Tim Holtz Feathered Friends

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS mixed-media card created with Tim Holtz supplies including a die set, embossing folder, and stamp set.

Tim Holtz Feathered Friends

  • I cut the Feathered Friends bird from Bristol, which I colored before cutting with Distress Oxide inks. I also added color to the pieces after I cut them.
  • I matted the bird with a vellum circle and a circle cut from a panel, which I collaged with collage paper and added Distress Crayons.
  • I stamped the Simple Sayings sentiment on to cardstock colored with Distress Oxide ink and cut it with a banner die.
  • I dry-embossed the background with the Lumber folder and added inks to the panel, as well some Picket Fence paint.

Tim Holtz Feathered Friends


By the Fireside – Traditional Christmas

Hello! I am sharing a traditional Christmas card, created with a combination of Memory Box and Poppystamps supplies, for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

By the Fireside - Traditional Christmas

  • I die cut the various pieces to create the scene.
  • The Poppystamps Classic Brick Fireplace was modified – I created a separate mantel top and backed the opening with a dry-embossed rectangle.
  • I added ornaments to the tree by using a die I have that creates a variety of smaller circles.
  • The Tim Holtz Festive Overlay sentiment fit perfectly over the mantle.
  • In order to accommodate so many elements, this card is sized 6″ square.

By the Fireside - Traditional Christmas

Supplies: Most of the die sets are now retired. I’ve had them for several years. Poppystamps Patient Pup; Poppystamps Classic Brick Fireplace; Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree
The stockings and fire set are also from Poppystamps, but I don’t know their specific product names.


A Cool Yule – Die-cut Penguin

Hello and Merry Christmas! This is my final Christmas card for the season. I have so many more ideas, but between shopping, baking, and so forth, I just don’t have the time to turn those ideas into cards.

For this last card, I am showcasing the recently released Cool Yule die set designed by Tim Holtz, using a design similar to this tag. I am combining some of my favorite cardmaking things: stamped graphic background, die-cutting, stenciling, and heat-embossing.

A Cool Yule - Die-cut Penguin

  • I stamped the Buffalo Plaid Background for the card background.
  • I die-cut the Cool Yule penguin and assembled it with glue. I cut a circle of Woodgrain Vellum (gifted to me by a friend) to which I attached the penguin.
  • I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with one of the tag dies in this set and trimmed the bottom a bit, so that the tag would fit better on the card base.
  • I placed another vellum circle (of the same size) on the tag before I applied embossing paste through the Snowed In stencil. The circle worked as a mask. I masked the sentiment area with washi.
  • I finished the tag off with Peppermint twine before attaching it to the card base.

A Cool Yule - Die-cut Penguin

Thanks so much for visiting!

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Simon Says Stamp – Wrap It Up Challenge Tag

Hello! I couldn’t resist playing along with the Simon Says Stamp challenge with a CAS tag in one of my favorite color combinations – kraft, white, and red – using my favorite papercrafting techniques – diecutting, heat-embossing, and stenciling! The challenge features holiday wrapping projects created with Tim Holtz products. I used Tim Holtz dies, stamps, and stencils on my project.  Let’s take a look.

Tim Holtz - SSS Wrap It Up Challenge Tag

  • I started by die-cutting the Santa and Snow Globe with the Tiny Snowglobes set.
  • I assembled the Santa with Nuvo glue. I used a toothpick to apply the glue.
  • I heat-embossed the Festive Overlay sentiment with Red Geranium embossing powder on the Lawn Fawn Kraft cardstock.
  • I cut the cardstock with one of the tag dies in the Tag Collection set.
  • I added embossing paste through the Dot Fade stencil to the globe to simulate snow.
  • While the embossing paste dried, I sponged white pigment ink through the Pine stencil, which is included in the Mini Stencil Set 32.
  • I finished off the tag with Lawn Fawn Peppermint twine (an absolute favorite of mine).

Tim Holtz - SSS Wrap It Up Challenge Tag

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It’s Lovely Weather for a Sleigh Ride

Hello! Today, I am sharing another CAS holiday card using the Tim Holtz Mini Holidays 5 stamp set. As I mentioned in this post, I have had this set for years but hardly ever used it!

Tim Holtz Mini Holidays 5

I wanted to recreate a sleigh ride on snowy hills (the inspiration being the song “Sleigh Ride”).  To create the background, I stamped the greeting in Stampin’ Up Real Red multiple times with my stamp positioner . I heat-embossed the sleigh stamp with Ranger Black Sparkle embossing powder and cut the panel with an oval die. I cut a slightly larger oval with a stitched oval die from brushed silver cardstock to mat the image.

Tim Holtz Mini Holidays 5

Once I had almost everything assembled, I realized I needed to add some snow! I die-cut a slope to fit just under the stamped sleigh and horses that I then cut with the oval die. I also added small die-cut snowflakes.

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