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!

Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Halloween 2024 - Boo Sheet Halloween Party Treat Sacks & Tags

And I'm back to show you the last little project to go with the Boo Sheet Halloween Party theme, using the new stamps and stencils from Tim Holtz and Stamper's Anonymous, and seen in the Live last Saturday. I really can think of several other decor pieces to make with these for a party, as the images are so stinking cute. Don't you agree? Enjoy these Treat Sacks and Tags! 

 

(NOTE: The Archival Ink takes a bit longer to dry on the glassine, so take care not to smear it, or use a heat tool to help dry.) Place a white glassine bag in the platform and take the small extra ghost stamp on the lower right side of the glassine just for placement so don't close the lid yet. Take the mini witch's hat, broom, and pumpkin pail from the Mini Bird Crazy & Things and figure out the best placement of them using the little ghost. Remove the ghost and then stamp the mini things in Black Soot from Ranger.  Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want. Clean the stamps off by stamping the remaining ink from them onto a large sticky note, and then cut the images out. You are finished with these stamps so remove them.  Place the sticky notes on the images and then add the little ghost on and stamp it in Black Soot over the sticky notes. Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want.  Clean this stamp off on another sticky note and cut it out. Remove the little ghost as you are finished with it.  Take the large ghost stamp and place it next to the little witch ghost in the center area of the glassine just for placement so don't close the lid yet. Take the bowler hat and pumpkin pail from the Crazy Things and figure out the best placement of them using the large ghost. Remove the ghost  and then stamp the images in Black Soot. Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want. Clean the stamps off by stamping the remaining ink from them onto another sticky note, and then cut the images out. You are finished with these stamps so remove them.  Place the sticky notes on the images as well as the broom sticky note,  and then add the large ghost on and stamp it in Black Soot over the sticky notes. Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want. Clean this stamp off on another sticky note and cut it out. Remove the large ghost as you are finished with it. Place all the sticky notes on the images and then arrange the large web over them and close the lid to secure the stamp. Stamp the web in Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want. Remove this stamp and add the two sentiments or whatever you want, as well as the bow tie on the large ghost, and stamp them in Black Soot Archival Ink. Remove all the stickys and save for another time. Place another glassine bag in and repeat and do as many as you want, and don't worry about the sticky notes anymore.

 

Take #8 Black Tags for as many of the treat sacks as you are making, and cut off the bottom two inches on each and save those for another project. Place a tag in the platform and add a sentiment from the Halloween Whatnots Stamp Set just below the tag holes. Speaking of the tag holes, I don't like that brownish color for these tags so I color it in with Black Soot Archival Ink, FYI. Close the lid to secure the sentiment and then stamp it with Glacier White Pigment Ink a few times to make it nice and bright. Repeat with more tags and sentiments. Let this ink dry a while or use a heat tool. Take the Mini Jacks Layering Stencil and place it below the sentiment along the bottom border of the tag so that two open pumpkins are centered along the bottom. Using a clean foam and ink blending tool, ink in the solid pumpkins with Glacier White Pigment Ink and then let dry. If you get white anywhere you don't want it use a black pen and Black Soot Archival to cover it up....the beauty of using a black surface.

 

Using Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detail Waterbrush, color in the parts of the sentiments that you want, as well as oranges for the solid pumpkins with green stems, but I kept the center pumpkin white, as well as the accessories on the ghosts with the glassine bags.  Keep in mind that the pencils will color over the black portions, but again you can use a pen to color them back black on the tags. The water makes the glassine slightly buckle but it will flatten out when dry. See below for the colors I used. For the witch's buckle on the hats, I used Antique Bronze Distress Crayon with the Waterbrush. Use a white pen to add dots in each of the centers of the eyes, as well as add eyelashes to the little witch. Let the bags dry well. Place the face part of the Jacks stencil over the pumpkins and use Black Soot Archival to color them in. Select letters for a name or initials using the Halloween Transparent Tiles and secure those on to the bottom of the tag edge using two sided tape. Crinkle up some Halloween Fringe and use two sided tape to secure it on over the top of letters. Add ribbon to the tag hole and tie it onto the fold down bag through a hole made with a hole punch once your bag is filled with treats. 

 

 

Supplies:

(Stamp Platform, Scissors, Sticky Note, Water Mister, Detail Waterbrush, Paper Trimmer, Ink Blending Tool, Two Sided Tape)

-Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set (Halloween 2024): Boo Crazy, Halloween Whatnots  

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot, Hickory Smoke

-Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Crazy Things, Mini Bird Crazy & Things

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils: Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs, Hickory Smoke

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon: Antique Bronze

-Ranger Surfaces: Black #8 Tags

-Ranger Pigment Ink: Glacier White

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Mini Jacks 

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Halloween Transparent Tiles, Halloween Fringe, Halloween Trimmings

-White Glassine Sacks A2, Black Pen, White Pen 

 

I'd love to see if you make any of these or add to theme with a whole new make...let me know! Thanks again for all the comments! I'll be back again soon. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!