Hello Sunset!

Been playing for a bit with these fun Sizzix Tim Holtz Dies.

This time i pulled out Sizzix Tim Holtz - Winifred - 664430

I just LOVE this die.

I had an original plan... i was thinking about that saying.. what is black and white and "read" all over.

And so i chose to stamp some of the white pieces with a Stampers Anonymous clear acrylic script.

Then i got to thinking that it just needed an African Sunset.  So i decided to ink the background. 

Everything on this card (except the black paper) has been inked with Distress Oxide ink.

All of the individual pieces from the zebra are inked and then cut out.

The Zebra inks are:

Distress Oxide Black Soot

Distress Oxide Weathered Wood

Distress Oxide Pumice Stone

The background inks are:

Distress Oxide Black Soot

Distress Oxide Wilted Violet

Distress Oxide Dusty Concord

Distress Oxide Abandoned Coral

Distress Oxide Carved Pumpkin

Distress Oxide Dried Marigold

Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade

I also used:

Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Stencil THS021

Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Mixed Media #3 661186

I used the Mixed Media #3 for the cutouts and i used the letters from the other cut out.

Tim Holtz -Stampers Anonymous - Mini Ornates CMS064

I hope i encouraged you to play today..this was fun!

How does your garden grow?

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Enjoy the Journey, Clarence!

I don't know why, but i am really hooked on creating these sweet characters.
When i first started with die cutting i was in love with Cricut die cuts.
I haven't done die cutting like that in a while.. just occasionally.
Now that Sizzix has made these Tim Holtz characters, i am in love
with making them.
They are every bit as detailed as some of the cricut cartridges i have.

In this case, i am trying to change them up a bit.. not making them like the cover packaging.

I combined several Sizzix dies to make this one different.

I am using a Sizzix Thinlits called, Tim Holtz - Clarence 664428
It's adorable!

Just so you can see the difference on how i changed Clarence..

I started out with this paper..and used the ink to make him pink!

Dies used:

Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Clarence 664428
Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Funky Florals Large 664158
Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Funky Floral #2 662701
Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Funky Floral #3 662702
Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Baggage Claim - 664439

Sizzix - Distress Folder (for baggage claim suitcase) (retired)
Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Playful Journey CSS27812
Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Stencil - Stripes THS004

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Sweetheart - available here.

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Challenges:

Seaside Shaker with Encouragement

Do you love playing with paper?

Every other Saturday, Outlawz Challenges has a "Paper a La Mode" challenge
that will inspire you to use your paper!

This two week theme is: Encouragement

Outlawz Challenges - Paper a La Mode's sponsor this month is:

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Here is my card for you today using We Are 3 Digital Shop - Seaside Anchor

 Die used:
Marianne Designs - corner

We Are 3 Digital Shop - Seaside Anchor available here

 

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Strawberry Jam - available here

We Are 3 Digital Sentiments - Hope - available here

 

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Recycle Journal - Every Dream Begins with a Wish

Hello everyone and happy Thursday!! 

It’s time for a new Lavinia World Challenge featuring Lavinia stamps.

          We are a bi-weekly Challenge Blog and the theme will be Anything Goes using stamps

(either rubber or clear, but no digi stamps). 

                               Details are found under the "rules" tab on the Challenge Blog.

 Lavinia World Challenge has a
NEW Facebook group called, Anything Lavinia (click here) 

 another place where you can enter the Lavinia World Challenge.
With one exception...

Your card/project must include anything Lavinia (stamps, papers)

if added to the Anything Lavinia Facebook group. 

For my project, I used
Lavinia Stamps - Feather LAV494
Lavinia Stamps - Every Dream LAV573

The sentiment was stamped with VersaFine Clair - Morning Mist

I recycled a journal.  

The cover was a fine burlap and i added some digital paper, chipboard and an

alcohol lift stamped feather.

First i prepared the journal, by hole punching the cover and back cover using my big byte hole punch.

I got out some jute and slipped knot the cover and tied it and then strung the string to the back hole and secured it leaving tails in the front and back to tie the journal shut.

I stitched around the cardstock digital paper  and stamped the sentiment and embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder.  Then i adhered that to the cover on top of the jute using Mod Podge. 

Next i die cut the "cross stitch" die out of thin chip board.

Then i used a Tim Holtz stencil and Tim Holtz Distress Paste - Crackle on top of the die cut.

I didn't wait for the Distress paste to dry, i put Tim Holtz Distress Glaze - Broken China on top of that and then waited for the Paste to dry.  Once i saw the cracking, i heat embossed it.

I love that i get a shiny glaze look.

Now you can put Mod Podge on top of the digital Paper to seal it and to place the chip board down as shown. I also put Mod Podge on top of the chip board. 

Now for the fun part.  I put some alcohol ink on the back of a photo sheet and made a fun design.

Wait for it to dry and then stamp your feather stamp with Alcohol Lift Ink.

The ink will transfer to your stamp.  You will need a shiny type surface to stamp your image.

I used another photo sheet (front side) and stamped the feather.

This was my first time and not all of the ink transferred.  

I have learned that using Yudo paper is a better choice to do my next try.

I am also going to be investing into more alcohol ink. 

Adhere the feather to the top of the chipboard with Mod Podge and seal the top with Mod Podge too.

So to cover up the parts that didn't stamp, i used sequins and gems.

I found some very old plastic letters in my stash and glued those down with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.  (Similar to Glossy Accents)

Lavinia World Products Used 

Lavinia Stamps - Feather LAV494

Lavinia Stamps - Every Dream LAV573

 

Tim Holtz - Distressed Embossing Glaze - Broken China

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                                                 I can't wait to see what you create!!

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Let's have a Cool Yule!

I love seeing Christmas cards every day, do you?

Kerst Christmas Facebook Group has a challenge monthly.

You can share ANY Christmas cards and have a chance to win prizes, too!

Kerst Christmas Facebook Sponsor this month
Craft with Magic

Here is my DT card using Tim Holtz Sizzix - Cool Yule die - 663099

Dies used

Studio Light - tag card - L252
Tim Holtz Sizzix - Snowflakes - 661599
Tim Holtz Sizzix - Cool Yule - (santa) 663099
Tim Holtz Sizzix - Large Snowflake - 663114
Tim Holtz Sizzix - Santa (used eyeglasses only ) - 664198

I cut out Tim Holtz Sizzix - Cool Yule (santa) out of white card stock and colored him with Copics and Prismacolor pencils.

We Are 3 Digital Paper -  Holiday Letters - available here

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and would love to invite you to We Are 3 Digital Shop Facebook Group!

 

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Sunflower Deligtfulness

Last week to enter you card in the Ching Chou Kuik's May Challenge!
The theme this month is “EMBOSSING – WET OR DRY OR BOTH”

You can find the blog challenge by clicking here!

Here is my card using Ching Chou Kuik image, Flora and Fauna - Sunflower

I have used Prismacolor Pencils to color this image.

Die used:
Studio Light - SL250

Ching Chou Kuik image - Flora and Fauna - Sunflower available here.

Did you know there is a Ching Chou Kuik Challenge on Facebook also?

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I am also using:

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Crisp Autumn available here.

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Snowmen - available here

Thank you for stopping by today!

Bonnie

Capture Life's Moments

I became a member of the Facebook Group called, Tim Holtz Addicts after i watched several of Tim Holtz Facebook Live Videos.
I noticed last night that there is a "fun" challenge promoting the new ink that will be released this week in the FB group.
The owner, Zoe, made a slide show of the old Distress ink and her challenge was to screenshot the slide show as it is moving and what ever ink showed up, she challenged the viewer to create with that ink. 
Well, it took me 4 tries because i don't have that much Distress ink, i have a several oxides but not just the basic.
So my selection was....   Scattered Straw

This is what i made using the ink.  But here is the fun part.. i need to point out what i used it on because i think most might miss what i did...

First, i stamped the inkpad, actually slid it on top of card stock.
I got this neat texture..but i need several "hues" of the same ink so some areas were dark, medium and light.
I used that for several things.  I die cut the giraffe  and cute out leaves from the yellow texture areas from that stamped ink.
Then i used my blending brush and made the smooth yellow and die cut out the giraffe bits.
I used brown paper, kraft paper and some gray for the rest of the giraffe.
Next, i used my blending brush and distressed the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Lace chipboard frame.
I found a Tim Holtz metal sentiment and used my big byte hole punch and attached the sentiment with some brads.
The last thing i did was print off some digital paper for the background, i used molding paste and Tim Holtz Stencil - Burlap THS007.  After it dried, i put the stamp pad directly on top of the paste and distressed it.  I distressed the rest of the paper with ink and an edging tool. 

Tim Holtz products used:
Sizzix - Gertrude - 664429
Sizzix - Cutout leaves - 664431
Idea-ology - Baseboard Frames , Lace
Idea-ology - Word Bands (metal sentiment)
Stampers Anonymous - Stencil, Burlap THS007
Distress Ink - Scattered Straw

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Framed Neutral - available here.

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Hello Friend!

Do you love Freebies?

Every Month Outlawz Challenges has a Progressive Freebie!
Many progressive freebie challenges expect you
to purchase the "first" image and then
 to receive the next month's freebie you need to make a card.

Guess what?
At Outlawz Challenges, you can start out with your Freebie,
 to get the next month's freebie, you do need to create a card with the current month's freebie.

Each month there is a sponsor that offers the freebie for you to use for the Progressive Challenge!

This month the sponsor is:

Elena Zinski Art

You can visit this shop here.

Here is my card for you today using: 
Freebie -  Elena Zinski Art - Amelia Mermaid

I have used Copics and Prismacolor Pencils to color this image.

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Watercolor Leaves available here

We Are 3 Digital Sentiments - Itty Bitty Summer - available here

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Having a Rawring good time..

I made two Dinosaur cards using the Tim Holtz Video Demo technique.
This is my second one this week. 
Again, it is a crumpled piece of paper that has Distressed ink rubbed
on the high parts and then slightly misted with water.
Next, you use a craft iron to make it smooth.

This time i cut a window out of the "tag".  This will cause a "Give a Mouse a Cookie" scenario,
because now i need to use the cut out from the window to make yet another card. ha ha.

Dies used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Die - (dinosaurs) 664155

Foliage - 662702

Labels (circle and rectangles) - 660060
I didn't have one of Tim Holtz alphabet sets so i used -660211 for (RAWR)

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Snowmen - available here.

We Are 3 Digital Paper - Crisp Autumn - available here

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Challenges:

Going on vacation to my Mushroom Cottage!

Do you love card sketches?

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This month the sponsor is:
Leigh SB Designs

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Here is my card for you today using Leigh SB Designs - Mushroom Cottage - available here.

Colored with Prismacolor Pencils

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