Guess who? tag

Hello and welcome, 

Today I have another tag to show, made with Tim Holtz new stamps CMS432 Inquisitive and Metropolis stencil. 

I started with a Mixed media heavystock tag, “smooshed” some Frayed burlap Distress ink and spritzed some water on my craft mat, and dipped the tag. Dried between layers and repeated until happy. I sprayed some water drops to the background and dried again. Then I used some Distress ink Frayed burlap on an ink blending tool and used the new Metropolis stencil THS156. I used my sewing machine around the edges. 

I stamped the numbers with Barn door Distress Oxide and then stamped again with Black Archival ink (This technique is from Emma Williams see link to her blog (http://stickydots.blogspot.com/2021/07/guess-who.html)). I love that look. 

Then I stamped the image with the three smaller men with Archival ink. I stamped them again on a scrap paper, cut out close to the edges and used as a mask. Then I stamped the Bullseye stamp the same way as the numbers mentioned above. Then took the mask away. Then I used the “faux bleach” technique, which I have learned from Dyan Reaveley, on the men. A very cool technique. You can see that their faces are “almost white”. ( I considered to color them but I decided not to.)

Then I used the dot stamp in the same set, and stamped them on the bullseye with black Archival ink. 

I took another piece of Mixedmedia heavystock and used Frayed burlap Distress ink the same way as the tag background, then I stamped “Guess who?” With black Archival ink and used Crackling campfire Embossing glaze (that was what I had closest, and I are on a trip with a limited amount of craft supply for the moment). Then heated. I cut a piece from Black Kraftstock, which I sanded, slightly bigger than the “Guess who?” panel. Mounted them together with 3D foam and then mounted on the tag. 

I bought this stamp set for the bullseye and the numbers, but now when I have tried the stamps with the men, I think they are pretty cool. 

I mounted the tag on a piece of sanded Black Kraft cardstock. 

Thank you for visiting my blog, much appreciated. 

Have a nice day and take care, 

/ Susanne 

Focus on the good tag

Hello and welcome, 

I have been playing with Tim Holtz new Distress colour Prize ribbon. I love blue colours and I was very pleased last Saturday when Tim introduced the newest member in the Distress family. It is gorgeous! 💙.

I made this tag on mixed media Kraft heavystock, with Prize ribbon Distress ink and Oxide “smooshed” on my craft mat , then spritzed with water, dipped and dried. Then repeated until I was happy. I also used some Salvaged patina ink and Oxide. Then I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine, and finally inked the edges with Walnut stain Distress ink. 

Then I stamped the new men from CMS432, Inquisitive, coloured them with Distress inks and cut them out. 

Then to the bullseye, I followed the instructions on Emma Williams blog, (follow the link) I loved the look she showed on her blog and wanted the same look.

On the bullseye I stamped the “Focus on the good” text from CMS433 with Distress embossing ink and added black embossing powder, and heated. I inked the edges with Walnut stain Distress ink. I stitched the bullseye to the tag with my sewing machine. 

The small label is a Mixed media heavystock piece, inked with Frayed burlap, then I stamped with Prize ribbon Oxide and then used the same colour Embossing glaze, with CMS394, Tiny text. Inked the edges with Ground espresso Distress ink. Adhered it to the tag with 3D foam. 

“Stay tuned”, more tags are coming. 🤗

Thanks for visiting, 

/ Susanne. 

Mother’s Day card for my Dear Mother

Hello and welcome, 

Wow, time flies, July already. There was a while since I published something on my blog and IG. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been crafting 🤗. But I must admit that the European championship in football has taken some time and of course work. 

Anyway, today I will share a card that I gave to my Mother on Mother’s Day back in May. If you have read my blog earlier you know that my Mother love big cities, and therefore I picked  London as a theme for this card. I made this card with Tim Holtz products, Sizzix dies and Stampers anonymous stamps. 

I started with the background, I looked through my Ideaology Urban layers and found this “map” which I thought would be perfect. I sanded the surface carefully and also the edges. Then I inked over it with Walnut Stain Distress ink. 

Then I diecut “London” with the Alphanumeric Bold 665205, in red Tim Holtz Kraft cardstock and sanded it. Then I also cut the same letters from a blue cardstock. Then I glued the letters together a little bit offset for dimension. I also diecut the houses with 661804 Cityscape Metropolis from black and grey Kraftstock, then sanded. I stamped some tickets from Kraft heavystock with CMS337 Ticket booth, die cut them with the coordinating dies 662698. I crinkled the tickets a bit and inked the edges with Distress ink Walnut stain. 

The bus is a diecut using 665220 Wacky transport and red Kraft stock which I also sanded. The “congrats” is a Ideaology Sentiments label sticker. 

The “K” is the first letter in my Mother’s name and for that I used a Ideaology Mini marquee letter and a mini fastener. 

In the top right corner of the card I placed a “No7” stamp from CMS225 Correspondence (difficult to see the stamped image on this photo though), and placed a Index clip over it.

I made a small “collage” down in the left corner, using Ideaology ruler ribbon which I inked with Distress ink Walnut stain, a Ideaology Adornment arrow which I wired a red silk thread around, a Ideaology Ephemera Emporium piece and a stamped ticket mentioned above. I used my Tiny attacher to fasten some of the pieces. 

I made two panels from the same cardstock used above and a piece of cardboard to layer behind the card. I used 3D foam between the layers for dimension. Sanded the edges of the cardstock and inked the cardboard edges. 

I hope you have a nice day, 

Thanks for your visit, much appreciated. 

/ Susanne.