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welcome to 2019 sneak peeks… today is more than a sneak peek, it’s actually a launch party featuring my…
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I am just in love with the Tim Holtz Artsy Leaves dies from his new release! I wish I had a fraction of the talent that Tim has to make such magical projects with his products! But we use what talent we are given, right! Here is a fun fall themed thank you card! I made this card by pulling out a piece of watercolor paper and cut it up and useds distress inks and water to made some fun background panels to die cut each leave out. I wanted use fall colos but also wanted to use some non-traditional colors for the leaves. I then die cut the "veins" of the leave out of matte gold cardstock and added them to the leaves with liquid glue. I added foam squares to the backs of the leaves and added them to a panel of white cardstock I ran through the die cut machine using a dot embossing folder for texture. I then die cut a thin frame from more white cardstock and the word thanks from matte gold cardstock and added them all to the card base. I hope you enjoyed that card I have made today and go some inspiration. I have provided affiliate links below to all the supplies I have used for your convenience. Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy crafting!! Supplies:
MY 2023 CHRISTMAS COLLECTION FROM SIZZIX IS FILLED WITH HOLIDAY MERRIMENT INCLUDING BIG TIDINGS, LAYERED STRIPES, FOREST…
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Creating a fun beachy background is easier than you think. I'll show you all the steps on how to create this scene in this tutorial.
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.
Hello everyone! I'm back today with the remainder of my cards created for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 1 release. I have enjoyed creating with this release so much, as I know all of you will too! I did these cards back in October, November, so hopefully I can remember what I did! First up are two cards created with the Wildflower Stems #1 and Wildflower Stems #2 Thinlits sets. If you loved the previous Wildflower sets, you will love these slightly larger ones. I die-cut my flower shapes for this card out of Tim Holtz Mixed Media cardstock. I then covered my flowers with a light coat of Ranger's Crackle Paste. I let this air dry before colouring. I use a combination of Distress crayons, Distress Markers applied with a Watercolour pen. I apply a small amount of the crayon, then rub it into the crackled paper with a bit of water, usually using my fingers. Love how the crayons get into the cracks, highlighting them. I usually use a darker crayon in the cracks as it shows up a lot more. I think I used the Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage crayons (sorry I didn't write it down!). Patterned papers from Wallflower, and cardstock are layered, stitched for my card base. A bit of ephemera, vellum ephemera and Clippings Stickers go on next. A small frame die-cut with Stacked Baroque and Distressed Woodgrain cardstock, then treated with Distress Stain and Crackle paste to highlight my flowers is next. The ribbon is stained with Distress Spray Stain. These Wildflower Stems were die-cut from Mixed Media cardstock coloured with Distress Oxides. I believe I used Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, and Antique Linen. The background paper is also from Wallflower(TH93110) and cardstock. My sentiment is die-cut with Gold Metallic Kraft Cardstock and the Thin Sentiment Words Thinlits(661807) set, which sorry, I didn't realize has been retired. The Thin Alphanumeric Set is still available and a great 3/8" 121 pc set, same font! Using the Sizzix Sticky Grid sheets when lining up your letters, is a must have for me! I added a painted Butterfly Adornment(TH93689) and stained ribbon, along with stained Tim Holtz Mummy Cloth. I'm so attracted to these larger negative space (not sure if that's what you call them!) dies. I've always admired those paper cut artists, how I wish I had the patience and talent like them; so I guess this is the next best thing! When I have them in my hand, I'm always trying to think of different ways to use them. I had created a card a long time ago using this layout, so I thought why not with this Organic Thinlits die. This die does not have an outer edge, so you determine how big you want your border. I die-cut this out of a dark grey cardstock and cut out my two triangles on each end. Because this is a rectangle shape, you won't be needing part of the middle section. I just measured one side and marked the opposite side the exact same measurement. With my craft knife, I just cut across. This 6 x 6 card worked well for the size of triangles I ended up with (about 1/4" border). I just cut a strip of matching cardstock to adhere across the top, finishing off the triangles before adhering to my Wallflower patterned paper/cardstock mat. I also stamped and die-cut foliage from the Flower Jar Thinlits with matching stamps (CMS297). The butterflies and bee are from Entomology stamp set(CMS328) and Entomology Framelits set. These were lightly tinted with Distress Markers. Add in a Small Talk Occasions(TH93245)sticker and some dyed ribbon and Bouquet Findings (TH93569) to complete your card. This time, I used the Organic die in my background. I die-cut it with Distress Mixed Media Cardstock cut to measure the width and height of my Etcetera 8 x 4 1/2" tag. With no outer edge on this die, I can make it the exact size I want. I placed the die where I wanted the pattern to sit on my tag. Adhere this to your tag with Distress Collage Medium. I then applied Ranger's Crackle Texture Paste all over, trying not to apply too heavy so you don't lose the detail and dimension of the die-cut. In some of the recessed areas I wiped away a bit where I had too much and along the edge, I used more so the pattern blends into the edge. Once dried, use Distress Crayons to colour. I used Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss and Antique Linen. For my small frame, I die-cut with Stitched Rectangles and Distress Woodgrain Cardstock that was stained with Distress Stain Spray. I also applied Crackle Texture Paste to random parts of the frame, then coloured with Distress Crayons. A piece of Ephemera behind the frame completes it. I also die-cut a Flourish with the 3-D Flourish Impresslits Embossing folder in Mixed Media Cardstock, painted with Distress Paint. My pink coloured trim was die-cut with the 3D Mini Provincial Impresslits Embossing Folder. To finish off my tag, I coloured the Bouquet Flowers (TH93569), ribbon, and Mummy Cloth with Distress Spray stains, a piece of Fringe(93688) and adhered Clippings Stickers(TH93583) and a Botanical Paperie Butterfly(TH93554). That's the rest of my Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 1 cards. I have more to share from his Sizzix Chapter 2 release and all my projects for the Idea-ology Booth at Creativation, coming soon. Hope you come back to visit me! Make sure you check out the other designers who also created for Tim Holtz, he will be posting about that. Their projects are so amazing! Thanks so much for visiting, Jan
Crafter & Tim Holtz Addict
Crafter & Tim Holtz Addict
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.
Happy Mother's Day Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Tim Holtz Floral Trims Stamp Set and Faux Bleach Technique
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My new 2022 Chapter 2 release from Sizzix is designed to spark the inner artist with designs that include new brushstroke…
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I haven’t done a video like this before – focusing on showing just how much you can get out of a small number of pens! Video In today’s video I used just one blending group of browns – E5s. E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, and E59. It’s amazing how many shades you can get just […]
Hello Lovelies! Tim Holtz's Stampers Anonymous 2023 Collection is here and packed with a versatile selection of images and stencil patterns that had me running to my crafting table!Today, with the help of the stunning Bold Botanical and whimsical Note Quotes sets, we'll make a rainbow of cards using an array of Distress Oxide Pads and dabble with a little Distress Paint.Bold Botanicals is just one of 6 stamp sets in this new collection which has a great mix of gorgeously detailed vintage images
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Hi there, Today I have a few little "beach" houses that I have been working on that I would like to share with you. I made three different beach shacks so its like a little neighborhood. Here is a picture of all three. Aren't the adorable! I am addicted to making these. :) I used the Tim Holtz Village Dwelling die as the base for all of the houses and I used the the Village Surf Shack the details like the window frames the palm trees, the surf boards and the porch for the middle shack pictured above. The little fence comes from the Village Bungalow add on die. Here is a close up of the house with a "tin roof"! Isn't it adorable??? You can kind of see in the picture the tea light I have glowing on the inside of the house. I cut strips of patterned paper and distressed the edges to make it look like wood panels on the outside. On this one I used burlap to make the roof and added some moss as shrubs around the outside. On the final house I used some wood grain sticky paper to cut out the roof with the Rooftops add on die. I distressed the cut outs to give it more dimension. I just love these little beach houses! Thank you for stopping by! You can follow me on Instagram @inktimesomewhere for more of my crafts and cards. Natasha
Everyone has been going Bird Crazy lately all thanks to Tim Holtz! Having spied the cool stamps coming soon called Crazy Things I figured that I should jump onto the band wagon quickly! Using a prototype of a secret app I am making to pick my colours (details to follow) I used distress inks and daubers to colour in a full A4 sheet of these fellows. I then cut them all out using the matching die set by Sizzix. Now I’ve started there is just so much more I want to do with these guys so I am giving them their own tag! Scroll down for more photos! Ingredients Bird Crazy Stamps Bird Crazy Dies Old book pages Distress inks Distress paints: picket fence and salty ocean Blue mica spray (homemade using Aqua Tints) Background stamp and Stencil by Sheena Douglass Spectrum Aqua pens: Bud Green and Rose Petal Paper wood grain strips left over from Art Journal Printed call outs CLICK HERE FOR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD Black archival ink Googly eyes White Gel pen (Sigma) Black alcohol pen (spectrum noir) Liquid Pearls: Pewter GOOGLY EYES!!!
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