Altered puzzle pieces - week 3

You can check out Claudine's blog to see the inspiration pieces.  I use her work as a guideline; I don't intend to copy her idea.

Ingredients:  Tim Holtz distress paints (Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy); Claudine Hellmuth Blank Canvas paint; Antique Linen Distress Glitter; colored pencils; Another Stamp Company "Timeless" sentiments; Just For Fun "Color"; Tim Holtz Star stencil; Ranger archival inks (Jet Black, Potting Soil, Tree Branch); Tim Holtz Alterations Labels die; Tim Holtz idea-ology star colored yellow with Sharpie; Tim Holtz tissue wrap; white card stock scraps

December cards

Here are a few cards I made for birthdays and anniversaries this month.

Inspiration came from Pinterest (http://inkyfingeredcarol.blogspot.com/2013/07)

Unknown double-sided card stock; white card stock; sentiment in Jet Black Archival Ink; Sizzix Retro Packages (660037)

White card stock; Bazzill card stocks; unknown black & white decorative paper; Wishes debossing folder + white pigment ink; Martha Stewart button punch; corner rounder; red fiber

Inspiration came from Pinterest.
http://hellostamper.blogspot.co.uk (10 Oct 2013)

Another Stamp Company sentiment in Red Geranium Archival Ink; white card stock; tan card stock; red Bazzill card stock; twine; brown card stock scraps and Sizzix Bird Branch die (657833); handheld heart hole punch





I love using Pinterest for ideas!  Some times I follow the cards rather closely, other times more for a springboard of my own ideas.

Day 4 - Stencil + paste + embossing powders

Next time I won't go for a striped effect on the leaves.  The pattern should have been more scattered like leaves are in reality.  Oh well.  But it was fun pouring off the extra powder and seeing the striped piles all lined up on the catch tray!

Ingredients:  Tim Holtz/Sizzix magnetic movers & shapers leaf die, Studio 490 white embossing paste, Adirondack embossing powders (Clay, Espresso), Antiquities embossing powder (Terra Cotta), clear embossing ink, Old Town Crafts Ultra Fine Copper Embossing powder, sentiment from Another Stamp Company, white card stock, Bazzill card stock

Once again I pulled out some older products to use.  This makes me happy!

Thespian flowers

I don't like to give flowers to thespians as they are standing in receiving lines after a performance. Where do they put them or how can they hold them while accepting words of praise, hugs, etc.? And they don't last long once they're home, providing they make it home, etc.

One of my nieces is performing the role of 'Ursula' in 'Bye, Bye Birdie' this weekend and she's also the student director. Great performance last night to a full house! There's another show tonight and a matinee tomorrow.

The flowers and 3" circle - chipboard; gears - Sizzix Sizzlits die; leaf punch - Martha Stewart; fragment - Tim Holtz; sentiment - Another Stamp Company; background stamps (flowers and circle) - Wendy Vecchi. Glossy Accents (Ranger) cover the flowers. All inks - Ranger.