Tim Holtz Projects at the Craft Show

 Just a few photos from projects at the craft show this past Sunday. 

Love this framed art! 

Liked this too. 

The journal they had on display was awesome! Here is the cover.

Inside cover. 

Love this journal. More like an art book, but I can

see how it could be make into a journal. 

Back tomorrow with more pics! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Four Pocket Ephemera

 I followed a video today to 

make this four pocket piece to use in my junk journal. 

Pocket on the right is not as deep as the pocket on the left. 

Filled it with ephemera. 

This is the other side of the pocket. 

Love the stitching down the center, and around the entire piece. 

Had a great day at the craft fair with Betty on Sunday. 

They didn't have as many vendors as they normally do for the show. 

You could also tell that attendance was way down. Guess people

are still afraid to attend large gatherings. 

Another big difference was the price. Everything was marked up. 

Limited my spending to just things I felt I needed at the time. 

Did make three cards while I was there. 

Be back to share photos of those and some of the things I bought. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Bored so I made Journaling Cards

 I was bored last night, and couldn't sleep. 

Wanted to make something, but just didn't have any

crafty mojo, so I broke out some project

life cards. Added some ephemera, and came up with some

decorated journaling cards. 

I should be bored more often as I love how they turned out. 

Just added some cheesecloth, flower, and ribbon to the 

tab at the top. While cleaning off my desk the other day I

found a small piece of clear acetate. I also had my tab punch on the

desk. Rest is history. Now why did I never think to make tabs out of clear acetate before? 

Love using Tim Holtz paper dolls. 

When I go to the craft show tomorrow I'm going to look for more of them. 

They are just too cute! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Teabag Collage

Well this is something new for me collaged teabags. 

All winter I've been saving, and drying out the teabags

from my daily cups of tea. 

Knew I could open them up and have them flat to use

in my junk journals. 

The collage work is sandwiched in between two layers of teabags. 

First I put one on the table then found some images I liked. 

Layered them up to make a collaged piece. 

Once I was happy with the layout I adhered them

to the teabag using Tim Holtz vintage collage medium. 

Went around the images with some walnut distress stain just

to add some depth to the collage. 

After adding another layer of the collage medium over the top the

second teabag went over it. Used the brush and more medium to seal. 

So happy with them. Want to make some more but

I don't have anymore vintage portraits to use. 

Thinking that I could add more embellishments to this. 

Maybe some pearls, lace, or ribbon along the bottom edge. 

Only a day and a wake up till I'm off to the stamping convention in 

Akron. Can't wait to spend the day with my friend Betty, and

find some crafting treasures at the show! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Decorating Large Glassine Bag

 A few weeks ago while visiting Hollo's a local paper

store I came across some very large glassine bags. 

I thought they would be fun to decorate, and use to package

up my swaps. 

While playing around with the bag I had

the idea to fold up the bottom to form a pocket. 

Took it one step further and folded the bag in half. 

I ended up with four large pockets. 

Front and back were decorated with pattern paper. 

Also edged it with black script washi tape. 

Here is what it looks like open. 

Continued to use the same washi tape on the inside. 

I can see myself making a few of these and putting them

together for an embellishment book. 

Not to shabby a project considering the bags are only .10 cents each. 

Oh how I love that store! 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Decorative Safety Pins Journal Tabs

 Here is something fun I made using fabric

scraps, and beads. These are tabs that can

be glued onto the sides of pages in a journal. 

Closer view. I think this is my favorite one. 

I first threaded beads, and bits of fabric onto a large

safety pin then closed the pin back up. 

Next I took torn strips of fabric cut to fit the width of the

pin. The strip was then folded over the bottom piece of the pin. 

For this one I also added two pieces of lace. They were just

layered over the fabric. 

Next step was to take to the sewing machine and sew along the fold. Trick

here is to get close the bottom of the pin, but not sew over it. Lesson learned! 

You can see this one after it was stitched. The 

folded fabric opens up, and you can put this over a journal

page to use as a book tab. 

                                                                          

  These remind me so much of the little things we made to be 

traded in Sarah's Girl Scout troop. WOW that is a blast from the 

past thinking about that! 

After the sewing was done I added some embellishments

to them. Resin, and fabric flowers. It just adds

a little something. 

If you didn't have a sewing machine you could hand stitch them, or glue the folded

edge to seal. 

Love them! I need to get some more silver safety pins. All I have

in the larger pins was the gold. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Vintage Clusters

 I've been working on some vintage themed clusters. 

These are made with scraps, die cuts, lace, and trims. 

Image is from Tim Holtz photo booth set. 

Used a vintage sewing pattern. It was glued

to a piece of parchment paper. 

Wrapped blue fibers around my fingers and

added a small flower to the center. 

This one was done with scraps of pattern

paper, and die cuts. 

Added some black lace, and a gold charm that

is attached with a bulb pin. 

Stamped the sewing machine on the scrap of pattern paper. 

Layered some green lace, and a piece of parchment paper. 

Cameo is also a die cut. 

Well my house is going to be torn apart for the next two months. 

We started the remodel on the kitchen. What a mess. I'm just thinking

about how nice it is going to look with a wood floor, new cabinets, counter top

and subway tiles for a backsplash. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Master Board Completed Pieces

 Back today with another master board. This piece started

as a 12x12 piece of pattern paper. Used scraps of paper, ephemera, and

stamps to cover it. Most of the paper was adhered using modge podge. 

After the completed piece was cut I had nine pieces to 

work with. I cut to create one belly band, one pocket, 4 tags, and 3 

journaling cards.

All the cut pieces were stitched. I also used Tim Holtz 

field notes rub ons. I thought they went well with the botanical

theme of the master board. 

This is actually a double belly band. I added a strip of paper

ruffle in the center and attached a paper clip to the large rose so

it could be clipped on. 

Here is the pocket. Just added some cheesecloth, floral ephemera, and

word/bee is from the rub on collection. 

I forgot to say that I did use some distress oxide ink on the master board before

I cut it apart as I thought it needed a bit more color. 

For this tag I added a side pocket. Filled

it with some more floral pieces. There is also a strip

of paper ruffle down the side. You can see the oxide inks

more on this piece. 

Another tag. The large butterfly I left open at the top

so it could be used for a tuck spot. 

Added a tab, cheesecloth, twine, and small flower to decorate it. 

Journaling card. This also features a tuck spot

under the ephemera I used. Tab at the top is done the same way, as I 

did the tags. 

Another journaling card with a pocket. I was

having so much fun creating these! I made a little 

tag to go into the pocket. 

This is the smallest tag. Cut from the strip that I used

to make the belly band. 

Another tag. You can see the flower theme going in all

of these pieces. 

Journaling card. Left the top of the flower piece open

to be used as a tuck spot. 

So there you have them. Really happy with how they turned out. 

I have two more completed master boards to work with. 

May not get to them for a bit, as I'm busy working on some swaps

that need to be finished. 

Stamping trails

Karen 

Playing Around with Master Boards

 I've been working on master boards. 

Took a 12x12 sheet of pattern paper that I didn't really like or thought

I would ever use for this masterboard. 

Next step was to cover the entire thing with scrap paper. Just bits and

pieces I had in my scrap bins. 

To attach the scraps I used modge podge that I added a bit of water to just

to make it thinner. I find it easier to brush on with a foam brush when it is not so thick. 

After the modge podge was dry I added a bit of stamping. 

The images where then colored with Prisma pencils. 

Here is the first master board I made. Haven't cut this one apart yet. 

Trying to figure out how I can scan this size, or find someplace that will make

prints of 12x12 paper. Please let me know of any place that can do this. Thanks! 

I'll be back tomorrow with another master board, and will show how I cut it apart. 

These pieces will be used for junk journaling. 

Stamping trails

Karen