12 tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag inspired by Tim Holtz - tag number twelve

This tag was number twelve of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is a tag inspired by Tim Holtz.

The original tag is made from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers. I sprayed the tag with Dylusions spray – Postbox red and Cherry Pie. Heidi Swap – Color shine – Gold Lame. The stamps are from Inkadinkado – Christmas Holiday sentiments – Reindeer. Prima Marketing - Tekststempel. 

The photo is from Tim Holtz pages. The crown is a diecut with Sizzix: Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die By Tim - Crown. The diecut was painted with MetaMica - Pewter an bling was added. I have also used a small belt buckle, painted it with MetaMica and added bling. 

An airplane

Some time ago, I found images from Nicecrane designs - and I thought these were gorgeous. I was thrilled when I was asked to be on the design team, as a guest designer. This is my first guest design contribution.

Some time ago, I looked into making a 3D plane from paper. I found that this had been done a few times before - so I left it for some time. In my search for ideas, I found several simple toilet role planes.  I was was also inspired by the colours and the simplicity of the Gentleman crafter's Christmas plane, made out of two boxes.

  

This plane is made of old papers and recycled materials, and it was quite simple to build. The body of the plane is made from a toilet roll. I have added the tail, which is made from packaging cardboard. The wings are made from the same material as the tail. The wings are glued and stapled to the toilet roll.

Inside the plane, I have put one of the Valentine Kewpies a digital stamp/ image from Nicecrane designs. This Kewpie has been printed out twice - and one of the images has been mirrored. I coloured the Kewpie with Prismacolors, cut out the images and glued them back to back.

I used an old gear from a clock as the propeller. The wheels are two old soda corks with a round plastic resin inside. As the base of the pennant, I used an old spring from an old clock.

The paper on the body of the plane is from G45 - Transatlantic collection. The paper on the wings and tale is from Basic, Grey: Hello Luscious - Zesty. The gold paper is from Søstrene Grene.

The Kewpies were first printed over 100 years ago, in 1909, and was popular as characters in different magazines, as paper dolls and as dolls. For a period now, vintage images and figures has been popular again.  Nicecrane designs has several set of Kewpies images, but these are the newest ones.

I am also entering these challenges:

• Divas by design challenge - Anything goes
• Sweet stamps blog - Anything goes
• 7 kids challenge blog - Anything goes
• Scrappin all over - Anything goes
• Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes
• The paper nest norway - Anything goes
• Crafting from the heart challenge - Anything goes - Fancy fold
• Fussy and fancy challenge -Vintage 
• Allsorts challenge - Vintage
• Paper crafting journey - Vintage
• Vintage udfordring - Dies or punch (Rings on the front and golden hears along one side)
• Southern girls challenge - New digital stamp

12 tags of Christmas 2013 - Mixed Media - tag number eleven

This tag was number eleven of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is an example of Mixed Media. I tend to define the term Mixed Media, as art made with several medias. It is a bit like "multimedia art", using different materials to create something. This could for instance be metal, wood, cardboard, paper and different paints

The original tag is made from a dies from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers. I have then added different dies cut out in cardboard and old soda tind. I have also used parts of old clocks and sewing machines. In the end, I have sprayed it with Dylusions spray – Melted chocolate and white spray paint. For effects I have used Distress Paint, MetaMica and Gesso. 

If you have a complaint - a mixed media Tim Holtz canvas

There is a new challenge at StampARTic . This time, the challenge is something old or reused. I have reused an old button, a cardboard box, an old lace and old computer parts.

I used a Tim Holtz canvas (Idea-Ology District Market Printed Burlap Panel - Alphabetical). This was rather dark, so I painted it with gesso and distress paint. The paper is from Prima lifetime (familia)

The ruler is from Prima. The mouse trap is an ordinary mouse trap from a hardware store. These are both coloured with alcohol ink. I have also distressed the mouse trap with distress embossing powder.  

The words are cut outs from the paper lifetime (familia) from Prima

 Some of the text has been cut out on a silhouette, other parts has been written and printed out from a PC. The hand is a digital freebie from The graphic fairy. The red button is an old red button.

In between the flowers, I have used some old parts from a computer. The tree is a Tim Holtz dies, cut in an old cardboard box, painted black and embossed with distress embossing powder - pine needles,  shabby shutters and fried burlap. The flowers are from Prima and roses are from Kort og godt

Some of the gears are made by cutting in cork with a Tim Holtz gear dies. 

I am entering these challenges:

• 7 kids challenge blog - Anything goes
• Cute and daisy - Tic Tac Toe (Flowers, diecuts and digital image)
• Trykkpressa - New year wish (Use more of my old crafting stuff and reuse things)
• Kreative verden - Flowers
• Scrappin all over - Alt er lov
• The papernest norway - Alt er lov

12 tags of Christmas 2013 - Vintage - tag number ten

This tag was number ten of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is an example of vintage 

The original tag is made is a dies from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers. The paper is from Prima  – Fairy Belle Collection – Firefly. The kids are from Minnehjørnet.

 

12 tags of Christmas 2013 - Steampunk - tag number nine

This tag was number nine of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is an example of steampunk. Stampunk is a genre of Science fiction. One way to describe it is that it is the way people in the 19th century thought new inventions would look. Often industrial and steam powered machinery and often with gears. Steampunk is often brown, dark and maskuline. I find it quite challenging to create a lighter and more feminine steampunk style - but still within the steampunk genre.

The original tag is made is a dies from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers.

To create the background, I cut a sky template with scissors and applied Weathered wood distress ink. The writing along the edges is a Prima stamp - stamped with Vintage photo distress ink. I have also used stamps from Tim Holtz – Stampers Anonymous – Mini Blueprints #3

The key has been made using the dies Tim Holtz – alterations – Hardware Findings in cardboard. I glued several keys together to create the thickness. The key was then painted black, added distress embossing powder and MetaMica paint.

The text: "Dear Santa. If down the Chimney you won't fit, the Door Key's Here for your benefit" was written in word, and printed on Kraft.

The airship is my own design (but with inspiration from other steampunk images seen online) and made out of gold paper and oval glass resin. I have also used gears and bits from inside an old watch and an old CD rom.

12 tags of Christmas 2013 - Vintage tag with a pop-up house - tag number eight

This tag was number eight of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is an example of vintage tag with a pop-up house and hand made embellishment (rolling pin and the gingerbread cutter)

The original tag is made is a dies from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers.

The stamp with the gingerbread recipe, is from Panduro. The paper used i Kraft and Panduro – Poppydesign – Vibeke Spigseth paper pad – Christmas. 

The rolling pin is made from to rectangle pieces of paper. One a bit wider than the other. The widest piece was rolled first, and the narrower piece was rolled over the top - in the middle. The cookie cutter has been made from an old soda can. I cut out two strips of metal (0,5 cm wide) from the soda can and glued them together (with the outside pattern glued together - so only the metal side could be seen). The metal strips was shaped into a cookie gingerbread man cutter and the two end pieces was glued together.

The little house is a rubber band Pop-up house. The house can be folded flat - so the tag can be sent in an envelope. When you open the envelope, the house will pop up on its own. The template for the house is my own, and this is a template I shared last year (with a tutorial)

Template for the pop-up house:

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Templates and Copyright - Please read.

This is my own template. The inspiration is from looking at several fabric made pop up cards on you tube. You are free to use my templates, and publish your own craft. However, it would be nice if you link back to me. Please do not sell or publish my templates, as they are or edited! My templates are copyrighted by law.

Dette er min egen mal. Inspirasjonen er hentet fra å se på videoer av flere fabrikklagde "pop up" kort på You tube. Du kan fritt bruke malen til å lage dine egne arbeider. Du kan også fritt publisere ditt eget arbeide. Jeg ville imidlertid satt pris på om du linket tilbake til meg. Du har ikke lov til å publisere eller selge mine maler, som de er eller redigert. Mine maler har copyright under  Åndsverksloven.

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The pop-up house has a rubber band inside, so it will pop open on its own. 

The tutorial for how to build the pop-up house can be found here