Fab 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO! It's time for Fab 5 again today. Just one day only. This month we are featuring Tim Holtz Rosette die. I love this die so much. I use it all the time so I had my project done ages ago, I just had to make sure to limit myself because I could make dozens of projects with this die.

Here's the idea that I ended up going with. 

It was definitely time for me to make a page for my new home. I love how this turned out.

Here's the main feature of today's post. The TIM HOLTZ ROSETTE DIE. I actually used the Mini Rosettes die (that's the one that I have). It's a really good substitution for flowers. If you want something like a flower but not as fat, the rosettes lie flatter than most 3D flowers do. It's also good if you're making something for a guy. Flowers are just too feminine for them and this is a good alternative.

The die cut out and placed behind the two rosettes is called Amira Flourish and it's Memory Box

This banner was made with the Memory Box Scalloped Banner die and some circular alphabet sitckers

The window has several components to it. First of all, the window is Memory Box Small Madison Window. the valance hanging above the window is from Spellbinders Blossoms Tags & Accents set, folded in half over the window. The tree is from Memory Box: Twiggy Tree. The leaves for the tree are a Martha Stewart punch called Branch. 

I did a little distressing on the tree with Vintage Photo distress ink as well as on the leaves with Pine Needles distress ink to make them look more realistic. Also, hard to see in the pictures, but I also used Broken China to make clouds/sky on the blue background

So, I guess that I didn't control myself well with this page...I kinda went overboard with the dies and supplies but I had so much fun and it turned out so nice.

Supplies:

Paper: MME Fiddlesticks "Lucky" Tapestry (from the Miss Caroline collection)-this was the background

Kaiser Craft "Reunion" (from the These Days collection)-this was used for the rosettes

Ivory CS

Worldwin Light Spring Green CS

Peach CS

Green CS

Brown CS

Blue CS

Dies: Tim Holtz Mini Rosettes Die

Martha Stewart Branch Die

Memory Box Small Madison Window

Memory Box Amira Flourish

Memory Box Twiggy Tree

Memory Box Scalloped Banner

Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accent

Inks: Tim Holtz Broken China Distressed Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressed Ink

Tim Holtz Pine Needles Distressed Ink

Accessories: Round Alphabet Stickers 

Ivory Twine

Pink Ribbon

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Oh, Pinecones!

More from my old Christmas collection! 

The paper is Reminisce Holoday Bloom.

Tim Holtz/Sizzx Tattered Pinecone Bigz Die

Zva bling

Stampabilities Merry Little Christmas 02

Have a Cool Yule

Here's another Christmas card that I made from my leftovers that I found in one of my project bags.

This is really similar to a card I did last year...I think. I made it for the Card Marathon I think...It's made from all the leftover pieces I had.

SB Ribbon Banners 

SB Standard Scalloped Circles

SB Standard Large Cirlces

Amuse stamps (have a cool yule & the boy and girl stamp)

Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punch (the pink swirly piece behind the people)
Crate Paper Snow Day Collection Sparkle (lightbulb paper)

Twinery lime green twine

Copics

I love it when I can finish off a piece of paper that previously I had no idea how I was going to use it up. And in this case, all that digging I did last weekend in my project bags helped me clear out a little more than just my Christmas stock pile. Many of the pieces on this page are from a MME Olala line package that I bought last summer I think...

Supplies:

Background is MME Olala paper
The mount for the pictures on left are Pink Paislee Neighborhood Pool
The pictures are from a McRice paper medley
There's some bling from Zva
Everything else on the page is from the MME Olala line tags sheet

An Edward Christmas

This past weekend I really wanted to get some crafting done after work, but I hadn't bought anything new from the store so I dug around in some of the bags of paper and projects that I have laying around and made a bunch of cards, mostly with old Christmas paper. But it was still a ton of fun. I made a ton of cards and got rid of a lot of old paper that had only been used for one card.

Here's one card I made. 

The boy is Greeting Farm (Edward Cullen)

I think that the paper is a Christmas piece from MME, not sure on the polka dot

The snowflake is a Spellbinders snowflake from a variety pack 

Edward was colored with Copics:

E00 for his skin

E23 and E25 for his pants

YG63 for his shirt, layered on top of itself for texture

B39 and C10 for his hair

C10 for the black parts of his green shirt

(Also, I used C2 for his shirt underneath)

Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Distressed Ink 

Stampabilites Merry Little Christmas 02

Freshly Cut Flowers

Just a project I was working on last night amoung the many others. I can't finish it yet because I don't have any wire or pipe cleaners to attach the flower to.

Supplies:

SB Flower Pots, Large Standard Circles,  & Blossoms Tags & Accents

Sizzix/TH Tattered Floral die

Grass

I should probably get a lawn mower so I can cut my grass now that I think of it...

Supplies: McRice "Out West" Medley, MME Miss Caroline paper, MFT Dienamics Fresh Cut Grass die

Fun in the Sun

Anyone up for a little fun in the sun? I sure am. Today it's cold and rainy, it was actually hailing a little bit earlier today. And it's been storming. This card just reminds me that in two weeks I'll  be in Jamaica!

Supplies:

Pink Paislee "Neighborhood Pool"

McRice Medley

Memory Box Small Madison Window

Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circles

Twinery yellow twine

Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distressed Ink

Hot Fudge Studio stamp



Fiesta

I have had this page layout done for months. Since before Halloween actually. As soon as I knew what I was going to be for Halloween. It's been put together waiting for me to print the pictures for it, and today I finally printed pictures and finished the page!

We R Memory Keepers "Fiesta" paper and stickers