21st July, 2018 by iGirlZoe
Hello friends. I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, (a nice long one for many of you), and finding some time to create. I’ve got a SATURDAY SHOWCASE over at Frilly and Funky, showcasing the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Lift-ink.
If you would like to see more, pop over to Frilly & Funkie.
Have a great weekend.
Zoe
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Category Alcohol Lift-ink, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Saturday Showcase, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 6 Comments | Views: 1,010
12th June, 2018 by iGirlZoe
Hello Friends. We’ve been having such nice weather in Copenhagen that I’ve been out enjoying it and haven’t had much time at my desk. The sunshine took a break yesterday so I made a quick card using some of the exciting new idea-ology range from Tim Holtz.
My obsession with the flower jar stamps and co-ordinating framelits dies hasn’t subsided and I am still using up the stash I made a few months ago. You can see those posts HERE, HERE and HERE.
Another obsession is the idea-ology worn wallpaper. I’m still using my first pack but have 3 more on the way. Hopefully you can see the texture in this close up. Regular visitors to my blog will know I sand everything and this was no exception. Using a blending tool I added vintage photo distress ink and then spritzed heavily with water and patted dry with a towel. It creates this really cool and even more worn/washed out look. Did I mention the texture? LOVE LOVE LOVE the worn wallpaper!
The new idea-ology baseboard frames are another favourite of mine from the new release. They come beautifully pre-weathered and even look like they have been crackle glazed. I naturally took my sanding grip to it anyway and then blended in some frayed burlap and walnut stain distress inks and wiped away the excess with a damp cloth. The ink only clings to the sanded parts as the baseboard frames have a coated finish.
Before assembling, I ran the worn wallpaper and sticky back canvas through my sewing machine. I mounted the baseboard frame over ruler ribbon, tucked in the flowers and added a butterfly from the adornments butterflies, (all from the idea-ology range) with distress collage medium adhesive. I added a clippings sticker, being careful not to cover any of the wonderful detail on the baseboard frame.
I used the Tim Holtz flourish stencil and blended fossilized amber and broken china distress inks through it onto sticky back canvas. This was mounted onto black idea-ology classic kraft stock, (sanded, of course)!
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you find some time to get creative this week.
Zoe
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Category Ideaology, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 9 Comments | Views: 1,754
30th May, 2018 by iGirlZoe
It’s Wednesday and time for the funkie side of the design team to share our projects for the current challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!
The current challenge is hosted by team member Autumn who has chosen the theme LAYERS OF LACE …Autumn says, “Lace, oh so lovely lace! Whether you add delicate layers of fine lace, or tattered and torn crocheted lace, we’d love to see you add dimension and depth to your vintage or shabby chic project with lace. Perhaps you have a favorite lace stamp or will choose to lace something up, we’d love to see your creations inspired by this topic.”
Lace always makes me think of fabric and sewing and this gave me the idea of creating a trinket box to store my sewing kit in. Truth be told, I’m not a huge fan of lace, or at least I thought I wasn’t when I sat down to make this challenge. Hats off to our fabulous host, Autumn, because I’ve since been doing a little online browsing for vintage lace! Oh Autumn, you’ve created a monster…
I painted the largest of the nest of vignette boxes by Tim Holtz with a layer of gesso inside and out and set aside to dry. Next mixed weathered wood and iced spruce distress paint and applied a layer to the vignette box, again setting aside to air dry.
Once the paint was completely I dry sand portions of the vignette box and lightly rubbed gathered twigs distress crayon on with my finger. Taking some of the new Tim Holtz worn wallpaper, I sanded with a sanding grip, tore the edges and blended in frayed burlap distress ink and then adhered to the sides of the vignette box with distress collage medium.
I added some vintage lace to the bottom edge of the box, added box feet and idea-ology adornments ribbons and bows and vignette accents. In order to get all of the hardware to match, I rubbed a little german silver gilding wax over the top with my finger.
The trinket box lid was made using a vignette frame. I love these new vignette frames, they come in packs of 4 and perfectly match the packs of vignette boxes. I’m going to be stocking up on these for sure! I painted with the same distress paint mix as the base (iced spruce and weathered wood) and set aside to dry. I removed the sandpaper from my sanding grip and gently sanded portions of the frame exposing the wood underneath the dried distress paint. I rubbed gathered twigs distress crayon over parts of the frame.
For the background I created a background wash with iced spruce and hickory smoke distress oxides and frayed burlap and walnut stain distress inks. Using a travel stamp platform, I stamped the dress form from the inventor 3 stamp set (CMS342) and watercoloured parts of the dress form with the iced spruce and hickory smoke distress oxides using a water brush.
The card was mounted under the frame and I used Tim Holtz design tape (renmants) to cover the backside of the vignette frame.
I adhered a piece of worn wall paper to the inside of the vignette box and filled with my sewing kit.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
Zoe
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Category DT, Frilly & Funkie, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 9 Comments | Views: 910
26th May, 2018 by iGirlZoe
Hello friends. I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, (a nice long one for many of you), and finding some time to create. I’ve got a SATURDAY SHOWCASE over at Frilly and Funky, showcasing the Tim Holtz Ticket Booth Stamps and accompanying Framelits dies.
If you would like to see more, pop over to Frilly & Funkie.
Have a great weekend.
Zoe
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Category DT, Frilly & Funkie, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Saturday Showcase, Sidekick, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tags, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 5 Comments | Views: 1,907
16th May, 2018 by iGirlZoe
It’s Wednesday and time for the funkie side of the design team to share our projects for the current challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!
The current challenge is hosted by team member Kathy who has chosen the theme SURF’S UP! …Kathy says, “Who’s ready for a little sand, a little sun and a little surf? Let’s take this challenge for a stroll beside the shore! Create a vintage or shabby chic project with a beachy theme. Use ocean colors and beach images to add a fun seaside feel to your project.”
One of the many things that I love about the beach is the beautiful scenery. So many different textures from the grainy and wet sand, breaking waves, bubbles in the tide, drift wood, sea shells, seaweed… I wanted to include texture in my project to convey this.
I took a medium etcetera tag from the Tim Holtz idea-ology range and covered it with white gesso using a palette knife. I was quite “hap-hazard” about it to create a nice random and uneven texture. Once dry I applied a layer of matte distress collage medium with a distress brush. This created more texture in the form of brush lines. It also gives a slightly slicker surface to push the distress crayons around.
I removed some of the distress crayon with a baby wipe to create highlights. I stamped with the newsprint stamp (CMS266). I didn’t use my Tim Holtz stamp platform this time as I wanted the stamp to misprint where the gesso was heavier.
With some encouragement from my friend and design team mate Jenny, I finally used a piece from the idea-ology worn wallpaper pack! It really is almost too beautiful to use! I tore the worn wallpaper into pieces and adhered to the etcetera tag with matte distress collage medium. Blending in vintage photo distress ink and distress crayon.
I used one of the found relatives cards, which I coloured with distress markers. I love the very subtle colour the distress markers can give on these cards, that looks as if it were once more pronounced and has faded over time. I mounted one of the new Tim Holtz idea-ology baseboard frames over the top. I didn’t alter the frame at all. Look how beautifully vintage it is straight out of the package.
I added a stamped and fussy cut star fish from the mini blueprints #6 stamp set (CMS196) and painted using antique linen distress ink and a water brush. I also added a die cut from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Holidays Green thinlits die set and a shell I collected from the beach.
This was the perfect sentiment for my tag using a sticker from the snarky small talk stickers set. This is definitely a motto I personally follow! 😉
This new idea-ology vignette accent was the perfect accent for the base of the baseboard frame. I’m going to need more of these, they are simply gorgeous!
An alternative idea would be to use one of your own holiday snaps in place of the found relatives card. I am going to hang this as a home decor piece for the summer.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
Zoe
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Category DT, Frilly & Funkie, Ideaology, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tags, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 7 Comments | Views: 613
24th January, 2018 by iGirlZoe
It’s Wednesday and time for the funkie side of the design team to share our projects for the current challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!
The current challenge is hosted by fellow funkie team member Suzz (Suzz’ Stamping Spot), who has chosen the theme 2018 – THE YEAR OF… …SUZZ says, “Welcome to a brand new year! I am not very good at New Year Resolutions but I do like to think about what I want to focus on in the New Year. To help me do this, I pick a word that is my word for the year and try to use that word to keep me focused on what is important. The challenge to you is to pick a word that will be your inspiration for 2018. Create a vintage or shabby chic project that includes your word of 2018. The word can be part of a sentiment, phrase or stand alone on your project as long as it is featured somewhere in your art.”
Much like our lovely host Suzz, I’m not very good at new years resolutions, so it took me a while to find a suitable word. I wanted to combine travel and time, as this year I plan to do more of one and get better at keeping the other. Then I stumbled upon the “expedition” word band and it was a match! Expedition can be a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose (travel) and it can also mean promptness or speed in doing something – promptitude (time). OMG I love that word! “Promptitude!” I digress, which only adds to my time keeping issues!
…I’m a work in progress…
I have been desperate to use the new Tim Holtz inventor stamps and it was perfect for the challenge. I had to use my favourite stamp from the Tim Holtz Dapper set as well (of course)!
I used faded jeans and brushed corduroy distress inks and a waterbrush to watercolour the hat and suit. I added the expedition word band and globe from the adornment souvenir set.
I confess I am a little addicted to these adornment index clips. I altered it by adding picket fence distress paint and, once dry, adding archival distress ink. Wendy Vecchi has this brilliant technique on her blog.
I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
I will be back to share the samples that I made for this years Creativation (CHA). Thanks for stopping by.
Zoe
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Category Card, DT, Frilly & Funkie, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 10 Comments | Views: 784
10th January, 2018 by iGirlZoe
Happy New Year! I am delighted to be back with the Frilly and Funkie Design Team.
This first challenge of the year is hosted by the very lovely Cec (CW Card Creations), who has chosen the theme THREE IS NOT A CROWD …CEC says, “Create a vintage or shabby chic project that includes three of something. Examples of three of something could be three different patterned papers, three colours, three layers, three flowers, three bows – the list goes on. This would be a perfect time to use some of the new supplies you received for Christmas or to make space in your stash by using up old supplies. Just remember to think in multiples of three..”
For many of us, this time of year can be as busy as the holidays. Making samples for creativation (formerly CHA), getting kids back to school, returning to work, taking the decorations down and getting organised for the year ahead. A lot of my friends and family have birthdays in January, so I have plenty of cards to make. I decided to use this challenge to make a masculine birthday card…
I adhered a page from an old dictionary over mixed media heavystock with distress collage medium. Using the Tim Holtz stamp platform I stamped the large hot air balloon stamp from Remnants CMS130 stamp set. I stamped the tiny hot air from the tiny things set 3 times. I used distress crayons to colour the balloons and background and added remnant rubs.
The background is stamped in fired brick distress ink with walnut stain distress ink blended in and stamped twice using the stamp platform. 3 idea-ology adornment stars were added with distress collage glue.
Finally, I stitched with a sewing machine and mounted onto classic kraft stock.
I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
Thanks for stopping by.
Zoe
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Category Card, Craft Challenges, DT, Frilly & Funkie, Ideaology, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz | Tags: | 8 Comments | Views: 524
11th December, 2017 by iGirlZoe
Happy Holidays friends! Whether you celebrate Christmas or just enjoy the magic of the festive season, I hope that you have found some inspiration from Tim Holtz’s holiday inspiration series. Check out all SIX incredible weeks of festive follies over from week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 and week 6.
Here’s the recap of my holiday makes…
Tim Holtz Inspired December Daily
Another big thank you to Tim Holtz, Mario Rossi and Paula Cheney. And a big thank you for the lovely comments you have left over the past few weeks, here and on social media. Merry Christmas!
Zoe
Category Card, Christmas, Gift Card Holder, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Sidekick, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz Holiday Inspiration Series, Tim Holtz Inspiration Series | Tags: | 3 Comments | Views: 783
8th December, 2017 by iGirlZoe
I’m bringing you my final piece for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. I hope you’ve been following along with Tim on instagram and facebook throughout November and December. If you’ve missed anything, you can catch up with all the inspiration on Tim’s blog from week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 and week 6!
As there are only 17 sleeps until Christmas, (yes, I’m counting), this is a nice quick and simple way to give your gifts a little personal touch with a gift adornment!
Using the Sizzix gift tag thinlits die and sidekick, as well as the Stampers Anonymous holiday and stripes stamp set to create the background. I added foil and vintage photo distress ink to the edges and vintage twine to the top. Then decorated…
..die cut from the festive berries thinlits set, christmas paper doll, metallic holiday sticker and mercury glass stickles.
..die cut from the christmastime village thinlits set and metallic holiday sticker.
..die cut numbers that came with the Sizzix sidekick (LOVE THESE), christmas remnant rubs and stickles mercury glass.
..die cut from mini festive greens thinlits set edged with mercury glass stickles, idea-ology bells covered with red pepper alcohol ink and metallic holiday sticker.
…Okay, I literally couldn’t stop myself from making another gift card holder, decorated in a similar way as the gift adornments and adding holly form the mini festive greens thinlits set and christmas ephemera.
Thanks so much to Tim Holtz, Mario Rossi and Paula Cheney for inviting me to be a part of this years seasonal team and for all of their hard work, guidance and support. Thanks to all of you for your kind words of encouragement. I will be back on Monday with a recap of all my holiday inspiration series makes. Hope you have a great weekend.
Cheers
Zoe
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Category Christmas, Craft, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Sidekick, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz Holiday Inspiration Series, Tim Holtz Inspiration Series | Tags: | 6 Comments | Views: 1,146
1st December, 2017 by iGirlZoe
Hello friends. With December here, like many of you I am getting ready to celebrate Christmas and have been making cards and buying gifts and gift cards. I wanted to share this gift card holder I made for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Follow Tim on instagram and facebook to see inspiration throughout November and December. You can catch up with all the inspiration so far in week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4.
Giving a gift card can seem less personal than an actual gift, so why not make it personal by making a gift card holder. I created this one using the products and techniques from my oh starry night card, with the addition of the Sizzix gift card package thinlits die.
I die cut the package base from metallic kraft stock and the bow and ribbon from distress mixed media heavystock. You can see how the background was created HERE.
I added festive greens under the bow, like on the matching card. I adhered an idea-ology fluted star in the center of the bow which I aged with picket fence distress paint and mushroom alcohol ink.
Again, I wanted to mirror the products and techniques from the card, so I chose one of the smaller Christmas paper dolls. This one just seemed to fit, I blended in some vintage photo distress ink to take away the white edges and adhered with distress collage medium.
I added a sentiment from the Stampers Anonymous holiday postmarks stamp set and slid my gift card into place.
You could tuck the gift card holder inside the card, but I feel like the gift card holder could do with it’s own box… I will definitely make some more of these, and not just for Christmas!
Thanks for stopping by. I am excited to be doing December Daily this year for the first time using my handmade album. I’ll be sharing my pages on instagram. Hope you have a great weekend and I’ll back back here on Monday.
Cheers
Zoe x
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Category Christmas, Gift Card Holder, Ideaology, Ranger Ink, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz Holiday Inspiration Series, Tim Holtz Inspiration Series | Tags: | 5 Comments | Views: 2,182
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