Welcome to the Creativations 2018 – Tim Holtz Blog Hop and Give Away! …and welcome to my blog! I’m delighted to have been invited to join such a talented group of designers on this exciting blog hop hosted by Richele Christensen. If you’ve just come across from the lovely and talented Chelle Fowler’s blog, you’re right on track.
I was lucky enough to make a few samples for the Stampers Anonymous booth at this years Creativation with Tim Holtz wonderful new stamps and stencils. Today I want to share a close-up look at the shaker card that I made.
I used the new entomology stamp set (CMS328), one of my favourites from the new release, not least of all because of that background stamp! Can you believe how many stamps Stampers Anonymous crammed onto one stamp sheet?!
I also used the new hive stencil (THS105)! I love the total lack of symmetry and organic look to it.
I stamped the bee a bunch of times onto distress watercolor cardstock with black soot distress archival ink. Watercoloured fossilized amber over the body and a light wash of tumbled glass over the wings, using distress markers scribbled onto a non stick craft sheet and picked up with a water brush.
Yes I fussy cut all these bees! I find fussy cutting so relaxing, it’s my jam (or honey in this case)!
I created the background by stamping that gorgeous background stamp from the entomology set onto distress heavystock with hickory smoke distress archival ink and covering with a frayed burlap distress wash. Spread texture paste through the hive stencil, and once dry, blended in fossilized amber and brushed corduroy distress inks.
I die cut a postage frame from idea-ology substrate sheet, adhered acetate to the underside with distress collage medium and mounted over strips of black adhesive foam. Using the new ornate trims stamps set (CMS326) to create a cute vintage border.
Finally I mounted the shaker card over metallic and classic kraft stock (sanded of course). You can see the shaker card “shake it” over on my instagram.
Next on this blog hop is the very lovely and talented Joy Kennedy.
Hope you’ve enjoyed my shaker card and that this blog hop inspires you to create.
Zoe x
PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!
There are a few prizes to give away. Just leave a comment on all the different blog hop posts for a chance to win! The more blogs you leave comments on, the better your chances of winning.
Comments must be posted by midnight PST on Tuesday, February 6th.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 7th on Richele’s blog
BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS…
IDEA-OLOGY
Paula Cheney
Vicki Evans
Emma Williams
Cathie Parreco
Kaz Hall
Jan Hobbins
Jenny Marples
SIZZIX
Tami Bastians
Audrey Pettit
Mou Saha
Richele Christensen
STAMPERS ANONYMOUS
Kath Stewart
Cheiron Brandon
Stacy Hutchinson
Chelle Fowler
Zoe Hillman (you are here)
Joy Kennedy
Bobbie Smith
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I have never made a shaker card but yours is beautiful! It must have taken a lot of time to cut out all those bees. Love it!
Kate
Brilliant idea to make a shaker card with the bees and honeycomb! This is fabulous!! Judy D.
Love, love, love your shaker card Zoe! Awesome details and all those fussy cut bees are GREAT!!!
I so love this project!!! Thanks for the inspiration.
So creative, what a great idea!
Im in love with the ornate trims stamp set❤❤❤ love how you clustered the bees together
Beautiful! Love the background!! I have to admit, you’re a great “fussy cutter”. 🙂
Very inspirational
Thanks karen
Phew, that’s a lot of fussy cutting! It was worth it, great project!
I really dig the way you made the frame. I have to have that Hive stencil, it’s so cool!
Your designs are always a delight to me…I can’t believe you fussy cut all of those bees! So worth the extra effort…it’s beautiful!
oh wow, so much gone into this… loving the layering and all the details. x
I love this card! I am totally in awe of your fussy cutting all those bees.
All I can say is “Dang Girl that looks awesome!”
Wow, fun technique. Tfs
This is a great project (even if it’s buggy!)!!
Beautiful card. Love the bees
I love your shaker card, what a great idea with that stunning stampset. Thanks for all your beautiful work!
I love shaker cards. Your background is very unique.
Thanks for all the ideas!
what a fun and different shaker card. My hat’s off to you for cutting those bees!
LOVE this! My dad was a bee keeper and this makes my heart sing so. Your joke about the honey was cute. 😉
Love the bees as the shaker parts…also “it’s my jam, (honey in this case” omg…LOL and startled my kid!! hahaha
Love Love your creative use of these stamps, especially turning the bee into confetti. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Wow, that was some amazing and lots of fussy cutting. (confession – I like it too). Love this so much, thanks for the idea. I wasn’t sure about a bug stamp set, but oh so many ideas! Love it. Thank you.
Um wow!!
I’ll tell you what… this doesn’t look like a card, it looks like a piece of wall art! Of course I guess it’d only work to have shaker wall art in California along the fault line. lol! Lovely!
wonderful shaker card — love the bees — so so craative
Fussy cut all those bees? Amazing. That tells me that you are young because as you get older that kind of detailed scissor work hurts your hands. And I am glad you are young because your projects are very, very inspiring. Keep cutting and sharing. Thank you.
There’s a whole Lotta shaking goin’ in your hive of a sample. Love it!!!
What a wonderful shaker card! Thank you for the tutorial.
I love fussy cutting and bees! I have so saved this to my list of things I want to make. Just love it!!! Thanks for the lovely work.
These buzzing bees are great on the honeycomb! Very nice layering frames and earthy color scheme.
WOW… WOW… WOW! I’m in love with everything about this – WOW!!!!
I really love this but I don’t think I could do all that fussy cutting! But I’m really glad you did it because it’s really cool!
Laurie 🙂
Faerie Bower
Fabulous!
Fabulous shaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am wasn’t sure I would go for the bug stamps but Ur great idea of creating a shaker card with bees is great! Well done my crafty friend!
Stunning shaker card! The “frame” looks like a real wood frame made in Italy! Fantastic! Kudos to you for all the fussy cutting. The end result is fantastic!
I love this bee shaker card!! and that was a LOT of bees to cut out lol.
Wonderful!I would never have imagined such a great shaker from bees.
This hop is driving me to the Poor House. Now, I’m crazy for bees. Lol. Will go to Insta to see them bees shake! Very creative idea!
I love your shaker card using the new entomology stamp set and hive stencil. So much attention to detail…glad the bees are contained lol. Thanks for sharing.
This is almost painfully realistic! How creative and clever, love it.
Love this a fabulous idea for a shaker card, loving the new releases
When I saw this on Tim’s Creativation “booth tour”video, I was absolutely MESMERIZED by every, single detail of this BEE-utiful piece you created, Ms. Zoe! I hope you know what a fan I am, of your artwork. Your creativity takes off in directions I’ve only thought about going. Reading and following along with your terrific tutorial…I don’t feel quite so intimidated. I may just BEE brave enough to take on a project of my own, like this shaker card, now! You have been so encouraging, in the past, when I wasn’t sure about trying something new…thank you, so much, for all your positivity AND for sharing what you do, SO well!, with all of us!
EEks! Those bees look like they are alive! Great project!
Wow, this is cool. Thanks!
What a fabulous make.
Toni xx
The more I see with the Entomology stamp- the more it is on my must have list!! I love your honeycomb background and the depth!! I also am a fan of all things creepy and crawly.
Thanks for sharing