Three French Cardinals??? On A Christmas Card!

Hello and welcome to the third Monday in November...which means it's time for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge Blog. Thanks for all the lovely comments from last weeks Guest Designer piece, Thankful Manor. I appreciate it and am so thankful for you!

This weeks challenge is "Trio-tastic: Use Three of Something".  You can do absolutely so much with this theme, and I look forward to seeing what you use. I decided to do a few 'three of something(s)'! I have three French Hens...I mean Cardinals, three candy canes, and Santa caps, and I have used only three colors...black, white, and red. Sorry if the 12 Days of Christmas is now playing in your head!

I die cut the Tim Sizzix Crazy Birds with Watercolor Cardstock, after stamping them with Black Soot Archival from Tim and Ranger. I die cut the Birch Trees and Tree Line with Wood Grain Cardstock.

I tore pieces of watercolor cardstock and covered them and all the trees with Grit Paste and then Distress Glitter, and let them dry. I prepared my card base with layers of matting.

I used the Planks Texture Fade to add lines to the Birch Trees, by swiping Hickory Smoke Archival Ink on the inside of the texture fade.

I inked the edges a little, and also added Grit Paste and Glitter here and there.

I needed the Santa caps to be reversed to look a little better, so I stamped the images on Tim's Tissue Wrap and turned them over as well as the die cuts and adhered the wrap down with Multi Medium. It was perfect.

I colored all the images with Distress Crayons and a Water Brush. Then I layerd the pieces with foam tape. I also added Glitter to the caps, and gave the candy canes a Glossy Accents coating.

I stamped the Crinkle Ribbon with Wendy Vecchi's Simply Stripes Background Stamp and here Red Geranium Ink, and then misted it with water to crinkle it.  The sentiment was computer generated.

 

 

 

 

I hope you play along with this fun challenge. Remember, you might just be the one who wins a $50 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!!! Good luck, and I look forward to seeing all the entries, and once again,  thanks for coming by!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Core′dinations KRAFT CORE NOSTALGIC Colorcore 4.25 X 5.5 Cardstock	Eanger surfaces Black cardstock	Ranger Distress Woodgrain cardstock	Tim Holtz Sizzix BIRCH TREES Thinlits Die 660994	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades in Ink Splats and Wood Planks
Ranger DIY Archival Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink Reinker in Hickory Smoke	Brushed corduroy - Distress ink	MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Tim Holtz Sizzix TREE LINE Thinlits Die 661604
Ranger Palette Knife set	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress GRit Paste	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy	Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock	Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink Reinker in Black Soot
Tim Holtz Bird Crazy stamps	Tim Holtz Crazy Things	Tim Holtz Mini Bird Crazy Stamps set	Tim Holtz Sizzix thinlits Bird Crazy	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI BIRD CRAZY AND THINGS Thinlits Die And Cling Stamp Set
Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits in Crazy Things	Tissue Wrap Plain paperie	Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 1	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 2
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 3	Tim Holtz Distress Crayons set 4	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons Set 7	Multi Medium Matte	Ranger adhesive foam white
Ranger Glossy Accents Glue	Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Stamper′s Anonymous Wendy Vecchi Background Stamp in Simply Stripes	Ranger Archival Red Geranium Ink Pad
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens in Christmas	Jump Rings - Idea-ology

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

12 Tags of 2016 Remix - November

Hello everyone! Today, I have my November tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2016, Remix. I just had to do a turkey tag, and I came up with this slightly off version combining the May 2013 (see mine here), and the November 2015 (see mine here) tags. Hope I don't offend anyone...lol! I love using stamps in different ways, and I LOVED the remix!

I stamped the Stamper's Anonymous Blue Print leaf Tim used, although the mini version, several times on Ranger Watercolor Cardstock and Black Soot Archival, and cut them out, as well as die cut the Crazy Bird.

I used the Life Quotes Remnant Rubs for the technique...the words were perfect when thinking what the 'turkey' would say. I even rubbed on '24' and 'Thursday' keeping Thanksgiving in mind.

I misted the tag with the Stains, the Crinkle Ribbon, and the leaves as well. I also misted Mica Spray on all these but the ribbon for a little extra sparkle. The bird was colored with Distress Markers.

 

Here's wishing you American peeps a very wonderful and love filled Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for all of you, and will be saying so as each of us at my table go around and mention who and what we are thankful for. Cheers!

Supplies:

Ranger Dylusions Mixed Media Journaling Tags #10	im Holtz Idea-ology LIFE QUOTES REMNANT RUBS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 REMNANT RUB TOOL Stylus	Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain SPICED MARMALADE Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain MUSTARD SEED	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Peeled Paint	tim holtz distress gathered twigs ink pad	MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray	Ranger DIY Archival Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink Reinker in Black Soot	Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock	Tim Holtz Bird Crazy stamps
Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints Stamp Set	Tim Holtz Sizzix thinlits Bird Crazy	Multi Medium Matte	Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush	Tim Holtz Distress Markers
Tim Holtz Distress Marker SPRITZER TOOL	Ranger adhesive foam white	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments in Silverware	Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Thinlits Dies	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 TEXTURED SURFACES
Tim Holtz Idea-ology LONG FASTENERS Brad Hardware	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens in Christmas	Jump Rings - Idea-ology

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!