Tag Friday @ A Vintage Journey

Yay!! it's tag Friday at A Vintage Journey and the design team gets to make a tag using any theme we choose.  So with Fall just around the corner I decided to go with the colors that bring changing seasons to mind.  You can see all the tags from the team by clicking here.

I used a couple techniques from the Creative Chemistry 103.  I really love these colors together and enjoyed playing with my Distress Crayons.

Vintage Christmas

Hi everyone and Happy Holidays.  Today is the start of a new challenge at A Vintage Journey and we are celebrating the season with Vintage Christmas.

 

In October I was lucky enough to be able to take a class with Tammy Tutterow at one of our local stores and it was a blast.  She is a wonderful teacher, sharing her tips and tricks, and a lovely person as well.  We used the Tim Holtz Folio and decorated it with so much vintage goodness.  Here is the result of the class, hope you enjoy.

 

As you can see the front is packed with lots of Tim's vintage pieces and has many layers.

 

When the folio is first opened there are two tag books that are separate pieces.

 

When the tag books are removed, there are three more layers to explore - all with places to add a photo or a special gift tag.

 

Each layer folds forward to reveal the one behind.

This was great fun to make and the class was at night so had to stay up past my bedtime but it was worth it.

 

Don't forget to pop over the A Vintage Journey to see what the rest of the team has made. 

You can do that by clicking here.

 

Have a wonderful and creative weekend,

S@ndy

June Tag

Hi All,

Just a quick post today to get in on the challenge over at Tim's blog.  This month we used a water color technique that was fun and fast.  It is a watercolor blending background where we put the Distress Ink on the back of a stencil, spritzed it with water and then put it on watercolor paper.  You can see Tim's tag and his tutorial here.  He used the star stencil but I wanted to go my own way, as usual, and went with hearts.

 

After the background was dry, I used some stamps from Tim's collections, stamped in black and embossed with clear.  I stamped the heart twice, cut them out and put the arrow in the center of the top heart.  I colored some Crinkle Ribbon as Tim did, added it to the top and I was good to go.

 

Have a wonderful and creative day,

S@ndy