Birthday cards

 

Tim Holtz style.

I really love the how they turned out.

The doily is a new die cut I got from Mitzi's and I

do not remember the name because I have it

hanging in a magnetic storage folder.

Well, it's a perfect fit and size and there are

2 doily dies and the smaller one tucks in the middle of the

larger one but I didn't do that here.

I used a piece of tissue paper and that flower tucks in

quite perfectly.

TH Abandoned paper and I used his inks and oxides

to make the background for the doily.

I even got carried away and added some balloons to the

envelope and used ink to paint them.

And TH stamps.

Oh and that flower is covering a stamping boo boo.

 

My pal Holli made this Arthur - so much better than mine.

Especially in the gluing department.

His colors were perfect for that pre-made background,

Good tip from TH to make backgrounds to have 

in your stash.

Worked for me.

 

The internet is a wonderful thing and found 

"you are not getting older

you are getting upgraded" off the internet.

I can't believe I didn't photo the inside. Cool, fun and

funky stamped words ransom style.

I really enjoyed painting the balloons.

Tim Holtz

Oh and the birthday boys middle name is Arthur.

And OH, I drew the balloon lines and yes its a big deal to me.

because yes I could screw that up LOL.

We had a lovely birthday dinner at my sister-in-laws house

and had fun with the nieces and nephew,

 

Travelers Notebook - Using die cut "leftovers"

After putting together Arthur (which was fun) you can

"meet" Arther here I decided it would

be fun to use the cutout. 

I thought about adding sequins which would be fun

but I didn't have the necessary items to make that happen.

However, I did have a fun transparency that

I had for years that sort of defines the "eye"

that are hearts.

 I made the "coffee" tag awhile ago and it seemed

perfect to add to Arther - along with some more TH

ephemera.

And then there is Gertrude. Love how this cutout turned

out and added a bit of ephemera as well.

Very fun addition to my TN

and those sayings are extremely fun to use.

Mixed Media - Can one have too much glitter

Why no, no one who thinks that can be a friend.

Who needs that negativity.

Well this pre done page had Nuvo sparkly dots

and rubbed it all over in the background.

I couldn't leave the sun and clouds unscathed.

Arthur is a Tim Holtz production die that has such personality

it blows one's mind. 

It's a lot of fun to put all 16 pieces together.

Mind boggling actually.

Some are soooo tiny - they're gonna be lost forever.

Sigh.

I have enough trouble to keep track of big dies.

Heavy sigh.

Anyway, There are some boo-boos going on there but

for a first time putting this bad boy together

it turned out not so bad.

As noted, the dies are numbered and HAVE colors on them.

Well, there are 6 major body dies that are purple 

that I'm sure run the shades.

I didn't have that many purple shades.

Only pink.

Arthur looks quite manly in pink, gotta say.

Of course I had pieces left over because that's mostly how I roll.

Actually the branch was the easiest part to put together.

I HAD TO DO THIS TONGUE IN CHEEK PAGE.

My attitude putting the pieces together

just SCREAMED it LOL.

QK holiday alphas, tim holtz, unknown pack of alphas and numbers.

Love that booklet.