With only 77 days until Christmas, I’m delighted to share my first project for the
Tim Holtz Holiday Inspiration series using his fantastic new holiday products.
My focus for this card was the new thinlits birch trees die and the tree line stamp set, with a healthy sprinkle of distress glitter, (of course).
Cut distress watercolor cardstock with the thinlits birch tree die and blend with a little pumice stone and ground espresso distress ink. Once dry, add glossy accents to parts of the birch trees and sprinkle clear rock candy distress glitter over the top.
Lightly spritz distress watercolor cardstock with water and spray stormy sky distress stain spray over the top. Let the colour wick across the card and dry with a heat tool.
Ink up the new tree line stamp (CMS244) with forest moss distress ink and lightly spritz with water. Stamp along the bottom of the distress watercolor cardstock and then lightly spritz once with water to allow the trees to wick slightly to give colour contrast. Dry with a heat tool. Dab picket fence paint onto a non stick craft sheet and spritz with water. Load up a distress splatter brush and flick onto the background and set aside to air dry.
Cut a cameo frame from grungeboard and emboss with the new sparkle texture fade folder. Cover with a layer of iced spruce distress paint and once dry, repeat with a layer of picket fence distress paint and again dry. Using a sanding grip, lightly sand the raised embossed areas and edges. Blend a little ground espresso distress ink over the sanded areas.
Using glossy accents, layer the birch tree die over the tree line stamped background and place the cameo frame over the top and trim.
Cut 3 poinsettias from distress watercolor cardstock using the mini poinsettia mover and shapers die. Blend each poinsettia with antique linen distress ink and edge with ground espresso distress ink. Shape the leaves, layer up and make a hole using a pokey tool. Push one of the new idea-ology jingle brads through all 3 poinsettias and fasten at the back.
Adhere to the card with a dab of glossy accents.
Die cut grungeboard with the vintage noel bigz die and cover with ground espresso distress ink. Cover with a layer of glossy accents and sprinkle vintage photo distress glitter over the top. Tap off excess and set aside to air dry.
Once dry, adhere to the bottom of the cameo frame with glossy accents.
For a matching gift card, make an additional background, birch tree die cut layer and poinsettia. For the smaller cameo frame, cover cardstock with paper from the new yuletide paper stash and cut using the smaller mover and shapers oval die.
This gift hanger can adorn a gift and later be hung on a tree. Make an additional distress covered grungeboard noel die cut, poke 2 holes in the top and attach o rings. Cut a piece of the new boxwood twine and make a loop each end to hang the o rings from. Wrap jingle brads around the boxwood twine and trim the brad stems with wire cutters.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope this has given you a little holiday inspiration. I’ve had such fun using these new products, a big thank you to Paula, Tim and Mario for asking me. Check out Tim’s blog daily to see the fabulous festive creations by the other designers in the holiday inspiration series.
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