Christmas mansion

I started with cutting out the Village Dwelling and theVillage Brownstone. I cut both of them twice.
For the middle part of the house, I took the Village Dwellings and glued them on top of each other and glued the upper door shut. Then I cut out the windows on that spot.

I embossed some white cardstock with the 3d embossing folder Lumber and cut the paper into strips to make planks. The planks I glued to the walls of the different parts of the house.

I glued the two Brownstones to the sides of the middle piece and put on the roofs. I had to shorten one side of the roofs for the Brownstone to make it fit.

I used different cutting dies from the Village series to decorate the house.

The snow on the roof is made with grit-paste and covered with Distress glitterClear Rock Candy. On the ground there’s texture paste with Distress glitter and around the house I used Mica flakes.

The tree is colored with Rustic Wilderness. Such a beautiful green.  

The deer are covered with Distress glitter dust.

And I added some lights.

Tim Holtz products used:
Sizzix: 3D embossing folder Lumber, dies Village Dwelling, Village Brownstone, Village Addition, Village Fixer Upper, Village Winter, Village Christmastime, Village Surfshack, Village rooftops
Ranger Distress Ink: Ground Espresso, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone, Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple
Ranger Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy
Ranger Distress Mica Flakes
Ranger Distress Glitter Dust
Ranger Distress Grit-paste
Idea-ology: Decorative Deer, Woodland Tree Lot Large

Tattered Poinsettia

I made this tag as a home decoration piece for Christmas.

I started out with an Etcetera tag from Tim Holtz. I glued some wintery paper on it using collage medium. I put some crackle paste on the edges.

For the flowers I blended some purple and blue Distress ink on watercolor paper. Flicked some water on it to distress it. Then die cut the flowers using the Sizzix bigz die Tattered Poinsettia.

The leaves were made in the same way. Green and brown Distress ink on watercolor paper. After die cutting the leaves I took some of the leaves and embossed them clear embossing powder. It makes them look great.

I finished the tag with some Crackle Ribbon, colored with the same Distress colors as the flowers.

Tim Holtz products used:

Etcetera tag small

Ranger crackle paste

Ranger Distress ink

Sizzix dies: Tattered Poinsettia, Skeleton Leaves, Pine Branch, Deck the Halls Colorize, Opulent Vine (not Tim Holtz)

Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon

Little Woodland Houses

First I cut out the little houses from Paper Village. Then I embossed some white cardstock with the 3D embossing folder Lumber.To color it I used Distress Ink in the colors Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain.

I then cut some branches using the Sizzix die Branches. I glued the branches the the front and sides of the houses.

For the roof I took some white cardstock and colored it wit Distress Ink. I used Peeled Paint, Forest Moss and Mowed Lawn. I cut out leaves with the Sizzix die Garden Greens and glued them to the roof.

I went over the glued down branches with some Walnut stain to give it some contrast. I did the same for the leaves with Forest Moss.

I made a background using Distress Inks. Antique linen for the moon, Faded Jeans, Stormy sky, Chipped Sapphire and Black soot for the sky and Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot for the ground.

I took a Idea-ology Vignette Divided Drawer. Drilled a little hole in the back and put some lights through. I covered up the lights with my background to make it look like there were stars in the sky. I also put some lights in the houses.

I then made some more leaves with the left over cardstock that I colored green, and made some other leaves in fall colors using Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire, Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint. For these leaves I used the Sizzix die Funky Foilage.

Then I put the whole thing together. I used different types of moss to cover the ground and make it look more woodsy.

For the outside of the Vignette I used pieces of the cardstock embossed with the 3D embossing folder.

Tim Holtz Products used:

Idea-ology Vignette Divided Drawer

Sizzix dies: Paper Village, Branches, Garden Greens, Funky Foilage, 3D embossing folder Lumber

Ranger Distress Ink pads: Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Mowed Lawn, Antique Linen, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire

Snarky Cats Birthday Cards

 Just two simple, but fun, birthday cards with Snarky Cats.

For the first card I used Distress Ink Shabby Shutters for the background. I blended the ink in the middle of the paper, sprayed some water and made some splashes. It is a simple technique but the results are beautiful and fun.

I stamped the cat and the balloon with embossing ink and used black embossing power, I then colored the cat with Distress Ink Vintage Photo and de balloon with Distress Ink Shabby Shutters,  and fuzzy cut the two images. I tied some string between the balloon and the cat and stuck them to the background with foam tape. The sentiment is also done with embossing ink and black embossing powder.

For the second card I used Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Chipped Sapphire and Disstress Oxide Vintage Photo and Chipped Sapphire. First I blended the Distress Ink on the paper and sprayed some water. After drying it, I 'smashed' some Oxide on my craft sheet and sprayed this with water. I then dipped the paper in the ink. 

The cat was created the same way as the first card but I only fussy cat the balloon. I cut out the image of the cat in a square and rounded the corners. I put some ink around the edges and sprayed this with water. The rest I left white to create some contrast. The sentiment was done the same way.

Just love those Snarky Cats.

Tim Holtz products used:

Ranger Distress Ink: Vintage Photo, Chipped Sapphire, Shabby Shutters

Ranger Distress Oxide: Vintage Photo, Chipped Sapphire

Stampers Anonymous stamps: Snarky Cat CMS392, Crazy Things CMS237