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Quick mixed media birthday card

Get in touch with your inner kid and use crayons and inexpensive watercolor for this super-quick card. Stamp in waterproof ink (hybrid or pigment) on mixed media paper, color in crayon, then create a quick watercolor background using a lot of water for easy blending. Very beginner-friendly for those new to watercolor! Short process video: https://youtu.be/U8bc_EHmeGUContinue reading “Quick mixed media birthday card”

Channeling my inner Picasso

Channeling my inner Picasso (and fondly remembering punch art) for the next page in my all Tim Holtz art journal project, using Sizzix Thinlits Abstract Elements and Sizzix Bigz Steampunk Parts. Short process video: https://youtu.be/Wv3Mqo8OP8o Supplies: Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Abstract Elements 666280, $18.95 https://amzn.to/3PLDhqd Sizzix Bigz Tim Holtz Steampunk Parts 664185, $16.22 https://amzn.to/3rPKLAy (AsContinue reading “Channeling my inner Picasso”

Take your cards from basic to extra

How to step up your holiday cards: I run through extra die cuts in vellum and gold, ink effects on the embossing folder, embossing glaze, gold watercolor, gold Foundry wax, gold thread, velvet ribbon, twine, ink blending the background, gold spatter, gold edge, extra die cutting of the background layer, gold highlights, glitter glue, andContinue reading “Take your cards from basic to extra”

My working life in coffee cups

This is the next page in my all Tim Holtz art journal. I feel like I don’t journal or scrapbook my working life in any proportion to the amount of time I spend at work, but this page covers my working life in coffee cups. The left side features an impressionist take on the JazzContinue reading “My working life in coffee cups”

Christmas card with layered stamp die and coloring stencil

I’m using Pinkfresh Berry Branch, which was from last year’s Create and Connect holiday card event. Short process video: https://youtu.be/D4Ob6LFyXaU The trick to speed and efficiency when making multiples from a co-ordinated set is to save the die-cut outlines. Use one in your stamping platform to quickly rotate through the die cuts to stamp theContinue reading “Christmas card with layered stamp die and coloring stencil”

Tim Holtz angels

If you’re thinking, “Wait, did Tim Holtz do angel dies?” No, no he did not. He did a cupid die that apparently did not sell well, since Sizzix literally gave them away. I have no need for a cupid, but I wanted to see what I could make that I did want, hence angels. ThisContinue reading “Tim Holtz angels”

Tim Holtz journal page 4

This is the fourth page in my journal using all Tim Holtz products. It’s a self-challenge to fill in from #junkjournaljuly (@megjournals) to December ephemera (@49dragonflies). I’m using all Tim Holtz products because every Tim Holtz Live on YouTube inspires me to go shopping. (Yes, I’m on a self-imposed shopping hiatus and yes I fellContinue reading “Tim Holtz journal page 4”

Gift card holder

A quick project for personal use, or it makes a great craft fair project. Short process video: https://youtu.be/ry-vyYH-QJU  Cut 12 x 12 paper as follows: Cut one inch off, then trim that piece to two one inch by six inch pieces. Cut remaining large piece into two 5.5 inch by 12 inch pieces.Continue reading “Gift card holder”

Tim Holtz Tuesdays journal cover

Since I’ve made a few pages I needed somewhere to put them! This is the cover – or the cover so far – for my all-Tim-Holtz journal. The front and back are re-purposed food box panels, covered in 12 x 12 scrapbook paper. The inside covers are brown paper with collage paper from the TimContinue reading “Tim Holtz Tuesdays journal cover”

Artsy Leaves card

I used leftover, rejected panels from the paint swipe cards plus some scraps to die-cut leaves from Sizzix Tim Holtz Arsty Leaves (#668380). Short process video: https://youtu.be/a4lO6K6Izmk The gold edge will work with this particular type of watercolor. If you want to try a different method, consider metallic acrylic paint, gold heat embossing, gold Sharpie,Continue reading “Artsy Leaves card”