‘Tim Holtz’ Category

  1. Bah Humbug!

    22nd September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’m back to share my second make for the Tim Holtz idea-ology Christmas LIVE. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and see all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of my favourite stories and Ebenezer Scrooge one of my favourite fictional characters. I think that’s where my love of top hats began. This is where the inspiration for this make came from. Let’s get into the details…

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    First, I had to choose my base and as you probably know, I love a dome, and the idea-ology Reliquary Dome is one of my favourites. It’s large enough to really tell a story in. I painted the cork base with black soot distress paint and covered the top with paper from the idea-ology Christmas backdrops. This paper is giving serious humbug mint vibes! If you look closely you’ll see I cut some lines into the paper covered cork using the new tonic media ruler and tonic craft knife. These are to push the paper dolls and ephemera into.

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    Last year Tim released an idea-ology paper dolls pack with his Christmas release and this dapper chap with his magnificent top hat was in that pack and it screamed Scrooge to me. I pulled it out with a couple of the paper dolls from the same pack which had ghosts of Christmas past and present vibes and coloured them with distress pencils and a water brush.

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    I added a line of distress collage medium into the cuts and carefully pushed the paper dolls in.

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    I used stickers from the idea-ology Christmas sticker book to help tell my story…

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    The ghosts of Christmas past and present.

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    I love this piece of ephemera from the idea-ology Christmas ephemera pack. I trimmed it, added some walnut stain distress ink to grunge it up and slid it into one of the cuts in the cork base. Using the craft pick I made a hole in the cork and added distress collage medium and then pushed in a quill from the idea-ology adornments quill and arrows pack.

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    I added a candestick from the idea-ology 2023 The Manor set with a drippy candle and some candy cane twine.

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    With my finger, I rubbed some picket fence distress paint onto the idea-ology pinecones and let air dry before adding them to the reliquary dome cork base with a little distress collage medium.

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    Of course it wouldn’t be complete without a bottle, so I dripped uncharted mariner distress paint into an idea-ology tiny vial and let dry. I added a label, remnant rubs which I cut up to spell out “ink” and some twine. Finally I added the tiniest wax seal by dropping one drop of red sealing wax onto my non stick craft mat and using a pin head to push into the wax, removing once it had set. I carefully peeled the wax seal off the non stick mat and attached to the bottle with distress collage medium.

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    Taking one of the book covers from the idea-ology Christmas ephemera pack, I made a mini book and attached “humbug” from the idea-ology Christmas stickers book to the front. I have a step by step on how to make the tiny books HERE.

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    I added some more drippy candles to the cork base with distress collage medium.

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    And to finish I wound twine around the glass dome several times and glued on an idea-ology Christmas shape seal which I painted with black soot distress paint, rubbing away some of the paint from the star and edges of the seal to expose the metal.

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    Thanks for stopping by, let me know if you have any questions and Bah Humbug!
    Zoe


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  2. Tim Holtz idea-ology Christmas 2024

    21st September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Happy idea-ology Christmas Day! I’m sharing my first make for the Tim Holtz idea-ology Christmas LIVE. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and see all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    I think you’ll all agree that the best piece in this years idea-ology Christmas line was the Santa Mugs. Oh how I love them. It was the starting point for this make, so let’s get into the details…

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    First, I carefully broke one of the dividers inside the vignette card file box and then covered the inside and outside with paper from the backdrops pack. I added design tape to the front so you can’t see where the extra divider was removed from.

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    I love this paper from the backdrops, it looks like an old cigar box.

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    I added some of the cool new plaid paper from the backdrops pack to the inside of the vignette. I love that it’s so grunged up and I didn’t need to do anything to it.

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    Let’s talk about this Santa Mug… WOW! WOW! WOW! They are available on pre-order, shipping early October and I’m telling you, they’re going to sell out, so please, if you want them, don’t wait. I think Tim absolutely knocked this out of the park and I may or may not have stocked up on a few extras for my museum collection! 😉

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    I altered an entire pack of idea-ology confections by rubbing walnut stain distress crayon over each piece with my fingers.

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    I shortened the candy canes, keeping the excess pieces for one of the other bottles. I rubbed more walnut stain distress crayon over the Santa mug and spritzed with a little water, rubbing with my finger to make him really grungy.

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    Covered corked vials with alcohol ink and rock candy glitter and added ephemera pieces which were grunged with distress ink and added some remnant rubs.

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    I created tiny wax seals by dropping a single bead of red wax onto my non stick craft mat and pushed a pin head into the wax and pulled it out once the wax had set. I peeled the wax seal off the non stick craft mat and glued onto the bottle with a dot of distress collage medium. Cute right?!

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    I added confections to each of the bottles and glued into the vignette card file with distress collage medium.

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    In the bottom of the vignette card file I added tiny vials with more of the Christmas ephemera and a word tag, which I added lumberjack plaid distress crayon to and then wiped the surface to reveal the metal 25 and edges.

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    I did the same to the sweets word tag, clipping the ring off the side and gluing to a book I made with a book cover from the Christmas ephemera pack. I have a step by step on how to make these tiny books HERE.

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    I added a baseboard piece to the back of the vignette card file with 3D foam so the bottles would sit nearer the front of the vignette.

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    Finally I added a piece of ephemera to the inside of the pull handle on the top of the vignette and my confection box was complete.

    Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  3. Skullball

    14th September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Sharing my final make from the Tim Holtz Vault Christmas Collection 2024 LIVE. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and see all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    Welcome to “Skullball” a popular winter game played by snowmen everywhere…

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    Credit where credit is due, about 24 hours before I was due to ship my makes, Tim text me a “heads up” that the top hat from the Vault Coffin Box fit the new snowman “Shrub” from Vault Winter Wishes… Thanks Tim! <3

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    Now obviously you can make this hat Christmas themed with the addition of a little holly or creating a Christmas backdrop, but as I had the Vault Coffin Box set out… I had to include these cool skulls.

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    I used the alphanumeric from the Vault Coffin Box set to create “Skullball” cut from distress watercolor cardstock, inked with distress ink and adhered to the card with distress collage medium. I used 3D foam squares to raise a couple of the skulls to stack them and added one at the base of the card to look like it had rolled off the pile of skulls. I love that the skull fits in Shrubs hand.

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    This is a great way to transition from Christmas making back into Halloween makes again. Bring on the skulls…

    Thanks for stopping by and for all your kind comments and encouragement here and on my social media platforms. Let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  4. Peace on Earth

    13th September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’m back once again sharing a card I made for the Tim Holtz Vault Christmas Collection 2024 LIVE. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    As soon as I received my Vault Christmas collection dies, I knew I had to pull out my globe from the Vault World Travel set, released earlier this year. It’s perfect for the “Peace” sentiment from the Vault Holiday Classics set and the Santa’s sleigh and reindeer from the Vault Holiday Magic set.

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    I die cut the globe from distress watecolor cardstock and dragged the pieces through a distress ink wash and once dry, assembled using distress collage medium. I used 3D foam squares to raise the globe off the card slightly. These were placed behind the continents to keep them hidden. The Santa’s sleigh and reindeer were cut from idea-ology black kraft stock and mounted onto several layers of distress kraft heavystock and again mounted onto 3D foam suqares.

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    “Peace” was die cut from the Vault Holiday Classics set from idea-ology metallic kraft stock and sanded and inked the same way I have done my previous makes on the past couple of blog posts. “On Earth” was cut from the Alphanumeric Label die set and mounted onto an etcetera trim with the top piece die cut using the Decorative Trims die set and embossed with the 3D Lumber folder.

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    The card background is distress watercolor cardstock stamped with the Music and Advert CMS358 stamp set and mounted onto idea-ology black kraft stock and sparkle classic kraft stock, with a distress kraft heavystock card.

    This was actually a really quick and easy card to make and would be perfect to make for friends and family who live across the globe.

    Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  5. Tim Holtz Vault Ice Skates

    11th September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends! I hope you had a nice weekend and enjoyed the Tim Holtz Vault Christmas Collection party. A big thanks for your kind comments for my makes across my social media platforms, I really appreciate the support and encouragement. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    Today I’m sharing a make using the gorgeous new ice skates from the Vault Winter Wishes set. I’m so happy these came back and I love the new size and the design tweaks that Tim made. It’s hard to improve on perfection but Tim manages every time.

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    For the base I used an etcetera tag in the small size, covered with a sheet of idea-ology kraft stock in brown with the edges sanded using the Ranger sanding disks that fit the mini blending tool. I embossed distress watercolor cardstock with the 3D Tree Rings embossing folder, blending in frayed burlap and walnut stain distress ink and spritzing with broken china distress oxide spray. I mounted the embossed background onto idea-ology black kraft stock, edges sanded and inked. I then used 3D foam squares to attach it to the etcetera tag, which raised it a little to give a small ledge for the Christmas alphas to sit on (see next pic).

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    “Christmas” was die cut from the new Vault Seasonal Sketch set in idea-ology metallic kraft stock and mounted onto black kraft stock, offset slightly to give a shadow and several layers of distress kraft heavystock. I sanded and inked the letters with walnut stain distress ink to give an aged look and glued them to the tag using distress collage medium.

    “Wish” was cut from the Vault Holiday Classics set and altered the same way as “Christmas.” I mounted “WISH” on 3D foam squares to raise it from the background so I could thread twine through the letters to hang the laced up skates from. I use 3D foam squares from Simon Says Stamp, they’re my go to and I’ve linked them at the bottom of this post.

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    These skates though!! I love them and the new size and the skate blade and heel come as separate dies, which makes it easier to create. I cut the skates from distress watercolor cardstock and inked the heel die cut in walnut stain distress ink. The skate blades were die cut from idea-ology metallic kraft stock and altered as described in this post above. I glued the pieces on with distress collage medium. I laced up the skates with twine and hung them from the WISH die cut.

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    I die cut lots of foliage from the Vault Holiday Classics set and coloured with distress ink. I used distress paint to colour the berries to make them pop and there’s less chance of red transfer onto the white skates, which can happen when using ink. I used the shaping tool set to give the foliage dimension and then created mini bouquets, securing them with hot glue and then placing them behind the skates.

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    I mounted the skates onto the tag with 3D foam squares to give the foliage “room to bloom!” 😉

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    Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  6. Tim Holtz Vault Winter Wishes

    8th September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’m back again today sharing a card I made for the Tim Holtz Christmas Vault Collection LIVE. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    The OG Ice Flake Bigz die was my favourite snowflake that Tim had ever designed so I was delighted to see it return in the Vault Collection Winter Wishes die set as a thinlits die.

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    I die cut the ice flake twice, once from distress kraft heavystock and once from idea-ology metallic kraftstock. The kraft heavystock is the base layer with walnut stain distress ink blended in. The top layer I sanded, exposing the kraft core and then blended in walnut stain distress ink. I cut “snow” from the alpha set in Seasonal Sketch and layered several times, sanding and blending in ink like the ice flake.

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    The background is distress watercolor cardstock stamped the music stamp from Music and Advert CMS358 stamp set in frayed burlap. I layered onto idea-ology black kraftstock and idea-ology sparkle kraftstock and the card base is distress kraft heavystock. I added some industrial strips which I fussy cut from metallic kraftstock embossed with the foundry embossing folder, sanded and inked.

    Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  7. Tim Holtz Vault Christmas 2024

    7th September, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Tim Holtz has officially kicked off the Christmas season by opening the vault once more with his awesome Christmas Vault Collection from Sizzix. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    I can’t tell you how much I love the Vault Christmas Magic set. Lucky for me, I loved and collected the OG (original) cityscape sets, but I love that others have the opportunity to own a cityscape set too. For those of us who have the OG’s, we have a new size available which will be perfect for giving depth of field when layering with the other cityscape dies.

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    I used an etcetera tag in the small size for the base of my project. Adding distress watercolor cardstock sprayed with distress spritz and blending in walnut stain distress ink with a mini blending tool.

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    The Vault Christmas Magic set has a small moon based on the OG big one from the Moonlight die set, that I used here, which I mounted onto 3D foam squares. I added clouds from Halloween Vault collection die set Fright Night, I love that the clouds are so atmospheric. And of course I added Santa and his reindeer flying over the city. All die cut from distress watercolor cardstock and inked with OG distress.

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    I wanted a layered city so die cut the cityscape multiple times from distress watercolor cardstock and dragged it through a distress ink wash of black soot and frayed burlap with lots of water spritzed over the top. I layered and staggered the cityscape die cuts so the buildings looked different. Once I had the placement I was happy with, I took a photo on my phone so I could remove them and refer to the photo later when adhering them to the tag. The background in the above photo wasn’t the one I went with, it was too dark so I made another using distress spritz.

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    I cut a second set of cityscape die cuts from idea-ology metallic kraftstock and layered offset behind to give the appearance of lit windows. Starting from the top and working down the tag, I attached by adding 3D foam squares at the bottom of each row so the top of the die cuts sat up and away from the tag. I added each layer and then trimmed the excess with my scissors. Ignore the other random things on my desk. I was making multiple samples at once, you can see a skull from the skullball card which I will be sharing, along with my other makes, over the next few days. I’m also still using my new Glass Studio Mat which I LOVE.

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    The moon, santa sleigh, clouds and cityscape were cut from distress watercolor cardstock and inked with distress ink. For the lamp posts, wreaths and vehicles, I used idea-ology kraft cardstock which I sanded using a mini blending foam and sanding disks and blended in walnut stain distress ink. The lamp posts were mounted onto a couple of layers of die cut distress kraft heavstock to give them more stability. The idea-ology kraft cardstock appears to be a little bolder and I liked that it gave the piece more dimension as these items were in the foreground.

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    I used the decorative trim die to cut a trim that fits the etcetera thickboard trims to mount Merry Christmas onto, cut from the Alphanumeric Labels dies. These letters were cut from idea-ology metallic kraftstock, sanded, inked and overlayed over idea-ology black kraftstock. The decorative trims die is one of my most used dies and an unsung hero. I used to have to trace around the etcetera trims and fussy cut! Having these dies has been a game changer.

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    I am OBSESSED with this little truck. It’s going to appear on every card and gift tag I send out this Christmas. I love the siding to it. Tim absolutely ROCKED every detail of this set!!

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    I mounted a tree on top of the car, I wish I had tied string around it to secure it to the car as there could be an accident if the driver has to hit the breaks! lol

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    A big thanks for the kind comments during the LIVE, your support and encouragement means a lot. And a MASSIVE thanks to Tim for always being prepared to listen and delivering the most inspiring products to create with.

    Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions.
    Zoe


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  8. Tim Holtz Glass Studio Mat

    31st August, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Tim showcased the new Glass Studio Mats and Media Ruler today on his YouTube channel. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay over on Tim’s blog.

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    I didn’t think I would give up my black glass media mat, but here we are! I am completely smitten with the new Glass Studio Mat and although it’s the same size as the glass media mat, it feels bigger.

    I love that I can see my inks more easily on this new mat and that has encouraged me to use some colour (other than my go to browns), albeit orange, which is pretty close to brown! LOL

    I’ve continued to use the non stick mat (available separately) but I move it around more now that it doesn’t have an allocated space.

    The new Media Ruler is brilliantly designed and one of my favourite features is how well it grips the mat, making measuring, centering, cutting and drawing incredibly easy.

    As it’s September tomorrow, I thought I would use my new Glass Studio Mat to make this pumpkin themed tag to celebrate.

    Thanks for stopping by.
    Zoe


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  9. The Curator

    30th August, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Tim Holtz has launched his Halloween 2024 stamp collection. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    It’s probably no surprise that Curator CMS493 stamp set was my favourite set from this release. Creating unlimited tiny labels? YES PLEASE! These stamps make perfect labels for the idea-ology corked vials and tiny vials, which taps into my love for anything apothecary themed and inspired this sample that I made for the LIVE. Let’s get into the details…

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    Cover an idea-ology vignette box with a layer of distress collage medium to prime the surface. Once dry, add distress opaque crackle paste randomly. Once dry, add distress paint and distress crayon over the top. Add bat trims from the etcetera bat and web trims set, painting with black soot distress paint and once dry, sanding lightly to remove some of the paint.

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    On the back of the vignette box spread distress opaque crackle paste through the bones stencil.

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    Once dry, rub walnut stain distress crayon into the cracks.

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    Next, cover pinked etcetera trims with distress woodgrain paper, die cut using the decorative trims thinlits die set. Glue into the vignette box with distress collage medium and allow to dry.

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    Time to decorate and label the idea-ology corked and tiny vials. You can use various techniques to alter the bottles, firstly prime by covering with a layer of distress collage medium using a paint brush. This gives the bottles “tooth” for the medium you used to grab onto. Make sure you allow the bottle to dry between each treatment.

    For a cool frosted look, add a second layer of distress collage medium.

    Another technique is to paint a layer of distress paint over the dried distress collage medium or rub a layer of distress crayon over the top instead of the paint.

    For the crackle effect, paint a generous layer of distress crackle translucent paint over the bottle and set aside to dry. Once dry, drip alcohol ink over the top or add distress crayon using your finger and a spritz of water.

    Add twine and labels stamped from the Curator CMS493 stamp set in distress archival ink and fussy cut.

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    The labels make really cool signage. I added one direct to the vignette box with 3D foam squares.

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    Using a book cover from the idea-ology halloween ephemera pack, I made a mini book and added labels stamped from the Curator CMS493 stamp set, stamping Boo from the Spooky Spirits CMS492 stamp set. You can see how to make the mini books HERE.

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    I added grunge to the Curator labels by rubbing walnut stain distress crayon over the top before adding to idea-oloy corked vials with distress collage medium. Use distress collage medium to adhere the bottles to the shelves.

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    The Curator labels are a perfect addition to the idea-ology display mini domes. This one has an idea-ology entomology adornment inside, attached with a memo pin. These idea-ology memo pins have been retired so stock up while you can!

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    Finally I added a label to an idea-ology barrel filled with idea-ology toadstools. Glued into the vignette box with distress collage medium.

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    I added a trim strip from the etcetera bat and web trims set to the bottom of the vignette box to stabilize so it can be stood for display.

    Thanks for stopping by.
    Zoe


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  10. Boo Crazy

    27th August, 2024 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’m on a roll and I’m back again sharing a set of tags I made for the Tim Holtz Halloween 2024 stamp and stencil collection LIVE launch. If you missed the LIVE launch, you can catch the replay and all the incredible inspiration makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    I was so delighted when Tim showed this stamp set during the makers zoom call and revealed that the ghosts were sized for the accessories from Crazy Things and Mini Bird Crazy + Things stamp sets. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love to accessorize a ghostie!!

    These tags were so easy to make. Here are the details…
    1. Cut a number 5 size tag from distress kraft heavystock
    2. Stamp with Ledger Script CMS241 stamp set in black soot distress archival ink
    3. Die cut a hole reinforcer using the collector thinlits die set from red kraft cardstock, sand using a sanding disk to reveal the kraft core and glue onto the tag with distress collage medium
    4. Die cut a rectangle using the collector thinlits die set from distress watercolor cardstock and drag through a pumice stone distress ink wash
    5. Ink up the spider web stamp from Boo Crazy CMS495 with frayed burlap distress ink and mist with water before stamping lightly with your hand instead of a stamp block to give a lighter and uneven print
    6. Once dry, edge with walnut stain distress ink and stamp a sentiment using the Spooky Spirits CMS492 stamp set in black soot distress archival ink
    7. Stamp and die cut the small ghost from Boo Crazy CMS495 stamp set
    8. Stamp and die cut accessories from Mini Bird Crazy + Things CMS250 and colour with distress pencils and a water brush
    9. Glue the accessories to the ghost with distress collage medium
    10. Mount the ghost to the tag with 3D adhesive foam squares

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    Tim Boo

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    Bunny Boo

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    Grad-Boo-Ate

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    Red, White and Boo

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    Witchy Boo

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    Holly Jolly Boo

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    I often see people ask what to do with tags… these could be attached to candy bags or attached to the new popular “boo baskets” that people gift at Halloween filled with Fall and Halloween goodies. They can be used as note cards (think postcards but in the shape of a tag), create a banner to hang as home decor or simply tie together with ribbon and gift them to someone to use.

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    Thanks for stopping by and BOO to you!
    Zoe


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