Jared's Mom: Tim Holtz Tags of 2015

Welcome to my Crafting World!

Hi! My name is Maria, I am 34 years old and I'm a certified Craft-a-holic! LOL. I make different kinds of projects from Cards (which is my favourite), Art Tags, Mini Albums, Jewelries, Candles, Party Favours etc...

I've created this blog to share my projects and ideas to everyone who loves to craft.

Being a Certified Craft-A-Holic, you would expect to see me creating 3-4 projects simultaneously in one night. But of course, I don't finish them all in one night, esp. when I am doing a project that involves Mixed Media. I don't use a heat tool to dry my mixed media projects, as it ruins the project. Using a heat tool to dry your projects, tends to create a lot of air bubbles on the projects, which doesn't look nice. I find air dried projects to be more studier. It also give the project a neater look.

I craft every night, I would make one finished Card, one unfinished Album (which I do finish later on, after the drying when I am using Mod Podge or after cutting all the fussy cuts) and one unfinished Mixed Media Project (which I do finish later on, after the drying or so). Then the next night I will continue doing my Album to try and finish it (depends also if I am still using Mod Podge), then my Mixed Media (depends if I still need to use other Wet Medium) and another Card or I will go and jump on my fourth project. Believe me, I have a lot of projects in mind all the time. What I always do is Sketch or Write down my projects using my Phone, so that I won't forget it. I am not good in drawing I just Doodle it. LOL. If crafting is an Office Job, I will be very happy to go to my workplace everyday. I usually craft at night, due to the fact that I am a stay-at-home mom and I have an almost 2 year old son who loves to craft with me. Believe it or not, he does the Mod Podging for my projects, of course with my guidance, and some paintings too. But since I'm a confessed Craft-a-holic, I try to finish every house chores in the morning before my son comes back from the Nursery so I can craft! I take advantage of watching TV with my husband and with my son by fussy cutting while watching and I also take advantage of texturing or gluing onmy projects while cooking. "Imagine your life with me, if I'm your wife! LOL". But nonetheless. I don't forget my Duties as a Wife and a Mom. I see to it that everything is in order everyday before I craft, food is ready, house is clean and my son is well fed. Playtime with my son is crafting with him, so I don't have a problem at all, because he enjoys it, or I take him out, which he loves to do as well.

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Happy Crafting!

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Tim Holtz Tags of 2015 - July

Good Evening!

Here I am again crafting... I haven't finished my graphic 45 box then I saw Tim Holtz new challenge and I got carried away... <oooppsssyyy>.. I made a tag! Lol. July's challenge is all about American Independence Day... So here's my take on it.

I used a chipboard and made a tag with it. Then I attached a designer paper on top of it. I started putting on some textures using my Crafters Workshop Mini US Map. Then I used Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous - Cargo and a texture paste to spell the letters USA. Afterwards I used Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Stencil - Rays, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Fired Brick to make the red stripes, just like the US Flag. Then I used Ranger Tim Holtz Inkpad - Faded Jeans to imitate the blue color on the US Flag. I added some stars with my stamp and Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Picket Fence. Then I started highlighting my elements. Then I finished it off by Distressing the Edge of my Tag with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Black Soot.

As for my embellishments I used Tim Holtz Idealogy - Film Strip, Spinners, Pen Nibs, And Compass Coin. Cut out a Sizzix Tim Holtz Die - Bird in a branch and just used the branch out of it and I colored it with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Vintage Photo, I also added some texture on it using a dimensional pen. I used 3 flowers from my personal stash and colored them with Ranger Tim Holtz

Distress Spray - Mermaid Lagoon, Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber & Abandoned Coral. I also pulled out a ribbon, paper leaf. embellishment and a clay butterfly from my personal stash. I colored and put all the elements together. And there goes my July tag.

Hope you all enjoy it! Thanks!