On Display-Tags

Somehow I found time in between a Dickens of a Christmas, birthdays, Christmas programs and work to create these two lovely tags.  Im still holding onto the Christmas one even though it belongs on a teachers gift.  I have it tucked into a lovely Christmas vignette.  Tied the tag up with some lovely red velvet trim and added some pink ribbon as a band around the tag to pull out some of the pink in both collections   

I used paper from October Afternoon Holiday Style, Crate Paper Peppermint Collection and some vintage music paper.  Distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz inks, snow tex and fine silver German glitter glass.  I also used my favorite Deco Art glitter paint.  Its a favorite product of mine, gives a nice vintage effect to your work.  I added snow tex to the red Prima flower and holly leaves I purchased at Hobby Lobby.  I added the glitter glass onto the snow tex while it was wet.

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Now that Tim Holzt has created the Small Easel die, its easy for us to turn our work into displays, which is what I did with both the Christmas tag and the birthday tag below.  

This tag was created for my mother i law.  She can display it o her desk.  I used the October Afternoon Farmhouse collection.  I also added some prima flowers and seam binding.  

I hope this Christmas you find some time in between your Christmas celebrations to make something lovely for either yourself or a gift.  Who wouldn't want to display such lovely little things?

Vintage Style Christmas Card

I'm back.  Took a self imposed vacation from blogging to take care of holiday preparations, (Halloween and Thanksgiving) work, kids, etc.  The above photo is of one of a set of vintage Christmas mugs and pitcher I recently scored at a local antique booth.  I went out that day with a goal of finding a holiday mug and pitcher set, ice skates for our front door and a Christmas tin....got all three.  It was a great day!!  I have done very little crafting since before Halloween except for some small projects I made for a Secret Santa package I had due. 

Yesterday I got to play all day and made this Christmas card below for a friend.  OA finally released a couple new collections.  One is their Christmas collection, Holiday Style.  I used a couple pieces from the  Miscellany pack that corresponds with the collection.  

If you would like to see what comes in the OA Holiday Style Miscellany Pack, watch my video below.  I also discuss what I used to make this card.

Thanks for stopping by~

Tashia Boyd

Halloween Card - If The Broom Fits

Bwahahahahah.....it's my favorite time of year where I can design cards
with a dark flare and I wont be judged as being emo!  It's also the time of year I can use

fibers in my work and not feel itchy.  Fibers and summer or spring just don't mix.
This is a hybrid card, digital design mixed with hand stamping and mixed media elements.
This has to be one of my favorite cards I have done lately.

Products:  Paper Studio blank card, InkaDinkaDo Damask stamp, Oxford Impression pumpkin stamp, fibers from Etsy, Seam Binding, black and white twine from Divine Twine, my own Script Scallop Trim (available in my Etsy shop), Happy Halloween banner designed by me.

Chat later friends - Tashia Boyd

Vintage Halloween Rolodex Card

Had some spare time this week to put together a few Rolodex cards for a swap I joined.  I recently joined http://yourpaperpantry.ning.com and found a group to swap with.  I figured this would be fun for me as I love office supplies!  We had to create 5 cards with very little embellishment; Removable contact info on the back and each card must have a tab.  Easy enough for me.  

In addition to the cards I decorated some glassine bags to go with each card. 

This was fun because it was completely just for giggles...not for sale or for a birthday.  I did do a video and its currently uploading so go check it out...if you're still up at 1am central time because that's when its slated to premier...if YouTube doesn't have some kind of error uploading!!!  

Chat later...must get my beauty rest.

T-

Boarding Pass Travel Scrapbook

I have tried to upload a video on this travel scrapbook, however, youtube is giving me fits with my videos (because my videos are large files and HD)...not sure whats going on......FRUSTRATING.  I have wasted 3 of my precious days trying to load videos and it just doesn't work.  :(  I'll just keep trying!

I got the October Afternoon "Boarding Pass" paper collection maybe the first of August and I received the Tim Holtz binder rings several months ago, whenever they came out.  This project seemed the perfect fit for the binder rings, which I have to confess are awesome!  They just take a little pre-planning but well worth it in the end as you will see they give your books a really great finished end results.  This book is not for keeps, most likely will go in the shop for a savvy traveler!  Enjoy the picture show!

 

C.A.S. vs. Shabby Chic-Whats Ur Style?

Here I have created 2 very different cards.  One is in the clean and simple (C.A.S.) format and the other in the shabby chic format.  What's my style she asked.  I replied...edgy, playful, distressed, clean...I don't know!!!  My style changes every minute really.  I've been making cards most my life so I have learned to adapt my style to fit most anybody and any occasion.  

Both cards are for birthdays and are CG.  I did add the Dymo Caption banner "Enjoy The Journey", glitter and twine to the CAS card (the bicycle card).  On the shabby chic "Fierce" card I added some scallop trim I cut and some strips of fabric, some twin, glass glitter and bling....and because I try to incorporate a star somewhere on my cards, I used my fav star punch!

I hope you enjoyed my card share!

Victorian Birthday Card for Grandmother

Just completed this lovely Birthday card for my husbands grandmother.  She loves all things Victorian.  I did something I haven't done in a while...got my Cricut out [gasp]!  I'm way to lazy to fussy cut the Victorian bird with flourish so I had my Cricut do the fussy cutting for me.  I would say this step would be for the advanced Cricut user who knows their way around the SCAL program.  It's one of my favorite things to do with my Cricut...fussy cutting.  

I better run...have a wedding to do!  I'm doing the flowers (real ones)...scarrrrry!  All I can say is that if the flowers make it by the end of the evening....here's my card.  If they die...I don't know who the heck did the flowers.  Take care loves!

Life, Lick It!