Our Star

To celebrate our daughter passing her driving test I decided to create a Star shaped tag because she is "Our Star", She has saved and paid for all her lessons and then passed first time. I am entering this into the Sunday Stamper challenge and Simon Says stamp and Show some Stars.

I created a star template on my computer the right size and printed this off before cutting the shape out from some Tim Holtz craft resist paper. I used Wild Honey distress stain on the star then stamped a number of cars from one of my Paper Artsy Hot picks stamp sets in aged mahogany,

I also used walnut stain and aged mahogany distress stain on the star to grungy it up a bit.

Using the Tim Holtz Sizzix die Regal Crest I cut out a banner which was stamped and then coloured using walnut stain and aged mahogany before covering it in glossy accents to give it a shine. I had some other die cut pieces the crown and swirls so I inked these using the same colours before attaching.

I used a bronze eyelet in the top a threaded some ribbon through before glueing a mini brass car underneath.

There you a special star for "Our Special Star"..

Tag #7 -Travel

For this weeks Grungy Monday 27 challenge. Tims 12 tags of Christmas, 2007 day 6 technique. I decided to use my new Creative Expressions Compass Mask and Tea Die Re-inker with lime green perfect pearls in my mister.

Once this was dry I used shabby shutters and tumbled glass distress ink to blend in then stamped two stamps from my Tim Holtz Stamper anonymous travel set in walnut stain before distressing the edges and then inking them with walnut stain as well.

In the bottom left I attached a patterned cardboard plaque which I had also misted and left to dry before stamping the words Travel in black stazon.

In the centre of the compass I attached a green gemed gromet to give a bit of sparkle.

Compendium of Games

Quick blog this week been sooooo busy but here is my entry for this weeks Crafty Boots Challenge - Young at Heart. It is a card for my dad whos Birthday is in December but he probably wont read this so its ok :)

I used a multitude of embossing folders and a new checker board mask to create the backgrounds and used a number of Tim Holtz distress inks to wipe over the embossed cards to highlight the raised areas. I wanted to reflect the different games we used to play with him and my grand parents when we were children.
The two bits on the bottom right are supposed to reflect the snakes and ladders (not too sure about the snake), the ladders where made from a film strip punch and the snake from an embossing folder border.

I had fun making this over this busy week adding to it while on conference calls with work (my phone is now covered in ink ooops!).

Enjoy..... and remember to make time to play some games with your childern as they will remember those special times.

Tag #6 Houses

Hi for the Simon Says stamp and show Some houses challenge I created the tag below ready for whoever moves house next. Not sure who this will be so we will have to wait and see.

I took one tag and then clear embossed with holographic powder the sun set in the top corner before swishing it through black soot (new purchase from LB crafts in Olney), chipped saphire and dusty concorde Tim Holtz distress ink on my craft mat spritzed with water.  Once the tag was dry I inked around the edges a bit more in dusty concorde and black soot and a smidging of tumbled glass around the moon.

I then cut out a strip of houses using the Tim Holtz Alterations townscape die in black card. To jazz it up a bit I took some pale vellum and created a backing to the houses so I could then colour with scattered straw ink to turn the lights on. Behind the houses on the left I stamped a tree in memento tuxedo black and then a swirl (from my Inkadinkado set) in the sky which again I embossed in holographic powder.

To finish of I stamped a ticket in dusty concorde before stamping the words and then adding extra inks to tone it in a bit more, I then attached it using the mini bulldog clip.  I added black gingham ribbon and tape with "on the move" printed on it. I also used a brad and attached a key and lock to reflect the keys to a new home.

Hope you like it, it has kept me awake while I wait to pick my lovely daughter up from a party at midnight  (the things us mums do :0)