Tim Holtz Tags of 2015 - April

I waited until the last minute but I did finish this, so I'm going to keep this short. Next time I will get this going sooner.

Here is Tim's tag:

And here is mine!

12 Tags of 2015 - MARCH!

Phwew, I really got down to the wire on this one. Here is Tim's awesome tag that this month's tag is based on:

The main pieces I took away from this tag was the blending of paint over tape for the background, inking with a mask, and using embossing powder on texture paste. So with that said, here is MY contribution this month:

I haven't been posting much because this month has been a crazy whirlwind of events at work. I hope to do some updates later this week on some of the cards I've made recently, including the cards that I sold at the NASPA Annual Conference Silent Auction that helped support the NASPA Foundation.

Until later,
Steve

Retro Sketches : A Challenge #154

It's been a while since I tried my hand at this, but now I'm at it again. I needed to make a "Get Well" card anyway, so I used this week's Retro Sketches challenge as inspiration. Here is the sketch:

And here is the card I made:

I like this card because I got to use some scraps I had laying around (the daisy print, the blue, and the burlap) and I also just happened to have one button and some scraps of twine. Threw it all together and here it is!

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - February

It's that time! The Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 Tag for February!

He used some really cool techniques like the ephemera pieces, sewing felt to the tag, and lace and such. Of course, as usual, I only had some of things I needed, so I improvised (though I DID manage to go to the store and ask the lady for a foot of lace. Just a foot. It's all I wanted). I used some burlap, texture paste, and ink in Spun Sugar and Faded Lilac. Here is my final tag! (Click to enlarge)

"Steven, will you be my Bridesman?" Acceptance Card

As alluded to in another post, my best friend Dani is getting married this summer! She sent me a pretty awesome box of fun stuff to ask me to be in her bridal party and I love having a good reason to send a card. The box had a fun "golden age of Hollywood" theme to it so I pulled together some film-inspired ideas and then got to work. I had intended to use a die-cut and make a small pocket for the tickets.

I sort of anticipated the theme so I had already planned what I wanted to do. But then the box arrived and it had some really cool blue paper and it was wrapped in a film strip so I ditched the die-cut idea and used that instead. There was also a fun reference to us finishing each other's sandwiches (a line from Frozen) so I took that idea and ran with it. So I did some fun stamping to make some vintage-looking tickets and then wrote a little something on the inside. Here is the result!