TTCRD sponsored by My Favorite Things- Mixed Media Circle card

Hi everyone, Today at Through the Craft Room door we have a new 

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

with a new sponsor for us.

My Favorite things is offering $25 to one lucky winner. You have to play to win though.

Items used and sold at MFT

Alcohol inks- Tim Holtz- 

Metallic Mixative-Silver

Adirondack alcohol ink applicator

Challenges

Love to Craft April ATG (5/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Pause Dream Enjoy #15 ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday Add some Texture (4/5)

Creative Fingers #144 ATG (3/3)

Jo's Scrap shack #229 ATG (3/3)

Crafting with an Attitude #38 ATG (3/3)

Inspiration Destination #148 ATG with a real stamp

heARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (2/2)
Lil patch of Crafty Friends #80 ATG (2/3)
The Corrosive April ATG (2/3) 

Crafting from the heart #202 ATG (2/3)
A Bit more time to Craft #66 ATG (2/3)
Pammies inky pinkies 1815 ATG (2/3)

Artistic Inspirations #198 ATG (1/3)

Make My Monday #69 In the Garden (1/3)

Later everyone!

Another mixed media Dragonfly card to share

Hi everyone! The sun is finally shining here in Indiana today after getting 8 inches of snow yesterday. Well Happy Spring! lol. This is crazy!

The best news is that i went to the Heirloom Pro show on friday and won the ATC prize of $25 to spend. I was so excited.

I have another Mixed media Dragonfly to share today.

Tim Holtz Dragonfly die

Metallic Lustre

Embossing powder= Stampendous Frantage

Brea Reese Modeling paste in blue

Martha Stewart glitter

Bo Bunny designer papers

Lace- Hobby Lobby

Flower Sequins and nail art flowers

Swirl stencil by recollections

Challenges

Love to Craft #20 March ATG (4/5)

Not just Cards March ATG

Crafting from the heart #199 ATG (3/3)

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1811 ATG (3/3)

Creative Moments #139 ATG (2/3)

Dragonfly Dreams All that Glitters 

Challenge up your life #87 Stencils 

Crafty Friends #80 ATG (1/3)

Papercrafters Linky #8  ATG (1/3)

A Inky Mess #19 ATG MM

Crafting with Friends #63 ATG (1/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack #226 ATG (1/3)

Have a great week!

Why Yes i do have more ATC's

Why of course i have more ATC's, it is a 2 day show that i'm going to in March and i want to play both days.
Here are my butterfly ATC's!

butterfly and daylily Stamps- Repeat Impressions Stamps
Butterfly Stamp-Bee Crafty
Tim Holtz stencils
Tim Holtz Ephemera
quotes printed from online
Watercolor Paints- Dr. Martins PH
Modeling paste-
Mod Podge
Inktense pencils
Pitt pens
aluminum tape

Challenges

Love to Create #5 ATG/Mixed media (3/3)

Papercrafters Linky party 3 ATG (3/3)

 DL Art #223 ATG (2/3)
Southern Girls Nature 1- 10C
The Corrosive #2 Feb ATG (3/3)
AllSorts #456 Something with a B- Butterfly (1/3)
Crafty Friends #78 Springtime (1/3)
Southern Girls Nature 1- 10C
Stamps and Stencils Collage 10C
Simon Says Wednesday Make your own background (1/5)

Have a great evening!

Spring Fling ATC's with Birds

Yes, I'm still working on ATC's. I'm finding them quite enjoyable. They are so quick and easy and of course i still get to use my Watercolor paint. lol!

Supplies used to create

Watercolor paper

watercolor paints- Gamsai Tambi- Michaels Metallics

All quotes found online
Bird stamp-Bee crafty
Bird with nest embossed- michaels
Black embossing powder
Pitt pen in black and white- Faeber Castell
Mod podge

Challenges

Crafting with Friends #61 ATG (3/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack #221 ATG (2/3)

Always Fun ATG (1/3)

Crafting from the Heart #195 ATG (1/3)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1807 ATG (1/3)

Lil patch of Crafty Friends #76 ATG (2/3)

The Corrosive #2 Feb ATG (2/3)

Love to Create #5 ATG/Mixed media (2/3)

Papercrafters Linky party 3 ATG (2/3)

Dl Art  223 Thankful Thursday ATG (1/3)
Craftaholics R Us #8 ATG
Mod Squad Animal Fun

Have a great day!!

Mixed Media Art Journal page for TTCRD web challenge

With the release of the TTCRD March/April Magazine right around the corner. The new web challenge for TTCRD will be starting. It has a theme of  "Mixed Media" this round so i decided to create a Art Journal page with a bird theme. You only have to be a member of our ning group to play along.

I love mixed media, but never know who to give my projects to that would also appreciate it, so i started this art journal years ago and thought that another page would be fun and it was.

Created using

Rubber Stamp sets- Hero arts Birdie

Black Bird on top and flower branch- Bee Crafty

Hampton Art inks

Mod Podge

Tea cup die- Tim holtz

Bird Seed

Paper towel

Burlap 

Tattered Angel sprays

Book page

Hymnal page

Card board

Pitt pens

Challenges

Rubbernecker Stamps #27 AT but a card (1/3)

Dream Valley #173 Things with Wings 10C

Make My Monday #65 Messy Backgrounds

Simon Says Monday Grunge it up (1/5)

heARTful Stamping ATG with Stamp (1/2)

Love to Create #5 ATG Mixed Media (2/3)

Crafty Calendar #2 2 or more layers (1/3)

Inky Mess #17 ATG Mixed media

Art Journal Journey Animals from A-Z

Crafting with Friends #61 ATG (2/3)

Have a wonderful week!

Artist Trading card share

Well this year our Heirloom Pro stamp show has been moved to Danville, Indiana which is much closer to my home and i can't wait! I've decided to enter some ATC's in the contest and do the swap. Here are some that i've created so far

The theme is suppose to be Spring Fling this year. I may put sentiments on these also we'll see.

Bristol watercolor technique background

Black flower outlines

black and white pitt pens

Rubber stamp backgound- Tim Holtz

mini pearls

Inka gold in Pink, green, gold and orange

Challenges

Dragonfly Dreams Flowers

International Art and Soul #27 Use stuff that you already own ( all that i used) (1/3)

Lil patch of Crafty Friends #76 ATG (1/3)

The Corrosive #2 Feb ATG (1/3)

Love to Create #5 ATG/Mixed media (1/3)

A Gem of a Challenge #213 Spring flowers

Papercrafters Linky party 3 ATG (1/3)

613 Avenue Create #206 ATG (7/8)

Inspiration Destination #144 ATG

Pause Dream Enjoy #7 ATG (3/3)

DL Art Feb Linky 1 per day
Love to Craft #19 ATG (5/5)

Crafting with Friends #61 ATG (1/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack #221 ATG (1/3)

Have a wonderful day and week!

A Mixed Media Valentine

Hi Everyone! Today i would like to share a Valentine that i made Mixed Media Style.

I found these owl stickers at the Dollar Tree and couldn't resist. I found hearts, stars, owls and butterflies in these metallic stickers. I love them and can't wait to use all of them. lol

Supplies used to create

Stickers- Dollar Tree

Cardboard to make the brick wall

Paper towel

Tattered Angels sprays

Hymnal page

Stamps- Branches from Basic Gray called Grow a Garden

Metal gears

red heart bling- dollar tree

Challenges

Always Fun #44 ATG 3/3)

Artistic Inspirations #193 ATG (3/3)

Crafting from the Heart #193 ATG (3/3)

Pammies Inky pinkies 1805 ATG (3/3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #75 ATG (3/3)

Simply Papercraft #54 ATG (3/3)

Inspiration Destination #143 ATG 

Crafting by Designs ATG (2/3)

Creative Moments #136 ATG (2/3)

The Crafty Addicts #45 ATG (2/3)

Fab n Funky #380 Valentine 1-
Stinkin Inkers Love is in the Air (1/3)
Unicorn Challenge #29 Love/Valentine (1/3)
Path of Positivity #56 Anything positive
Simon Says Stamp Love is in the Air (1/5)

Have a great day!

Blah Blah Blah Mixed media card

Well i have made numerous Valentines for my family this week and i also made some Mixed media cards. I thought that i'd share this one today just because i think it's funny. I love Valentines day! My youngest was born on the 13th so it holds a special place in my heart.

Supplies used to create

Stamp set and dies- Birds-Tim Holtz

Tim Holtz cup dies

Pitt Pens

Mod Podge

Bird Seed

Paper towel

tattered angels spray

feather

Burlap

Challenges

Always Fun #44 ATG (2/3)

Artistic Inspirations #193 ATG (2/3)

Crafting from the Heart #193 ATG (2/3)

Pammies Inky pinkies 1805 ATG (2/3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #75 ATG (2/3)

Crafting with Friends #60 ATG (3/3)

Simply Papercraft #54 ATG (2/3)

Inspiration Destination #143 ATG 

City Crafter #398 Light as a feather
Crafting by Designs ATG (1/3)
Creative Moments #136 ATG (1/3)
The Crafty Addicts #45 ATG (1/3)

Altered Bible cover #2- Masculine

To see more information on the bible cover alteration challenge go to Sarah Robersons YouTube channel. I've already posted my female version of my bible on an earlier post. You can go see it HERE.

Supplies

Swirl Tissue paper

Mod podge

Lindy's Sprays

Silver Trim- thrift store find

Cross and Letters cut out with my silhouette

lace trim-

Crepe paper Rosette

Nail

Green Pitt Pen

Challenges

We Love to Create #6 Anything Mixed Media Goes (1/2)
Crafty Friends #54 B is for (Blue, Bible) 1/3
Brown Sugar #243 Anything goes (1/2)
Creative Artiste Mixed Media #24 Anything mixed media (1/3) 5C
Jo's Scrap Shack #181 Anything goes (1/3)

Have a Great Monday!

Flutterby Butterfly Monday!

It's just amazing to me how time flies by.  We had a Great weekend celebrating Father's Day with Smoked Ribs and Raspberry Pie.  I picked the Raspberries from our woods.  I need to get more after tasting that Fantastic pie. lol!

I've been working on numerous tags lately so i thought that i'd share one today. I'm making them up to have available for a Junk Journal that i just started.

I used my new Tim Holtz Butterfly die and embossing folder along with the Tim Holtz mixed media die for the background.  There is a little Distressed Cardboard box on it, a Doily, and some Eyelash trim. I used a metal clock hand for the body of the bottom butterfly and some old trim on the top. 

Challenges

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #111 Use a Die Cut (2/3)

Crafting with Friends #23 Anything goes (2/3)

Simply Papercrafts #31 Anything goes (2/3)

Crafty girls Creations #21 Anything goes (3/3)

Retarte #79 Anything goes (3/3)

DL Art June Linky Anything goes

 Inspiration Destination #90 Anything goes UL

2 Creative Chicks #11 Anything goes

Not Just Cards June Anything goes

613 Avenue #181 Anything goes opt. Create a Tag (1/3)

Glitter N Sparkle #193 Anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #36 Anything goes (1/3)

We Love to Create #13 Anything Mixed Media (1/2)

Have a Great Monday and i'll see you tomorrow.

Thinking of you- Large Mixed Media Tag

Hi Friends! 

Today i've made a handmade tag to show, Mixed Media Style. This is a 3 1/8" x 6 1/4" piece of manila file folder made into a tag.  I coffee stained the tag before i began.   I started out with a Recollections Stencil and my Lindy's Spray in a Drop dead Gorgeous green. I then added some modeling paste and mixed some Vintage Photo ink  to make a Brown paste.  Using my Tim Holtz Stencil i added that with a pallette knife. Colored Some Cheesecloth with a yellow Lindy's spray and Mod podged it to the back/top of the Tag. I used some Stampin'up stamps in flowers to stamp in the background using my brown archival ink pad.  Added some Green Washi tape here and there. Colored the Flower and petals from Pickled Potpourri called Grand Botanical with my copic Markers and fussy cut them.  Pop Dotted the flower itself and add the petals. For the Stem of the flower i used some Raffia and colored it with a copic marker and glued on.  Then i added the petals. Stamped, cut and inked the edges of my sentiment and adhered to the tag. Put glue all around the tag and in the center of my flower using Art Glitter.  For the Ribbon i took white seam binding and dyed it yellow.

That's it ! So much fun!

Challenges

 Inspiration Destination #89 Anything goes UL

Not Just Cards Anything goes UL

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies #21 Anything goes (1/5)

DL Art Linky party 1 ea. day

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #35 Anything goes (3/3)

Artistic Inspirations #158 Anything goes (3/3)

Crafting from the Heart #115 Anything goes (3/3)

 Craft your Passion #315 Anything goes (3/3)

Our Crafty Corner #10 Anything goes (2/3)

Everybody Art #372 Non Cute (2/3)
Where the HeART is #10 Anything Goes June (2/3)

Little Red Wagon #345 Tag your it

The Crafty Addicts #17 Anything goes/Summertime (1/3)

Dragonfly Dreams Say it with Flowers

Love to Create #12 Anything Mixed Media (1/2)

Have a Great Thursday!!!

A Mothers Day Card for my Mom! Mixed Media Style

I thought that i'd share the card that i made for my Mother this Mothers Day.  She loves the color Red so that is what i used.  This Card was also made using the new Repeat Impressions stamps called Flower Power Separates. They were just released and are so much fun to use.  Check them out.

Flower Power Separates from Repeat Impressions

10309-C, Leaf Outline Small
10311-C, Leaf Solid Small
10316-D, Leaf Outline Large
10318-D, Leaf Solid Large
10320-F, Leaf Solid Slender

10307-H, Patti's Flower Outline
10301-H, Patti's Flower Solid
10313-H, Daisy Outline Large
10314-H, Daisy Solid Large

Happy Mother's Day- 1137-E

Recollections Stencil

Modeling paste

Lindy's sprays in- Queen of Hearts Red
Magicals Cheshire Cat Cherry

Clear Embossing Powder

Cheese cloth colored with Lindy's Magical powders- Yellow Rose in Texas

Hymnal page

White Gesso

Wooden Butterfly

Misc... Buttons

Challenges
Glitter N Sparkle #187 One for the Ladies (1/3)
Amusing Challenge Anything goes/ No Digi's (1/2)
Come and Get It #117 For a Woman (1/3)
Quirky Crafts #5 May Flowers
Stamping Sensations May Anything goes/ Must Stamp (1/3)
Love to Create #10 Anything Mixed Media (1/2)
Crafting with Dragonflies Vintage/Shabby Chic 1-
Crafty Friends #31 In the Garden (1/3)
Fantasy Stampers Flower Power  No Digi (1/3)
My Sheri #181 3D
Scrapper's Delights #55 Anything goes 
Sweet Stampin May Flowers (1/2)
Brown Sugar #197 Mothers day (1/2)
Simply Create Too #108 Ladies only (1/3)

Have a Great Week!

Mixed Media Art Journal

It has been awhile since i did anything in my personal Art Journal, mixed Media Style.

I'm loving the Spring weather that we are having here in Indiana so i wanted to do create some

thing with a lot of color and personality. 

I did a watercolor background for this page and used Whipped Spackle by Faber-Castell and stencils to give them texture.  I colored the butterflies and flowers with Gelatos and then outlined them with a black PITT pen by Faber-Castell. I then took some tulle and used Mod Podge to attach it to the surface.
I used some Tim Holtz background stamps and some archival ink to stamp in various places.  The Word Beauty was cut out with my sizzix dies and black Cardstock. I then added some Whipped Spackle around the page.

"Find Beauty in the Little Things"

Challenges

Retarte #75 Anything goes (3/3)

Crafty Girls Creations #18 Anything goes (2/3)

Creative Hands Friends #5 Anything goes

Brown Sugar #195 Anything goes (2/2)

\Crafting with Friends #19 Anything goes (2/3)

PDE linky #120 Anything goes (2/3)

Scrappers Delights #54 Anything goes

Inspiration Destination #82 Anything goes

Not Just Cards April Anything goes

Craft for the Craic Anything but a Card

Moving along with the times #18 Spring Flowers (1/3)

A Bit more time to Craft #18 Anything goes (1/3)

Altered Eclectics April Anything Mixed Media

Anything but Cute #11 Crazy for Color Mixed Media

Crafting Musketeers #36 Spring 1-

Rhedd's Creative Spirit April Anything mixed media (1/3)

Love to Create #9 Anything mixed Media (1/2)

I hope that you are having a fabulous Week!

ATC and Banner for Junk Journal

This day is flying by! WOW! I had no idea that it was as late as it is. Uggh! Today i wanted to share a Artist Trading Card and a Banner that i'm going to use in a Friends Junk Journal.  The Banner i think that i will use as a tuck and the ATC as decor.  I'm loving making my own embellishments.  I never thought that i would as much as i do. lol!

Supplies used to create

Kraft Doily sprayed with coffee stain and Irresistable spray in red.

Lace from Walmart Coffee Stained

Embossed Key from a sizzix die

Small Manila Tag coffee Stained

Flowers

Bling for the centers 

Tim Holtz word stickers

Vintage Photo Distress ink

Quikutz die for the tag

Challenges

2 Creative Chicks #6 Anything goes
Crafty Friends #23 Anything goes 

Not Just Cards #28 Anything goes UL
Scrappers Delights #51 Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #12 Anything goes (3/3)
Crafting with Friends #12 Anything goes 3/3) 
PDE Linky #106 Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts #21 Anything goes (3/3)
Paper Minutes Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #95 Anything goes (2/3)
Incy Wincy Designs Tic Tac Toe (Embossing,Red, Die Cut) 
Craft Your Passion #295 Anything goes (2/3)
Love to Scrap #70 Anything goes ( 2/3)

Lemon Shortbread #7 Anything goes (1/3)

Sparkle N Sprinkle Jan. Anything with Embossing powder (1/3)

Where The HeART is #5 Anything goes

Have a Great Day!!!