Get Organized Challenge Update

So as you may know I'm participating yet again in the Get Organized Challenge (GOC).  I'm a lifer, I tell ya.
For today's post I decided to video my craft space.  Don't judge me! It is a mess and yes it has been worse.

So here is a little video tour of my crafty space exactly how it was on Saturday morning before I started the clean up.

Now if you want more info on GOC you can click HERE for my first post on this round.

This week's webinar was yesterday, so the homework this week is to sort paper.  Most of my paper is sorted, but I'm going to work on PURGING my paper and rearranging my plain card stock into paper storage boxes on the bottom shelf of cube unit instead of those paper trays. They just don't work for me.

I'm also going to move my Stampin' Up paper down to that cube unit instead of in my Kallax unit.

Since I use my 8 1/2 x 11 paper mainly for cards, I'm going to leave it on top of my card/envelope drawers. That seems to be working for me.

Stop back next Wednesday and see my progress.  I'll post another video of the {hopefully completed, fingers crossed} space when the GOC is over in a few weeks.

It is never to late to join the GOC, all the past videos are posted on YouTube, just head over to Tiffany's wonderful site for more details and the workbook.   It is FREE and if you're anything like me you love FREE!

Happy Crafting & Organizing
Theresa

Tuesday Technique: Embossing and Emboss Resist

I've played a lot over the last couple months with the emboss resist technique and my Ranger Distress Inks.   I own all the colors in the mini size and am trying to wait patiently for the new inks that are coming out in 2015 to be released in mini form.

In case you didn't know Tim Holtz/Ranger is releasing one new distress color each month in 2015.

January's color is Cracked Pistachio.  Isn't it pretty?

The coolest part about this monthly way of delivering new colors is that they will be available in all the distress product lines (except the minis) at the same time.

So whether you are into the inks or paints or stains or markers (or if you are like me and you want them all), they will be available in the new colors at the first of each month.

Now on with the projects I've been creating over the last couple of months.

Embossing:

I created these three tags for a swap that I was in.
On the blue one, I used three different distress ink colors to create the background.  I used a pearlized water that I created by mixing Perfect Pearls powder and water in a mister bottle to blend the inks.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  The pearly finish is awesome.  After that dried completely, I used white embossing powder for the sentiment.

For the pink one, I again used three different distress ink colors and pearlized water and after that was all dry, I used a pink embossing powder for the stamped filigree image.

The green one in the center does not have embossing but was instead made using a stencil and glittery embossing paste from Martha Stewart.

These are the tags that I created using Emboss Resist Technique.

 

 

It is very easy to do this technique.  All you need is some clear or white embossing powder and some inks.
I used distress inks for mine.
Stamp your image/sentiment with Versa Mark and apply your embossing powder and heat set.  DO NOT OVERHEAT!
Add your inks.  That's it.  It really is that simple.
If you want to make the receiver wonder how you did it.  After the ink is dry, add a blank piece of computer paper to the top of your project and iron over it until the paper absorbs the melted embossing powder.  You will then have a smooth project with no embossing powder.

Hope you'll give this technique a try.


Happy Crafting
Theresa

PS: Today will be the only Tuesday Technique post for February.  I will be posting this month my journey through the Get Organized Challenge with Tiffany Spaulding (Click HERE to see my original post about this great program) and LOAD215 (Click HERE for that post) instead.

So stop by and check out my progress on each of this challenges this month.

Dear Lord, help me manage both without losing my mind. Amen.

Card A Day Challenge Blog

Do you want to challenge yourself to create a new card every day? 

Then join me on my new adventure over at Card A Day Challenge Blog.

 The blog isn't fancy, but you'll get the prompt and an example or a few for each one.

This blog gives a new card prompt daily and the prompts will follow this schedule:

Sunday = Clean & Simple
   A clean and simple card, mostly one layer cards.

Monday = Mistletoe Monday
   A Christmas card challenge to get you ahead of the game for the holidays.

Tuesday = Color Challenge
   Create a card using a specific color combination.

Wednesday = Card Sketch Challenge
    Create a card based on the sketch.

Thursday = Technique Thursday
    Create a card using the featured technique.

Friday = Anything Goes
    This could be anything. 

Saturday = Special Folds or Shapes
   Create a card based on the featured fold or shape challenge.

We have a Flickr Group/Page that is exclusively for the use of my blog followers.  You can find photos from both of my blogs there and can upload your pics of the cards you create while doing the challenges.

Flickr is a FREE photo sharing site and it is free to join our little group of crafters, just click  HERE.

I hope you enjoy the challenges that are presented each day and that you'll take the time to upload your pics of the cards you've created to the gallery, so I and your fellow crafters in blog land can ohh and ahh over them.  

The challenges will start on Sunday, February 1, 2015. 

Hope you'll join me in this new adventure. 

Happy Crafting
Theresa