Let me just start......

........by congratulating my dear friend and DT colleague, Lin Brown, from LB Crafts in the UK for scoring BIG by getting "the master" (as he's known around here) to come and teach at her store!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!! You guys will have soooooooooooo much fun. Keep oxygen close at hand for Linda.


I used to stand for hours (literally) and watch him demo at CHA. I felt somewhat like a stalker. Why would you spend your valuable time at CHA watching other things, when you could watch the person that really did what "rocked your boat" the very best....so the grasshopper watched the master.
(I am the grasshopper.)


I still am always amazed at what he comes up with, and what he does to utilize the products he has asked to be created for a certain purpose.



So, it was kinda fun to know that I was working on a pin, that's inspired by my friend Lin, to wear to class tomorrow. This is what I came up with. If you want a great tutorial on how they put theirs together OVER there. Check out her site above.


This is with a Touch of Tim:
Texture Fades - Cracked, Collage and Dot Matrix
BigZ Die - Gingerbread, Tattered Florals
Idea-ology - Grungeboard, Grungepaper and Foliage

Other Ranger Products:
Alcohol Inks and Wonder Tape

Metal by - Ten Seconds Studio- Barn Red, Bronze Gold
The clock face is from Small Studio Productions

Here's another shot from a different angle. The Bronze Gold is MUCH prettier in person. It looks flat here, but it's not. Metal is very difficult to photograph well.

Looking at the post now, I probably should have taken the shot on black paper, instead of the clock face paper....live and learn.

AND, here is a really wonderful new product from Gary Strunk! He creates these gorgeous pieces cut from real wood and a marbled acrylic. Now he's working on a pen that you can alter yourself. Won't that be fun? Stay tuned for more on this subject.



That's it for tonight. Tomorrow we have a FULL HOUSE at Prairie Art Stamps and we are gonna ROCK! Door Prizes and Fun!

Have a Great weekend...

Coffee Break Shrine

I got my new stash of Graphic 45 papers out and applied glue, chipboard, and just a dash of Distress Ink....oh, can't forget Tim's Hitches for the drawer pulls.

The bottom has 2 cute little drawers and a shelf for treasures.

The Coffee Break shrine is from Ginny's Small Studio Productions. WHAT A BLAST!!! These little gems are so darn cute. I added some height with a couple of wooden blocks.

After giving 30 years to the "Phone Company", I wanted to make something to put a few charms and tiny phone in.

I LOVE the roof with the eyes...the entire word is Communique, but the eyes HAD do go on the top...regardless if the whole word fit.
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Create ART!

Watch Fob Collage

It seems like forever since I've been able to upload something of interest here. Been working on future classes and assignments that are coming together.

This is a watch fob from Ginny's Small Studio Productions that has a faceted face. You can't really appreciate it from a picture. It has her beautiful dyed ribbons, a red number ribbon, and 4 pieces of Tim Holtz's Idea-ology.

The little face is a new sheet from Paper Imagery Designs #556 that has great new shapes and terrific flourishes featuring Avery....I know he's my favorite!

Add a rhinestone, a metal star, some watch parts with at bit of Distress Ink and you are DONE!

~Catch you later!

Just one more thing

This is what I worked on today. It features Bella from Paper Imagery Designs and Marshall. Do you think she's dreaming of the older kid she has a crush on?

The base is a page from the chipboard House Book Kit from Small Studio Productions along with the little house trinket, vintage tape measure, Tim's Idea-ology pieces and vintage brown and white stripey twine.

The papers are Graphic 45. I LOVE them....have I said that before?

A bit of Grungeboard, Maya Road buttons,Distress Ink, and a Studio 490
stamp!

AND - For a real treat, go visit Suze's blog!!! She took some fantastic pictures of CHA. You don't want to miss these!

The Shrine from Small Studio Productions

I tried to get some pictures of the Shrine from Small Studio Productions today. Mother Nature is not cooperating much....no sun...but the snow on the ground seemed to help reflect some light! The clock, Tim's Game Spinners and Brads are from SSP, too. The butterfly is a piece of Tim's Grungeboard...of course.

This is the front. The shrine is painted black with acrylic paint and the papers from Graphic 45 are added before it's glued together. Every piece is inked with Distress Inks to add the depth and warmth. That's just my opinion.

This is the inside of the shrine....just papers, inks, and glue. I LOVE these papers!!!!!!!!!!

And the back. More papers, ink and glue. These papers stand alone in beauty and need nothing more to create something memorable.

Let me know what you think!!!!

Small Studio Productions Collage

Here is the 1st collage from Small Studio Productions!!!! Can you spot her wonderful things????

It started with the black 3 hole cubbie...sooooooo easy to put together, and you get 2 in a pack! Then the bird is too cute! Cover him with paper, stamp, add a picture and ta-da! LOVE IT!

The numbers, black leaf ribbon and the large chipboard house are from SSP. The house is one of 7 in the 7Gypsies Home Sweet Home pack.

THEN....we had to have some vintage pictures!!! So the Paper Imagery Designs little ones are here, too!!! Delightful!!! Three are behind Fragments and the little guy in the bird is not.

AND PID is taking Pre-Orders for Tim Holtz's NEW STUFF on the blog!!!! Yes.....go take a look, and a discount, too! MY ORDER IS IN!

There are many more things too numerous to name, but you know you can ask if you're curious!

UPDATE: The metal behind the children is tape run through the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder and several colors of alcohol inks are added...and sanded...and added...and sanded...till you get what you like! Simple as that! (It's a sickness...)

Scrapbook Friend'z Class

I had hoped to load this earlier, but I had to have surgery on my right thumb yesterday...not pretty! So I decided to rest a bit!

Here are some of the new pins and slider tin necklaces for the Friendz Freeze in February. My class is with the Ten Seconds Studio metal and molds on February 22nd from 1:30 to 4. Be there or Be Square...as they used to say!

Michelle, my DD and I made some up after we got back from Chicago. Bet you can't tell which one is hers...and she had never touched TSS metal before!

I used the metal brush tool on 2 for a different effect. Like it?

The slider tin will have a ball chain to make it a necklace...haven't gotten them picked up yet due to the 5 inches of snow!!! This one is with the Chocolate Brown, but we will probably do Rock Star Black with the black ball chain. Unless I hear that you like the brown better!!!!

Margaret will have the new colors in and lots of molds for you to choose from. Remember this stuff is WONDERFUL run through the Cuttlebug with the embossing folders, too! One is done with that.

Another bit of EXCITING NEWS! Ginny from Small Studio Productions has asked me to design some things from her terrific line of products. She has wonderful things that you won't find anywhere else!!! Go take a peek...I LOVE the little shrines and boxes. And the quilted hearts...perfect for a Valentine to someone special! And of course, TIM HOLTZ Idea-ology pieces!!!