Tim Holtz Mixed Media Framed Valentine Canvas

It's time for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week our theme is Spread Your Wings.  I've created a mixed media framed Valentine canvas home decor project.  

I was determined to make the most of my purchase of the Mixed Media Christmas Thinlet set I purchased after Christmas and decided to use the harlequin die for a Valentine assemblage.  I cut it twice in opposite corners of a watercolor panel and dipped it into a Fired Brick Distress Ink bath.

I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to do some designs for Tim Holtz for Creativation 2017 and was given the new Mini Detailed Butterfly die set to work with.  Here I used one of the solid butterflies.  I inked it with Fired Brick, then wiped on Versamark ink and embossed with Distress Embossing Powder in Walnut Stain for a rusty effect.  I added one of the new Idea-ology keys to the center.

I used Tim's label die set to cut paper from the Correspondence paper stash for my base and edged it with Vintage Photo.

I layered the XO die with an arrow and some bundled string.  The heart was inked and coated with clear crackle paste.  I adhered my stitched panel to a burlap panel and inserted it into a thrifted frame with.  The Scrabble letters are from my collection. I hope you are inspired to spread your wings today and join this week's challenge for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree!  Thanks so much for your visits and comments.

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Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media Christmas Thinlets	Tim Holtz Distress Fired Brick Red Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Mini Detailed Butterfly Thinlets	Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Idea ology Key adornments findings	Tim Holtz Sizzix Laels Thinlets Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash Correspondence	tim holtz distress vintage photo ink pad
Tim Holtz Idea-ology ARROWS Adornments Metal Charms TH93127	Tim Holtz 4 Oz Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY Distress Clear Ranger

Mixed Media Butterfly Vignette

We are sharing our favorite IndigoBlu stamps in our projects this month on the IndigoBlu blog.  By far, Flutterby is my favorite!  I altered a wooden vignette box, using a variety of IndigoBlu paints.  I embossed Vintage Flourish in copper along the perimeter of the box.  I adhered my stamped butterfly over a bed of shredded book page for texture.  I painted the wooden cutout with Miss Moneypennny Copper paint.  This small project will be a perfect inspirational display for my office.  Thanks for visiting today!

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Simon Says Stamp: Anything But a Card

Winter Wood and Deer Mixed Media Card

With wintry days visiting us, I decided to cozy up in my studio and create a woodland scene featuring the fantastic Arched Fir Branch die.  I'm sharing all of the details on the Tutti Design blog today, so do hop over for a closer look.  I absolutely love this scripture stamp by Verve, but I had to cut off the reference (Psalm 150:6) to fit it into my Nesting Stitched Circle die.  The deer is by Penny Black.  I won a little shopping spree from one of their recent Facebook giveaways and just had to have him!  Thanks for your visit today!  Hugs, Autumn

I'm also sharing with: 

A Snowflake's Promise: Anything Winter/Christmas

Cuttlebug Mania: Winter Wonderland

Deep Ocean: Anything New

Inky Chicks: Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash: Fantastic Beasts

Unicorn Challenge: January Blues

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Snow Days Mixed Media Junk Journal Spread

It's time for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is Chill Out.  My regular followers know I love making cardboard junk journals.  I love working on cardboard with mixed media!  Nothing screams "chill-axing" to me like sitting at my art table and making an inky mess in my journal!

Again, I'm so thankful to SSS for the opportunity to be in the SSS Designer Spotlight!  What an amazing way to start off 2017 for me!  Thanks to each of you for your kind comments and visits.  <3

For these pages, I tore off a good bit of my top layer to reveal the corrugated surface.  I gave it a light coat of gesso and then created an inky background with Distress Inks.  I rubbed them on my craft mat, then sprayed with water to create fluid ink.  I applied several layers of various colors, spritzing water directly onto my pages to blend and heat setting before adding additional layers to "set" the inks.  I stamped a Prima text stamp randomly around both pages.

My sweet friend Madelyn (love ya girl!) shared this awesome holey tape with me and I applied it before inking.  The color pooled within the circles.

I used the Holiday Knit stencil and texture paste in the background and fussy cut these adorable chaps from the Found Relatives Occasions set.

I tore strips of paper and added some washi tape to give them a larger mound of snow to rest upon.  I added one of Tim's sticker sentiments, which reminded me of the fun my brother and I had on our trips to Grandma's house!  :)  I layered Paper Snowflake die cuts all over and then mixed mica flakes and clear glass beads with Mod Podge and spread all over the pages randomly.  Mod Podge has to air dry, so never try to rush it along with your heat tool, but the result is always worth the wait.

I had to add the token string bundle, here in silver.  A couple of Kraft Core metallic snowflakes to tie it all in.  I splashed the whole page with Vintage Photo to further grunge it up, maybe I got carried away, but it was fun and totally CHILL!  I hope it will inspire you to get inky today!

As always, a $50 gift voucher is up for grabs to one lucky participant of this week's challenge!   

Found relatives occasions	Tim Holtz Sizzix PAPER SNOWFLAKES MINI	Chipped Sapphire - Distress Ink	Stormy Sky - Distress Ink	Weathered Wood - Distress Ink
Frayed Burlap - Distress ink	Mod Podge Matte	Stampendous Mica Fragments Pearlized	Prima Flowers CRYSTAL Art Ingredients Glass Beads	Prima Clear Stamps VINTAGE VANITY #4

Opposites Attract Innie and Outie Heart Cards

 I'm sharing a fun little tutorial with the fabulous new Love Butterfly Frame today on the Tutti Designs blog.  I'm showing you how to create two opposite cards, in your choice of sizes, with a bit of ink and paper.  I hope you'll hop on over and take a peek.

I'm sharing with:
Scrappy Land: Anything Goes w/Dies
Glitter 'n' Sparkle: Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society: Anything Goes
Get Creative: Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread: Anything Goes
Dies R Us: Anything Goes w/Dies