Moonlight Magic

Hi everyone, 

Who doesn’t love a glow in the dark moon. 

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I cut an A2 sized piece of watercolour cardstock and used a large circle die, die cut a circle from a piece of masking paper.

Placed the masked circle piece of paper over the cardstock and blended Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink over top of the open circle.

I used the circle that was die cut from the masked paper, placed it over the yellow circle.

I blended the other colours Blueprint Sketch and Hickory Smoke on to the background.

I placed the Stampers Anonymous open moon mask piece (medium size) over the circle and used a pallet knife to spread on the glow paste.

Added some shading in between the paste areas with a Lost Shadow Distress watercolour pencil and a paintbrush.

Stamped the bats with black ink and added corn stalks with Hickory Smoke ink embossed with Pumice Stone embossing glaze.

I die cut the witch and cat from black suede paper and added a tiny bit of glow paste behind the cat’s eyes.

I added splatters of white paint and a bit of Distress spritz spray to the background making sure to mask off the moon first and then blended Black Soot Distress ink around the edges of the panel.

Stamped the sentiments and heat embossed with white powder.

I then assembled all the elements onto the background and adhered to a polka dot panel of Idea-ology paper

Check out the glow in the dark moon.

Well that’s it for my card and thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress:

-Grit Paste Glow

-Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Blueprint Sketch, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

-Spritz Spray: Prize Ribbon

-Watercolour Pencil: Lost Shadow

-Embossing Glaze: Pumice Stone

-Watercolour Cardstock

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous:

-Stencil/mask: Layering Moon Mask THMSK01

-Stamps:CMS451 The Scarecrow

Tim Holtz Sizzix:

-Toil & Trouble 665561

Tim Holtz Idea-ology:

-Halloween Backdrops 2023

Hey, Friend

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing the 2nd card I made using a new stamp set from the ‘Friend Like You’ release from

 https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/collections/friend-like-you

I started by adding a stencil to a white card base and applying clear embossing ink and then adding white embossing powder.

I then blended 3 different colours of Distress ink over my background.

I stamped the sentiments on white card stock and added them to a strip of black card stock.

 I added some sequins to complete my card.

Well that’s it for my card today and thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies used:

Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Everyday stamp set

Gina K stencil - Water Droplets

Distress inks - Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Wilted

White embossing powder 

Sequins

Gladys is sending you sunshine

 Hi everyone,

Today’s card is all about welcoming summer and sending sunshine your way.

I ink blended my background with a stencil and Distress inks.

Added glossy accents to her beak.

Added splatters of Liquid Stardust and spots with a Tombow marker.

Products used:

Sizzix Gladys 665851

Lawn Fawn Beach Sunset stencils LF3189 

Grassy Hillside Borders LF1200

Henry’s Build a Sentiment LF3361

Distress inks - Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Antique Linen

Lawn Liquid Stardust

Cool dude

Hi everyone,

Today I have a fun card to share with this awesome dude which I have named Frank.

I started by die cutting all the pieces and colouring and assembling them.

The woodgrain background panel was die cut for the and coloured with Distress inks and then a layer of Distress Sparkle paste added over top.

I took an Idea-ology frame and added some red ink to the edges and some snow at the bottom with Distress paste,

I added a plaid panel to my black piece of card stock and then onto a red card base.

The panel behind the frame is an Idea-ology Kraft stock Blackout piece of card stock sprayed with Distress Mica spray stain.

I added a little silver bell with red and white twine to the reindeer and that’s it for this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by🙏🏻

Products used:

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Cool Yule die set 663099

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Lumber embossing folder 662718

Idea-ology Christmas Layer Frame TH94362

Idea-ology Christmas backdrops 2022

Idea-ology Poinsettia, sentiments, nail heads, tiny bell

Distress Mica Stain spray - Iron Gate

Distress Sparkle paste 

Distress Texture paste

Distress inks - Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Festive Berries

 

Fun specimen slides/tags

 Hi everyone,

Well Valentine’s Day is behind us now   so I thought I would work on something a little different. Making some little specimen slides. There are 12 in all.

I started by die cutting each slide and then spraying it with Distress Spray stain and then I used the matching ink pad colour to colour the background for each slide. I also added a few sprays with Lost Shadow Distress spray.

I ran the background piece through my corrugating roller. I then added a few drops of water to each piece.

I added an Idea-ology Ephermera or layer piece to each slide before adding a piece of acetate over top.

For the frame around the die cut word or number I sprayed a piece of card stock with Distress Mica sprays in Brushed Pewter, Antique Bronze and Tarnished so as to give the a metallic finish. I added a strip of brown card stock behind the word or number piece before adhering with tape.

On the top right corner I added an eyelet in either silver or copper and then attached an Idea-ology loop pin.

The word on the left of each slide is an Idea-ology Chitchat sticker.

Below is a photo to see all the Idea-ology sticker words on each slide.

Below are the 12 slides attached with Jute rope.

Here they are stacked.

I had so much fun making these and I hope you enjoy them too. Thanks so much for stopping by🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz /Sizzix Specimen die set 

Idea-ology Layers, Ephemera packs

Idea-ology Loop pins

Eyelets

Jute rope

Distress Spray and ink pads - 

Squeezed Lemonade 

Twisted Citron

Carved Pumpkin

Kitsch Flamingo 

Salty Ocean

Rustic Wilderness 

Saltwater Taffy

Rusty Hinge

Blueprint Sketch

Wilted Violet

Candied Apple 

Cracked Pistachio 

Lost Shadow

Distress Mica sprays - Antique Bronze, Brushed Pewter, Tarnished Brass

Little Snowman house

 Hi everyone,

Well I’m off to a good start for 2023 with my first make for this year. 

I started with the 2nd smallest size of the Idea-ology Vignette boxes which measures 2.75” wide by 4”tall.

The background piece to my box was inked with Salvaged Patina and Tumbled Glass.I added the Star mini stencil over top with Distress grit paste and Clear Rock Candy glitter over top. 

To the four outer edges of the box I added Distress Matte texture paste.

I used the Tim Holtz Lumber embossing folder to cover the sides and top of the box. I used Speckled Egg distress ink with a touch of Walnut Stain to colour the pieces.

To the top windows of the frame I added a strip of acetate which I had added Snowfall Grit paste using the snowfall stencil from this year’s Simon Says Stamp Stamptember and Tim Holtz collaboration stamp set.

To the inside walls of the box I added pieces that were embossed using the Tim Holtz mini Brickwork 3-d embossing folder.

I used a frame piece from Idea-ology which I distress with inks and a bit of crackle paste. To the inside floor of the box I added distress paste and mica flakes.

The snowflake is an Impresslits folder. I inked it with Peacock Feathers distress ink and added Statue Foundry wax to the edges.

The snowman was painted with Distress paints and grunge duo a bit with a Walnut Stain Distress crayon.

The sentiment strip at the bottom is Idea-ology. I also added a strip of red velvet ribbon under my snowflake.

Well that’s it for my little snowman box.

Thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies: 

Idea-ology Baseboards Frames

Idea-ology Vignette Boxes

Idea-ology Worn Wallpaper scraps - Christmas 

Idea-ology Snowman

Sizzix Lumber embossing folder

Sizzix Mini Brickwork embossing folder

Sizzix 3-D Impresslits snowflake

Stampers Anonymous Stamptember 2022 stamp set

Stampers Anonymous Mini stencil set #44

Distress inks - Salvaged Patina, Tumbled Glass

Distress Snowfall grit paste

Distress Grit paste and Matte Texture paste

Distress Mica flakes

Red velvet ribbon

Fall art

 Hi everyone, 

Well all the leaves are gone from our Maple tree for this year and my card reflects the beautiful colours it gave us.

I started by blending Distress ink colours onto a piece of card stock and then die cut my leaves. I then added translucent crackle paste to them and set aside to dry.

Once the paste was dry I rubbed on some Walnut Stain ink so it would seep into the cracks of the leaves. 

My background was created using several different colours of Distress inks and added some Distress spray stain.

I inked the edges of my card with Distress Walnut Stain ink and tore little bits of the card here and there.

I added other touches of colour with the brown twig and green sprig.

I chose a cream coloured card for my base and inked the edges with gold metallic rub on.

To finish the card I added my sentiments and a couple if enamel embellishments.

Well that’s it for my card and thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Fall Foliage die set

Tim Holtz Idea-ology quote chips

Tim Holtz Idea-ology sentiment package

Distress inks - Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Walnut Stain

An uninvited guest

 Hi everyone,

Today as I am continuing on my Halloween theme for this month and here’s another card I have to share with you.

I started by embossing a card panel and then spraying it with Distress Mica spray and then dragging an black ink pad over top to add some black highlights.

For the skull I used an Idea-ology piece and layered a black piece of card stock behind and cut that piece slightly larger than the skull. I added some Distress Foundry wax to the edges of the black piece.

I cut a piece of Mummy cloth and sprayed it with Black Soot Distress spray and I also added some Distress Rock Candy glitter to the Mummy cloth piece.

I layered my finished piece to a gray card panel which I distressed with my distressing tool and then blended the edges of the panel with a little Black Soot Distress crayon.

It is hard to see in the photos but the Decayed Distress Mica stain spray adds some nice glimmer highlights to the background.

Well that’s it for my skull card and thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻💀 

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Arched embossing folder 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Baseboards pack

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Curiosities sticker book

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mummy Cloth

Ranger Distress Mica Stain spray - Decayed

Ranger Distress Foundry wax - Sterling

Ranger Distress Black Soot spray stain

Ranger Distress ink - Black Soot

Ranger Distress crayon - Black Soot

Distress Rock Candy glitter