be authentic....my Tim Tag for July

I can't believe it not even the middle of July and I am already posting my 

Tim Tag for the month! It's almost like I'm organized or something.

hahahahaha - ya, right!

Check out Tim's tag here - it's very patriotic!

I had to get a little creative because I didn't have the  same stamp set Tim used. 

So I starting flipping through my stamps and founf the sand dollar from the Mini Blueprints 6 set.

This was the first time I tried the new Distress Micro Glaze and I have to say that I love it!

I took me a couple of tries to decide on a colour combination that I liked but I finally settled on blues & greens. I kind of wished the colours turned out a bit darker but over all

 I'm still very happy with the result.

Who wants to go to the beach?!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

 I love reading all your comments & visiting your blog too!

~~stay crafty~~

julia

Submitted for challenges:

Tim Holtz: July Tag  

Emerald Creek Dares - Fall 2015 Designer Call 

Coffee Frap....my go-to summer drink

I love coffee.....hot, iced or frapped...it just doesn't matter.

Tim Tag this month was made just for me, I know it!

I love the new Custom Blend Distress ink pads almost as much as I love coffee.

I decided to go with a more sunny, "summer"-y custom colour blend.

 I think it looks like a beautiful summer sunset

Custom Blend - Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge & Fossilized Amber

Instead of the Stripes Layering Stencil I used the Burlap one instead. I love the look of the plaid that Tim has on his tag so I will definitely be adding the Stripes stencil to my very, long wish list. 

 

Thanks for dropping by my blog today ~ I love to read your comments!

~~ stay crafty ~~

julia

Submitted to the following challenges:

Tim Holtz  - 12 Tags Of 2015 ~ June

Frilly & Funkie - It's Summer

Crafty Storage Boxes........Part 1

I am in the final stages of getting things ready for our move to Edmonton and have been frantically focused on figuring out how to make a workable craft space in a small condo. 

Last weekend I found an amazing computer desk/hutch that was PERFECT!

After a few modifications by my amazing dad it has been painted & is ready to be loaded on to the moving truck. Watch for the desk reveal in blog post next week.

Today I have storage boxes.....lots & lots of storage boxes.

This one I particularly excited about. I first sanded the heck out the box, then painted with a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Florence & then 2 coats of Old White. After a bit of sanding I had a lovely distressed box. I tried a new transfer method for the French Typography Graphic I found on the Graphics Fairy. I think I worked out well - I first applied a thin coat of Aleen's Tacky Glue to a thin sheet of cardstock, let that dry completely, then printed my reverse image on it. I trimmed it so I just had my image and not the entire sheet of cardstock. I think applied a thin coat of matte medium to my box where I wanted my image to be. I then placed my printed image face down on to the matte medium, pressed it down then let it dry overnight. In the morning I sprayed it with water then slowly & carefully began to rub the paper pulp of with my finger tips. I then used the edge of an old hotel key card to gently scrap off the glue residue. It was a bit time consuming but it was by far the best image transfer result I have done.

I think it turned out really well....not bad for a $10 old wooden tool box I found at Restore.

Its the perfect storage box for my Tim Holtz stamp sets & the casters I added to the bottom finish it off perfectly!

Stayed tuned because on Thursday I will post more crafty boxes I made with dollar store purchases!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

~~~~~~ stay crafty ~~~~~

julia