Giveaway Winner

Sorry I'm late in posting this, I've been down and out with a killer cold/flu bug!! My bosses DH brought it home to her from FL and she so kindly passed it on to me! YUK!! I can't believe I have gotten sick when I leave for CA in just a few days, really don't have time for this I have way to much to do!! Wahhhh......

On to the giveaway, by random draw Kathy Eddy is the winner of the Tim Holtz Mini Ornamental die cut. Congratulations Kathy!! Please send me your address and I will get this in the mail hopefully before I leave.

As many of you know I'm going to CHA, I leave this Thurs. for CA. Fri. I have a Copic Marker Certification class all day, I've also signed up for many classes throughout the show. I'm going to try and blog from the show and take lots of pictures and share on FB, so keep an eye out on there. I hope to hang out a lot at the Ranger booth and catch Tim & Wendy demoing, they are so fun to watch demo!!! After the show is over I'm going to spend a few days with my sister who lives out there, can't wait!! When I come back I will have another giveaway to share with you!

Have a good one everyone!!
Donna

Grunge Paper Roses/Giveaway

I managed to squeeze in a little time to get inky fingers! I found this piece at Pier 1 and thought it would be cool all decorated up. I still need to do a little tweaking on it but I love the piece!! Again indoor lighting not the best!! Are you all following Tim's & Wendy's CHA peeks, I don't know about you but I have loved everything I have seen so far!!

I have another die cut to giveaway, this one is the Mini Ornamental. All you have to do to win this baby is leave a comment on this post and I will pick a random winner on Monday Jan. 24th. Good Luck!!

Have a good one!

Donna

Winner

Thank you everyone for leaving such nice comments on my configuration box, I really appreciated them!! It was so much fun to do, a few of you asked where I got some of the items in the box, I bought a few of the items at Michaels and I used some items that I had laying around the house. The car was one of them that I had laying around and really don't know where it came from, the penny in the jar was my dads, when I was younger the thing fascinated me as I always wondered how they got that penny in there? The little coo-coo clock was a pin I had picked up in Germany when my son was stationed over there and I just took the pin part off. The domino & grunge flower I made. I used Tim's Lost and Found papers inside & out on it. If you haven't done one of these yet do, they are so fun!!
So, I have had a couple days off and so has my DH which means I haven't gotten anything creative done. I never get anything done when he is around!! lol But we have been shopping the last couple days so hasn't been all bad as I have managed to pick up a few things I needed to go to CHA with at the end of the month, which I'm so excited for!! Can't wait to see all of Tim & Wendy's goodies in person!!

Well on to the giveaway, I did a random draw and the winner is K...grannyso@yahoo.com, Congratulations K and send me your address and I will get the flourish die cut in the mail to you.

I have another die cut to giveaway, so stop back tomorrow for a chance to win it. Hopefully I'll have something creative to share to. Thanks again everyone for leaving such nice comments!!
Have a good one!
Donna

CCC #27/Distress Misting Mask

Here is my entry for CCC #27 Distress Misting Mask on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com/ I have never tried this technique before so I really wanted to get something done for this challenge. So I squeezed a little bit of it in before I went to work the other day, first attempt didn't work, oh my not much time hurry or you are going to be late for work, I said what the heck and took the time to try it again! So I managed to get the masking part done! Then I was to go watch my little grandson Jackson after work and there was pending high winds in the forecast after snowing all day so I wasn't sure if I would make it home or not so I hurried up and through a bag together and another bag with stuff to try finish this tag, and of course forgot a lot of stuff!! It all worked out I got to work on time and the winds didn't get as high as forecasted and I made it home that night well about 3:30 in the morning, kids! So I was able to finish it yesterday, WHEW!! This is a really cool technique, I used rusty hinge, crushed olive and wild honey mixed with a little gold perfect pearls.


And here I am again trying to rush through a blog post before I have to head out and about again!! Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the winner of the Tim Holtz die cut!!
Have a good one!
Donna

Configurations/giveaway

I intended on posting this last week, but I wasn't able to side step a flu bug that was floating around YUK!! These configurations are so fun to work with!! Some of the boxes have some meaning and others just cause I liked it!! It looks a lot better in person, again indoor picture not the best but I wasn't about to try take it outside in
-12 degree weather!! Maybe if we get above zero with no wind I'll try take it outside and get a better pic and re-post it. The paper I used was from Tim's Lost & Found stack (love that paper) and his tissue tape on the edges. I can't wait to do another one, maybe one with trinkets from a trip or something. I'm going to CA at the end of the month so will have to keep my eye out for little stuff to put in another one! Would also like to do a Christmas one and other holiday ones. It was a lot of fun to do, but I think I need smaller fingers though!! lol



So on to the giveaway, I have acquired double of a few things so decided I would give them away here on my blog. First up is Tim's flourish die cut, love this die cut!! All you have to do is leave a comment and I will pick a random winner next Monday 1/17/11. Good Luck!!

Have a good one everyone!!
Donna

Happy New Year/CCC#25

Happy New Year Everyone!!

I found a little time the other night to do a tag using Scribble Stain Distress technique out of Tim's book for the CCC#25 on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com. I have done this technique a few times and always get a little to much scribble!! lol

We are having a quiet New Year's Eve & Day snowed in, we have a good old ND blizzard going on and the interstates and roads are all closed! I couldn't get my car out of the garage if I wanted to, we have a 6ft. drift in front of it!! Sunday looks like a dig out day!! YUK, YUK, YUK!!!!
I have gotten a few doubles of things lately...like Tim's die cuts, so come back and visit my blog next week for a little giveaway.
Hope everyones new year will be wonderful!!
Donna

Tag #7

I got one more tag done, tag#7! I have to admit this one gave me a little trouble!! I got a little to much green on the tag, but hey it's Christmas right and the poinsettia was harder to put together then I expected, I didn't leave enough space in the center to use the button I wanted to use but made this one work. I haven't had much time lately so I have been rushing threw them so hopefully after Christmas I can concentrate on them. First a few projects for classes at work!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday!!

Donna

Tag #5 & 12

I managed to get a couple more tags done, I actually started #5 before the other two I posted, slow or what!!! lol For #5 I didn't have any green crackle paint so I used peeled paint distress ink then went over it with rock candy crackle. I got it on a little thick and it really picked it up in the picture, it really isn't that bad in person. I don't have any sparkly fluff so put stickles on Santa's hat as it looks like it has holly around it to me. I also didn't have Tim's numbers, well I have them but must have used all of the 2's & 5's so these metal numbers were a lot smaller and a lot harder to work with! I also don't have any white utee so I just used clear on it. What a fun technique though!!

Love tag #12, the movers & shapers are so fun to work with!! After I put my rock candy crackle paint on I thought you could heat it but oh it started looking funny so stopped, thank goodness or it would have really been messed up!! And of course the pic really picked it up!! Darn camera's magnifying all my mistakes!!!! And now that it is so cold & snowy out I can't take the pics outdoors anymore and I just can't get the lighting right taking them indoors!! Spring hurry up and get here!!! lol I don't have Tim's December stamp but I had picked up these cool Tim ATC stamps at Michaels the other day, didn't even know about them!! It was just a part of the stamp so it is smaller so I had to put some cardstock behind it. These stamps were just hanging on the side of an end cap, I almost missed them!!! Our Michaels carries very little of Tim's stuff so I was quite surprised when I seen them!! And I got them for $4.79 a piece, wow I was excited!!
I'm still hoping to at least finish one more tag before Christmas the poinsettia one, it looks so pretty!! The rest of the tags just might have to wait until after Christmas.

Have a good one everyone!!

Donna

12 Days of Christmas Tags #9 & 10

Finally had a little chance to play over the weekend and got Tag 9 & 10 done.
I did them pretty much the same as Tim, I was a little rushed so not perfect but will do and the main thing was to try the technique & ideas. I really liked coloring your own ribbon and what a cool idea of using the packaging on tag 10!! I plan to keep plunking away at getting all 12 done!!
What a wonderful 12 Tags of Christmas it was, loved all of the tags Tim made!! It amazes me that he takes time out of his busy schedule to do this for everyone, what a generous guy!! And the BTS on Twitter from Mario was great, another generous guy!! Wish them both the best Holiday Season!!

Have a good one!!

Donna

Double Distress/12 Tags of Christmas

Oh Yi Yi, will someone please slow my days down!! Between Christmas, Work & DH's retirement (lots & lots of forms to fill out) the days are going by way to fast!! I do have most of my Christmas shopping done and the tree is up so I guess I might be a little ahead of the game for Christmas. I think this is the earliest I've ever gotten most of the shopping done!! I'm not baking this year (so I say) so that will help! I did get this card done for the CCC where the challenge was Double Distress on Linda's blog but never had time to upload it. geeezzz This technique is a lot of fun!

When the challenge was first posted I wanted to make some flowers for something I'm decorating so I had tried these out, they didn't turn out quite how I wanted them but I'm sure I will find something to use them on.

Aren't you just loving the 12 Tags of Christmas on Tim's blog, all the tags have been fantastic so far!! The man drips with creativity!! And must never sleep, wish I could hang in there one night and see it right away when it is finished but that would mean about 3 in the morning for me, no can do!! I haven't had much time to play but did get day 4 done. I didn't have any facets so I used a fragment instead, this technique was trickier then I thought it would be, I will definitely have to practice some more on this one!!

I have seen some of the tags everyone has done and they all have been awesome, love how some of you are putting your own spin on them!! Looking forward to the next tag!!

Have a good one!!

Donna

Chirstmas Pennant Swap

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We had a very nice Thanksgiving, my son Joey had Thanksgiving dinner at his house so all I had to do was make the scalloped corn, boy that was nice!! Landi left her boys here with us until Sun. so I was busy, busy, busy!!! They keep you on your toes from morning until night!! Fun to have around though, and poor Maddie today is lost without them, all she wants me to do is hold her! I did get my pennants done for the 2010 Christmas Pennant Swap on ATT and got them in the mail. Caidin & I were up early on Sat. morning so before Bridger woke up I got Caidin busy doing a project and I got them finished, I was getting a little worried I wouldn't get them done on time, whew!! So here is what I did with them, I didn't make any holes so that people can hang them the way they want. I wish I would have taken a picture of all 11 of them together!

So here is a pic of the little rug rats I watched all weekend, so cute!! And they made their grannie go out in freezing weather!!! Needless to say I didn't last very long!!

And they helped me decorate the tree, Bridger liked putting everything in one spot, I'm doing a little re-arranging today! lol

I'm also playing with this today the VAGABOND, I had a weak moment one night and ordered it. Another die cutting machine is really the last thing I needed!! But WOW am I ever glad I did, my goodness it cuts like butter and the machine is so quite, I'm in love!!! A great deal from Eclectic Paperie and they threw in a few goodies to boot!! Great place to order from!! Thank you Eclectic Paperie!!

Stormy weather her again today, internet connection keeps going in and out, it has taken me most of the day to post this! grrrrrr!!!!

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments!! Have a good one everyone!!

Donna

CCC#22/SSSS

I haven't been able to participate in the challenges for a couple of weeks on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com
or on SSSS http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com. It's been super crazy here at home & at work and have had no time to be creative. So I took a little time last night and made this card using the Alcohol Ink Spatter technique which you need to get Tim's book A Compendium of Curiosities and find out how it is done.
It was a little more challenging then I thought it would be, after a couple of tries I called it good. And yes I stamped the post card crooked, no time to do over!!
I have been working on my pendants for the Christmas Pendant swap on ATT group when I get a chance, hope to have them done and in the mail next week and I'll post a picture. Here is my entry for both challenges...

Have a good one!
Donna

Shopping Spree/Halloween

No creative time for me lately!! grrrrr!! I feel so bad I wasn't able to take part in the challenges on CCC & SSSS last week, hopefully this week!! I did start working on my Christmas Banners for a banner swap on ATT group over the weekend, turning out pretty cool I will see if I can get a sneak peek out in the next few days. I had a super tough week last week, lot's of things going on so I headed out Sat. morning to the nearest LSS which is 70 miles away, hey when you need some retail therapy especially when you know they just got in a lot of Tim stuff ya gotta do what you gotta do!! lol Being I did have such a tough week, I went a little over board!! But it was so nice that they have finally gotten in some of Tim's stuff and I don't have to order it on line!! Plus after spending so much I got my punch card filled up so just had to go pick up something else and get $15.00 off, I chose Tim's Tag & Bookplates die cut, Woo Hoo!! Ahhh, some retail therapy does wonders, I had a much better weekend and hope this week goes better!! Here's a pic of my stash from my little shopping spree.....

I got the chance to go trick or treating with Landi & family again this year, super fun!! The boys are so cute!!

Caidin was a construction worker and Bridger was a monkey(which he is)!!

Pretty happy campers by the end of the night!!

Have a good one!

Donna

CCC#19

Last week on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com I won two of Tim's die cuts and they came in the mail today. Woo Hoo I thought I was excited when I found out I won them, but boy I was excited when I got my hands on them!!

Luckily I was off today so had a chance to play with them a little bit and made this tag for this weeks challenge Extreme Masking, I have done the masking before but not the second step in the book, pretty cool!! I will also be using the tag for the challenge on SSSS http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com.

Thanks again to Linda & Simon Says for the die cuts, love them!!!
Thanks to everyone for all your nice comments!! Have a good one!
Donna

CCC#18

The challenge this week for CCC#18 on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com is Dabber Resist. Boy do I need to practice this technique!! This was my fourth try and I called it good. I wanted to use the chandelier stamp that I had gotten when I went to ScrapFest, I really can't believe I haven't used it until now!! The technique is interesting and maybe if I would have used a different stamp it might have worked better, who knows!! It is always fun trying something new! On last weeks challenge my name was drawn, Woo Hoo what a way to start on a Mon. I was flying high all day!!! I won two of Tim's new die cuts, the leaf one and the witch, the die cuts were donated by Simon Says Stamp www.simonsaysstamp.com I can't wait until they arrive and I can start playing with them!! Thank you to Linda & Simon Says Stamp!!!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!
Donna

Chunky ATC

I finally got my Chunky ATC's done for the swap on EWV yahoo group. I didn't really know what I was doing here as I have never done any before, heck I have never done an ATC before!! I had seen others do them and thought they looked like fun and they were so much fun!! I will be doing more!! I used all Wendy Vecchi stamps and used Tim's rosette die cut for the top. I will also be using this for my entry this week on SSSS http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com.

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Have a good one!

Donna

Chunky ATC

I participated in a Chunky ATC Mingle over on Everything Wendy Vecchi yahoo group. The other day I showed you the Chunky ATC I received from Debby, now here is the one I received from Lori Hassler, isn't it awesome!! I just love it!!! Thank you Lori!!

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I finally got mine finished and they went postal today!! Yay, I made the deadline!!

I was a little worried there for awhile, life sometimes gets in the way of things!

I will post mine in a couple of days.

Have a good one!

Donna

Tim Holtz Necklace

Here is my entry for CCC#17 on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!
Donna

Chunky ATC

No creative time for me lately, but look what I received in the mail the other day from Debby Podgorski. We are in a Chunky ATC swap on Everything Wendy Vecchi yahoo group and of course they were to be made Wendy Vecchi style. Didn't Debby do a fantastic job, I just love it!! Thank you Debby!!!

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I'm getting a little panicky here, I still need to finish mine!!! Hopefully next week I can get them done and in the mail!!

Have a good one!!

Donna

Altered Domino

As you can tell I have been trying to change the header of my blog, I decided I needed to change the picture, for the life of me I can not get it to shrink down a little! I bet I spent half the day Mon. fooling with it, I finally gave up and left it as is, it looks a little funny but will have to do for now!! I think I will just have to take another pic of it and try re-load it.

I joined the Altered Domino Pin Swap at ATT yahoo group and here are the ones I made to swap. I had a lot of fun making these, I will defiantly have to alter some more domino's, thinking Christmas here!! I'm going to my daughter Landi's house this weekend and she wanted to do some and maybe make a necklace so I plan on bringing some domino's to her house and play a little (that's if the boys will let us)! lol Then I better get busy and get my chunky ATC's done for the swap on EWV yahoo group, I've started them just need to finish!!

Have a good one!!

Donna