Tag 6

I must admit that I really did not like this tag when Tim put it up. Now I have finished mine I really quite like it. Once again I didn't have any of the products that Tim used and for the first time I had to buy something ( A Xmas embossing folder ) to be able to make this.

I used alfoil and Jo Sonya paints. It was fun painting and sanding and I was surprised how easy it was and how well it turned out.
I am 1/2 way now and I am feeling quite proud of myself  lol !!!!!

Days 4 & 5

It's taken a lot of thinking and improvising to make these 2 tags. In Australia it doesn't snow at Xmas so I tend not use any snowmen or snowflakes on my Xmas scrapping so I have gone with baubles. I liked the idea of a blue background so I experimented with inks and glimmer mists and came up with this

Day 5
I loved Tim's technique today but I don't have any of the products he used. So I stamped and embossed with white embossing powder on red card stock, then added acetate. I really like this one and am very pleased with the way it turned out. I think this is my favorite so far.

Hope to get some more done this weekend, but life has a habit of getting in the way. I start my holidays at the end of this week so hope to get stuck into it then.

Day 3

I am a little bit behind in these. Just as well we have a bit of time to do them. I am loving all of the different techniques that Tim is showing us.

This tag took a bit of thinking as I didn't have anything that Tim used. I ended up using some of my Xmas stamps and embossing with embossing powder then inking the background and using some glimmer mist.

The photo doesn't do the tag justice and I am quite happy with the result.

Thank you to all the people visiting my blog. I hope to catch up a bit with these this weekend

12 tags of Xmas

Every year Tim Holtz does 12 Xmas Tags in the first 12 days of December. He designs a tag and posts in on his blog with all the instructions. Then you can make your own version of it and post in on his blog. This year I thought it might be fun to join in. So here is my interpretation of Day 1

It is a little different to Tim's but I managed to use a lot of his techniques.

Day 2 was a lot harder as I had very little of what Tim used.If you want to check out Tim's blog its on my side bar. Hopefully I will be back tomorrow with Day 3

Christmas cards

There's only 5 weeks 'till Xmas!!!! and I'm starting to get ready by doing my Xmas cards. This year I am using just 2 designs and here they are

So now I had better get stuck into doing enough of these

Finished at last

I can't believe it! Finally after 15 months I have finished the 5 Bali albums. It such a good feeling. Now to see what the girls think of them. I will be seeing on Friday. I hope they like them.

                                          All 5 Albums.

                                               Inside front cover.

                                           Inside back cover.

I am heading of to a crop day next Saturday and am looking forward to catching up on my LOs and I might even start on my Xmas cards.

Another Bali page

These photos where taken on our last day in Bali. We where lazing in the pool when this young man arrived with a ghetto blaster and started a water aerobics class. 3 of us joined in for a giggle whilst the other 2 where trying to find cameras to record this

I've used kaiser- Ester's Guestlist - Rachel papers, Some gorgeous die cuts that my friend Alz made for me (Thanks Alz), ribbon I found in a $2 shop, paper doily, thickers and letter stickers. I have machine stitched a border around the edge.

Then it was Fathers day so I made this for dh

And It was also a dear friends birthday

I have just discovered spellbinders and am having a lot of fun using them.

It's such a beautiful day today. I do love spring. So I think I will spend a bit of time outside before I get back into creating. See you soon.