everything goes!

Hello friends!

The Inspiration Journal challenge this month is 'everything goes' you're free to do whatever you like!

I recently got the Retro Halloween Framelits set and the block die. Yeah, I'm way late to the game with these, but, there is SO much I NEED and it takes time to acquire everything! 

I had fun with this after I got in the swing of making it, I quite like the skeleton witch holding the skull garland, looks like she's holding skull paper dolls! haha

 I've had the rosette on my desk in the catchall dish forever, I finally had the chance to use it!

I love using Enamel Accents for dimensional eyeballs! 

You just squeeze a drop of white onto the eye and then squeeze a drop of black on top of the white, it just forms perfectly. I usually let it dry overnight before I handle it

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Supplies: stamps - retro halloween framelits. paper - black and white cardstock, lost and found paper stack. ink - archival jet black, terra cotta and pitch black alcohol inks, blending solution. distress ink in vintage photo. acces. - black and white enamel accents, wooden skewer, foil tape sheets, elements tissue tape, martha stewart carnelian glitter, cereal box cardboard. tools - retro halloween framelits, vintage lace, bats and crossbones garland, mini rosette and block dies, hot glue gun, foam squares. 

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It's your turn to upload your project over at the Inspiration Journal for your chance to win $50 in store goods from Inspiration Emporium. When you're shopping make sure and use my discount code ieirisgarden for 10% off your purchase!

It just so happens Linda Ledbetter at Studio L3 the social media coordinator for Inspiration Emporium is hosting the CC3Challenge #9, (Compendium of Curiosities 3) and the challenge is to use any Tim Holtz Framelits set. There are prizes galore to be had, so make sure and enter your Framelits project over there for your chance to win!
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Have a great day!

out of the box mushrooms

I've gone back to my journal and back to some Dylusions goodness!

I used one of the mushroom stamps to make potted flowers and a flying mushroom, I used one of the hats for the banner across the top, just for fun!

All of the pieces were colored using Dylusion spray inks in a water pen. 

I have several of the pens filled with Dylusion inks just for coloring.

Supplies: stamps - dylusions doolally dorris, say what you mean, su! retired speckle stamp. paper - white cardstock. ink - dylusions ink sprays in londen blue, cut grass, white linen, pure sunshine, bubblegum pink. archival pads in jet black, fern green, dandelion. distress pad in vintage photo. acces. - gesso, tissue tape, stickles in waterfall, distress stickles in worn lipstick and rock candy. 3 white eyelets. tools - dylusions bubbles  and luscious leaves stencils. water brush pens, crop-a-dile, small flower punches, blending tool.

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Have you uploaded your creation to the Inspiration Journal this month?
You've got 3 more days to get it in!
Don't forget you can always use my discount code ieirisgarden over at Inspiration Emporium.
Some of Tim Holtz's new goodness is trickling in.....ohhhhh yeah!
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Can you believe it's almost August?
The summer is flying by too fast!
School is about to start, this weekend is a tax free weekend on school clothes and supplies, which is good.
Halloween goodness is filling up the isles, which is good.
I just wish summer time would hang around awhile longer!

faith is the bird

 Hello friends!

The Inspiration Journal challenge this month is summer fun, create a summer themed project.

I decided to make a bird themed journal page, bird watching is summer fun, right?

 I got the quote from Pinterest, as usual.

I can't believe I had the nerve to stamp it directly on the page! I did real well until I got to the a, and, it's kinda upside down lol. It could have been worse, believe me!

 I got one of Tim Holtzs worn covers, I wanted to make a small journal out of it and make single pages to add to it. 

 It was kinda unnerving punching hole in my page!

 When I closed it this happened.
I think I need to get the bigger worn cover journal and use this one for tags.

Supplies: stamps - artful flight, su! rough edges alpha, date stamp. paper - white cardstock, scrap pattern paper. ink - archival jet black, coffee and forget-me-not, versamark. acces. - white and gold embossing powder, white embossing paste, distress stain in tumbled glass, gold eyelet, composition worn covers, ring binder, label letters glossy accents. tools - doily and bubble stencils, corner punch, handheld circle punch, sizzix borders die, tracing wheel, crop-a-dile, heat tool.

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Here's a project I did not long ago.

Finding the plates and cups at flea markets is half the fun!

 Wouldn't these make perfect gifts filled with cookies or cupcakes?

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Get started on your challenge project, you have until the end of July to upload it at Inspiration Journal.

You can find the goods at Inspiration Emporium, use my discount code ieirisgarden for a discount on your purchase!
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Christmas in June tag

Hello!

I'm showing you a tag I made for the Inspiration Journal challenge Christmas in June.

I got out some pretty out of the box Christmas papers and did some paper piecing.

I had fun dressing up my doll stamp with her dress and I gave her some cute leggings and I added some pearl buttons on her dress and hair band.

The gold sequin trim is from a thrift store.

Supplies: stamps - Prima peasant dress doll stamp. paper - white cardstock, Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas 6x6 paper pad, Prima tag pad. ink - Archival jet black ink pad,  Distress Vintage Photo ink pad, Distress Stains in Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass, Copic markers E00 and E57 . Acces. - gold sequin trim, foam dimensional stickers by ek Success, Kaiser Pearls, crinkle ribbon, silver glitter. tools - foam squares, heat tool, Sizzix Thinlits Borders and Framelits Flowers die sets.
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Now, head on over to the Inspiration Journal and upload your Christmas project for a chance to win $50 in Inspiration Emporium goods!

Have a great day!

celebrate father's day

Hello!

I made a card to go with the paperweight I made last week.

It's for the celebrate challenge going on at the Inspiration Journal.

The papers I used are from the Kraft Resist paper stash, 8x8 collage paper stash and a piece of scrap black cardstock. I cut the clock, card,  frame, frame background and diamond strips from the 8x8 collage paper. The clock hand is a game spinner.  

I stamped the frame in VersaMark ink, sprinkled on some pumice stone Distress embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool. I die cut the frame with the Sizzix Framed Sihoulettes frame die and distressed the edges with Distress vintage photo ink. The guys head was cut with the die from that set.

The diamond strips were cut with the Sizzix Borders dies and I put 3 mini fasteners in the bottom strip for a little interest.

Here's the link to the paperweight.

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That's it, now head on over to the Inspiration Journal and upload your celebration creation for a chance to win some Inspiration Emporium $$$, you have until the end of the month so hurry!

Don't forget to use my coupon code ieirisgarden at checkout for your discount!

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pop it ups

Happy May!

The weather has been gorgeous the last couple of days, it just makes a person happy!

The tornadoes that went through north central AR. Sunday night were so violent, an EF-4.

There were 15 people killed, and so much property destroyed, I feel so bad for the families involved.

We broke in our new storm cellar that night and had 2 more families in it with us, the tornado sirens went off twice for the warnings we were under. 

I hope they are over now and we can enjoy this beautiful Arkansas weather! 

My card for the Inspiration Journal challenge is a Pop It Ups die card,

I love these fun cards. 

I've seen several vintage pop up cards in flea markets and they are always so pretty.

I'm so glad Miss Karen Burniston started designing them for Elizabeth Craft Designs, now we can make our own pop up cards! 

 The die set I used for this card is the Katie Label Pivot, there are several dies in the set to make different size labels, so fun! 

This is the second Pop It Ups card I've made, I'm still learning different ways to design them.

I defiantly want to order some more sets! 

supplies: paper - tim holtz vintage shabby paper stack, prima divine 6x6 paper pad. ink - antique linen distress stain. acces. - burlap, crinkle ribbon, kaiser rhinestones, prima wooden embellishments. tools - elizabeth craft designs katie label pivot die set,  mini tattered florals die set, 2 handheld hole punches, foam squares.

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The challenge at the Inspiration Journal this month is Celebrate!

Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries or just because.
My card would probably fit the anniversary or just because I love you category.
Upload your celebrate creation this month for a chance to win $50 from Inspiration Emporium.

Remember you can use my discount code ieirisgarden for 10% off your order!

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Have a great weekend!

whisper a wish

Hello!

I've got more journal pages to show you today.

This months challenge at the Inspiration Journal is to use some of your fave supplies. 

I love using stencils, they really add the perfect touch for backgrounds in journals and mixed media. 

To start I glued down some paper from the Vintage Shabby paper stack and then I did stamping using the butterfly stamp from the Attic Treasures stamp set and the flower bouquet from the Framed Silhouettes Framelits Die Set using Archival cornflower blue and forget me not inks. I stamped the Hero Arts doily stamp with VersaMark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder and added my eyelets in the center. Next, I got out my Tim Holtz stencils, the rays, lattice work  and doily and used them with the Archival inks. I used the bubbles stencil and white embossing paste in the centers of the rays.

I die cut the butterflies with the mini butterflies die from white doily paper edging that I got from D. Bluemchen years ago. I put a Kaiser rhinestone on each butterfly.

 

I found the quote on Pinterest, my fave quote source!

I used my old SU! rough edges alpha stamp set for the quote with black archival ink.

That's it!

You still have a week or so to make your creation and up load it to the Inspiration Journal.

You can use my discount code ieirisgarden for 10% off your order at Inspiration Emporium.

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love always

My goodness.

Seems like it's been forever since I've been here.

Totally uninspired. sick. weather. stress. ugh.

Things seem to be looking up, yay :)

 This months challenge at The Inspiration Journal is all about color!

A perfect time to try out Wendy Vecchi's new technique using her Archival reinkers.

you can  make beautiful, simple backgrounds or diecuts like I did!

For my journal background I started by applying some gesso, I dried that and put on tumbled glass distress stain, I painted it on and dried that and then I put on elements and symphony tissue tape small pieces to cover both pages. I painted on some more gesso to tone it down. Next I used the doily stencil and applied distress bundled sage ink over the pages. Last, I stamped some dots on with a Dylusions basic backgrounds stamp with forget me not ink.

I had some corner pieces of paper doilies that I had used on another project and glued one on each page and the inclusion. I cut a gold foil doily in half and put one piece on each side of the inclusion. I used a 5/8" circle punch and punched gold centers for the flowers.

 I used the Jumbo Tattered Florals die to make the flowers and leaves for the journal pages.

I used Archival reinkers in forget me not, orange blossom and carnation red. 

 The 'love always' is transparent diecuts by Studio Calico. I covered the words with Glossy Accents and sprinkled on turquoise glitter. After they dried I spayed a matt sealer on them to keep the glitter from coming off so much, it worked really well.

I sprayed the flowers with Goosebumps texture spray to give them a little texture. You can see it pretty good in this picture. I love that stuff!

That's it!

It's your turn to upload a colorful creation to The Inspiration Journal for your chance to win $50 to spend at Inspiration Emporium. You have until the end of the month, plenty of time!

Don't forget to use my discount code ieirisgarden at checkout for 10% off your order!

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tattered floral key ring

Hello, hello!

I have a key ring to show you tonight.

When I saw the new cable binder rings Tim Holtz came out with I was SO excited, I used to have a key ring just like it. It's perfect for holding odd size keys like my car key on this one and the keys are super easy to attach to the ring, I really like that!

Binder rings are not just for binding!

I used my new Jumbo Tattered Florals die and cut 2 flowers and 2 leaves out of shrink plastic. I colored them with alcohol inks in cranberry, denim and bottle using an applicator felt. 

I added some design on the leaves with a Prima Finnabair texture stamp and Archival jet black ink and on the denim flower I used a pencil eraser for the dots and jet black ink. 

I punched a hole in a flower petal with a 1/2" circle punch. I wanted a bigger hole so the flower could move freely.

Next, I shrunk the flowers and leaves with my heat tool and glued them together with E6000 glue and added the mirrored star.

There we have it, super easy to make and with all of the large dies and stamps out there, and now binder rings, cute key rings can be made!

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Have you uploaded your project for the February challenge at The Journal? You have until the end of the month, it's all about quotes and words. 

Don't forget to use my discount code ieirisgarden for 10% off your order at Inspiration Emporium.

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Have a good night!

live simply

Hello friends!

The sun is shining so pretty today, sure does uplift the spirits!

Spring may be around the corner, I hope so!

I got my new Jumbo Tattered Florals die and I LOVE those huge flowers! Just think of all the pretty things you can make with this die! I have to get my hands on some of  Tim's Ecletic Elements fabric, I know flowers made from that fabric would be gorgeous!

To start, I covered a deep 6x12 canvas with old sewing pattern tissue and Melange tissue wrap. 

I painted on some gesso to tone it down a bit, lightly, not covering the whole thing. 

First I used my archival cornflower blue and french ultra marine inks and the stripes, burlap and bubbles stencils for the 'sky' at the top. Next, I used my rays stencil for the 'sun' with some metalic gold embossing paste. Oh my, that stuff is gorgeous! I toned it down with gesso, it was too bright for what I was going for, but, wow, I love it! For the green 'grass' at the bottom I used the honeycomb stencil with archival fern green ink. Then I added some texture with a Prima Finnabair stitching stamp and jet black ink.

 I cut the flowers out of book paper, a large paper doilie, burlap that I painted with gesso and a foil sheet. I adhered a book paper flower on the foil flower so it would be bendable. I painted everything with gesso, even the mirrored stars in the center. I used a pipe cleaner for the stem, I painted it with gesso and some bundled sage Distress paint. I spray painted the burlap leaves with some bundled sage paint and water in a mini mister, tah-dah, spray paint! 

 I printed the quote from Pinterest. I loved it.

This months challenge theme at The Inspiration Journal is quotes/words.

Anything with a sentiment, quote or a word or 2 on your project, so easy!

You still have time to upload your project for a chance to win $50 to spend in Inspiration Emporium, shopping always makes me happy especially when it's free, right?

Remember, you can use my code ieirisgarden for 10% off your order!

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time for love

Hello friends!

I finally altered my Tim Assemblage Clock. 

It took me forever to get this to come together. 

I just was not happy with every idea I had until this one and I really love it!

Since February is the month of love that's the theme I went with.

 To start I took the glass out of the clock so I wouldn't mess it up when I painted it.

It was easy to take out, I slid the 2 little metal bracket thingys on the bottom over with my fingers to release the glass and I slid it out. Then I painted it with 2 coats of gesso. I sprayed a matt sealer on it, thinking it might keep the gesso from chipping off. You may not have to do that though.

I cut paper from the Fancy Pants Park Bench 6x6 pad and I cut the heart from Primas Anna Marie 6x6 pad and adheared it to the back of the clock. This piece comes right off the back of the clock to get inside.

I cut the cupid and heart from chipboard and covered them with glitter. I printed a picture of me and Terry in black & white and cut it and adhered it to the heart, but, it was so dark and it wasn't working for me, so I painted gesso over it and sprinkled on the glitter. Glitter makes everything better! I colored the white Kaiser Pearls with a Copic marker r27 to match the red heart.

I cut a burlap flower with the Tattered Florals die. I had some lace flowers in my stash that I made, you can see the tutorial here. I put the glass back in and glued all the flowers and cupid inside with a hot glue gun.

I colored some crinkle ribbon with some watered down Distress Stain in Fired Brick made a bow, hot glued it to the outside and put some heart trinket pins through it.

What are you making for the love month?    

You can get all of your love supplies at Inspiration Emporium and you can get 10% off your order using my coupon code ieirisgarden!

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