Wallflower Worn book Cover

 

Hi Everyone! Karen here with you again for another guest DT post. I cant believe I am up to number three already!

I am  having an absolute ball! I hope you are enjoying my inspiration as well!

 

This week, in keeping with my Tim Holtz Wallflower theme, I have a worn cover to share with you.

 

These covers are just so versatile and so much fun to use. I use mine mainly with the tag inserts in them, as a tag journal seeing that I am a little addicted to tags!

I used the Diary Worn Cover as my base.

 

I'll be honest this project actually started its life as a tag... but I sort of got a little side tracked.. I started with a tag cut from the Wallflower paper stash and added in a little ink and some stencilling. I used the Speckles layering stencil, and pumice stone and walnut ink distress ink.

 

 

the next step was of course a little machine stitching, I also added in a piece of ruler paper form the Labatorie paper stash at this point. It was a piece I had sitting on my desk left over form another project.

 

Next came some fussy cutting of a Found Relatives, and a butterfly,  some different sized squares and rectangles from the Wallflower Paper Stash. I added a little machine stitching to the edges of some of these as well.

 

Next came the fun part.. I always love this bit, arranging and re arranging my layers until I am happy with how they look. You will also notice some Thrift shop ephemera and older salvage stickers have made their way in there as well..  it was also at this stage that my tag lots its top and became a rectangle.. :)

 

 

Once I'm happy with my layer I then start lifting corners, adding in mounting foam and double

sided tape to stick everything down.

 

I always use some double-sided tape and multi medium to stick my

layered elements to the front cover of my Worn Cover, just to make sure it wont come unstuck! Lastly I added in a Word Band and Monocle with another  fussy cut butterfly.

For the binding inside I have used  the Tim Holtz Ring Binder and fastened it in place with some trusty old Hitch Fasteners!

 

 

I'm really happy with how it turned out, and cant wait to start filling it with tags,

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope I've inspired you a little, until next week,

 Happy Creating

Karen xx

 

Wallflower Assemblage Clock.

Hi Guys, Karen here with you again on this wonderful Wednesday to share with you my second guest DT project.

This week I have a Tim Holtz Assemblage clock to share with you.

  I started off by altering my clock base using Antique Linen distress paint. I painted the whole of the clock, and allowed it to nearly dry all the way, and the rubbed the clock with a soft dry cloth to remove the small amounts of still damp paint  to achieve a distressed finish.. have to say I love how it turned out!

Next I chose my papers that I was going to use from the Tim Holtz Wallflower paper stash.. I have to say I absolutely adore this paper pad, and have a hard time choosing which papers to use, as I think they are all awesome!  After I chose my papers, I cut a strip approx. 2  1/2 inches wide to line the inside of the clock and traced around the back of the clock onto my chosen background piece, cut it out and inked the edges, to form the background base for the face of my clock. I then added in some remnant rubs, a distress ink reinker coloured woodlands tree and a couple of fussy cut butterflies to finished of my background. I cut some of the bristles off the back of the woodlands tree to flatten it  and kept these aside to add in later.  

I then die cut some glassine paper and a piece of the wallflower paper with the Tim Holtz Tattered floral die ( using the two smallest flowers)  and made some flowers to add into my clock. I also fussy cut a bird from another piece of wallflower paper, I adhered these to the left hand side of the inside of the clock and added in some of the pieces I had cut off the back of my woodlands tree.

 As a final touch I added a bow made of coloured crinkle ribbon and some baubles and trinkets to the top of the clock. and I was done.

There are so many possibilities that come to mind when I look at these assemblage clocks I hope you find a little inspiration in mine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, Until next week.. Happy Creating!!

Karen xx

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Antique Linen	Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Ranger Distress Ink Reinker - Forest Moss	Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Remnant Rubs - Words
Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Paper Stash - Wallflower	Claudine Hellmuth Studio-Multi-Medium Matte	Scor Tape -1/4"wide x 27 yds long (double sided)	Cutter Bee Scissors

Configurations Book

Hi It's Karen Knight here with you today to share with you my very first project as your Guest Designer here at eclectic Paperie for the month of September.

I want to say a huge thank you to Kim and Bonnie for inviting me to hare some projects with you this month. I appreciate this opportunity and hope that I can leave you feeling a little inspired.  For those of you who don't know me, I love all things vintage, grungy and Tim Holtz.. So lets jump on in..

My first project that I have is a Tim Holtz Mini Configurations Book..

 I adore these, and have used this one to create a little keepsake using some things that are important to me.. A feather from my son's feather collection, and some of the dried flowers that I've kept that he picks for me as we take a walk sometimes.

 I started off by painting all the parts of the mini configurations book with Frayed Burlap Distress paint, and letting it dry. 

I then sanded the edges of the book and each compartment and inked the edges using Walnut Stain Distress ink.

Next came the fun part...cutting various pieces of Tim Holtz Wallflower Paper to size to fit each of the included compartments, and the spine, front and back covers.

I then inked all the cut to size pieces and machine stitched around a few of the pieces as well.

Then I used double sided tape to adhere all my pieces, and started to fill each compartment with some of my chosen trinkets and treasures.. (this is the part where I do lots of changing of my mind..) and I was done..

 This is my finished keepsake..

And you really can't go past a few close ups.. 

Remnent Rubs are perfect to mix and match using various sets to add your chosen phrase or sentiment!

Inside the Wishes jar ( my empty Tim Holtz Wishbones  jar ) I have  a little bit of spanish moss, some Tim Holtz Baubles, and two little tiny feathers from my son's feather collection.

On the cover I have used one of my dried flowers. I  sealed these after drying with some Ranger Multi Medium to give them a little bit of extra strength.

Sigh.. I adore the Tim Holtz Ruler Bindings teamed with a photo, another dried flower,  some hitch fasteners and Tim Holtz Ephemera...

 I love how this has turned out, and the fact that's it's made just that little bit more special and personal with the little added extras from adding in found things that are special to me.

 I hope I've inspired you.. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderfully creative week.. and see you all next Wednesday!

Karen xx

Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Mini Configuration Book	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Frayed Burlap	Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Paper Stash - Wallflower
Ranger - Mini Ink Blending Tool	Scor Tape -1/4"wide x 27 yds long (double sided)	Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Remnant Rubs - Words	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Ruler Binding Kit
Idea-ology Hitch Fasteners	Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Monocles	Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Adornments -Nature	Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Ephemera Pack - Expedition