Die cut two each of
the diamond cut out strips from the Rosettes set, and adhere the two pieces
together with two sided tape and Collage Medium. Fold the score lines on the
now longer strip back and forth like an accordian, and then adhere the last two
edges together with two sided tape and Collage Medium making a wall. Let dry a
few minutes. I tried die cutting the circular piece to hold the Rosette in
place, but I needed it bigger so I ended up free hand cutting a larger circle
from the extra piece. Take the rosette wall and press it down so that only the
white backing is shown, and add Collage Medium to the hand cut circle and press
it over the center of the back of the rosette and let dry while having
something heavier over the top to help keep it pressed down while drying. Do
all four the same way.
Die cut four Seals from
the Seals Switchlit using the triangle border and more White Heavystock. Stamp
a different sentiment from the Bold Tidings Mini set using Black Soot Archival
into the center of each seal.
Ink over each seal
with Antique Linen Distress Ink heavily. Ink the edges of the seals with
Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Take the Icicle Crackle Paste and a small paint
brush, and brush over all the seals, covering them completely, and let dry.
Clean the brush thoroughly. Once dry and crackled, ink over the seals using the
Antique Linen pressing the tool into the cracks. Use a paper towel to remove
any ink from the top of the crackle. Add two sided tape to the back and adhere
the seals to the front of each rosette.
Use Tidings Stickles
to add dots and lines to the seal fronts following the raised patterns. Let
dry. Take four Mixed Media Tags and cut them down to #5 size but leaving them
longer. Cut fish tales in each one. Use the thinnest of the Stripes Shifter
Layering Stencils and ink in Antique Linen Distress Ink over the tags, not
shifting them so leaving the stripes wider. Dry slightly with a heat tool. Use
a ruler and a black permanent pen to draw stripes on each side of the Antique
Linen. Ink the edges of the tags with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Use Twinkle
Stickles to draw lines down the middle of the Antique Linen stripes on the
tags. Let dry. Once the Stickles are dry on everything, adhere the rosettes to
the tags, matching the opening on the diamonds to the opening on the tag hole,
using two sided tape. Set the rosettes aside.
Using the stamp platform
and Jolly Santa image, stamp four of the Santas and two of each of the long
labels on more White Heavystock using Black Soot Archival. Cut out all the
pieces...straight cuts for the labels and cutting around Santa. Set the labels
aside for now, punch a small hole at the top of the Santa's hats using a
Crop-O-Dile. Color in all the Santa's using using a Detail Water Brush and
Distress Crayons, and the silicon mat as your palette. I used Festive Berries
for the hat and berries of holly, Tattered Rose for his face, Spun Sugar for
his checks and lips, Hickory Smoke on the shadow lines of his beard and
eyebrows, Salvaged Patina on the shadow lines of the white parts of his hat,
and Twisted Citron on the leaves of the holly. I color in softly first and then
add a darker layer for shadows.
To make Santa look
porcelain, use the Icicle Crackle Paste and a flathead paintbrush, and paint
over the whole Santa liberally, especially on his face, and saving the hat and
berries to paint over last as some parts might bleed a little (You can spray
the Santa with Spray Fixative first to prevent this.). Clean the brush a little
incase of bleed, and paint over all the others. Let dry at least 30 minutes,
and clean your brush. Once dry and crackled, you can use the Antique Linen and
a blending tool to push the ink into the cracks to further distress and age the
Santa's if you wish. Use a paper towel to wipe off any excess ink. Using the
same paintbrush, scoop out some Snowfall Grit Paste, and working a little at a
time, brush the paste over Santa's hat parts that are supposed to be fluffy,
brushing while pushing the paste in, working slowly to control where it goes.
Once you have a thin layer on it's easier to add a thicker layer on top. Be
careful not to cover up any of the holly berries and leaves. Let this dry. Add
an eyelet and set it with a Crop-O-Dile. Add dots of XMas Red Stickles to the
berries. Let this dry. Set these aside.
Take the four label
pieces and cut the labels into a tag shape, fish tailing the ends long and
sharp. Ink over those with Antique Linen Distress Ink for a nice aged look. Ink
the edges in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Apply Icicle Crackle Paste to the
surface of each label and let dry. Clean the brush. Once dry, press more
Antique Linen into the cracks, and wipe off the excess with a paper towel.
Punch holes at the top of each label, add an eyelet and set it with a
Crop-O-Dile. Set these aside.
Taking a kraft colored
box and the largest and thinnest of the Stripes Shifter Stencils, ink over the
top of the box with Barn Red Archival and the largest stencil, repeating the
pattern on the sides and NOT shifting. Use Picket Fence Distress Ink and ink in
the thinnest of the stencils between the large red stripes, repeating the
pattern and again not shifting. Dry. Use string to tie around the box. Taking
the same string, add the rosette, Santa, and label and then tie a knot at the
top. Tie these to the front of the box or wherever you want the gift tags.
Supplies:
(Paper Trimmer, Ink Blending Tool, Heat
Tool, Die Cut Machine, Scissors, Ruler, Stamp Platform, Glass Mat, Detail Water
Brush, Two Sided Tape, Small Flathead Paint Brush, Crop-O-Dile)
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Heavystock:
White
-Stamper's
Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Shifter Multi Stripes (thinnest and largest pattern)
-Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink: Barn
Red, Black Soot
-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits: Rosette Set
-Ranger Tim Holtz Collage Medium: Matte
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs, Picket Fence
-Stamper's
Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Bold Tidings Mini, Jolly Santa
-Sizzix Tim Holtz Switchlits: Seal
-Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paste: Icicle
-Ranger Stickles: Tidings
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mixed Media
Tags: #8
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Festive
Berries, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Hickory Smoke, Salvaged Patina, Twisted
Citron
-Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste: Snowfall
-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: String
-Black Permanent Marker, Eyelets, Kraft
Gift Box
I'm in the middle of my personal Christmas cards and tags, so I'll be showing you those sometime soon. Good luck with all your holiday makes, and truly a big thank you for all the love, support, comments, and follows during all these Tim Holtz makes. I so appreciate you all. I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!