Summer of Colour - Week 4

Oh such a gorgeous pallet to play with yet again. The colours for the Summer of Colour challenge this week are Pink, Apple Green & Dark Green.

A big huge thank you to Louise Robertson over on the DLP facebook group for inspiring me this week. She mentioned that the Journal 52 prompt for week 26 was "Under the Sea". Also the Timmy Tag this month happens to be on the same theme so I got to work.

I picked out some Apple Green card and embossed its edge using parts of embossing folders and the Tim Holtz diffuser plates in my Cuttlebug. I inked the raised bits and clear heat embossed them (all in keeping with my embossing theme for this year!)

I cut the fish from Pink and Dark Green card and crackle painted them. Added a bit of stenciled plants. Then out came the liquid pearls, hmmm went to town a little with these.

I photographed my DLP page with the piece of colour co-ordinated paper I found too and my new Washi tape from Sainsbury's which I bought today. So I have managed a combined Summer of Colour, Journal 52 and Timmy Tag inspired page all in one. What a great way to start the month.

Timmy Tag 2014 - #05

Yay done my Timmy Tag for this month. I seem to be behind in loads of stuff these days but glad to get this one done before the deadline.

For the tile features I just chose stuff I liked from my stash, some had been gifted to me and I'd been saving for something special.

I wanted to add a bit of colour to my tag so made the background in greens and used one of Timmy's bright floral papers for the tiles in pinks and yellows.

Fortunately had a piece of hessian cord for the tie which I inked a little in green too.

Quite a special tag this month.

WOYWW #256 - More Kitchen Chemistry

My Kitchen Chemistry course takes up my time at the beginning of the week, so any crafting seems to be resigned to the weekend at the moment, when I finally did my April Timmy Tag, HERE.





Desk has my experiment photos ready to be put in my notebook. Isn't it great how you can take photos and print them off almost instantly these days. Quite a difference to when I was in school.

The magazine freebie stamps I got last week went to finish off my journal page and were used for a scrappage too. HERE

Also I received my giveaway journal from Claire, love it.

So yes this is the weekly, "show your desk to all" and have a blog hop around the world looking at what everyone else has been doing hosted by the lovely Julia at WOYWW.

Timmy Tag 2014 - #04

Yet again I have pondered Timmy's Tag for most of the month!

I had quite a few of the supplies but was missing the feature Trellis die. I pondered "sharing" the idea of using the Weathered Clock instead but on going through my dies the Fanciful Flight butterfly begged to be used instead.

I really like the idea of replacing the cut out spaces with other different materials like the mirror metal, cork and covered grunge board. I filled all of my spaces in the butterfly wings.

I also like the effect of the distress ink over distress paint.

This is my first "proper" tag this year although I have used each month's techniques on other smaller tags in a journal and also a page in my DLP.

Timmy Tag 2014 #03

I did my take on Timmy's March Tag as a page in my DLP diary. 

Knowing I was rather devoid of his supplies this month I did it from memory in my own way.

I used my new egg dies cut in acetate as stencils to create the egg shapes and used a speckled stamp on top.

Timmy Tag 2014 #02

I have done my February Timmy Tag in miniature again this month. It is on the tag which goes in the 12 months in view pocket in my journal.

February marks the end of this particular journal so not sure where my Timmy tag will go next month!

I made do as usual.

I tried to make a heart stencil with a punch and acetate but the acetate got stuck in the punch!



Then I was going to use my Tattered Rose Distress Stain only to find it had gone decidedly olive and my Old Paper was green and even my Frayed Burlap wasn't that brown anymore. Last week I had found my Peeled Paint had acquired rather a horrid smell and now I noticed my Weathered Wood was going the same way. I e-mailed Tim about them and he asked me to e-mail Ranger, so I have, and it now rests with them.


Anyway I ploughed on using my Bushed Pewter and Picket Fence Stains instead. My stencil and Distress Inks weren't working that well so I ended up using a pen for the heart background to heat emboss.

I went for gold as the accent colour and matted the blackboard words with it, cut out a freehand arrow, edged the tag and glittered a heart in it too. I also realised I couldn't have an overhang on the bottom edge as this would stop the tag fitting in the pocket like the others. I topped the tag with some gingham ribbon.

As I seem to find with all of Timmy's techniques, you just need to plough on and eventually it will turn out OK, and I think it did. Now I just need to make my hubby a Valentine's!

WOYWW #243 - Busy (without even noticing)

I must say that doing WOYWW on a weekly basis gives me a chance to take stock of the week gone by and all I have achieved, and this week it seems to be more than I even noticed which is very pleasing indeed.


So exactly what did I do? The different items are highlighted so you can link to the original post if you want more detail.

1) The first half of my 52 weeks spread.

2) My DLP diary round-up for the 5 January prompts.
There is also my Timmy Tag die awaiting some die cutting for friends, and the Sensodyne toothpaste box awaiting decorating as it is just the right size for 6 Distress Markers - yes I only have 6!

3) The decorated envelope for my 12 months journal, in the background behind the tags.

4) And horrah - my Timmy Tag at last! A joint project as it is one of my 12 months Cotton Traders recycled tags for the January pocket.



I also finished up my other 2 scrap pages.




And the blue and green items you might wonder, well they are to make up a little house decoration for my Aunt's birthday on Saturday, so I must get a move on with that if I am going to post it tomorrow!


And finally, my much used Nexus 7 for dummies book - jolly handy.








Might have to leave my replies until later in the week, but if you comment and leave your number "I'll be there!" I always try my best to return the visit but some desks/links prove impossible, especially in the Google+ department. I'll do my best. Happy WOYWW everyone.

Timmy Tag 2014 #01

I'm all of a "combine a project" mode this year it would seem. I have yet again been pondering my Timmy Tag all month and realised I hadn't yet done the little tag for my 12 Months Challenge. So guess what?

Yep I did my Timmy Tag on the recycled Cotton Traders tag which is only diddy. 9x5cm






I told myself to forget what I did and didn't have in my stash and to just "go with the flow".

So there we have it, my January Timmy 12 Months tag, which still fits in its pocket.

WOYWW #240 - Snowdrops @ Craft Club

Back to craft club this evening. The theme was stamping, not my favourite, unless for backgrounds as a colourer-in person I am not.

I decided to take my 12 months Journal along with the snowdrop giveaway papers I had just printed.










I made up the pocket and tag back earlier and did the page at club. I did stamp a bit on it and it isn't really finished as yet but getting there. I also cut out the bigger snowdrops for my calendar page.

Also on my desk is the box I took with supplies with my raffle ticket. I won the little black tin box with a selection of brads and gems. Love it.



Finally the card for my Mum's birthday on Saturday. She loved my Timmy tag from last month, so I had to make her one.






Well that is me for this week, I think, head in the clouds somewhat!

Come join in the fun at Julia's for the weekly jaunt around the craft desks of the world, what we lovingly call WOYWW .

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013

I've been binding again! Second time now! I have made a little book of my Tim Holtz - 12 tags of 2013.

I made the cover tag using something from all of the 12 tags.

TH #12 - December Tag

Horrah, how good it feels when you create something, even more so when you are inspired by a blog and make do with what you have or can purchase.

I have been pondering Timmy's December tag for a few weeks since it was published and wondering whether I could make do without a Poinsettia die - I think not. But could I get his one - I think not. So I ended up with the Poppystamps one which I bought today at The Craft Barn. It had shown as "sold out" on the web but I spotted it in a curious basket under the counter and asked and yes it was awaiting being put out. Hurdle ONE.

I didn't have any of the film stuff and my die was a thin one anyways so I opted for vellum and distress inks which worked a treat. I also used a tag I had previously (in another life as it was so long ago) embossed and "golded". Not a Timmy stencil to be had at the shop either so I used my Dylusions one. I had a Christmas token hanging around so added that too and some string from one of the tags from my décopatch items.

Oops just spotted I need to add some white paint - hope I don't spoil it with a splodge...............
Phew, tag survived but my laptop got a liberal dusting of white paint - how festive - LOL.

WOYWW #232 - Wisdom

Bit in the wars today as I had a Wisdom Tooth out yesterday - ouch. Took him 3 goes and 3 injections but eventually it came out - unfortunately they threw it away :(

I even missed my son's investiture at Explorers last night as I felt so horrid, have more badges to sew on now though.


Anyway here's my desk with the fallout from Monday's Craft Club where we did Christmas Quilling. I didn't manage to get round to sticking any on cards but did lay them out.

I also dug out my own quilling stash now I am in the mood - so to speak.

Sad news is that this club is finishing with next month's session which is a big shame as I really enjoyed it and it is close to me and in the daytime. Oh well it was good whilst it lasted.

Also on my you'll spot my Timmy Tag for the month, wasn't taken by the technique this month but the finished tag is growing on me.

There's my November zine for 12 months in view, along with the pocket and tag. Love the poppies.

Over on my dressing table is my knitting basket now with SIX sheep, also my Alpha Challenge page for "Q" and Quarter Days. You'll spot last years Attitude of Gratitude journal above too.

Think that is me for this week, pop over to Julia's for more WOYWW desk hopping.

TH #11 - November Tag

I wasn't totally taken by this month's Tim Holtz Tag technique but I try each tutorial regardless, well you never know do you.  Slightly lacking in the specific stash but had a bash anyways.

I cut myself a tag from black card - jolly glad I bought the tag die!

I used a plan stamp and a leaf stamp trying to copy the blueprint stamp used in the tutorial.

I think the best bit was the misting of the Pumice Stone ink after applying it to the white card for the label. Not something I tend to do but it left a lovely speckled texture.

I added some fluffy fibres for more texture.