back to the drawing board

time to share my october tim holtz 12 tags of 2013. this month was all about glitter. i'm not a fan of glitter - but i do have a jar of clear rock candy dry glitter. so i decided to color it with alcohol ink using a tutorial tim created last year. the tutorial for coloring the glitter is here and  tim's tutorial for october can be found here.

supplies
paper: [#5 shipping tag] avery
accents: [reinforcer, mini fastener, clear rock candy dry glitter, paper tape/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus, [happy haunting stickers] graphic 45
stamps: [spider & web/mini halloween 3] stampers anonymous
inks: [ripe persimmon & black soot/distress ink; lettuce, pitch black, sunshine yellow & wild plum/alcohol ink] ranger
paint: [black soot, ripe persimmon, pumice stone & wild honey/distress paint; lettuce, pitch black & wild plum/acrylic paint dabber] ranger
liquid accent: [glossy accents] ranger
steel rule die: [townscape/tim holtz alterations] sizzix
finished size: 2.375"x4.75"

this morning felt like a card making morning - so i made a card for the current runway inspired challenge using my newly arrived taylored expressions stamp of the month. this was a simple one to put together with just a bit of stamping and one pass through my die-cut machine. that background - it is patterned paper - i didn't make those perfectly placed ink splatters. inspiration photo is below.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper
patterned paper: [dear lizzy/marks & co. card kit] studio calico
rubber stamp: [camera/instant love set & sentiment/oh snap! set] taylored expressions
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
accent: [red enamel dot/boy crazy collection] my mind's eye
steel die: [camera/remember when set] taylored expressions
finished size: 4"x5"

yes, it's been awhile since i've made a card. with yesterday being world card making day i figured it is was a good time to get back to the hobby. this card was made with the studio calico: use your scraps challenge in mind. i started with the die-cut skyline - which was a project life spread reject - then just grabbed whatever else around my desk caught my eye.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper
patterned paper: [scraps]
accents: [chipboard speech bubble] studio calico, [gold star sequins], [washi tape]
steel die: [skyline by kelly purkey] simon says stamp
fiber: [black thread] ikea
finished size: 4"x5"