The beginnings

One day long ago, well not really it's only about 3 years ago now (ha ha) I was introduced to the style of Tim Holtz.  Little did I know he would take me on this amazing creative journey and inspire almost everything I create.  It first started with the foamy tool and the distress ink pads and my creative world skyrocketed from there.  From the little metal embellishments to something as simple as a stamp, the sky is the limit and this is only the start.

I wanted to share my first real creation that I made for a friend of mine from Toronto.  He has been on his own journey of fighting cancer and a special day came along for him that I wanted to celebrate by making something special.  So my chipboard albumn journey began.  Many hours of my heart and creativity poured out into this project and it's one of my proudest accomplishments.  Not only because I loved it when I was done but because he appreciated it even more (I wish you continued positivity in your journey Nicolas).

Canvas printed

Photo is printed on sticky back canvas (LOVE)

 

A Day of complete creativity

Yesterday was a wonderfully creative day with a really good friend.  We accomplished a lot and had some fun doing a little shopping at a local Christmas craft fair which has become a yearly outing for us.  Thank you Barb for an awesome day.

So what did I get done well just wait for it!

1. A wonderfully delicious little gift tag with a bit of grunge factor to it.  Tim Holtz your my inspiration!!!

 2. 4 sets of my FUN little Christmas card and gift tag boxed sets.  These were a hot little seller at my work last year so I thought I would create some new and fun one's again.  My inspiration was a 2011 paper line from Cosmo Cricket called Dear Mr. Claus.   Eeeeeps, Christmas and retro all rolled into one!  Heaven!!

Set #1  - Tis the season for baubles and snowmen

 Set #2 - You light up my Happy Holidays

 Set #3 - Isn't he lovely

4 - Christmas greens and reds

 

I also had a few minutes to throw this little gal together.  Doilies are an awesome and easy way to dress up a card or page!