My February Tim's tag creation

We are already onto tag number 2 over at Tim Holtz's inspiration blog. Here is his February creation;



 I guessed it would be something love themed but as I have already made my Hb's card that I would try a really different interpretation of is tag using the same techniques but very different colours. I also wanted to make a birthday card but still packed with love ;0)

I made my backing card using 2 distress ink pads;
 Pumice stone and antique linen.

 I put them onto my craft sheet added a spritz of water and then swooshed my paper through

 Once this was dry it was time to try Tim's embossing technique using a stencil. Now I had already bought his stencil last month and I decided that my crafting budget could not afford another one this month so I decided to be very Heath Robinson and make my own. I have a heart punch which I used to punch a small group of heart onto some acetate.

I had a practice run on some spare card and dabbed 2 different colour DIs through my hand made stencil in a random pattern. Once I was happy and used the stencil on my iked card

 I did small areas at a time as I added clear embossing powder to the wet ink which I melted with my heat gun. I really like the end result, there is a lovely gloss to the 2 tone coloured hearts.

The sentiment is another from my Lili of the Valley quotables which I stamped onto black card with Versamark. The next bit was tricky just making the added clear embossing powder and heating it just until matt. Repeated this using a LOYV grunge happy birthday stamp. The fun bit was adding the chalk and again this gives a great effect.

I die cut a heart which I covered with a really thick layer of glitter. I also added 2 little LOTV tag sentiments which I attached with a fun screw brad.










I distressed the edges of the card, matted up with silver and put my card together.

Here is my finished creation. I really enjoyed using this stencil/embossing technique and I will use it again.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Lili of the Valley name that tune... my tune is Louis Armstrong's "It's a wonderful world"..now I challenge you not to keep humming that ;0)
Jelly Park lots of love
Rhedd and Rosie anything goes
Pan Pastels anything goes
Natalie and Amy love is all around you
Make it Monday linky party #177
Feeling Crafty use dies/punches
AllSorts Love is in the air
A gem of a challenge all you need is love
The Ribbon Girl hearts
The Artistic Stamper use distress
2 Sisters embossing
A little bit Crafty man up
Penny Black and More make it sparkle
Loves Rubberstamps anything goes
Brenda 5th bloggerversary candy  one of my favourite things I  love to use is my Vintage photo Distress ink. I rarely made a card without given the edges a little daub of this wonderful ink. It gives so much extra depth. I love it particularly when I have distressed the edges of a card as I have done in this one.
Crafting for all seasons Show us some Romance
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challengehave a heart
Ladybug crafts Ink For the one I love

Also my buddy and fellow grandma Kerry, over at Ladybug Crafts HQ, is launching a new release very soon...do pop on over and take a peep
                                      

Roll on the March tag..I am so enjoying this creative journey and learning so many new creative techniques from Tim.

My girlies are up staying with us for a few days later on today.  The sentiment on my card today is so apt, life really is a celebration and I do indeed enjoy it. And to put a smile on your faces here is my darling Daisy Jane, now 12 weeks old. Do you remember the little matinee jacket I knitted? If not I showed it in this post. Well it now fits and Daisy is wearing it in this photo my daughter sent me earlier this week.

I'm a proud knitting Nana ;0) And just look at those bunny slippers...I want a pair.

I have another Guest Designer post coming up on Monday,  for the lovely Nikki over at Bunny Zoe's and this time I have got the bling out, big time....do come back and take a peep. Meanwhile I have some crafty time today so I am going to crack on and get inky fingers. I have some company for this as just for a change it's raining which means my fair weathered friend Billy does not want to get his paws wet ;0)

It's a hard life being a cat......my pink nosed boy knows home is the best place to be on a day like this. Take care in this extreme weather everyone...more gale force winds and torrential rain is heading our way and my heart goes out to the poor souls in the West Country who are still flooded out.  My other blogging buddies are freezing under inches of snow. I think my brother has the best idea, he is lecturing for 3 months in New Zealand..me jealous...never...LOL ;0)

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x