" challenge. I chose to create a dimensional spring canvas for my contribution. Here are some closeups of my project and following those, I provide a step by step on how my background came together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1zq8i5fKptVvEIB-O5QapLgyKjiD7OdXulxr_7tqPTvw7c9kDdoeTg_RN5GwQcK_fofvUGKtzkLfN2cA0Kbwu5EB0EuZWNH0uibhdzvvOj6n7UFxO74QoXxYW5MlEuyCAcGnX0d8vKjIw8uqzRkH_nkhZR7XyztA2UfITZHwTa5rGZ3hyIYh8_PSDQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1zq8i5fKptVvEIB-O5QapLgyKjiD7OdXulxr_7tqPTvw7c9kDdoeTg_RN5GwQcK_fofvUGKtzkLfN2cA0Kbwu5EB0EuZWNH0uibhdzvvOj6n7UFxO74QoXxYW5MlEuyCAcGnX0d8vKjIw8uqzRkH_nkhZR7XyztA2UfITZHwTa5rGZ3hyIYh8_PSDQ/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoC5qli-LxuzsIFGil_IyktBpZWZAPHmCnfhEdoIxNCFdo4POLhINa_CFM-d6IsT-SES1ucXBHLn9yGIR76To--Su6q0m_yG89MijQAwFN2TPbR5LxsvcE547ueA--oJME5WSszbfa6jJTGeaOy6Lz91DHTlOlOgTr1qVask9Emwsdyw5p-XDRdS9Qg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoC5qli-LxuzsIFGil_IyktBpZWZAPHmCnfhEdoIxNCFdo4POLhINa_CFM-d6IsT-SES1ucXBHLn9yGIR76To--Su6q0m_yG89MijQAwFN2TPbR5LxsvcE547ueA--oJME5WSszbfa6jJTGeaOy6Lz91DHTlOlOgTr1qVask9Emwsdyw5p-XDRdS9Qg/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the heart of my canvas, I used a piece of thick bark I found in my yard. It's dark, rough texture contrasts with those soft fresh colorful spring flowers I handmade and had stashed for years. I think these were made using the old Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Bigz die, or it could be another die I used to have. Either way, I have so many in my drawer and it feels good to finally use them. That gorgeous stamped butterfly was also in my stash, and I just fussy cut him and edged in Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink to offer contrast to his black and white image and the neutral wood he perches on. Adding the yellow ink was also inspired by an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly I spotted yesterday while I was working in the garden--the first of the season! I used the non business end of my awl to shape him in my palm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB3Py4OKUTR9cyYtR69taJwZY70f3Davn8gPD6OJr_L2lIgGnozn6bbK44E3b87Drb9oudu-coMIgPauxsr7Yd1pOpUWPLqP9vVGfHFJvTJppqT19ujN6Jllpc0Xg1lvDg4t9kLBNXC7vkIohGTGR9dCF7kqaRFZe22jWjyubaL1J1eyGxsQgJ1qihg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB3Py4OKUTR9cyYtR69taJwZY70f3Davn8gPD6OJr_L2lIgGnozn6bbK44E3b87Drb9oudu-coMIgPauxsr7Yd1pOpUWPLqP9vVGfHFJvTJppqT19ujN6Jllpc0Xg1lvDg4t9kLBNXC7vkIohGTGR9dCF7kqaRFZe22jWjyubaL1J1eyGxsQgJ1qihg/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(9).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwje4CuXXsaOf_Kk5VEpU3xwvlRRXkJtyjIzHbY-wVGApYdB4YHRWE7EBRgR6G-6RnaJmEmeWn1GbVTIhSC-t7LXYjfZefTygJSTHVc8PJCZJ1JLAAzW6vYdGQLmQZN9Nq7BZpHPwrQDgG2x9Kx7heGobXpUfaELpSPi4-QZ_LOa9z3QUHQZ3l9w_7A/s1055/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwje4CuXXsaOf_Kk5VEpU3xwvlRRXkJtyjIzHbY-wVGApYdB4YHRWE7EBRgR6G-6RnaJmEmeWn1GbVTIhSC-t7LXYjfZefTygJSTHVc8PJCZJ1JLAAzW6vYdGQLmQZN9Nq7BZpHPwrQDgG2x9Kx7heGobXpUfaELpSPi4-QZ_LOa9z3QUHQZ3l9w_7A/w606-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_v6S4yP7a5uemjewIwmxz3KLlv440mXiS-QRWb7tXG5_JnE25iv-RTRbQM1IIvhopP9odoxz72fZsfc-I_ADVFM8BnZKpO3w0sZtrzab3CepJfgj9vbdKSXdIqUnMxafgcHyBSPQlNQ9gjApG1MhIpCImlL0MZigvcExLRb5jn3o6XhDv_6iUYBJdQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_v6S4yP7a5uemjewIwmxz3KLlv440mXiS-QRWb7tXG5_JnE25iv-RTRbQM1IIvhopP9odoxz72fZsfc-I_ADVFM8BnZKpO3w0sZtrzab3CepJfgj9vbdKSXdIqUnMxafgcHyBSPQlNQ9gjApG1MhIpCImlL0MZigvcExLRb5jn3o6XhDv_6iUYBJdQ/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In keeping with the challenge theme, behind the floral display you see black geometric numbers on the left and the colorful natural design of the birds nest on the opposing side. The brightly colored foliage unfurls over and around the black, grey and brown decaying leaves and wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV44npxJr7NXGbd9fmXJvNGoP1gIxNvicVcDzwkBmJGjTBb_02wEITC7OyL0gxNmYRt2fiD84CujHKTIkUG-aFFyNuIsO88SDPrE9V8Uz_co4ndBlXerpLPOoltZofHhVRs5X5ad2Z6DMKWRBrXSDLxUrZJHjAn92P5emqjMDYGtB4mW_UEXst8juGw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV44npxJr7NXGbd9fmXJvNGoP1gIxNvicVcDzwkBmJGjTBb_02wEITC7OyL0gxNmYRt2fiD84CujHKTIkUG-aFFyNuIsO88SDPrE9V8Uz_co4ndBlXerpLPOoltZofHhVRs5X5ad2Z6DMKWRBrXSDLxUrZJHjAn92P5emqjMDYGtB4mW_UEXst8juGw/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHfZlV4TNQLX-Y7z6SgPqqQKgklbTT8InIA9xSwTa6rjFUDkcrR2oG0AXK3XUdMcYUiurKx7YU6qGrHrpTkULjX2Ev-CYKwxY_8HPmQ7f5zBgzNJM8ZJESOMAtANDxZGlubeibnndUM6biZhsvIl43Hh88qwHbxCAEhNx5D_vpteZikZEuSGUcbQNsA/s1209/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHfZlV4TNQLX-Y7z6SgPqqQKgklbTT8InIA9xSwTa6rjFUDkcrR2oG0AXK3XUdMcYUiurKx7YU6qGrHrpTkULjX2Ev-CYKwxY_8HPmQ7f5zBgzNJM8ZJESOMAtANDxZGlubeibnndUM6biZhsvIl43Hh88qwHbxCAEhNx5D_vpteZikZEuSGUcbQNsA/w530-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(8).jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfN5bPxexLRjgGb9sLBCmXMNmokCCV41vykalN1RtY8lUqVCiXyKS9OqrAgGtNjjNwuC1b7IXgSAHK8JsKeO_iwnbG1RADMUoPyGqPtG2kbwCEaB9lHGqGUbKemzAidAagKmAOAGSrwrIkdxDDSIddEOPsKg9hSHGRol7O2pzIqWfDcAG0-W5qWkS2Q/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfN5bPxexLRjgGb9sLBCmXMNmokCCV41vykalN1RtY8lUqVCiXyKS9OqrAgGtNjjNwuC1b7IXgSAHK8JsKeO_iwnbG1RADMUoPyGqPtG2kbwCEaB9lHGqGUbKemzAidAagKmAOAGSrwrIkdxDDSIddEOPsKg9hSHGRol7O2pzIqWfDcAG0-W5qWkS2Q/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UfS4UpW9l_lRya7iLFAT5VYNVMnGYGEu7iN2PJy1dyAPyFEF8Xu57wwhfKuh7MvGe9lqS47cjcLtR0T6Rx9axaIg76qa3RzK7rNcgKE4Rd9FuXyxZ8oi0EVI5uOHpuwGoq1aywG_WxtWcnpviE84QYjRRws1Fh_zGiIeKzCWTZ3WPyNIxZFjaOgSaA/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UfS4UpW9l_lRya7iLFAT5VYNVMnGYGEu7iN2PJy1dyAPyFEF8Xu57wwhfKuh7MvGe9lqS47cjcLtR0T6Rx9axaIg76qa3RzK7rNcgKE4Rd9FuXyxZ8oi0EVI5uOHpuwGoq1aywG_WxtWcnpviE84QYjRRws1Fh_zGiIeKzCWTZ3WPyNIxZFjaOgSaA/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(10).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I die cut the leaves from inky scraps in my stash with Tim Holtz Leaf Fragments. And to differ from the dried rotted leaves, I die cut some other foliage and inked them with Twisted Citron spray stain. I used Bigz L Large Stems (closed leaf at the top) and Skeleton Leaves Thinlits (open leaf design at the bottom). There's also a couple of those long thin stems from the Wildflower Stems #1 set. They remind me of pussy willows. I had the black and bright green smaller foliage pieces in my stash and tucked them in at the last minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Quote Chip embossed with Broken China Embossing Glaze and blended with Squeezed Lemonade ink completes my canvas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So let's get started with the how-to: (click on any photo to enlarge)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXgYsLR3tS_rrlwkg8LadrI0KkQS6SdCRKz2eChey3Xu4B5UYxOMXNnQMFxPRZw2LsjUoJfob5uzsKhQv-4-3sHv-mxd6PgV3GDFhOxRBMTzj-rEOdZb7JBE3Wj74QI3VdnYaKxktCKmXO6h8POdsR0hWsEJFk-ehT5W3y1PTIVG4DFzovY-maGSlqg/s4032/IMG_7111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXgYsLR3tS_rrlwkg8LadrI0KkQS6SdCRKz2eChey3Xu4B5UYxOMXNnQMFxPRZw2LsjUoJfob5uzsKhQv-4-3sHv-mxd6PgV3GDFhOxRBMTzj-rEOdZb7JBE3Wj74QI3VdnYaKxktCKmXO6h8POdsR0hWsEJFk-ehT5W3y1PTIVG4DFzovY-maGSlqg/w300-h400/IMG_7111.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADqM5JQXvjDDdYBBImrTIiwELMg-fl83lkAJnLifE1iJVhjk6FmvNo_ucieYOLRejFeY5F2J7ZHm-dpovEYzGZhdFBnmf5WOci5N19cOs6pDBCR7PzVlmRYGchx2xjQxAsTEB1t84DJ7QauoIDmGY07VqnDx5lwFaDX968OEeZX6Q27K2vcpQ17lufw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADqM5JQXvjDDdYBBImrTIiwELMg-fl83lkAJnLifE1iJVhjk6FmvNo_ucieYOLRejFeY5F2J7ZHm-dpovEYzGZhdFBnmf5WOci5N19cOs6pDBCR7PzVlmRYGchx2xjQxAsTEB1t84DJ7QauoIDmGY07VqnDx5lwFaDX968OEeZX6Q27K2vcpQ17lufw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I start with a primed canvas, and adhere Tim Holtz Ideaology Collage Wrap with Distress Collage Medium. The best way to get just the prints you want is to outline them with a paint brush wet with water, and then gently pull the pieces apart. This eliminates the harsh edges. I've chosen two contrasting black and white prints; one is an organic design, and the other is an inanimate design. I filled in some areas with colored scraps to offer contrast to the black and white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-7y6TgXpbzAldmeExTbifPQsUW_a_WE-zxH671rkPPtj4CzvTqqA7H9jVWkwM-CSQhuEPmTl7Qo0Eyj5ipa8x57f89w4qRwCkwipoKr5YlDLO-k4sbW3n2_Gl2_7RV4fR3MDeAymmN_E5wDWE_3UBmTro93BSJVOHbj_noTiBZGjTwnUyrsbu1vW6A/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-7y6TgXpbzAldmeExTbifPQsUW_a_WE-zxH671rkPPtj4CzvTqqA7H9jVWkwM-CSQhuEPmTl7Qo0Eyj5ipa8x57f89w4qRwCkwipoKr5YlDLO-k4sbW3n2_Gl2_7RV4fR3MDeAymmN_E5wDWE_3UBmTro93BSJVOHbj_noTiBZGjTwnUyrsbu1vW6A/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>When the papers are in place, and the glue dried, I trim excess with scissors and sand the edges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWVapiriNuasPgJd3C9NB6vyGi9vcC1Q2Y5G4aZJyRZNGrw0qmWMr0yxdZ1SAJmHS0HWSunndqDlDZzJ6JhR_ApDiFGsRjN60g9gB_IpIQmt01FOJYg3Mvr3_jit46SVAEw25Aalar4Vlqx5LK0FRAAlYFVC4j_lZsrvuIVCXhoDazFpP6Y8gAi-54Q/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWVapiriNuasPgJd3C9NB6vyGi9vcC1Q2Y5G4aZJyRZNGrw0qmWMr0yxdZ1SAJmHS0HWSunndqDlDZzJ6JhR_ApDiFGsRjN60g9gB_IpIQmt01FOJYg3Mvr3_jit46SVAEw25Aalar4Vlqx5LK0FRAAlYFVC4j_lZsrvuIVCXhoDazFpP6Y8gAi-54Q/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I give it a wash of watered down Speckled Egg paint, removing the paint from the colored areas with a damp paper towel. You can see I came back in later and added another scrap of colored collage wrap to the bottom right corner to provide balance to the colorful robin at the top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfbTedM4BbXlPvJeXaQ5MskaBudPYadKioqHSVmLN3IDsy7hlVkk9tKJa12cLDPnTbwW9DY-W7obtvltJ16kjwqbGqPOT62Q3-NTgZ4QLY7vLjulJttu-Z0a5p_grKc5TOlebyJ7oKs4MWHiNhO2NLQ0prqGQJW6F92x0L_D3n4JdsRI0C8P_zZBHFg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfbTedM4BbXlPvJeXaQ5MskaBudPYadKioqHSVmLN3IDsy7hlVkk9tKJa12cLDPnTbwW9DY-W7obtvltJ16kjwqbGqPOT62Q3-NTgZ4QLY7vLjulJttu-Z0a5p_grKc5TOlebyJ7oKs4MWHiNhO2NLQ0prqGQJW6F92x0L_D3n4JdsRI0C8P_zZBHFg/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9b7UaEOB3jJB8-AxheMaHEETxmtMMBJuj16TF-FNx97tovt-ci5_csi3P7MFX8ckt3FKgW49Yex4vaPRGnkTFUL-frvCCLyiRuGzj9jSY65Q3G-2o-ws0uGa1K1BrFgOZBjXlOHWECFfoX7gkG9R5oilKbelrd6LhBhEU0NyWDVnklIa_FLgT0op2Q/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9b7UaEOB3jJB8-AxheMaHEETxmtMMBJuj16TF-FNx97tovt-ci5_csi3P7MFX8ckt3FKgW49Yex4vaPRGnkTFUL-frvCCLyiRuGzj9jSY65Q3G-2o-ws0uGa1K1BrFgOZBjXlOHWECFfoX7gkG9R5oilKbelrd6LhBhEU0NyWDVnklIa_FLgT0op2Q/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(6).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkOryrJZy4CxclZWOMujgB0VHO8HzCK0lsaEMEsCBR_GJOIGS61G33LaqrRjQl7j6_GQPIoF1MrwRlH2G7G_mtLag1TLQ0TyETXkU9UVUVQ2P5xVYLHgedz8TsDn1sNyZ-e9gUdZpAO-_jyN39VQDm-2rKKBGvJfyUU6POlT1CWfsqEzz5kn55l2TVw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkOryrJZy4CxclZWOMujgB0VHO8HzCK0lsaEMEsCBR_GJOIGS61G33LaqrRjQl7j6_GQPIoF1MrwRlH2G7G_mtLag1TLQ0TyETXkU9UVUVQ2P5xVYLHgedz8TsDn1sNyZ-e9gUdZpAO-_jyN39VQDm-2rKKBGvJfyUU6POlT1CWfsqEzz5kn55l2TVw/w300-h400/Tim%20Holtz%20Distress%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Background%20Tutorial%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(7).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>To complete my canvas base, I apply Distress Crackle paste through a couple of stencils-one graceful and flowy, the other geometric and linear for contrast. I used TCW's Mini Labyrinth and Tim Holtz Flourish stencils. After the paste was dry and crackled, I applied Walnut Stain crayon with my finger to the cracked areas, rubbing it into the cracks to define them further. I also smeared some of the crayon randomly around the edges. I find it easiest to work this way by scribbling the crayon onto my craft mat and spritzing a little bit of water separately. I dip my finger into the water to moisten it and then into the scribbled crayon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-6aLpGHfhq02g8jU5A4Jfhvy1MsNzmyRdD2hi7l5RWtwqLwFH1LunME5Re9DeRBYFMgmeZNAXdMELcklpKO5D-3rEXiGioZmUKQfXiRVzoSSmewaCFsx_LefS9lOdkTx17XKffS3ZUt341_cQLlVGe1mWaP8i10Au8GUD0-AKhtSxYyLVKs0SSDm_g/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-6aLpGHfhq02g8jU5A4Jfhvy1MsNzmyRdD2hi7l5RWtwqLwFH1LunME5Re9DeRBYFMgmeZNAXdMELcklpKO5D-3rEXiGioZmUKQfXiRVzoSSmewaCFsx_LefS9lOdkTx17XKffS3ZUt341_cQLlVGe1mWaP8i10Au8GUD0-AKhtSxYyLVKs0SSDm_g/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20%20Ideaology%20Mixed%20Media%20Spring%20Canvas%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(11).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks for hanging in there with me! I hope you enjoyed my spring renewal canvas. Thanks, again, to the ladies over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog for having me join them as their Guest Designer this week! Hugs! Sara Emily</p><p style="text-align: left;">I would like to include my canvas in the following challenges:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27068" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Wild and Wonderful</a> Wild about Wonderful Nature!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-94/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-2022-spring-is-coming.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges April 2022 - Spring is Coming</a> (it's here!)<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-24003021269859765572022-04-10T18:28:00.001-04:002022-04-10T18:28:29.597-04:00Hopping Down the Bunny Trail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6_PWEAyK0xDP92VuN21rgDRYR8lLh5wDZvaLVEKHaiyiY_IXhs3Xr124AAASQq24w8Bz0Y4tH21aSchzgZ7JKvCuEZmmpypCnZcqczZX9t0bITgvIA9_EPzkOlCdmry2ziDe3ligZSHqjEslMgL7lEjZ8gf4zoZltGWeN4AQQ0EYnFwtEA1KDvFzEw/s1122/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20Bunny%20Hop%20Wildflowers%20Easter%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6_PWEAyK0xDP92VuN21rgDRYR8lLh5wDZvaLVEKHaiyiY_IXhs3Xr124AAASQq24w8Bz0Y4tH21aSchzgZ7JKvCuEZmmpypCnZcqczZX9t0bITgvIA9_EPzkOlCdmry2ziDe3ligZSHqjEslMgL7lEjZ8gf4zoZltGWeN4AQQ0EYnFwtEA1KDvFzEw/w570-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20Bunny%20Hop%20Wildflowers%20Easter%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello again, (spring) peeps! There's nothing like spring sunshine and spring flowers to bring out the creative juice! I pulled this old background from the depths of my stash to back some pretty flowers and a bunny hopping down the bunny trail. I can't tell you much about how I created this, but it's just a the back off an old greeting card that I recycled. I think I was experimenting with some Perfect Pearls mixed with a clear medium (perhaps collage medium) over an ink blended surface, but I wouldn't swear to it. I more recently blended it with Walnut stain. I wish I knew what I did, because I would like to make another. The embossing folder is an old one, too, from Lifestyle Crafts (?), more than likely picked up at a yard sale at some point. Just gorgeous shimmer when tipped to the sunlight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DX142pffBkCDAhgx75BninJNzy2RRDeKze0RGzcgPPvZIJIj64G742PjCnplepphHYArUpKHTNksEUjKxNq-KtpE95pjr-kFrpbGm1yrob2o-4rLHzMJiCOJDB8EshThYuDuJmF8oHgXeBg43xENzCDqr4pMi2p8oWFczeDzjI0gpSyyk0vKJRTcsg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20Bunny%20Hop%20Wildflowers%20Easter%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DX142pffBkCDAhgx75BninJNzy2RRDeKze0RGzcgPPvZIJIj64G742PjCnplepphHYArUpKHTNksEUjKxNq-KtpE95pjr-kFrpbGm1yrob2o-4rLHzMJiCOJDB8EshThYuDuJmF8oHgXeBg43xENzCDqr4pMi2p8oWFczeDzjI0gpSyyk0vKJRTcsg/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%20Bunny%20Hop%20Wildflowers%20Easter%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tim Holtz Wildflowers (die cut with sets #1 and #2) are painted with Distress Oxides and the bunny's ( Tim's Bunny Hop) tail is a Christmas pom pom cut in half. So easy, but oh, so cute! I'd like to share this with...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog April Showers Bring May Flowers</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27061" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Easter/Spring</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-2022-spring-is-coming.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges April 2022 - Spring is Coming</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right now I've got to go try and recreate this background. Crafty hugs! Sara Emily</div><br /> <p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-42120536334676916852022-04-07T22:37:00.002-04:002022-04-07T22:37:51.853-04:00Spring is in the Air<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_qP_exk1khrjOGRWedQR_-k4lbvqsmrioj0GcDM52nkGgzBTJcCTCFpYC8UJcwEOSvwaKETV2ubk7pRap-WocsdEAQux0vXVc9fJdtMU3PDtlWof_fuUIGfecZjz_b-AkRvT0agVJgZa6Gfiuxi8z4vBrbT3ysztrSPNnVVIqmPKj12CnkxbH2DBbQ/s1162/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_qP_exk1khrjOGRWedQR_-k4lbvqsmrioj0GcDM52nkGgzBTJcCTCFpYC8UJcwEOSvwaKETV2ubk7pRap-WocsdEAQux0vXVc9fJdtMU3PDtlWof_fuUIGfecZjz_b-AkRvT0agVJgZa6Gfiuxi8z4vBrbT3ysztrSPNnVVIqmPKj12CnkxbH2DBbQ/w550-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello! Yay! Spring has finally sprung! The flower garden is really filling in with perennials, and the birds are chasing each other around. Who doesn't love the rich green and bright colors of springtime?! To mark the season, I've made a brightly colored simple card to share with some of my favorite challenges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghng8vsG4p1Xv_FOVuTEN9f0voIePnL_vDtn-qvU6dqVv9eblfHzvPdrYE3X6Owe2UNfoccaRU9D86L0npEOP76m6ZuyyYNRUmps62_3CVbhB9GxLlPNbfRwj02j2v3-Ya2iL2xbcB6e_gDu964Lkp64kPJ8mlc405PvyK-jH2E3hYPW8v8PEGDXLVA/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghng8vsG4p1Xv_FOVuTEN9f0voIePnL_vDtn-qvU6dqVv9eblfHzvPdrYE3X6Owe2UNfoccaRU9D86L0npEOP76m6ZuyyYNRUmps62_3CVbhB9GxLlPNbfRwj02j2v3-Ya2iL2xbcB6e_gDu964Lkp64kPJ8mlc405PvyK-jH2E3hYPW8v8PEGDXLVA/w640-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stamped the background with some old stamps from my stash on water color paper. Spritz the paper with water, ink the stamp and watch the pretty watery effects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_dSzUw0Hp-fXvSJzoYE48dB5W890VBiYv6F9I3Wj39aTWVrKKC0COufVpFqswJKGM3WDl9EyED-p4GkYimAXvHzAdWYusc6rvZkY8cPkHbyuB9BFYDQ1phh9KPHjP0W4EYOoLL1Q0gbwNdlvNFhGQNKGbqYVl9J2alF4JrVA0UR_bJZitq8VVMgbBQ/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_dSzUw0Hp-fXvSJzoYE48dB5W890VBiYv6F9I3Wj39aTWVrKKC0COufVpFqswJKGM3WDl9EyED-p4GkYimAXvHzAdWYusc6rvZkY8cPkHbyuB9BFYDQ1phh9KPHjP0W4EYOoLL1Q0gbwNdlvNFhGQNKGbqYVl9J2alF4JrVA0UR_bJZitq8VVMgbBQ/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had some hot pink sprayed scraps in my stash, and cut a Wildflower Stem #2 and a Funky Floral #3 from them. I sprayed a second water color paper scrap with Twisted Citron Distress Spray Stain. I cut the Wildflower Stems ( also #2) from the center of the card and used the rest as a mat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPXfVyBn2bVfE8KYeNAfxJw5abhcD9CBEy0vmFBafPZSF_8r4qt6Svqh5Jk3QUYyvGyqZCpaVp7Em7WGIuv2_ehmBp-6yypBnisZPCnEEn876tE6lsOgGavVYuJ_BPbNaKi_NT9Osginha_SQkM_WLfHeE4W4qlvXdeNpCZio5cOatokK2j2yF93P2g/s1000/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPXfVyBn2bVfE8KYeNAfxJw5abhcD9CBEy0vmFBafPZSF_8r4qt6Svqh5Jk3QUYyvGyqZCpaVp7Em7WGIuv2_ehmBp-6yypBnisZPCnEEn876tE6lsOgGavVYuJ_BPbNaKi_NT9Osginha_SQkM_WLfHeE4W4qlvXdeNpCZio5cOatokK2j2yF93P2g/w640-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the center of my brilliant inky garden is the Specimen butterfly heat embossed on vellum and fussy cut. I glued the body down and the tips of the gently shaped wings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh7TId5TNsAtSaiwnY7yukuGuAjFIz6nX4nNUbCBURgiCKxS5tmqw93iTbaqVNW2QeP3fv18Mav3IdK3OLOUMC7FQZGE3ORMx3WKHXfKCKfASNz490L5UYQNhDPtEEwuXZRomLI9PBIWenT2U2PSQmUBpYKKCcBJvcoB6twTKD3soxiyCqGmU2Ag9Bw/s1223/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh7TId5TNsAtSaiwnY7yukuGuAjFIz6nX4nNUbCBURgiCKxS5tmqw93iTbaqVNW2QeP3fv18Mav3IdK3OLOUMC7FQZGE3ORMx3WKHXfKCKfASNz490L5UYQNhDPtEEwuXZRomLI9PBIWenT2U2PSQmUBpYKKCcBJvcoB6twTKD3soxiyCqGmU2Ag9Bw/w524-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Stampers%20Anonymous%20Specimen%20Spring%20Card%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope it's bright, sunny and warm in your neck of the woods! Hugs! Sara Emily</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm happy to share with these challenges:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html" target="_blank"> The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog where </a><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html" target="_blank">April</a> <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html" target="_blank">Showers Bring May Flowers</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27061" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Easter/Spring</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-2022-spring-is-coming.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges April 2022 - Spring is Coming</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-68785370895342624172022-03-30T22:36:00.001-04:002022-03-30T22:38:23.877-04:00Grungy Tag<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs5ZkZ73_8Cfjq0vcEE4kEZYyuDHg1S1QrikB-BMlhWB1PTXDnzYGMyTAHibBf4pcr4DWQ0Dxh127PmVRiobjwuMTu1F-aGdBGwTa48_jqKq1pTFQ1j0W1VtUyYcFE2gq0pXGNQHzbmfdCbOQQRvJt-T-WRquY4tlGPYqfiVy7BaKdoDBl-MCZY-q5A/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1a).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs5ZkZ73_8Cfjq0vcEE4kEZYyuDHg1S1QrikB-BMlhWB1PTXDnzYGMyTAHibBf4pcr4DWQ0Dxh127PmVRiobjwuMTu1F-aGdBGwTa48_jqKq1pTFQ1j0W1VtUyYcFE2gq0pXGNQHzbmfdCbOQQRvJt-T-WRquY4tlGPYqfiVy7BaKdoDBl-MCZY-q5A/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1a).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello! I'm so happy you stopped by! I have a super grungy tag to share with you today for Teri's Industrial Grunge challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog. I was in my happy place making this and got to use up a lot of leftover bits and pieces from my 'grungy bits' box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxcGCjFKHLg6k3gglG4X5RD_tw7IgGDCSyT9jap7iEwBi96Waadv_u6PS916BaGLDTwiee0iURJ7P6P5eCKtZRh2Cjoz1oASjprlq-ec897DcuVx4pfVEBk0JAmMBEHxPOGowXHuxgZPLXZb9W0Q-RPV5uhoOuDKO8-Y9zENM7_d90olinrOaGlIEiw/s1236/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxcGCjFKHLg6k3gglG4X5RD_tw7IgGDCSyT9jap7iEwBi96Waadv_u6PS916BaGLDTwiee0iURJ7P6P5eCKtZRh2Cjoz1oASjprlq-ec897DcuVx4pfVEBk0JAmMBEHxPOGowXHuxgZPLXZb9W0Q-RPV5uhoOuDKO8-Y9zENM7_d90olinrOaGlIEiw/w518-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(2).jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with a black tag and embossed it with Mechanics 3D embossing folder. I smeared it with Prima's Metallique Rich Copper, Charcoal Black and Patina Green Matte Waxes. I embossed with Emerald Creek's Hammered Metal and Chunky Rust and Patina Oxide Baked Texture powders using smears of Prima Matallique Light Patina Paint to hold the powders in place. Finally I dripped with rust paint. These colors and powders were also used in various combinations along with Pitch Black Impasto paint on Tim Holtz gear, Scroll and Seth Apter die cuts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyYUCo0IIBVh70Tx5XOmfW6-WtO0JWqQwPvRKEtL4J8UVVpXMcnaMIUg2lxoMLD4UgTGhPhlmk0NCcZmYqHBIS8ZMJvCy7TK_WL36Nu5Qy-KbdKIv7h_b7F06oVYmTfQp_UoQvwWegyfdXbblOnC4D-iJq-uvPT60nTssUd2_EPz6VKqNW2XZgXsKyw/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyYUCo0IIBVh70Tx5XOmfW6-WtO0JWqQwPvRKEtL4J8UVVpXMcnaMIUg2lxoMLD4UgTGhPhlmk0NCcZmYqHBIS8ZMJvCy7TK_WL36Nu5Qy-KbdKIv7h_b7F06oVYmTfQp_UoQvwWegyfdXbblOnC4D-iJq-uvPT60nTssUd2_EPz6VKqNW2XZgXsKyw/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(3).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gentleman's photo from the Found Relatives pack got lots of age and grungy goodness from Distress Crazing and crayons and some watery rust paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-IZsdhFfSeuxkir9otX1RPMT5TG9dYQ3rAzp196s-pFxjYkKznCQpLf_rTd4g4zWpfaNnXowQ8jEnMeZjCZ_7OFohcfxa10j-FwSot7UNH-DDJyEsf6IVT5S6ssBG9ys-t0VuGota8mxl9PyGZ-Cj6mXWleIuSO7znZ2dASqAVAZoq1PGxLRAcIrqg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-IZsdhFfSeuxkir9otX1RPMT5TG9dYQ3rAzp196s-pFxjYkKznCQpLf_rTd4g4zWpfaNnXowQ8jEnMeZjCZ_7OFohcfxa10j-FwSot7UNH-DDJyEsf6IVT5S6ssBG9ys-t0VuGota8mxl9PyGZ-Cj6mXWleIuSO7znZ2dASqAVAZoq1PGxLRAcIrqg/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A Crochet die cut piece and other paper bits were in my stash, unused leftovers from previous projects. The tag was actually recycled from a grungy project I made years ago. That's a recycled button from an old shirt on there and there's a piece of an old shoe string tying it off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsrjJlf7Vm78GxGCvmIStN1We4NLjH7pjnPgFqrUB-8PkgM_3YoIrK1lkEt8Ly3zzncKHPTN7tVb9geosCuObPXHmf-HBjTGXJoBA--hMjdFZXRtJOpb_QftJT7wbaF5hWST9UHt1h6iHwMXKBm8kQGDd2s8cktqSCQ0b9sSZiGuZXtq43RD6ZPB3pg/s1333/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsrjJlf7Vm78GxGCvmIStN1We4NLjH7pjnPgFqrUB-8PkgM_3YoIrK1lkEt8Ly3zzncKHPTN7tVb9geosCuObPXHmf-HBjTGXJoBA--hMjdFZXRtJOpb_QftJT7wbaF5hWST9UHt1h6iHwMXKBm8kQGDd2s8cktqSCQ0b9sSZiGuZXtq43RD6ZPB3pg/w480-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(5).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An altered wooden gear and a twist of recycled rusty wire finish off my fun tag. It was a good time getting grubby and dirty with paper and paint instead of in the garden for a change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_zVL5n7lhzOBHeiIbN4vVd0BBHngBzyoVZW8tTATuu13LY5cl9sq7AXewLW09b8ZG2ejJc90PA6hBbkdDPg8bkIh8fQt17xJ4gILH1AMQU5hmtR0wSMEtWbVWIdqtP7IdUcaj0gz2ABQQUiG3sZ6DRYvte9cUtPBTx1lr2Nn0cjNerGzDXNNrA2LLw/s1355/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_zVL5n7lhzOBHeiIbN4vVd0BBHngBzyoVZW8tTATuu13LY5cl9sq7AXewLW09b8ZG2ejJc90PA6hBbkdDPg8bkIh8fQt17xJ4gILH1AMQU5hmtR0wSMEtWbVWIdqtP7IdUcaj0gz2ABQQUiG3sZ6DRYvte9cUtPBTx1lr2Nn0cjNerGzDXNNrA2LLw/w472-h640/Tim%20Holtz%20Sizzix%203D%20Embossing%20Ultra%20Grunge%20Tag%20by%20Sara%20Emily%20Barker%20(1).jpg" width="472" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm happy to share with these challenges;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/03/industrial-grunge.html" target="_blank">Industrial Grunge </a>challenge at <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/03/industrial-grunge.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blo</a>g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27058" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Recycle</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-93/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much! Sara Emily</div><br /><p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-13806620990391278852022-03-12T09:23:00.000-05:002022-03-12T09:23:27.751-05:00CAS Sympathy Card<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJP5l9UhbnqxL2ih59VFJHSAm4vM8XmSEKslWp6mLfEvfS2dgC92Wik5OM5A4g-DFaiTp--6AdoQr71YbMaYjqVz5QA3SQyo7hvBNC_JlB2tBw5MzvgkfyWnaBOKXBlWR7piHmtLVMKAjlb3XYTiFSh-4fhBcvW84AuZfbQDNP5tfRWLsad7agDpXD6Q=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJP5l9UhbnqxL2ih59VFJHSAm4vM8XmSEKslWp6mLfEvfS2dgC92Wik5OM5A4g-DFaiTp--6AdoQr71YbMaYjqVz5QA3SQyo7hvBNC_JlB2tBw5MzvgkfyWnaBOKXBlWR7piHmtLVMKAjlb3XYTiFSh-4fhBcvW84AuZfbQDNP5tfRWLsad7agDpXD6Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello, again! I had the sad need for a sympathy card a while back for an unexpected loss of a young extended family member. I think this was the biggest struggle to make--sympathy cards are always the hardest for me, but when it is combined with a sudden loss of one so young, it's almost impossible. I think you can understand why I haven't posted it yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmzgYnK7fVr6j95JcmnfuUmqRfzDmbKqHpufLceIvn86QMKQtVbtEYz11YWVnKoPLF4n0B1hhzUKyJ72Y2uI6_Yp42PN35yrJDGNCDnSb36kzOgS-TODvmSf9eJjJFuNj5GV7TWb-7Lo3sABTbt-dgLygwCLPqmgXLmvtAHE9r9CFqaMUAsJOfgCC0Q=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmzgYnK7fVr6j95JcmnfuUmqRfzDmbKqHpufLceIvn86QMKQtVbtEYz11YWVnKoPLF4n0B1hhzUKyJ72Y2uI6_Yp42PN35yrJDGNCDnSb36kzOgS-TODvmSf9eJjJFuNj5GV7TWb-7Lo3sABTbt-dgLygwCLPqmgXLmvtAHE9r9CFqaMUAsJOfgCC0Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CAS design does not come easy for me; neither does ink blending or restraint with paint splatters. So here's a four in one 'struggle' card, so fitting for Suzz's <i> Rather Blustery Day </i>challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog. Thanks so much for taking the time to look! Hugs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also sharing with these challenges:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/03/rather-blustery-day.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Rather Blustery Day </a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27051" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Add Some Green</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-bit-o-green-3/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Bit O’ Green</a><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-36575567214080014742022-03-08T15:07:00.001-05:002022-03-08T16:26:53.261-05:00She Was a Lucky Woman<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOSUXb69KHaz6x0Sxm8bC2vc0Sbr-WAEprXZ_XHdvjYbYH8yAcdgQ_04hegeVJAu9UkMrDPB1TvayFmCxM4c8DVjPIRzVKYSN3WZBXF9lLn-Z34VYE85CtZSyftlaSO5XV1tPeVTDZINtfErXA8stpkYWyk7O58rPQLGQLVqIQwBMlIwx-LqvzKiAYgQ=s1469" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOSUXb69KHaz6x0Sxm8bC2vc0Sbr-WAEprXZ_XHdvjYbYH8yAcdgQ_04hegeVJAu9UkMrDPB1TvayFmCxM4c8DVjPIRzVKYSN3WZBXF9lLn-Z34VYE85CtZSyftlaSO5XV1tPeVTDZINtfErXA8stpkYWyk7O58rPQLGQLVqIQwBMlIwx-LqvzKiAYgQ=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello! It's been a while since I've been able to play with my craft supplies, but I really wanted to play along in the Mixed Media challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog, since my crafty love is mixed media. Laura says to create "a mixed media piece about or for someone or something you love". I made this tag to celebrate "us" on St. Patrick's day, including some green for the challenge at Simon Says Stamp. The colors remind me of the season's changing colors from dull browns with pops of rich greens as the trees unfurl their new leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibLJv5Tfl6PR4q3-atxsjkMuJUyySWKHEybb8l-XAmTpHTyaTQygM__5g7qRjlQEkbrtbKXl8lNWvOYmJU7rozWSnLh0xH6Uxfy79Xv_BRfd1f0NlXRo6eekOBWJLycvi8E5D9FzjlgpQ5a_uBLT4UfRBelndar4g27QQItHfwtQVMTT8aA08c3lXc-A=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibLJv5Tfl6PR4q3-atxsjkMuJUyySWKHEybb8l-XAmTpHTyaTQygM__5g7qRjlQEkbrtbKXl8lNWvOYmJU7rozWSnLh0xH6Uxfy79Xv_BRfd1f0NlXRo6eekOBWJLycvi8E5D9FzjlgpQ5a_uBLT4UfRBelndar4g27QQItHfwtQVMTT8aA08c3lXc-A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tim Holtz' clock stencil and crackle paste (love!) add texture to the background. I removed the stencil and when the paste is dry, added color with watery paint: Fossilized Amber, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. I replaced the stencil and applied Resist spray. When that was dry, I added the green: Mowed Lawn Oxide spray and Rustic Wilderness spray stain. The paper doll (I love Tim's paper dolls) is colored with these same green colors in inks. The ribbon was tied onto the little gift pack Linda includes in her orders, and I just added some gold paint to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6TUyjPF9K7KHVIfUBQYrwew1LG_Fb9Fu-ANfm5QrwOAqSpcId8ZW3gasrAHYDUseTEnx4TX8CY9xIG3nR_Fv_fPA3YKmKrbe-yLmcahLssxUj9gzU9M9Hkx0Qi8oWeefRCDK2qO4k6BIKHCr4S43AkEolyxqTLvPI2l8S7v-cQ8C7Wt4i4uCj4YVc7g=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6TUyjPF9K7KHVIfUBQYrwew1LG_Fb9Fu-ANfm5QrwOAqSpcId8ZW3gasrAHYDUseTEnx4TX8CY9xIG3nR_Fv_fPA3YKmKrbe-yLmcahLssxUj9gzU9M9Hkx0Qi8oWeefRCDK2qO4k6BIKHCr4S43AkEolyxqTLvPI2l8S7v-cQ8C7Wt4i4uCj4YVc7g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Splotches of metallic gold/silver are added with Aged Taupe embossing enamel. I just swipe a bit of liquid from the embossing dabber with my finger on the tag/clover and sprinkle with the powder and heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidDF4-8pAcUPhDNNWOB3xJ7HbaH-V9J_2rkpqd3yUpIoaVZYY4m5_HKRrtGN0KvbCXCL4DBxN_IL59-F5MEA7IH6T8-es4W3ECHnyPHg86i83tfMeiAMAE7MAwiMtY-q-6-F5G1927IprXdr_iy1rbSEA0YLr2ZSllgbXzhuGaSCYdz3WCaOIm_GeMBQ=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidDF4-8pAcUPhDNNWOB3xJ7HbaH-V9J_2rkpqd3yUpIoaVZYY4m5_HKRrtGN0KvbCXCL4DBxN_IL59-F5MEA7IH6T8-es4W3ECHnyPHg86i83tfMeiAMAE7MAwiMtY-q-6-F5G1927IprXdr_iy1rbSEA0YLr2ZSllgbXzhuGaSCYdz3WCaOIm_GeMBQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shamrocks are cut and embossed with Lucky Love Impresslit from paper colored with a combination of Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness inks, sprays and Oxide spray, then edged with Vintage Photo ink. I altered part of a Halloween Quote Chip with Rustic Wilderness embossing glaze and a bit of the embossing enamel and paired it with a Clippings Sticker to tell the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>That's all for me today! It was fun to finally create again, and I'm happy to share the outcome with you and these challenges: </span><span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog <a href="https://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/02/for-love-of-mixed-media.html" target="_blank">For the Love of Mixed Media</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=27051" target="_blank">Add Some Green</a></span> Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-add-a-die-cut-2/">Add A Die Cut</a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-52045361546333162392022-02-05T17:02:00.002-05:002022-02-05T17:02:30.930-05:00With Love<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN02UA4_ZK7t66zfGjMVTJp31S7dU6uxUjOt-cX1oxVlcEscYKt0MKfXj5S8MQpqPbLYkHHuo48TjM2GIOqjR7ZXv6HEuOxjnPgxFxJW7Ayvtlin3-5u6M5eO14ErBM9u4CxhKRzTdpBk0oj2BbahThrR7yfF1r1iB9e8pW0LIFKRRMFjw2OmG9TV_iA=s1261" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN02UA4_ZK7t66zfGjMVTJp31S7dU6uxUjOt-cX1oxVlcEscYKt0MKfXj5S8MQpqPbLYkHHuo48TjM2GIOqjR7ZXv6HEuOxjnPgxFxJW7Ayvtlin3-5u6M5eO14ErBM9u4CxhKRzTdpBk0oj2BbahThrR7yfF1r1iB9e8pW0LIFKRRMFjw2OmG9TV_iA=w508-h640" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome friends! I can't believe Valentine's Day is just over a week away! I took the opportunity to make a special card for my Mom yesterday featuring Tim Holtz' Lucky Love Impresslit. I bought it last year after seeing it on <a href="https://debi-adams.com/2021/01/a-valentines-card-using-tim-holtz-lucky-love-3-d-impresslits-cut-emboss-folder/" target="_blank">Debi Adam's Valentine's Day card </a>and never got a chance to use it. If you hop over to Debi's blog, you can see I was strongly influenced by her lovely gold penned details on her hearts and flowers, but you'll see I went about it a different way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlbLbnsKefcEVLP4YA_7hefWNoIXB9GdfPcLg4V-TXtMQf_A8F3Cao0aFD_z15an1uF1EO0i26nh2WbQ3MJOUJs6GcvLhYqgwrJhYPlmIvQo3L4uXnUcbqJkQCxIDz024Zu8ZoMEFB4rSVlcNMyzTim9bLcWWn5-J0d8EhH4U3TVw-fdKU2tVPVTu-sg=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlbLbnsKefcEVLP4YA_7hefWNoIXB9GdfPcLg4V-TXtMQf_A8F3Cao0aFD_z15an1uF1EO0i26nh2WbQ3MJOUJs6GcvLhYqgwrJhYPlmIvQo3L4uXnUcbqJkQCxIDz024Zu8ZoMEFB4rSVlcNMyzTim9bLcWWn5-J0d8EhH4U3TVw-fdKU2tVPVTu-sg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLIwpyn2ZKMTwZKRqKg0IcKKFhFSJCmwogqPtw_wrQkqGmOKFzAcDxFG5FXDuFzSj4AwNCe2ks6HAMlu61TW_YumiGD9XsouKs5-e4RhJGbTpMiY6q7bWC48op_NGlyf5JO6sIW1bLTWk8kyJ-t4GLBvShsE6islzX1zlHHumNVtU5m-9rR_sf18LFYQ=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLIwpyn2ZKMTwZKRqKg0IcKKFhFSJCmwogqPtw_wrQkqGmOKFzAcDxFG5FXDuFzSj4AwNCe2ks6HAMlu61TW_YumiGD9XsouKs5-e4RhJGbTpMiY6q7bWC48op_NGlyf5JO6sIW1bLTWk8kyJ-t4GLBvShsE6islzX1zlHHumNVtU5m-9rR_sf18LFYQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I actually started with my background, and drew colors and details from that. I started by inking the Floral Outlines stamps with Kitsch Flamingo and Mowed Lawn inks and stamping randomly on a scrap. I've never used these stamps before, either, and often times I'll try them out on junk piece of paper before using the 'good stuff'. But after awhile I was committed and never did use the Mixed Media Heavy stock that was sitting there waiting for me. After drying the outlines, I colored them with corresponding Distress paints and a water brush. I also added some Mustard Seed inspired by the roses on the birthday card my Mom sent me (shown below). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitOfm8Es_uPnWEEYCRzbhxMtNxzuUMNgGsxDBCD46ZWCK7pYZnQfHiHcG1MTPNABNTFQaFkLr1nxyM7I0KSlEPHDiidbuvTsXF0zaTnJ5k_zGsXppq0wbCW8DMx2pUc7u-QWhuvbKRP3UFjjE0rXr7JbhC7osfMy_GoX1b-PH9_XaB9steArFrpRbXUw=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitOfm8Es_uPnWEEYCRzbhxMtNxzuUMNgGsxDBCD46ZWCK7pYZnQfHiHcG1MTPNABNTFQaFkLr1nxyM7I0KSlEPHDiidbuvTsXF0zaTnJ5k_zGsXppq0wbCW8DMx2pUc7u-QWhuvbKRP3UFjjE0rXr7JbhC7osfMy_GoX1b-PH9_XaB9steArFrpRbXUw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the paint was dry, I blended with more Mowed Lawn and Antique Linen inks. Finally, I used a splatter brush and splattered with Picket Fence and Mowed Lawn paints. I'm pretty certain this would have turned out far better had I used the Heavystock as planned--next time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOvMYeJmqfGPpKPAYe0lfampDy82hN89U7ALy109iivlB_J0WrAwXoknCA-piqy_VKDEyxtSo0yGF96lyjJTwDg8HPA4WbtQU565V51JNkANW8ftRB7qAR2vjp7vMqXTHqz5pIVlbUv5FXgSrNEZLngztPAiZ_jp1t8c1WxzfB2gRsS--BU-0nKiLMYA=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOvMYeJmqfGPpKPAYe0lfampDy82hN89U7ALy109iivlB_J0WrAwXoknCA-piqy_VKDEyxtSo0yGF96lyjJTwDg8HPA4WbtQU565V51JNkANW8ftRB7qAR2vjp7vMqXTHqz5pIVlbUv5FXgSrNEZLngztPAiZ_jp1t8c1WxzfB2gRsS--BU-0nKiLMYA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I wanted to bring in some texture, and chose the Intertwine 3D Texture Fade. I smeared areas of the black side of the folder with Antique Linen paint and embossed the panel. I was not impressed with my results, so decided to highlight the weave texture with gold embossing. I pressed my finger on the Distress Embossing Dabber applicator and swiped the liquid on random raised areas around the corners of the panel, sprinkled with Princess Gold powder and heated to melt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVL0431EPc1rc99AILT-ICm4NNmOCMAuIcmiapZ0VUIwNnZJnqdPC_u2QmhKPAiHNbBjshkniTxbHrODImh_D4PDaRgG6ElyA9t3LVKHzaEFdxTy4GX-tsUdnRNARi8mjZW5OGxWiaCkOosA9P2FoZK73j3gnelaMJTmiVzfpqqm5cBLE6BHFzixCu4g=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVL0431EPc1rc99AILT-ICm4NNmOCMAuIcmiapZ0VUIwNnZJnqdPC_u2QmhKPAiHNbBjshkniTxbHrODImh_D4PDaRgG6ElyA9t3LVKHzaEFdxTy4GX-tsUdnRNARi8mjZW5OGxWiaCkOosA9P2FoZK73j3gnelaMJTmiVzfpqqm5cBLE6BHFzixCu4g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTn9wIKxP-lfQ8ssMoCCV1dtVLnAnF5Z_jxzmeIyqiT0ByY91ACiAZ-5pKJ_KTeAK4pS1pSSIAyuVVLzQBZ0hTKIDZVXeRmC24Po68LEW1rjvwAwo02a0erzRTtKBtLn7xuadbHXDGu3Mf4FEWGzoGC586lmAEuUGOfJJWhqoUt0BgVNGmm1fR5xswBA=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTn9wIKxP-lfQ8ssMoCCV1dtVLnAnF5Z_jxzmeIyqiT0ByY91ACiAZ-5pKJ_KTeAK4pS1pSSIAyuVVLzQBZ0hTKIDZVXeRmC24Po68LEW1rjvwAwo02a0erzRTtKBtLn7xuadbHXDGu3Mf4FEWGzoGC586lmAEuUGOfJJWhqoUt0BgVNGmm1fR5xswBA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's one of those backgrounds I really didn't mind covering up, so I used lots of flowers and foliage die cuts using the Colorize Bloom set, lace from the Crochet set and of course, those beautiful embossed hearts. I used my Distress embossing pen and more Princess Gold to detail the tiny flowers and the edges of the hearts. I blended the heart with Kitsch Flamingo Oxide ink and dropped watery ink into the embossed flower centers. The die cut flowers that remind me of pussy willows were blended with Mowed Lawn ink, Lucky Clover and Kitsch Flamingo oxides, and I embossed the very tips with more of the gold. The foliage is blended with Mowed Lawn ink and Lucky Clover oxide. The hearts and parts of the flowers and foliage are popped up with foam adhesive to add dimension.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPc4AlX88vFpyNV9pAY3hxSCRpsHa3QFo73BjSR4uzqMoCm1M-4VJI2481poh_rwhAHJY0R1AW0I5U3_9EfmauYW-g3gLXVkjxa69KV8cY8BLVDjaSoRMrlxSL6qK35AecqoPLR5Iggxim5w7bR2jhbEq9R6zCHJwuEhJkaFGXGua-HFVJOuxdNKuxwg=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPc4AlX88vFpyNV9pAY3hxSCRpsHa3QFo73BjSR4uzqMoCm1M-4VJI2481poh_rwhAHJY0R1AW0I5U3_9EfmauYW-g3gLXVkjxa69KV8cY8BLVDjaSoRMrlxSL6qK35AecqoPLR5Iggxim5w7bR2jhbEq9R6zCHJwuEhJkaFGXGua-HFVJOuxdNKuxwg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To finish the card, I chose an old sentiment from my stash and heat embossed it on a scrap, tore the ends and blended with the green ink that was left on my blending tool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn842MaVIZsozVyLgsTtZ6nln26jqee7HUZK0TsF-nf1Za8nTBjdKW50nsFluCrJEX9VaurGC3Maqe268yy4HF0ty9DHFyVitaeEfgLTTUgAFG7ZOgsW1SyPJA43e9JZ2zSkPLk5oV0SbBbxP1vhuyYrlH2dKOttzRg0JGSjuIymczaIS9z4RQAbcafw=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn842MaVIZsozVyLgsTtZ6nln26jqee7HUZK0TsF-nf1Za8nTBjdKW50nsFluCrJEX9VaurGC3Maqe268yy4HF0ty9DHFyVitaeEfgLTTUgAFG7ZOgsW1SyPJA43e9JZ2zSkPLk5oV0SbBbxP1vhuyYrlH2dKOttzRg0JGSjuIymczaIS9z4RQAbcafw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ordinarily, I would have started over on the background, but I'm not completely dissatisfied with the end product, and I know my Mom will be focused on the pretty hearts and flowers! Big hugs! Sara Emily</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had these challenges in mind as I was making my card and appreciate the opportunity to play along: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-2022-hearts-and-flowers.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges February 2022 - Hearts AND Flowers</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=26541" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Use An Embossing Folder</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-with-love-2/">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday With Love</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-33007546845856778762022-01-28T22:14:00.000-05:002022-01-28T22:14:03.904-05:00It's All Fun and Games 'Til...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqmDYYG-8znBiQwqb32rgOVxp8N0Ropux4ZQ2EyKkc0BR54RohcfmpouLKhBlqsS4UtOTzxrVZSpXIOSkEeQ7Jx0iPaMWWJ26wYZjSkJ2MoljEZhHAX4arQt1H2hbS7IdWDidq-U0wSMyZazWbqQhPw1e-l9DZZReMTSruwJb7HmsXFCezo_0e-aoDiQ=s1161" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqmDYYG-8znBiQwqb32rgOVxp8N0Ropux4ZQ2EyKkc0BR54RohcfmpouLKhBlqsS4UtOTzxrVZSpXIOSkEeQ7Jx0iPaMWWJ26wYZjSkJ2MoljEZhHAX4arQt1H2hbS7IdWDidq-U0wSMyZazWbqQhPw1e-l9DZZReMTSruwJb7HmsXFCezo_0e-aoDiQ=w552-h640" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello, again! I'm so excited to have a play with my Snarky Christmas cats, since they didn't get any use at Christmas this year. I hope you'll read on to see how this came together or at least scroll through for the closeups.</div><p> I lightly blended card for the back panel with Chipped Sapphire and inked the snowflake from Holiday Things with the same, spritzed the inked stamp with water and made random first, second and third generation impressions. I over-stamped the darker, first generation impressions with Versamark embossing ink and embossed with Emerald Creek Fractured Ice powder. This panel is matted with black card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgB7HLy9v6wvFj_lkrXz2zzdIUD8Lu5sjiIurvfAl9d5f4bwvkJoyHMtwDvyJUBFNewvKK-vqr_IG0VoD8p8xcSueuB5TZDoMFta8-8uSKTEk7MGVfgP1aQxAuBUnBY7r4ioYPnI0yE816Q-aOcK04VjOYuWC3LIZtPkYtWt20jKvni4ouKizgJkPYOg=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgB7HLy9v6wvFj_lkrXz2zzdIUD8Lu5sjiIurvfAl9d5f4bwvkJoyHMtwDvyJUBFNewvKK-vqr_IG0VoD8p8xcSueuB5TZDoMFta8-8uSKTEk7MGVfgP1aQxAuBUnBY7r4ioYPnI0yE816Q-aOcK04VjOYuWC3LIZtPkYtWt20jKvni4ouKizgJkPYOg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I die cut a Stitched Oval and embossed with the Flurry stamp from Flurry & Pine using Emerald Creek Soft Fallen Snow and Eileen Hull's White Wonder Molten Dimensions powders. I blended with blue and brown inks and splashed with water; dried. I edged in Black Soot Archival. This kinda looks like the wintry mix we got last weekend that left everything coated with about 1/2 inch of ice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3bl2MDNpXoPDA-MBrQWwRfFSzerQ-Z_8FKJB9lGZmbQK5YUB8E3IkmMO3GgMl2EHXlNmMUlLfec1sma5e5z93TdtVJp7vu8uQ86D_0r52SdqFLaZ7fyP4Lkyu0Z3AGIBTFTO8QxvwtWQ-IJBZYBBj0EoOj6ilZFKzqaMRQGQmdlkFi3bGVNGT-25USw=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3bl2MDNpXoPDA-MBrQWwRfFSzerQ-Z_8FKJB9lGZmbQK5YUB8E3IkmMO3GgMl2EHXlNmMUlLfec1sma5e5z93TdtVJp7vu8uQ86D_0r52SdqFLaZ7fyP4Lkyu0Z3AGIBTFTO8QxvwtWQ-IJBZYBBj0EoOj6ilZFKzqaMRQGQmdlkFi3bGVNGT-25USw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> I inked the sledding cat from Snarky Christmas and fussy cut. He is popped up on dimensional foam adhesive. I colored him with distress inks: Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Brushed Corduroy. His eyes each got a squirt of Glossy Accents. I embossed the runners with Fractured Ice powder. I added "snow" under and around the sled runners using Translucent Grit Paste sprinkled with dimensional embossing powder. When the paste dried, I blasted it with my heat tool to get that white fluffy "snow".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzZVsuSoFzZJRCVF6cGEEUNlfmQwvnvNBh-LZ1LttQnTfbZbS15lbR7N4rtav5yj5E1MhhUx48QstApEc7YEwfZxoidm8xs9SYiDanSwv6ttLfrTIkkOqRL9pRTdd19SCcDqo2f5hww13_Gqc2jrTMxEwpAJgBeNStEL76kbx0Ez3LFZFV3PclS1L5Ug=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzZVsuSoFzZJRCVF6cGEEUNlfmQwvnvNBh-LZ1LttQnTfbZbS15lbR7N4rtav5yj5E1MhhUx48QstApEc7YEwfZxoidm8xs9SYiDanSwv6ttLfrTIkkOqRL9pRTdd19SCcDqo2f5hww13_Gqc2jrTMxEwpAJgBeNStEL76kbx0Ez3LFZFV3PclS1L5Ug=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I cut two snowflakes using the Snowflakes 3D Impresslit from a heavy wavy textured translucent paper thicker than vellum (I think this was from a candy box) and dipped them in watery blue ink.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM_i8ldbyA03_97LF7AnlykdIJvkUrp4GnMVl7OxfPYhP8QEn8MuCZvUt4S2YSKi9rWTvj8zCUMayu9GTsjE07u3nXL92aTbphKoDbzI4CFjr_rk6d7sIN5do7blN_DAW2aIOMhj1kLVEScoU5w1PNEdZmv5X7ufGYCXaQccUjpYxG9f_DQgZK-3NgAg=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM_i8ldbyA03_97LF7AnlykdIJvkUrp4GnMVl7OxfPYhP8QEn8MuCZvUt4S2YSKi9rWTvj8zCUMayu9GTsjE07u3nXL92aTbphKoDbzI4CFjr_rk6d7sIN5do7blN_DAW2aIOMhj1kLVEScoU5w1PNEdZmv5X7ufGYCXaQccUjpYxG9f_DQgZK-3NgAg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ-1HfMKTAwQYk_I1LdDkcpmm8zOU5e4Q7t5Yd-ZZ1e56MsNAu47t-hH_RdhtW7VkVLyOpAa7WK2YRqIC9aS7SL_7aWJ0FANJaMvLwS7dze2HrKQ2T_a3cyt7hdN9lSOf2gF4jqGQOVm8oJLMOLtiL7HjiAZvai6kwMcyMLUURYlrJmzSEHof4XGyiMg=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ-1HfMKTAwQYk_I1LdDkcpmm8zOU5e4Q7t5Yd-ZZ1e56MsNAu47t-hH_RdhtW7VkVLyOpAa7WK2YRqIC9aS7SL_7aWJ0FANJaMvLwS7dze2HrKQ2T_a3cyt7hdN9lSOf2gF4jqGQOVm8oJLMOLtiL7HjiAZvai6kwMcyMLUURYlrJmzSEHof4XGyiMg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The sentiment is a shortened version of one in the Snarky Christmas set stamped in Chipped Sapphire. I just taped off the part of the quote I didn't want, inked it and removed the tape. This card is for my daughter, inspired by a mishap she had while sledding last weekend in some rare southern icy snow. She had a little crash and burn while avoiding another sledder. She didn't get hurt, but the sled did, and her party ended for the day. Oh, well, it's all fun and games 'til...</p><p>Thanks for stopping by! I need to go dust off <i>my</i> sled, because we will be getting snow flurries in the morning. Woohoo! Hugs! Sara Emily</p><p>I'd be honored to share this in some of my favorite challenges: <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/01/icy-and-cold.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog</a> <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/01/icy-and-cold.html" target="_blank">Icy and Cold</a>; a good excuse to break out my Snarky Cats for <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=26539" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Furry Friends</a>; added some sparkle and shine for <a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/01/january-2022-your-year-to-sparkle-shine.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges January 2022 - Your Year To Sparkle & Shine</a>; and who doesn't love a good Anything Goes?: <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-91/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes</a>.</p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-20298908027404424902022-01-19T16:42:00.000-05:002022-01-19T16:42:11.133-05:00Feathered Friend Birthday Card<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDfG5oTEOrOfC2nW0r-ekLOm3eCHuAyWr-rzjEexaev3ftoAtDz7O5_cy5Vwa8NRaWgAmsaf3wu4mQkZ4eYorb9u4cuctY46933TskY2JyR12_sHYL0YW0Rj4J9RTfYM8NR4BgR97G82nX02gTA-do0xNOslkTqihYv7RPqrQLKn1O6_Lzqtw0U7_TxA=s1158" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDfG5oTEOrOfC2nW0r-ekLOm3eCHuAyWr-rzjEexaev3ftoAtDz7O5_cy5Vwa8NRaWgAmsaf3wu4mQkZ4eYorb9u4cuctY46933TskY2JyR12_sHYL0YW0Rj4J9RTfYM8NR4BgR97G82nX02gTA-do0xNOslkTqihYv7RPqrQLKn1O6_Lzqtw0U7_TxA=w552-h640" width="552" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hello and welcome! I made this birthday card for a good friend who is turning 60 and might need a little giggle. I thought this fit right into The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog's challenge 'Out With the Old, In with the New!', because I took one of my <b>old </b>card designs and made it into something <b>new</b>. Below is my 'old' design. I also used lots of my <b>old</b> products and tools, but in conjunction with my <b>NEW</b> FULL SIZED glass media mat. I was excited to get the larger media mat as a Christmas gift from my son, having spent the last year or so working on the smaller travel version. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfvt6JnIkE0wis25o1a9ey07nJgJsUidOoFjKeH22k_XJxSekRUDdTErtv6692g2Tt1cgeps58TfGCTcjg4Am7bcC4vQUjsKqrYp6ECa5nzVWg-hlCyW8qalx38vN0Ew5HHHZkEUO1ijanY3O9VbS4UxPPUCLX_zPcBB6kFMQpcXDAkreZ-ziWCrUm7A=s748" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfvt6JnIkE0wis25o1a9ey07nJgJsUidOoFjKeH22k_XJxSekRUDdTErtv6692g2Tt1cgeps58TfGCTcjg4Am7bcC4vQUjsKqrYp6ECa5nzVWg-hlCyW8qalx38vN0Ew5HHHZkEUO1ijanY3O9VbS4UxPPUCLX_zPcBB6kFMQpcXDAkreZ-ziWCrUm7A=w514-h640" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see I went a little lighter this time, but followed my original card design. Since my friend loves birds, I just switched out the butterfly with a Feathered Friend. Sometimes new ideas just aren't as forthcoming as they need to be when you're under pressure. My friend's birthday always seems to sneak up on me, because it's right after Christmas. It's not like I forget her birthday; I forget that it takes a week to mail something across town.</div><p>First, I die cut the Feathered Friends bird from black and white card stock. I colored with Oxide inks--Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive and Forest Moss, dried and assembled.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9egnckTgZkLZY-HgVMBFDjo-S9EJnMtGioUEnVcXjQ9uOr5Bq_FwG6eRwtu6fwI3Gfj3Q6WXJ9G0Zc8x-8x1Vcr7eW7mQDrmmEXfI8-IbCNWptcQWgqjBYpG66sDJjsFAUgdkUWkxrHwH5K9ER_y8pAbLLBO3lggljHegzv218t1Mu8wJYITqCue23Q=s1208" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9egnckTgZkLZY-HgVMBFDjo-S9EJnMtGioUEnVcXjQ9uOr5Bq_FwG6eRwtu6fwI3Gfj3Q6WXJ9G0Zc8x-8x1Vcr7eW7mQDrmmEXfI8-IbCNWptcQWgqjBYpG66sDJjsFAUgdkUWkxrHwH5K9ER_y8pAbLLBO3lggljHegzv218t1Mu8wJYITqCue23Q=w530-h640" width="530" /></a></div><p>The background is created by smooshing Oxide inks (Iced Spruce, Fossilized Amber and Broken China) onto the mat portion of my <b>NEW</b> glass media mat and misting with water until little beads of color form. Just dip the card in, and dry, repeat until you are pleased with the result. I did the same with the circle die cut from my stash. </p><p>I glued the Flowery die cut to the background and wrapped with a dyed ribbon from the gift bag that Linda includes with her orders from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg50-KQ_waXEiu6PciILVid6Nf4Gn9IMvUBoefMhfshYdvrNWswPDer9T3D4PCBBnWKKIvcM3J65YMa3DQfVzez6o_m3O110ogeFqu4gtq9KfEiEEOr8Co80e65ctEhwmmjtU-iNRKMusDuN9p9wRimyaqgC7CVI2dC8TMv7rqAu3AeuAEQ58FSwSECw=s1288" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg50-KQ_waXEiu6PciILVid6Nf4Gn9IMvUBoefMhfshYdvrNWswPDer9T3D4PCBBnWKKIvcM3J65YMa3DQfVzez6o_m3O110ogeFqu4gtq9KfEiEEOr8Co80e65ctEhwmmjtU-iNRKMusDuN9p9wRimyaqgC7CVI2dC8TMv7rqAu3AeuAEQ58FSwSECw=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><p>I chose an Occasions Small Talk sticker and embossed with Broken China Distress Glazing powder. A bow already tied from another gift from The Funkie Junkie Boutique finishes the card. Such an easy project, and just what I needed to slowly stretch my creative wings after a nice long break over Christmas and the New Year. Here's hoping your New Year is starting off happy and healthy! Hugs! Sara Emily</p><p>Of course, I am happy to be sharing this with <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2022/01/out-with-old-in-with-new.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge, Out With the Old, In with the New!</a> and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=26535" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday, Insects/Birds</a>.</p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-23389729800808516152021-12-13T13:03:00.001-05:002021-12-13T13:06:41.440-05:00Wishing You Joy Card Set<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1gJ-5mZtJJlnAb9W47ZUGv42gTWoZx1B4SvNyP72BHuOYz5yamy_YOUwIa1m72qgU99-ZHUXanitZae0s7wA9EWxG-TLTiBfJo7uPRS0qlTSnsZ0I05NZ8AH35nNJRm5LE8QSIeQUzQXha9hvF-p-ym-uZMXW0x_kySgYV_QCjdFyln5BbdmhxQj6uw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1gJ-5mZtJJlnAb9W47ZUGv42gTWoZx1B4SvNyP72BHuOYz5yamy_YOUwIa1m72qgU99-ZHUXanitZae0s7wA9EWxG-TLTiBfJo7uPRS0qlTSnsZ0I05NZ8AH35nNJRm5LE8QSIeQUzQXha9hvF-p-ym-uZMXW0x_kySgYV_QCjdFyln5BbdmhxQj6uw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm back again today with another set of Christmas cards rolled off the Closet's assembly line! I just had to purchase Tim Holtz' Winter Watercolor 2 set after seeing <a href="http://tatterednestdesigns.com/in-the-air-theres-a-feeling-of-christmas/" target="_blank">Stacy Hutchinson's gorgeous cards</a>, and I was inspired to make very similar cards. I urge you to visit <a href="http://tatterednestdesigns.com/blog/" target="_blank">her blog</a>, if you haven't already, and be prepared to be INSPIRED!! While I loved her gold embossed Christmas phrase on vellum, I wanted to give my cards a little different look--less traditional; more playful. I had one of these joy tags in blue in my box of leftover bits, and decided the bauble would be just perfect. Don't you love it when you can mix the old and new together? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitALhfeN_ugkAS5zKgkVWeV10GV_1M6iVVKqWqbsQvdSDyLgrz9c5BX6tcTllk42dBIeGO2SQgCUvUqCpYkP54dL7s3wIwh2TewB0bytjMee7Mx4pzNJVrr-1DVbviy_LDbyJt1XruJtqs3J6KKH8RGJNjJAEI3zpYJpCneZH_yJ4h5GX2podH42TZLA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitALhfeN_ugkAS5zKgkVWeV10GV_1M6iVVKqWqbsQvdSDyLgrz9c5BX6tcTllk42dBIeGO2SQgCUvUqCpYkP54dL7s3wIwh2TewB0bytjMee7Mx4pzNJVrr-1DVbviy_LDbyJt1XruJtqs3J6KKH8RGJNjJAEI3zpYJpCneZH_yJ4h5GX2podH42TZLA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The baubles are die cut using Christmas Circle Words (Tim Holtz) and scraps of sanded Metallic Kraft Stock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiE9TGRFz3Ck5OqVuynUuUeMiYE_Y7f-f67jWGtTXOSN679foDRewuMgbG73jqQK-Bo3lWOwQgrOg8FI4lgSK6-eHmj2CMGcl851-ZvcL9lxtCWl3yT70qgyUGqO4xPYjgcrYZj7REvlPSLWsVKxOOwpB7oab23yAF6_iYxvQV8ICS_mRUYsluBEJs8w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiE9TGRFz3Ck5OqVuynUuUeMiYE_Y7f-f67jWGtTXOSN679foDRewuMgbG73jqQK-Bo3lWOwQgrOg8FI4lgSK6-eHmj2CMGcl851-ZvcL9lxtCWl3yT70qgyUGqO4xPYjgcrYZj7REvlPSLWsVKxOOwpB7oab23yAF6_iYxvQV8ICS_mRUYsluBEJs8w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Some of these cards are oriented in landscape and others in portrait. I've added 'wishing you' embossed in Princess Gold to some of them when there wasn't too much texture in the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguqU-h2UQH11Y0mxeLzYu0cD6wJh0DTOlByVEGjP1QDZjKsYpd97cRCTTuBnPIM1FOHPomt23gjeSsihqfYEWrpzxLX5Ff-5n-6-MZCb89UFMF0f2rZwxXaQqSNfJpNkaC-HkQ6HD1oVWJWEDIeh5-o1-ui46GroVsosUyY8hJZZF5g43_uvEF_YJZYQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguqU-h2UQH11Y0mxeLzYu0cD6wJh0DTOlByVEGjP1QDZjKsYpd97cRCTTuBnPIM1FOHPomt23gjeSsihqfYEWrpzxLX5Ff-5n-6-MZCb89UFMF0f2rZwxXaQqSNfJpNkaC-HkQ6HD1oVWJWEDIeh5-o1-ui46GroVsosUyY8hJZZF5g43_uvEF_YJZYQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">But others had a snowstorm in the background rather than flurries, so I opted to just hang the Christmas ball. Stacy used Opaque Grit paste dusted with Distress Glitter for her flurries, but I only had the translucent grit paste. So I whipped up a batch of my own snow, making use of what I had on hand. Another simple pleasure of making--trying to come up with new 'products' when you don't have the real deal. Happy crafting! I'm off to finish up with my cards, and perhaps then we will decorate the tree. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing these in the following challenges:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/12/yuletide-delights.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Challenge Blog 'Yuletide Delights'</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-christmas-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenge December 'Christmas Anything Goes'</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=26041" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Cold As Ice</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-cold-as-ice/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cold As Ice</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-5948086531348069522021-12-11T10:06:00.000-05:002021-12-11T10:06:50.760-05:00Winter Watercolor at Christmastime Vintage Card Trio<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ3AVlba196oQFP4agoaNm8xw7ErdoAaCe4xrxNxOrvWDusylrIBRw5v6MktRIfem_aCmeS2f0fL_Y7WCoQ9HXOKFFlDfIErBLc_QgBL-Y0Ut9T25l6Yu5lKuB-Q6aWkYI_NmyyytRmUt2JQsY2Vhfq8ubolMfs8N14uRi38Mh0Y4tnpwc1UrmWdsZWA=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ3AVlba196oQFP4agoaNm8xw7ErdoAaCe4xrxNxOrvWDusylrIBRw5v6MktRIfem_aCmeS2f0fL_Y7WCoQ9HXOKFFlDfIErBLc_QgBL-Y0Ut9T25l6Yu5lKuB-Q6aWkYI_NmyyytRmUt2JQsY2Vhfq8ubolMfs8N14uRi38Mh0Y4tnpwc1UrmWdsZWA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello! I love anything vintage and especially at Christmas, older things just make me smile. Like my 80's flocked bird ornaments and Tim Holtz Christmastime greeting stamps embossed in gold. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Making flat cards is such a challenge to me, but more important than ever as our postage costs have soared. I had to resist adding the charming embellishments and will save those for the hand delivered cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDez35Fmh4EfncLeOtg_r1EanxjvhFy2joiCgjlFI-BRoB6rhQ6tNTOlFdhQ6dgCNu_Mx1kcACvhT4L4p5u4YSbEe9l7gvgNyOx8IsnV9wIj_TVLzI0Aph0llZnH9Q3f9bckjf0hbzeHxnv6Dx07mAbzEmMBOiCXSBDRPrawOzPfRFTh_0-1ZyoeQa-g=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDez35Fmh4EfncLeOtg_r1EanxjvhFy2joiCgjlFI-BRoB6rhQ6tNTOlFdhQ6dgCNu_Mx1kcACvhT4L4p5u4YSbEe9l7gvgNyOx8IsnV9wIj_TVLzI0Aph0llZnH9Q3f9bckjf0hbzeHxnv6Dx07mAbzEmMBOiCXSBDRPrawOzPfRFTh_0-1ZyoeQa-g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I saw the images in Tim's Winter Watercolor set, I knew I had to pair them with the vintage greetings on some rare-to-me CAS cards. This one's super simple, without a contrasting border. Hopefully the stitching helps to frame the gorgeous watery greenery and berries. I had to consider the size of my envelopes, and didn't want to trim off any of the watercolor goodness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUtr-PbkxWN2k-663ahFsQ54dxmXbmUGK7hoOKoIgA0NEKv-GR9dtB4CfD0aCGcihI1agZgn20Nid1Jl2Rh-LXw786CAE7SH6UmEGdTqD5Wv1xpgaOsZnLH-kXjwA7xcTCRZifo-5rPS3RItonTqOfiNiPL4H7ch89FCSLJDPEkYqGXTeHc35ErhkryQ=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUtr-PbkxWN2k-663ahFsQ54dxmXbmUGK7hoOKoIgA0NEKv-GR9dtB4CfD0aCGcihI1agZgn20Nid1Jl2Rh-LXw786CAE7SH6UmEGdTqD5Wv1xpgaOsZnLH-kXjwA7xcTCRZifo-5rPS3RItonTqOfiNiPL4H7ch89FCSLJDPEkYqGXTeHc35ErhkryQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I loved this one even before I added the tiny die cut berries. Splatters of gold Distress paint on these two cards give a bit more of a vintage vibe. After trimming it down to size, I embossed the edges very subtly in gold before layering on white card, then on plaid paper from an old Tim Holtz Christmas stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz0k_ptmWpRSXQZ-99KuPbzycozP-UtNubN3IadDP99lyWQ7DiNj2J3x0GGbq3gFNUfm8CVr00MB-TrtnnU6kz8_uCxuEO01Oura7ablFtidIyk_tbuGvAb1YYcq0iAiYSqqTr6cblYoQzaikX5G_iYkYsVro98uSgmmWASh6VjehhY5bmX_4XJ3BQ5w=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz0k_ptmWpRSXQZ-99KuPbzycozP-UtNubN3IadDP99lyWQ7DiNj2J3x0GGbq3gFNUfm8CVr00MB-TrtnnU6kz8_uCxuEO01Oura7ablFtidIyk_tbuGvAb1YYcq0iAiYSqqTr6cblYoQzaikX5G_iYkYsVro98uSgmmWASh6VjehhY5bmX_4XJ3BQ5w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was actually the first card I embossed with the greeting, and being the obedient maker that I am, I dutifully swiped over the already stamped card with my Embossing Buddy. Although, I had stamped the foliage a couple of days prior, so it should have been well dried, the little powder bag is now Candy Apple red! I salvaged the panel by spritzing some of the little specks of red ink left behind with water and dipping the card in watery puddles of corresponding inks, and lastly, embossing a few of the berry clusters. I also added some die cuts for visual depth. A little messy and busy perhaps, but I swear it looks better in real life and someone out there will appreciate my efforts! No time for do-overs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll be sharing these cards in a couple of my favorite challenges: <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/12/yuletide-delights.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Challenge Blog</a>, where the challenge is 'Yuletide Delights' and <a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-christmas-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenge</a>, where December's challenge is 'Christmas Anything Goes'. Thank goodness I have them to keep me motivated to keep making and sharing some of my makes on my blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Off to make some more cards; hopefully they will arrive at their destinations before the New Year. I'm a little off schedule this year, but enjoying all the festivities and time spent with family that go along with Christmas. That's what really matters. Hugs! Sara Emily </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-71591944836785839782021-11-26T20:11:00.004-05:002021-11-26T20:31:17.878-05:00Another Quick Christmas Tag <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjECAQecAw_RwI3-f8CWTmrLTa8447KrYYdD77k1kxqZip4_KjGUV_wDQwVhlYHTIPip9_UjOIwoZeY8LwMCzk_OJTkXyA7Ji-gQpvHYNs7qv-7GbF2b_wi-x4ZvnBdhW7QAVz4PFmXpi86EZ132A9VbHnNJGxgU01oe5kRcGoq9hfcgFG2luIuDyWxYA=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjECAQecAw_RwI3-f8CWTmrLTa8447KrYYdD77k1kxqZip4_KjGUV_wDQwVhlYHTIPip9_UjOIwoZeY8LwMCzk_OJTkXyA7Ji-gQpvHYNs7qv-7GbF2b_wi-x4ZvnBdhW7QAVz4PFmXpi86EZ132A9VbHnNJGxgU01oe5kRcGoq9hfcgFG2luIuDyWxYA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p> Hi, again! While my old Tim Holtz Christmas paper stash was out, I decided to have another go with my Snowflake Impresslit, this time with Metallic Kraft Stock. I believe this is Champagne. With such a timely challenge over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog--<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-tag-it.html">Tag It</a>, </i>I had to play along. I was tickled pink to be asked to be their <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/11/guest-designer-sara-emily-barker.html" target="_blank">Guest Designer </a>this week, where I've made a trio of some easy peasey tags.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjiXjsZIdXjb0b2P8Vd50YMj7EcIYa6aWRZ45rrX4riB6R90HFUl8fX9lX6bCM5oV0zm1ezYAB6W7_Aq02rnrFmLHjwqSfhkidLXJeIGchOFrsbn_nkdtSvLUZ0h7i4D_aZElLxDFcTSrmaueuNZTo7uL1vVoySDyR5dvOsdacIB6uauG1zPvtYlXWfw=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjiXjsZIdXjb0b2P8Vd50YMj7EcIYa6aWRZ45rrX4riB6R90HFUl8fX9lX6bCM5oV0zm1ezYAB6W7_Aq02rnrFmLHjwqSfhkidLXJeIGchOFrsbn_nkdtSvLUZ0h7i4D_aZElLxDFcTSrmaueuNZTo7uL1vVoySDyR5dvOsdacIB6uauG1zPvtYlXWfw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The paper stash is cut with two of the largest Stacked Tags. The smaller one is heat embossed with a Sketch Greenery sentiment and Liquid Platinum powder. I think that is one of the prettiest embossing powders ever, and it never fails to take my breath away when the light catches it. That gorgeous snowflake is adhered to a Stitched Circles die cut, and I tucked in some Festive Bouquet foliage cut from inky scraps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpwcaptQ0irIpevUbbNY7j-Oh_W1qoDlV4Qjhn8isZv2KaaZAOWj6fJJtikxvCBvo6QZGy9XpGWqTeDKNZurp6iWpuzXF_mTBA8gFla_p22sosdySriZsbs8I5WoUHefmbUKZuiSYPODO-xfDOKftbA2Yczpj4nwps8-7Bg1RkfcHhSozA7wqAq5LIg=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpwcaptQ0irIpevUbbNY7j-Oh_W1qoDlV4Qjhn8isZv2KaaZAOWj6fJJtikxvCBvo6QZGy9XpGWqTeDKNZurp6iWpuzXF_mTBA8gFla_p22sosdySriZsbs8I5WoUHefmbUKZuiSYPODO-xfDOKftbA2Yczpj4nwps8-7Bg1RkfcHhSozA7wqAq5LIg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5d6kvu0LaElSvDnoIEtunmeFD5zIMaCK8-ayJQV6RnrfwzeNwETnV0wDS35wNiy-ePEXcjNw4lBkBvDjxR56cxLVlc_9xvXnWjVtRM_GzBMT0ERjYRlUJqB7BrCw7TiCVuJ6hE5TJzaM3jxz4rLMR4SI_MBGU5xT-kbc2TTRltR7cB4B60j6jUqMZPA=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5d6kvu0LaElSvDnoIEtunmeFD5zIMaCK8-ayJQV6RnrfwzeNwETnV0wDS35wNiy-ePEXcjNw4lBkBvDjxR56cxLVlc_9xvXnWjVtRM_GzBMT0ERjYRlUJqB7BrCw7TiCVuJ6hE5TJzaM3jxz4rLMR4SI_MBGU5xT-kbc2TTRltR7cB4B60j6jUqMZPA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I needed some itty bitty tags for some really small gift bags, so I played around with green alcohol inks on a metallic kraft stock scrap and used Alcohol Ink Lift ink along with a couple of the Sketch Greenery stamps to make a festive pattern. I used Gift Tags dies to cut tags from the panel, and added drops of Stickles and Alcohol Pearls for the berries. I cut little flag tags after heat embossing Festive Greenery sentiments. edging them with Shabby Shutters ink. Tie them up with a wee jingle bell and baker's twine, and you're ready to wrap!</p><p style="text-align: left;">That's all for me! Happy to play along in the <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-tag-it.html" target="_blank">Tag It </a>challenge at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog. Won't you play along, too? </p><p style="text-align: left;">I'd also like to play along at<a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-90/" target="_blank"> Simon Says Stamp Wednesday</a> for their <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-90/" target="_blank">Anything Goes</a> challenge and <a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/10/november-2021-christmas-gifting.html" target="_blank">Country View's November Challenge: Christmas Gifting </a>.<i> My apologies to both of these challenge blogs for not including my links on my previous entry; I have updated my post.</i></p>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-84222810560832912632021-11-24T02:00:00.052-05:002021-11-26T20:08:20.038-05:00Quick and Easy Christmas Tags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOteJRASwu6m6-66RB_sWHiz83aBgpijIqa877zb323F8WlnyTrt5uuVnqtOiKfeBVp4deUfu_NaClhwGCEk0R15vOQ98czho7Rxq7Q1H9tQ0Z6KeiTdn-TQXdbc-Ql4W4pXfY75xX-3_eiGl3A68XLsbVnNOynP9WMWisbXF6Q2lPQfnIp4cQpYdgA=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOteJRASwu6m6-66RB_sWHiz83aBgpijIqa877zb323F8WlnyTrt5uuVnqtOiKfeBVp4deUfu_NaClhwGCEk0R15vOQ98czho7Rxq7Q1H9tQ0Z6KeiTdn-TQXdbc-Ql4W4pXfY75xX-3_eiGl3A68XLsbVnNOynP9WMWisbXF6Q2lPQfnIp4cQpYdgA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Hello and welcome! Today I am given the honor of being Guest Designer at <a href=" https://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/11/guest-designer-sara-emily-barker.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog</a>. If you are a regular follower of the challenge blog you know the current challenge is <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-tag-it.html" target="_blank">Tag It</a>. Lucky me; an easy challenge and so timely to help me get a jump start on my Christmas crafting!</p><p>First, here are some close ups each of my swing tags. I will share some easy tips for quick holiday tags near the bottom of this post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlUxWHw12BbB4ZY0LKYU17JsnwBYINvsNMOPkm77LYVLc7CLqWY4Asdsb_2NmtnEaGcHT3_m2E8OHHhBVZwxQq_eCHQYfafZVNSQqkgAb4kvkmw2TGJm6sYDTYCkkQS6lSuM0ZMatQW4n8w3k0CNex4y7ShxkT7tD2YS7ifPZ-PjxplQ8G6KGtDB1yQg=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlUxWHw12BbB4ZY0LKYU17JsnwBYINvsNMOPkm77LYVLc7CLqWY4Asdsb_2NmtnEaGcHT3_m2E8OHHhBVZwxQq_eCHQYfafZVNSQqkgAb4kvkmw2TGJm6sYDTYCkkQS6lSuM0ZMatQW4n8w3k0CNex4y7ShxkT7tD2YS7ifPZ-PjxplQ8G6KGtDB1yQg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For this one, I stamped on a watercolor panel with background stamps-Pine and Holiday Type by Tim Holtz. Ink the stamp, spritz with water and make the impression. I die cut the tag using Stacked Tags.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixeo_LWJkCZFkBwAwYQ9DGgkfsZZKoDVdXh4n97DDsR7GYXfxB1hIJRUdeB0xk1JYQdigrYHDiF8n94FqFUdZ_BsUrntLxIkRkum_0mpRIpD-ERbZw37BlYhSpDgw1DWKPXVeLK1urUgsTF0AF2xqsKEOBWt4Oa1fuh8n5ENg0-lg0RYankgDiJbEpqg=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixeo_LWJkCZFkBwAwYQ9DGgkfsZZKoDVdXh4n97DDsR7GYXfxB1hIJRUdeB0xk1JYQdigrYHDiF8n94FqFUdZ_BsUrntLxIkRkum_0mpRIpD-ERbZw37BlYhSpDgw1DWKPXVeLK1urUgsTF0AF2xqsKEOBWt4Oa1fuh8n5ENg0-lg0RYankgDiJbEpqg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All greenery is from Festive Bouquet. I die cut two medallions with Gift Tag dies to back my Impresslit snowflake--one white and one kraft . I cut the snowflake from Kraft Stock heated Ranger Frosted Crystal Antiquities powder and quickly added Distress Glitter and heated it again to bake the glitter onto the flake. I did the same on the berries.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCRs8PYFQJoFhCDFaf4-FlsmgWg-yVejq_ENjNG-Mxjw1LLLImzgh0a4v6huE0m_JGcBYuSpNAtr5bWq0TdqKgCEJ1tFj5mlhkpAyQMdjCSlHCgyOAchEJZa7tKfKrSvwtWaOlU8mNPrgkjt-DKpEMXIJBuucARHRNdRy2M-7Uo2lo45S1aPNsrGQ5g=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCRs8PYFQJoFhCDFaf4-FlsmgWg-yVejq_ENjNG-Mxjw1LLLImzgh0a4v6huE0m_JGcBYuSpNAtr5bWq0TdqKgCEJ1tFj5mlhkpAyQMdjCSlHCgyOAchEJZa7tKfKrSvwtWaOlU8mNPrgkjt-DKpEMXIJBuucARHRNdRy2M-7Uo2lo45S1aPNsrGQ5g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The tag swings away from the background panel that is embossed with a Bold Tidings greeting.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFwXoixYKMPe780p03JbywaOwlvw4SzHGZdBqCKekSmqrm8Z-ZiP6B4V3dFLDMgKEERM5XDmkkiTDy8LZjTUcL_GNxHpg7iadQRjd7mMEvUjbwcx-tUsaSivkoeh9XftdOFejJYKNpepMnZS4545wsmw3tJa5nEJebGYj3SKkC5DZlhhabBnKcqlaGg=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFwXoixYKMPe780p03JbywaOwlvw4SzHGZdBqCKekSmqrm8Z-ZiP6B4V3dFLDMgKEERM5XDmkkiTDy8LZjTUcL_GNxHpg7iadQRjd7mMEvUjbwcx-tUsaSivkoeh9XftdOFejJYKNpepMnZS4545wsmw3tJa5nEJebGYj3SKkC5DZlhhabBnKcqlaGg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the next tag, I used the Holiday Type again on a smaller die cut tag. I can swing the tag away and write a personal message on the back of it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilmpwKKx4uYwiLtcZ9S99Itfw7CfqpdY0UJgvDkAUWJQQW67haNUFH7hVhiU3cc52LuLfFNNC3K79xaZJrj95wzwo3IO5VZ7cL78fN9I1sfQEGTgdLuWoucPt4XyPB57CWCzmMX4Gy9AufT7TA03U_nPMXJQ0Led9lFkvEReUzIHz4W565QZDch53a2A=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilmpwKKx4uYwiLtcZ9S99Itfw7CfqpdY0UJgvDkAUWJQQW67haNUFH7hVhiU3cc52LuLfFNNC3K79xaZJrj95wzwo3IO5VZ7cL78fN9I1sfQEGTgdLuWoucPt4XyPB57CWCzmMX4Gy9AufT7TA03U_nPMXJQ0Led9lFkvEReUzIHz4W565QZDch53a2A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This one's my favorite. The paper die cut bow is from an old Tim Holtz set called Fold Up Bows, but Tim's new Vault set has the same bow. You can see I shaped mine a little differently by cutting off the ends and repositioning them before gluing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAUsHI2vW7JKlG7l-9TqpWbX0wm5BpeehEb0dyzsmWVMtgm0jCpti4oLREKgBSa329Cv_l7oQOzIMewcnP9aToShY4MBRuIaFH53AfhsPTa89xJX13Yvizfok8qOLumM-DX-VgGBvyX9BlfEiZHpd5m44VfBp_p53-imwXIJGIyTYu8jO4_1PRwvy_BQ=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAUsHI2vW7JKlG7l-9TqpWbX0wm5BpeehEb0dyzsmWVMtgm0jCpti4oLREKgBSa329Cv_l7oQOzIMewcnP9aToShY4MBRuIaFH53AfhsPTa89xJX13Yvizfok8qOLumM-DX-VgGBvyX9BlfEiZHpd5m44VfBp_p53-imwXIJGIyTYu8jO4_1PRwvy_BQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The Sparkles background stamps is one of my favorites, and this time I've stamped in Black Soot ink and heat embossed in clear. A dot of Liquid Pearls adds more shine on the berries.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>And now for a few quick tips to make your holiday crafting fun and time-saving. After all, don't we have plenty to do this time of year? Start by rounding up your favorite Christmas papers, stamps and dies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfVLUheTuT6Z_wwX-r2qe3858kMAljLmS79n8RhMaqDH59ricu0dlCq6e4ISsprsnnPo9NI2ixgphrQ_RUraxx51q_eODeqz9JD7A77B1BDJ5kmD4J3JwnZ6Ps_RhMuiDT8gXHX-QrvEEUkJgAaKno7hY5kJc97UGgBJc6gM6caqUxWFFRDEofY9OmsQ=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfVLUheTuT6Z_wwX-r2qe3858kMAljLmS79n8RhMaqDH59ricu0dlCq6e4ISsprsnnPo9NI2ixgphrQ_RUraxx51q_eODeqz9JD7A77B1BDJ5kmD4J3JwnZ6Ps_RhMuiDT8gXHX-QrvEEUkJgAaKno7hY5kJc97UGgBJc6gM6caqUxWFFRDEofY9OmsQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>1. Set your things up to work in an assembly line fashion. I approached my tags from die cutting/embossing my snowflakes first and worked back from there, choosing scraps that complimented each snowflake, then stamping and die cutting all my 'main' tags. Then I die cut my foliage and Gift Tags. Then blended all my pieces with ink, then glued and assembled.</p><p>2. Use designer paper scraps for background panels. Not only does it save time, it adds color and prevents waste. Most of my saved off cuts were just the right size! All you have to do is punch a hole and blend the edges with a dark ink.</p><p>3. Choose a central theme and or color scheme; I decided to use my new to me, but already discontinued Snowflake Impresslit as my common denominator and chose a traditional color palette. </p><p>3. Personalize your tag with additional tags using lighter colored premade backgrounds--you know those ones you saved when you were trying out your new sprays and inks. Or you can make some quick tags by stamping white or cream card with a favorite background stamp like I did. I just stamped one large sheet and then die cut areas of the card with Stacked Tags dies. </p><p>4. Make your tag extra special by using up those little die cuts you have from previous projects and adhering them to a shaped tag. Or even simpler, stamp your smaller shaped tag with a festive image--there are some great ones in Tim's Holiday Things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKynInSNHoHeWkwjiOweMPggHFd_ZkjAC-rwCg9mlNZTX6cKHfuf80W-yCYOHso0TmbKoeoFl00LCZncrE3Ikx833Q0HB8FL5oeENtboeCd6Y9-1T1GaDzLkH9b6XtP8TgPc8q3m5e2obHq37escRiska1jZYeUPt52lQZGF7bhC8ZUoPory8T2svNiA=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKynInSNHoHeWkwjiOweMPggHFd_ZkjAC-rwCg9mlNZTX6cKHfuf80W-yCYOHso0TmbKoeoFl00LCZncrE3Ikx833Q0HB8FL5oeENtboeCd6Y9-1T1GaDzLkH9b6XtP8TgPc8q3m5e2obHq37escRiska1jZYeUPt52lQZGF7bhC8ZUoPory8T2svNiA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by! Wishing all of you who celebrate Thanksgiving a blessed day with family and/or friends! Sara Emily</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-90/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/10/november-2021-christmas-gifting.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenge Christmas Gifting November</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913651979620326724.post-2390671124989399022021-10-27T07:48:00.002-04:002021-10-27T07:48:26.695-04:00Haunted Shaker Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkoQeWymgDhvzIjGLgK48RUuD6M67REAUZw3mMHU88De_FF8qoz21fJlfhSmVhqVnV_e3DI4Kgg0BT8kuxCKZTm9Te8MElqPQcsy425RYJfNVF8SOz0OuGNf_tb2wmB2cyaUiaZEdO00dvHzJiKWpnIa7lwiZKxW3TuhITrQno5KeRJ15I5RTwEKQdgA=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkoQeWymgDhvzIjGLgK48RUuD6M67REAUZw3mMHU88De_FF8qoz21fJlfhSmVhqVnV_e3DI4Kgg0BT8kuxCKZTm9Te8MElqPQcsy425RYJfNVF8SOz0OuGNf_tb2wmB2cyaUiaZEdO00dvHzJiKWpnIa7lwiZKxW3TuhITrQno5KeRJ15I5RTwEKQdgA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p> Hello again! Surprise--second post in one week! I'm slowly stretching my creative muscles again, having taken quite a bit of time off from making due to real life circumstances. My daughter liked <a href="https://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/2021/10/shake-well.html" target="_blank">her card</a> so much she asked me to make a couple for the twin boys she occasionally baby sits for. I chose to make these a bit less ghoulie, more giggly, since they are still young.</p><p>Here's a closeup of each of the shakers. They are made pretty much in the same way as my daughter's card, starting with those rescued tags from my husband's gym bag, covered front and back with paper from my stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN0n_0M_CtdLmdb-FRNqGqrhCkXNy1T-uj8xOurbA7I_9OwCvM7aIyGiE_CRZcjGGpPEoTTppJQVqYD3ZUtPOlXyu1q-5ftvj-Dq0mPJeYSNfXoW_g2QpljF-DtLytewzdmivaYJSspBgIwHypHVyv9YhwI4kjmjXLWTbeSaqQUPf5_Oyhd_4a6UXFWg=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN0n_0M_CtdLmdb-FRNqGqrhCkXNy1T-uj8xOurbA7I_9OwCvM7aIyGiE_CRZcjGGpPEoTTppJQVqYD3ZUtPOlXyu1q-5ftvj-Dq0mPJeYSNfXoW_g2QpljF-DtLytewzdmivaYJSspBgIwHypHVyv9YhwI4kjmjXLWTbeSaqQUPf5_Oyhd_4a6UXFWg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1M5bOnOfr_9BMCapoK_YYftc9OOzpghlu2FAI8gNqcR1ajwW72SfiL4OSJ_TX3-sGGwOiWPbTSKTG6Ite-m3jLdhusXvaFfHTKPrJXwEYNWT-trHE5ot_0y2r4Q86p1jggEEtAADW76F6Mqh6tt0Eu_avMpD6s55-z4_oRZEkS_bXPQzgE8E3DTHBDQ=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1M5bOnOfr_9BMCapoK_YYftc9OOzpghlu2FAI8gNqcR1ajwW72SfiL4OSJ_TX3-sGGwOiWPbTSKTG6Ite-m3jLdhusXvaFfHTKPrJXwEYNWT-trHE5ot_0y2r4Q86p1jggEEtAADW76F6Mqh6tt0Eu_avMpD6s55-z4_oRZEkS_bXPQzgE8E3DTHBDQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time I did some stamping in Archival Black Soot ink. The spider web is from Tim Holtz Tangled Webs set and the tree is from Mr. Bones set. Die cut church and house are from Ghost Town. The full moon is fussy cut from the same piece of paper I used for my daughter's card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used the cut off pieces of the gate from my daughter's shaker card. The bat on the church scene is from Bat Crazy and the Crescent Moon is from the Haunted House Thinlits set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I chose paper from Abandoned Paper Stash and cut windows with Stacked Baroque and Stacked Archway Thinlits. Spider and Web die cuts are from the Spider Web set. Die cut bats used as shaker filler are from Haunted House and Gate Keeper sets. I used Halloween Small Talk Stickers and pumpkins fussy cut from Tim's old Halloween ephemera pack. They remind me of my terra cotta pumpkins in my garden (shown below).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFu3ht4jhRY0NQxiHPfeRqJxlKLtkwQwzDFUQbWvu7gXWCfYiZXoLsmx6276vwftEKdkCJoNNV7IPYZerEyVTwriYfQ2lhp2F_pcKUA1FJZbTgzT7ZCIIikzHd9DqqsQGENgI2U7eHHHOovV_I42c0TVncigo2HjREuQxpcFWFxacBQpKnBFUYABCpQ=s1333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFu3ht4jhRY0NQxiHPfeRqJxlKLtkwQwzDFUQbWvu7gXWCfYiZXoLsmx6276vwftEKdkCJoNNV7IPYZerEyVTwriYfQ2lhp2F_pcKUA1FJZbTgzT7ZCIIikzHd9DqqsQGENgI2U7eHHHOovV_I42c0TVncigo2HjREuQxpcFWFxacBQpKnBFUYABCpQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">That's all for me! I took a break from making my usual Halloween altered birdhouse this season, as my display is full. Please take a peek at passed year's makes shown below...I've included links to each below each photo, so you can enjoy the details if you would like. Until next time, Happy Haunting!</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm sharing my shakers with <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/10/grunge-ghouls-or-giggles.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog</a> in their <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/10/grunge-ghouls-or-giggles.html" target="_blank">Grunge, Ghouls or Giggles</a> challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gvYiZmEO7UCXZ7u5AAjLf_zrWjk0xp_umhtbyilTvpYdhp_EUd0466EQZjKIswjmvblG0qyIrSxTlt1LlcWNcA208rCVNs9vib6LYdCJDn55dgUkD0lB7kCKZP63IZN4RMRUr8_9I38-F-G7MGl2yTfbEz8Xq4yC8g40nAz2jHAnH6Ajy56JYceaKQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gvYiZmEO7UCXZ7u5AAjLf_zrWjk0xp_umhtbyilTvpYdhp_EUd0466EQZjKIswjmvblG0qyIrSxTlt1LlcWNcA208rCVNs9vib6LYdCJDn55dgUkD0lB7kCKZP63IZN4RMRUr8_9I38-F-G7MGl2yTfbEz8Xq4yC8g40nAz2jHAnH6Ajy56JYceaKQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A Little Glimpse of Our Haunted House</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS3TqluXdbFmBC5KSS-QZVeA0aaKgHN2wWDhWBNBKTuy3KMC2EZvugzMEXWsxREbXBMQ43hzrKHpxWG2ptKJ1itLlXbXFZU45a-QybJmFyyovZGcmaWo8q-5ZiDTk1_kM9mmor7aAyzFo/s1255/Tim+Holtx+Sizzix+Stampers+Anonymous+Ideaology+Halloween+Shaker+by+Sara+Emily+Barker+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS3TqluXdbFmBC5KSS-QZVeA0aaKgHN2wWDhWBNBKTuy3KMC2EZvugzMEXWsxREbXBMQ43hzrKHpxWG2ptKJ1itLlXbXFZU45a-QybJmFyyovZGcmaWo8q-5ZiDTk1_kM9mmor7aAyzFo/w319-h400/Tim+Holtx+Sizzix+Stampers+Anonymous+Ideaology+Halloween+Shaker+by+Sara+Emily+Barker+%25281%2529.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> Hello and welcome! Most people who have been regular visitors to my blog know that I love Halloween! My daughter shares my love of this creepy, kooky, freaking spooky season so I decided to make her a special Halloween card to keep her 'spirits' up until she can visit Halloween weekend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL_Ea1hXMjQGqz71EJowrn3tJncQgNsQgy2hcGmh3LM-0kCt52kH7hcAAQpXpayghHvK2xcPrnpJ4T1-qPEGWpmOlc--cV0czR63qh1PdXCOAXKtwt1-S8cVEhMDuWLPn9kPQEhofZKDBB9yM6T3JaxEYexMCWTd9p1UAlU3htTPKvXEmdiMaHDhlvog=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL_Ea1hXMjQGqz71EJowrn3tJncQgNsQgy2hcGmh3LM-0kCt52kH7hcAAQpXpayghHvK2xcPrnpJ4T1-qPEGWpmOlc--cV0czR63qh1PdXCOAXKtwt1-S8cVEhMDuWLPn9kPQEhofZKDBB9yM6T3JaxEYexMCWTd9p1UAlU3htTPKvXEmdiMaHDhlvog=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p>My husband pulled some tags off a new gym bag yesterday, and I saved them, thinking they might come in handy. I used one of them as my base for this shaker card. I covered each side with Tim Holtz prior year's Halloween paper stash. I fussy cut a moon from some old designer paper I found in my stash. You might catch a glimpse of that old spooky moon in the photo above. I added a gate die cut (Tim Holtz Gate Keeper) to complete the background scene. I cut a panel of Kraft Core card to fit the front and die cut a window (Tim Holtz Stacked Archway), sanded it and adhered vellum to the inside. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LGA-hUFhM2HZc8QeHjoTNvxYTkzwpMLmbzkQpsmY8ePIVF3tcAv-cIkER75H0QPeL6zvkDUYCOizoPE_i2JKfIh840a1O-1JKuutKm1Z1l48qeu25QNhs__kQ_YyJADUeBY6PFSbUFyUD9vzdJpYchZyPysDYAeMQE4bF-fwyp_0411yFKnEwLiKoQ=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LGA-hUFhM2HZc8QeHjoTNvxYTkzwpMLmbzkQpsmY8ePIVF3tcAv-cIkER75H0QPeL6zvkDUYCOizoPE_i2JKfIh840a1O-1JKuutKm1Z1l48qeu25QNhs__kQ_YyJADUeBY6PFSbUFyUD9vzdJpYchZyPysDYAeMQE4bF-fwyp_0411yFKnEwLiKoQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A bat from Bat Crazy flies around out front, but if you look closely, you can see some bats (Tim Holtz Haunted House and Gate Keeper) flying around in the foggy background along with some spooky sequins.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92HxOT-U289VHClYnkfIvxmL-BF4JxXl1Q2Lue4u_SgASmo8QJ35t5HtU0HFAmrIEaNJD50AwSyP4EcRs4RjqkmztMi-hCs2rSmiu-q9rdvyUXBRZetf7vh6N1kt4QNX_x6jVXHDfPkrSHvbmNbyQCUkaOw0OiHNVR44oJpO9gsc0kk-7G92c9LXcqg=s1164" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92HxOT-U289VHClYnkfIvxmL-BF4JxXl1Q2Lue4u_SgASmo8QJ35t5HtU0HFAmrIEaNJD50AwSyP4EcRs4RjqkmztMi-hCs2rSmiu-q9rdvyUXBRZetf7vh6N1kt4QNX_x6jVXHDfPkrSHvbmNbyQCUkaOw0OiHNVR44oJpO9gsc0kk-7G92c9LXcqg=w344-h400" width="344" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I used a label, a jack-o-lantern fussy cut from a card and this Shake Well piece from one of Tim's previous year's Halloween ephemera packs. The label is colored with Ground Espresso ink and I added a Halloween Remnant Rub. The creepy girl is from a Halloween Paper Dolls pack, and she is colored with Seedless Preserves and Picket Fence crayons and Ground Espresso ink. I used Ground Espresso and Seedless Preserves on the Shake Well tag.</p><p>Initially I wrapped design tape around the edges to hide the foam between the layers, but I didn't like how it looked. I ended up covering it with died cheese cloth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3eUwyODnucxgW5QIB0gP1lepy4s1cP-JIu2sLlHoFprfHVHmI5qA5ZU5M-iHIXfyN_bXEdPPbHimlsjuKC9ZHnjJ8mrL8X9ZrtqYYGcDvoCn7VzkCGOkvdanClyxf1vWAA3OWFGC9p-h0S6FHpFvXX7CpTGySXIoDIUDpuRryHpN-TNU8fdE_Sn7YDw=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3eUwyODnucxgW5QIB0gP1lepy4s1cP-JIu2sLlHoFprfHVHmI5qA5ZU5M-iHIXfyN_bXEdPPbHimlsjuKC9ZHnjJ8mrL8X9ZrtqYYGcDvoCn7VzkCGOkvdanClyxf1vWAA3OWFGC9p-h0S6FHpFvXX7CpTGySXIoDIUDpuRryHpN-TNU8fdE_Sn7YDw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The number index clips are from my stash and colored with Black Soot paint and White Gold Metallic Wax by Prima. Here's a look at the back, where I splashed some watery inks and wrote a quick message.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFknbVVL5p9N2qP1Or6w0I6PpOeTyBHXRN88NnAO2Qe-MpXWzVbiENWOEutDs3eYq3CWQi7H3PdNt9300-xFBse8ib3g0rTZFBKrdfvA8gEaDx-dUS-RGAqpem85Gi_f4i0ntByKRGqKO0pGvvC0cpAQtQBD-aVUvtP7L1uIDgUbSoWKESYcFJeVxCfA=s1333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFknbVVL5p9N2qP1Or6w0I6PpOeTyBHXRN88NnAO2Qe-MpXWzVbiENWOEutDs3eYq3CWQi7H3PdNt9300-xFBse8ib3g0rTZFBKrdfvA8gEaDx-dUS-RGAqpem85Gi_f4i0ntByKRGqKO0pGvvC0cpAQtQBD-aVUvtP7L1uIDgUbSoWKESYcFJeVxCfA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope you are enjoying crafting something for Halloween or perhaps getting a start on your Thanksgiving or Christmas card making! Either way, happy crafting! <div><br /></div><div>I'd love to share this with my friends at <a href="https://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/10/grunge-ghouls-or-giggles.html" target="_blank">The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog</a> where the challenge is <a href="https://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/10/grunge-ghouls-or-giggles.html" target="_blank">Grunge, Ghouls or Giggles</a> and with <a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-autumnal-colours-andor.html" target="_blank">Country View Challenges Autumnal Colors and or Halloween</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=25424" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Spooky/Halloween</a>, and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-spooky-halloween/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Spooky/Halloween</a>. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sara Emily</div><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>sarasclosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721374629006409763noreply@blogger.com9