1. Tim Holtz Crypt Paste

   20th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends. I’ve climbed into my time machine today and I’m going way back to the launch of the Tim Holtz Halloween seasonal distress and Halloween dies. It feels like I made this so long ago and yet here we are in Halloween season and the timing couldn’t be more perfect to share this tombstone with a date inspired by the movie Hocus Pocus.

   
   It’s no surprise that my favourite of all the new seasonal distress products and the one that stole my grunge loving heart was the crypt grit-paste (crypt-paste)! Oh my goodness this stuff is AMAZING. It’s truly the grittiest grit of a paste!

   
   If you’re still looking for the Halloween Texture Set, there’s a link at the end of the post to some in stock (at the time of posting)!

   
   I covered a #8 etcetera thickboard tag with a light layer of white gesso. Once dry, covered with a layer of hickory smoke distress paint. Using the new vault series halloween die set, I cut several of the branches and glued them onto the tag to simulate cracks in the tombstone.

   
   Cover parts of the tag with crypt grit-paste, distress grave texture paste (not pictured) and hickory smoke distress paint drying between each medium. I apply texture paste with a palette knife and grit-paste with my finger, sort of tapping it on to create the really gritty texture.

   
   Add the #8 etcetera tag tombstone overlay parts and covered with the pastes and paint as before.

   
   Die cut numbers from the alphanumeric stretch upper thinlits die set several times and mount on top of each other. NOTE: This was before Tim gave me the game changing fun foam tip. See my gravestones post for details. Glue them to the tag and cover with distress crypt grit-paste, distress gravy texture paste and hickory smoke distress paint.

   
   Dry brush black soot distress paint over the die cut branches to darken and dry brush white gesso over parts of the tombstone to highlight.

   
   I added the ghosts from the new vault series halloween die set. I LOVE these and I’m so happy to have them in a smaller size and what a great opportunity to own them if you don’t have the retired set they were part of.

   
   I cut candles from the candlelight colorize die set, another favourite of mine from the halloween die release. This colorize is super simple to put together but if you need any help, let me know and I can put up a step out for you. I trimmed them at the base to different sizes and stacked them along the raised lower ledge of the tombstone.

   
   Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back with a graveyard in a tin using these grungetastic texture pastes and the vault series halloween die set in an idea-ology tin.

   Zoe

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2. Gravestones

   15th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends, hope you’re doing well. Today I’m sharing a “how to” for the gravestones I made for a recent village make. You can see my make on Tim’s instagram video, along with a storage idea for the village collection dies. If you missed the LIVE launch you can watch the replay on Tim’s blog and see all the amazing village makes, including one by Tim which will blow your socks off!

   
   There’s a funny story to these gravestones… I was chatting to Tim and had a maker deadline, so continued to glue together layers and layers AND LAYERS of cardstock to make gravestones as we chatted. Tim watched me for a bit and then asked if I had tried using foam instead of 10 layers of cardstock! I think he laughed as he said “What are you doing and why are you doing that?!” It literally saved ME DAYS! So thank you Tim for this game changing tip and the perfect timing.

   
   I will be sharing a “how to” for my village build in a later post but for today, it’s all about the gravestones. Let’s get into the how…

   
   Using the 2021 Halloween Vault Series dies, cut 2 gravestones from distress kraft heavystock and 1 from fun foam. I used black because that’s what I had but you can use any color or any thickness and add a few more pieces of foam if you want thicker gravestones. Really make it your own.

   
   I glued the layers together with distress collage medium, with the foam in the middle. I did try adding double sided adhesive tape to the foam and then die cutting it but the foam became compacted. You could use adhesive tape on the kraft stock but I found that wet glue works better with all the gesso, paint and paste you’ll add.

   Another great tip that Tim shared with me is to give the foam a quick blast with your heat tool after you’ve die cut it. It reinflates the foam a little after being flattened during die cutting. Seriously! Craft friends are the best!

   
   Next cover the the entire gravestone with white gesso and set aside to dry.

   
   Apply distress grave texture paste with your finger and set aside to dry.

   
   Paint on a layer of hickory smoke distress paint and set aside to dry.

   
   Finally, apply distress crypt texture paste (crypt-paste) to the gravestone with your finger and set aside to dry.

   
   To attach the gravestones to my upturned idea-ology vignette tray, I ran a line of hot glue along the bottom of the gravestone and pressed down into place. As the moss covers the base of all of the gravestones, you won’t see the hot glue and don’t need to be too tidy with it. If you don’t want to use moss, you could add texture paste to the base of the tombstone and paint with hickory smoke paint to hide the hot glue.

   
   Tip: I placed all of my gravestones using blue-tack/poster putty and then lifted the gravestone one at a time, removed the putty and put back into place with the hot glue.

   
   Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to set your alarms and plan your snacks for tomorrow’s new distress color launch! I’m so excited. See you there.

   Zoe

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3. Tim Holtz Village Collection

   2nd October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends! Did you catch the LIVE launch of the Tim Holtz Village Collection? This is such an exciting day for all the village lovers out there and for those new to the Tim Holtz brand, this is your chance to own your very own set of Village Collection dies.

   Despite the heroic efforts by Mario and his buddy at Fedex, my box didn’t quite make it in time for the LIVE, so Tim came up with a Plan B. I’m very grateful to them both for always looking out for their makers.

   Today I’m sharing some close ups and if you keep scrolling there’s a storage idea too. In another post I’ll share how I put this together, the mistakes I made and the things I learned as a first time village builder.

   EDIT: You can see my cemetery showcased on Tim’s instagram.

   
   
   
   
   
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   STORAGE

   EDIT: You can see my village collection storage idea showcased on Tim’s instagram.

   I wanted to easily see what options I had when building so I used this system to organize and store my dies.

   For the storage I used:
   2x packs of Tim Holtz Sizzix envelopes (+ 2 envelopes from the village collection – totaling 8)
   1x pack Home Depot magnetic vent covers
   2x sheets of Tim Holtz distress white heavystock
   posca pen
   scor-tape

   I cut vent covers to fit the envelopes, mounted onto distress heavystock using scor tape to make the sheet sturdy and used a white posca pen to identify each sheet. The posca pen can be removed with a damp cloth if you make a mistake.

   
   House 1

   
   House 2

   
   Manor
   *cut halfway across the envelope flap join to allow the longer die to stick out the top

   
   Rooftops

   
   Spire + Addition + Towers

   
   Dormer + Entry Way + Awning + Doorways

   
   Shutters + Entry Doors + Door Frames + Entry Frames + Chimneys

   
   Windows + Window Frames

   Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be back soon with more details of my cemetery and a funny story behind those gravestones.

   Zoe

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4. Specimen Matchbox

   3rd September, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends. Another day, another dome! Thank you so much for your kind comments here and on social media about the Jack-O-Lantern dome. I’m so happy that you’re as excited as I am about the new Tim Holtz idea-ology Halloween.

   
   Today I’m heading back to the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 release. I was so excited to receive the matchbox Bigz L die that comes with the cutest thinlits set. This allows you to cut a dome sized hole in the matchbox and comes with “circle flair” that I can’t stop using.

   
   I use the idea-ology design ruler to center the circle and secure with a little masking tape and run it through my die cutter. Check out Tim’s matchbox demo, for some great tips on matchbox assembly.

   
   These are the pieces that I die cut. The matchbox drawer and sleeve, circle flair, a butterfly from the entomology framelits set, intertwined 3D embossed cardstock, honeycomb from the mixed media thinlits set.

   
   Add the honeycomb die cut to the display dome cork base with distress collage medium. Make a hole in the base for a stick, I used a dremel micro with the drill attachment.

   
   I added this creepy faux moss that I bought from a craft store in the US years ago!

   
   The inside of the box is lined with the intertwined 3D embossed piece with a butterfly from the entomology framelits and stamp set mounted under the dome. It’s up-lit with a set of tiny lights that are glued into the bottom of the matchbox and thread through the bottom of the cork display dome base.

   
   The piece of creepy faux moss perfectly fit the stick. I added a couple of dots of hot glue to hold it in place.

   
   Finally, I put on the dome and added a piece of idea-ology ephemera and cord to the outside of the glass.

   
   Thanks for stopping by. This dome is heading to my friend Stacy Hutchinson, who inspired me to use a stick and this most definitely belongs with her stick collection.

   Zoe

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5. Jack-O-Lantern by Candlelight

   2nd September, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends. Happy second day of September. I am so ready to get my Halloween on and today I’m sharing this tag I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Halloween LIVE launch.

   
   I was invited to take part in an industry virtual event where Tim showcased his seasonal dies; during the demo he put the pumpkin from the pumpkinhead die set onto a candlestick from the candlelight die set and that inspired this tag. Jack-O-Lantern candles…? YES PLEASE!!

   
   I LOVE this pumpkinhead, he’s such a troublemaker, you can tell! I added a drippy candle die cut piece over his eye, it reminds me of the poisoned apple from Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. You should check out the brilliant make that Tami B (playswellwithpaper) did for the Halloween idea-ology LIVE with a Disney poisoned apple! I can’t wait for that blog post!

   
   Using a distress heavystock #8 tag, I added antique linen and hickory smoke distress sprays and dried. I spread distress grave texture paste from the Halloween distress paste set through the skull stencil from mini stencil set 23 with a palette knife. How freaking cool is this paste? I have a couple of extra pots, thanks to a very thoughtful friend.

   
   I’m in love with the new candlelight die set. They may have been released with the Halloween dies, but they are going to rock Christmas and I’ll be using them all year. They are so simple to put together.

   
   I was practicing a zig zag stitch with my sewing machine on scrap card and got it so on point that I trimmed it off the scrap card, inked it, added a hardware head to each end and used it as a ledge for the candle sticks to sit on and under. I added a sticker from the idea-ology curiosities sticker book and die cut drips underneath.

   
   I stitched the tag and then mounted it onto a #8 etctera thickboard tag to give it stability. To finish, I dyed a piece of mummy cloth with distress spray and thread it through the tag and secured in place with an idea-ology mini pin.

   I really wish I had added tiny lights to this tag and I would have done, but I was out of time and racing the clock. Mario very kindly dipped out during the LIVE to collect this from the local Fedex depot and this isn’t the first time he has done this for a maker. Very grateful to Tim and Mario, who always go the extra mile.

   Thanks for stopping by.

   Zoe

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6. The Birds!

   5th August, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends. I hope you’re having a good week. I’m so excited for the Tim Holtz seasonal LIVE launches to get underway on Tim’s YouTube channel from Saturday! I thought it was probably a good idea to catch up and post my makes from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 2 LIVE launch! We’ll just call this Throwback Thursday and say no more about it. If you want to jump in your time machine and go way back, you can watch the Chapter 2 LIVE on Tim’s blog.

   
   The new retro TV die is seriously cool! It reminds me of a TV we had when I was a kid. There was no TV remote, you had to get up off your butt to change one of the 5 channels! When you turned it off there would be this line across the middle as the tube cooled down. Generation Netflix will have to google it. 😉

   
   The moment I saw the retro TV die came with a “pop out” I knew I wanted to smash it out and the rest came together as I went along (I’m not a planner), clearly based on how long it’s taken me to post this!

   
   Here are the brickwork panels in their various stages using the AMAZING Tim Holtz brickwork 3D embossing folder. I have a “how to” for this in a previous blog post.

   
   I covered the base of a vignette tray with the brickwork panels. I took some build photos as I see quite a lot of questions about how to use idea-ology tiny lights with vignette boxes and trays. I use a dremel mirco with the drill bit accessory set and thread the lights through from the back.

   
   I added a set of idea-ology tiny lights I hoarded from last Halloween. I LOVE the purple set because they look like black lights and was perfect for this project (see final photo). I wound them around the back of the TV die cut, securing in place with hot glue as I went. Being very careful not to touch the actual bulb with hot glue as this can short the lights. I added extra hot glue blobs to create space between the back so it would sit away from the brickwork and allow the light to escape.

   
   I printed a photo from a famous scene from Hitchcock’s – The Birds movie. I painted a little ground espresso around the edges of the square dome before gluing into place ready to add the top piece.

   
   Using a craft knife, I cut cracks in the square dome and used pliers to bend back the opening where the birds broke through and escaped. Be careful not to scratch yourself on the sharp edges of the plastic. You could lightly sand if it worries you.

   
   The panel and feet are separate die cuts and I ran these through my machine with the lumber 3D embossing folder for a faux woodgrain effect. I love being able to emboss different pieces and then assemble after.

   
   I used alcohol ink foil tape covered with mushroom alcohol ink to create the dials and bars on the TV panel. I used the end of my paper shaping tool to emboss a circle into the smaller dial and added an extra bar I cut to the bigger dial.

   
   The birds were die cut using retired scarecrow thinlits die set (662382).

   
   They were cut from the new idea-ology kraft-stock, which I love. It’s non textured unlike the original kraft-stock. I folded the birds wings up slightly and attached with a dot of distress collage medium added to the body of the bird.

   
   Cutting Hitchcock twice using the alphanumeric stretch upper thinlits dies. Once from idea-ology kraft-stock and once from distress kraft heavystock. I mounted one over the other, slightly offset to make it pop.

   
   Doesn’t it look cool lit up in the dark?! I hope there are idea-ology Halloween tiny lights this year! 😉 (photo credit Mario Rossi)…

   Thanks for stopping by.

   Zoe

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7. Varsity Moth

   30th July, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends. I’m getting ready for a busy weekend of seasonal making. Before I head off into the inky wilderness, I thought I would stop by and share a tag I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 LIVE launch. You can check out all the launch details and inspirational makes over on Tim’s blog.

   
   This time I used half of the perspective moth die cut and took the varsity alphanumeric dies out for a test run and wow, it’s an alphanumeric must have set!

   
   I used a #8 etcetera tag as my base. I love these tags because they are made from thickboard and you can really load them up with paints, pastes and inks. Perfect for mixed media makes. I have a how to with tips for applying the paste on a previous blog post. For this one I added some plain collage paper which I had stamped with the ledger script stamp in hickory smoke distress archival ink. I added a piece of design tape to the bottom which eventually got covered up, but it still adds texture to the background. I added vintage collage medium to give tint before layering with gesso and distress grit-paste.

   
   I created the moth using the perspective moth thinlits die and rusted the same way as the brickwork moth in a previous blog post. The intricate detail of this wing is incredible. I use a foldaway to cut my intricate dies but if you find you’re having trouble cutting them and you’re not using a foldaway machine, I recommend using a Sizzix Chrome Plate. Details on how to use it and which machines it’s compatible with are on Sizzix website.

   
   Let’s talk about the new varsity alphanumeric thinlits dies! WOW! I LOVE THEM! They gently emboss this beautiful stitched detail around the inner die cut. You can’t see it as clearly here as I used felt for the inner piece, but trust me, it is actually there. I used some very stiff adhesive backed felt that Tim kindly sent me. It’s like jacket lettering. So so cool!

   
   I also used a seal outline from the thinlits set that comes with the new matchbox bigz die. I have to admit this die hasn’t been off my desk, love it. I used alphanumeric tiny type lower thinlits dies to spell out perspective.

   
   The perspective moth is a large die and still works perfectly on smaller surfaces by simply cutting it down. Thanks for stopping by.

   Zoe

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8. Perspective Moth

   16th July, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends! Happy Friday! I’m back today with a sample that I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 LIVE launch. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can catch up on all the fun over on Tim’s blog.

   I want to say a big thank you for the amazing response and kind comments on my brickwork post. I hope you’ll try it out and I can’t wait to see all the different combinations you come up with.

   
   I took a brickwork background and cut it to create this exposed brick effect. I love the industrial look of this. Let’s get into the how to…

   
   Cover a small thickboard etcetera tag with gesso and distress crackle texture paste and set aside to dry. Sand the edges and rub walnut stain distress crayon into the cracks. I did a “how to” for this on a previous blog post.

   
   Once you are happy with your grunged up background, it’s time to add the brickwork pieces. Tutorial below…

   
   Follow the brickwork post to create a brickwork background. Cut pieces and strips with scissors and glue them onto your tag.

   This concludes the cut brickwork tutorial. 😉

   
   
   
   Using the circuit 3D embossing folder I embossed distress watercolor cardstock and covered with a layer of watered down white gesso. I dry brushed ground espresso distress paint over the top and added some distress spray and let it wick through the embossed detail.

   
   The new switchlits seal is AWESOME! I used it as an anchor point for my moth, to see how the new switchlits work, check out Tim’s LIVE launch.

   
   The new perspective moth is stunning! When I received the die and cut it for the first time, I couldn’t believe how intricate the wings are. I cut it twice and covered the top layer with distress grit-paste and then painted with ground espresso distress paint and added rusty hinge distress crayon. The bottom layer I did nothing to and offset slightly from the top layer to create a drop shadow.

   
   Here is a quick run through of how I assembled the tag in case it’s helpful. The ruler didn’t make the final piece.

   
   I use Tim’s design ruler to find the center of my frame and mark with a tiny piece of tape and then again to find the center of the tag. Not at all necessary, but for me it’s all in the details.

   
   I find adhesive backed foam really expensive and I like to customise the size so I make my own. I buy sheets of kids fun foam and cover each side in 2 inch scor-tape and then cut to size as I need it.

   
   Add the foam adhesive backed circuit background to the center of the frame.

   
   Next add the switchlet seal. I used a little foam backed adhesive again to lift the layer.

   
   After I had added the seal I wished I’d stamped it but knew if I tried to do it whilst the seal was on my tag it would go wrong, I would try and remove the seal, that would tare the background… house of cards! So I stamped the image onto a piece of plain collage tissue wrap, fussy cut and then glued it on with distress collage medium. The glue makes the collage tissue vanish. I then got a little extra with the paint brush and ripped the bottom piece of the stamp, so added an idea-ology plaquette to cover the mistake. Smoke and mirrors my friends. Nothing I do is ever planned, it’s usually just accidental damage control! LOL

   
   I added the perspective moth, attaching the body but leaving the wings free and shaping them slightly with my fingers. I added a strip of idea-ology metallic kraftstock with alphanumeric tiny type letters and idea-ology hardware heads added. I rubbed my NEW FULL SIZE distress archival ink pad over the top. Sorry for the shouting, I’m still so happy that Tim and Ranger released the OG distress archival palette in full size ink pads.

   
   I added a piece of linen that I dyed with distress spray stain and secured in place with an idea-ology fastener.

   

   
   Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions and set your alarms for tomorrows new distress color reveal. I’m so excited, you’re going to need snacks.

   Zoe

   
   

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9. Happy 4th of July

   4th July, 2021 by iGirlZoe

   

   Hello friends and Happy July 4th to my family and friends across the pond. To celebrate with you I’m sharing this July 4th inspired tag that I made for the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous LIVE launch. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch up on all the fun over on Tim’s blog.

   
   Tim definitely had me at hats with this awesome new inquisitive CMS432 stamp set. I immediately thought of Americana and this background tag I made last year was the perfect base for this stamp set. Here’s how I made it…

   
   Add painters tape to a small etcetera thickboard tag and paint between the tape with picket fence distress paint. Once the paint is dry, remove the tape and mask the painted area with clean tape, mix candied apple, fired brick and aged mahogany distress paints together and paint. Finally paint the top of the tag with blueprint sketch distress paint and set aside to dry.

   
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   Once completely dry, lightly sand and blend in walnut stain distress ink to the edges and blue section of the tag using a mini blending tool.

   
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   Apply distress crackle texture paste through a stencil (stars THS008) with a palette knife and set aside to dry. Your tag is ready to decorate.

   
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   I stamped the larger “hat dudes” from inquisitive set onto distress watercolor cardstock in black soot distress archival ink… Using the newly released full size ink pads!! I embossed with clear embossing powder and fussy cut. I used 3D adhesive foam to create lift for some of the hat dudes and added some etcetera thickboard trims which I decorated using another stamp from the inquisitive set, for them to rest on.

   
   I used the bullseye stamp from the inquisitive stamp set and stamped in archival ink. I cut equal sections and then used the awesome Tim Holtz shaping kit from Sizzix to create this Americana bunting rosette.

   
   I stamped the numbers, again from the inquisitive stamp set and used a circle punch and some mica to create a little token to highlight the 4.

   
   Lastly I added July cut from alphanumeric thinlits dies and added some mummy cloth to the top of the tag.

   Thanks for stopping by and have a happy and safe 4th of July.

   Zoe

   
   

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10. Insect Charging Station

    1st June, 2021 by iGirlZoe

    

    Hello Friends. Hope you had a nice weekend. I wanted to share a sample that I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 2 launch. You can see all of the details on Tim’s blog.

    
    Welcome to the funky insect charging station. This is a little tongue in cheek because to know me is to know that I never have a charged battery and often plug my charger in without it being connected to the wall outlet! I know I know… life on the edge LOL! A funny conversation I had in a group chat about my phone battery “sparked” the inspiration for this project (thanks me perps). Funnier still, I forgot to add the indicator circles on the gauges to show where the insects are at in their charging cycle, so you’ll see these red indicator circles appear in photos further down the post.

    
    Cover an idea-ology vignette tray in gesso and distress texture crackle paste and allow to dry. I covered in a layer of mermaid lagoon distress paint and once dry, scribbled walnut stain distress crayon over the top and blended in with my finger to highlight the texture.

    
    I added distress opaque grit-pate and covered with distress paint to create rust. You don’t need to paint the base of the tray as it will be covered in brickwork. I painted it when it was going to be used for another project and I changed my mind last minute, I do that a lot, but it’s ok, it’s just craft, there are no rules! 😉

    
    Using the AWESOME brickwork 3D embossing folder and distress sprays to create the background. Check back this week for a tutorial on this, it’s so incredibly easy and the brickwork looks real because of the pitted detail that the folder creates. I can’t praise this enough, the 3D technology in embossing is just so cool. There’s also a brickwork tutorial on my friend Stacy’s blog Tattered Nest Designs, which is a different method and effect to mine, so definitely check that out.

    
    Speaking of 3D embossing folders, the circuit folder was a new edition in Chapter 2 and I am obsessed with it. I’m starting to wonder if I can make anything without using it, even a tiny (how tiny) bit! 😉

    
    The circuit folder looks fantastic when you emboss alcohol ink foil tape and cover with a layer of black soot distress paint and wipe away. I added paint dots with distress paint and a fine tip paintbrush. It takes a couple of minutes and is really relaxing.

    
    I love the funky insect thinlits dies. They are so simple to assemble, just 2 or 3 pieces and you’re done.

    
    I cut them from alcohol ink foil tape backed with cardstock to make them sturdy and painted with a layer of black soot distress paint, wiping away the excess and then painting the insect body with another colour of distress paint.

    
    The base layers were all embossed with the circuit 3D embossing folder and mounted on adhesive foam.

    
    I used the letter “O” from the alphanumeric thin thinlits dies (662226), cut from distress watercolor cardstock and covered with candied apple distress paint and a little walnut stain distress crayons to grunge. Using the same letter to die cut mica, I used the inner piece to give the appearance of glass. The gauge dial is cut from the Bigz voltage die and the numbers stamped with the professor 2 stamp set CMS373. You would think that Tim designed this stuff to go together or something. 😉

    
    I included this photo so you could see the texture that distress opaque grit-paste makes. You have to apply it with your finger to get the really crusty look, but don’t panic!! it comes off with water or a baby wipe.

    
    I mounted the circuit background to the base of the vignette tray with distress collage medium. Cutting sections of the brickwork, I mounted them with adhesive foam to give a little dimension and show peeks of the circuit background. Adding the insects and gauges to indicate where they are in their charging cycle.

    
    Thanks for stopping by. I will be back with a step by step tutorial for this and some other styles of brickwork using the 3D brickwork embossing folder so clear some space on your desk ready to make bricks with me.

    Zoe

    
    

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