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Happy Memorial Day (2022)

It's  been a long holiday weekend and I'm enjoying every minute of it, creating my craft and just relaxing. We had Hot Dogs yesterday and planning for some burgers today, very traditional for us. June is here and will be hot, summer is kicking in, lots to to and live life the best way we can. I'm leaving you with a beautiful card I've made for this special occasion and a quote from a very important figure that mark his presence forever to our country.  Happy Memorial Day!!! "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." John F.  Kennedy

Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks

 So I will say this, Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks are super fun!  Way back in the days alcohol inks were very expensive and I couldn't  afford them, but that didn't stop me from experimenting and create my own. So I've made a video called Alcohol Ink Home Made Tutorial , today this is one of my most viewed videos on my YouTube channel and it was the most fun thing to do since I was just working with materials that I had around the house. The only thing I bought was photo paper so I've could had a nice surface to work with but it was not expensive. The main idea was that Tim Holtz was working with them on the Tag of July of 2012 and I wanted to have the same effect and so I did. The results were super cool and I had a lot of fun you can check my blog post of these event here . Well but those days are gone and now I've manage to get some legit Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks, guess what I'm hooked and I've realize what I've missed all these years.  July is around the cor...

Father's Day Cards

 Hi, I know I've been missing in action but all this time I've focused on creating a lot of things and learning a lot of things. But there is that one thing I can't leave behind and is making my cards. So the creative drive kicked in again and I've started to make my cards with allot of new supplies and materials. So here are a few of my Father's Day Cards for this year, lots of Tim Holtz inspiration which I have to make more and more, it has always been my passion and I just can't stop. If you like them just remember that you can find this cards at my Etsy Store  TatteredRoses41 and you can support my love for being a maker.