Monster Mash

I am back with a couple more samples that I made for the Tim Holtz inspiration series. If you follow Tim on facebook and instagram you may have seen the inspiration series with seasonal projects by lots of talented designers. There’s a recap each Saturday on Tim’s blog.

Today I’m sharing a monster mash of cards made with the incredible new Stampers Anonymous Monstrous stamp set for the inspiration series. To see the rest of this monstrous conga line, check out the Monstrous Makes post on Kath Stewart’s blog.

I used the Tim Holtz stamp platform to ensure a nice bold image. Using the label frame stamps as a base, stamp with black soot distress archival ink and fussy cut. Stamp the newsprint background stamp over the top. Blend Vintage photo distress ink into the label and spritz with water to get the distress ink to react.

Stamp the monstrous heads with black soot distress archival ink and watercolour with distress markers. Fussy cut with tonic mini scissors and adhere with 3D foam.

Stamp the monstrous sayings onto the bottom in black soot distress archival ink.

For the Frankenstein card, die cut claw marks into the label, lift and ink the edges with vintage photo distress ink. For the Dracula card, die cut a cobweb and adhere over the top of the stamped label. Both using dies from the new sizzix thinlits dies by Tim Holtz.

The card mounts are some of my usual favourties, kraft card base, metallic kraft stock, classic kraft stock, corregated card and cork from the idea-ology surfaces pack. All sanded with a sanding grip and blended with vintage photo distress ink. The Dracula card cork was washed with candied apple distress marker using a water brush.

I hope you enjoyed the walk through and have been enjoying the inspiration series so far, don’t forget to check out the other designers projects and cards from the series. Thanks to Tim, Paula and Mario for inviting me to be part of this amazing experience and to you for stopping by.

Cheers
Zoe x

Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps – Monstrous	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps – Newsprint and Type CMS266 (April Pre-Order)	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps – Label Frames CMS264 (April Pre-Order)	(AUGUST PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Die Set – Claw Marks by Tim Holtz 662383	(AUGUST PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Die Set – Cobweb by Tim Holtz 662375
(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Classic Kraft Stock	Tim Holtz ideaology Metallic Kraft Stock TH93586	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Textured Surfaces	TIm Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock TDA53835	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad – Vintage Photo
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker – Candied Apple	Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Marker	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker – Peeled Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker – Frayed Burlap	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker – Brushed Corduroy
Ranger Archival Do It Yourself Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Reinker – Black Soot ARD51091 (February Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Nib	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer	Ranger ADHESIVE – WHITE FOAM ROLL 1/2″ X 1/16″x 2.1 YDS.
Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool – With 4 Blending Foams	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Mini Scissors	Tim Holtz Ranger Idea-ology Sanding Grip	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool	Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Studios