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Hello crafting friends! It's been awhile since I've shared here, a few things here at home have taken me out of the craft room. Hopefully I can get back into it, it always seem to take me awhile to get my mojo back! Here is another project created for the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Booth at Creativation 2019. This is my vignette box/pincushion piece. Turn it around and this is the pincushion side of the Vignette box. I adhered two vignette boxes(TH93782 - 3.875" x 5.5") back to back to create the wider structure. It was then covered with Worn Wallpaper (TH93692), treated with Distress Oxide in areas to age the paper. I then used Ranger's Opaque Crackle in random areas. After this dried, I rubbed in Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Weathered Wood Distress Crayons into the cracks, adding a bit of water to the crayons as I went along. Before adhering my Vignette Frame (TH93694) to the outside of the box, I finished off the inside with Tim Holtz paper that had been distressed and crackle paste randomly applied. Next I embellished the inside with Tim Holtz Ephemera, a vintage spool, coloured Bouquet Findings(TH93569), a Photo Booth Photo (TH93799) a Classic Label Sticker (TH93959) a Thimble(TH93791) made into a pincushion with a scrap of velvet ribbon, a Mini Pin (TH93790), a piece of the Ruler Pieces Findings (TH93565), and a small amount of Spanish moss. My Vignette Frame was painted first with Black Soot Distress Paint, then lightly dry brushed with Frayed Burlap, and Barn Door paint. This is then adhered to the outside of the Vignette box. Apply a bit of Ranger's Crackle Paste to the corners and edge of the frame, overlapping onto the paper covered sides. Colour the dried paste the same way. For the Pincushion side, the frame is Lace Baseboard Frame (TH93786). This was coloured with a combination of Frayed Burlap, and Antique Linen Distress Crayons and Oxide Inks. Now the pincushion! I used a hard piece of mat board or you could use a thin piece of wood (like the Vignette Panels) slightly larger than the oval opening of the Lace Baseboard Frame (TH93786). Keep in mind that this piece has to be smaller than the Vignette Box, it will fit just inside. My pincushion was made with a piece of wide French ribbon (I've been hoarding this piece for a long time!) that I slightly stained with Oxide inks. Take your piece of fabric or ribbon that is slightly larger than your board, a small amount of stuffing, place it in the middle underneath, wrap your fabric over the edge and staple in the middle of each side once. If you need to add more or take away any stuffing do so now. If you're not sure, just hold it under the frame to judge it. I then used a hot glue gun to permanently adhere the fabric to the board, using small dots of glue and working back and forth between the different sides to keep it even. Glue gun this to the back of the frame. I did check first to see if the pincushion board still fit inside the box after the fabric was attached. Adhere a Ribbon Adornment to the top of the pincushion on the frame(TH93686) Adhere the frame to the box with Multi Matte Medium or Collage Medium. You can see in this photo how the frame extends past the box and is flat against it. I used elastic bands on each end to hold this tight while the glue dried. To finish off this project, I painted a Vignette Finial (TH93573) with Black Soot Distress Paint first, then dry brushed with Frayed Burlap. I added a small amount of Grit Paste(TDA53422) on one side and after it dried, painted it with Distress Paint(I think I used Espresso, maybe Forest Moss, a touch of Barn Door). I adhered this to the top with Matte Medium. The string is Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements black Craft Thread and a Story Stick(TH93680) was tied onto this. My Vignette Base (TH93709), the larger one, was also painted, then a big of Grit Paste applied and painted in the same way as the Finial. This is adhered to the box with Matte Medium also. I was worried that because the box was wider, the top of the base was too small and it might wobble or not be strong enough so I adhered a large Gadget Gear(TH93297) first on the bottom of the box, then the base to that. It seemed to give more weight and strength to the bottom of the box. Here's another look at my finished pincushion vignette box, hopefully I've remembered everything, it seems like such a long time ago that I made this! I have one more project left to share from the Idea-ology booth, plus a few pieces from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 2 release. Tim has a new blog post with a video showcasing these new dies and samples for inspiration! Thanks so much for visiting, hope you stop by again! Jan

Hi folks...it's my turn to post over at the Craftwork Cards Blog today and I thought it was time that Mr Tim Holtz was introduced to Craftw...

Hello friends! If you have watched the Tim Holtz YouTube live, then you know by all the amazing makes created with this Chapter 3 collection, that the possibilities are endless! So many ways and ideas to use these 5 die sets and 2 embossing folders! If you missed the live, the replay is always there to watch on Tim's Channel. What I love about this release is, that it's all the basic dies I need or want to create something specific to my project. How many times have you seen a folder, envelope, tag, or label that you wish was in a different colour or paper to match what you are creating? These sets are perfect for creating what you need or want. I'm a gardener, so I created this Seed Box to store my seeds and information about my garden. Can't wait to start using it! The box itself is made with two square Vignette boxes. Here's a look at all the goodies inside! I haven't got step by step photos for everything created here, but I think most of it is pretty easy to recreate. Just let your imagination take over. Specimen Thinlits set 665930 Alphanumeric Nomads Thinlits Set 665924 Postale Thinlits set665927 Vintage Labels Thinlits Set 665929 Steel Plate 3D Embossing Folder 665754 Numbered 3D Embossing Folder 665753 I covered my vignette boxes with Black Kraft Stock that has been altered. I wanted my box to have a vintage painted look with a touch of metal showing through, so I applied Foundry Wax randomly on the paper. After applying the wax, heat it to create the shine. I then embossed my paper with the Steel Plate Embossing folder. You will need more than one sheet to cover both boxes on the outsides. I first applied Rustic Wilderness Distress Paint very lightly on the raised parts. When that was dry, I next applied a very small amount of Crackling Campfire (I use my finger) in a few areas. Lastly, Fossilized Amber was applied. If you find you have too much of a colour, just lightly cover it with another paint. This Vintage Labels set is amazing! It debosses and cuts out the shape. I cut out quite a few using the Metallic Kraft Stock. Because I used metallic paper, I did not apply an oil-based ink before die-cutting. If you are using a porous paper, ink your metal die before using, and when it's die-cut out, the ink will stay in the debossed areas. At this point, I wasn't sure what I was going to use, but they can be saved for later. I used the larger circle one for the top of my Seed Box. I die-cut the word, "Seeds" using the new Alphanumeric Nomads set, in the middle of the circle. This new set has two different sizes of upper case letters, which are meant to use together, and for the smaller ones, you can add a dash underneath to line it up with the larger letters. I just used all the larger size for this make, but I will definitely use a combination of the two in future makes, love this font! The word was die-cut again in green metallic kraft stock. Everything was distressed and inked, then the green letters placed inside. Whenever I need to die-cut words that I am using the negative space, with individual letters, I always use Sizzix's Sticky Grid Sheets(663533), to line everything up. Tim Holtz Hinges with an added bit of Foundry Wax, were used on the box. The inside of each box was covered with Ideology Backdrops Volume 3 paper and trimmed on the edges with Design Tape Trims. For the closures on my box, I used some twigs from one of my trees. These were cut down to the same width. I've added some Foundry Wax to these also, then nailed them to the box with Tack Nails. I wanted a space between the twigs and box, so I used some older Idea-ology Mini Gears behind the twig to raise them off the box.(the nail went through the middle). To close the box, I used some linen ribbon I had. Now you're ready to fill the box with all the goodies! There are Tim Holtz Stamp sets that can be used with some of the dies to enhance your die-cuts. Love the Specimen Slide die, how can you tell, I have quite a few made for this project! For these ones, I had in my stash, some Frosted acrylic sheets, and I've stamped with Archival Ink and the Field Notes Stamp set. The labels were added to some of them and others, I just die-cut the word into the front of the slide. I've added some dried flowers in-between. The slides are closed with the Mini Fasteners Brad Screws Hardware. Here's another look at the different ways, you can use the small labels and word dies. Love all the different envelopes in these sets! This one is made with coloured Kraft Stock and the envelope from the Collector set. I embossed this one with the Numbered 3D Embossing Folder and highlighted with raised areas with Foundry Wax. I had some leftover Steel embossed pieces, so I used these with some of the die shapes. The hand and star here. There is also one of the Vintage Labels. Here's the fronts of the three envelopes I created. The Ticket Booth Stamp from Stampers Anonymous can be used with the Collector ticket dies. Before adhering my envelope with the tickets, I die-cut the arrows from the Postale Set in the corner and placed a piece of dark Backdrops paper behind the die-cut area. I've used the little jewelry tags, cutting out two for each hanging tag, one is a solid back piece and the front has a number die-cut out, using different colours of Kraft Stock. These were tied together and with a brad, attached to the Medallion die-cut. These are the backs of the envelopes, using the circle tab die(it has a little hole in the middle for your brad). Because I love this Specimen die so much, I decided to make a tiny book. I die-cut it out in different colours, five total. Using Velvet Trim, I stitched the back of the dies together. My book is about Sweet Peas, one of my favourite flowers. I had these empty seed packets (from Floret Farm) and decided to use them in my book. I've used some of the names, pictures, flower information and even the directions for the seed planting. I've added labels in front of some of them, some I left open at the top, and closed with a paper clip and Antique Gem or Jewelry Label. The book is folded up and closed with the ribbon tied around it. I've used letters from the word dies to spell out Sweet Peas. I love these little envelopes in the Postale set. They are perfect to keep my seeds in. I've used brown paper grocery bags to cut them out. I wanted something thinner, as I will probably have lots of theses and also if they get tattered or worn out, I don't mind recycling them. I've used the label dies for my envelopes and die-cut numbers in the corner, so I'm able to write down the type of seeds. I've stamped on the stamp die-cuts with Stampers Anonymous Stamp Collector set. I must admit, I got a little addicted to making these! I've die-cut the Folders from the Specimen Set. I can separate different types of seeds in each folder. The fronts of the folders are decorated with die-cuts, ephemera, etc. Use a label die-cut to write on, or use Idea-ology rubs. On this folder, I've used a large moth from Idea-ology Transparent Things and stitched it on a piece of Ephemera. I've used a distressed Idea-ology Flashcard, and ephemera, with a Tiny Clip. Here's a look at all my envelopes and folders. On the lid of my box, I've used thin elastic(purchased from a fabric store) and knotted the end around a Tack nail and hammered this into each corner. This holds envelopes or anything you would like, like photos. Another look at all the different goodies! Hope you were inspired by my project! I know I was inspired by all the makers and their ideas. Their projects were incredible! Make sure you check out Tim's website for all the names and links of the makers. Thanks so much for stopping by, Until next time, Jan Some Materials used: Square Vignette Boxes TH94242 Black Kraft Stock Black Paper TH94165 Distress Paint, (Rustic Wilderness, Crackling Campfire, and Fossilized Amber Metallic Kraft Stock Backdrops Volume 3 Paper 94247 Design Tape Trims TH94218 Tack Nails TH94240 Mini Gears TH93012 Ranger Gilded Foundry Wax Mini Screw Fasteners Hardware TH92790 Field Notes Stampers Anonymous Stamp set CMS396 Stamp Collector Stampers Anonymous Stamp Set CMS338 Ticket Booth Stampers Anonymous Stamp set CMS337 Heavy Black Thread (I've used Tim Holtz Coats Black Craft Thread(unfortunately discontinued) Velvet Cool Trim TH94113 Mini Paper Clips TH92791 Antique Gems TH94033 Transparent Things TH94241 Flashcards TH94224 Tiny Clip TH94025

Happy New Year!! We are starting the year with a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! What better way to start the year than with crafting. Please note: this post has affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you. Our theme this week is A New Start. Since it is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products by a specific company/designer and this week it is Brutus Monroe. You can find their great range of products here. You don't have to use their products to join, but it is fun if you do. Rox is joining us as guest designer this week too and don't miss her dreamy project. A new year offers something of a new start and new adventures, which is the theme of my tag. The tag has a lot of gold and glitter elements and a textured background made with Brutus Monroe Lots of Lines Slimline stencil. Start by coating a tag with gesso. When dry, add texture paste with a palette knife through the Lots of Lines Slimline stencil. When the paste is dry, paint with Distress Paint. Mist with water to blend. Apply Sizzix Gold Luster Wax on the lines. To create a home of the numbers, I stamped a Simon Says Stamp Mixed Label on Tim Holtz Christmas Backdrops paper. I die cut foliage using Simon Says Stamp Berry Stems and Tim Holtz Festive Gatherings. I used two shades of metallic gold paper, two shades of gold glitter paper, dark brown cardstock and inky leftovers. The gold wax adds a great shiny texture to the paste lines. The year was die cut with Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Emporium numbers from gold kraft stock paper. The label was adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. I also added sequins and pearls to the foliage using Simon Says Stamp craft glue and the Place and Score Embellishment Wand. I hope you will join us this week in our A New Start challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in. Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too. Thank you so much for stopping by here today! Happy crafting! Anna-Karin Supplies: * Please note: the links are affiliate links, for which I receive a small percentage of sales generated by the link, at no extra cost to you.

Happy weekend, and welcome to Frilly and Funkie's Saturday Showcase! It's Sara Emily here today to bring you some ideas on using Tim Holtz Baseboard Frames. Linda has plenty of these in The Funkie Junkie Boutique, and I have to say they are one of the best crafty bargains on the market, at just $4.79 (all of the prices at The Funkie Junkie Boutique are discounted every day) for a package of eight heavy chipboard detailed frames. You can use these frames as they come, right out of the package, because they have so much vintage detail. Or you can choose to alter them as I have in two of my examples that follow. Please forgive my lack of step by step photos. For some reason, my phone chose to discard some of my process shots. As a reminder, you can click on any photo to zoom in. For my first example, I chose one of the small frames, and simply smeared a thin coat of Distress Collage Medium Crazing over top and allowed it to dry overnight. Thicker doesn't necessarily mean larger cracks; just a smear gives really amazing crackling. When it was dry, I scribbled with Walnut Stain Distress crayon (one of the missing photos, but I think you get it) and blended with my slightly dampened finger to expose those wonderful cracks. All ready to use on my card I made for my nephew and his fiance' to celebrate their recent engagement. For my background, I picked one of Tim's Worn Wallpaper designs I felt went well with my frame. I did some stamping in Watering Can Archival ink with an image from Tim's Purveyor set and blended the panel with Frayed Burlap ink. For the panel under the frame, I ran some texture paste through Tim's beautiful Roses mini stencil over watercolor paper. When dry, I colored with Distress oxide and ink and tore off the bottom. I layered with some Lace die cuts and gave it some dimension by adhering with Ranger adhesive foam tape. This happy couple is from the Paper Dolls (colored with Antique Linen crayon), and the sentiment I chose is from Clippings Stickers. Instead of removing the sticker from the backing, I cut the phrase out from the sheet to give it more presence. As an added bonus, when I blended it with ink, it highlighted and created a 'frame'. Squeal! I love it when a card comes together so quickly! For my second sample, I chose to make a piece of home decor using a couple of the frames right from the package. This is another project made quickly, thanks to these frames. I started by spraying the Vignette Box with Picket Fence Distress Spray stain and allowing it to dry. Then I applied Wendy Vecchi's crackle paste to the box and a set of Vignette Finials and set them aside to dry while I assembled the previous project. When dry I gave all wood pieces a wash of watered down Weathered Wood Distress paint and then rubbed with watered down Walnut Stain crayon to highlight the cracks. Both of the Baseboard frames I used fit perfectly into the second to the largest Vignette Box. This ornately decorated frame has such lovely detail, I didn't need to add a thing! I stenciled a panel with the Ornate mini stencil from the same set used above (#25) and gave it a wash of watery Weathered Wood paint to show off the texture a bit. This panel was moved forward from the back of the box with waste cardboard, and each frame layered over it with adhesive foam tape to create dimension. I tucked in some pretty flowers from Botanical Layers, and topped off with these lovely ladies from Paper Dolls. I colored the mother/daughter pair and some Bouquet Findings with Distress oxides and added greenery cut with one of the Sizzix Alterations Flower Jar dies from a scrap of inky paper. I chose 'love you to the moon and back' from Tiny Text Remnant Rubs, since I made this for my daughter's 20th birthday coming up next week. This is 'our' phrase. The heart charms and chain are part of a charm bracelet I picked up at a yard sale. I patted them with a little Picket Fence paint. You could easily substitute with a couple of the many heart charms offered in the shop. For my final example, I decided to cover a frame with hand designed paper, but you could easily cover yours with any designer paper if you need to quickly customize one of these frames. I haven't used this frame on a project yet, but I suspect it will be showing up in the near future, as I need a guy project for my son's 20th birthday next week. Again, I am missing a few shots, but I'll try to walk you through the process with a combination of these photos and text. I started with Metallic Kraft Core card, cut it to fit my new Foundry 3D Texture Fade. After I ran it through my die cut machine using Tim's tips, I scuffed it pretty good with a steel wool pad. Next, I gave it a coat of Ground Espresso paint, followed by Rusty Hinge paint. You can see I die cut the center of the panel with a Stacked Label die. This one fit the opening of the frame I chose pretty well, so it made it easier to cover the frame later on. I spritzed with water to get the colors to move around and partially dried with my heat tool. I removed some of the paint by blotting with a clean cloth while the paint was still a bit tacky. I dribbled on Gunmetal alcohol ink and immediately spritzed with water to get the ink to move around. While wet and still sticky, I sprinkled with Patina Oxide Baked Texture powder. I carefully dried with my heat tool, so as not to blow away the powder. I gently heat from beneath, and then carefully heat from above, just until the powder starts to melt. I did this before adhering the card to the frame with Collage Medium Matte. I smeared on Crazing medium (this is where I learned thicker is not equivalent to bigger cracks) and ended up being impatient and heating with my heat tool. I lost some of the cracking, but was rewarded with some cool bubbles, so I went with it. Lastly, I scribbled with Walnut Stain crayon, and coaxed it into the crevasses with my finger. Well, that's a 'wrap' for today's Saturday Showcase tutorials! Of course, there are many, many more ways to use these versatile frames, but I hope you've picked up some ideas from today's post and are inspired to give these Baseboard Frames a go in your own crafty endeavors. I'd love to see how you use them in our current challenge, '"B" Happy'! Happy Creating! Sara Emily These products were used in this tutorial and are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique: (FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Baseboards - Frames Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Crocheted Lace by Tim Holtz 661499 (February Pre-Order) (APRIL PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Set - Stacked Label by Tim Holtz (June Pre-order) Sizzix Framelits Die Set 16 PK - Flower Jar by Tim Holtz (MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Foundry (February Pre-order) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 25 $17.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Purveyor Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Boxes (February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Finial Set Structures Tim Holtz Ideaology Paper Dolls TH93555 Tim Holtz Ideaology Clippings Stickers TH93583 (February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Botanical Layers (FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rub - Tiny Text (February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Bouquet Findings (FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Worn Wallpaper Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture Paste Core′dinations - Tim Holtz Ranger- Metallic Kraft Core - 6 x 6 Kraft Core Cardstock Pack Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Watering Can (FEBRUARY PE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Metallic Mixative - Gunmetal (MID-JANUARY PRE-ORDER) Seth Apter Baked Texture - Patina Oxide Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon Antique Linen Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon - Walnut Stain TDB49654 Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Picket Fence Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Weathered Wood Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Paint Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Rusty Hinge (FEBRAUARY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinker - Tattered Rose (FEBRAUARY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinker - Bundled Sage (JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Crazing TDAK47957 (February Pre-Order) Ranger ADHESIVE - WHITE FOAM ROLL 1/2" X 1/16"x 2.1 YDS.

Tim Holtz Distress Color Lumberjack Plaid Swatches, Color Combos, Christmas Card by Juliana Michaels

Inspiration Emporium has a brand new challenge for April! This month it's all about Marvelous Masks and Spectacular Stencils. I decided I would use Tim Holtz' March tag as my inspiration for a colorful triptych featuring one of my favorite stamps! I have been dying to try this idea using Tim's new Arch Frame die from Sizzix. You know how something works in your mind, but you're never quite sure what will happen when you actually try it out? Well, after a bit of experimentation, my arch triptych worked out just as I'd imagined. Here's a quick tutorial if you'd like to make one yourself! 1. Measure the opening in the die. You want the arch panels to be connected, so the score lines need to be just inside the blade. I decided 2 7/8" was perfect. 2. Score an Inkssentials giant tag every 2 7/8", cutting off at the third score line. Save the cut off piece for later. 3. Accordion fold the paper. Place on the die and cut. 4. This is what your cut piece should look like. If there is too much pressure and the crease lines cut through, try it again using a crease pad instead of a cutting plate. 5. Using Tim's instructions, color your tag. I didn't have the Metallic paints and tried to substitute Bronze Distress stain - not a good idea. I was not at all happy with this, but figured I'd make the best of it. Art is all about not giving up! Right? 6. I decided to try giving my background a little texture with embossing powders. Randomly press an Emboss It pad over the surface. Sprinkle white Antiquities and Walnut Ink embossing powders over the surface. Heat to melt. 7. This panel actually should be #6 - oops! Using the Stacked Artful Words die, cut the word artist from light chipboard. Trim just the word 'art' and adhere to panel. I used Brushed Corduroy Distress ink and various Distress Paints to color it and give it an aged look. 8. Stamp fairy girl on the center panel with Jet Black Archival ink. Stamp head, hands, and words on the scrap of manila tag. Stamp the wings on Wendy Vecchi's clear Modeling Film. Trim out hands and head and apply to stamped image (I didn't want her to have a green face!). Ink crown with Broken China Distress ink. Trim words and adhere as shown. Cut out wings and glue in place using Glossy Accents. When dry, heat and shape. 9. Cut a piece of cardstock using the Elegant Flourishes die. Using the smaller flourish as a stencil, place on right panel and dab with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink. Immediately sprinkle with silver embossing powder. Lift stencil carefully and heat embossing powder to melt. Repeat randomly on other panels. Sometimes super shiny embossing can look out of place on a vintage project, so I used my Sanding Grip to dull it down a bit. To complete the triptych, add painted embellishments as shown. Since my arches are quite a bit shorter than a tag, I didn't want to use the large plastic numbers like Tim did on his. Instead, I cut the numbers from lightweight chipboard using his Stacked Artful Words die, painted them with a Black Soot Distress dabber and then followed Tim's technique for giving them a patina effect. I love how they turned out! I also used a text stamp from one of the Stampers Anonymous Classic sets to add some interest to the background. Most of the supplies I used can be found at Inspiration Emporium via the links below. My coupon code - stamptramp - will save you 10% on your order! Inkssentials Giant Manila Tag Sizzix Arch Frame Sizzix Stacked Artful Words Sizzix Elegant Flourishes Die Distress Paints - Metallic Bundle Walnut Stain Distress Paint Distress Paint - Salty Ocean Broken China Distress Paint Distress Paint - Peeled Paint Distress Paint - Picket Fence Antiqued Bronze Distress Stain Studio 490 Modeling Film Stampers Anonymous Winged Things 1 Stampers Anonymous Classic Favorites 3 Ranger Emboss It Clear Ink Pad Jet Black Archival Ink Archival Ink - Olive Broken China Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink Inkssentials Mini Misters idea-ology Elements Tissue Tape idea-ology Tissue Tape - Symphony Idea-ology Word Keys Idea-ology Word Bands Idea-ology Adornments Idea-ology Philosophy Tags Idea-ology Long Fasteners Idea-ology Sanding Grip Distress Embossing Powder - Walnut Stain Ranger Silver Embossing Powder Inkssentials Blending Tool Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Idea-ology Design Ruler Ranger Glossy Accents Vagabond InLinkz.com Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you're inspired to try cutting your own arch triptych - I think the Arch Frame is going to definitely get a lot of use in my studio!

Scottish Cottage Paper Ornament using Tim Holtz Village Collection. Distress Inks and Sprays and Nuvo Sparkle Spray...

Hello everyone! I’m back sharing another project, this one is with the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2022 release. If you didn’t catch Tim’s live release on his YouTube Channel, you can watch the replay anytime, details on his blog. He will have photos and links to the other Makers projects also there. Make sure you check them out, there’s some amazing makes and lots of inspiration! Now onto my first project! This one was not sent to Tim for the YouTube Live. This project was all because of the Moon Transparency, one of my favourite images. My scene in this vignette is the desk of a seamstress. So many women in my family are/were sewers. I've been sewing, since a very young age and my daughter is a fashion designer, so this theme has special meaning to me. There are different plastic images in this new package, some wonderful butterflies which I can’t wait to use. I decided to use the moon in a window and of course Tiny Lights to light up like stars. I’ve used a Baseboard Window Frame to place in front of the image and Vignette box. I’ve covered the vignette box with the new Metallic Colored Kraftstock the back has been distressed. The sides have been embossed with the Quilted 3D folder, then distressed. The base is a new Square Vignette Box, which gives more room for all those embellishments. This was covered in paper from the new Backdrops Volume 3 pkg. I’ve used the Doily stencil and Distress Crackle paste randomly around the edges. Walnut stain distress crayon was applied in the cracks after it had dried. Before assembling my base, I worked on my embellishments. These new domes are a medium size, perfect for displaying those small items. I’ve used the centre of a small embossed Impresslits Medallion on my dome base. This has Distress embossing glaze, then Distress Crayon applied to it, giving it a metal look. The outside of the base is covered with new Linen Tape. The glass dome has a very small amount of Collage Medium applied to the inside, just enough to give it an aged look. I’ve added a strip of Design Tape Trim around the bottom edge. These trims are perfect for covering the edges of the vignette structures also, they are the same width. I wanted it to look like clothing samples in the dome, so I used the new Tiny Paper dolls, removing the feet, hands and heads (sorry, that sounds terrible , doesn’t it). The clothes were tinted with Distress Crayons and Memo pins were hot glued to the backs. These were poked into the dome cork base. In the Ephemera Memoir pack, there's my favourite, the book covers. I love making little books with these, wish there was a whole pack of these! I've added a Snippets Label Ephemera to the front of one (a word from Book Clippings added later) and Ephemera Snippets on the other. I've also made a larger book, using a piece of ephemera for the front cover (glued onto a piece of chipboard). For the spine, I've used a piece of the Linen Patchwork Design Tape and the title is a piece of ephemera. I've grunged up a Quill Adornment, with Alcohol Ink and Distress Glaze. This was adhered to a pen nib, also grunged up. I've wrapped the area where the two are adhered (with Distress Collage Medium) with some black Tim Holtz EclecticThread (I think this is retired, but could still be available in retail stores) Even though this was a Halloween release, I love these Drippy Candles and Candle Stands. Also grunged up. I've used Distress Collage Medium to adhere these together. It's amazing how well this medium holds, even with metal. Now, to get my main pieces together. I've drilled a hole in the top of my Square Vignette box and the bottom of my Vignette box for the Tiny Lights to go through. Adhere the two boxes together with Distress Collage Medium (before attaching the moon transparency and window frame). Thread your lights through from the underside of the bottom box, into the top one. I concentrated the lights more where the stars were and left a bit extra outside the box for the candle. Adhere the transparency, then the window frame. I have added two Brad Fasteners for knobs on the window frame. Here's with the lights on, so you can see how the lights look like stars. Now, I'm ready to build up my Vignette box with my embellishments. The back of my vignette. The top of my Dome has a small Ring Fastener (minus the ring!) to hold a clear Bauble (Christmas release), both adhered with Collage Medium, and a bit of thread tied around to cover up the glued section. The top of my window box has a Quote Seal, highlighted with Distress Picket Fence Crayon and Picket Fence paint around the inside edge. I've used a bit of Spanish Moss and Sizzix die-cut leaves also. Next I've added my small Dome, candle, Books, and Quill pen. The tiny lights are just behind the candle (there's just two, cut off any extra lights you don't want). Fill in the spaces with Spanish Moss, Baubles (coloured with Mushroom Alcohol Ink), Bouquet Flowers (dyed with Distress Pink Sprays) and die-cut leaves. Here's a side view of my vignette. Here's another look at my finished make! This is the first of my Idea-ology makes, more to come! Thanks so much visiting, hope you enjoy this new release as much as I do. Until next time, Jan Materials Used TH94247 Backdrops Volume 3 TH94242 Vignette Boxes Squares TH94248 Baseboards Windrow Frames TH94241 Transparent Things TH94239 Display Dome Small TH94225 gauge Dials TH94220 Adornments Quill &Arrow TH94221 Ephemera Pack Memoir TH94228 Kraftstock Metallic Colours TH94230 Linen Tape Patchwork TH94235 Paper Dolls Mini TH94236 Quote Seals TH94188 Ephemera Snippets Labels TH94152 Snippets Ephemera TH93279 Vignette Boxes TH92909 Pen Nibs TH94166 Candle Stands TH94172 Drippy Candles TH94099 Baubles Th94180 Baubles Halloween TH94019 Tiny Lights TH92833 Split Ring Memo Pins TH94128 Design Tape Trims Th93060 Ring Fasteners TH93569 Bouquet Findings TH92703 Brad Fasteners THS018 Doily Layering Stencil tda71303 Distress Crackle Texture Paste Distress Crayons, Inks Distress Embossing Glaze - Speckled Egg Alcohol Ink - Mushroom Sizzix 662702 Funky Floral 662720 Medallion 3D Impresslits 665734 Quilted 3D Texture Fade

Hey everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and this week, the theme is ~ WORLD T...

Welcome! Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge theme is 'Let’s Be On Time' which inspired me to make this masculine card with my husband as the central character with a snarky comment which sounds like it might be on his mind. He's a good southern man, and words like these would never actually leave his mouth, but I sometimes wonder why he's always late. Perhaps because he just didn't want to be there? Now, that's not actually not my husband, but a Tim Holtz paper doll from the 2020 Christmas pack that never even saw a Christmas make this year. This dude could pass for my sweetheart, though, back before he would never leave for the office (late, of course) without a tie. The good ole' days. Because the theme's all about time, I thought I would otherwise dig deep into my stash to prepare this card. That's a very old background from my stash of backgrounds using an old favorite Tim Holtz stencil and a cool old monoprint technique I did what seemed like a lifetime ago. This seemed like the right time to put it to use. Old Remnant Rubs, old Design Tape to give my man something to stand on and to round out the card and some really old REAL clock parts made to look older with a splash of Smolder and Mushroom alcohol inks make for a good time in the Closet. That's all for me today! I hope you have a safe, crafty week! Sara Emily Challenge shares: Simon Says Stamp Monday Let’s Be On Time Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

Vintage Easel Card with Tim Holtz products

Det var en utrolig stor opplevelse å få være med på Tim Holtz og Artsy Crafts jentenes kurs i England. Tim er en morsom og oppmerksom per...

When the Tim Holtz Village Rooftops dies from Sizzix arrived to my own real house, I was so happy because it added so much detail and personality to my little houses. I have used them

’tis the season for holiday merriment and media team aida haron get’s us in the spirit with this festive project…

Hello friends! Happy Monday and welcome back to my blog…it’s been a bit since I’ve posted, but I’ve been busily working behind the scenes making all sorts of fun things! Tod…

Tim Holtz Configuration Tray, Graphic 45 papers, Globecraft & Piccolo DIY Ornament, Art Glitter, Spellbinder Scallop Oval dies, Xyron 5" Creative Station

The Christmas Distress Release is out! These are my swatches of all the colors including the new ones. I like to see them next to each other in family groups and on Watercolor Cardstock (the small swatches) as well as a Mixed Media Heavystock tag and a White Heavystock tag. You can see in these photos that the slightly yellowed base of the Mixed Media does affect the final outcome color. Have a creative day! Tami I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com. The links below send you to one of those stores. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Hello there! I have been patiently waiting (that's really hard for some of us scrapbookers) for quite a few dies I had ordered from Sizzix and so I was happy to see most of them arrive a month ago! Sizzix heaven, right? Usually when I get a new die, I want to use it right away, but this many is a little overwhelming! I'm slowing making my way through them, June was such a busy month and not much time for crafting. I'm hoping July will be different! It's been awhile since I've created a 3-d project, it seems like I usually find time only for cards or layouts lately. Not that I don't like creating those, but I like getting lost in the creation of something a little more. In that wonderful pile, was the new Tim Holtz Village Brownstone, Village Rooftops, and Village Bungalow dies that were the inspiration for this project. I have a tutorial here with lots of photos, enjoy! I wanted to make a grouping of houses on a base, and I ended up covering a box to place my houses on. The papers I used were from Blue Fern Studio's beautiful collection, 'Tranquility". This was just a 7 3/4" x 7 1/4" x 2 1/4"deep paper mache box. I gessoed the edges, then painted them with Distress paint, a combination of Stormy Sky and Black Soot before covering with paper. I also covered the inside of the box. Love this woodgrain paper in the Tranquility collection! I built two Village Brownstones and a Village Dwelling, with my patterned paper. I die-cut the walls first. There is directions on the back of the package, but there is also PDF instructions on the Sizzix website, right next to the die photo. I die-cut the window frames and roof with a different colour of paper so they would contrast. The frames were then adhered to my house. I cut small pieces of Tim Holtz Tissue and glued these to the inside of the windows. Once I had my windows and doors finished, I adhered the wall of the house together. I applied tape to the tabs at the top of the house, for the roof. Now for the Village Rooftops! I cut out the twelve strips and one ridge cap for each roof. These were lightly sanded and inked before adhering to the roof. After my shingles were adhered, I die-cut the chimneys and adhered them to each roof. Next, came the Village Bungalow accents. I die-cut two dormer windows for one of the brownstones. There is also shuttered windows, which I die-cut two for one of the other houses. Fence pieces were also die cut. Here is a photo of my finished Village Dwelling house. I added the shuttered window die-cuts to each side after I took this photo. Here's all three completed houses. That tiny doorknob on the middle house is a Tim Holtz Hex Fastener (TH93268). The houses are ready for my box base. I decided to put legs on the box. These are Tim Holtz Metal Box Feet Foundations(TH92821). These were applied with Ranger's Matte Medium. Isn't it amazing how a set of legs can change an ordinary box into an amazing piece. I had a thin round metal filigree piece (I think it was from Fab Scraps) that bent very easily to fit over the edge for decoration. It was attached with a rhinestone brad. Now the box is ready for my houses. I was going to hot glue the houses to the box top, but didn't want the glue to show. So I cut small strips of paper, bent them in half, then hot glued these to the bottom as shown. The hot glue was applied to the bottom of the strips and then my houses were adhered to the box. Here's how the placement of the houses look from the top. Here's the houses from the front. The fences were bent slightly so they were curved, and then adhered in-between the houses. Here's the back of the box. I die-cut many little flowers using Sizzix's Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland Decorative Strip die and the Tim Holtz Tiny Tattered Floral Thinlits set. The light ones were die-cut with cream cardstock and lightly inked with Squeezed Lemonade and Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. I usually use my hot glue gun to adhere the bottoms of the Tiny Tattered Florals so they stay secured when rolled with a Quilling Tool that comes with the set. I also die-cut a few pieces from Sizzix's Tim Holtz Wildflowers Thinlits Set for my flower clusters. I hot glued the flowers on the inside of the fence pieces and a few on the outside. And that my friends, is the end of my tutorial! Here's another look at my finished project. This is what it looks like from the back. Thanks for stopping by, Jan

I have had some fun creating using the new Tim Holtz smaller configurations box from Scottie Crafts today and at midnight last night when I gave up on sleeping because my mind was buzzing with ideas! The box ($24.99) before its transformation is available from Scottie Crafts along with a larger box ($34.99). Other Products I have used from Scotties are the mini roses, Tim Holtz dies, tissue tape, ink embellishments and Foundation Feet, Pink Paislee and Graphic 45 stickers, Stamp effects metallic rubs, Vinjag embellishments. Other products used are shrink plastic, beads, dusty attic fence and "found" objects from op shops. Wendy showed me a very cool technique using shrink plastic - use it on Tim Holtz dies so you can get mini diecuts. Wendy created the birdcage, door latch, key and keyhole and I had a go with the heart wings die and made a bit of a warped arty heart! Before you heat the die emboss it with the cuttlebug and Wendy has used a beige brilliance ink on it very cool. With my heart I embossed it then put an red embossing powder on it before heating it - I think I need to bring some Shrink Plastic home its so cool! I sent an image of the box I created to Tim Holtz and got a reply back from him saying -"Wonderful - Thank you" - which was cool too! Enough of my rambling here is the box Dont forget my RAK from this post - you could win this if you are a follower on my blog by midnight tomorrow Enough of my ramblingTim Holtz Shadowbox -4 Mini Loading image...