Friday, December 10, 2021

Pointsettia Christmas.....

                                                                             Hi everyone.


I  have had this Pointsettia 3D die in my stash for some time and I have finally got an opportunity to use it.    I have taken inspiration with the foil for my card from Google, but have used Silver instead of Gold to highlight the Pointsettia.. 

Before embossing I inked the inside of one side on the embossing folder with Distress Oxide in Crackling Campfire and Speckled Egg, spritzed it with water, then run my cardstock through my BigShot.  When dry I stamped around the edge of the cardstock using an older Stampers Anonymous Stamp called Fragments  (from my stash)  and Archival Stamp Pad in Hickory Smoke and also inked around the outside edge.  I then  painted the Pointsettia with Tim Holtz Resist Spray and ran it though my Mink Machine to set the Silver Foil.

Before mounting to my card base I run some Finnabair Alchemy Wax in Brushed Iron  around the black cardstock to co-ordinate with the foil.

Although it does show up very well, I have also stamped and embossed in silver at the bottom of the card. 



Supplies used:

Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Pointsettia 

(not in stock but can be ordered if available)

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Crackling Campfire & Speckled Egg

Finnabair Alchemy Waxes - Brushed Iron

Tim Holtz - Distress Resist Spray

 

Thanks for looking - until next time


Happy Crafting



        

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Trees...

 Hi popping in today to share a new card.

I have been mulling this idea around for some time on how I would use the Tim Holtz thinlits dies - Stacked Hexagons that I have in my stash.  The card didn't turn out quite like I anticipated, but I was happy with the result.

After stamping out the trees on my inked background I cut them out with the Hexagon dies and then edged them with the Finnabair Aged Brass wax.  This made the image pop.



Supplies used:


Darkroom Door Stamp DDRS018 - Trees
Sizzix Tim Holtz  Thinlit dies - Stacked Tiles Hexagons
(Not listed but can be ordered if available)
Creative Expressions Die Mini Expressions - Belated Birthday Wishes
(not listed but can be ordered if available)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Carved Pumpkin, Peacock Feathers & Chipped Sapphire
Finnabair alchemy waxes - Aged Brass


Thanks for looking


Until next time - Happy Crafting