VINTAGE NOEL CHRISTMAS FRAME FEATURED ON RANGER'S BLOG

Merry Christmas Everyone!! 

It's almost here....

That most wonderful time of the year!

I am so excited to share another Christmas project with you!  My very vintage "NOEL" Christmas frame made using Christmas Tissue and Beeswax is now being featured on RANGER'S BLOG.  There is a complete tutorial and a list of all of the Ranger Products needed to create this vintage look. It's a fun and easy project to do and a wonderful hand crafted, inexpensive gift. You've probably already got a lot of the materials in your craft rooms.  Enjoy your last weekend before Christmas and take some time to soak in the joy of the season! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Be sure to hop on over to Ranger's blog for some really beautiful Christmas crafting ideas! 

THANK YOU RANGER!!!

FAUX BATIK AUTUMNAL SILK SCARF ON RANGER'S BLOG

HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYBODY!

THE LEAVES ARE IN FULL AUTUMN GORGEOUSNESS RIGHT NOW HERE IN MISSOURI.

JUST IN TIME FOR THIS YEARLY OCCURRENCE, RANGER IS FEATURING MY

FAUX BATIK SILK SCARF WITH AN AUTUMNAL THEME ON THEIR BLOG TODAY.  IT IS DONE WITH EMBOSSING INK, CLEAR UTEE, FOAM STAMPS, AND COLOR WASH.

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO BE WHISKED AWAY FOR ALL OF THE DETAILS!

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! LET'S CELEBRATE!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE IN THE GOOD OL' USA!  AS WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE, TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER ALL OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED AND ARE SACRIFICING SO MUCH FOR OUR FREEDOM.  GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

TODAY AT THE RANGER BLOG, THEY ARE FEATURING MY FUN FIRECRACKER MADE FROM A TOILET PAPER ROLL AND TIM HOLTZ' MINI BLUEPRINT STAMPS.  

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DETAILS ON RANGER'S BLOG TODAY.  THIS WAS A FUN PROJECT USING EVERYTHING FROM DISTRESS PAINT TO STARDUST STICKLES. 

CHECK OUT THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE WONDERFUL RANGER PRODUCTS USED!  

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH EVERYBODY 

AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY MY BLOG!

FEATURED ON RANGER'S BLOG TODAY!!

HELLO EVERYONE!

AS PHIL FROM "DUCK DYNASTY" WOULD SAY ... "I'M HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!" 

CHECK OUT RANGER'S BLOG TODAY.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY ... RANGER IS FEATURING A PIECE THAT I MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THEM.  LOOK!  IT'S "UNCLE SAM".  ACTUALLY, HE IS THE DASHING GENTLEMAN FROM TIM HOLTZ' TIME TRAVELERS STAMP SET WHO HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO UNCLE SAM.

I AM SO HAPPY THAT RANGER LIKED THIS PIECE AND WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU.  ISN'T IS AMAZING WHAT A LITTLE WHITE GESSO CAN DO?

CHECK OUT THE PROJECT AND THE STEP BY STEP ON RANGER'S BLOG NOW!

 

METAL FOIL STEAMPUNK TAG AT RANGER

Hello again friends!  

I am so excited to share my metal foil steampunk tag with you that is now being featured on RANGER'S BLOG.  Can you tell that I love all things Tim Holtz and all things Ranger?

For the instructions on how I created this tag and all of the fabulous Ranger products I used on this piece, head on over to Ranger's Blog for all of the details!  

I have to give a shout out to the very talented Shelly Hickox for the idea of the dimensional balloon.  On some of my previous postings and on some of hers, we have shown Tim's hot balloon various ways.  HERE is one of the ways she's used it.  HERE is one of the ways I've used it.  And HERE is another way I used this balloon stamp using tissue paper to create a honeycomb type of balloon.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I hope you will check out Ranger's blog for some great tips, techniques and information about all of their amazing products!

MY VINTAGE STYLE HALLOWEEN JOINTED SKELETON TAG FEATURED ON RANGER'S BLOG

Good Tuesday morning everyone!

I want to send lots and lots of special thoughts out to my friends and especially to my Ranger family on the east coast.  I hope that all of you are minimally affected by the devastation of Sandy.  My thoughts and prayers are with all of those people in harm's way.

I am so pleased to have another piece being featured on RANGER'S BLOG....my vintage style jointed skeleton Halloween tag.

I remember having toys kind of like this as a kid....where you would pull on a cord and the arms and legs of the character would move in unison.  I always love those!  So, I decided to create this vintage style tag, reminiscent of those old toys.

This vintage style tag is pretty much all Tim Holtz' products.  Imagine THAT?!  Me, a Tim Holtz junkie? ....Yep!  I love his retro and vintage products!

The tag is a #8 manila tag that has been embossed using Tim's Poison Texture Fade.  Check out RANGER'S BLOG for all of the instructions to create this fun interactive tag.

Here is a picture of the skeleton before pulling down on the black cording and making him "jump".  He's just chilllin'.  Some orange and black beads are strung onto the cording and at the very bottom, a metal bat from Tim's very cool Seasonal Adornments.  I punched a hole through the bat's head using Tim's Two Hole Punch and then attached the cording.  

 Pull down on the cord and the skeleton's arms and legs spread out, 

like something spooked him!

 

The skeleton is from Tim's Retro Halloween stamp set.  The arms and legs are stamped twice on white cardstock so that I could give them more strength and also create their "jointed" feature.  Again, check out Ranger's blog for all of the details.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Take time out for yourself to create some Halloween fun!  After all..........it is TOMORROW!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!  

 

Hey Friends!  I hope you're all having a wonderfully creative week so far!  

I'm excited about the Ranger blog this month!  They always have wonderful projects and greats tips for using their products.  One of my creations is being featured right now!  Click HERE to be magically transported to Ranger's blog and all of the details on how to make this really fun 6x6 wall hanging.  This piece is heavily inspired by Tim Holtz and Wendy Vecchi.  I love their products.  They are so versatile and fun!  I also LOVE Ranger products because they are so user friendly and you always get great results! 

Remember to get INKY and take time to PLAY!!  It's SOUL FOOD!