Mother's Day Card - Tim Holtz Products

 I couldn't let the holiday go by without one more Mother's Day card!  I sent this one to my daughter. 

I made the background with Distress Paints in Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, and Mustard Seed that I then stamped over with a crackled stamp from the Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Set called "Basketweave, Checkerboard, Vintage Roses THMM119" and then uses the basketweave stencil bit from the same set.  After the background was done, I cut it out with the Tim Holtz "Stacked Deckle" die to make the card front and then backed it in brown cardstock.

I made the Tim Holtz die set "Artsy Stems" the focal point of the card.  I cut the dies in mixed media cardstock and colored them with Distress Spray Stains in the colors:  Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire, Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, and Worn Lipstick.  

Luckily, I have a "Happy Mother's Day" retired die from Crafter's Companion in my stash that fit the bill for in front of the flowers that I put on with its shadow die with 3D gel.  Lastly, I added Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hardware Heads to the corners.  

I'm entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says Stencil It. 

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Tim Holtz - Artsy Stems

Tim Holtz Stamp & Stencil THMM119

Tim Holtz - Stacked Deckle

Distress Ink Spray - Pick your colors

Distress Paint - Pick your colors

Idea-ology Hardware Heads

Tim Holtz Funky Cactus Mother's Day Card

 I feel ahead of the game this year - doing my Mother's Day card in April instead of at the last minute!  This year's card is featuring Tim Holtz die set "Funky Cactus" as my mom lives in Arizona.  She is moving soon, so I figured this might be the only time I get to use it lol.  

I made the background with distress ink sprays (mustard seed, bundles sage, saltwater taffy, and old paper) on a gel plate.  Then I stamped it with the Stampers Anonymous stamp & stencil set "Dotted & Stitched" for the x's and o's.  And stenciled in some more o's.  Next I added Tim Holtz design tape "trims" to put a ground in to set the pots on.  Then, I added the funky cactus.  And the sentiment is from my stash. #TimHoltz #StampersAnonymous #Sizzix #Ranger #DistressInks

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Dotted & Stitched

Funky Cactus

Design Tape - Trims

Polkadoodles Hocus Pocus Wall Art

My partner's daughter loves Halloween and Hocus Pocus as much as I do and she has a birthday coming up where that is the theme, so I tried to figure out something to make for a gift and turned to Polkadoodles as a top runner.  I decided to make her something for her walls to decorate with for Halloween as I know she will hang it up.  

I choose the Polkadoodles "Spellbinding Witches" digi-stamps for the job.  I haven't done a lot with digi-stamps until recently as I didn't have a good printer and couldn't figure out an easy way to configure them - thank you Polkadoodles for putting out a youtube video on how to use them, because now I'm hooked!  They made it so easy to just drag the files into Microsoft Word and size them and link them together now.  I chose Belladonna, Ravella, and Pandora to represent the 3 witches in Hocus Pocus and colored them in their colors.  Ravella for Winnifred, because she has the book of spells.  Pandora for Mary because her hair reminded me of her, Belladonna for Sarah as she seemed "sexy-ish" and yet innocent all the same, like Sarah.  I overlapped the digi-stamps so they are all close together and began to color . . .

I ended up not using the phrase I typed at the bottom though, as it just didn't look right to me once colored.  My alcohol marker of choice is Spectrum Noir Illustrators, and that is what I used here.  Once the witches were done, I had to figure out a background - and what better than a full moon!  I achieved that look by using a large circle die cut and cutting out a plain circle that I positioned over the witches. I then used some Distress "Lost Shadow" ink around the edges to form my moon shape.  Once done, I colored it in with yellow Illustrator markers. Then I created a night sky with Distress "Prize Ribbon and "Wilted Violet" inks.  The ground was watercolored in with Distress "Walnut Stain" and "Black Soot" inks.  Next I added in the trees with the Polkadoodles "Creepy Tree" stencil.  And I finished it off with stamped lightning bolts and bats from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous "Mr. Bones" and "Haunted House" stamp sets and framed it.  I am entering this in the Polkadoodles challenges this week.  #Polkadoodles @Polkadoodles #TimHoltz #Stampers Anonymous #DistressInk #HalloweenArt #PolkadoodlesSpellbinding @PolkadoodlesSpellbinding #HocusPocus #Spellbinding @Spellbinding

And I was selected as a challenge winner for this make :-)  Thank you Polkadoodles!

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Polkadoodles Spellbinding Witches Digi-Stamps

Polkadoodles Creepy Tree Stencil

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers

Tim Holtz Mr. Bones Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Haunted House Stamp Set

Distress Ink - Prize Ribbon

Distress Ink - Wilted Violet

Distress Ink - Lost Shadow

Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Distress Ink - Black Soot

Tim Holtz Mushroom Birthday Card

My youngest daughter has not outgrown her love of mushroom themed decor and clothing, so with her birthday coming up I scrounged the stash for a way to accommodate that and found Tim Holtz provides as usual . . .

For this card - the background paper was made with various distress inks and oxides.  And then I used the "Ledger" stamp set from Stampers Anonymous to give it some character.  The main focus was done with the funkies - "Funky Wreath" and "Funky Foilage" by Sizzix/Tim Holtz, but I didn't want it to look "Fall" as her birthday is in March, so I pulled in some spring-ish colors and flowers to go with the mushroom focal point.  The sentiment is by Sizzix/Tim Holtz "Sentiment Words - Thin" which may be retired now, and I popper some "Hardware Heads" in the corners.  #TimHoltz  #StampersAnonymous  #Sizzix  #Distressinks

Thanks for looking!

Products Used:

Art Impressions - Backyard Boss Slimline Birthday Card

Art Impressions Challenge - Bloom Where You're Planted

I always struggle with birthday cards for men.  There are so many products that work for cards for women and children, but not as much is made for men.  And when I do find good male products, I often sit on them and overthink it before using them so male cards are still a challenge for me!

This card features the "Backyard Boss" stamp from Art Impressions #4377.  My other half loves to go play with his leaf blower in the yard, so this is perfect!  The background is in 3 layers.  The bottom layer is watercolor paper with grass and clouds stenciled on it - from Polkadoodles and LDRS.  The next layer is a piece of acetate that I splashed with alcohol inks and blew out to make a colorful background that shows nicely when put over the white paper.  On top of that is the main layer of leaves and the sentiment.  And the main character is pushed out on foam squares to add dimension.  The leaves are from an older Polkadoodles autumn stamp set.  The leaves and the "Backyard Boss" are colored with alcohol markers - my preference is Spectrum Noir Illustrators for markers.  #artimpressions, #artimpressionschallenge, #alcoholinks, #spectrumnoir, #stamping

Thanks for looking!

Woohoo!  I just won the lucky random winner on this challenge for Art Impression.  Thank you so much - I'm so excited!!!

Products Used:

Tim Holtz The Crusty Vampire Card

This Halloween card may be my favorite of the year - mostly due to being able to salvage it after a mistake LOL.  I absolutely love the NEW Tim Holtz "The Count" die - he is an adorable character!  But . . . his nose piece is a bit thin in places and I managed to slightly rip it when assembling.  No worries - just distress him and scruff him up a bit and add some blush and some of the NEW Ranger Crypt Grit Paste over the bits and call him "sunburned" lol.  The window feature of the orange sunset helps the idea of a vampire who got just a bit too much sun . . . 

I used the Tim Holtz Crackle and Brickwork 3D embossing folders with some purple Ranger Mica Spray and silver wax overtop backed on an older retired Tim Holtz Halloween paper for my initial background. Then I added the Tim Holtz Sizzix Cathedral Window die cut out of chipboard and then covered over with glitter cardstock. Once cut out, I lined the window with acetate and used an orange alcohol ink on it to get the sunset glow and then stamped the Spiderweb Background from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Cobwebs CMS306 on white cardstock to put behind the colored acetate for a spooky view. Next I added some decor by using some small decorative items (skull, bones, cobwebs) from the Tim Holtz Sizzix die sets for "Frightful Things" and now retired "Halloween Mini Things". I added a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quotechip. And of course the star is the Tim Holtz Sizzix die "The Count" along with his bats with some Ranger "Crypt" grit paste.

Main Products Used (that are still available):

The Count  Crackle Brickwork

Cathedral Cobwebs Frightful Things

Mica Spray Crypt Grit Paste

Tim Holtz Steampunk Pumpkin King Card

Halloween Card Number 4 . . . 

This one was inspired by my Halloween card number 3 "Pumpkin Patch".  I admit - I fuss with my cards and change them often after I think I'm done LOL.  Usually once I'm done, I bring it up to my bedroom to sit on my bookcase for a day or two while I enjoy it, and generally I will start to pick at it until I change it.  My pumpkin patch card had the pumpkins stacked on it for a slimline card.  While I stared at it for a few days, it began to look like a head and body to me.  Thus this card - that turned the 2 stacked pumpkins into an actual character and what better character than a Pumpkin King!

The main die set used is still the NEW Tim Holtz Sizzix "Pumpkin Patch Colorize" die set, but I took away the face on the larger pumpkin of the two and added legs and arms from pieces of the older Tim Holtz Sizzix "Fall Foilage" die set to create the character. I added the hat from the Tim Holtz Sizzix "Winter Wardrobe" die set and the monocle and bow tie from Tim Holtz Sizzix "Hip Haunts" die set. I added Steampunk pieces from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Robotic and Gearhead die sets. He is holding the spider from Tim Holtz Sizzix "Frightful Things" die set.

I made the background paper from Ranger Distress Sprays in shaded lilac and wilted violet, and Ranger Mica Sprays in hocus pocus and empty tomb. I stamped over the background once it dried with Stampers Anonymous CMS241 Ledger Script, and I added the birds from the Tim Holtz Sizzix retired "Scarecrow" die set (but any birds or bats would be cute). Finally - I used the black glitter and mica flakes from the NEW Ranger Halloween Sparkle set. Lastly I added an Idea-ology Halloween quote chip and Idea-ology Hardware Heads and Mini Gear Sprocket to finish. Thanks for looking!

Main Products Used (that are still available):

Pumpkin Patch Dies                   Fall Foilage Dies                  Winter Wardrobe Dies

                   

Hip Haunts Dies                            Robotic Dies                        Frightful Things Dies

                    

Ranger Sparkle Set                  Ranger Mica Sprays              Distress Shaded Lilac

                 

Distress Wilted Violet                 CMS241 Ledger Script              Hardware Heads

   

   

                 


Mini Gear Sprocket                     Halloween Quote Chips

              


               

Pumpkin Patch Slimline Card

Halloween Card #3 features the NEW Tim Holtz Sizzix "Pumpkin Patch Colorize" die set.  

To create the background for this card first I put some Ranger texture paste through the Tim Holtz Halloween Words THS027 stencil and then used Tim Holtz Vintage Photo embossing glaze overtop it and heated it with a heat gun. Next I sprayed Ranger Distress Ink Twisted Citron mixed with Ranger Distress Mica Sprays Bubbling Cauldron and Twisted Broomstick overtop the stenciled paper.

For the title I used the old retired Tim Holtz Sizzix "Curvy Banners" and the sentiment "Let's Get Smashed" on it was stamped on from Stampers Anonymous CMS381 Monster Reunion. I added some stars around the pumpkins to create a magical look with the Tim Holtz Sizzix "Falling Stars" die set.

Then I added some Tim Holtz Idea-ology hardware heads and some craft moss colored with Distress Twisted Citron Spray. The background paper I mounted it on is from an old, retired Tim Holtz Idea-olgy Halloween Paper Pad. Thanks for looking!

Main Products Used (that are still available):

Pumpkin Patch Die Set Falling Stars Die Set Stencil THS027

             

    

  Embossing Glaze                   Distress Mica Sprays         Distress Twisted Citron

        

  CMS381 Monster Reunion                  Texture Paste