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03/01/2013

Unruly Paper Arts: Attach an ATC

The March issue of Unruly Paper Arts is dedicated to Artist Trading Cards... it's called the ATC Extravaganza Issue. I'm submitting this layout for Reader Art Quest #2, which calls for an ATC attached to a project. The other challenge this month, Reader Art Quest #1, calls for an ATC house. Both challenges are open through March 25th.

I've made my layout using black cardstock, 7 Gypsies Tissue tape, a Tim Holtz ATC sized background stamp, and some small accent stamps from Technique Tuesday. I've also used Tim's Idea-ology spinners on some watch faces I inked with distress ink.

I coated the entire ATC with embossing powder and heat set it, as well as the little flags I made out of tape to show my son's ages in these pics. Hope you'll visit Unruly Paper Arts and join in one or both of the Reader Art Quests.

I'll be back on Monday with an ATC mini-album that I made for the March issue as well. Thanks for the visit!

Marjie

Mar 1, 2013 2:00:00 AM | ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), Challenges, Layouts, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Unruly Paper Arts

02/20/2013

Photos and Metal and Flowers... oh My!

This is my spin on a layout I spied on Pinterest a few days ago by Kristin Cronin-Barrow. If you'd like to see Kristin's layout, it's the newest pin on my Scrapbooking Pinterest board. I used Basic Grey papers that I customized with stamps and stencils.

The half circle on the left is stamped with the Darkroom Door Measuring Tape background stamp, and the one on the right is inked with jet black archival ink through a TCW elevator gate stencil. I used the smaller version of that stencil to add interest to the yellow background paper. I edged the letter stickers with black soot distress ink and painted the wood frame black:

After running all the photos and blue sections through my Xyron® 5” Creative Station, I put the rick rack through the smaller Xyron® 1.5” Create-a-Sticker.

I added faux stitching around the edges, Prima flowers, and Tim Holtz's Idea-ology ornate plate, flowers and brads. The metal brings me to the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week.

Thanks so much for the visit!

Marjie

Idea-ology Ornate Plates

Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Pitch Black

Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot

Feb 20, 2013 9:13:54 AM | Basic Grey, Challenges, Darkroom Door, Eclectic Paperie, Layouts, Ranger, Simon Says Stamp & Show, Sketches, Stencils/Masks, Tim Holtz, Xyron

02/04/2013

Scrapbooking, Thanks, and Big News!

I hosted a Scrap-IN at Michaels on Saturday (more commonly known as a 'crop') and enjoyed catching up on some pages. This page includes a new stencil from Ronda Palazzari, a favorite Stampers Anonymous border stamp, and the brand new #14 from Tim Holtz's Valentine Blueprints set. I used the '14' to mark my son's age last year.

My friend Anita recently had a very generous giveaway on her blog and I was quite lucky to win the set of Tim's new stamps. Anita sent such a beautiful (inside and out) package, including one of her very own handmade tags... what a very happy mail day! Thanks so much, Anita!

On to the big news... last week I received a wonderful phone call announcing I'd been selected to join the Xyron Design Team. I'm incredibly honored and excited to join this team. I've been using Xyron products for over a decade, and I am a true believer. I have three different Xyrons in my work space and use them every week. I cannot wait to start working with the team!

Thanks so much for visiting today. I hope you have a great week.

Marjie

Feb 4, 2013 12:45:28 PM | Layouts, Ranger, Stampers Anonymous, Stencils/Masks, Tim Holtz, Xyron

10/12/2012

Tutorial ~ Building a Halloween Layout with Sizzix Texture Fades

Thanks for stoping by today! It's my turn to host the Friday Focus at Frilly and Funky, and this week "seasonal" Alterations (Dies and Texture Fades) are discounted in Linda's shop, The Funkie Junkie Boutique. I've used the Sizzix Halloween Texture Fades - Backgrounds & Borders set.

I started with a piece of paper that I wanted to jazz up a bit with some inking and stamping. This little guy is almost fifteen years old now... the days are long but the years are short!

I ran a small piece of the green paper through my Vagabond (any diecutting machine will work) with the Fade, and I wanted to point out how helpful it is to use a shim. On the left is one I cut without a shim, and on the right is one cut with one:

Big difference, right? This paper is so thin that the Fade cut through in places, showing the white core. A shim is just a little cushion that makes for a slightly softer and smoother cut. I usually just fold a piece of leftover printer paper into fourths and put it right behind my patterned paper.

Remember that with the Fades, you can use just parts of them as well as the whole. The one I used has twelve words as well as the number 31... lots of possibilities. I often use scraps to get just a part of a Fade. Here I went for the '31' section and you can see my shim sticking out a bit beneath the green paper:

I decided I wanted more contrast for the page so I went with orange instead, and added some text paper and a black mat. After distressing the edges, I cut a window to fit my picture, making the Fade into a frame:

Back to customizing my paper, I used Tim's spiderweb mask with black soot distress ink, and then cut another strip of the green paper and ran my distress ink pad directly across the raised edges to make those letters pop:

I added the 'trick-or-treat' strip to the bottom of the paper and cut a Mini Ticket to use as a journaling spot for the date. I colored it with different distress inks and embellished it with a metal charm, one of Tim's file tabs, a ribbon scrap and the year (diecut from the Sizzix Typeset die). After stamping a black cat, I added some Dusty Attic barbed wire chipboard, painted with Ranger's black paint dauber and attached with Tim's Tiny Attacher.

Thanks again for the visit. Be sure to stop by Linda's shop to see all the Seasonal Alterations on sale (including Halloween, Autumn, Winter, and Christmas.)

I'll link this to the Halloween theme at Paper Issues and the Dies/Punches challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Marjie

Products used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Halloween Background and Borders Set	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Halloween Silhouettes	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Alphabet Die - Typeset	Tim Holtz Idea-ology File Tabs	Mini Tickets Sizzix Alterations Movers & Shapers by Tim Holtz
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Dusty Concord	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mustard Seed	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Pitch Black
Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium Matte	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Base Tray	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills

Oct 12, 2012 2:00:00 AM | Challenges, Diecuts, Frilly & Funkie, Layouts, Ranger, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Stencils/Masks, Tim Holtz, Tutorials

08/09/2012

Unruly Paper Arts: A Dozen Layouts

Today my article is up at Unruly Paper Arts with our August theme being Journaling. Though I'm doing more art journaling lately than scrapbooking, I've focused on my scrapbook layouts for the article because of the variety of journaling I can show.

I've shared a dozen layouts and provided samples of:

- hidden journaling

- top ten lists

- journaling on strips

- oversized journaling

- handwritten entries

- repetitive journaling

- the kitchen sink

Hope you'll pop by for the full and check out the whole August issue. Thanks for visiting!

Marjie

Aug 9, 2012 2:00:00 AM | Guest Designer/Visiting Artist, Layouts, Unruly Paper Arts

08/03/2012

Layout: Sketching at Piazza Navona

I made this layout for our Journal It theme over at Unruly Paper Arts. We recently went to Italy and both my sons carried around sketchbooks, taking every chance they could to capture some of the amazing art and architecture. I was one happy mom working in my art journal while they worked in theirs!

I journaled on strips of patterned paper I ran through my printer. Papers, brads, and suitcase are from Bo Bunny, and the letters are Tim's Sizzix Wordplay die. I cut an extra set in grunge and mounted them to add some depth. The old fashioned pen is by A Stamp in the Hand. Everything is edged with distress inks.

Thanks so much for the visit. Please pop on over to UPA to see the other samples for this month's theme... it promises to be a very creative month!

Marjie

Aug 3, 2012 2:00:00 AM | Challenges, Diecuts, Layouts, Sizzix, Tim Holtz, Unruly Paper Arts

07/18/2012

Frilly & Funkie Challenge: Altered Metals

We're in the second week of our Altered Metals challenge at Frilly and Funkie. There's a $25 store gift certificate to The Funkie Junkie Boutique for a random winner, and a blog badge for the design team favorite. All you need to do is alter something metal in any way you choose.

I've used Ranger's metal foil tape and a Sizzix frame die on this layout featuring my sweet niece when she was a wee one. Now she's all grown up and an accomplished violinist. I used Tim's Wordplay die to spell out her name, and embossed the letters with a Sizzix texture fade for added texture. The vines are a Martha Stewart border punch. It's hard to see the black on black in the photo but in real life they run straight up the page and the B on B looks pretty cool.

I used alcohol inks on the metal frame and some torn Rusty Pickle text paper that came close to the photo background. Another touch of metal is the filigree corner (altered with black paint).

Hope you'll join us this week and check out all the other DT samples as well... there's always a great variety in our frilly and funkie styles!

Marjie

Products used:

Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Word Play Die	Ranger Foil Tape Sheets	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Collage & Notebook Set	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Stonewashed
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Ginger	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Pitch Black	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Snow Cap Mixative

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Jul 18, 2012 5:00:00 AM | Challenges, Diecuts, Frilly & Funkie, Layouts, Sizzix, Tim Holtz

07/06/2012

Layout: Is Nothing Sacred?

My kids are probably thrilled I've leaned more towards mixed media than scrapbooking lately.

This is a layout showing my younger son's exasperation one morning in 2008 when the paparazzi wanted a shot while he was eating breakfast. (I do let him eat in peace these days.)

Very quick layout with white paint, Tim's masks, a chipboard flourish and a chipboard heart inked and covered with Glossy Accents.

Thanks for the visit! Have a great day.

Marjie

Jul 6, 2012 5:00:00 AM | Layouts, Stencils/Masks, Tim Holtz

05/16/2012

Layout: Thanksgivings Past

I entered this in a sketch challenge that called for eleven photos. Then I snuck in a twelfth one with a circle punch to call attention to the hostess. I give thanks for my sister Cathy who hosts all of us each year on Turkey Day... she is patient and kind and embraces the belief that there's always room for one more. Whether you are family, friend, or acquaintance, you always feel truly welcome at her table.

Double-click on the pics to enlarge. I used Basic Grey papers, Tim's alpha charms, lots of my favorite inks and stamps, the new Sizzix Wordplay die and the new chickenwire embossing folder.

Only two more days till I head off to see Tim Holtz @ Absolutely Everything in Massachusetts... SIGH... smile...

Thanks for the visit!

Marjie

May 16, 2012 7:17:34 PM | Basic Grey, Challenges, Layouts, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz

05/04/2012

NSD Blog Hop = Tim Holtz Blog Candy

Welcome to the Scrap Kitchen National Scrapbooking Day blog hop!

We have 50 people participating in this hop and each one is offering a prize, so you have a chance to win one or more of 50 prizes! My prize is two packs of Tim Holtz idea-ology:

All you have to do is to leave a comment on this post. I'd love it if you also become a follower of my blog if you're not already, but it's not required.

The next person in the blog hop is Susan Weckesser. Click here for Susan's blog.

My layout is heavily Bo Bunny and is based on this sketch from Creative Scrappers:

My NSD post went live Friday at 10pm EST (New York), because our blog hop is international and it's already ** tomorrow ** in Australia. Big old shout out to Sherry for this great idea!