Moments

This week over at Simon Says Stamp and Show the challenge was

Show Your Numbers!

Having just finished my Altered Clock I thought what a great entry for this Challenge.

Below is the original post with pictures of the clock.

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Isn't that what everything every day is? Just a whole bunch of Moments?

Good or Bad the ones that we remember are the ones that make us who we are. That's why I just had to use this muse token from Tim Holtz on my altered clock project. Actually everything on this project is from Tim. I have been wanting to make one for a while and here are the results.

Close up of Moments muse token sitting on an Idea-ology Gear that I distress rusted.

Unique muse token on another gear sits in the 11 position on the clock.

I used Distress crackle which I inked over of course and on the edge of the face of the clock I used some of the Traveler tissue tape with all the months of the year. I love the way it turned out.

A shot of the finished project. Its free standing or I can hang it if I want.

Just for Fun Fragrance Flower Contest

Hey Everyone

Hope your having a great day. Being inspired by going green and constantly looking for a reason to play with my Alteration Dies by Tim Holtz, yeah like I need a reason. I decided to have a little contest.

I received a recent mailing about fragrance from one of our local stores. Maybe you got this mailing too or maybe not. However if you know your fragrances then you have an advantage. I used my Tattered Floral die to cut up the mailing and create the flowers you see.

There are 10 different current fragrances represented by them. Email me your guesses and I will pick one winning entry from the all of the correct entries to win all 10 flowers and a grab bag of other fun ephemera for you to play with. I will accept either the fragrance name or the designers name.

(Hint* there are both mens and womens)

Contest will run through Sunday 10/3/2010.

Winner to be announced Monday 10/4/2010.

Please put Fragrance Flower Contest in the header of your email and send your guesses to me at sjew@aol.com.

Have fun and Good Luck!

New Rosette Die

Got my new Rosette die from Tim Holtz this past week and couldn't stop playing with it. I had to share two tags I've made so far.

Since I'm in major Halloween mode right now you know the first tag had to be a Halloween one.

I wanted to try the half rosette/ bunting that Tim showed in his demo video. I wont lie, it took a little doing and a lot of sticky... LOL

Close up of the bunting with one of the bottle caps from my recent yard sale trek.

For my second tag, well I just had to try something metal. I used a/c - heating duct tape. Alcohol inked it and used another bottle cap in all its aged glory.

Close up of the cap. Pretty cool huh?

Birthday Blog Candy Winner.......!!!

WOW!! From 9/7/2010 to 9/22/2010 my blog went from about 40 followers to over 100!

Thanks to everyone that signed up for the blog candy. I cant believe that there are people now watching my blog from all over the world. Today I had a friend randomly pick from everyone that joined as a follower. Without further ado the winner of my first ever blog candy give away is....................................................................................................

LYNN STEVENS

CONGRATULATIONS LYNN!

If you havent seen her blog, Trash to Treasure Art. Please take a few minutes to check it out. She is a very talented artist.

Please send me your mailing address and I will get your goodies out to you. Thanks to all that played along and have a great week!

In Celebration of my blog turning 1 year old I am having a blog candy giveaway. I have included some of my favorite things and hope they will become favorites of yours too. In order to be eligible to win I need you to:

1. Become a follower of my blog.
2. Leave a comment.
3. Post a link about my giveaway on your blog.

When I have reached 100 followers I will randomly select a winner from all participants.

Sound like a plan?

This whole blog thing has been a great experience and continues to help me make friends and grow artistically. This is just a small way of saying thank you :)

The goodies you will receive are as follows.

1 Travel Page Scrapbook kit by Colorbox. Over 100 pieces including card stock, tags, stickers, chipboard, frames and vellum words

3- White Bird Stickers by Heidi Swapp

1 pkg of Hinge clips by Tim Holtz

2 pkgs of Grunge Board also by Time Holtz. One plain Elements and the other Stripe Shapes

2 Mask by Tim Holtz 1 being the Large Time Pieces the other being the Mini Regal

A teaser leaflet with 3 of Tim's Techniques from The Compendium of Curiosities Book

Last but not least Tim's most incredible paper stash pad, Lost and Found

Thanks again to you all, Good Luck and Happy Birthday!!!

Compendium-of-Curiosities-Challenge week 15 and Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge

OK its Gonna be a Two for Tuesday this week.

Over on Linda's Blog Studio 3L it's week 15 in the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge and the technique is Alcohol ink Agate.

Over at Simon Says Stamp and Show its Show Your Grunge.

Being pressed for time this week I rolled both challenges into one. I created an Altered Tin, covered with Harlequin embossed grunge board and covered with grunge paper and Prima flowers. I love the look of the agate technique and even dabbed some on to the flowers that I used both a paint dauber and distress ink on too.

Finished it all off with an ornate plate, adage ticket, and a dragonfly button and Wah-la!

Hope you like it.

A close up of the flowers.

You can really see the surface of the tin in this shot.

One on One Halloween Tags

My good online friend, Inge Bekaert asked me if I would be interested in doing some one on one swapping. Of course I said yes, I mean have you seen her work? If not check it out here.

Anyway we agreed to swap 5 for 5 Halloween tags. I must confess I have been making these for a while now but what a great way for me to share them with someone and get some fabulous art back in the process.

Tag 1. Witch.

Made with Tim's Retro Halloween Stamp and a spider web stamp from one of his older sets. All embossed and hand colored.

Tag 2. Raven

Stamped again with one from Tim which I embossed and added some raven borders from Recollections. A metal corner from Tim's Ideaology finishes it off.

Tag 3. Bloody Skeleton

Several of Tims stamps. The skeleton is actually covered in Rock Candy Stickles but it doesnt show up so well in the picture. The Halloween is embossed in blood red slick enamel.

Tag 4. Witch Hazel.

I got this idea from the current issue of Stampers Sampler. They had a challenge called Different points of view. Using only one stamp to create unique images.

Tag 5 Ancestors

The ancestor stamp from Paper Artsy. I love their stamps. The framed man is actually a sticker from Recollections. Notice the ghostly blue image.

A closer look from the side revels the ghoul hiding inside the frame. Don't you just love it?

Compendium-of-Curiosities-Challenge week 14

Well its week 14 already and we are half way though September. Can you believe it? I'm in major Halloween mode right now and the Challenge over at Linda's blog Studio 3L is helping me get way ahead of my car making like never before. This weeks challenge is masking. I chose to use one as a fence to set the mood for a spooky card. I'm loving the way it turned out. I stamped the bird and then distressed him with Distressing Powder. Too creepy! LOL

Halloween Pennant Swap

On the All Things Tim Yahoo group there is a Halloween Pennant Swap going on where you make and swap ten pennants.

SSS =Skeletons, Skulls, Spiderwebs these were all my inspiration as I created these pieces for you.

The pictures below are some of the ones I will be sending out to Barbara Mason this week. If you are participating, you will be getting one of these from me.

Enjoy!

Back and front of the Green Pennants

Back and front of the Orange Pennants

Back and front of the Purple Pennants

Back and front of the Yellow Pennants

Simon Says Holidays...

Over at the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge, This week they are having a Blog Hop.

Each hopper must visit the required blogs to get a secret password to order to be able to enter for the prize this week.

I chose to make a Halloween Card for my entry. Another card I can check off my list. These weekly challenge have really helped me get way ahead of my holiday card making. Now if only I could win some money to do some Holiday Shopping.... :)

Compendium-of-Curiosities-Challenge week #13

Week 13 already in the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge being held over at Linda's Blog Studio L3 This week the challenge was Grunge paper flowers. Wow the art is out of this world. I have been using these challenges to get ahead of my holiday card making but this week I decided to just make a "just for the fun of it" tag. I guess it could be a Victorian style valentine tag. What do you think?

Bearcrazyman's Blog Birthday Giveaway

In Celebration of my blog turning 1 year old I am having a blog candy giveaway. I have included some of my favorite things and hope they will become favorites of yours too. In order to be eligible to win I need you to:

1. Become a follower of my blog.
2. Leave a comment.
3. Post a link about my giveaway on your blog.

When I have reached 100 followers I will randomly select a winner from all participants.

Sound like a plan?

This whole blog thing has been a great experience and continues to help me make friends and grow artistically. This is just a small way of saying thank you :)

The goodies you will receive are as follows.

1 Travel Page Scrapbook kit by Colorbox. Over 100 pieces including card stock, tags, stickers, chipboard, frames and vellum words

3- White Bird Stickers by Heidi Swapp

1 pkg of Hinge clips by Tim Holtz

2 pkgs of Grunge Board also by Time Holtz. One plain Elements and the other Stripe Shapes

2 Mask by Tim Holtz 1 being the Large Time Pieces the other being the Mini Regal

A teaser leaflet with 3 of Tim's Techniques from The Compendium of Curiosities Book

Last but not least Tim's most incredible paper stash pad, Lost and Found

Thanks again to you all, Good Luck and Happy Birthday!!!

Labor Day 2010

Took a bike ride today to Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon Georgia to pay homage to one of the greatest slide guitar players of all time, Mr Duane Allman. Rest in Peace......

Compendium-of-Curiosities-Challenge week #12

Can it be week 12 already and we are about to celebrate Labor Day, the official end of of summer. Anyway....

Over at Linda's blog Studio L3 the art is just amazing as we all join in for week 12. This weeks challenge is Chipped Enamel. It took me a while to get the look I wanted but yet another Christmas card is ready to go. Let me know what you think.

Close up of the Chipped Enamel piece.

Just a few days to week 13. Where does the time go....?

Halloween Pennant Swap

Over on the All Things Tim Yahoo Group I'm involved in a Halloween pennant swap. This is just a teaser of the pennants I am making. I'm sure that everyones finished art will be just amazing as usual.

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