ArtsyCrafts Configuration finally done!



Compartments of imagination





ArtsyCrafts Configuration

Had a crafty get-together with my friends Bibi and Sam on Sunday.  We had a great time playing with stamps, tissue paper and beeswax.  I've had beeswax for ages and did nothing with it, until I saw Hels Sheridan's beeswax collage project in Craft Stamper magazine.  I used some of Tim's new stamps and some sewing themed stamps that I just found again that I bought years ago.  I'm pleased how the project turned out.  I was still in creative mode when I got back home so decided to finish off my configuration box.  Turned out well I think?


Beeswax Collage



mini canvas



Tim Holtz @ ArtsyCrafts

Inchie book presented to Tim

Had a wonderful day on Friday 25th Feb at ArtsyCrafts in Milton Keynes. Of course it was even more fantastic than Lin and Leandra's workshops usually are because the wonderful Tim was here to teach a configurations box class.  First I was in class with Lin and Leandra(with their wonderful helpers too) after I had been to the shop :)  We made a lovely triptych using some new PaperArtsy products - new chalk paint and metal card.  As usual Leandra comes up with some fab words - this time "worm envy" and we heard about "red snot"



Work in progress - triptych



Finished project

ArtsyCrafts Project

After a much needed lunchbreak came the highlight of the day - Tim's class!  I love his work, his teaching style - really just everything!   I didn't finish my box - too many choices in the goodies we were given that I spent sooo much time putting things in and taking them out again - plan to finish off today and upload later but here's a couple of photo's of the goodies we were given and what I've done so far.



grungeboard typeblocks

 

Centre section

Mario always has to try on hats and he borrowed Siobhan's  - looks very fetching in red sequince!  Tim gave away raffle prizes - and I was lucky enough to win one, an alterations die.  My vagabond arrived at work on thursday but as I was going to MK couldn't take it home to play :(



Tim and some of the ArtsyCrafts team



too many starbucks Tim?


I had a fabulous time, thanks to everyone involved and to Tania for arranging the Inchie book presented to Tim.





 

CCC #32

CCC#32 Ink & Masking
Linda over at Studio L3 set this technique for the challenge this week. It's on page 59 of Tim Holtz's book.
I haven't been keeping up with the challenges but thought I'd give this one a go.  Enjoyed playing with this.

It's been a while - a look back

Haven't update my blog for a while, had an op in early january and just starting to feel like i'm getting back to my old self again!  Have been meaning to do something with my Tim Holtz cruise photos so have put together a slide show. Great memories, and so looking forward to another Tim class - this time in the UK at ArtsyCrafts in Milton Keynes.

Also a couple of configuration boxes I made for Christmas



Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas day 6

I love learning all the new techniques Tim comes up with!  again I don't have everything he used on his tag so I had to substitute with what I did have.  I don't have the trees embossing folder but tim gave us the snowflake and snowman folders on the cruise so used the snowman, I'd cut some of the deers while on the cruise too, thinking they'd come in handy. I can't wait until the Vagabond is released in the U.K. - really makes die cutting and embossing a breeze!  I did struggle with the stamping on the inside of the folder - couldn't seem to get enough ink in the right place so a couple of tags bit the dust until I got one I was happy with.  Don't have the tree die either but another present from Tim on the cruise was the Raven and Scaredy cat die - the branch the raven perches on also makes great antlers - just cut 2 and flip one over :)

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Playing along with Tim

Day 1



Day 2

I've been playing along with Tim Holtz's 12 tags of Christmas.  I don't always have all the products that he uses so it's a challenge to find alternatives.  Day 1 Ididn't have the house die so used the haunted house from the seasonal grungeboard, trimmed it down to fit.



Day 3


Day 3, I didn't have the tree stamp Tim used so I used another tree stamp I had in my stash and it worked quite well!

Day 4

Day 4, no prima bling swirls so made my own from a cut  apart Heidi Swapp bling frame and some flat backed pearls.  Also don't have the baubles so made my own with some pearls, headpins and beadcups.

 

Day 5

Day 5, I don't have the metal number so used PaperArtsy number stamps on metal, cut them out and painted/embossed. 

CCC#21 Perfect Distress

This week Linda of Studio L3 set us the challenge of Tim Holtz's Perfect Distress technique that can be found on page 38 of his Compendium of Curiosities book.  I love this technique, have had Perfect Pearls for a while now but not used them much, so this challenge was good in getting me to use something from my stash.  I love the look, gives a really soft, pearly sheen - it's a bit hard to see in the picture but I think lends a vintage look to the tag.  Used the swiss cheese punch Tim gave us on the cruise to give a different look to the rosette. Finished off with a ruffle of tissue tape - love that stuff!