Getting Messy With Tim's 12 Tags of 2013

Good afternoon followers, friends and blogland in general.  I have had a fabulous weekend catching up with Tim Holtz 12 Tags of  2013, this was a challenge I wanted to do every month but somehow I got behind and thought I would not catch up.  I have not been too well this weekend, sore throat and cough, so it was an ideal opportunity  to sit down and do nothing but craft and enjoy.

I did manage January, February and March as they came along so had April through to September to do.  Here are the tags I created, had so much fun and am now ready for the October tag which should posted on Tim's blog tomorrow.

 

 

I hate feeling under the weather and not being able to do everything that needs doing so another day of resting and hopefully I will be feeling better in a few days, off now to check my dictionary and hopefully start my Craft Barn Alpha Challenge "G" page after a little light lunch..  

Bee Happy in Your New Home

Good morning blogland, another month and another challenge over at The Crafty Bloggers Network, here is my DT post for this week's Inspiration Monday.  Pop over and take a look at the other inspirational cards from the other members of the DT.

This month is kindly sponsored by  Kris at Imagine That  pop over and take a look at the fabulous digi kits she has on offer.

the winner will receive 3 digi sets of their choice

Our theme is

 "Things with Wings"

I have taken the images from the Bee kit to make a new home card, using the bee hive as the house and sunflowers to add interest .  My things with wings are the little bees buzzing around the hive.  I printed the greeting and flittering bees onto a white card blank,  I coloured part of the card with broken china distress ink before adding the bee hive and then the sunflowers which had been edged with scattered straw and spiced marmalade distress ink.  The center of the sunflowers was filled with glossy accents into which I placed 6 seed beads.  A clean and simple card without too many frills.

The insert was printed on the computer using elements from the bee kit.

 

Dry and Heat Embossing and lots of colour

Good afternoon blogland, the weather here is dull and miserable but a good day to get some crafting done.  Here are a few cards I made for birthdays and anniversaries I have coming up over the next few months, now these are out of the way I may be able to concentrate on Christmas cards.  Like a lot of you lovely ladies I usually have my birthday cards made early in the year and Christmas cards finished by September, but not this year.  Where has the time gone?   Maybe it was getting the new puppies this year that put me back, or was it all the holidays my other half booked and dragged me away on lol.

So here is what I have been beavering away at over the past few days trying to catch up.

First my son's card made using a spellbinders embossing folder, distress inks and treasure cold.  The stamps are Tim Holtz Road Trip (I have added a "Rout 66" stamped image too, after I had taken the photo).

 

Next my dauter-in-law's birthdy card, I used a flourish stamp she bought me as a Christmas present, embossed and coloured the card with distress inks.  The image from Lavinia Stamps was stamped in black, embossed and coloured with promarkers.

Next my Sister-in-law's 60th birthday and an anniversary card.  Not very good photos (much too dark) the weather is not playing ball!  Craft and cream card stamped in brown, a little ribbon and bling, die cut and sewing.

Well that's it for now, off to play around with some Tim's Tags, all the messy stuff is out so it may turn out to be a very messy afternoon.