Grungy Monday

wow a whole week has gone by since I posted to my blog. We have moved and now the real work has started. Unpacking!! My new/old house is wall to wall boxes and we have been working all weekend on it. My studio is basically unpacked but three boxes are missing. My Albums, My Blank Canvas's and my Done Projects for Swaps. My DH (duh Hubby) most likely put them in the garage with a thousand other boxes and I'll find them at Christmas. I have to find the projects that are finished for Yahoo Group swaps or I'm in deep doo doo.

anywho I worked on this Tag for Grungy Monday as I was taking a break yesterday.. I'm not sure if I like how it came out. It's quite dark and not Shabby Chic at all as the technique from Tim Holtz calls for. Speaking about Tim, check out his blog for some fabulous techniques and what's up and coming from him..

so anywho again as I said about (look above) this tag is for Studio L3 Grungy Monday..

I used Three Dabbers one blue and two browns but the brown kind of over took the poor blue.

I also used a different kind of clear embossing powder. It's for deep etching.

It has a little bit of bling on it when you emboss with it..

and I used my small rosette die again from Tim Holz

cut them in half to make like an old fashioned banner..

This was a new technique to me and it was a lot of fun to do..

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Hey!! Thanks for looking

Grungy Monday and I'm all Packed

I'm all packed in my Crafts room to go to the new/old house. I did it last night but then I went to Studio L3 and saw the Grungy Monday Challenge and I had to play! LOL I had few supplies I could use. One safety pin I found on my desk, the inks and a bit of paper left over from some other project. One file folder and My Stamps which aren't packed yet either. I put this together with the supplies.

I guess I better finish packing for the new/old house before I drag everything

out again. ROFL

ohhh before I forget the Techniques done and all Techniques for Grungy Monday

are from Tim Holtz. Head on over to his fabulous Blog

and become a Timaholic Also.

Say Hot Bees Wax

I created this tag using Hot Bee's Wax.. I love using that medium now.. Until we move next week I'm kind of limited with it as so much of my supplies are already packed. Like my stylus and crayons but I managed to get this tag done with just the iron and ohhh yeah the frame and gal I heated up some Utee and dipped it into it. I'm still not having the greatest of luck with that technique but am trying.

I couldn't get that glare out of the picture so it kinda looks funny but it's not really there.

Thanks for looking

My New Rosette Dies

I wanted to try out my Rosette die I got about a week ago. They finally came in from our Distributor.. so I created this Canvas using them.. There are so many way you can use them and change them around. I just did it Timmy's way. I tell ya there not so easy to mush down to put them in the shape of the Rosette. One you get it it's fine but until I did I had a bit of a hard time.

Next time I think I will maybe use tokens or some other circle in the middle of them. I did put crackle paint on the button but you can't see it.

Hey! hey hey thanks for da looky

Let Them Eat Cake

Let them Eat Cake is what it says on My Tag.. Of coarse it's Marie on the tag.. This is the theme this week over at Jeanette's Soartful challenge blog... I did a lot of distressing on this tag. and a alot of glimmer mist over the dry embossing and the lace.. I created the tiny flowers following a tutorial by my Friend Penny Duncan. Thank you Penny.. Cut out the flower petals with my Cricut and painted with Perfect Pearls. .. Don't they look like the Prima flowers sort of. LOL

I also used Rub and Buff Gold to give it it's gold sheen on the Dry Embossing.

Hey!!! Thanks for Looking.

Back to Cards

I haven't created a card in a while so I thought I'd do one for a swap in this Yahoo Group I'm in.

Here is my card using Timmy's stamps. Mr. Tim Holtz! LOL

and yes I made the whimsical Flower. LOL

and I am a Material Girl

Over at Studio L3 they are having Grungy Monday once again and this time it's Timmy's Color Blocking Technique. Well as soon as I got done I was reminded of a Patchwork Quilt. I was going to do some sewing on this but the machine is packed and waiting to go over to the new/old house so anywho I took out my new Sewing Form Die and put a skirt on it. I don't sew well peoples so this is the best it gets!! LOL

This is my entry for Grungy Mondy