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Tim Holtz | Spring Florals

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed card combining several Tim Holtz dies and stamp set. This is not to say that it is the least bit springlike where I am!

As I mentioned in this post, it has been a while since I have pulled out any of my watercolors. With the supplies out, I created washes from which to die cut, using Colorburst powders and Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches Cold Press paper.

Stamp Spring Shadows sentiment in black ink on white cardstock, cut to A2-size, and add to card base.
Cut florals and foliage with Brushstroke Flowers 4, Modern Floristry, Bloom Colorize, and Festive Bouquet dies from the watercolored paper and Black Matte Alcohol Ink cardstock. Darken foliage with Rustic Wilderness ink. Assemble flowers and adhere foliage to underside of the largest flower.
Apply Tumbled Glass ink to card panel. Add floral assembly to card with glue and foam adhesive.

Tim Holtz | Mixed Media Poinsettias

Hello! Today, I am sharing a mixed media Christmas card created with several Tim Holtz products including the Festive Bouquet die set. The items for which I have listed product links below are in bold.

To begin, I sprayed Watercolor paper with Distress Ink Sprays in Barn Door, Mowed Lawn, and Mustard Seed. I like the vibrancy of the Distress Ink Sprays. I have never used Distress Ink Oxide Sprays, although I have some in one of my online shopping carts!
Once the watercolor paper was dry, I cut the poinsettia pieces with the Festive Bouquet die set and assembled the elements.
I stamped the Simple Sayings sentiment in Potting Soil on off-white cardstock that has flecks in it. (I am not sure where I got this cardstock from; it might have been My Favorite Things in a sample pack.)
I trimmed the sentiment panel and added it to a Paper Bag card base.
I adhered the poinsettias and greenery to the card front.

Tim Holtz | Mixed Media Holiday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a mixed-media holiday card created with a variety of Tim Holtz supplies.

For the card background, I cut textured green cardstock from the Botanical pack and added it to an A2 card base.
I stamped the Tiny Text Christmas sentiment on light-green cardstock, also from the Botanical pack.
I added Snowfall Distress Grit Paste through the Pinecones stencil on to the sentiment panel (masking the sentiment area before the application). Once dry, I trimmed the panel, matted it with Brushed Gold cardstock, and added it to the card base.
To create the alcohol ink background paper for the bird, I read this blog post by Stacy Hutchinson and watched the video contained in this blog post by Tim Holtz. I used Gold Mixative, Mineral Pearls, and Sienna alcohol inks as that is what I had on hand.
Once the alcohol ink background was dry, I cut the bird with a die in the Silhouette Birds set.
I cut the bough from the darker shade of textured green cardstock using a die in the Mini Holiday Greens set. I added Snowfall Distress Grit Paste to the pine needles and sprinkled on Dry Glitter – Clear Rock Candy.
I added the bird and bough to the card and embellished with Gold Mix Gems.

Tim Holtz | Tree Lot Stencil

Hello! Today I am sharing mixed-media, mini-slimline holiday cards, of the same design, showcasing the Tim Holtz Tree Lot stencil.

To begin, I applied Translucent Distress Texture Paste through the Tree Lot stencil on cardstock – on white and kraft cardstock. While the paste was wet, I applied the Embossing Glazes in Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness, Broken China, and Cracked Pistachio. I set the panels aside to dry.

Once dry, I melted the glazes with my heat tool.

I trimmed the panels to 3 1/2 x 6 inches, added the panels to card bases, and added sentiments cut with dies in the Alphanumeric Bold set. The letters on the kraft background were cut from White Glitter Foam. The Brushed Gold letters were adhered to letters cut from the glitter foam (to provide height).

Tim Holtz | Die-cut Flowers

Hello! Today I am sharing a bouquet of die-cut flowers created with dies designed by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

Cut pot, floral, and foliage pieces with dies in the Modern Floristry, Potted, and Brushstroke Flowers 2 sets from Strathmore Mixed Media paper.
Watercolor die-cut pieces with Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, and Peeled Paint inks. Once dry, add additional ink as necessary.
Cut flower centers from black cardstock.
Assemble flowers.
Stamp Tiny Text sentiment in black on white cardstock. Add Tumbled Glass ink to background.
Adhere pot, flowers, and foliage to card using foam adhesive as necessary.