One of the things that I've been focusing on this year is using different mediums that are new to me. I know I've said this and sound like a broken record, but being able to go to such a wonderful store like Absolutely Everything is the best thing for me! I have learned so much. At the end of last year I started to learn how to use distress inks and embossing powders by Tim Holtz through Ranger. I have posted a little on this before... throughout this year I have been accumulating those products and then started in on the distress paints.
At the end of the summer I had some time to really start playing in my craft room so I made some thank you notes, but really made tags and wrote on the back. The first 2 are the tags... the second one had a mini tag attached that I wrote on and it went right into a little pocket on the front of the bigger tag. For both of these I embossed using the harlequin stamp, painted over and then using a wet paper towel removed the paint from the embossed part. Then I stamped the clock with black Staz On. Once you get going on these projects they are pretty easy.
This is a card I made for my cousin Erika for her birthday. She lives in CA with her family, but her husbands family is from CT. They Christened their daughter, Clara, in CT so we were able to go for a visit and finally meet little Clara - who is a hoot! Definitely a descendant of the Mayer women (my Mother's family!) Erika's birthday was that week so I made this card. My latest thing are the chipboard keychains from Maya Road... they make the best tags on gifts! I used the cupcake for the front of the card. I did the same embossing and painting over on the top. For the rest of the card... this is a 6x6 card... I used paper from the Graphic 45 line - a wondeful, vintage inspired line of papers that I can't resist - and cut that 5.75 x 5.75 to fit over a red card. I distressed the edges and used a little distress ink. The sticker on top is from the vintage poster labels that Cavallini put out - another wonderful line that you can watch out for at Home Goods, if you're lucky! Add some fibers... ok, fibers... it started with Heather buying them at Michael's in bulk... then we scored one day at Joann Fabrics when they were having a huge sale. Last week I found them at Ocean State Job Lot for a $1. These bad boys are the best! I now have 2 tupperware containers full of them!
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