Hooray for some Creative Blocks that are actually useful! These delightful little square art stamps are from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous. I wanted to use them as a background for some of the other stamps in the new release, so I made a mixed media mosaic background, seen above, and a basic card paper background seen below so that this basic design could be used by different types of crafters.
These cards are made with the Creative blocks stamped the exact same way, they just aren't as messy as the mosaic background on the clipboard. Here is the tutorial for both of these makes using the Creative Blocks. Please enjoy!
Here is part of the mosaic background before I put the Inspector over it. I stamped the images in Distress Archival ink in Hickory Smoke, Ground Espresso and Black Soot. Then sprinkled Distress Stain in Antique Linen, Lost Shadow, and Uncharted Mariner over it before cutting the tiles apart and spraying them with Distress Resist Spray. Once that was done I attached the tiles to the chipboard with Collage Medium and then pressed them into a layer of Grit Paste to mimic grout.
I love the subtle bits of color the splatters of Distress stain left and how the Distress Resist Spray really blended it all together to make the Blocks look like handmade tiles.
I really love it!
You can see behind the inspector that I added some of the Layers Organic from the Idea-ology 2023 release.
My inspector is a building inspector and he brought his clipboard to the job site to make sure the builders are completing their work according to the laws. The homemade tiles are representative of the artisans building the project he's inspecting.
I love that there are bits of architecture in here and there.
The handmade tiles just went too perfectly with this sentiment.
The cards were made the same way, but less messy.
I cut the tiles using the small guillotine Trimmer from Tim Holtz and Tonic.
These tiles have a very different look. Although they were stamped the same way with the same colors, but the hand coloring really makes a difference. I only used Antique Linen and Lost Shadow to splatter these and then I colored them all in with the same stains and a water brush.
To make the stamping stand out, I added Micro Glaze on them to make the Archival Ink pop on the images.
This flower was colored with Crackling Campfire and Crushed Olive.
The sentiment is colored in Crackling Campfire.
This card is made exactly the same way as the one above.
The only difference is the flower stamp from Bold Botanics and the color is Abandoned Coral.
more architectural details....
and more... a great set!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you found the tutorial to be helpful and maybe inspiring!
I hope you have a very Creative Day!
Tami
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I am so excited to have a new addition to the Etcetera family from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous!
Introducing the new Facades and Stacking Strips. These can be attached
to Etcetera Tags, Vignette Boxes, or anything similar as well as other
fun uses you can dream up. I used one of the Facades on a Vignette box
that I attached to a tag to create a little Potting Shed Vignette
complete with a roof made of stacking strips and a crate made of
Etcetera Trim pieces and Stacking Strips. I hope you will join me for
the details!
This is a bit of a long tutorial, but if you have made vignettes before there will be spots where you can FF through me applying paper, or paint or sanding or whatever. I just wanted to be sure to show me doing some of the things I often do off camera for makers who are new to Vignette Mixed Media making. Also, for cat lovers, one of my kitties make a partial appearance. LOL
The Facades! Love how they completely transform a vignette box. So easy! I mean, Come On! :) Love, Love, Love! Thanks for the Facades Tim and Stampers! I can see myself reaching for them time and again!
I stamped with the new Tiny Prints in Victorian Velvet.
Added some Crackle Texture Paste on the Adornments Foliage
Here you can see how I made a roof out of them. They are so versatile!.....so good! I need a package of them. LOL!
Crackle Paste and Distress Crayon make them look old and peeling.
Crackle Paste on a Salvaged Rabbit....again, I love that crackle texture!
Stacking Strips crate! See, I love them so much!!
Here are my gardening tools with Adornments Silverware (and a furry bit from X Atencio.
A Corked Vial is turned into a cool enamel jar with some crackle paste, paint, diamond stamp from The Inspector, and a rub on. And look and the crackle tecture on that bee from Idea-ology Entomology Adornments.
I had fun making some moss garden balls from baubles and Green Grass from the miniature or scenery section in the hobby store. And then making flowers from the Idea-ology Bouquet
What a happy little potting shed for spring!
I hope you were inspired to give the new facades a try! I love that they totally change a square or rectangle shape to something new. So great!
I hope you have a very creative day!
Tami
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These are the few spring time makes from 2022. There were really only two that I made with Easter in mind. The rest I made with flowers and plants. I was really into flowers and plants last spring.
As with the other spring makes posts, if you click the title of each make below it will take you directly to the tutorial for that make. Enjoy!
The adorable Birds thinlits and Funky Stems release last spring were destined to be together. I loved them! So I made them into a fun spring mini accordion card.
This was the only other make that was specifically for Easter. I used the 3D Doily to make thee place setting cones you can fill with candies for your guests.
Like I said, I was really into fake plants last spring and wanted to use the new Stampers Anonymous stencils to make planters for my new fake plants. I'm using them again this year!
Another couple of cards that I made using the stamps released last spring from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous.
Thanks again for stopping by and taking another look at some spring makes from the past.
I hope you have a very creative day!
Tami
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Hello procrastinated project! I have been working on these faux sugar eggs in my mind since back in January when I first saw the Idea-ology Salvaged Rabbits and Tiny Eggs. I bought the supplies then, but I let one of the techniques get into my head and I got a bit intimidated and kept putting this off. I finally decided that time was up, Easter was upon us, and I had to get it done. So I jumped in and it was so fun. I hope you will come along with me and give faux sugar eggs a try. Here is my video tutorial. If you have been following my tutorials for very long, you know that I try to be thorough and explain as much as I can. This video is no exception. It's just over 30 minutes long, so be sure to grab a snack or beverage and pick a time where you have an extra 30 minutes to follow along. If you found it at all helpful, I would greatly appreciate a like and a comment. Thank you!
Here is a picture of the blue egg with the background in it.
Here is a close up of the background made with pieces from the Palette Ephemera Pack.
And here is the pink egg with the pink background in the back.
The pink background isn't completely pink, but it is a fun mixture of spring colors.
From this angle, the crooked Texture Paste Faux Frosting isn't really noticeable. LOL!
I love the sugared bunny!
The faux frosting went a little better on the second egg, but it still isn't prefect and I still think it's fabulous. I'm embracing the imprefection in the handmade faux sugar eggs and I really love them,
The little thiimble vases and chocolate egg add a fun difference to this egg.
The vintage tartlet tin base also added enough room for not only a Velvet Trims bow, but two cute charms.
Thank you so much for taking time from your busy schedule the week before Easter to check out this last minute Easter make. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it!
I hope you have a very creative day!
Tami
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Today's post features springtime makes from 2021. 2021 was an incredibly difficult year for us. I was hospitalized for 10 days and at home recovering for two months. Two weeks home from the hospital, we lost one of our very special kitties, who I'm still grieving. Many more things happened but during the time I was making these spring makes, those were the ones affecting my creativity. So that is why I was surprised I had so many completed.
2021 was also the year I began to focus on making Youtube tutorials. so many of the links below will take you to my blog posts with photos and the link to the Youtube tutorial. Enjoy!
Bloom is such a beautiful die set isn't it? Wow! I wanted to pair it with an equally beautiful sentiment, so I made this and it is displayed all spring on my bookcase.
Mr. Rabbit is taking a note from Peter Rabbit and stealing some veggies from a garden. Yes, I did add carrots and make more cabbages our of flower dies for this piece. For those keeping track, this is project #2 with paper flower cabbages.
This is another inspiring quote, this one is from one of my spiritual mentors, Elisabeth Elliot. It is from a much longer poem that she didn't write, but she quoted so often it seems like it is hers. I paired this quote with Brushstroke Flowers and Alphanumeric.
This card was one of my very first Youtube tutorials. It is linked in the blog post when you click the title above this photo. I really had fun making this. In fact, this card has inspired me to try making another one. I'm going to make another one with a completely different theme!
I have seen so many beautiful makes with these stamps since they were released. I thought this was a fun, different way to use them for cards. Again, inspired by Disney and another card maker.
I only got around to two detailed tutorials for the things in the general tea posts. This is one of them.
Again, I am really surprised that I had so many spring themed makes for 2021. As always I hope that you find something inspiring from the makes.
Thanks for the visit and have a creative day,
Tami
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