Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas 2024 - Christmas Magic City Card

Hello All and Happy September (Stamptember too!). I know I say it every time, BUT... Did you watch the Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Christmas Release Live??? OH MY GOSH! FABULOUS JUST FABULOUS!!! The projects were ALL AMAZING and spirit lifting with the Christmas and Holiday themes. My heart is happy having just watched it, and my head is full of ideas and inspiration. I am so honored to be apart of it. Here is a Christmas Card I made shown in the Live, made with the new Vault Series of Dies...Christmas Magic, Holiday Classics, and Seasonal Sketch. This whole year of Vault goodness has been wonderful to revisit these older shapes and images all in new sizes. Even though I have all the original dies, it's been so long since I've used most. So revisiting them and actually digging through my stash for older loot has been refreshing. Thank you Tim! Enjoy everyone.

 

Cut a piece of Black Kraftstock to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. Die cut 5 of one of the words from the Vault Holiday Classics Thinlits using whatever cardstock you want as these will be masks only (I used 'wish'.). Place the Kraftstock in a spray box or only papertowels, and arrange the 5 words on it evenly. Shake the Uncharted Mariner Distress Spritz from Ranger well, and then mist over the words covering the paper. Clean the hole of the Spritz before putting it up so it won't clog next time. Carefully remove the words and use them for another project. Let this dry. 

 

 

 Shake up the Weathered Wood Distress Spritz and then mist it over the whole paper minus the masks this time. Clean the hole of the Spritz as before, and let this dry and set aside.

 

  

Apply two sided tape to the back of six colors of Metallic Classics Kraftstock, making sure each piece will be big enough for the 'city scape' die. Apply two sided tape to the back of three pieces of red and three pieces of green from the Metallic Jewels Kraftstock, making sure each piece will be big enough for the 'city scape' die. Using the Vault Christmas Magic Thinlits, the 'city scape' die, die cut all 12 of the pieces so you will have 6 of the Metallic Classics and three each of the green and red Metallics, but do not remove any of the windows from the red and green, and save the scraps on the red and green as you will need those. Only remove the windows from the Classic Metallics. (Sorry the picture does not show the red and green before layering.) Remove the backing on the Classic Metallic ones and adhere them over the red and green ones, so that you will see either green or red in the windows of the Classic color city scapes.

 

   

Add more two sided tape to a piece of Black Metallic from the Classics collection big enough for Santa and the sleigh, and then die cut it. Add two sided tape to some silver for the base of the 'moon' die  as well as another Santa Sleigh, and die cut those. Add two sided tape to some Watercolor Cardstock and die cut the top layer of the moon and then remove the inner pieces of it. Using the scraps from the green and red Metallic Kraftstock, die cut the letters...3 H's and 3 O's...from the Vault Seasonal Sketch Thinlits. Ink around the edges of both in the inside and out of the moon face with Lost Shadow Distress Ink, and then layer it on top of the silver base. Layer the Black Metallic Santa over the Silver Metallic Santa with the Silver showing a shadow to the right side a bit, and then ink around the edges of the Santa Sleigh with Black Soot Distress Ink. 

 

 

 Cut and fold a Kraft cardstock base card to 5 x 7 inches, and ink the edges with Black Soot. Cut a silver metallic mat to 4.75 x 6.75 inches and add to the front of the Kraft. Ink the edges of the misted words piece with Black Soot, and then adhere the misted words piece on top. Remove the backing of the silver city scape and adhere it above 1.25 inches above the bottom edges of the misted words piece. You will have three rows of city scape (silver, gold, and black last) that you will stagger and so that all the towers can be seen, and you will use the light gold, darker gold, and copper city scape pieces as fill ins by cutting each building off separately and layering them on an existing matching building. Some of the bottom buildings will need foam tape to stand out and be layered nicer so have it close by. So in my picture, I worked on a silver, gold, and black row of city scape pieces first before adhering everything on until I liked the placement of the light gold, darker gold, and copper pieces that I cut off. I also inked the edges of all the pieces with Black Soot before adhering. To finish off, I cut a strip of Watercolor Cardstock the same length of the city scapes and cut the upper border to look like rolling hills. Then I misted it lightly with more Weathered Wood Distress Spritz and then added this on. I staggered the 'HO HO HO' onto this and adhered those on, and I added the moon above and then Santa.

 

Supplies: 

(Paper Trimmer, Two Sided Tape, Die Cut Machine, Die Pick, Scissors, Ink Blending Tool)

-Ranger Surfaces: Manila Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits (Christmas Vault Series 2024): Vault Holiday Classics, Vault Christmas Magic, Vault Seasonal Sketch 

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Black Kraftstock, Metallic Classics Kraftstock, Metallic Jewels Kraftstock

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spritz: Uncharted Mariner, Weathered Wood

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Lost Shadow, Black Soot

-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock

-Ranger Foam Tape: Black

 

Are you already getting in the Holiday Spirit now? LOL! Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back soon with another Christmas make. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!