Use Dies in December – Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Wings

This is my make for this weeks Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Use Dies in December. My thought behind it is – tin angel’s wings that have been taken off, hung up and forgotten, grungy and rusted. There is an old stain glass window of an abandon building. The background is worn and distressed with lots of texture. And last but not least, I added a bell because one of my favorite Christmas movies is “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart and I thought angel wings needed a bell.  

I have used Tim Holtz BigZ – Cathedral Window #664974, Layered Angel Wings #658259. I used various Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Oxides, crayons, watercolor pencils and mediums. I also used a mix of other Sizzix dies from older sets, not related to Christmas, but I thought their greenery worked. There is a Tim Holtz Idea-ology bell and screw heads. The stain glass window has an inlay of Tim Holtz Distress Alcohol Inks on packaging plastic. The window has been embossed with Tim Holtz 3D embossing folder Cracked #666295. 

I hope you are inspired to make something! Be Well – J

Winter Blues – Simon Says Stamp Challenge

Blue Grunge Tree

I made this piece for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Winter Blues. I used recycled cardboard, added Tim Holtz Distress Oxides and crayons. I added Distress Opaque Texture paste through the TH Layering Stencil Sparkle and then added Texture paste Sparkle over the top. I added scribble text in white gel pen. I splattered it with TH Distress Mica Stains.

The tree has been stamped, colored with TH Oxides and then fussy cut. The tree is from the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Winter Watercolor 2, and then I randomly/organically stamped the pine sprig from the TH/SA Darling Christmas. I used bunched up twine to raise it off the page.

The garland is made from twine coated in Distress Collage Medium and then rolled in Distress Garland Glitter. Once it was dry I colored tiny gem ephemera with Alcohol inks and glued them on to look like lights.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope you are inspired to make something. Be Well – J

Trees – Simon Says Stamp Challenge

Trees – Simon Says Stamp Challenge

I started with kraft cardstock and handmade paper. I die cut a two part tag and then used an embossing folder to emboss the base layer. The second part of the tag is a piece of handmade paper which I stenciled, stamped, medium embossed and glued onto the tag base. The tree, which is my favorite part, has been stamped, fussy cut and then colored using Distress Oxides. It is layered over a second fussy cut tree to give it dimension. The tree is draped in handmade garland and lights and the star on top has been hand-cut. The sentiment is a “piece word” stamping from a larger quote stamp. It is then all tied together with Christmas colored raffia.

Tag Base #1: Studio Light Tag. Kraft cardstock. Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain Tea Dye and Gathered Twigs. It is embossed using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D texture fade embossing folder Woodgrain. I think using Tea Dye and Gathered Twigs on kraft cardstock gives it a rich wood color.

Tag Base #2: Studio Light Tag. Natural colored handmade paper. Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Oxide is brushed through the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Snowflakes. I rubbed Tim Holtz Distress Mica Crayon Snow Flurries and Distress Crayon Speckled Egg over the Layering Stencil. I stamped script over the top and then added Vintage Photo to the edges. I added gold ink circles using a circle stamp. I framed the tag with a stamp from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Darling Christmas using Tim Holtz Distress Rustic Wilderness Oxide and added a gold embossing powder – some of it stuck and some did not and I was okay with it. I like the randomness of the gold embossing.

Tree: I used Kraft cardstock and a tree from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Winter Watercolor 2 and fussy cut it twice. I used Tim Holtz Distress Rustic Wilderness and Pumice Stone Oxide. To give it some texture I crumpled up the cardstock and then smoothed it out and stamped it in layers with the pine needle spring from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Darling Christmas in black Archival and Rustic Wilderness Oxide. I added Tim Holtz Distress Texture Paste Snowfall to the ends of the branches and then dusted them with Tim Holtz Rock Candy Glitter.

Tree Garland: I used a natural colored cotton string and coated it in glue. I then dusted it in Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Garland and let it dry. I then colored tiny clear gems with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and glued them to the glittered garland. I absolutely love how it turned out! I wove it around the branches and glued it in spots to keep it in place.

Bright Star: I used kraft cardstock and randomly, messily hand-cut a star. I covered it in Tim Holtz Distress Mica Flickering Candle spray and crayon.

Sentiment: I used black Archival ink and stamped select words from the phrase “Believe in the Magic of Christmas” from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Stamptember 2021. I stamped it onto white cardstock and layered it over a green and cream colored polk-a-dot Christmas paper.

I used foam tape on the star, tree, and sentiment.

I hope you are inspired to make something!

Thank you for stopping by! Be Well – J