Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Series 1 2024 - Industrial Lovebirds Valentines in Pillow Boxes

Hello Everyone and Happy February! Time is flying by! Today, I have  two Valentine makes, made with the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Series of Dies, the Pillow Box & Bag, Rosettes, Hippity Hop, and Lovebirds, all in a steamy industrial style. Enjoy!

 

Using Red Metallic Kraftstock I die cut two of the Faceted Hearts first and folded and attached them using two sided tape, then set them aside. I also die cut two medium flat hearts and four of the small flat hearts, then set them aside. I die cut the perching bird from Gold Kraftstock, and the other perching bird from Silver Kraftstock, and set those aside. Using more Red Kraftstock, I die cut four of the Pillow Box pieces but turned the red to the inside so that the Kraft would be showing on the outside of the boxes. Using the card die from the Pillow Box set, I centered it on the front of a Pillow Box and die cut it to make a window, and did the same with the another box. I saved the the two red/kraft pieces for another project. Then taking a piece of Gold and Silver Kraftstock about 3 x 4 inches, I die cut the centers of each with the same card die, and this time saved the outer frame parts for the next part.

I cut a piece of Red Kraftstock and die cut just one Pillow Box from it, and trimmed off the folded parts to create just the center shape, times two.  I lightly misted with water, and placed this into the larger Mechanics 3D Texture Fade and embossed, and repeated with the other.  I used the smaller Mechanics Fade to emboss both birds and both frames. I used the small Foundry 3D Texture Fade to emboss both card pieces. Then I took all the flat hearts, faceted hearts, birds, frames, card pieces, and center Pillow Box pieces, and coated all these with Black Soot Distress Paint, waited about a minute, and then rubbed the paint off with a paper towel, leaving the paint in the recessed areas and borders to really reveal the embossed images. I let all these pieces dry.

Once all the pieces were dry, I inked the edges of everything with Vintage Photo Archival Ink. Using Collage Medium I adhered the small hearts to the corners of each card to look like a playing card, then punch tiny holes in the center of each, and placed a Tiny Fastener in each and secured them in place. I mounted the cards on slightly bigger Metallic Kraftstock (gold for the silver and silver for the gold), rounded the corners, and mounted these on Black Kraftstock, rounding those corners. I adhered the faceted hearts on with Collage Medium, and then the birds with foam tape. I selected Metallic Stickers for the sayings and added those. Then I set the cards aside.

I adhered the red gear pillow box backs to the back of the back side of the pillow box pieces. I inked the edges of all four of the pillow boxes with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, and lightly misted them with water for a more distressed look. I cut two pieces of clear packaging (from a stamp set) just a little bigger than the window openings. I flipped the pieces with the openings over and added very then skor tape around the border of the opening, removed the backing and adhered the packaging piece to create the window. I flipped the front piece over, and secured the frame in place around the opening with more skor tape. I die cut the letters from more Metallic Kraftstock with skor tape already behind and secure those in place (one going horizontal and one vertical). I punched a tiny hole in the middle of the medium heart and added the gear to it with a Tiny Fastener and then secured it in place with the Collage Medium. Then using wider skor tape, I affixed the two pillow box pieces together, and propped them open to make the gentle folds on the opening pieces, and placed the cards inside. 

Supplies:

(Paper Trimmer, Die Cut Machine, Die Pick, Ink Blending Tool, Scissors, Two Sided Tape, Corner Rounder, Water Mister, Mini Hole Punch, Foam Tape)

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Metallic Colors Kraftstock, Metallic Classics Kraftstock, Black Kraftstock, Tiny Fasteners, Mini Gears, Metallic Sticker Book

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits (Vault Series 2024): Vault Pillow Box & Bag, Vault Rosettes, Vault Lovebirds, Vault Hippity Hop

-Sizzix Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fade: Mechanics, Mini Mechanics, Mini Foundry

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Black Soot

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink:  Gathered Twigs

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Vintage Photo

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Matte

-Clear Plastic Packaging

 

I'll be back again soonish, as I'm in full Valentine mode. Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

You're A Good Egg Birthday Cards

Hello AND Happy New Year Everyone!!! I have not been here in so so long, and it's really dusty in here. I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season. Tim Holtz just launched a new release with Sizzix last week where he is bringing back some of the older dies that have been retired but in new sizes, and they are called The Vault Series. He is doing this for the whole year, so if there are dies that you have missed out on in previous years, hopefully the ones you want will be included in this series with just a small size change. It's such a fabulous idea! I have used several of the new sets on these four birthday cards, along with lots of Idea-ology. Enjoy!

 

 

 

Using older papers from Idea-ology, I die cut the rosettes from the The Vault Rosettes Thinlits (3 for each rosette), the seal, and the star, inked all the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink from Ranger, and then assembled them with two sided tape and Collage Medium.

Using The Vault Bunny + Chick Thinlits, I die cut all the eggs from Manila and Ivory Heavystock, the legs (4 for each) from Kraft, the glasses and face parts from Black, the bows and hats from Christmas Stash, and the balloons from Metallic and Classic Kraftstock. I inked everything with Gathered Twigs. NOTE: For the face I cut off the left side of the that upside down 'T' to make it look like a nose, and for the hat I used one of the triangles from the banner. On the balloon, I used the small highlight in heavystock from the egg and put it in place on the balloon to look like a highlight mark. For the inside of the glasses, I used clear cellophane from a package. The ribbon on the balloon is just silver metallic thread. 

 

I die cut the letters from The Vault Hippity Hop in black with two sided tape on the back and adhered them to the rosettes adding a little Collage Medium for extra security. Using the Mini File Folders, all inked with Vintage Photo Archival, I adhered the letters to the tabs as well.

Taking lots of ephemera and even papers from the Correspondence Paper Stash, I collage all the inked with Vintage Photo pieces to each File Folder. Then I added the die cuts to finish the cards. 

Supplies: 

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

-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Heavystock: White, Mixed Media

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Christmas Paper Stash 2017, Collage Paper Stash, Correspondence Paper Stash, Design Tape, Classic Kraftstock, Metallic Colors Kraftstock, Mini File Folders, Palette Ephemera Pack, Memoir Ephemera Pack

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits (Vault Series 2024): Vault Rosettes, Vault Bunny + Chick, Vault Hippity Hop 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink:  Gathered Twigs

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Vintage Photo

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Matte

-White Pen, Black Pen, Silver Thread, White Mini Pom Pom

 

Thanks for stopping by here today! Again, a very happy, love filled, prosperous, and healthy New Year to each of you! I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Christmas 2023 - So Says the Cat Watercolored Festive Art Christmas Cartoon Cards

Hello Everyone! I'm back with the other make seen on the Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Christmas Live from a few weeks ago. This set of fun cards were made with the Christmas Cartoons Stamp Set, all but one of the Festive Art Element Stencils, and with the trio of Set 57 Mini Layering Stencils. With all those stencils you can add so so much to the cute images on the set. This set brings back memories to me of always reading the Sunday comics in the big newspaper, especially the Family Circus, so that is what gave me inspiration, and I decided to voice the poor old cat. Hope you enjoy!

 

Cut Watercolor Cardstock from Ranger to 4.25 x 4.25" squares for as many card fronts as you want to make (I made 6 different designs). Place into the stamp platform and arrange the Christmas Cartoon images on, and close the lid to adhere the stamps. Stamp the images with Black Soot Archival a few times to make sure the images are nice and crisp since you are stamping on Watercolor paper...it helps to reink your ink pad beforehand. On the ones that will be layered, stamp onto sticky note for masking. Take the sentiments from the Snarky Cats sets and stamp those at the bottom close to where the cat will be. I also cut the egg nog stamp in two for easier stamping, and masked off the parts on the couple with sticky note so those parts would not be stamped. I rounded the corners of all.

 

Here are all six of the card fronts with all the stamping, and the space I left for the stenciling.

 

 

Using a permanent fine point pen, I traced around the images on all the stencils from the Festive Art Elements (The only one I didn't use was the candy cane one.) and the Mini Set 57. I free-handed the borders, the floor planks, the movement marks, the bow on the mistletoe, trim on windows, and table cloth.

 

Here are all six of the card fronts with all the stenciling and pen work.

 

 

I colored in all the images with Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detail Water Brush, as well as a Broad Water Brush on the backgrounds.

 

One the three outside cards I applied Snowfall Distress Grit Paste to the snowy areas using a palette knife. I used Frozen Fog, Wonderland, Sugary Gumdrop, Yuletide, Wicked Elixir, and Harvest Moon Distress Mica Stains on all the ornaments, bows, tree skirts, and some of the clothing, applying with the Detail Water Brush. I mounted all the card fronts onto colored Kraftstock cut 4.5 x 4.5", then onto Black Cardstock cut 4.75 x 4.75", and then onto Kraft card bases cut and folded to 5", all with rounded corners.

Supplies:

(Paper Trimmer, Stamp Platform, Sticky Note, Scissors, Corner Rounder, Detail Water Brush, Broad Water Brush, Palette Knife, Two Sided Tape, Ink Blending Tool)

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Christmas Cartoons 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Snarky Cat Christmas, Stamptember 2020

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Element Stencils: Festive Art

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Mini Stencil: Set 57

-Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste: Snowfall

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Stain: Frozen Fog, Wonderland, Sugary Gumdrop, Yuletide, Wicked Elixir, Harvest Moon

-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Classic Kraftstock

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Gathered Twigs

-Faber-Castell Pitt Pen: Black

-Sakura Gelly Roll Pen: White

 

Thank for stopping by, and for all the wonderful comments on IG and FB. I so appreciate you all. I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!