Author Archives: papercraftcrystal

Presenting gifts of wine, beer, or soda

Two different ideas for presenting gifts of wine, beer, or soda.  These are great for holiday gifts or party hosts, for Thanksgiving gatherings or Christmas or New Year’s.  These are welcome gifts but always awkward to wrap!  Today we’ll talk about decorated cardboard carriers and tags for the bottle neck.   Short process video: https://youtu.be/NSPsuCefrDgContinue reading “Presenting gifts of wine, beer, or soda”

Tim Holtz Retro Type and Vintage Phone

Art journal page using Tim Holtz Sizzix dies Retro Type and Vintage Phone.  I cut the dies using shades of dark, shiny cardstock, then layered them over collage paper adhered to a brown inky background left from the coffee spread.  I put a halo of white tissue under each die so it would stand outContinue reading “Tim Holtz Retro Type and Vintage Phone”

Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet

Art journal page using Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet in an ethereal garden scene. I started by stamping and die cutting all the pieces, then loosely watercoloring using Distress ink and shimmer watercolor.  I layered the Ideology cardstock base page with colored tissue, then vellum, then the flowers and a swallow from TimContinue reading “Tim Holtz Flower Garden and Mini Bouquet”

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 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”