Hello everyone! I had planned to get this tutorial done a lot sooner, but I've been super busy this month. Better late than never, I guess! I'm sure most of you have done all your Halloween crafting, or maybe you're like me, creating until the last minute or even after! I might not explain everything in great detail, but at least I have photos to help you! The bottom of my cabinet is made up of two large vignette boxes glued together with Distress Collage Medium. The top portion of the cabinet is three smaller boxes (about 3 1/4 x 4 1/2") glued together. The two sections will be glued together after I drilled the holes for the tiny lights. Cover the inside of the boxes with Halloween Backdrops papers. Figure out where you want your Tiny Lights to go, and drill the holes. I started in the bottom corner, made my way across the other side and up through the top to the bottom of the top three boxes. My string of lights goes across these top three also. Keep in mind when stringing your lights, that there are three shelves to be put in the upper cabinets. These shelves are just made with corrugated cardboard cut to fit the depth and width of the boxes. They are covered with wood looking paper from the Backdrops package. They are glued in with Distress Collage Medium after I've made the Matchbox drawers for each end box, which they will rest on top of. I've cut each Matchbox in half. There are three sections. These are all painted with Distress Paint. I started with a dark brown, and then dry brushed a grey and beige paint on top. For the drawer, I used some old Tim Holtz Remanent Rubs for the numbers and large Fasteners for the knobs. There's a close up photo further on. Usually I make these little books in my spare time, so handy to have them done and ready to use! These book pieces are in the Ephemera pack. I cut small pages from an old book. I usually cut it wide enough to fold in half, add a few together, then staple them with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. Depending how thick you want your book, glue a few sections together and then to your book cover. Ink the edges. For my book ends, I've added some Glow Grit Paste and Skeleton Head Stickers, book clippings to the two gravestones in the Graveyard pkg. I've also rolled up some scrap paper and ephemera, distressed, and wrapped a book clipping around them. For my Skulls, I've applied Crushed Olive Distress Glaze, then highlighted with Gilded Foundry Wax. I've broken a few bones in half, inked and glued them into a drawer. The Mummy Cloth under the skull is saturated with Glow Grit Paste. I have a photo further down. I've also kept the lights quite loose, so they can be adjusted as I'm filling up my shelves. All my vials have been painted first with Distress Collage Medium (this helps prepare the glass surface), then Rock Candy Crackle Paint applied after the medium was dry. Labels and book clippings were also applied. Brown Distress Crayon was applied in the cracks. I've painted the insides with paint and added in some Glow Grit Paste in some of them. Keep in mind that there will be a window in front, so make your bottles a bit brighter, so they show up better. Two windows from the Baseboard layers pkg. are used for my cabinet. The Shattered Window pieces are adhered behind. For the top centre window, an extra baseboard piece was added. I've added a Skull Tag to the middle with Glow Grit Paste. To make the Shattered Glass look dusty or dirty, I've rubbed a very small amount of Collage Medium with my finger on them. If you want any section left clear, you can rub it off with a damp cloth or finger as I have done in the middle of the one pane. I've adhered the windows to the cabinet at the very end of my project. All my shelves were finished and the tiny lights were placed first. For the middle window, I've used one of the Etcetera Facades (2nd from the left), which fit perfectly behind the window and was enough for the extra baseboard arch piece to fit on. Here, you can see the Facade from the back. I've just painted the back with Distress paint. I've used two owls from the Ephemera pkg. and adhered them both on top of a glass bubble with Glow Grit Paste. The tall one is adhered with Glow Paste on top of a piece of foam, which was painted and Grit paste added. The shorter one is adhered onto a small round ephemera label. These two owls are placed in the bottom shelf. I've kept them close to the edge, as a window will be in front, and they will show up better. Another larger Owl label is placed right on the middle of where the two boxes join. I've cut some of the background away at the top and just left a narrow piece where the wood edges are. There's a photo later on, that it shows up in. A mini Display Dome has some Ephemera and acrylic bats inside. Glow Grit Paste on the bottom. The glass also has some Collage Medium on it to dull the glass. There's also Sticker bats adhered to the tiny lights. On this shelf, I have used the framed portrait from the Sticker Book, Drippy Candles (with added drips from my glue gun) on the candlesticks from the Manor Pkg. A spider adornment, and a wizard's staff or wand (not sure what you would call it, lol). It was made with a glass bubble(tinted with alcohol ink) and a cotton ball, I have explained further down with my twisted twigs. These Trick or Treat Pumpkins were my favourite from this release! This cat one is filled with twisted branches and whispy Glowing Cotton (explained below), Leaf adornment was tinted with Foundry Wax and paint. Another Mini Display Dome, with bones inside, a bit of fabric wrapped around the bottom, and another spider adornment and mummy cloth. I created these twisted twigs with a Cotton Ball, Collage Medium and Mica Stains. Just tear off a piece from your cotton ball, saturate with Collage Medium and twist it! Easy! After it has dried, then colour with Mica Stain or anything you choose. Here's some other ones, I created for another project. My mummy cloth used in this project also had Collage Medium applied, then Glow Grit Paste. Just clip parts of the cloth so it's ragged, it will still be pliable after it has dried. I've also unrolled part of the cotton ball and applied my Glow Grit Paste to this too. Makes for some interesting shapes! For the Wizard wand, I just twisted the staff like I did with the twigs, but thicker, especially at the top, made an indentation, and glued a glass bauble on the end after I coloured it. In this section, I've got another vial, with a label, a bone (broken in half) and mummy cloth with Glow Grit Paste. Here's the close up of the drawers after they were painted, and remnant rubs and fasteners added. Inside the open drawer, I have mummy cloth, with some Confectionary candies. A lock and key from the Gothic Gates was added with a small chain, to the middle window pane (or I should say glass cupboard doors!) This was distressed with paint and Foundry Wax too. Here's another close up of these two top shelves. Once you have your shelves all filled and glued down, the shattered glass frames can be adhered on to the front middle. Here you can see the label with the owl. I've cut some of the top part surrounding the owl off, except that middle strip. It covers the box edges. I did this, as I wanted more to show up behind the owl. A word Plaque was added at the bottom of this frame. The back and sides of my cabinet was covered with Halloween Backdrops paper. One continuous sheet of paper across the top part and another across the bottom, to cover the boxes. I've also added some Distress Opaque Crackle paste in random areas. This was coloured with Distress Crayon and Ink. I made a little pocket for my battery pack from a piece of Halloween Ephemera. Here's a few photos of the shelves lit up. The Glow Grit Paste adds in an extra green glow to the lights. I've used Green Tiny Lights here. Here's another look at my finished Apothecary Cabinet! Thanks so much for visiting me here, and I hope you have had a great Halloween creating and making season! Until next time, Jan Supply List TH94325 Shattered Windows TH94345 Mini Display Domes TH94342 Spiders and Branches Adornments TH94340 The Manor (candlesticks) TH94341 Word Plaques &Tags Th94339 Skulls & Bones TH4338 Trick or Treat (pumpkin) TH94337 Graveyard TH94336 Halloween Confections TH94335 Halloween Sticker Book TH94333 Halloween Layers & Paper dolls TH94332 Halloween Ephemera Pack TH4334 Baseboards & Transparencies TH94331 Halloween Backdrops TH94343 Gothic Gates (key & lock) TH94155 Mummy Cloth TH93201 Corked Tiny Vials TH92899 Corked Vials TH94050 Match Boxes TH94314 Large Fasteners TH94157 Halloween Tiny Lights TH93279 Vignette Boxes ETC016 Etcetera Facades TH94260 Drippy Candles TH94180 Glass Bubbles Ranger Ink Supplies - Distress Inks, Mica Stains, Crayons, Collage Medium, Grit Glow Paste, Paint, Foundry Wax, Alcohol Ink, Opaque Crackle Paste

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Designed to encourage true originality and innovation, these shapes can be layered, manipulated and rearranged in countless configurations, to create astonishing and artistic outcomes. Thinlits create dazzling detailed shapes for more creative cardmaking and papercrafting projects. These wafer-thin chemical-etched die sets are designed to cut, emboss or stencil a single sheet of cardstock, paper, metallic foil or vellum. Use them for enhanced intricacy and to add a special touch of inspiration to all your projects. Compatible with the Big Shot, Vagabond and most cutting machines. This set includes a handy storage envelope. For easy identification, trim off the packaging front flap, keep and slip it into the envelope. Curated by Tim Holtz. Includes 43 dies. Die cuts are approximately 0.25 x 3.25 to 0.25 x 0.25 inches.

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Hi everyone! It's been awhile, hasn't it? I've been busy enjoying what sunshine and warm weather we have managed to get this cooler spring and summer. In the many rainy moments, days, weeks, I've also been busy creating for Tim Holtz's Sizzix Chapter 3 release. I was thrilled to be asked to create some samples for this Halloween and Christmas release. If you missed Tim's Facebook Live, you can visit his blog here for the link. He not only revealed his new dies, but shared over 70 amazing projects created by his designers! He also has links to all their blogs, where you're most likely to find a tutorial or feature on some of these projects, so make sure you check it out! Today I'm sharing the first project I created, this Etcetera Halloween tag! I love creating Halloween Vignettes and all the new dies are perfect for adding that personal and whimsical touch. I used these two on my tag. How can you resist those ghosts?! This window frame can be used all year round too. Frightful Things Window Frame Speaking of ghosts, I went for a glossy, slightly dimensional look. Here's how I created them. I first die-cut my ghosts from Tim Holtz Watercolour cardstock. This cardstock has texture on one side and smooth on the other. The smooth is great for stamping, but I used the texture side. After they were die-cut, I applied a small amount of Distress OxideInk. It was applied to my mat, then spritzed with water. I lightly dipped my ghosts, just enough for a few small splatters and dots. These were embossed with clear embossing powder several times. You can also use extra thick embossing powder (remember Utee?) I always keep my clear powder in a small plastic container, so easy for dipping and very little spillage. When heating your embossing powder, you can dip the piece immediately once it's all melted, into more embossing powder (it will stick to the hot die-cut) eliminating another application of embossing ink. I always use my craft tweezers to hold my small pieces, no burnt fingers! The extra layers of clear embossing give the die-cut more dimension. I even dipped the die-cut into my Oxide ink between a few layers and then used heat again, before adding another layer of powder. Experiment for your own look! The other pieces were die-cut with regular cardstock, watercolour paper, and Tim Holtz Substrate Paper.(TH93291- has been retired but some places still have some left or Sizzix has leather paper still) This paper has a soft suede feel to it, die-cuts like butter, and the Oxide inks look so good on it. I used it with the pumpkin, broom and cat. For more dimension on the skeleton head and bones, I die-cut it out of watercolour paper, and also adhesive back craft foam sheet. The black cardstock was cut out so that it was behind the skull eyes and mouth and slightly longer so the bones could be attached, then adhered behind the foam piece. The watercolour cardstock on top. This Window Frame is a Bigz die, so it can be die-cut with thicker material. I used chipboard. This die also has a background piece if you choose to use. Instead of paper I used an Ephemera piece and also a piece of Mica sheet, not too thick; the layers can be peeled apart. (bought from Amazon). A couple of corners were snipped out with scissors. The window was painted with black gesso, then Ranger Crackle Texture paste randomly applied. Once dry, I accented the cracks with Distress Crayons. Idea-ology Halloween Worn Wallpaper covered my Etcetera Tag and slightly sanded on the edges. I used Etcetera Trim that was gessoed with Black, then also crackled for my small shelf. Arrange your die-cut pieces on your tag. I glued down a small bit of moss before adhered the pieces to my shelf. "Frightful Things" was die-cut from this Label Alphanumeric Set (664177). This is one of my favourites, the letters are only 3/8" tall! A piece of dyed mummy cloth completes my tag. Thanks so much for stopping by, there's so much more to share, so hope you come back! Make sure you check out everyone's amazing projects, you saw only half of them on the Facebook live! I can't wait to see what else everyone created in the coming months. A big thank you to Tim, Mario and Paula, for asking me to create! See you soon, Jan

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How To Make A Journal From Blank Cards This cute little junk journal is easy to make. All it takes is a few blank greeting cards. Here's how to make one of your very own. Gather Your Cards Gather some A2 Kraft Cards & Envelopes. You won't use the envelopes for this project, but save them for a future journal craft. Decide how big you want your journal to be. I used 8 cards for a total of 16 pages, including front & back covers. One More Card Now get one more card and cut it vertically into inch-long strips as shown. I like to use a trimmer for this, but you can use scissors, too. Hinges Fold each strip in half as pictured. A ruler can help with this to keep the fold straight. These strips will become your "hinges". Cut Off Hinge Ends Next, take one of your folded strips or "hinges" and cut off each end at an angle as pictured. Attach Cards Using Hinge Line up two cards folded ends touching. Apply craft glue to your hinge and glue it to one of the cards as pictured. Next, apply glue to the other side of the hinge and attach it to the other card. The hinge holds the cards together, kind of like a door hinge holds a door to a wall. Repeat this process for all of your cards until they form one large book. Don't worry about the hinges showing. Once you decorate your journal, you can cover them with papers. Done! Easy Peasy And you're finished! You have a blank card journal ready for your personal touch. Want to see how I decorated mine with a vintage "World Travel" theme? Click here. Click here to see how I decorated MY card journal.

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Hi! Suzz here. Time for a Saturday Showcase! Today I am featuring the Sizzix Thinlits Rosette Set by Tim Holtz. I had seen some really fun projects using the rosettes which inspired me to play around with the dies and create a few projects to share. My first thought was a wreath and I had the very pretty Santa Baby Paper from Prima Marketing to work with as my paper. 1. Die Cut the strips and circles. (I cut 20 of the strips and 40 of the centers for the base of the wreath.) 2. Assemble the rosettes with hot glue. (I have done this before using double sided tape and they end up popping open after a while. Now I only hot glue them.) 3.To create a smaller version of the rosette: Cut another strip using the same style rosette. Trim 1/4" off the flat edge on the long side of the rosette. Die Cut 2 smaller center pieces. Assemble the additional smaller rosettes. (I created about 5 mini ones as I wasn't sure how I was going to use them). 4. Trace the size wreath you want onto a piece of cardboard. (I used a midsized bowl and turned it upside down and traced the outside of the wreath. I then looked for another bowl to trace the inside of the wreath. ) 5. Sponge Gold paint around the edges of the rosette and the centers. 6. Cut out the wreath base. Paint to background color. 7. Start attaching the rosettes around the base. Leave space between for the top layer of the rosettes. 8. Repeat until the wreath has a bottom layer attached. 9. Attach the top layer of the rosettes by applying glue to the outer edges of the rosette. 10. Die cut a series of leaves and berries from white cardstock. 11. Apply gold shimmery paint. 12. Insert sprigs, leaves and berries randomly around the edges. 13. Die cut deer and sentiment from coordinating papers. 14. Accent with gold paint. 15. Attach mini rosettes and layer with deer, sentiment and ribbon. After I had finished the pretty seasonal wreath I decided to try something with a layered bigger rosette and the regular rosette for Halloween! I created my own version of a witches wand. Here are the steps to create a slightly larger rosette. 1. Cut out two strips in coordinating pattern paper and two circles the size that you want the center to be. (I cut mine 3" in diameter.) 2. Connect the two strips together on each end with hot glue. I wanted to show what it looked like when you press it flat because the size and how much edge that frames your circle is really up to you. I left a center that allowed a smaller edge. 3. Attach your center to your framed edges. I put the hot glue onto the circle and set my rosette onto it. 4. When you add the second circle you will end up with a larger rosette looking like this: 5. The lovely thing about this rosette is that a chopstick (wooden) that I had acquired fit perfectly in between the folds and I hot glued it into place for my wand. 6. The next step was easy as I just created two regular size rosettes in a different color to attach to the center of my larger rosette. 7. The chopstick was covered in designer tape and a few lovely little accents were added to spooky up the effect. 8. The edges of the larger rosette were sponged with black dye ink. And the reverse side had a very similar look so either side being viewed would contain a fun effect. I can envision have a mason jar full of these in varying heights, colors and patterns. I hope this has inspired you to think about your rosettes for some of the holidays coming up or just as a lovely embellishment on a card. Suzz Products: Sizzix Thinlits Rosette Set by Tim Holtz Prima Marketing 8x8 Paper Pad - Santa Baby Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash - Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clipping Sticker Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Design Tape, Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments, Jolly Roger Charm Pendant - Set of 5 Silvertone Spiders Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens, Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens, Halloween TH93310 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Winter Wonderland - by Tim Holtz 662426 Sizzix Holiday Greens Die Leaves Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 9PK - Garden Greens by Tim Holtz 661206 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 11PK - Holiday Greens, Mini by Tim Holtz Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint by Finnabair - Sparks - Unicorn′s Hair 50ml Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot TDP39860 Seam Binding May Arts 1/8 Inch White Curly Sparkling Ribbon Prima Marketing Flirty Fleur Say it in Crystals Prima Marketing Misty Rose Say it in Crystals

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Pin124 Scrapbook.com has kindly sent me some of the new Distress Spritz from Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink. These produce a pearlescent effect. There are 12 colors in total but I’ll be sharing three today. Visit my YouTube channel to see these sprays in action. There are 12 colors of Distress Spritz so far. You… Read More »Tim Holtz New Distress Spritz

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Happy Halloween everyone! For those of you who will be trick or treating this week I've put together a new Halloween Junk Journal using the leftovers from previous Tim Holtz projects and some of his fabulous Halloween Worn Wallpaper. It's a great way to create somewhere special to store memories of the festivities whilst wasting none of those scraps that we all accumulate. As there is a lot to see inside this junk journal here's a video flip through to show more and explain how it came together; You'll see from the close ups below that Tim's 'Materialize' Halloween fabric range gives you the look we all know and love with the added bonus of creating a tactile surface on the journal cover that makes it lovely to hold. Close Ups of the 'Raggedy' Collage Inserts As promised in the video here are some more details shots of those 'Raggedy' collages inside. Many thanks to Nik The Booksmith for sharing how to create these wonderful collages and inspiring me to create some for this journal; I hope you feel inspired to grab those seasonal scraps and create your own Halloween Junk Journal. In the meantime and in case you missed any of them, Tim shares some more fantastic Halloween inspiration HERE and HERE. For now take care of yourselves and get creating! Jenny xxx Supplies List Note; also used, Tim Holtz stamp sets CMS172 'The Chemist' and CMS279 'Rosette & Floret' Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Inventor 4 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Tangled Webs Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ornate & Lace Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Entomology Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ravens Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Haunted House Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ledger Script Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Botanical & Batik Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 22 THMST022 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Worn Wallpaper, Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Paper, Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls, Ancestors Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips, Halloween Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clippings Stickers, Halloween Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Branched Birch by Tim Holtz 663108 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Tangled Twigs by Tim Holtz 663086 Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set - Autumn 663071 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Ephemera Pack Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Accents, Halloween Tim Holtz Assemblage Pearl Sunburst Charm Set Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock 8.5x11" Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Mechanics Venise Lace Trim - 2 inches

I fell hard for this Eclectic Elements fabric collection by renowned paper crafter, Tim Holtz. Tim is the Creative Director for Ranger Industries and all you have to do is go down an aisle at a Michael's or JoAnn's and see walls of his wonderful product creations. This is his first fabric collection, and it comprises of 3 design categories: Documentation, Labels, & Melange. In order to retain all the good scrapbook/grunge/steampunk vibe - I used my trusty pattern: Easy Bake from Cluck Cluck Sew. It was not easy to find the entire collection (24 fat quarters total) and I wanted to use every bit of it. After making the bulk of the quilt - I measured the remaining fabric and found that 4" square gave me the most pieces. These squares were put on the front sides and back. My first time making a quilt with a cotton top, traditional batting & a cotton back - (used Warm and Natural batting / pre-washed and dried before quilting). The back is Michael Miller's couture cotton in Nite - which comes in 85 colors - and has a wonderful soft drape - (while it looks rather bright in the pictures, it blends well overall - another option could be the Midnight Blue which is darker). Quilted top and bottom with Aurifil 50 wt. ( light sand #2000 & dark cobalt #2740). Spray basted (and ironed to fuse them even more), I had a few hiccups (and 3 rows to rip out) as the bottom tension went all wonky - but a few turns on the bottom bobbin case screw worked fine. Each time I re-loaded the bobbin - I had to make minor adjustments. April 2014 Size: 60 x 72"

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At the Creativation show this past January, Tim Holtz introduced a really cool technique you can do with Distress Oxides. He was playing around with different substrates for Distress Oxide, and tried the inks on glossy paper, specifically the Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock. It seems like Tim Holtz will try anything with his products, including licking the paper (not recommended). He found that the oxidation of the inks was especially pronounced on the glossy cardstock, (that's when he licked it) and then he tried a product that's been around awhile, Distress Glaze. Distress Glaze is a pretty cool product that will seal a surface and make it permanent (such as sealing Distress inks to protect them from being activated again). It's an almost waxy substance that can be applied with a blending tool, or even with your finger. I've had a lot of fun playing with this technique, and have made a lot of backgrounds using it. For the purposes of this post, I made two Christmas cards. Since I'm trying to make all of my Christmas cards and tags by October, these are my March cards (still late). I made two versions and couldn't decide which I liked best, so I'm doing half of one and half of the other. While I was making the backgrounds for these cards, I took a lot of pictures to try and show you how this is done. It's pretty easy and it's fun. Since I wanted blue backgrounds for these cards, I got out all of my blues and a purple in my Oxide inks. I also used Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock, although in the past I have done this technique using other glossy cardstock (including Kromecoat) and it seems to work just as well. I worked with 3 colors at a time, putting them on my mat, spritzing with water, and also running a brush through them so they wouldn't be such square shapes when I swipe my cardstock through. Here's the first swipe. I just laid the cardstock onto the colors and I may or may not have moved it around before picking it up. This is what it looked like after one swipe. After placing it in the colors, then I dried it with a heat tool. I prefer to use the Ranger one for drying because it doesn't distort my cardstock as much. I ended up using 3 pieces of glossy cardstock for this session. I didn't want to waste the color on the mat, and three seemed to use up most of what I put down each time. It doesn't really soak in to the glossy cardstock much. I put down 3 more blues and kept swiping the panels into the ink. The panels continued to evolve. I dried them after each application of color. I also spritzed them several times and splattered them with ink that I picked up with my brush. I kept spritzing, blotting, splatting and drying in between I also picked up a little ink and touched my brush to the paper in places, and that made nice bubbles. It was at this point that I thought I wanted it to be a little darker blue. One of the blues I used (Blueprint Sketch?) turned a kind of purple. This is not the Wilted Violet color, as I had not used it yet at this point. I used very little of the Wilted Violet and Cracked Pistachio. The glaze will also darken these colors more. I added some more Faded Jeans color. It's important to realize that there is no right or wrong here, and that the more layers you add the better it will look in the end. Also, the panels will look very cloudy or chalky when dry. This is how they are supposed to look at this point, but they won't end up that way! Before adding the glaze, I usually will buff the panel a little with a paper towel. My friend Marj Marion came up with this idea, because when you apply the glaze with your blending tool, quite a bit of color comes off on your sponge. Buffing with the paper towel will take off some of that color in advance. After buffing with the paper towel, your pieces will already look brighter and start to show some of the layers underneath. This is what the jar of Distress Glaze looks like. Tim Holtz (being Tim Holtz) designed it so that the round blending tool fits right in. I actually store the sponge applicator that I use right inside the jar. It will eventually get very gunky and you can throw it out and replace with a clean one. I'm just starting in on a corner here. This is when the magic really starts to happen. One tip is, be sure you like what you have on your panel before you glaze it. Once the glaze is applied, the panel is sealed and permanent. After you apply glaze to the whole panel (it doesn't take a lot), then you can buff it again with your paper towel. Here are the panels before the glaze And after They turn so much brighter and more beautiful. It's almost like you can see every layer. (I swear that the Peacock Feathers turns almost green on these). These will turn out differently every time you make them. Here's my second card. For the first card, I took a panel of white Core'dinations linen textured cardstock and cut it to 5.25" x 4". Using my mini MISTI, I lined up a Merry Christmas sentiment from the Papertrey Ink set "Keep it Simple: Christmas" and stamped with Versamark ink. I embossed it with Candy Store Chrome embossing powder. I then positioned the Memory Box die 99765 Pinpoint Double Frame in the upper center of the panel and cut it out. I then cut the Memory Box die 99503 Fresh Pine Curved Border out of some Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock, and positioned part of the border behind the opening of the frame. I cut a piece from the Distress Oxide glazed panels I made and positioned it behind the trees. The panel was then adhered to a piece of Malmero Pearl Blue cardstock and mounted to a base card of Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock. My second card was made in a similar way, except instead of the Memory Box Pinpoint Double Frame die, I used the Die-namics MFT-847 Inside/Outside Stitched Rectangle (3rd from Largest) for the opening, and the Die-namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 Stitched Rectangle for the panel itself. The stamp is Peace Border F3605 from Hero Arts. I was having a hard time figuring out which card I liked better. The Peace one shows more of the beautiful background behind, but I think I'm leaning toward the Merry Christmas one. What do you think? To see a great video of the Distress Oxide Glaze technique by Jennifer McGuire, click here. You can see my post about Distress Oxides in general here, or search my blog for Distress Oxide. Products Used: Both Cards: Distress Oxide inks: Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet Ranger Alcohol Ink cardstock Distress Glaze Memory Box die 99503 Fresh Pine Curved Border Core'dinations White linen textured cardstock Neenah Solar White 80# & 110# cardstock Malmero Pearl Blue cardstock Versamark ink Candy Store Chrome embossing powder Card #1: Memory Box die 99765 Pinpoint Double Frame Papertrey Ink Keep it Simple: Christmas stamp set Card #2 Die-Namics MFT-847 Inside/Outside Stitched Rectangles Die-Namics MFT-463 Blueprints 13 die set Hero Arts Peace Border F3605 SaveSave

Pin124 Scrapbook.com has kindly sent me some of the new Distress Spritz from Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink. These produce a pearlescent effect. There are 12 colors in total but I’ll be sharing three today. Visit my YouTube channel to see these sprays in action. There are 12 colors of Distress Spritz so far. You… Read More »Tim Holtz New Distress Spritz

Go ahead and get punny with your card making with the Funny Farm Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by Tim Holtz for Stamper Anonymous. The package includes 8 cling red rubber stamps that measure approximately 2.5625" x 2.125" to 2.166" x 2.125". The set features images including doodled animals each with a punny sentiment like "good cluck," "what's moo?" and more! Use with your favorite inks and an acrylic block (sold separately). Made in the USA.

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