Carey Burns

You know how I always have something hinky happen with my crafting plans? Well, this past weekend we took a little trip to Michigan and I packed up my crafting supplies with ideas of tags filling my head.We had a break from adventuring so I decided to make a quick tag...but forgot my scissors at home. All of my tag ideas required scissors and I didn't want to buy a pair because I have way too many pairs to begin with so I made the decision to stop fussing and just make three tags today. Tag 21 My first tag uses almost all Tim Holtz items except for the delightfully grungy tinsel garland. I assembled a tag, a piece of Halloween paper stash with handwriting on it, Distress Ink in Walnut Stain,  the skeleton Halloween ephemera, and Typography. First, I traced and cut out my tag on the paper and used Glossy Accents to glue them together. I used a standard hole punch to make the hole. Next, I edged the tag and ephemera in the Walnut Stain. I cut out pieces of the garland and ...

Patchwork Pumpkin One patchwork pumpkin! I woke up feeling not so great today and stayed in bed too long, but hey, gotta craft something... My calendar said it was Decoupage Pumpkin Day, so I had no choice. Supplies: Mod Podge or your favorite glue/glaze medium Scraps of patterned paper Paper pulp pumpkin Acrylic paint (brown) Waxed paper Tools: Paint brush Palette Cup or tub to hold the Mod Podge Your hands The How: Some goodies you need I bought this paper pulp pumpkin on clearance last year and I have one more that will (I think) be in the challenge next week. I also had a plastic tub from deli leftovers so I washed and dried it to be my Podge holder. I placed a large piece of waxed paper down under the pumpkin to catch any drips. I ripped up pieces of patterned paper and dipped a piece in the Podge. I tried to remove any excess and then slapped the paper on the pumpkin, smoothing it down and covering the exposed surface with Podge. It was messy and it ...