September TH tag

Hi all,

First of all, for anyone who has come to follow me recently: Yes, I do make cards! I just seem to be posting mostly tags and other non-card items this month, lol.

I thought I'd pop in and share my September Tim Tag, seeing as how I forgot to post them the last couple of months... They're often done within the first couple of days of the month, and then they sit there waiting for a break in the never-ending clouds so there's some light to photograph them by. Eventually I give up waiting for something that's never going to happen, and make do with poor lighting instead, lol.

Anyways, here 'tis:

Just in case you were wondering, this tag is actually purples with a hint of Broken China down one side. There's a touch of Scattered Straw too. (I went for softer colours than Tim, even if they aren't actually as washed-out as they seem in the photo)
The butterflies have been stamped a second time onto acetate and layered.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

12 tags of 2015 - June

Hi all,

I LOVED this month's Tim tag. Seriously loved. But when I sat down to make my own, I knew exactly how I was going to make it my own. Easy peasy... It had to be tea!
Most people who know me know I'm somewhat of a tea-a-holic. Can't get enough of it. I'm also somewhat of a snob about it, lol. No supermarket vileness for me, thankyouverymuch. I get my tea from specialist tea shops, and almost always loose leaf. And don't even think about going near my cup with milk and sugar! ;-)

So, I settled on a colour - pinks this time, to match what I hoped would turn out to be a pretty teacup - and loosely followed the techniques Tim used for his tag.

This is how it turned out:

As you can see, I changed a few things, besides the obvious. I didn't have the stripy stencil, so went with a burlap-type texture, and the colours I used were Worn Lipstick, Victorian Velvet and Spun Sugar (with some Gathered Twigs around the edges). I punched and layered some flowers in those same colours to decorate my cup, which I hand-cut, and the "tea tag" is also Worn Lipstick.
I was stumped for a little while as to what sentiment to use, as my stash is rather lacking sentiment stamps and dies, but in the end stumbled across the rather perfect "simple pleasures". And look! Fishtail! You all remember how much I love those, right?

I had So. Much. Fun. with this one.

Anyways, off to bed I go. I'll come a-visiting in the morning!

Have a great day!

Sammy-x

May tag

Hi all,

Just thought I'd swing by and post my May tag for the 12 tags of 2015.

LOVE the tinted photo technique this month, but I decided to go the Abandoned Coral route, rather than the green. I also grabsied myself a pack of the photobooth images when I was at Art From the Heart the other week, as I'd fallen in love with them as soon as I saw them displayed on Tim's blog. Of course I may have picked up one or two other items while I was there... *cough*

I was quite pleased actually to find that a lot of the stuff on my tag this month is TH. Obviously my shopping trips are paying off, lol. The burlap is from my stash (I bought a metre of it a year or two ago, because I use so much of it!) and I finally found a use for some thick card stickers that have been sitting in a box not getting used for the past couple of years!

Next on the shopping list... Ephemera packs! ;-)

Hope everyone is well. I've finally got my PC sort-of sorted now (after a nightmare of a time on Wednesday trying to get it to co-operate), just need to start setting everything up again and install vital programmes, etc.
I shall prevail! Hehe...

Have an awesomesauce day, and a fantabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

April tag

Hi all,

Just a quick stop to drop off my April tag for 12 tags of 2015.
I actually didn't have time to craft today at all, but had to make time, as I had a very bizarre dream last night in which I happened to meet Sir Tim while stranded in an airport somewhere, lol. Needless to say, it meant I simply had to take that as a sign that I needed to get cracking on this month's tag!

I had some challenges to overcome, such as not having any Distress markers (I used ink from the pads instead) and not actually having done any water-colouring before. Oh, and word-dies aren't evident much in my stash either... Naturally all these things will need to be remedied soon. Hehe.

But you know what? I actually rather like how my tag turned out in the end.

I may even consider giving this watercolour lark another go sometime...



Right, bed time for me. Hope your Monday is as non-painful as possible for you. I have work in the morning, but will hopefully be able to swing by some blogs in the evening.

Have a great one!

Sammy-x

Let's not forget this time...

Hello again,

You'll probably not know this, but I'd decided I was brave enough to play along with Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 this year. And I did actually complete the January tag last month, I just completely forgot to blog it!

So, in an effort to be more organised, here's my February tag, and I'll post the January one too.

Now, not having any felt, I decided to make a heart out of core'dinations cardstock and distress it. In my mind, it looked awesome!
Could I find my Core'dinations anywhere? Could I heck. Even after moving all my crafty stuff and arranging it item-by-item in the new cupboard last week, no core'dinations. It's simply up and vanished!
So I settled for corrugated card instead, and used a little gesso and black ink to try and grunge it up a little (because it was bright). It's not what I'd originally intended, but I'm kinda pleased with it anyway.

Loved doing this tag, as I adore collage. So. much. Fun.

Now, for the January one, I copied the original quite closely, as it was my first attempt and I was somewhat nervous. Of course, I didn't have 90% of the supplies Sir Tim used (have since been shopping and it's now less than 30%, lol), but I managed more-or-less ok with what I had.

So there's my Jan and Feb tags. I'll try to be more organised and post next month's a little sooner (because chances are it'll be done by the 2nd, lol).

Hope you're all enjoying your Monday (this is me taking a well-deserved break from cleaning the kitchen, by the way!)

Sammy-x