Hello dear fellow crafter,
I want to share with you the first batch of christmas cards I finished.
The ones with the plaid background are made with alcohol inks and simple stamping, splatters and an embellishment.
The other ones are water colour cards.
There will be more to follow.
thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Have a great day :-)
Freddie
I used a manila tag for this project. I stamped the skull in black archival ink and coloured it in with frayed burlap and picket fence for the teeth. Then covered it with a mask and put brush strokes over it with twisted citron, carved pumpkin and dusty concord distress stain. The edges are inked with walnut stain distress ink. I splattered barn door ink over it and stained the crinkle ribbon also with barn door distress stain. The sentiment is stamped with distress embossing ink and embossed with a halloweeny powder I made from Mardi Gras embossing powder from Emerald Creek Crafts mixed with a tiny bit of orange powder. For eyes I added chunky gem brads also by Emerald Creek Crafts...
Thank you for stepping by.
Until next time, take care :-)
Freddie
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This is my version of the August tag Tim Holtz made. I can't wait what he thinks of next!
Thank you for stepping by and hopefully until next time.
Take care,
Freddie
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It is that time of the month again..... tag time with Tim Holtz!!
This is my version of the tag of June, I might try to duplicate the one the master did himself, but just wanted to give this one my own twist. I just loooove the umbrella man ;-) ;-)
Thank you for stepping by and I hope to see you again :-)
Take care,
Freddie
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Thank you for stepping by,
I made this from a blank manila shipping tag. I stamped the umbrella man in coffee archival ink and covered it with a mask. I make masks of most my stamps.
Then I stamped the raindrops in white stazon ink and then inked the tag using faded jeans distress ink and a blending tool. The white stazon works as a resist and the mask protects the stamped man. Then inked the edges of the tag with walnut stain distress ink and added the bow. And once done removed the mask.
To make the drops pop a bit more I went over them with a waterbrush to lift a bit of the ink off. This brought out the drop just a bit more...
I love love love the stamps by www.designsbyryn.com.
Until next time,
Take care...
Frédérique
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Hello there,
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Today I want to share a tag I made with one of the limited edition Simonsaysstamp Stamptember blue print set from Stampers Anonymous.
I was very fortunate to get a set as a present.
The manilla tag I inked with the wrinkle free distress technique using Victorian velvet and cracked pistachio distress stains. After that I used wild honey distress ink and a honey comb stencil to create another layer on the tag.
While the ink was still damp I sprinkled frosted crystal embossing powder over it and heat embossed it.
I stamped the stamp with black stazon ink directly on the tag and twice on watercolour paper.
I coloured in the ice cream and cone with distress markers and a water brush and cut them out.
I glued the complete ice cream on the stamped image on the tag and then glued another scoop on top of that.
I stained the crinkle ribbon with the victorian velvet, cracked pistachio and wild honey stains and dried them and made a ribbon on top.
Thank you for stopping by and until next time.
Take care.
Frédérique
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Dear visitor,
I made a few simple tags this month that I like to share with you.
I am in a stamping phase at the moment. I plan to use my stamps more as I am a stamper at heart, but strayed a bit and used a lot of embellishments and ephemera the last couple of months.
So I am going back to basics hahaha.
Until next time,
Take care and keep your craft on ;-)
Frédérique
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Welcome dear reader,
I decided to sit at my desk and see what happens...this tag happened....
I took a manilla shipping tag and inked it with pink shades of distress ink using the wrinkle free distress technique. I then stamped various textures on the tag with archival ink. I inked up the edge with walnut stain distress ink and my trusted blending tool.
The small tag is even simpler. I stamped the image on it with stazon ink and wrinkled it a bit and then inked over it with walnut stain distress ink and my blending tool. I distressed the edges and inked it again.
I punched some holes and added some eyelets with my big bite and the tag was done.
I stained some crinkle ribbon with peacock featers distress stain and dried it to make the bow.
Sometimes I get so caught up in embellishments and die cuts that I almost forget to stamp. In my heart I am a stamper....ever the stampaholic ;-)
I hope you enjoyed this written tutorial.
Have a wonderful day and take care,
Frédérique
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Hello there,
Tim Holtz always does the 12 tags of a year...in this case 2015. I used to make them every now and again and so I made the January one today.
I had to improvise a bit as I didn't have all the bits and bobs for it. I used adirondack paint dabbers instead of the distress paints and I used the regular stain instead of the spray. I also used a pen nib instead of the arrow and I don't have any mirrored stars (yet) so I made one with hot glue and a mold and painted it silver. I also made my own small label on which the star is glued. He splattered the whole thing with white paint.. I used frantage to get my white specks... But it turned out quite nice I think.
I hope you like it too...
Thank you for stopping by and I hope to blog a bit more regularly this year.....
Take care and please cone again ;-)
Freddie
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Hello dear reader,
The other day a dear crafty friend of mine challenged me to make a card with a cupcake. I would get bonus credit if I made it grungy....
I stamped the cupcake on white card stock with embossing ink. I embossed it with Stampendous Frantage Shabby white embossing powder. I also sprinkled some on the rest of the paper. I heated it underneath to make sure the powder stayed put. I love the look of the frantage range.
After it cooled down I inked the card with old paper distress ink. Then I inked part of it with Brushed corduroy distress ink and finally with vintage photo, walnut stain and gathered twigs to get the "ombre" look. I added hints of colour with some adirondack acrylic paint. I stamped the sentiment on some other card stock amd cut it out and inked it with old paper distress ink and stuck it to the card with 3D foam. I distressed the edges and inked them with gathered twigs distress ink. Then stuck the whole thing on a beige card blank and this is the result....
Until next time, take care.
Frédérique xxx
Hello there,
Thank you for stepping by.
A while ago I joined the monthly tag challenge that Tim does for the 12 tags of 2014. It was the July tag and it involved making sand, a seahorse and sea scape. The one with the acetate backing is the one I made for that challenge. The other one, with the smaller seahorse and red coral, is a tag I made today using my new DesignsbyRyn stamps. I am totally and madly in love with all the bubbles and water droplet stamps.
The tag is coloured with distress stains and the sand is made with distress embossingpowder, distress glitter and glue. I stamped the coral in red and the seahorse in dark blue. I coloured it with distress ink and then with a wink of stella clear pen to give it some sparkle. I stamped the bubbles in tumbled glass distress ink and heat embossed it with holographic embossing powder. Then I coloured the bubbles with tumbled glass distress ink and a waterbrush. Then I highlighted the bubbles with a white gel pen. Add a piece of hemp string and voilà ...
The Tim tag is made with the same sand and background. I drew a seahorse as I don't have the die cut and didn't have the stamp yet lol. The rest are all die cuts too. The backgeound is a piece of acetate that I embossed with my cuttlebug. A word band was added and a piece of string and it was done.
It is so easy once you know how it is done ;-)
Until next time, take care...
Frédérique
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Hello dear bloggers,
It has been ages since I posted something. Life has been busy and inspiration has been lacking. But today I managed to create again. I made my version of the Tim Holtz' 12 tags of 2014.
You can read and see on his blog how it is done....
Now I am off to tidy up my craftroom so I can create again....
Take care and until next time
Frédérique
Hello bloggers,
I made another tag with the amazing rain drop stamp by DesignsbyRyn. I love how real they look. The tag itself is cut from ledger paper. I used stencils, distress markers and the spritzer by Tim Holtz to create the background. The umbrella man I cut from a piece of acetate with the steel rol die also by Tim Holtz. I inked it with black and silver alcohol ink. I stuck it on the tag and wrote the sentiment. I then stamped the rain drops on the tag and coloured them in with watered down evergreen bough distress ink and a waterbrush. I adore those droplet stamps. Cannot wait to order more. The edge of the tag I inked with walnut stain distress ink. As the finishing touch I added highights to the droplets with a white gel pen.
Until next time....take care.
Frédérique
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Dear bloggers,
I know it has been a while...but I have been rather busy making tags and cards for the holidays....
Hello dear bloggers,
I just wanted to let you know that I am extatic to be participating in the online course Creative Chemistry 102 of Tim Holtz. I loved Creative Chemistry 101 and I learned so much. So it was a no brainer to do this course aswell. I will be sharing projects really soon, as soon as I completed the course and have put what I learned to use.....
Until next time....take care.
Dear bloggers,
A little while ago I found a new friend in the UK. I sent her some stamp sets that I had double and ofcourse I had to make a tag to go with the parcel.
This iss what I made....
Take care and until next time...
Frédérique
Hello Bloggers,
This is the first christmas tag I made this year. I used the masking technique that Tim Holtz teaches. I like the tag so much that I decided to make a few similar ones and I might sell them, as a few people who I showed it to, wanted to buy it. I will share more christmas tags and cards as they are made.
Take care and until next time.
Frédérique
