ATC: fairy tales...

blue twig studio hosts an ATC challenge each month and this months challenge is fairy tales. i am playing along and made my ATC last night with a few stolen moments in my studio.....

i had been saving these images of the girl and the wings....just waiting for the perfect reason to pull them out of the drawer. i think that she is very sweet and i feel like she was perfect for this ATC.

one of my favorite quotes is from Alice in Wonderland, "If i had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense."

happy wednesday to you!

holiday warm up- tag style

here is one holiday tag i made with one of stencils from BlueTwig Studio.

i will walk you through my process for creating your own tags.

1. grab a tag....i had to make my tags, as apparently i did not actually have any premade tags. i used file folder and a template to make my tags.
2. use acrylic paint and the gelli plate to get paint down onto each tag as your background color. i did use my small 6x6 gelli plate with these tags.
3. stamp a little with an opposing color- i used a homemade stamp to make the light blue strips on the tags. i also sprayed lightly with a silver spray ink.
4. brayer some more color....i put a small amount of pistashio green onto my gelli plate and rolled the paint out with my brayer and then, rolled the brayer onto the tags in areas to add additional color. below is a sample of how the tag will look prior to the stenciling. 

    5.  use the Tim Holtz Christmas (THS030) stencil with holiday words. i used a cosmetic sponge          and white acrylic paint to pounce on the white paint.

    6.  hi-lite one word with a stabilo pencil. spritz with water to blend a bit. be careful with the   water, it is easy to use too much.

here are some other samples that i made using the stencils from BlueTwig Studio and this same process. 

the other supplies i used in the tags below are: 

• Tim Holtz Holiday Knit (THS028) stencil 
• Tim Holtz idea-ology Gumdrops that attached with Gorilla Glue

getcha in the holiday creative mood?....

design team: BlueTwig Studio

so excited to announce i was selected to be on the design team for BlueTwig Studio. i was chosen with 2 other very talented ladies. BlueTwig Studio is owned by Deb Prewitt, who was only present online until just recently when she took the plunge and opened up a brick and mortar store in colorado. so if you live in the area go check out her new place! but you can always shop at Deb's online store- shop here! you will find all sorts of fabulous stuff for all of your creative needs.

i will give a sneak peak below at what i made with items from her store and will give full instructions and products tomorrow. stop back!