My Vintage (or not) Finds

We a have just returned yesterday from our trip so I have been busy taking care of the stuff that always needs doing when you come home.

With two months on the road there was time to collect lots of goodies.  We like to go to antique shops, craft fairs, flea markets and brew pubs.  Here are few goodies that I picked up along the way.

Some are for the home but most are for projects that will sooner or later end up right here on the blog.  Lots of it is Vintage but most is just stuff I found  for fun. As you can see, there are a couple flying pigs, vintage glass and brass knobs and handles, a wooden tape measure and a crusty-rusty old apple corer that just called my name.

I've been working on some cards using the new Pop N Cut dies from
 Karen Burniston and Sizzix.   Hope to post some soon.

S@ndy

I'M BACK!

Hi All

No, I didn't fall off Planet Earth.  We have been doing our usual travel schedule and are in Washington State at the moment.  I have a couple classes coming up at CraftFusion when I get back so thought I would share some photos with you.

I have been working on some altered Mouse Traps.  The ladies in my last class requested that I do two more.   One for Christmas and one for Halloween so here they are.

As you can see, I used all kinds of Tim Holtz goodies - Dies, Inks, Grunge Paper and Trinkets on these.

It seems so early to be working on Halloween and Christmas but all the blogs seem to be full of them and of course the holidays were the main topic at CHA.  Hope you enjoy these and if you live in the Phoenix area, hope to see you at CraftFusion in Chandler one of these days.

Please leave me a comment, I love to hear from you!!!

Picture This!

This week has been all about playing with my new toys that arrived from "It's Cheaper Than Therapy". 

The new Tim Holtz Line is so much fun and gets the imagination fired up.

I cut the Vintage Camera Die from Grunge Board and completely embossed the body of the camera with black UTEE.  The rest of the pieces were embossed with silver and placed back in the die cut, then glued leaving the center out.  I placed a piece of black cardstock over the back, glued it on the edges to make pocket for a photo. 
Next I placed a picture in the opening.  We took a trip to Paradise Cove last summer and had a wonderful time so that was the perfect photo.

In order to make it stand up I glued it to a tin that was painted black.  Arranging it so it would hinge forward from the bottom so it would open.  By drilling a hole in the side of the box I was able to make a strap from a piece of cord and ran it through the hole with a knot on the inside.

Since I was having so much fun I decided to keep going!  Next I cut a film strip using my Xyron cutter and glued some photos to the strip.  I attached one end of the film strip to the inside of the tin.  When the film strip is rolled up it fits nicely inside the tin when it is closed and pops out when you open it.

This was a fun project and I hope you had as much fun seeing it as I did making it.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Here are a few cards made with some new dies that arrived this week.  "Can you hear me now?" is made with the Vintage Telephone Die from Tim Holtz  and Sizzix.  These new ones are so much fun and I have been making lots of easle cards lately.

FRIENDSHIP CARD-

Here I used the Vintage Globe Die from Tim Holtz and Sizzix.  I cut the globe section 3 times seperating out the green and edging it before adding the final layer.

"You're Just My Type" made with the Vintage Typewriter from Tim Holtz & Sizzix

"#1 Fan" Who wouldn't want to get this card - a fun way to say Thank You!

"Fun Times!"  add your own photo to the Tick Tock Die.
I Have several more new dies to play with so got to run.  HOPE YOU LIKED THEM.

Ready For Tomorrow

Tomorrow is my "Card Trio" class at Craftfusion and I am ready to roll.  Here are the projects for this one.  For more information about CraftFusion simply click here.

12 Tags of 2012 - April

Guess what?  It is the last day of April and only a few hours left to post my entry in the 12 tags of 2012.  Tim used the new Bird Branch Die which I don't have yet so I will go with one that I did awhile back but still like.  It has a bird, what can I say?

A Better Mouse Trap

Over the weekend I saw this fabulous idea posted on Shelly Hickox's blog and couldn't wait to make one (or two) for myself.  SUCH FUN!! Yes they are made from mouse traps and rat traps.  As disgusting as that sounds, I think you will agree that they are pretty cute.  I thought it would be fun to enter this one in the Simon Says Stamp And Show for the theme of Anything Goes.

Using some great Tim Holtz Gears, Stamps, Trinkets, Light Bulbs, Paper Stack,Wings, Clock Parts and Distress Stain I let it go any way it took me.

After removing the stickers I removed some of the metal parts that were not needed.  That was easy to do using some wire cutters.  Next was stain and then decorating.  I used some of Ranger's new Glue & Seal to add the papers and stamped image. 

This was such a fast and easy project, I hope you will give it a try.  Go to Shelly's blog to see more wonderful  ideas and tips.

Since I had so much fun with the first one I decided to try a bigger one.  This time I used a rat trap.  I painted the trap with Wild Honey Distress Stain and then used some Steampunk Debutant Paper from Graphic 45.  I added some Tim Holtz Pen Nibs, a Book Plate, some corners and a Word Stick.  I printed my Grandmothers name "Emma" and added a couple pictures of her when she was a young girl.  When it was finished I added a stand on the back cut from the Tim Holt Small Easel Die.  Hope you have enjoyed my journey to "Build A Better Mouse Trap".