Tim Holtz Challenge June 2015

Here is my take on Tim's challenge - instead of a tag,  a page layout.  I did the exact same process on 12x12 Ranger manilla cardstock - used Tea Dye, Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo sprays for the background and then used Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky and Tumbled Glass ink to make the plaid with the stencil.  I used Chipped Sapphire to stamp the flourish on a tag and inked a smaller tag with Stormy Sky before I stamped it with Tim's Love You to the Moon and Back saying.  I do like the way the page turned out!

June Tim Holtz Challenge

The Tim tag looks pretty close to the original that you can find here.  For the Christmas tag, I used the green ink pad we make to ink the Christmas background stamp - ran it horizontally across the words.  It was a good fast way to ink the stamp in multiple colors.

Nonnie's June Alcohol Ink card class

Alcohol Ink Card Class  1:30-3:30 pm This class is dedicated to the memory of our friend, Carol McGregor, who loved to play with alcohol inks.  We will miss her gentle spirit and wicked sense of humor. The theme this month is birds.  These five cards could be used for any occasion - birthday, get well, anniversary, thinking of you or even congratulations! Email Nonnie if you would like to attend the class. Please bring to class:   craft mat,  scissors,  heat gun,  adhesive (including pop dots),  whatever you use to put on gems,  brown distress ink and a blending tool (any brown chalk or dye ink you use for edging will work),  and turquoise, blue or clear Stickles if you own them.   Some of you have asked that I list the inks that I use in class so you can bring your own to class.  If you sign up for the class I will send you an email listing those ink colors.

Cost for the class is $25.00 Directions Location:  GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center 7083 153rd Street West Apple Valley, MN  55124 Phone is 952-953-6111 It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie four blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel. We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor.

June 27 TH Tag Class

Nonnie's June Tag Class  

11 am - 1 pm on Saturday, June 27th.

Email Nonnie if you want to attend.

Please bring to class:  

• craft mat, 
• scissors, 
• heat gun, 
• water mister, 
• adhesive, (including narrow wonder tape and pop dots)
• edge distresser,
• craft pick, 
• brown (walnut stain would be 1st choice) distress ink and a blending tool. 
• and a mini stapler if you have it 

If you have them, I also used the 

• Tim Holtz stencil - Stripes #TH004, 
• Distress sprays: 
• Citron and 
• vintage photo (frayed burlap would work too), 
• Distress paint in picket fence
• a red Distress ink
• And a blending tool.   

Cost for the class is $20

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie four blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor.  

June 27 TH Page class

Nonnie's June Page Class  

9-11 am on Saturday, June 27th.

Email Nonnie if you want to attend.

Please bring to class:  

• craft mat, 
• scissors, 
• heat gun, 
• water mister, 
• adhesive, 
• craft pick, 
• brown (walnut stain would be 1st choice) distress ink and a blending tool.  

If you have them, I also used the 

• Tim Holtz stencil - Stripes #TH004, 
• distress sprays: 
• tea dye, 
• stormy sky and 
• vintage photo (frayed burlap would work too), 
• and distress mini inks:  
• chipped sapphire, 
• stormy sky and 
• salty ocean.  (Broken china or peacock would work in place of the salty ocean.  Mini inks work better than the big inks.  

• And a blending tool for mini inks.   

Cost for the class is $20

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie four blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor.  

Corner rounders and matting comparisons

Do you pay attention to the smallest details?  Do you want to add some elegance to your matting?  In almost every case, matted photos make a scrapbook look more finished.  You can of course cut straight mats, but mats with round corners give a different look - just make sure to round the corners of your photo too!  Here is a "How To" on corner rounders and why I have two different corner rounders with four different sizes.

The arrows point to the size markers on these We R Memory Keepers corner rounders.  The yellow one has 1/8" and 3/8" sizes and the green one has 1/4" and 1/2" sizes.  (BTW - always mark your tools with your initials if you attend crops or classes, so you go home with what you came with!  I use a Sharpie.)

Open the wings on the corner rounder and slide your material into the cutter.  These corner rounders cut through chipboard easily!  They also cut acrylic, felt, foil and stacks of card stock.

You have two choices when making multiple mats for your photos.  You can use the same size corner rounder on all the pieces.  If you only own one size corner rounder this is what you will get when you make multiple mats.  I think it is a casual, fun look.

For a more elegant look, I use staggered sizes.  The mats and photo nest into each other and it is a prettier profile.  Even if you have one corner rounder with two sizes, like the 1/4" and 1/2" model, the extra bit of effort to round the corners with the two sizes will give you a great result.  I usually plan on 1/8" border for each color of mat I create, although occasionally I go much larger for a bold statement.  For a 4x6 photo that I just couldn't bear to trim, the first mat would be 4 1/4" x 6 1/4", the second mat would be 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" and the third mat would be 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".

While these corner rounders are more expensive than some on the market, they cut through so much more and will last a long time.  Mine have been used by people in my classes for over three years and still cut wonderfully.  Like any paper punch, periodically punch or cut some aluminum foil to sharpen the edges.

An investment in good tools will improve your crafting experience - and don't you deserve the best?