Getting scrappy with Tim Holtz

Trying to stay on track this year and keeping up to date on my scrapbooking. I was able to make a few pages to add to my Etsy store and then I got one done of a very important day for me.

So most people don't get my excitement but in the paper crafting field there are some super stars and well Tim Holtz and Mario are 2 of them. So I have been a fan of theirs and keep up with Tim's blog and Mario on Facebook - weird? I think more true FAN :-) Anyway, awhile back I won a giveaway Tim did and was over joyed to connect with Mario to get my prize and was in awe back then.

So if anyone who loves Tim and his products knows that he travels a lot and teaches all over and I have never been lucky enough to participate in those cool classes. So every year Tim goes to the Carson Stamp Show and everyone who follows him knows this (don't think I am a crazy stalker - wink) anyway its about an hour from my house to the Carson Show and after convincing talking my hubby into driving me down there we made it and I stood in back and watched "him" Tim that is...and he knew his stuff...I mean I expected no less but it was pretty cool...then I bought some stuff because well Mario was manning the register and sheeplishly asked for a photo - I actually think I mumbled something in pure excitement and he honored me with a photo.

Here is the scrapbook page I created of the "Best Day Ever"

 

Boy I was so star struck!!!

 

Here are some photos that I took but didn't make into my page...

 

 

He was the master at everything Tim! uh duh!!!!

 

That lady in the bun was in that front row spot for a good 2 hours...wouldn't budge

 

I mean really - that's me beaming with him in the background...its as close as I could get to him...

No really I am just a huge fan not a STALKER!!! promise...

 

 

Ok - so in honor of kicking the year of scrapbooking off to a good start here are the pages I just listed in my ETSY shop...

 

for the sweet pup in your life!

 

Christmas page

 

Love the colors for this page - also another Holiday page

 

Happy scrapbooking & star gazing

 

I'm linking this up to the following parties:

crafting from the heart challenge blog

 

love to create challenge blog

 

mim challenge blog - new beginnings

 

who is Tracy - Monday mood board

 

use your stuff - floral paper

 

 

xoT

 

A challenge

Like many of you I am enamored of the incredible Mr. Tim Holtz...I have a small hoard collection of his embellishments, paints, papers - oh you name it I've got it (and bad) I keep thinking that if I have and use his stuff my end product will be JUST as magnificent as his (Highly unlikely) a girl can hope right?

 

So recently TIM put out a challenge.

a tattered florals challenge to be exact...(here's his photo) beautiful right?

He has a tutorials for all those that haven't tried playing with these yet and he shows you how to make these flowers in that there photo...O.K. so lucky for me I have this die and have used it in the past to make some fun wearable floral pins but I also made some that I cut with grunge paper and covered with some of his scrapbook paper that I just happened to have found in my stash....

 

 

then I layered a few (like below) I cut some fabric

to add in between flowers and some felt

 

I made a few and added them to this very cool frame I found at Michaels (I sprayed it blue) and instead using it as a frame I added some metal plating to make a fun MAGNET BOARD.

 

Here is a full shot of the board - pretty cool right?

up close and cool-ness

 

Here is a shot of the whole board again, I forgot to mention that I added a mini decorated clothes pin up in the corner to add an additional functional accent - to hold up a note or a photo. Isn't this a neat idea? toot - toot...(my own horn)

 

Love me something cute and functional...I am linking this up to the following challenges:

 

TATTERED FLORALS CHALLENGE

Thursday favorite things

transformation Thursday

a crafty soiree

strut your stuff Thursday

keep calm & link up

Thursday your days

friendship Fridays

 

happy crafting, xo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle BRUSH bleaching

ok are you feeling the Tim Holtz rage yet? I know you must think I am a serious stalker or wanna be. But I just think he is such the genius...anyway I found this cool photo by

Tim Holtz

I know GASP} right? totally - the colors look so magical and dreamy...

anyway I wanted to make something similar and knew that you needed bleach and "HIS" inks & stains of which I had very few. Here is my short but sweet tutorial...

 

grab a bucket - some bleach - some trees and some spray inks (like tattered angels or studio calico spray inks)

 

 

 
 
Dip trees intl the bleach and let them soak for a little bit. Keep turning them  every once in awhile.
 
 

soak the trees for about 20-30 minutes. just keep checking on them and turning them.

- they begin to look dingy beige... the water looks really dirty when you are done. Try using some
gloves because I found out the  bleach burns a bit on the skin

 

once out - let them dry - aren't they lovely as WHITE TREES?

 

then grab a shoe box and your sprays and put the trees into the box one at a time and spray till you get the color of tree you desire. Then just group them up and sit back and admire them aren't they gorgeous??? I am itching to make a ton more!!!

 

 

purple-icious

 

robins egg blue

 

pretty in pink

 

ornery orange

 

and then the rainbow of loveliness....

 

 

Hope you try your hand at this...

 

Here's wishing you a wonderful weekend...

 

linking this up to the following parties:

 

EBTKS

freestyle Friday

Aloha Friday

sunday scoop

spotlight Saturday

made with love Monday

market yourself Monday

craft-o-maniac

masterpiece monday

 

 

 

 

 

 

& more

 

xo

 

 

 

 

 

inspired by TIM HOLTZ

Do you love Tim Holtz? his products? his pure genius? Well I am a big fan. Awhile back I won some fun goodies from him and well I love to stare and oogle his art but never really had the courage to actually attempt to make anything with all the goods. Until recently....

I bought some small 3 x 3 canvases (in the clearance section) and used Tim's grunge board cut outs and paint and some adhesive. and this is what I came out with....

I painted up the canvases and inked the edges and added some stamped images to the canvases even though some of the spaces would be covered up.

painted up the grunge board and even used some mismatched chipboard alphabet letters to add some variation

 

the house was from Maya road and I stamped parts of the house with different stamps just to add some interest without adding any weight - those little words are stickers also from TIM HOLTZ-I used cup hooks between the canvases so they could be connected yet leave some space.

I gotta tell you that this really opened the gates for me. It set me free from my fears of trying to create exactly like the master himself and I feel awesome. Almost artsy. I know sounds totally dumb but sometimes we have those fears - fears of living up to something or someone and it keeps us from trying new things. And if this is proof of that then the outcome of taking that next step is exhilarating. I am busting through all that from now on. I can't imagine all the things I am really good at but never attempted. now the fun starts.

as Oprah would say "I just had an Ah HA moment"

o.k. sorry to get deep

I am linking this up to the following parties:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

made with love monday

made you monday

masterpiece mondays

make it pretty monday

have a carefree day?

xo