WOW! Talk about a mouth full of a title, but at least you know what you are about to see! Hello All and welcome to my first make using the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 Dies. Wasn't the LIVE yesterday fabulous?!! I'm in such awe at all the makes! Thanks to all the Designers for bringing us so much inspiration with Tim's LIVEs. Well since wedding season is upon us, I thought I'd start with this card which is made with the new Varsity Thinlits, Rectangles Stacked Tiles Framelits, and Mini 3D Botanical Texture Fade. You know how I love the Stacked Tiles series, and these Rectangles can do so much, like mat and stack and mat and stack again. I LOVE that, and with all the pieces it's so easy to do! That is what I did on this card, and even used the Rectangles to make the tux and dress! Enjoy!
Using the silver and gold
Metallic Kraft Stock and Alphanumeric Varsity, die cut the letter 'CONGRATS'
from both colors. Separate the letters from the borders and mix them so you
have a gold letter with silver trim and vise versa. Alternate the letters with
gold base then silver repeating the pattern. Since you are using two different
colors of paper you will have two completed words but you only need one for
this card so save the other for another project.
For the rectangles that
will house the 'C', die cut a blue Confections Kraft Stock rectangle using the
largest size, a kraft, white Heavystock, and black cardstock rectangle using
the next to largest Rectangle in the Stacked Tiles. Use a paper trimmer to cut
a gold Metallic Kraft Stock piece for the matting of the blue confections piece
leaving a border about 1/16 inch around. Take the black cardstock rectangle and
cut a slit at the middle top about 3/4 inch down. Fold each slit over making a
triangle shape for the jacket collar. Cut a slit on the white cardstock about
1/4 inch down at the top middle, and fold those over to create a triangle
shaped collar for the shirt. Using a scrap piece of blue confections free hand
cut a bow tie that will fit nicely on the white shirt part.
Ink the edges of the
kraft rectangle with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Mount the blue confections
rectangle to the center of the gold metallic using two sided tape. Mount the
white shirt to the kraft, and the black jacket to the white shirt, and then
mount that onto the blue confections piece. Use Collage Medium to adhere the
bow tie in place as well as the 'C' in the middle of the jacket. Set the 'C'
rectangle aside on a kraft card base cut to 5 x 6.5 inches where it will go so
you now have an idea of the layout of the rectangles.
For the rectangles
that will house the 'S', die cut a blue Confections Kraft Stock rectangle using
the largest size, a kraft cardstock and
white Heavystock rectangle using the next to largest Rectangle in the
Stacked Tiles. Use a paper trimmer to cut a gold Metallic Kraft Stock piece for
the matting of the blue confections piece leaving a border about 1/16 inch
around, as well as a black cardstock piece that will be matted behind the kraft
leaving about 1/16 inch border. Take the white Heavystock rectangle and lightly
mist it with water and run it through the 3D Mini Botanical Texture Fade.
Remove from the fade, and trim a triangle V shaped piece from the top middle
using scissors for the next line. Trim off each side edge at an angle at the
bottom for a waistline look. Using a scrap piece of blue confections free hand
cut a sash for the waist about 1/4 inch thick that will fit nicely on the
bottom waist part. Adhere the sash with Collage Medium.
Lightly ink the edges of
the dress as well as the kraft rectangle using Gathered Twigs, and mount the
dress onto the kraft using two sided tape. Mount this onto the black cardstock,
and this onto the blue confections and finally onto the gold piece. Use Collage
Medium to adhere the 'S' onto the middle of the dress. Set aside on the card
base where it will go.
For the 'O' and 'T' use
the three smallest rectangles in the Stacked Tiles. Adhere about 5 1/2 inches
of the blue flowered Linen Tape to a piece of cardstock, and die cut two of the
smallest rectangles from it. Ink the eddges of the Linen rectangles with
Gathered Twigs. Die cut two black cardstock from the next to smallest, and two
blue confections from the middle sized rectangles. Using two sided tape mount
the Linen rectangles onto the black cardstock and those onto the blue
confections. Use Collage Medium to adhere the 'O' and 'T' to the center of the
Linen piece, and set those on the card front where they go. Do the exact same
for the 'G' and 'R' using the same materials, except die cut the Linen from the
second smallest rectangle, the black cardstock from the middle rectangle, and
the blue confections from the second largest. Adhere those like the other two
and set on the card front where they go.
For the 'N' and 'A' use
the next to largest rectangles and cut two black and two kraft cardstock
pieces. Die cut two blue confections from the middle rectangle Stacked Tiles.
Take the blue pieces and lightly mist with water and run through the 3D Mini
Botanical Texture Fade.
Mount the blue embossed pieces
to the kraft rectangles. Use scissors to cut off the borders of the kraft so
they are barely seen (1/16 inch border) and ink the edges of those with
Gathered Twigs. Then mount onto the black cardstock rectangles with two sided
tape. Mount these onto silver Metallic Kraft Stock cut just around the black
leaving about 1/8 inch border. I did this to help make things pop a little
more. Adhere the 'N' and 'A' in place with Collage Medium and set onto the card
front where they go. Play with the arrangement using a ruler to help make sure
you have even borders around the letters and in between. Once you have the
arrangement stick the rectangles down using two sided tape. Ink the edges of
the card with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.
Supplies:
(Paper Trimmer, Die Cut Machine, Die
Pick, Scissors, Ink Blending Tool, Two Sided Tape, Water Mister, Ruler)
-Sizzix
Tim Holtz Thinlits (Chapter 3 2021): Alphanumeric Varsity
-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Metallic Kraft
Stock, Metallic Confections Kraft Stock, Agenda Linen Tape
-Sizzix
Tim Holtz Framelits (Chapter 3 2021): Rectangles Stacked Tiles
-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock, Black
Cardstock
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Heavystock:
White
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Gathered
Twigs
-Sizzix
Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades (Chapter 3 2021): Mini Botanical
-Ranger Tim Holtz Collage
Medium: Matte
I'm so happy you stopped by today, and a huge thank you for the comments here and on social media. I've got one more Stamper's Anonymous card to show you next time, and then I'll be back with more Sizzix goodies. Thanks everyone! I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!
