Hello friends. I am looking forward to a Christmas party on Friday night with some craft friends and we are each taking a handmade secret santa gift.
I used some of the Tim Holtz idea-ology holiday products to create this home decor piece.
I smeared opaque crackle texture paste over an etcetera tag using a palette knife and set aside to air dry, before covering with a layer of vintage distress collage medium.
Once dry, rub distress crayons into the cracks with your finger and wipe away excess with a damp cloth.
Add strips of forest collage paper using distress collage medium. The collage paper becomes transparent, so the crackle effect shows through. So cool!
Cover an idea-ology collage frame with holly collage paper. Use a water brush to trace around the holly leaves and gently pull away leaving no hard edge. This was such a great tip from Tim Holtz in his recent facebook live. Add to the collage frame using vintage distress collage medium applied with a distress brush. Blend in distress crayons, which will show up the brush strokes left by the distress brush. I love these brush marks as they add texture, but if you don’t want them, add with your finger or a soft bristled brush.
Add the cool new idea-ology icicles to the top, trimming the corners and add a story stick, colouring with distress crayon. The “Christmas” is collage paper, cool right?!
Mount the collage frame over a found relative card from the occasions set. Colour using distress markers.
Add an idea-ology Christmas word band and a half woodlands tree, sprayed with distress spray, rubbed with collage medium and dusted with glitter using the glitter duster. These half trees are flat at the back and I am personally so grateful for this product. It’s such a time saver not having to trim them yourself to use on a flat surface.
I am quite obsessed with the new idea-ology thimbles. They have a flat base so you can stand them, but I added it to the collage frame with collage medium. I used the a star from the Christmas tokens set, cutting the loop off the top and rubbing a little gilding wax over the top.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that this has inspired you to make something for the holidays. You can see all of Tim Holtz holiday idea-ology products on Tim’s blog.
Zoe
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Oh my word this is FABULOUS; that background is amazing, Thanks for sharing !!
This is so absolutely gorgeous!!
So awesome! I need to learn these techniques!!
This is a great gift idea Zoe! TFS!
Beautiful – love how all the elements work together cohesively 👏
You always mamage to take my breath away with your creations….
Love this!! Merry Christmas Zoe.
Love the background and the tips for achieving “the look.” Your projects are always so gorgeous and vintage-y! Thanks for sharing your inspiration and tips.
Stunning Zoe xxx
Beautifully done. Love how you used all the details.
Ooooh! What a wonderful gift for your Secret Santa recipient! Every detail is just perfectly vintage/grungy! I love that you pulled out one of those old Found Relatives cards to make your focal point. Your frame is just amazing and I love the brush stroke background, too! Merry Christmas and thank you for your amazing inspiration, Zoe!