Tag #2 - Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016

Whew!! Thank goodness for a leap year and the extra day this month!! I'm getting in just under the wire!

I am loving these tags and the new things I am learning every month since I've never participated before!! Here is my second tag...and again, I don't have all the supplies Tim uses so I've used what I have in my stash and I used my brand new Emerald Creek Weathered Wood embossing powder on the words!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!! 

Cathy

Words of the Irish

This time around we are all about the Irish over at Emerald Creek Dares Lucky Clover! St. Paddy's Day, all things green, leprechauns, pots of gold and of course....words from the Irish.
There are so many wonderful Irish poets and writers and with all that we do in our creating I thought this quote from George Bernard Shaw was perfect.

Words courtesy of George Bernard Shaw...colors from Tim Holtz Distress and Dyan Reaveley Dylusions and the incredible brads and embossing powder from Emerald Creek! The background is distress spray and the rainbow was done with Gelatos (drew the lines then took a wide paint brush a bit wet and ran it over the Gelatos to blend them a bit. I used a Dylusions stencil and Ranger Clear texture paste (with a touch of gold glitter for some background texture)

Used the Tim Holtz top hat as a leprechaun hat and added the black band embossed with Emerald Creek's Onyx Frost

My own little pot of gold, pot done with Emerald Creek Onyz Frost to add some sparkle and Emerald Creek Antique Silver Metal Circle Dots Brad painted with gold acrylic paint to be the gold coins.

A luck shamrock to share with you, made using Emerald Creek Heart Brads painted with Dylusions Fresh Lime paint, then just a quick brush of Tim Holtz Distress Spray in Lucky Clover over top.

I printed my quote on Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock and then used the new Tim Holtz Vintage Collage medium to adhere it and did a light layer over top.

All my wonderful supplies used for this project and yes I only have one each left of my Emerald Creek Brads...because I am addicted to them and put them on everything that I can!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to share your creation with us over at the Emerald Creek Dares Blog Lucky Clover for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to gt your very own supplies!!

Check the amazing creations from the rest of the Design Team too!!

Julia
Diana
Katelyn
Shilpa
Claudia

And joining us for our March project is Pam Bray so be sure to go and see what she is up to!!

Have a fabulous Thursday!!

Cathy

It's Anything Goes Time!

Yay for another great release from the always inspiring Emerald Creek Design Team!! This time our wonderful leader told us....Anything Goes!!

But instead of falling back on my faves of flowers, purple and dragonflies, I went with something completely new!! Angel Fish and my new addiction....TAGS!! I love them!! I need some of the Ranger ready to go ones, but until then I just cut my own from my Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock.

All three of my tags!

Tag #1 - The tag was done with Distress Spray in Broken China and Evergreen Bough and added some white wisps with Ranger Texture paste. The Emerald Creek Angel Fish on the squares were stamped in acrylic paint on my Gelli Plate and then I pulled the print with my Arctic White Cardstock. Center fish was stamped in metallic teal and cut out. The beautiful Emerald Creek angel fish charms were painted with some glue and dipped into german glass glitter by Iced Enamels.

 Tag #2 - Background was done by stamping my Angel Fish into paint on my Gelli Plate and pulling the print, left hand side was done with the left over paint and then I just swiped some gesso over it to tone down the color on that side. The saying is a great stamp from my first  Wendy Vecchi stamp set.It's embossed with the Emerald Creek Onyx Frost Embossing Powder and attached with a copper colored angel fish brad.

Tag #3 - Background done again using my Gelli Plate and pulling the print, inked the edges with Black Soot. Center piece edged in Distress Rock Candy Glitter. Center Angel Fish was stamped and embossed with Onyx Frost then watercolored with Distress Spray and brush over lightly in Brushed Pewter. And tucked away in the top corner is my little seahorse from Southern ridge Trading Company.

These angel fish brads are just so detailed and beautiful!

 

Don't you just love his little smiling face?!

All the little word tags are from my Tim Holtz Small Talk booklet, I should have grabbed two of them when I had the chance.

 

Also on this background just to add a touch more color, once my print was dry I stamped another layer of Angel Fish in Wendy Vecchi's Violet Archival Ink. 

Don't forget to join our Emerald Creek Dares Challenge for your chance to win $25 to buy your very own stash of Emerald Creek Supplies!!

And do not miss out on the amazing projects from the rest of Emerald Creek Design Team, these ladies are so talented!!

Julia

Diana

Katelyn

Shilpa

Claudia 

and joining us soon

Pam

Products Used:

 Emerald Creek Angel Fish Stamp

Emerald Creek Angel Fish Brads

Emerald Creek Onyx Frost Embossing Powder

Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock

Ranger Texture Paste

Wendy Vecchi Saying Stamp

Wendy Vecchi Violet Archival Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Spray

Broken China, Evergreen Bough and Concord Grape

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot

Distress Rock Candy Glitter

Southern Ridge Trading Company - Ocean Mix 1

Thanks so much for checking in and supporting us on this amazing journey!

Cathy

I have taken the plunge!!

Yes....I am going to attempt to do Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2016!! I have not done any of the years before, far too afraid to even attempt it. But I decided at the last minute, that even though I will not always have all the "proper" supplies, I'm going to work with what I have on hand. So without further ado...here is my version of January's Tag! 

January Tag, which I also used the Emerald Creek Dragonfly brad and the Believe band.

Now to share it on on the blog post for the tags. There are so many amazing tags to see make sure you go and check them out!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Cathy

50 Shades of....

....okay not really 50 shades but shades of grey and red and not the usual valentine! Celebrating the singles or just celebrating YOU!! Self love and self care are important too :) Time to share the newest challenge from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies

So I went out on a limb and tried something new to me.....my project this time is a Star Book. I kind of loved making it and can see that it would be a great gift for a new Grandma/Grandpa or Auntie/Uncle with pics on each section or for a best friend to remind them how important they are too you. So many ways to do this one again.

I started by doing all my cutting and putting together the outside layers, then worked on my inside panels.  Word of caution, put everything else together and add your inside panels last, especially if you have anything that isn't flat!

Front cover of my star book. The black and red background was done with Decoart Fluid Acrylics brayered on my Gelli Plate, and the heart pattern is done with Emerald Creek Heart brads (just pressed them into the paint to leave the print).

The back cover done the same way, also used Small Talk from Tim Holtz around the edges.

And this the book tied open with the ribbon. The ribbon started out as a really bright red, but I didn't like it because I grunged up my other reds with Hickory Smoke. So I ran the ribbon across my Black Soot ink pad to stain it.

There are 6 separate sections, 3 I had done in pastelly colors and 3 are done in the red/gray theme. 

Thank you for stopping by and checking out this month's project for Emerald Creek. Don't forget to get your entry in for the challenge and get a chance to win a $25 gift certificate for your very own Emerald Creek supplies!!

And please pop over and check out all the amazing projects done by the rest of the Design Team!! You will be inspired for sure, I know I always am!!

Karon
Julia
Diana
Katelyn
Shilpa
Claudia

And our newest member, who's first post with us will be in March, swing by and check out the other amazingness she is creating now.
Pam Bray 

Supplies Used:
Emerald Creek Heart Brads 
Emerald Creek Silver Red Rhinestone Brad


Emerald Creek Flower Link Charm
Emerald Creek Metal Key Charm
Emerald Creek Metal Angel Fish Brad
Emerald Creek Stamp - Vicki
Emerald Creek Stamp - Swirls #1
Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock
Nicole Wright Designs Stamp - Upstream

Tim Holtz Distress Spray and Ink - Candied Apple, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Tea Dye
Ranger Texture Paste
Tim Holtz Small Talk and Holiday Flashcards
Twinkling H20's
DecoArt Fluid Acrylics in Paynes Grey and Alizarin Crimson
Gelli Arts Gelli Plate - 3X5