Creative Chaos Halloween swap

My creativity, I am in a group called All Things Tim where we do alot of stuff Tim Holtz and if your a scrapbooker or paper designer you know who Tim Holtz is he is an awesome creator of many things to do with paper art. Well we are doing a swap called Creative Chaos where we make 12 Halloween tags which are then developed into a canvas of 12 different size tags that they create a cool wall hanging. I finished my 12 tags this week and are getting ready to mail them I thought I would share them. I cant wait to see the finished project.

 

Mixed Media and Me

I am having a great time playing with Mixed Media and decorating things. Two weeks ago it was Altoid Tins that I loved doing. This week I am decorating a cigar box. I bought some empty Cigar boxes from Thompsons Cigar Co and they are awesome. I got 10 for 19.95 and I love them. 10 should last me forever because I cant see me doing a ton of these boxes but I love this one. First thing I did was get the box ready it looked like this before I started. Then I covered it in Gesso from Hobby Lobby in the paint department, It gives the paint something to grip on to and makes the paint cover better to get the box all one color. Next I painted it a teal green cover because I was doing crackle paint and I wanted the bottom layer the teal my bedroom is teal and tan. :-) I forgot to take a picture at this point but used Liquitex Basics acrylic paint. Then when that dryed I applied a heavy coat of crackle medium I also got at Hobby Lobby. I used Delta  crackle medium and let it dry and get tacky. It says not to let it dry completely. I hear that some crackles have to dry completely this one does not. Then I took a large sea sponge and got it wet and wrung it out and applied the last coat of paint with the sponge. If you wipe the crackle or make strokes sometimes the crackle rubs off so I chose to use a sponge.If you wipe I hear that the paint crackles in the direction you paint the last coat on so I didnt want line cracks I wanted more spider cracks. I am thrilled with the way it turned out.  Isn't it beautiful?

Altoid Mint tins altered I am thoroughly enjoying altering these little jewels

I created the cutest altoid Mint tin today I am really proud of it!! I am excited I cant post it on here yet because it is for a swap and I havent mailed it to her yet. However I was nervous about it because the lady getting it is so creative and talented that I was nervous that my work wasnt up to her standards. It is not perfect but I LOVE the way it turned out. When she messages and says she recieved it I will post pics.

Compendium of Curiosities challenge 10

Technique 10: Tissue Wrap Flowers

Tim Holtz: A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2, page 37

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie's Boutique

I decided to join in the compendium of curiosities challenge for this week and the challenge was to make a tissue paper flower. I made the flower but it was difficult for me the directions for this flower is on page 37 of The book. I used mostly Tim Holtz items on this swap from the stains and stamps to the technique of the flower. Thanks for stopping by to check out my tag and if you want to join in the fun go to studio L3

My Tim Holtz Obsession

Well I have a new Tim Holtz obsession so i have joined a Yahoo group called all Things Tim and they are doing a compendium of curiosities thing going through book 2 and everyone has to make something with each page. I happened to have the pocket watch of Tims and decided even though it is past the due date I would like to do one. So I played in my scrap book room tonight and made a tag with it. I really liked the way it turned out. It is on Grunge board .

My creations as of late!

I have been creating starbucks cups and having some fun with them here are two versions.