Quality - The Word for 2016

Happy 2016! I am not one for making New Year's resolutions, but I do like the challenge of picking an inspiring word for the year and working towards goals associated with it.  For this year, I chose the word quality.  I want to strive for quality in all that I do...the time I spend with my family, the foods that I eat, the art that I make.  If something is worth doing it is worth doing right! I created this tag as a reminder throughout the year, not just for the first few days of January. While I was working on this, it gave me time to reflect on what I can do to make 2016 a great year.

 

If you want to see just how I made this, then head over to the ColourArte Blog for the full tutorial. 

Supplies

• ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glaze: Olive Vine; Warm Grey; Golden Monarch; Teal Zircon; Mango Mamba
• ColourArte Twinkling H2O's: Good News; Lucky Apple; African Jade; Deep Coral; Rose Gold; Celestial Sun
• ColourArte Radiant Gels: Olive Vine
• ColourArte Primary Elements: Guatemalan Green
• ColourArte Radiant Rain: Seafoam
• ColourArte Radiant Rain Dauber: Rich Cobalt
• Prima 3D Gloss Gel; Heavy Gesso, Velvet Leaf, Watercolor Pencils (black); Distressing tool
• DecoArt Americana Flat Acrylic Paint: Sweet Mint; Indian Turquoise
• Tim Holtz Stencil :  Lace
• TCW Stencil: Mini Raven Mosaic
• Creative Embellishments: Steampunk Corner Set Chipboard
• IndigoBlu: Bloomin' Great Stamp Set
• May Arts Ribbon: Aqua Tulle
• USArtQuest Mini Prills: Coral Sea; Orange Juice
• Marion Smith: Flower Stamens
• Manilla Tag

Challenges: 

Creative Embellishments: January Inspiration

IndigoBlu: All That Sparkles 

Thanksgiving Tag

 

I'm all caught up on design work, so I thought it would be fun to just play around with some techniques on a tag.   And since Thanksgiving is just a few days away, this will probably be the last project that I will have for that holiday, and then, it will be all Christmas.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Thanksgiving

12 Tags of 2014

Stampendous - Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Mini Album with Core'dinations

Thanksgiving is always a great time to get together with family and friends and celebrate the blessings in our lives. And like any fun gathering, food is always involved. Some recipes become yearly traditions, while others are soon forgotten. Why not organize your recipes with a seasonal mini album? It's easy to add or remove recipe from year to year - and to help make planning the feast a little easier. This keepsake would also make a wonderful hostess gift, if you aren't the one doing all of the cooking.

   
Thanksgiving Recipes Mini Album Supplies:

• Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection
• Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Seasonal Impressions
• Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Shattered Collection
• Black Magic Collection
• Canvas Textured Tags White Assorted
• Canvas Textured Tags Brights Assorted Sandable
• Sand-It Gadget
• Darice Embossing Folder - Foliage
• Darice Embossing Folder- Fall Leaf Background
• Darice Washi Tape - Black
• Darice Washi Tape- Music Notes
• Clear Scraps Mini Album
• Cottage Cutz Die - Acorn Leaf Vine
• May Arts Ribbon: SM-33, 419-16, KBB-33
• Hampton Art Stamps - Recipes SC0519
• Fun Stampers Journey - Give Thanks Stamp Set
• Xyron 9" Creative Station
• Imagine Crafts/Tsukeniko Inks

 Step 1. Cover pages of the mini-album with papers of your choice.
 Step 2. Sand areas of embossing with Sand-It Gadget to expose the color core.
 Step 3. Decorate the pages as desired.        
 Thanks for stopping by - I hope that you have been inspired to create your own recipe book to treasure your families memories. ~Gini