I’m challenging myself to Tim Holtz Tuesdays and making a 12+ page art journal and cover this fall using all Tim Holtz products.
This page has an attached tag book, made of six watercolor panels stitched together. The background page and tags are decorated with ephemera and die cuts.
Sizzix products are almost always cheaper from Sizzix on Amazon that from Sizzix on their own website; always check. They do offer a new customer discount to new subscribers to email alerts and periodically run sales. Simon Says Stamp carries all of these as well; they carry a full range of Tim Holtz products in one place: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/collections/tim-holtz-1
I started out with not much planning, just wanted to practice some loose watercoloring. Since I used the colors of Cosmos found in nature all on the same panel, I ended up with a purple and orange color combination and just leaned into it – but it makes me think of fall, so I think it worked out. I still need to work on my loose watercoloring; I just can’t resist painting inside the lines.
I enjoyed #junkjournaljuly (hosted by @megjournals) so much, but it is a long time until December ephemera (hosted by @49dragonflies) or #junkjournaljanuary so I’m challenging myself. I get so inspired by Tim Holtz live on YouTube I buy all the things, so I’m challenging myself to Tim Holtz Tuesdays and making a 12+ page art journal and cover in September, October, and November using all my Tim Holtz products.
Remove the top and bottom flaps from the box, then remove one side. Measure the front and back of the box and cut down to the appropriate size shown on the template. Make two pockets as shown, which will take one sheet of heavy-weight cardstock. Decorate the cover and inside of the box as desired, then attach the pockets.
Template for case to hold A2 cards (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″)
I enjoyed Junk Journal July so much (hosted by @megjournals) but it’s a long time until the December ephemera challenge by @49dragonflies and the Junk Journal January by @megjournals, so I’m going to challenge myself. This fall will be Tim Holtz Tuesdays. I’m always inspired by his YouTube lives to go shopping, but I have trouble using those products in my everyday crafting. Not the inks, of course, but the Ideology paper and ephemera and some of the stamps and dies.
So, this fall I’m going to make a journal using all Tim Holtz all the time. I started by getting out all the products – the heavy stock, watercolor paper, stencils, stamps, dies, printed paper, ephemera, tissue paper, stickers, and punches. (Yes, punches… that was a long, long time ago.) My plan is to make a 12 page art journal and cover from September 5 through November 28.
I’ll post photos here along the way, and short process videos on YouTube @papercraftcrystal.
If you’d rather not print, these are the measurements
right side – mark at 2”, 7”, 9 1/2”
left side – mark at 1/2”, 4”, and 9”
midpoint of peaked house front is 5 1/2” from left side of page
Template will use two pieces of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock (or front and back of large cereal box) but scale on your copier to any size. Final size as presented is 7 1/2” tall x 5” wide x 3” deep.
64% scale will take one sheet of cardstock and make a house 4 3/4″ tall. 50% scale will take one-half a sheet of cardstock and make a house 3 3/4″ tall.
Black lines are score lines. Use a scoring tool or run a pencil or pen (with lead or ink retracted) along the score lines and fold against the edge of a straight table. Red lines are cut lines. Assemble with glue or double-sided tape.
Also a random stencil from an international discount site – no hope of linking that.
Sprays: homemade gold sparkle (water and mica powder), homemade walnut ink (which you can still buy!!! https://amzn.to/3NJDFps ), Ranger Tim Holtz sprays
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“Muppet” is British slang for a silly or stupid person, but in America it’s a beloved troupe of puppets from Sesame Street, a long-running children’s show.
Sesame Street has been running since 1969. The Muppet Show ran from 1976 to 1981.
The Muppets have a YouTube channel! @MuppetsStudio
The new series is about the band and is streaming on Disney+
I’m using the original Sizzix Bigz dies in the Tim Holtz Village collection. These are retired and available on eBay at prices I can only describe as completely insane. I mean, I like them and all, but seriously?
If you are going to eBay, I think the item to buy is pre-cut pieces. Multiple sellers will do the die cutting and sell you a set of pre-cut pieces in white cardstock, black cardstock, or chipboard for $3-$10 depending on the set. (I am not among them. Just mentioning this as a way to try out the village without buying the dies.)
A slightly smaller scale version is available as thin dies, available from Sizzix on their own website for $85 or from Sizzix on Amazon for $46. (Sizzix prices are regularly lower on Amazon than on their own website, so always check.) This price is better than the price I’m seeing secondhand right now.
This thinlit set includes all of the buildings, additions, towers, roof tiles, window frames, and doors but does not include some of the decorative items from the original Bigz like trees, fence, surfboard, etc.
There is also an even smaller scale set of dies with fewer options and add-ons called Paper Village 664741 and Paper Village #2 665585.
I use these Bigz steel rule dies from the set in the video
Sprays: homemade gold sparkle (water and mica powder), homemade walnut ink (which you can still buy!!! https://amzn.to/3NJDFps ), Ranger Tim Holtz sprays
Papercraft Crystal 