Timi's Crafty Corner

Első Yabo alkotásom - My frist Yabo creation

2012-02-11T11:27:00.000Z

Yabo szülinapja volt február 5-én!!! Már 3 éve segíti a hagyomásnyos scrapbook kedvelőit. Szülinap témában gondoltam alkotni egyet. Egy Filofax albumot használtam fel, és készítettem belőle egy asztali naptár-szerüséget, amiben tárolhatom az összes szerettem,barátom szülinapjait évszakra és hónapra lebontva. Az Alkotós blogon megnézhetitek, hogy hogyan készült.

Itt van egy két kép:

I was lucky to be chosen to be the part of the Creative Team of Yabo. Yabo celebrated its 3rd birthday on 5th February. For the birthday theme I created a little tab- album which can be used as a table calendar of all yor loved one's birthdays month by month. There would be room for inspiration or birthday presents ideas too.

Here are some pictures:

Remélem tetszett az alkotásom és kipróbáljátok ti is.

I hope you like it and will give it a try.

News!

2012-01-29T19:23:00.000Z

Hi All, I have been missing in action completely. I don't know where January has gone. I went to Hungary to visit my friends and family and to celebrate my 30th birthday. Life is just going to be very busy now for another while still with this moving into my new apartment.
But there are things happened in the meantime:
1. Crafting Ireland Issue 7 is out!!! Have a look here. Full of inspiration just for you.
Here are two of the projects I made:

Kicsit eltűntem, tudom, de annyi minden volt egyszerre: Magyarországra látogattam, új lakásba költözöm... Lényeg, hogy most újra itt vagyok és egy két új hírrel szolgálhatok:
1. Crafting Ireland magazin 7. száma megjelent, megnézhetitek itt: Crafting Ireland Magazine
itt is van két alkotásom, amiről részletesen is olvashattok a magazinban.

And then also very interesting that I got chosen to be a part of the Creative Team over at Yabo. This is a Hungarian company manufacturing chipboard albums and other crafty goodness. Have a look at their blog and checkout all the new team-members' blogs too.

Egy másik érdekes hír, hogy beválasztottak a Yabo Creative Team-jébe, úgyhogy Yabo lány lettem :D. Nagyon megtisztelő a feledat, és remélem, hogy sok érdekes technikával és ötlettel tudom majd színesíteni az Alkotós blogot.

This is me for now, hopefull I will be back soon.

Happy New Year !!

2012-01-01T10:38:00.000Z

Happy New year to everyone, today is the day when I'm going to show you all the projects that I made earlier and never got around to write a post about them.

Scrapbook layouts:

Easy Life

Odessa

Under the Tree

Mini albums altered books:

Altered Calendar

Altered recipe book

Gatefold/ accordion mini album

Altered tea box

Check out Crafting Ireland magazine to find out how to make these projects!

Day 3

2011-12-03T16:58:00.000Z

Hi all, this is my tag for day 3. I really like the bonus project so decided to create a tag with similar look.

I used some blue distress inks and stamped the snowflakes on the tag. I decorated it with tulle and charms. This was a real easy but great technique.

Day 2

2011-12-02T22:48:00.000Z

Hi all, here I am with the second tag.

I think it was a bit more challenging for me today than yesterday. But anyway it turned out OK.

I used kraft resist paper from the original kraft resist pad. I covered the tag with picket fence stain and then stamped a few snowflakes in blue and embossed them with clear embossing powder. I stamped and embossed pine trees as well. I cut a chipboard house and covered it with sticky back canvas. Then I decorated with some words and charms.

Let's see what tomorrow will bring,

12 tags of Christmas

2011-12-01T22:49:00.000Z

Hi all, over at Crafting Ireland, Nicole decided to go and join in the fun creating all the 12 tags of Christmas. I said I would try and join in too, but you know me, I'm not a regular blogger. Anyway I try my best.
So this is what I came up with after seeing Tim's tag:

Since I haven't got the pine cone die, I tried to look for something that I can use for doing the pine cone. So I found the Spellbinders Blossom 2 die and made the cone with it.
I cut the greenery by hand and also used some punches.
Hopefully I'm back tomorrow with another tag,

Winter village advent calendar

2011-11-07T20:04:00.002Z

Hi All, I just want to share with you the 3D advent calendar I created using the beautiful Basic Gray Nordic Holiday papers.

This is a big project but I really enjoyed assembling all the little houses. I wrote a tutorial on it in Crafting Ireland Issue 5.

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

World's Card Making Day - bit delayed :)

2011-10-09T09:18:00.000+01:00

Hi all, I want to show you a card that I made for World's Card Making Day, 1st October. It was published on Crafting Ireland's blog, but I never got around to show it to you too. It is with a technique that I had to try. I saw something very similar on Ellen Huston's Classroom, so I made my own version of it. What you need is your Promarkers and Alcohol blending solution from Ranger. I coloured in a grid with different colours from the same colour family and when dried just dropped some of the blending solution on it. After I stamped the car and added some doodles with white pen on the black paper. That's it. It was a real quick make.

Hope you like it :)

Tomorrow I'm off to Harrogate, England to participate in Dina Wakley's workshop :D Can't wait.

My first ever digi LO

2011-09-24T14:27:00.002+01:00

This is a digi layout I made following the sketch over at Crafting Ireland. This is my first ever digi LO, but I have to say I enjoyed doing it a lot. I used a free digi kit, I downloaded from Everyday Mom Ideas.

Photos were taken at my mum's birthday this week, and we used photocabine.com

Crafting Ireland Issue 4!

2011-09-19T21:38:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone, Issue 4 of Crafting Ireland is out! It is full with tutorials and product reviews. Have a look at the tutorial about the new art medium called Inktense Blocks by Derwent. This is the layout I made for the tutorial

This photo was taken in Co. Louth, Ireland. I loved the little cottage.

Make sure you visit Crafting Ireland blog

PS: this is my layout #5, I know I am much more behind that I should be, but still beleive that I can make 30 layouts by the 7th January :)

Missing in action

2011-09-13T20:57:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone, I'm back again. I was missing in action. There were lots and lots of things happening and I hardly had any time to do some crafts. I made a card for a wedding. It was a very quick card ;)

This is the real clean and simple. It's not really my style, but it turned out OK. I couldn't resist some texture, so I placed the sentiment onto little foam squares.
Thanks for visiting me,

PS: don't forget about Crafting Ireland Issue 4 is out on 19th September ;)

Memories from Dublin

2011-07-27T21:24:00.000+01:00

Hi all, I want to show you today a mini I made ages ago. It had been sitting on my shelf for long before I gave it to a friend last weekend. I used October aftrenoon papers and stickers. I haven't decorated it too much, so she can put lots of photoes in it. I made some pics. (Sorry for the quality of the pics :(, I have taken the photoes with my phone and seems my hand was a bit shaky)

I hope you like it thanks for visiting,

#4 from 30 LOs

2011-07-15T10:00:00.001+01:00

Hi all, today is the day when I show you my fourth layout of the 30. This layout was inspired by Donna Downey's Inspirational Wednesday. Just put the colours where it feels good, don't think too much, just play with the media you have. I did so.

It's a bit different in colour, as I don't use too much of pinks and purples.
So, do you like it?

#3 from 30 LOs

2011-07-14T22:31:00.000+01:00

Hi, I'll be short today. Here is a LO I made as the third one in my own challenge. It was published before on Crafting Ireland blog as an inspiration for the submission theme 'Colour challenge: blue, yellow and green. So here it goes:

Hope you like it, thanks for visiting,

Donkey, the layout

2011-07-06T10:16:00.000+01:00

Hi all, back again, and today I'm going to show you another layout I made for the second issue of Crafting Ireland magazin. This is to show how I like to use my stencils/ masks.

Want have a look how I built this background? head over to Crafting Ireland Issue 2.

And also have a look at our new submission call, themes are: Summer fun, Colours: green, yellow and blue.

thanks for visiting today

Crafting Ireland Magazine is out again!!

2011-06-30T21:25:00.000+01:00

Hi all, just a quick note to let you know that Issue 2 of Crafting Ireland is out again. Have a look here. If you want to know how to make a layout like the one below and learn some tricks with Distress Stains, don't hestitate, read the magazine.

Also if you like to win a pack of 12x12 Basic Grey papers, leave a comment on Crafting Ireland Blog telling us what you would like to see in future issues of the magazine.
Thanks for stopping by,

#2 from 30 LO's

2011-06-12T14:52:00.001+01:00

hey, back today with another LO from my own 30LO's challenge. This time I used the scketch from over at Creative Scrappers, which I really liked because found it is a low horizon composition structure. I know, cos I'm taking part in Claudine Hellmuth's Composition for Collage class on Big Picture Classes and this weeks topic was horizon composition structure :D. So let me show what I came up with:

So? do you like it? I must admit that I am pretty happy with the results. I built the whole thing onto a BG ledger paper. Stencilled letters and dots, then stamped some cirles/flowers. You cannot tell that I love masking tape, can you ?? I made a black mist from just acrylic and water poured into a spray botlle. It sprays in big drops, but I like it. The other mist was Juniper from Tattered Angels. Some Prima felt flourish and ready :D Oh no, not just yet. I had to try my new Liquitex Glass bead texture gel ... WOW Can you see, little glass beads?? I coloured the with some perfect pearls :)

Love textures as you know, so it is somethink that I will defo use again.

let me if you like it...

thanks for stopping by,

#1 from 30 LOs

2011-06-10T22:59:00.000+01:00

Hi all, I haven't been blogging for a while now again. Oh well, that's me :D. Today's the day when I reveal the first layout of the 30 in my 30 LO before I turn 30 challenge. I have used the sketch from over Skethcy Thursday. I like to alter the sketches a bit, using them in a different way. I had to turn this one as well, I only had landscape photos. I inked (paint-ed) up my new Prima stamp, this is absolutely fab, I think it's called Hollyhocks, or something like this. Here's my little creation.

So? what do you think? I won't show you now how messy my fingers are :D Used a little sewing machine again, it gives sucha great texture and to make the LO dimensional, all the elements are popped on foam adhesive. And for the title I used some American crafts Thickers ( you can't have enough of them).

The first one is completed on time, let's see what I creat next week. If you want to read about the photos, pop over to the 30 LO before I turn 30 page

Thanks for stoppin by,

Pencil Lines - Sketch 239

2011-05-26T23:12:00.002+01:00

Hi all, today I'm showing to you a layout that I made using the sketch from Pencil Lines.

What did I use to create this LO? Paints&inks and more paint&inks, built my layers on the top of each other. I have to admit I wasn't 100% happy with my first result of the background, but then I put more layers and I'm happy enough to show. I used masking tape to make the frills around the circle element. The black circles were made with a toilet roll.

So what do you think? Like it?

Other. I decided to challenge myself and make 30 scrapbook layouts before I turn 30. I will make ine layout each week and as I counted I need to start on the 4th of June (I have to check the counting thought.)My birthday in on 7th January. So this will be my scrapbooking adventure for the rest of 2011.

thanks for visiting :)

Belle Ragazze

2011-05-22T09:18:00.001+01:00

Hello and Happy Sunday :D. I am full of energy, don't know why, just happy as I can be. Yesterday I got inspired by a sketch I saw at Sketchy Thursday, so I made a layout with it (turned the skecth 90 degrees). When I was looking through all my printed pics, I found one which was taken in the Botanical Garden in Padova. And I thought that was a good moment to unwrap my huge Donna Downey foam stamp that I keep in a secure place in the house. I just love the size of it and look forward to buy another one.

Here is the layout:

It is quite a simple layout, I mean there are no layers of DP on it. The background paper is from October Afternoon, I had to tone down the brightness of if with some Airbrush paint and some gesso. Then I mixed some greens and teals to stamps with and then some black paint droplets and the background was ready for me to build my flower cluster around the pic.

Over at The Creative Type blog the challenge for May is to use foreign phrases on your layout rather than your native language. My title is in Italian, says Beautiful Girls :D. Used TH die to cut the letters and coloured them with lots of distress inks and then covered with Rock Candy crackle paint. And then more and more distress inks. The layout is very dimensional (suprised??), I used Liquid Scrapdots, I am sooo happy that finally we can buy it here, in Europe, cos it is so cool.( I got it from Craft Emporium) To achieve dimensional effect I put the pic onto foam dots and even tucked one of the big flowers under it.

I am entering this layout ot Sketcy Thursday and to The Creative Type.

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

PS: If you haven't seen the brand new Crafting Ireland magazine head over to the blog and enjoy reading it

just a few layouts

2011-05-18T07:21:00.000+01:00

hi, I want to show you these layouts I made a few weeks back to the Scrapbook magazine. They didn't make it for the next issue, so it's time to show them to you.

The fiorst one is: Mother. This is about my mother and my grandmother. I have bulit a lot of texture on it, with paints, tissue paper, sewing machine and foamdots. I used the new Csomo Cricket paper: Upcycle.

The other one has even more texture :) I have embossed some Ten Seconds Studio metal sheets and then cut the shapes around. This one is about my farewell party I had when I was leaving Hungary. I didn't have any proper picture taken in the party, so I felt that these, where people can be seen "in parts" is a good way to express the party feel to the layout. Very busy background paper from We R Memory Makers.

Don't forget to pop over to Crafting Ireland, our first issue is out!!!

I hope you like these, thanks for stopping by,

Big Announcement

2011-05-16T18:11:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone! I have a big announcement for you!!! Crafting Ireland, our brand new online magazine is out today!!! Pop over to Crafting Ireland and have a look!! We are so excited and we would like to know what you think. Let us know!!
If you would like to get published get in touch with us via email: craftingireland@gmail.com.

There is a challenge in the magazine and a prize is offered by An Siopa Bui (thanks very much). You have to follow the given sketch. Nicole made a card and I made a 12x12 layout using the sketch. Let's see how we inspire you. Here is my take on the sketch:

I used many product from TH as you can see. I managed to get my messy hands onto the new Kraft resist paper, and absolutely love it!! I also used some of the new Distress Stains, have to buy more of those :D
I hope you like my layout and you find interesting ideas in the magazine too.
Have a great day,

Grungy Monday 03 + Simon Says Stamp and Show

2011-04-18T18:56:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, today I'm going to show you a card I made using TH Texture fades, inks, some Tattered Angels glimmer mist and Perfect Pearl Mists.

Over at Studio L3 the challeneg was to use the technique shown on the video. On SSS and Show blog you had to use one of Tim's techniques, so I thought I combine them and enter this card to both of the challenges.

I have built a good few layers of colour, and the glimmer mist gave a very nice shiny effect.The stamp I used is from The Craft Stamper magazine (free gift )

I really like the way it turned out.

I hope you like it too, thanks for stopping by,

PS.: Don't forget about the submission call over at Crafters Ireland Magazine, The submission is open for everybody from all over the world. Check it out here.

GC #94 + Grungy Monday 02

2011-04-09T16:13:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone, I have completely forgot about Linda starting the new weekly chanllenge and I even missed the first one. At Studio L3 Grungy Mondays will be the name of the weekly challenge filled with techniques by Tim Holtz. In Grungy Monday 02 we visit Ranger Ink and try this technique: Distress Ink with Studio Multi Medium.

I wanted to make an altered envelope with a card for my friend's B'day, so I used the technique on the card and envelope as well.

Here are some pictures:
The envelope:

I die-cut the bird from black foam and used as a stamp. The flower and moth are from PaperArtsy and the crackle stamp is from Crafty Individuals. I machine stiched a half of a tag for the address. Somehow I couldn't get better photoes than this, it doesn't give its justice. I used Gloss multi medium, so the bird has a shiny finish, it gives and interesting texture to it. I also cut the bird out from scrap paper, and used it as a mask when stamping the flowers and the crackles.

The card:

I used the same colours and stamps on the card. Here I stamped over the resist area with some Archival Coffe Ink. Here's a shot from the inside:

The tag is cut out from and envelope, I like the craft feel to it. I attached a stamped moth onto a paperclip and used it as a little embellishment inside. Here a closer pic:

I used office supplies to create my set and I'm entering this to the Gingersnap Challenge #94 .

Don't forget about our submission call over at Crafting Ireland.

That's all for today, I hope you like it, thanks for visiting,

Junk Journal

2011-04-03T21:18:00.000+01:00

Hi all,
I'm back with a little video on the Junk Journal I made for Alyson, she hosted a swap on the Beach.

I hope you like it, I really enjoyed trying many techniques to create these backgrounds.

We have a call for submissions in Crafting Ireland magazine, check it out if you like.

Thanks for visiting,

art journaling every day

2011-04-02T17:05:00.001+01:00

hi, I'll be quick. Two things I have to show. 1. A tool and journal bag and 2. today's art journaling.

I bag was a lunch bag with SpongeBob on the front. It went through major transformation. Here it is:

and

It is the perfect size to keep my journal and tools in it.
I had a half an hour for journalling today, this is what I made:

I made this background using some acrylic paints and an old plastic card to swipe the paint, some distress inks and some crackles stamped and that's it, ready. I don't know how I will go on, I'll see tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting,

life is really simple...

2011-03-31T21:31:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone, I'm back. I found something very new (for me) and very-very interesting and this is art journaling.
Here is a page I created today.

and another pic just to show you the dimensions

I'm thinking about signing up for Art Journal Every Day, not that I would blog every day, but I would like to see if i can art journal 10 minutes every day.

Oh, and there are some news: My crafty friend Nicole asked me if I wanted to go on board with her in starting up an online magazine. I said a very happy Yes!!!. The first issue will be available online on 16th May 2011, for more info visit Crafting Ireland.

be back soon,

GC #91: Crowns

2011-02-27T18:12:00.002Z

Back again, third time today. I am experiencing a very creative day and just can't stop thinking and inking :D. I should work on some college assignment though :(. Anyways, I found this challenge over at Gingersnap Creations and I decided to use this quite new stamp set I have.

The stamp set is from Creative Expression and I just love it. I made the chess board background with black soot distress ink. The figures were stamped with broken china and embossed with clear embossing powder. The sentiment is also from the same set. I stamped the crown with gold acrylic paint. Popped everything onto foam dots (for some dimension) and adhered to the card base.

What do you think?

Thanks for visiting,

Skipping Stones Design - Sketch

2011-02-27T11:31:00.003Z

I made this card using the sketch from Skipping Stone Desing. Since mother's days is soon enough I made the card, cos I might not have time later on. The sentiment I used was edited on my computer, I found this quote somewhere on the internet. The background paper is from Basic Grey, pearls from Prima, lace and ribbon from my stash.

This was a quick make again, I like how it turned out.
I hope you like it too,
thanks for visiting,

jus a few things to show...

2011-02-27T11:22:00.000Z

Hi Everyone, back again to show you a card and some handmade flowers.
The card is made for a friend's birthday, it was a quick make, so stamping, no colouring, although a number of techniques used. Here it is:

I used BG paper and embossed cardstock to make the background. "treated" the chipboard pocketwatch shape with some perfect pearls. Some old book text, few flowers and ready. I enjoyed putting this together, I hope she had a lovely b'day on Friday.

As you probably noticed I take part in swaps, I have finished the flowers for the February flower swap on the Beach. Colour-combo: cherry, chocolate and vanilla.

Cherry red flower: I used TH die, stamped script on the the flowers and then shaped with tweezers, layered them and gave a little shimmer with some glimmer mist (burnt red).

Chocolate brown flower: Sizzix Original Flower layers die. Shaped them with tweezers, layered them and sprayed with glimmer mist.

Vanilla flower: stamped damask pattern with archival coffe ink onto four pieces of tissue paper. Took another four pieces and cut them into 6 petal shapes, layered them and crumpled them. After foling the petals out, spreyed them with some glimmer mist.

I hope you like them,

Thanks for stopping by,

Altered shoes or how to use your cropodile in "domestic situations"

2011-02-14T10:00:00.001Z

I have bought a pair of shoes in Penney, they weren't expensive, I should say the were very cheap. But I liked them and I decided to bux them, cos i saw the crafty potential in them.

I don't buy these type of shoes, cos I can't wear them, they would stay on my feet, and there is a fair chance that I loose them when walking. But as I said earlier I saw the potential in them. So I took the following things from my craft corner and VOILA!!

I punched some holes on the side of the shoes, set the eyelets and pulled the "ribbon" through and ended up with a pair of great shoes. I tried them yesterday and no feel of loosing them at all.

It was a happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by,

back again :)

2011-02-13T22:26:00.001Z

Hi everyone, I'm back to the blogging world. Today I'd like to show you a few things I made in the last few weeks. Ok, I'm in the process with more things, but those aren't ready yet.

First, handmade flowers. I took part in a swap over on the Beach organised by Lyla. There was a colourcombo to follow: aqua, purple and white. That's what I came up with:

The white one is made from lace, the aqua made using nesties, dipped them into UTEE and layered them; and the purple one was made using the TH die and lot of distress inks and glimmer mist.

The next is a tag I made for Lucy over at the Beach (again :)). Lately I am taking part in many swaps and this one is a 6x6 Goodie swap. It is basicly swapping supplies and there should be one tag in the packet you send over to your partner. Here is the tag. Somehow the pic doesn't do its justice... It is much brighter in real

Last weekend I was crafting at a friend's house and she let me stamp on a few tags.(Thanks Nicole) I stamped the TH birds on the wire and the text. I used a few colours of the distress inks: crushed olive, dusty concord, victorian velvet and shabby shutters. I also used a little Prima stamp to do the checked background ( embossed it with clear embossing powder and ink it again). I like the way it turned out.

This post is getting too long, so I'll come back tomorrow with another fun project I did.

Thanks for visiting,

Calendar book: before and after

2011-01-23T18:41:00.002Z

Hi dear visitors, today I'd like to show you an altered calendar book. I found an A5 size one in Eason for 2.99 and thought it would be a great idea to "restyle" it a bit.

That's how it looked before:

I covered the book with Basic Grey Ambrosia papers using Claudine Hellmuth Muliti Medium in matte. Them to tone down the colours a bit I brushed it over with some CH gesso with a wet brush and with a papertowel I clean up the excess. Decorated with a chip piece from the same collection, doily and black lace. The silk flower is from Papermania and coloured it with Promarkers. I used the multi-medium to stick everything down for stronegr result.

This was a quick project for today :D

Later I'll try to upload a photo from the back, but at the moment Blogger doesn't let me.

I hope you like it,

Thanks for visiting,

Winter mini - Octogon mini tutorial

2011-01-16T11:25:00.000Z

Hi, back with a video tutorial on how to make the Winter mini I did for the TWS Swap.

This is my firts ever tutorial, I hope it is easy to understand.

If you decide to give it a try, let me know, so I can have a look,
Thx for visiting,

Steampunnk ATC Swap

2011-01-16T11:11:00.001Z

Hi everyone, I am a very bad blogger recently, I had nothing to show you till now. I am working on several mini-album projects, but none of them were ready to show.

Lately I have taken part in many swaps, one of them was a Steampunk ATC. Since the deadline was yesterday, I decided to publish it today. The Swap was organised on Splitcoaststampers.

I sent 10 nicely wrapped ATC-s. Here they are:

Stamps are from PaperArtsy and the man with the unbrella is a digital image. I used lots of distress inks and some TH die-cuts and masks.

I am entering this one to Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge - Masking.

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Happy 2011!!!

2011-01-03T22:05:00.000Z

Hi everyone, seems like Christmas was far too busy to do any blogging. BUT I am back with a mini to show and with goods news.

Start with the good news. I was reading the Scrapbook magazine #51 and SUPRISE my LO from back in May was in it. This one is the one:

I didn't think that they liked it, cos it was sooo long ago. Anyway I am happy and it is a good closing of the year.

Onto the mini:

I took part in TWS swap over at Life is a {Scrap}beach, the theme was: winter. Here is a little video to show you how it turned out.

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

on the 6th day

2010-12-06T19:48:00.000Z

Hi everyone, I'm back on the 6th day with two tags: #3 and #4.

I know I am far behind everybody else, but I am just not able to do one tag every day, need some improvement in the organisation skills area.

Anyway, here are the tags:

Tag #3

Since I had no tissue tape at all, I had to find out something. I got my simple masking tape and stamped on it and it worked out OK. I am not totally satisfied with the tag though, I don't like the flower, cos it's too big, I tried to make it smaller, but the tape was too wide.

Onto the 4th one:

But I like this one a lot, I used Pink Paislee paper and this Santa with the list is my fav. I used some liquid pearls in silver instead of the bling. I also tried the stamping on the facet, but It didn't turn out that nice, maybe because of the Stazon inkpad, I'm not sure. So I covered it with some alcohol inks and stamped the snowflakes on to it.

I am off to work on tag#5 and #6 I might be back today with the results...

TFL,

2nd tag

2010-12-03T21:01:00.000Z

Hi everyone, seems like I'm one tag behind, but I'm definitely having fun. I haven't got any reinkers so, I couldn't try the "good to know" technique, but I tried to make something similar. This is it:

I used the mini festive stamps and a bird charm. I think I like this one better than the first one. Let's see what tomorrow will bring.

Something else:

I managed to finish the first batch of Christmas cards, in numbers: 11. I didn't go too far with the design, stamping and a bit of ribbon. I saw this stamping technique in the Craft Stamper magazine.

That's all for today, be back tomorrow, hopefully with two tags.

TFL,

1st tag of Christmas

2010-12-01T19:39:00.000Z

Hi everyone out there, I hope you're all OK. Here in the snowy Ireland (LOL) life got a bit slower than usually. Even my class in college got cancelled due to the bad weather. So I stayed in and made the first tag of Tim Holtz's 12tags of Christmas.

I haven't got the dies he used but I didn't mind. I tried to get inspiration and use the techniques he did. So this is what I came up with.

For the background I pressed inkpads onto the craft sheet, spritzed with water and place the tag on it (you know how), I repeated this a few times. Then I tore a little piece of paper to mask out one corner of my tag and stamped over with the music notes background stamp. I also stamped and embossed some pine branches on the corner (pine needle distress ink& clear embossing powder).

The ornament: Embossed some cardstock with CB dotted folder. Covered it with gold acrylic paint, sanded and applied some distress inks, just exacly the way HE did. Then cut pieces and adhered them onto another sheet of paper. I cut the shape out with scissors. After inking the edges iIcoverd the whole piece with rock candy crackle paint. I placed a little bow and pearl on the top.

Banner: stamped and embossed the sentiment onto the groungepaper piece which I covered with gold acrylic before. Distressed the edge with TH distresser and inked with walnut stain. Then folded into the shape, adhered with hot glue.

Pop over to the Crafty Alley ning network where we share our tags and I hope to see yours.

I'll be back tomorrow with another tag, can't wait till morning so I can see tag #2 on his blog.

Scrapzville Swap - November

2010-11-30T08:13:00.000Z

Hi everyone, three posts in two days, wow!! I just wanted to quickly show you the mini I made for the Scrapzville November Swap.

Looks like I wasn't entirely following the rules, I hope my partner doesn't mind. Not bigger than 6x6, mine is slightly bigger, but that is because of the envelopes. Envelope?? We had to include one envelope somewhere, not remembering this I made the whole mini as an envelope mini LOL.

I made a little video to show you. I am sorry for not being a perfect narrator in the video, I still get bit nervous when I'm recording.

I hope you like it. I'll try to make a tutorial on my way of creating an envelope mini, so check back around the weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

The ONE who kept me busy

2010-11-29T21:44:00.002Z

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was busy in the last few weeks, because I got a cat. I adopted Mitzee (originally Benny) from Dublin SPCA two weeks ago. Mitzee is a little boy, approx 20 weeks old. Very cute and hyper, love everything with a bell on it, therefore he loved the Christmas mini I made (check out tomorrow). He loves to sleep on the sofa and also loves to scrach it. The funny thing is that we wanted a little female cat and Mitzee is a boy, but when I saw him in his pod I knew he was going to come home with me.

Here are some pictures:

He is so funny, goes into every box and corner and he loves to play. I am very happy that we got him, since I wanted to have a cat for a year now, since my other can went missing. I miss her still, but I wanted to have a cat company, cos they are so adorable.

That's all for today,

Simon Says Stamp and Show - A tag

2010-11-29T21:23:00.000Z

Hi Everyone, I'm back. Not that I went anywhere, but I wasn't really blogging for the last few weeks. I got very busy with my newly adopted cat (piccies in another post) But today I'm showing you a tag I made for the November Swap, which was organised by Nicole on the Crafty Alley Ning network.

I made tags for everybody in the group, each with the same design, but the colours turned out a bit different. And honestly my favourite one was the first, but I forgot to take a photo of it.

I am entering this into the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show

This is by the way a little warming up activity for the 12 tags of Christmas. Nicole and myself are planning to follow Tim making his tags, check out here.

Thanks for looking,

new blog background

2010-11-21T15:04:00.000Z

I know, I know.... a new one again. But I like to change it and this one I made myself. It was a long-long process in Photoshop and all the 'how to' entries in google, but finally I got there.

I tried to get an inky splattered look, I think it turned out almost like I wanted. Only a few things left to finish and I will have a first 'made by me' blog 'outfit'.

By the way, there is a few projects in process: Christmas cards, ATC for swap, tags for swap, mini album for swap, but none of them are compeletely finished.

I hope you all have a great weekend, I'll be back later with some piccies,

Timi

Scrapzville Swap - October

2010-10-31T08:32:00.000Z

Hi everyone, today I am gonna show you the Frightful and Delightful mini I made for the Scrapzville Swap in October.

I recorded a little video, I hope you like it and sorry for the quality, I am always very nervous when talking to myself LOL.

Ok, many the things I used not really for Halloween, but I hadn't got too much of scarry stash. My very favourite page is with the Halloween playing cards, I got them digitally from etsy.

I am entering this mini to Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge
So this is it, I hope you like it.

Happy Halloween,

TimiK

Compendium of Curiosities #19 - my ATC

2010-10-30T17:35:00.000+01:00

Hi Bloggers, today I went to RDS, Dublin for the Knitting and Stich Show and I bought THE book. Finally I got to this stage to buy it. I couldn't wait till I got home to have a quick look what is the challenge over at Studio L3.

This week we had to open the book on page 61 and use the technique (Extreme masking) on the project.

This is what I came up with:

Frankly, I'm very pleased how it turned out. By the way this is my first ever ATC, but definitely not the last one. It is so much fun to create something quite small.
I'm off to read the whole book, I might be back with something else LOL.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend,
Happy Halloween
Timi K

Another Wedding Card

2010-10-29T20:55:00.000+01:00

Second post today. Can you beleive it?? Anyway. I just wanted to show you the card I made for a friends wedding.

I used Mo's digital stamp and coloured it with Promarkers. I used some handmade paper for the background which I punched with MS border punch.

All the flowers are handmade used some flower dies I have. Also I punched tons of leaves and adhered them under the flowers.

This is it for today, I hope you liked it,

Timi xx

Prima - Build a Page October

2010-10-29T18:43:00.000+01:00

Hi, being home recovering from pneumonia gives me the opportunity to create :D. So what I did was a layout using the Prima BAP sketch.

I used Prima paper: Youth and Pulse collection and also the flower are from Prima. I used one Prima pebbles, but since I didn't like the text in it I altered and stamped 'me' on to paper and adhered it under the pebble. I like how it turned out. I like the dimension of it.

I draw the background shape with Caran D'ache crayons and spritzed some Glimmer mist to create some splatters.

Recently I watched a lot of Donna Downey videos, you can't tell, hm?? LOL

I am also entering this layout into the competition over at CardznSrapz, where you have to include some paper pleating, distressing and lace into your projects.

On the photo: it's me, with short red hair in Moscow (2005) on the Cosmonauts Alley standing in front the Memorial of ValentinaTereshkova, the first woman in space.

After writting a very scientific and education blog post I'd better go to get a hot cup of tea.

I hope you liked my layout, thanks for watching,

Timi

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Something Spookey

2010-10-28T16:29:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, today I am going to show a Halloween Exploding box. I saw this idea in Marion's show and I couldn't resist.

I used some Pink Paislee papers and die-cuts. The flower on the top is from Prima.

I stamped spiderweb all around and distressed the edges with black soot DI.

I am entering this into Simon Says stamp and Show Challenge.

I hope you like it,

Timi

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything but card

2010-10-18T22:17:00.000+01:00

Hi dear blog readers, I hope you keeping fine and had a lovely weekend. Monday is not my favourite day, but I can admit that I like Tuesdays the least. But let's see what will happen tomorrow. There will be one good point anyways, when I'll give this little halloween treatbox to my friend. She asked me to create something for the grandson, so this is what I came up with.

I used a template from Marion Smith Designs. After receiving the template I edited it in Photoshop so I could print it on an A4 paper. I used on page Tim Holt Lost and Found collection, it went easily through the printer.

I cut out and assembled the box. I kep it simple: heat embossed some green swirls, place some lace on the bottom part of the box. I also heat embossed the AC letters.

As you can see the letters are not solid green. I overheated the embossing power to get this grungy look. On the top there is a handmade tulle flower which I completed with a prima flower and an owl charm.

I am entering this to Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge.

I hope you liked it, thanks for visiting and leaving lovely comments.

Timi xx

Wedding card with some metal

2010-10-16T11:19:00.000+01:00

Over at Simon Say Stamp and Show the challenge of the week is to use some metal on your creation.

I made a card for my friends' wedding. This is not only a card but their present in the same time.

I used a lot of different things to make this card. Firts I downloaded some old vintage advertisments about travelling to Ireland and also a pic of a pub ( thanks for those who shared them). I edited these into a 6x6 square and printed them. This is the background of the front of the card.

The front is all about travel and journey, because my wedding gift for the couple is a short visit to Dublin.

I made the flower with the TH die and put some metal pieces in the middle to make it like a compass.

The inside of the card is quite simpe, I just put their name, destination, and time as it was a flight ticket.

I used DP from K&Co and also Making Memories. Distress Inks: Rusted Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, VIntage Photo. Text is written with my calligraphy pen.

I hope you like this idea, thanks for visiting me.

Timi xx

Basic Grey - Sparkles

2010-10-14T08:45:00.000+01:00

Over at Basic Grey Challenge the theme is: Sparkle. I made this crad using the Eskimo kisses collection. This is a very simple card, no paper layering, not too many embellies. I saw the ruffled ribbon idea somewhere on the internet and I had to give it a try.

The little letter are cut with a Tim Holtz die and I got them in a die-cut swap. Coloured them with Pine Needles distress ink and covered it with stickles.

By the way this is the next card in my Christmas card collection for this year.

I hope you like it, thanks for visiting me,

Timi K

Just Magnolia - 2x2

2010-10-13T08:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone, I am back with a card that I made during the weekend. As I said I had to hurry up with Christmas cards so I made this with a Christmassy Tilda ( I don't know her name). She is from last year's collection.

I followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday, but rotated it. I am entering this card to Just Magnolia 2x2 challenge too.

I used two patterned paper, two little blings in the corners and two tags. The papers are from Magnolia also from last years collection. The ponsettia and the tags are from Coredination white wash papers. Ponsettia was cut with a die and the tags I cut out with scissors. Tilda is coloured with distress inks.

I am also entering this to Magnolia Down Under Challenge where the theme is Tag it!. That's why I put two tags on the card. :-D

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi

Simon Says Challenge - Halloween

2010-10-12T19:33:00.000+01:00

Just a quick Halloween card I made and entering to the Halloween theme challenge over at Simon Says Challenge blog. I used Pink Paislee Twilight collection paper. There is no stamping on, cause I left space inside for photo, so the one who'll receive it can put a Halloween-y photo in it.So this is it when open:

and when closed:

I hope you like it, thanks for stoping by,

Timi xx

Scrapzville Swap - September

2010-10-10T17:09:00.000+01:00

Over at Scrapzville the theme for the monthly swap was a toilet-roll minialbum with a twist to use fairy on the projects. Since my partner already received it I can show it to you now.

I haven't got anything fairy, so I decided to make the mini-album and then figure out how to incorporate a fairy into it.

This is what I came up with:

I used Prima Youth collection papers, and I thought Urban Fairy would be a good name for the mini. I made a little fairy from shrink plastic. The binding is from and old notebook, just reorganised the wires and it became a perfect binding for this album. I kept the inside plain, cause since it is made from toiletroll there aren't too many space in it. If you want to have a deatiled look go to this picasa webalbum.

This is it for today, I hope you like it, thanks for having a look.

Timi

Whiff of Joy - Jane's Sketch

2010-10-09T22:45:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, I hope you all have a great weekend. I started to do my Christmas cards, I have done two already. This one is following Jane's Sketch over at WOJ.

I used the Bo Bunny papers which I got free with a magazine, I had to tone the background paper down with a bit of white acrylic, because it was too bright. I made a big ponsettia with my new dies to decorate the base of the easel card. The WOJ image is coloured with Promarkers

This is my second Christmas card this year and have another good few to do ( about twenty), so better hurry 'cause there's only two month left.

I hope you like this one, thanks for visiting,

Timi xx

Squirell picnic

2010-10-04T21:08:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone,

I had a great crafty weekend, I have made so many things which I can not show just now. There is one card I'd like to show anyhow. This is an autumn themed card and I got the idea from the Craft Stamper magazine. I never met Squiggle Stamps before and I fell in love with them.

I have used Basic Grey papers for all the background and the trees.

The girl, the squirrel and the fence are digital images and colourde them with markers. I was free hand drawing the trees myself, I am very happy how it turned out.

I am entering this card into Simon Says Challenge where the theme is for the week is autumn.

I hope you like it, thanks for looking

Timi xx

Time to celebrate card

2010-09-20T19:53:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, It's been soo long since I posted last time. Time flies and I am so busy recently, I can't tell.

Today I managed to make a card with the Crafty Alley September Kit and I did it for a friend's granddaughter who just got great results on her Junior Cert. So this is the card:

It's quite simple I did only a little bit of stamping and no colouring.

The paper is from Basic Grey and the flowers are from Prima.

I just loved these pinks and greens together inspite the fact that I am not really a pinky person.

The sentiment stamp I got with a magazine, first I thought that I wouldn't use it at all, but here I am now...

So this is for today, if you like pop over to the Crafty Alley Design Team blog, so you can have a look what the others came up with using the September Kit.

Hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi

Crop in Dublin Details

2010-09-11T18:32:00.000+01:00

Details on Crop in Dublin!!!!!

Date and Time: 11th Spetember 2010, 13.00-17.00 (18.00)
Venue: All Hallows College, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra, Dublin
Theme: Library card mini album and a quick card challenge :D
Price: €30

Please confirm your participation, so I can get the Kits.

Note: there is free parking in the college, if you need help how to get there just send me a message.

Looking forward to meeting you all,

Timixx

Crop in Dublin

2010-09-11T09:00:00.001+01:00

Please scroll down for newer posts !!

Hi everyone,

I am organising a crafty afternoon with the Crafty Alley Shop here, in Dublin on Saturday, 11th September. The exact time and venue is not confirmed yet. If you are interested please email me: timikonya[at]yahoo.com

Cathy will bring the shop if we get a good few participants. So are you interested ??

I hope I'll see you in Dublin, thanks for stopping by,

Timi

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Tim Holtz insired

2010-08-26T09:00:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone,

Today I'm gonna show a tag I made for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge.

I made a tag shape using heavy cardstock. Then I layered a bit of old book paper, which I tore here and there. Then painted it with CH paints. I die cut a bird cage shape and utee-d it 4 times and the cut some bars of it.

I stamped and embossed the bird before I adhered the cage.(I am not totally happy with the result) Decorated with a rose (grunge rose like) and some little prima flowers. Used lots of distress inks and some TH and Prima stamps. Added some text made with DYMO. And that's it.

Hope you like it, thanks for visiting,

Timi

First WOYWW

2010-08-25T20:59:00.001+01:00

Today is the day when I first will take part in What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday? by Julia at Stamping Ground. Actually I wanted to start this habit a bit earlier, but there was always something else to do (excuses, excuses, excuses....)

Anyway, let's have a look what I have on my workdesk:

(sorry about the pics, I just learned that better to take my photoes in th daylight :S)

Very close look. I know it's too bright, but those little 2x2 pieces are for a canvas I am making at Claudine Hellmuth's class.

Other bit and pieces from Claudine's class. Can you spot the home-made foam stamp a' la Tim Holtz?

This is my whole desk in the corner of my bedroom. On of my dreams to have a whole craft room, where I can craft day and night and don't have to worry about the mess I cause :D:D Anyway, no complaints.

So this is it. I try to visit many of you, please forgive if I can not get to everywhere, cos I'm spedning my weekend in Hungary at one of my nest friend's wedding :D:D

Back again next Wednesday with a some new projects,

Thanks for stopping by

Timi

Crafty Alley August Kit projects # 2 - Folded Mini

2010-08-24T09:00:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

Today's project is a mini-album I made using 3 beautiful sheet from the Crafty Alley August Kit. I saw this idea of mini album in the latest scrapbook magazine.

Here is the front. I kept it very simple. I used the flower and a leaf from the august kit. The label holder is from my stash and coloured it a bit of pink CH paint and then wiped the paint of, so the paint still can be seen here ana there.

I didn't want to junk up the inside, because I wanted it to close neatly. here's a pic when it's open:

I also brushed some light pink paint onto few pages to create some journalling spot.

That's it for today, I hope you liked it, thanks for visiting me.

Timi K

Pocket full of Poises DT card Challenge #5

2010-08-23T09:00:00.004+01:00

Hi Everyone,

Today is time for a new challenge over at Pocket Full of Posies where the theme is 'Winged things'.

I used a digi image which was kindly offered by Whimsy Stamps. I coloured in with my Promarkers.

Paper I used is from the Crafty Alley August Kit. Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima. Gems and ribbon are from my stash.

Please do pop over to fellow DT memebers' blog, they have created beautiful projects.

I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Crafty Alley August Kit projects # 1 - Altered box for embossing folders

2010-08-21T17:33:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm here to show you a box that I altered using paper and other bits and pieces from the Crafty Alley August Kit.

The box is from IKEA and just the perfect size for my embossing folders which were everywhere around in my drawer.

First I covered the whole lot with gesso, then I tore the paper from the kit and glued down with some gel medium. Then I painted some patches of Crackle paint (which was in the kit too). When it was dry used some Claudine Hellmuth paint and exrta time and painted the whole again. Then I stamped some images all around with black stazon.

The little key is from the August Kit and the other TH bit are from earlier Crafty Alley Kits. I have written 'embossing bugs' with my DYMO laber maker.

For the lid: I used the knob which was in the kit (LOVE IT) and made a flower centre of it.

Flower: tranferred the same paper onto sticky back canvas, then die cut the TH flowers and just layered them up. To make the petals curl up I brushed a bit of multi medium over it.

So this is it. I hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Airport shuttle?? layout in Scrapbook Magazine!!!

2010-08-04T16:53:00.001+01:00

Do you remember I took part in the scraplift challenge in an earlier issue of Scrapbook Magazine?? Today I bought #48 and my layout is in it. I am sooooo happy, couldn't beleive it when I opened it. This is the layout:

Here is the page ( I scanned it ):

Ok, it's not a big picture, but anyway, my layout is in the magazine :D:D

What a week! Brilliant things are happening :D

That is for today :D

Thanks for stopping by,

Timi

Full time DT member :D

2010-08-02T22:03:00.001+01:00

I am delighted to share with you that I was asked by Katie over at Pocket Full os Posies to be the member of the DT. So-so-so happyyy!! This is my first real, not guest DT member "position". I am so looking forward to it and hope I can inspire a lot with my little projects.

Big thanks to Katie!!

Timi xx

Pocket full of Poises GDT card

2010-07-26T22:47:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone, today is the day for a new challenge over at Pocket Full of Poises. The challenge were set by Maria and it is a colour combo: Peach and Aqua.
Here is my take on the challenge:

I used a Kraftin' Kimmie image and coloured it in with my Promarkers. The DP is Basic Grey, Marrakech collection. I made the big flower myself using the Tim Holtz Tattered florals die. The three little roses are from Wild Orchid Craft.

I hope it was inspirational, and pls do pop over and have a look the beautiful cards by the DT.

Thanks for stopping by

Timi K

Art Journal for a friend

2010-07-21T22:00:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone,

Today I'm gonna show you an art journal which I made for a great friend of mine for her birthday.

I used Prima Paintables and other water colour paper. The cover is chipboard painted with Studio Line acrylic paint. The idea is from Marion Smith @ pieceofcraft.com.

I didn't decorate it cos I want her to colour it herself and fill it with some painting or whatever she likes.

Here is a closer look from inside:

For the binding: I punched lot of holes on the spine and tied the pages together with a thin black ribbon.

I hope she will be happy and use it for her great artistic ideas.

I also hope you like it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

two little videos

2010-07-11T09:33:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone, I hope you all keeping well.

Today I'd like to show you two video that I made.

The first one is about the handmade flowers for the international flower swap. This is my first ever video, so bear with me pls. I have made 9 flowers three for each of my partners. So here we go:

My other video is to show the matchbox I made for the Scrapzville June Swap:

I hope you like them, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

New Challenge Blog and Guest designer month

2010-06-28T09:00:00.005+01:00

Good Morning Everybody,
There are lovely news I want to tell. First of all, today is the day of launching the new challenge blog for all of you 'flower-obsessed'. Here is it: Pocket full of Poises. Thanks Katie for organising it for us :D:D.

Also I wanted you to know that I was offered a one month guest designer post which I happily accepted.Thanks Katie again :D

So onto the challenge: the theme for this fortnight is: 'One for the girls' and here is my take on this:

This is a baby girl card for a very special friend. I made it as a criss-cross card so she can pull the white insert (which says 'Sweet Wonder) out, write a message onto it and there is also a little pocket for some yummy gift card. (no photo YET, sorry).

The paper I used is from the Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby Collection. The image is from Whiff of Joy and I coloured it with my promarkers. I have added lots of flowers and all from Wild Orchid Craft, our launching sponsor. Pop over onto their online shop and have a look at all the fab flowers they have on stock.

Pearls, gems, charm is from my stash.

Don't forget to pop over to other DT members' blogs, they have beautiful creations to share.

I hope you like it and come and join us in our first challenge,

Thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

9X9 Layout in a frame

2010-06-24T17:38:00.001+01:00

Hi Everybody, I hope you're all keeping well. We just enjoy the summer here in Ireland :D:D

Today I'd like to show a layout I made for a friend. The size is 9x9 to fit the frame from IKEA.

So this is it. I have used Mariposa paper collection for the background and for the photo mat. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft except of the big one, that's from Prima.

The birdcage and the bird is from Maya Road. I have coloured the bird cage with perfect pearls and then added a good few coat of UTEE. The pearls are also from Prima ( cut into pieces :D )

I have made a cut into the background and curled the edges and after I coloured it with distress inks. (the idea is not mine, I got it from Marion Smith, my greatest inspiration) I placed an old book page behind the frame which I coloured and UTTE-d the same way I did with the cage. The sentiment was written with my new calligraphy pen.

I hope you liked it, thanks for looking,

Timi K

Pocket Mini album - Dream Journal

2010-06-17T18:34:00.000+01:00

Today I'd like to show you a mini album I made for a friend. This is a pocket mini album made from brown envelopes. I have used BG Marrakech Collection.

Here are some pictures of the cover and more can be found in this webalbum.

I tried to make it a little grungy, so I inked all the papers a lot. There are things hanging from everywhere: charms, beads, metal pieces, fibres.

The big flower was made by me. Actually this was my very first paper flower I made upon Michelle Roos tutorial and originally it was yellow. As I didn't know where to use that time I have placed it into a little drawer and now I just found it and was very happy with it. I sparyed it with Jupiter Glimmer Mist and placed a big bling in the centre.

I love this twill tape, it says favourite things on it and it is from Creative Impressions. I added to the cover to slide the journalling card behind.

I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Prize from The Craft Barn

2010-06-17T17:44:00.000+01:00

Here is a picture of the prize I receive from the Craft Barn after being the winner of the mini album competition in May.

Look at those lovely things, and my absolute favourites are the prima flowers and the Belles'n Whistles Stamp.

Thanks again for the Craft Barn shop organising the competition and offering a great prize.

Timi K

I forgot to tell...

2010-06-16T19:41:00.000+01:00

... but yesterday I got a guest designer spot over at Crafty Alley Design Team blog :D:D
Great isn't it ??

Just Magnolia - Mina's sketch

2010-06-14T08:00:00.005+01:00

Over at Just Magnolia the lovely Mina gave us a sketch to follow, I am gonna enter this card there.

I have used Fairy Dust Tilda and I coloured with my Promarkers. Papers are from Basic Grey Marakech Collection. I distressed and inked the edges of the centre element, used broken china distress ink.

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and from Prima. I coloured them with distress ink, and sprayed with some glimmer mist. I used a lot of stickles for the fairy dust, it is so sparkling now :D.

I hope you like it, thanks for watching,

Timi K

Friday Sketchers #106 +Crafty Angels + Magnolia Down Under

2010-06-13T18:01:00.002+01:00

A friend of mine asked me to make a card for her granddaughter. This is what I came up, I wanted to use my new Magnolia images which I received ages ago but was too busy to play with them.

I have used this Tilda with bubbles, isn't she beautiful, look at her hair, absolutely wow :D. Coloured her with my Promarkers. I used BG papers and made the card following the sketch given at Friday Sketchers and I am going to enter my card there.

Flower are white Pirma E-lines, I coloured them with distress inks and misted with tattered angels.

I am also entering this card to:

Crafty Angels -Favourite Stamp

Magnolia Down Under - Swirly Swirls

I hope you liked it, thanks for watching

Timi K

Totally Tim Holtz -Crafty Alley June Kit - Expandable Photo box

2010-06-13T17:34:00.000+01:00

I am back again with my second post today Yeeah!!

I just quickly show you what I created using the Crafty Alley June Kit. The Kit is absolutely amazing, I love all the metal parts in it.

The expandable photo box was inspired by Marion Smith at apieceofcraft.com.

So here it is:

I have used the greyish TH paper and misted with some tattered angels to give it a little shine. The base of the box is chipboard which I bought from the Crafty Alley Shop. The box opens if you push the swivel clasp throught the keyhole :D.

Inside there are folders for tags or even for little accordian minis.

I made these folders from brown envelopes. Closed them, cut them into halfs, stuck them onto each other giving a little space from the edge and finally I cut a 1/8 inch off from the bottom. I glued them onto the front and back and that how it looks when open:

Into the folders I put some tags which I cut from the same paper. Here they are. I don't know why the pic is so yellow, sorry about this.

I kept the tags quite simple, maybe I decorate them more when I complete with pictures and journalling.

The top of the box is decorated with some hand-made flowers, I used my precious TH Tattered Florals die and also added the chip piece from the Kit which I coloured using the Faux Hammered Metal technique by Julia Andrus.

Flowers: I glued some old book pages onto wihite cardstock. Coloured them withdistress inks and brushed over with some Mod Podge mixed with some Perfect Pearls. When all the glue dried I ran through the die-cutting machine and formed the petals with a brush-handle.

I hope you liked it, please feel free to comment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Spoon full of Sugar Floral Delights - Wedding Card

2010-06-13T09:18:00.000+01:00

Hi Everybody, I'm back. It's been three weeks since I posted last time, very bad :( I have been very busy lately and although I was creating I never got to post any of my things.

So for today there is a card to show. I made it for a friend and I'm gonna enter it to the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenege, where they want to see florals on the creations: floral paper, prima flowers, flower punches.

For my card I used two sheets of the same Papermania doublesided paper. The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and the window on the card was inspired by Jane, pop over onto her blog and have a look at the tutorial.

So this is the card:

I have made the big Prima flower from E-line Hydrangeas. Pearls are from Kaisercraft and I got them as a free gift with my last order from Simon Says Stamps, isn't it so nince. I used Bazzil stencils to shape the swirls and then built it up from the pearls.

It is actually a trifold card, I didn't decorate the inside, just made a little pocket on one side and left the other blank to write a message or wishes.

I have also made a box for it.

I have used one huge Prima and embossed with a mix of white glitter and UTEE.

This is it for today, I hope I can come back later on and post something else.

I hope you like it and thanks for watching.

Timi K

Scraplift at Scrapbook Magazine #46

2010-05-23T17:26:00.000+01:00

Hi,I hope you all have a great weekend. I am back to show the layout which I have made last weekend and never got to post it. Bad blogger!!

Here is the page from the SBM where I found the scraplift challenge. (the quality of the picture is not the greatest, sorry)

I just loved this layout, so busy and colourfull, I had to give it a go. I used only one picture which was taken at Odessa International Airport ( not by me, I'm not that brave LOL). I remember the suprise when I landed at the airport and this "airport shuttle" came to collect us.

Here is my layout:

Unfortunately the picture is not the best, I'm still learning how to photograph LOs. In style it is completely different from the previous ones, but I like it even though the photo isn't bright enough.

I have used Cosmo Cricket and Basic Grey papers, lot of acrylic paint, jet black stazon. I have bought the little wheels in 2euro shop, I thought it was a funny idea to use to decorate the page.

Here are some closer views:

Ezt az scrapbook oldalt a Scrapbook Magazine kihívására készítettem. A legjobb beküldők oldalait közzéteszik a következő számban, úgyhogy szorítsatok LOL. A kép Odesszában készült a reptéren, természetesen nem én fényképeztem, de emlékszem a döbbenetre, amikor leszálltam és ez várt :D:D. Remélem tetszik, kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

What a week!

2010-05-22T08:20:00.000+01:00

I just want to share with you the big news!! Yesterday I learnt that I won the Craft Barn Mini Album Competition :D. You can see the album in an earlier post. I am so happy and honoured. Thanks for the Craft Barn for the competition and for offering the lovely prize. And thanks for everybody for the kind and loving comments left on both my blog and the Craft Barn Blog.

Hopefully I 'll be back later to show a scrapbook layout...

Have a lovely weekend,

Timi K

Soo Happy!

2010-05-18T08:28:00.000+01:00

I am so happy to tell you that this week I am a guest Designer of the week over at Crafty Alley Design Team Blog. Have a look here.
I am so pleased and honoured, lot of thanks to Cathy who gave us the opportunity.

Have a lovely sunny day,

Timi K

Colour Create DT Call - my first Hanglar

2010-05-16T09:01:00.001+01:00

Over at Colour Create there is a DT call. I decided to give it a go. They'd like to see khaki, cream, chocolate, and aqua on our creations and the optional extra is: circles.

So this is what I came up with. This is my first Hanglar image I got it from Laura in Naas. I definitely have to get some for myselft. So this is it:

The background paper is from K&Co Life's journey collection, and I used some solid cardstock (brown and khaki). Distressed the edges with distressing tool and the inked them a bit. Also added some faux stiches (I wish I had a sewing machine). I coloured the image with my promarkers. I have paperpieced the little hearts and glued onto real thread. My flower are from Wild orchid Crafts, orginally they were white, but I painted them with mix of distress inks and after added some stickles. I have added a good few flat back pearls ( from Bunny Zoe). And my favourite: a little aqua plastic heart :D , it was a button actually which I got from my mothers friend along with another bag of very old buttons ( very kind of her, isn't).

So this is my entry for the challenge and for the DT call as well.

Ezt a lapot a Colour Create kihívás blog designer felhívására készítettem. Olyan sok pozitív visszajelzést kapok, hogy gondoltam, hogy megpróbálom, hátha kiválasztanak designer-nek. Majd meglátjuk. A kislányt Promarker filcekkel színeztem, a kicsi szíveket kivágtam egy másik nyomatból és rendes, hímzőfonalra ragasztottam a térbeli hatás érdekésben. A virágokat magam festettem, eredetileg fehérek voltak. Szeretem ezt a festési technikát, hogy a virág közepét nagyobb töménységű festékkel, a széleit már jól felhígítottal színezem. Remélem tetszett, kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you like it, enjoy the rest of the weekend in this beautiful sunshine.

Timi K

Mini album competition

2010-05-15T23:21:00.000+01:00

Today I'm gonna show you the mini album I made for the Craft Barn Mini Album competition. I have to admit that I could hardly make it, cause today is the last day and it's 11 o'clock at the moment.

So onto the album. There were 9 sketches given, which we had to follow. I don't want to show the sketches, the post will be long anyway.

I will give this album to my mother, I collected her pictures from her childhood.

The base is a Maya Road tab album, and I ended up breaking/ cuting it into pieces, because while I was builing it up the pages took strange shape, so decided to bind the in another way.

On the cover there is this lace flower which I made myself following Marion Smith's live show.

The first page: the little paper rose was made by me.

Second page:

Page 3: Aren't these pictures cute??

Page 4:

Page 5:

Page 6:

Page 7:

Page 8:

There are some space left, so we will complete the journalling together.

Supplies I used:
Paper: K& Co Life's Journey
Flowers: Prima, Papermania, felt flower from my stash
Pearls: Prima and some other flat back pearls from stash
Distress Inks: Victorian Velvet, Broken China, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Stormy Sky, Bundled Sage
Lace: all from my stash
Grungeboard elements
Chipboard letters: Tattered Angels
Adirondack gold acrylic paint
Corrugated card
Cuttlebug embossing folders
Sizzix die
Nestabilities

This is it. I hope you liked it, thanks for looking.

Crafty Alley May Kit - Exploding box - From Italy with love

2010-05-14T08:37:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone, I hope you're keeping well. I know I haven't posted for the last week. I was in the middle of few bigger projects, but they seem to be ready soon, so I will show them here.

Today I'm gonna show you the exploding box I made with the Crafty Alley May Kit. Absolutely vintage!! I love all the colours, postcards, stamps, key, pins, lace and all the little bit and pieces.

I used the MM Vintage Findings paper collection to make the base of the box. the red letter are from my stash. I stuck the lace trim on the edge of the lid ( hot glue gun) and finished it with a pearl string ( was not in the kit)

The flower is from Prima, originaly was white, but i colured it with distress inks ( broken china, stormy sky, victorian velvet)

...the opened box:

I used many things to have each page different. In the middle there are some extra pages to stick photos on them. The are some pockets and tags, photo corners and journaling lines on almost every tab.

If you want to have a look pop over to the web album where I uploaded more photoes. Can't wait to develeop a few picture and complete this little photo-box.

I am sending over a few picture to Cathy, hoping that I can be a guest designer at Crafty Alley Design Team Blog.

Ezt a dobozt a Crafty Alley shop májusi csomagjából készítettem. Cathy olyan klassz cuccokat válogat össze :). További képeket megnézhetitek a picasa albumban, itt. Azokat az olaszországi képeimet fogom bele ragasztani, amiket akkor készítettem, amikor 2008 áprilisában Milánóba mentünk. Elküldök egy pár képet Cathynek abban a reményben, hogy lehetek guest designer a Crafty Alley blog-on. Remélem tetszik a doboz, kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you liked it, please fell free to leave a comment. Thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Big Get Well Blog Candy at Katharina's

2010-05-05T09:04:00.000+01:00

Katharina is just giving away a whole set of "Get Well" stamps. Isn't she good?! Have a look here

I'd love to win them :)

Scraplift at Scrapbook Magazine

2010-05-04T19:51:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone, today I'm gonna show you a layout for the challenge in Scrapbook Magazine which was scraplifting.

I used a photo which I took in Odessa, Ukraine in 2004. This is a monument of a novel about twelve chairs by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov.

I used DCVW Mariposa Stack, distress inks, gold acrylic paint and some chipboard shapes.

Actually it was quite difficult to take a photo of it, because all gold foil on the papers. Here is another one:

I just simply love this paper stack, so beautiful, all the butterflies and birds, foil and glitter everywhere. Absolutely fantastic.

The half of the journalling is in Russian and the other half is in Hungarian.

Here are some close-ups:

I have dry brushed the edges of the picture with gold acrylic paint, sponged all the chipboard edges with the same paint.

As finishing touches I added some stickles around the above journalling and to some flowers on the background paper.

The journalling paper is just an old notepad from recycled paper and I cut a scalloped circle with one of my nesties.

Ezt a scrapbook oldalt a Scrapbook Magazine egyik kihívására készítettem. A feladat az volt, hogy egy designer által készített oldalt kellett lemásolni, kb mindent ugyanúgy kell elrendezni ahogy az eredeti képen, csak a saját fotót és anyagokat használva. A képet még Odesszában készítettem erről a bronz "szék-szoborról". Ilf és Petrov a regény írója, aminek emléket állítottak a város parkjában. A történet 12 székről szól, amiből az egyikben sokáig rejtegetett családi ékszerek vannak. A székeket elállamostíják, és a Szovjeunió 12 különböző városába viszik. Ebből egy város Odessza. Remélem tetszett, köszi, hogy benéztetek.

Sorry for the terribly long post. I hope you liked my layout, thanks for watching.

Timi K

Friday sketchers #100

2010-05-03T21:13:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone! I'm back with a card for a great friend of mine who is getting married on Saturday. I used a Tilda image which was in my kit at Mina's class in Dublin. I coloured her with distress inks. I followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers, I'm entering the card there.

I used the same BG paper as I did so with my last card. The little paper roses were created by myself. I forgot where I see this idea, but sure you can find it in the google. The sentiment I printed from my computer and the pearls are from Prima.

I hope my friend is busy enough in the last few days before her wedding, so won't have a look here LOL.

Ezt a lapot egy kedves barátosnémnek készítettem, aki most szombaton férjhez megy. Ezt a Tilda-t is Distress tintákkal színeztem még az utolsó workshop-on amin részt vettem. A papír rózsákat magam készítettem, a szöveget word-ben alkottam és nyomtattam ki. Remélem tetszett, köszi, hogy benéztetek :-)

I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

The Sugar Bowl Challenge #34 - Tiet's Sketch

2010-05-01T09:00:00.000+01:00

I love Tiet's sketches, they are absolutely fab and all those layers of paper...

Som etime ago I won a full bag of things at the Sugar Bowl Challenge, and now I used one of the Leanne Ellis stamps which was in the bag. The papers are BG Lilly Kate collection which was also in the Goody bag :D

I coloured her with distress inks, and distress all the edges of papers with the same colours of inks. The rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts, and I had to alter the colour a bit. I used scattered straw and spiced marmalade to make the rose more colourful. I punched some leaves with my woodware leaf punch and place under the rose. The sentiment is made by me, you can see my not really pretty handwritting.

This is another Mother's day card, and I made this for my mother. I have posted it on Monday, and she received it yesterday. Somethis must have happened with the postal service in Hungary, usually it takes a week or so.

I am entering this card to The Sugar Bowl Challenge.

Anyway that is all for today.

Ezt a lapot Anyunak készítettem Anyák napjára. A papír és a pecsét abban a csomagban volt, amit már egy jó ideje nyertem, de még egyszer sem használtam. Ezt is akvarell technikával színeztem, és a Sugar Bowl Challenge által megadott vázlatot követtem a papírok rétegezésénél. A rózsa eredetileg pasztell sárga volt, de mivel az nem tetszett ezért adtam hozzá még egy kis színt. Csudaszép a kézírásom, nem??? Remélem tetszik, és kösz, hogy erre jártatok.

I hope you liked it, thanks for watching and please leave a comment if you feel like.

Timi K

Sketch Saturday Week #100

2010-04-29T08:41:00.002+01:00

I have made this card using the lovely Belles n Whistles image which I got from Mina last Thursday. I followed the sketch given by Sketch Staurday.

Paper are from MME Wild Asparagus collection. The image is coloured with distress inks. Ribbon, flower, button are from my stash.

I have sent this card as a mother's day card to my granny, cos in Hungary mother's day is always on the first Sunday of May. I know these are not really mother's day colours, but I liked it sooo much.

I am entering this card to Sketch Saturday Challenge blog .

Ezt a lapot Anyák napjára készítettem a nagymamámnak. A kislányt a macival Minától kaptam, ha van kedvetek nézzétek meg a blogját, szépségeseket készít. Akvarell technikával színeztem és ehhez színezett tintát használtam (distress inks). Remélem tetszett, kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Mini album for e&m

2010-04-19T22:37:00.001+01:00

I hope you're not bored on my mini album phase :D. I have made these before my Easter holiday, but never got to post them on my blog.

This one is made for a couple who are very good friends of mine. I started to make it on the crop in Naas back in February, but I finished it a bit later.

Here is the picture of the cover page and as I usually do, I have made a webalbum for the rest of the pictures, just pop over and have a look if you like.

The base of the album is coaster, and all covered with K& Co paper the McKenna collection. I used a few chipboard, grungeboard elements, crackle paint, lot of distress inks, charms. and a good few Prima flowers. Made some pockets and tags into it. So far this is my favourite of the minis I have made.

Ezt a mini albumot Évinek és Marcellnek készítettem. Az alapja natúr "söralátét", amiket rózsaszín-zöld papírral borítottam. Aggattam rá szalagot (nem keveset), ragasztottam bele zsebeket, ahova lehet további képeket tenni, és persze a kommentek, mert azok fontosak. Asszem ennyi voltam mára, kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you liked it, thanks for watching, please do leave a comment if you like, I appriciate them a lot.

Timi K

Love knows no boundaries

2010-04-15T22:18:00.003+01:00

Here is another mini album I'd like to show and I am also entering this into Crafty Angels Blog where the theme of the week is 'my favourite things'. I'm entering this album, because I was using my favourite embelishments and techniques which are flowers, lace, grungeboard and distressing. And I am just really into mini books/albums at the moment LOL.

Here is one picture of the cover and the you can find more picture in this Webalbum.

For the base of the mini album I used 5 brown paper bags which you can pick up in any foodstores for your wine bottles. I folded them into halves and then folded up little stripes on both sides, so that is how I could stick them together. I used Creative Imaginations paper designed by Marah Johnson. It has a bit of a Rock & Roll feeling. I made lot of pockets and tags, and also photo mats to fill the whole lot up with pictures.

Ezt a mini albumot egy nagyon kedves pajtásomnak készítettem, hogy a párjával közös képeiknek adjon helyet. Az egész papír zacskókból készült, amiket egy meghatározott módon hajtogattam és ragasztottam össze. Természetesen teletömtem jó sok mindenfélével. Itt megnézhetitek, hogy milyen belül. Remélem tetszik, és kösz, hogy benéztetek.

I hope you liked it, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Back to normal and the E Mini Album

2010-04-14T21:33:00.001+01:00

Hi Everybody,

I haven't posted for the last two weeks, can't beleive it!!! Time just flies. I got back to Ireland last Wednesday and today is the first day when I have a little time to post. I was really busy with working, college, gardening and so on...

But finally I am here, and things got back to normal.

Today I'm gonna show you a mini book I made for a little girl, she will be four month old in the end of April, she is my friend's daughter.

Didn't really wanted a long post, so I just show up the cover of it, and if you like you can pop over to this web album and have a look.

I used a Basic Grey 12x12 paper from the Sugared collection ( if I remember well ). I used the same folding technique as I did before from the docarfts website. I covered the front and the back with some chipboard and some pink paper. I made some pocket onto the pages with some tags to stick the photoes and write some journaling. I used lot of different embelishments: ribbon, flowers, clips, gems, charms, brads, eyelets.

There is a demand (what a word LOL) for me to post in Hungarian so I try to write a bilingual blog LOL.

Mivel már többen kérték, h írjak magyarul is, hát most megteszem. Nem ígérek semmit, próbálom majd az infot átadni magyarul is, remélem lesz akit érdekel.

Ezt a mini albumot Enikőnek készítettem, aki egyik pajtásom kislánya és még csak nagyon pici, alig négy hónapos. Remélem, hogy a kedves szülők tele aggatják képekkel meg kommentekkel, és majd később szívesen nézegetik, hogy milyen is volt az első pár hónap. Persze értem én, hogy a digitális világban úgyis lesz ezer kép a laptopon, de azért talán egy ilyen ki picurka album jól mutat majd a polcon. Feltöltöttem több képet a webalbum-ba, ott megnézhetitek, hogy milyen belülről.

Az album úgy készül, hogy egy nagy kb 30x30 centic papírt felvágtam és hajtogattam harmonika-szerűen, és tele ragasztottam mindenféle vicces dologgal. Remélem tetszett, kösz, hogy benéztetek :-)

I hope you liked the mini album, thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Little Bird House - Basic Grey Challenges

2010-03-31T14:50:00.001+01:00

Hi Everybody,

Now I am posting from Hungary, gone for a little Easter holiday.

Today I show a birdhouse which was made last week. I thought it was a lovely little thing to fill with chocolate egg and bring home to my family. Got inspired by Marion Smith at A Piece Of Craft and entering it to Basic Grey Challenges: Tutti Frutti.

I used Nook And Pantry paper from BG to print the template on. I forgot where the template was from but if you google "birdhouse template" you'll find some good ones. I sat the whole house on green chipboard and cover the joints with pearls. Cut a scalloped circle for the tag whishing Happy Easter ( my handwritting) and fastened it onto the roof with a mini peg. On the other side of the roof there is a punched butterfly ( X-cut punch) and you can open-close with the twine.

The entranec is covered with some acetate and I placed a rose and some punched leaves to decorate. The rose is from Wild Orchid Craft.

I hope you like it, please leave a comment if you wish I appreciate them all and also I'd love to visit you all.

Thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

What a suprise!!

2010-03-27T11:29:00.000Z

Probably this is my Easter suprise, I won again :) at Sketch Saturday challenge, yepeeee!!! Have a look at this brilliant 'Angry Ballerina' stamp:

Also won some mixed pins and all these were offered by Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Craft. Pop over to her online shop great stuff you can get. I especially love the charms, they're just so cute :-)

Another easel card - Sketch Saturday

2010-03-25T21:02:00.000Z

This the first card I made upon order. Yepeee!! A friend of mine asked me to make a card with roses, butterfly and colour pink. I knew right away that I would use K&Co paper. I looked around and decided to make an easel card for the Whiff of Joy challenge, but sadly I was not well earlier this week so never managed to enter it to WOJ, but as I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday I can still enter it there.

So this is the sketch:

Perfect to make an easel card with!! Here it goes my card:

The image is Melinda holding heart, coloured with promarkers. I used a lot of tattered rose distress ink to ink the edge of the image, stamped swirls around it and also add some stickles in the same colour. The flower I made myselft following the tutorial by Michelle.

Punches I used: MS double loops, X-cut butterfly, woodware leaf

Ribbon, brads, pearls: from my stash.

I am quiet pleased how it turned out in the end, I hope it will make a lovely b-day card.

If you like it please leave a comment, I appriciate every single one.

Thanks for stopping by,

Timi K

Just Magnolia - Easel card

2010-03-25T19:51:00.002Z

I have made this card to enter Just Magnolia challenge where we had to make an easel card.

This is a great fun to these easel cards. Tilda was coloured with distress inks and cut her around and with some foam squares I stuck her onto the card. I used the new Magnolia paper, some core'dination cardstock and a doily paper. All the edges distressed slightly and inked a bit with brushed corduroy. The little rose is from Wild Orchid Craft and I sat it onto a Prima flower which was sponged with some shabby shutters distress ink and sprayed them all with some glimmer mist. I punched the leaves with woodware punch, and also put some yellow feathers under the flowers. In the picture it's hard to see but I added a shimmery ribbon across the base and a shimmery patterned ribbon to sit Tilda on it. The sentiment is from Daisy & Dandelion "Some Bunny Loves You" collection.

I am also entering this card to Simon Says Stamp Challenge where the challenge is to add something glimmery to your Easter/Spring creation.

I hope you like it, and check out the other cards I'm posting today.

Thanks for looking and leave a comment if you like I really enjoy reading them.

Timi K

Friday Sketchers #93

2010-03-18T22:13:00.000Z

Here I am with the second Easter Tilda card.

I have followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers, and I'm entering this card there. The image is called Hello Tilda, coloured in with my promarkers. I used the same MME paper. I inked the edge of the imgae and also stickles it with tattered rose. The flower I made myself (following Michelle's tutorial). I punched the leaves with woodware punch.

So that's it for today, I hope you liked my cards.

Thanks for looking,

Timi K

Just magnolia - Sketch by Bev

2010-03-18T21:37:00.001Z

Today I'm gonna show two cards made with my new Magnolia stamps.

In this post: one made for Just Magnolia Challenge where Bev designed a sketch to follow, so here it goes:

The image is called Little Bunny Tilda, isn't she lovely? I coloured her in with Promarkers. The patterned paper is from MME Wild Asparagus, I distressed the edges and inked with some brushed corduroy.The sentiment is from Daisy & Dandelion Some bunny loves you collection. The rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts and I sprayed it with glimmert mist, leaves punched with woodware punch.

I am totally in Easter mood, just can't wait to visit my family in Hungary and eat all those delicious Easter meals which are prepared by my mum, yummy!!

I hope you like this, and go on to the next post and have a look at my other Easter card with Tilda.

Timi K

Class & Crop in Naas 13/03

2010-03-16T22:21:00.000Z

On Saturday I took part in the monthly Class & Crop in Naas, which I always enjoy a lot. This time Laura brought lot of Ranger and Tim Holtz product and we were just playing with them. I was happy that I could try some products in real, so now I now which is on my shopping list. Personal favourites are: Perfect pearls and the Rock Candy Crackle Paint. I saw them on Tim's videos but in real it is something different.

We also made one card, using distress techniques. This is what I made:

I wouldn't know all the products(papers and stamps), cos Laura gave them, but I know some: Distress Inks: faded jeans, brushed corduroy, perfect pearls and the little brads are from Tim Holtz.
This is the inside of it:

I really enjoyed the day, crafting chatting, shopping.
I hope you liked my card, I'll be back tomorrow with some other Easter cards.

Thanks for looking,

Timi K

Simon Say Stamp Challenge - Sketch by Iris

2010-03-16T21:57:00.001Z

There is a beautiful sketch given to follow at Simon Say Stamp Challenge Blog. I have made a card following the sketch and it will be one of the Easter cards I'm gonna send this year ( I didn't decide yet who will receive it ).

The image I used is from Daisy & Dandelion 'Some bunny loves you' collection, and coloured it with my promarkers. The paper is from MME Wild Asparagus and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have distressed the papers and inked them with brushed corduroy distress ink. The leaves were punched with my new Woodware leaf punch. All the flowers and leaves are sprayed with Tattered Angel glimmer mist.

When I decide who will receive it I will place an oval element for the message inside.

I hope you liked it, and thanks for looking.

Timi K