Monday, November 29, 2010

Simon Says Stamp and Show... A Tag!!

Hello to you all ... Dan here, standing in for Linda E while she is teaching on far flung shores :)   Thank you so much to everyone that played along with our last challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back ... it could be you! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... A Tag! If you want to join in the fun this week ... all you need to do is ... make a tag (if you need style guidance, see "About Our Challenges" in the side bar)... pop it on your blog ... and come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start those inky fingers... take a look at what the Design Team has made this week ...

Linda threw everything at her tag to create her background. She used Distress Inks ... Dabbers ... Rock Candy Stickles ... a mask and finished off with a few Grungepaper embellishments and some Idea-ology bits and pieces. All stamps used are Wendy Vecchi and Tim holtz.


Linda chose to make her tag in sepia tones using lots of Vintage Photo distress ink. The newspaper text background and the vintage images have been sponged with Vintage Photo distress ink. The stars were cut with a Sizzix die out of corrugated cardboard and crinoline. They were sprayed with a mixture of Vintage Photo reinker and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls. The star brads were embossed with Antique Linen distress embossing power and a bit of the VP mixture was applied. 

For Kim, tags are the best way to really experiment and try out new techinques on a smaller scale... So she created a layered tag and thinks fired brick distress ink with copper perfect pearl is STUNNING. Really effective for the perfect distress technique on the large tag and the wings on the grungepaper butterfly. The sentiment has been stamped on sticky back canvas cut using styled labels, inked with distress inks and spritzed with a little distress ink & copper perfect pearls. An extra styled labels tag was cut from the clear acrylic packaging so the butterfly would appear to float. The ball chain was added to give the ability to move  and read the sentiment. The seam binding has been spritzed with glimmer mist and tied to the top. Stamps used are Wendy Vecchi and Tim holtz.


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I've really been loving all of the vintage Christmas stamps that Tim Holtz has been bringing out lately - I guess I'm vintage enough that they remind me of childhood Christmases!  I planned to do a lot more to this tag, but when I got to this stage I was loving it so much that I felt I would ruin it by adding more, and decided to let the stamp images shine!  I used Fired Brick Distress Ink, Rock Candy Stickles and one of Tim Holtz's Santas.

After trying a few different combinations of aged, inked backgrounds, Nancy decided to use the direct-to-paper ink application technique, using Walnut Stain Distress Ink, finally achieving the tonal appearance she wanted for her vintage tag. A bit of the same ink was applied to the edges of a piece of vintage ledger paper & a piece of Basic Grey Cappella paper, then the inked areas were spritzed with water to spread the aging. “Believe” from Tim Holtz’ Mini Holidays stamp set was stamped on top of everything with Black Soot, then embossed with Ranger’s Enchanted Gold EP.
Terry decided to make a XL Christmas Tag including 2 other tags, to give to a loved one for Christmas. She used lots of distress inks from Tim Holtz, including Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters and Aged Mahogany. The sentiment is from the Basic Grey, Wassail Christmas Collection. The faux stitching was made with an Opaque white Inkssentials pen and Glossy accents by Ranger was used on the embossed flowers that look like little snowflakes. Terry finished it all off with snowflake and flower border embossing folders. The lace with the snowballs are from her own stash. Just like the vintage image on the little tag.

Lynne's tag has a bit of a vintage flair to it...She inked her Silhouette Spray stamp with Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint Distress ink...spritzed the inked stamp with water, then stamped on her tag and paper, giving the image a "watercolor" look. The Maya Road flourish was painted with Gesso, embossed using the Collage/Notebook Texture Fade, the high points sanded then inked with Faded Jeans. If you notice....there is Distress Ink everywhere....used in both the pad and liquid form. The tag was accented with a Tim Holtz Corner.

Nancy chose the Bluebird stamp set from Artistic Outpost to use in a cross between a shabby and vintage-style tag. The background is first stamped with Wendy Vecchi's Studio 490 Ticket to Art stamp then overstamped with Studio 490's Berry Tree stamp. You may visit Nancy's blog to see exactly how it was finished.

Lori decided to step out of her comfort zone and do something a little different for her tag! She used all Studio 490 stamps, and decided to go with an arty face! She used a background technique Wendy had posted on her blog HERE, using the Ranger Color Washes in Stream and Butterscotch, and Wendy's background stamp from the Dimensional Rose Art set. Adirondack Dye inks in Espresso, Stream, and Cranberry helped to finish the embellishments!


Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
The Design Team are looking forward to seeing your Inked masterpieces! This week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is a $25 gift voucher!


The prize will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday 5th December 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the much sought after Top Three Blinkie.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Winners-Day!

Here are the results for last week's challenge ... the winner of the randomly drawn $25.00 Simon Says Stamp Gift Voucher is ...
Number 65 Gerrie

Congratulations Gerrie  ... Please email Linda with your details so we can arrange for you to start your shopping spree :0)
The three winners that have been selected to join the elite club of vintage artists that can proudly display our top three blinkie are ...
14 Ellen Vargo
23 Kathleen F
78 Terry



Congratulations to each of you ... your work was amazing! Please email Linda and she will in turn send you the Top 3 Blinkie! We had over 100 fabulous entries so Thank you to everyone that took part.
Okay guys ... that's it for now ... don't forget to check out this week’s Distress Ink challenge ... we have a wonderful prize and we are looking forward to seeing what you make :0)

Monday, November 22, 2010

Simon Says Stamp and Show your Distress Inks!

Hello to you all ...Another week ... Another Theme ... Thank you so much to everyone that played along with our last challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back ... it could be you! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Your Distress Inks! If you want to join in the fun this week ... all you need to do is ... make something using Distress Inks... pop it on your blog ... and come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start those inky fingers... take a look at what the Design Team has made this week ...
Lori chose to "autumnize" a wooden bird house with leaves cut using the Tattered Leaves die. The leaves were subjected to a mixture of distress inks, then some were overstamped with the Falling Leaves stamp set. She also used a chipboard die cut from the Caged Bird die, and pumpkins from the Pumpkin Patch Texture Fade to complete the "autumnization".
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This week my project is a Maya Road Chipboard House which I have decorated using only white card; Grungepaper ... The Wendy Vecchi stamps and of course ... Distress Inks! I made my own stand for the house with a few pieces of corrugated card ... I have just got to decide what I am going to put inside now!

Linda's project this week is an altered picture frame. She used Fired Brick with a touch of Vintage Photo distress inks to saturate the paper for her handmade flowers which were cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. Pine Needles DI was used for the Grungeboard flourish. The corrugated cardboard was misted with Vintage Photo and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and the snowflakes were sponged with Vintage Photo DI then dabbed with Antique Linen Distress Stickles. Other Tim Holtz products used were Tissue Tape, a Hitch Fastener and a Swivel Clasp.
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Kim most definitely uses Distress Inks in every project! It is the base colour under the crackle effect on her little dimensional bird cage box. It is with a touch of Vintage Photo distress ink that enhances the edges of her die cut bird, cut using the new curio BasicGrey papers, her handmade flowers were cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die then sprayed with some Distress Ink Glimmer Mist. The handmade gem in the centre of the flower was created using her melting pot and UTEE powders. The branch is cut from Tim Holtz Branch die and the cage is secured at the top with a Idea-ology swivel clasp. She finished off with baubles secured with jump rings.
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Dan was inspired in this challenge by a song he has listened to a lot lately. For details of what each tile represents, visit his blog! Out of all of his crafty stash, Distress Inks are probably Dan's "desert island" craft product. Items used here include a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, distress ink pads and Tim Holtz stamps.
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Nancy doesn't think any paper project is complete if it's not distressed & this birthday "gated tag" is no exception. Her go-to Vintage Photo DI was used on every piece of cardstock, patterned paper & tag used, with touches of Wild Honey & Walnut Stain. The tag in the yellow pocket was coloured with Tumbled Glass, then over-inked with (again!) Vintage Photo. The tag on the right has a phrase stamped with Faded Jeans, then highlighted with clear embossing powder.
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Terry's project this week is an altered tea box, the box was coloured with Broken China, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood and Vintage Photo. The top of the box was worked on with embossing powder to create the swirls. The flowers are from The Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die. She also used the distress inks to work on the flowers and on the edges of the flowers she used Glossy accents. The pearls,lace and sentiment are from her own stash.The papers that she used for the flowers are from The Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Pack Vintage Shabby and everything is sprayed with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmermist and Old Lace from Tattered Angels.
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Lynne chose to create a Christmas Wreath using Poinsettias created with the Tattered Leaves die, Aged Mahogany and Forest Moss Distress Ink. She then accented the leaf/petals with Fired Brick and Peeled Paint Distress Stickles. She created a fold in the leaf/petals and stapled with Tim's Tiny Attacher. Lastly, she adhered the parts together with Claudine Hellmuths Multi Medium. For a more detailed tutorial check out her blog.
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Nancy says she can't complete a project without using Distress Ink. One of the first things she inks are the cut edges of the paper, especially the white core of each paper cut. Nancy also always uses sponge applicators and a Ranger craft mat, both of which makes inking and distressing a lot easier!
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Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
The Design Team are looking forward to seeing your Inked masterpieces! This week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is a $25 gift voucher!

The prize will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday 28th November 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the much sought after Top Three Blinkie.
Have fun everyone :0)

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Winners-Day!

Ta Da! It’s that part of the week again … Here are the results for last week's Favourite Tim Holtz Stamp Challenge ... the winner of the randomly drawn prize of a $25.00 shopping spree donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is

Number 28 Judy C

Congratulations Judy ... Please email Linda with your details so we can arrange for you to start your shopping spree :0)
The three winners that have been selected to join the elite club of vintage artists that can proudly display our top three blinkie are ...
21 LoveLee Notes

38 Valerie-Jael

50 Lisa T

Congratulations to each of you ... your work was fabulous and the Design Team loved it! Please email Linda and she will send you the Top 3 Blinkie! We had lots of wonderful entries so Thank you to everyone that took part.
Don’t forget to check out this week’s challenge ... we have another great shopping spree and we are looking forward to seeing what you make :0)

Monday, November 15, 2010

Simon Says Stamp & Show Whatever Makes you Happy!

Happy Monday to you all ... Thank you so much to those of you that found time to play in our Shabby challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back and see who won that shopping spree... and of course the Top Three Blinkies too!! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Whatever Makes you Happy! A nice, open theme this week and if you feel like joining in ... all you need to do is ... make something that makes you happy ... pop it on your blog ... and come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start those creative juices flowing... take a look at what makes the Design Team happy ...
With the season of busyness fast approaching, Nancy wants to get a jump start on some simple gift tags. This tag can be completed in 10 minutes with Tim Holtz Christmas stamps, tags, embossing powder and Distress Inks. The NOEL sign was coloured with Copic Markers. You can see another great example on Nancy's Blog by clicking on her name.
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Using up stash makes Lori happy... no, wait... ecstatic would be the correct term. And getting to play with new stash is even better! So, Lori combined some new Art Parts, Clearly Art, Conservatory paper from 7 Gypsies and Studio 490 stamps to make this:
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Playing with Grungepaper; THE Wendy Vecchi stamps; Distress Inks and Idea-ology embellishments make Linda happy ... very happy. So that is exactly what she used to alter this little chip drinks coaster ... or to those of us in the UK ... just a plain old beer mat!
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What makes Linda happy is distressing. She doesn't think a project is finished unless something is ripped, torn, sanded, inked or otherwise shabbied up. She loves taking something new and making it look worn and aged. She had a great time this week making her vintage Christmas card. Some of the products and tools she used on her card are: Martha Stewart Snow Flurry Border Punch, Spellbinders Create a Flake I, Ranger Clear UTEE, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and Tim Holtz Odds and Ends stamp.
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So many crafty things make Kim happy... She just couldn't fit any more onto her piece. She has been eager to create a spool with Wendy's Art Parts since she got them and has incorporated a vast selection of Wendy vecchi fabulous stamps ~ Botanical art, Alphabetically art, Nature's art, Ticket to art. She used Brilliance pigment ink moonlight white as a base to make the distress ink colours lighter, little did she know they would turn out so much paler and slightly shimmery. She then stamped patterns in both Coffee and Black archival ink. She used sticky back canvas for around the spools inked, stamped and secured with memo pin. she also added one of Tim Holtz Fanciful buttons gorgeous!!!
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Trying out new techniques and having a good old play make Dan happy! Applying distress inks to bare wood and stamping on baby wipes were firsts for him in this project. Products used included Distress Ink Pads, a Black Versafine Ink Pad and a white Paint Dabber.
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Learning new techniques like this Vertical Accordion card always makes Nancy happy, especially when they involve Distress Inks, Wendy Vecchi stamps and Basic Grey paper pads!
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Terry sure likes to alter anything she can get her hands on....this time she altered an "old" perfume box. She has used the fabulous papers from Graphic 45 LE ROMANTIQUE 12 x 12 Paper Pack Vintage Love , the papers are worked on with Glimmermist and she used lots of roses and cherry flowers. Underneath the image she used the Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch. All the borders are coloured using Distress inks, the colours that she used are Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge.
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What makes Lynne happy...........FLOWERS...flowers....flowers!!! She used the Tattered Leaves die, fabric and Multi Medium to create this Poinsettia. To colour the fabric, she used Barn Door and Fired Brick; Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress Reinker Mixtures (a dropper full of Distress Ink and water in a Mini Mister). She then accented the petals with Fire Brick and Forest Moss Distress Stickles and Tim Holtz Baubles. Now, she is REALLY happy!!
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Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
Now it's your turn... The Design Team are once again looking forward to seeing your interpretations of this week's theme! This week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is a $25 gift voucher!

The prize will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday 21st November 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the much sought after Top Three Blinkie.
Have fun everyone :0)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Winners-Day!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this part of the week … a lot … Here are the results for last week's Shabby Challenge ... the winner of the randomly drawn prize of yummy stash donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is

Number 75 Irit

Congratulations Irit  ... Please email Linda with your details so we can arrange for you to start your shopping spree :0)
The three winners that have been selected to join the elite club of vintage artists that can proudly display our top three blinkie are ...
19 Neil Walker

41 Katrina

63 Gini Cagle

Congratulations to each of you ... your work was shabby to the max and the Design Team loved it! Please email Linda and she will send you the Top 3 Blinkie! We had lots of fabulous entries so Thank you to everyone that took part.
Okay guys ... that's it for now ... don't forget to check out this week’s challenge ... we have another great prize and we are looking forward to seeing what you make :0)

Monday, November 8, 2010

Simon Says Stamp and Show your Favourite Tim Holtz Stamp!

Hello everyone ... What a super job you all made of our Shabby challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back and see who won that fabulous prize ... not forgetting the Top Three Blinkies too!! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Your favourite Tim Holtz stamp! If you feel like joining in ... all you need to do is ... Interpret the theme any way you choose then come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start those stamps astamping ... here are the Design Team's favourites ...
How does anyone even choose a Favourite Tim Stamp.......Lynne was not really sure!! She created this tag around the stamps on the Floral Tattoo stamp set. She used Bundled Sage and Pumice Stone Distress Inks. To add a bit of shimmer, she dusted the inked edges of the tag with Perfect Pearl ~ Perfect Pearls.  And would you believe it......she used the AMAZING Tattered Floral Die to create her flower along with Multi Medium to stiffen the fabric.
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Nancy loves all of Tim's stamps but her *go to* stamp is one of Tim's scroll stamps. Background stamps are so versatile and Nancy makes use of one on this cone decorated for a mini-wreath. The scroll stamp and mini BELIEVE word are stamped with Distress Embossing Ink and embossed with Ranger's embossing powder.
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Lori had a difficult time choosing one stamp as well, so she chose her favourites, the Harlequin Background, the Fabulous Flourish, and the Artful Flight set. Combining these with paper from the Vintage Shabby paper stack, she turned a dollar store canvas frame into vintage art!
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I know exactly which one my favourite Tim stamp is ... or so I thought ... then I realised I have rather a lot I class as favourites! The favourite I settled on is the man with the umbrella from the Creative Muse set ... and the Live the Life you've Imagined Text comes quite high in my Top 10. To set him off I created a card using the beautiful Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante papers with some Ideaology Sprocket Gears and some Rock Candy Distress Stickles.
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Linda has always loved Tim's bird and branch stamp. She used it on this tag along with other stamps from the Urban Grunge set and lots of other wonderful Lord Tim embellishments. The tag was sponged with three colors of Tim Holtz distress inks, then a journaling ticket, tissue tape, ruler ribbon, a type charm, a muse token and a hinge clip were added.
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Well, Kim found choosing just one Tim Holtz stamp was a tad too tricky too, but finds that she really loves using fabulous flourish and has demonstrated using it in different ways. Simply stamping on the 7 gypsies patterned papers and also making a little heart embellishment with some UTEE melted in her melting pot and enhanced with some black paint dabber. Of course the flowers are Tim's Alterations die Tattered florals adorned with adhesive pearls and the bookplate is cut from chip board and pop can metal.
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Dan's favourite Tim Holtz stamp is undoubtedly the David head. As some of the recurring themes in Dan's recent work are notions of disguise and role-playing, he saw this as the ideal opportunity to play around with Michelangelo's classic figure! Products used include Tim's David stamp, Lost and Found stack and a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad.
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Nancy couldn’t chose a single favourite Tim stamp either, but this tag includes one of her absolute favourite word stamps – it works perfectly with the tag's theme of having one’s palm read, don’t you think? (See the background words created with Tim’s Ransom Alphabet Mask?) Everything’s coloured with Distress Inks, primarily Wild Honey – it’s such a versatile colour!
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Terry decided to make a Tag with her favourite "A dream is a wish your heart makes". On the tag itself she used the Tim Holtz Components collection. The wonderful flowers are from the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die. Everything has been worked on with Distress inks especially Dusty Concord, Forest Moss and Vintage Photo.
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Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
Now it's your turn... The Design Team are once again looking forward to seeing your interpretations of this week's theme! This week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is a $25 gift voucher!

The prize will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday 14th November 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work with your favourite Tim stamp ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the much sought after Top Three Blinkie.
Have fun everyone :0)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Winners-Day!

Here are the results for last week's Spookay Challenge ... the winner of the randomly drawn $25.00 Simon Says Stamp Gift Voucher is ...

Number 28 Carol Q

Congratulations Carol  ... Please email Linda with your details so we can arrange for you to start your shopping spree :0)
The three winners that have been selected to join the elite club of vintage artists that can proudly display our top three blinkie are ...
15 Susan K

39 Tracy Evans 2

55 Dawn Gallop

Congratulations to each of you ... your work was mind blowingly good! Please email Linda and she will in turn send you the Top 3 Blinkie! We had lots of fabulous entries so Thank you to everyone that took part.
Okay guys ... that's it for now ... don't forget to check out this week’s shabby challenge ... we have a wonderful prize and we are looking forward to seeing what you make :0)

Monday, November 1, 2010

Simon Says Stamp and Show Something Shabby!

Hello all ... What a grand job you all made of our Spookay challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Something Shabby! If you fancy joining us ... all you need to do is ... Interpret the theme any way you choose then come back here and link up so we can all see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start those creative cogs ticking ... here is what the Design Team designed for you this week ...
Terry admits to having to think really hard this week to make something shabby. For her Money holder....She has used the Tattered Forals Die from Tim Holtz and played with Distress inks on the whole project. The colours she used were Vintage Photo, Fired Brick,Shabby Shutters, Broken China, Dried Marigold and Milled Lavender. She cut the bottom heart herself and she also used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Old Lace. The papers are Kioshi from Basic Grey.
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Lynne loves all things SHABBY. She painted, spritzed and stamped with Pine Cone, Frost and Olive Vine Glimmer Mist making Tim Holtz Sketch Tree the focus. For the flower she used the ever versatile Tattered Floral die and various mediums, dictionary paper, cardboard, linen colouring them by creating puddles on her Craft Mat and dipping the pieces into the colour.
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This week's challenge has Nancy using something she collected years ago. Nancy took this old wire basket and turned it into a wall hanging using Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps, 7 Gypsies Victoria papers and Tim Holtz Idea-ology corners and word key. To keep the vintage look, Nancy used muted colours and painted the Idea-ology corners and key with a Pearl Dabber to soften the colour of the metal.
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Lori chose to show shabby in the form of this assemblage piece. She used paper from Tim's Lost and Found paper stack, Jenni Bowlin stick pins, a paint dabber resist technique on a piece of chipboard cut with Tim's Baroque die and various found objects to finish!
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I started with a 8X8" wood box frame and Tim's Shabby Chic paper stack and the rest kind of followed from there. To knock back the colour of the blue paper I used a mix of Claudine Hellmuth's Traditional Tan and Sable Brown ... created a wash and applied it over the top of pretty much everything. To add further depth to the piece I stamped in Coffee Archival with Tim's Shabby French collection ... which seemed entirely appropriate given the challenge theme :0)
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Linda enjoys making home decor projects and has created a Thanksgiving wall hanging. She decorated her felt pumpkin with shabby canvas flowers cut with the Tattered Florals die and dyed with Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint distress inks. The maple leaves were cut from Ten Seconds Studio metal, embossed with the Tim Holtz Cracked texture fade and smudged with Adirondack alcohol ink. Charms made with Tim Holtz Fragments and vintage Thanksgiving images provide a finishing touch.
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Kim used Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby papers as the base for her shabby card. She stamped the stunning corner stamp from Prima Flowers Clear Stamps Build a Bauble and used STAMP and BOND adhesive powder before applying metal flakes. She then created a few flowers from Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die using some buckram to make a rose, Grungepaper and coloured with Distress inks. The Grungepaper hinge has been treated with a little distress embossing powder. Added a metal bird charm which was inked with a little paint, some idea-ology foliage, and embellished with some adhesive stones.
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Dan had to rethink his approach to this challenge after a nasty accident in the kitchen which left his main hand out of action for a while! Consequently this features less stamping than would be the norm for him, but he still managed to squeeze in a little stamping with the other hand! Products used included a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad (great for using with Copics!), distress ink pads and Tim Holtz stamps.
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Everything’s a little ‘shabby’ right now as the seasons change and Nancy wanted to update her birdcage to reflect that. Time has to be represented, of course, so she used one of Tim’s Timepieces, add leaves cut from leftover plastic packaging. She stamped, then coloured the leaves with an assortment of Ranger’s Alcohol Inks - then completed the autumn look with a Rosette cut with Tim’s Paper Rosette Alterations flower strip. The final touch? A "Wendy" pumpkin made with her Lower Case Art stamp set and Tiny Text stamp!
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Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
Now it's your turn... The Design Team are once again looking forward to seeing your interpretations of this week's theme! Just look at this week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp!
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The prize will go to a random entry chosen by the In links Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday 7th November 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work related to this theme ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the much sought after Top Three Blinkie.
Have fun everyone :0)