Tim Holtz - Right as Rain

Tim Holtz BrushStroke Flowers

Hello! Today, I am sharing a floral card featuring Tim Holtz supplies.

I cut the Brushstroke Flowers 2 from paper on which I had added watercolor.
I used the Intertwined folder to dry-emboss kraft cardstock.
I added a Tiny Text sentiment stamped on a thin white cardstock strip.

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Tim Holtz Colorize Bloom

Hello! Today I am sharing a card created with the Tim Holtz Colorize Bloom die set. The die set was introduced in his 2021 Sizzix Chapter One. Chapter Two is debuting this weekend.

To begin, I dry-embossed kraft cardstock with the Intertwined folder. I used a diffuser (appears to be discontinued) so that the center section was not dry-embossed.
I applied Distress Inks and Distress Spray to the panel to give it character.
I cut the Colorize Bloom pieces from cardstock on which I had already applied inks. Once cut, I added additional ink. I glued the pieces together, which is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.
I stamped the Tiny Text sentiment on a small white cardstock strip.
I added the pieces to the dry-embossed background.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Stocking Garland and fire set are also from Poppystamps.

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.

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.

Thanks so much for visiting!

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