Inspiration and ideas

I hope this glimpse into my daily life showcases how some of my favorite things show up in my projects and that it helps you to do the same. Take a peak around your world and discover how everyday things you love can be the inspiration that helps your projects and creations take flight!

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Hello friends! Happy Sunday! 💙 I thought I’d

Hello friends! Happy Sunday! 💙 I thought I’d post a little recap of this past weeks makes that I shared on both Instagram and over on my blog, tatterednestdesigns.com (the link to my blog is in my bio) celebrating what an AWESOME color the new Uncharted Mariner is. 💙 I love it mixed with so many different distress colors...and am looking forward to discovering a bunch more combos. You can find 3 different full tutorials over on my blog for some of these makes, and if you’re looking for more inspiration, don’t forget to visit timholtz.com to check out the brilliant makes made by some of my very talented friends @luckyday @igirlzoe & @cheiron there is literally inspiration for days!!! You don’t want to miss it! 🌊🐳⚓️⛴🐟 #timholtz #rangerink #stampersanonymous #ideaology #sizzix #makersgonnamake

Hello there, friends! Happy Friday!!!! 💙 I am b

Hello there, friends! Happy Friday!!!! 💙 I am back today to share with you my fourth and final projects for the new distress color, Uncharted Mariner.

💙 This little set of notecards was created using the Tiny Toadstools CMS377 stamp set, Eccentric CMS448, plus the new Linked Circle & Linked Squares THS157 & THS159 Layering Stencils. I created a fun mix of mossy distress colors, which included Uncharted Mariner for the mushrooms! 💙🍄 Blue mushrooms you say? Why yes, why not?! I have a full tutorial for it on my blog, tatterednestdesigns.com Hope you can stop by! #timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink #tinytoadstools #unchartedmariner

Happy Thursday, friends! 🦋💌 I have a little

Happy Thursday, friends! 🦋💌
I have a little flip through tutorial (scroll through the photos) for you today sharing how I created the Uncharted Mariner butterfly that was featured on the front of one of my makes for the new Distress color announcement this past Saturday. Man, Uncharted is quite the color..and helped to make this butterfly so BEAUTIFUL!! I just love how there are so many tones of color..it’s crazy what a little water can do. 💙

The butterfly stamp is from the @stampersanonymous @tim_holtz Perspective stamp set CMS213. 1) I placed the stamp into my stamping platform then began layering on color in different areas on the stamp. I used both Uncharted Mariner in regular and oxide, then dabbed on some Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain. 2) I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped it onto a piece of watercolor paper. 3) then, using ink refills (Uncharted Mariner regular and oxide & Rusty Hinge), I dropped some color onto my craft mat and began filling in the empty spaces of the butterfly with a paint brush. I left the colors on the paper pool and dry on their own, then as it dried, added a little more color here and there until I had it to my liking. It was then fussy cut to use on the front of my card.

The rest of the card came together as a “stack of envelopes” using backgrounds I created using the new Eccentric CMS448. I trimmed the backgrounds in the shape of envelopes, stitched around them and stacked them together using foam adhesive. I tied the card with jute, then added a little phrase from the new Noteworthy stamp set CMS446. I placed a small piece of mummy cloth behind the butterfly and attatched it with foam adhesive and collage medium to the front of the card. 🤎🦋💌 With that, my card was complete! I hope you have a great day! Thanks for looking! 💙 #timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink

Happy Tuesday, friends!!! 💙 Oh, Uncharted Marin

Happy Tuesday, friends!!! 💙 Oh, Uncharted Mariner, how I love you mixed with the classic Distress Rusty Hinge, and a big helping of texture! For me, a project always starts with a background and it’s always my jumping off point.. then it seems all the pieces fall into place from there. (scroll to see how this background began) I have a tutorial over on my blog today featuring this vignette using all sorts of my favorite things. I hope you can stop by and take a peek. 👜🌿💙 tatterednestdesigns.com (link is in my bio) #timholtz #rangerink #stampersanonymous #sizzix #ideaology #vintagelove

Ahoy friends! 🐟⚓️ Happy New Distress Color

Bubbles and buttons??!🧵🤎 Yes, please! Have y

Bubbles and buttons??!🧵🤎 Yes, please! Have you seen the new background stamp that Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous released at the beginning of the month? It’s called Bubbles (CMS449), it’s a much larger background stamp that comes with its own gridblock! I love it! It was so fun to stamp & play with, and worked great to add visual texture that I then trapped behind Distress Transparent Crackle Paste by using it through a stencil. Be sure to check out my stories and highlights to see how I created it! 🤎 Have a fabulous day! #timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink #ideaology

This little embellishment of an upcoming project 🤎...THIS is why I keep, collect and squirrel away all the vintage junk that no one else wants! 🐿 🤎🧵 a little needle book scrap from an old kit that I picked up somewhere on my junk journey, goes so perfectly with the @tim_holtz ephemera and makes my heart so happy! It’s the little things! 🥰 #timholtz #ideaology #vintagelove #myjunkjourney #fortheloveofjunk

Oops, NO 🙃...this was not my original idea for

Oops, NO 🙃...this was not my original idea for the background I was making 🤎...am I gonna try and see if I can do it all over again? 😍😍 YES, you betcha!! 😂 Happy accidents are the best..you gotta embrace them! Also, the new Bubbles background stamp CMS449 makes really good grunge marks when you want an easy grunge fix! 🤎 #timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink

Did you catch the YouTube Live today? 😍♥️ I

Did you catch the YouTube Live today? 😍♥️ I loved everyone’s creations...always so inspiring! Be sure to check out the replay over at timholtz.com and watch for my tutorials that I’ll be sharing over on my blog tatterednestdesigns.com very soon! ♥️ #timholtz #stampersanonymous

Happy Wednesday all! 🌼🌿 I know it’s been a

Happy Wednesday all! 🌼🌿 I know it’s been a little quiet over here, but we Tim Makers have been busy behind the scenes making all sorts of things! 🥰 The excitement is building and we’re getting SO CLOSE to Saturday and the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous inspiration reveal! Remember to set your reminders! Only 3 more sleeps! Here’s a peek at another one of my makes. So many good things coming your way! 🌼 I just can’t wait!! 🌿#timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink #vintagelove #sneakpeek

It’s sneak peek time! Inspiration is everywhere,

It’s sneak peek time! Inspiration is everywhere, if you only look for it...🤎🌿 and this girl loves to find it everywhere in my everyday vintage things. Exciting new things coming your way from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous, I can’t wait to share! ♥️ #timholtz #stampersanonymous #sneakpeek

Hey guys! 🌼 Guess what??? There’s some happy

So, what have you been doing this weekend? Us? We’ve been cleaning, scraping, painting, and enjoying working in our backyard... watching hummingbirds, eating ribs, and Woohooooooo... finished up our Memorial Day project. The She shed of my dreams is complete! Now Eric and I are pooped and are sitting enjoying the fruits of our labors with a beer. 🖤🤍 Whew, what a weekend! (Flip to see the before...it’s way better now, 🥰 now I just need to decorate it up!) thank you @erichutchinson96 you’re the best! ♥️😘#memorialdayweekendathome #justhowilikeit #thankshoney❤️

You know it’s a good day when it involves paper,

You know it’s a good day when it involves paper, ink, stamps, fabric and buttons! 💙🌼🧵Playing the day away in my happy place. #timholtz #stampersanonymous #rangerink

My baby and me.. ♥️ So grateful for him, my Mo

My baby and me.. ♥️ So grateful for him, my Mom, Mother-in-law, Sister, Sister-in-laws, Grandmas, Aunts, friends and all the women in my life who have shown me how it is to love and be the best mom that I can be. Happy Mother’s Day to you, and all those that have been a motherly influence in each of our lives. YOU are so important! 🥰 #mothersday2022 #grateful

Easter blessings to you and yours this beautiful E

Easter blessings to you and yours this beautiful Easter morning...🤍🌸🐑 setting the table with some new to me vintage dishes and friends. Have a wonderful day! 🐑 #happyeaster #heisrisen #vintagelove #vintageeaster

💙🌼 Bluebirds just make me happy & give me al

💙🌼 Bluebirds just make me happy & give me all the spring feels...and for whatever reason, it’s taking awhile for spring to get here this year, so I decided, why not make my own?! Are you looking for something spring too? One of these bluebirds could possibly make a landing right at your doorstep. 📬🐦

💙 I have created a new Bluebird Class kit and it’s up for sale over on my blog, tatterednestdesigns.com (the link is in my bio) This kit features all sorts of my favorite things..Tim Holtz, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, vintage buttons, stitching, inky things and more...if you’re interested you can head over to my blog for all the details! Thanks for looking and have a fantastic day! 🌼 #timholtz #sizzix #rangerink #stampersanonymous #tatterednestdesigns

It’s a gray day outside in my neck of the woods,

It’s a gray day outside in my neck of the woods, but not in my studio! ☀️💙🌸 Working on something special and discovering how distress colors saltwater taffy and rusty hinge are the perfect colors for a bluebirds chest! Life is good, and there is beauty in the little things.. hope you’re having a great day and doing something creative! 💙 #timholtz #timholtzdistressink #rangerink #sizzix

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Happy Tuesday!! 🌸🧵 I hope that you are doin

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