Alcohol Ink Lift Poinsettia Christmas Cards

Here are the Christmas Cards I sent out to family this year. I LOVE Tim Holtz and Ranger Alcohol Ink and the new Lift Ink is sublime with the inks....just love the stuff...and without out these would be blah to me. I love the toile look, as that motif is in abundance throughout my home, as well as the buffalo check, so these were totally so me. Hope you enjoy!

 

I pounced four different colors of reds and grays onto White Yupo Paper.

I used poinsettias from three sets of Tim's stamps from Stamper's Anonymous, and stamped them onto the Yupo with the Alcohol Lift Ink. Then, I stamped the lifted images onto Distress Heavyweight Cardstock. I did this twice to ensure great images and lift. The stamp platform is essential in doing this so you have perfect placement every time. Finally, I laid a paper towel on top of the Yupo and stamped again to remove all the Lift Ink left behind, and this made perfect ghosted images.

I sewed and mounted the papers onto kraft, metallic, and colored cardstocks, and added layered ribbons as well. I used a toothpick and Silver and Gold Mixatives to add dots in the centers of the flowers and berries.

I die cut poinsettias using Gold and Silver Metallic Cardstock and more Distress Cardstock, and them embossed them with the coordinating Texture Fade. I also die cut the words from the same Metallic Cardstock.

I pounced on Pitch Black Alcohol Ink onto the silver poinsettias and Crimson on to the gold poinsettias, and then foam taped them all together.

Gun Metal and Tidings Stickles finished the centers of the poinsettias.

I had to finish these on the road, and so it was assembly line style, which was fun.

 

Thanks for stopping by again everyone. I'll be back again tomorrow.

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Every Time A Bell Rings...Ornaments!

From It's a Wonderful Life, "Every time a bell rings, an Angel gets his wings.", or in this case 'her' wings. I made these for an ornament swap, and kept one for myself, as I loved them so much.

Using a combination of vintage items and Tim Holtz Idea-ology and Sizzix goodies, I threw it all together, using Ranger Multi Medium and Alcohol Ink, and few extras. I forgot to take step out photos, but they are pretty self explanatory. I used Pearl Mixative to color the soap dishes, and Gold Mixative on the bells, wings, Roses, and fragment dolls. I pounced on Mushroom Alcohol Ink on the gold frames.

Using a Leather piece from Sizzix, I embossed it with Tim's Kaleidoscope 3D Texture Fade...LOVE this one. I adhered it to the soap dish and then attached the frame on top of that. Then I just added the pieces on with Multi Medium and Jump Rings. The sentiment is computer generated, and I added Platinum Stickles around it. The flower bases that the Baubles are in are from Prima Mechanicals called Metal Lotus.

 

 

 

Thanks again for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with Christmas Cards.
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!