Saving Money on ATG Tape and Redline Tape

Two of the items I use most in my paper crafts are my pink ATG gun and Terrifically Tacky tape.  I live in a small area so buying choices are limited to say the least.  Pretty much the only choice we have is Michaels, don't get me wrong, I love Michaels, but the cost of these two products is considerable unless you have a 50% off coupon!  After some extensive internet digging I have two wonderful sites that I thought I would pass along to all of you! 

The first sells a variety of ATG tapes at the best prices I have seen anywhere.  According to their site the non-3M brand fits the 3M 714, but will it fit the pink gun?  Well, thanks to a video by Robin of the My Pink Stamper site, I was able to confirm that the 714 and the pink 85 do indeed take the same refills!  Yeah!  So here is the link for the ATG tape  http://www.findtape.com/product297/JVCC-ATG-7502-ATG-Tape.aspx?tid=11.  They have two varities, regular and high tack.

Terrifically Tacky is only available here in 5 yd. rolls and it is expensive, but I love it.  So after lots and lots of looking I found a product called "redline tape" it comes in a 60 yd. roll.  No, that is not a typo, 60 yds. and for not a whole lot more than the Terrifically Tacky!  So I order two rolls to try it (shipping was the same whether I order one or two!).  My order arrived super fast and after using the redline tape I can say it is every bit as good as Terrifically Tacky and is my new favorite find!!  You can find this tape at http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=258 .

Mixed Media Journal 2

Well it took a full week, but the journal is done!! Yeah!!  The tags are gorgeous!  I am very happy with the finished product.  Here are the pics!

Every page has either some element that opens to write on or multiple tags that can be pulled out and written on.  This way it can be personalized to whatever you want!



Mixed Media Journal

My weekend project, a mixed media journal, is coming along, but has turned into more than a weekend!  So I thought since it is Wednesday already I had better put up some pics to prove I have really been working!

This is one of the inside pages, sorry the pic isn't great, but its a snowy, cloudy New England day!  I used to Grand Calibur to cut the frame pieces, which I then stamped with one of the Oxford Impressions Marie Antoinette stamps.   

Here is a close up of the grograin ribbon roses I made for the page.



This is a lovely lady from the first page of the journal, done all in purples with some pink chalking she is quite fetching!

Today I have been working on tags!  They are all hand cut and stamped with a variety of vintage style images.  They are taking longer than I had hoped, but I am very pleased with how they are turning out!

New Project for the Weekend

Hi Everyone!  I have been dying to try my new Zutter Bind-it-All!  So today I decided to attempt to make a mixed media journal.  I managed to cover my cover and put the pages in order, so I ran them through the Zutter.  It worked.....but there is going to be a learning curve!  Try, try again!  Hopefully by Monday I will have something awesome to post pics of!

A New Year

Now that Christmas is come and gone it is time to get back to work!  My crafts have suffered great neglect during the holdiay season.  I hope to load my Etsy shop with lots and lots of goodies this year!  Victorian themed miniatures are my true love and here are a few projects I have started the year off with!

1:12 Scale Victorian Bonnet

1:12 Scale Victorian Hat Dainty Roses

1:12 Scale Victorian Hat Airy and Blue

Mixed Media Birthday Card

Well I finally got around to using my some of my Christmas presents!  My next door neighbor's birthday was yesterday (Happy Birthday Doreen!) so I needed to make a card! 



I finally used my new Spellbinders Grand Calibur!  I made one large oval in purple and a small oval out of vellum.  The stamped image is from one of my new Oxford Impressions sets!  Isn't she beautiful?

Here is a close up!  I hand-dyed and curled a coordinating feather for her headpiece and added a silk ribbon rose.  Her necklace and hair are made from tiny, clear no-hole beads.  Finally her fan is trimmed in dainty purple lace. 



The inside is pretty simple.  I used my new "friendship" stamps for the sentiment and my Martha Stewart craft station templates to trace "Happy Birthday" onto my vellum.  She loved it so much it went right into a frame to keep!