Shimmer & Shine - Tim Holtz Christmas Idea-Ology Inspiration

Hi!  Suzz here.  I loved the shimmer and shine found in the Christmas release from Idea-ology Tim Holtz and used that to inspire a few different projects. 

 

The droplets had me thinking of different ways I could use them on my Christmas themed projects.  I decided to use them first to create a Christmas wreath.

I used a circle die cut to trace a circle in the center of the card and then I applied tape in the circle.  I then pulled out the color combination of droplets I wanted to use in various sizes. (light blue, silver, white).  

I placed the largest droplet size in one color and place them equally spaced around the circle.    I repeated the process with the next color until all the large sized droplets were placed.  I then repeated the process with the next size down.  I ended up having to shift some of them at the end with the smallest ones. 

To finish off the card I stamped a sentiment in gray ink and sprayed a shimmery ribbon with mica stain spray to blend with the colors of the wreath.

Next I started to play with the glitzy deco sheets. 

To cut out my images with the deco paper I used wax paper in between the die and the deco sheet.  This will help loosen up the release of a die.  I also used the metal shim to get a clean cut.  The thinlets required the extra pressure to help keep the edges cut with all the details.  I also ran them back and forth a few times to get the best cut. 

I used two different sized stars laid together on the cutting board to get my star outline.  I then cut a piece of the deco sheet as the background layer of my tag.  I accented with a few droplets and the sentiment.  I finished it off with some died ribbon and a shiny bell!  

My final tag highlights the shimmery snowflakes. 

The background was stamped with a silver ink using the beautiful renaissance stamp.  Then heat set the ink before adding an edge of silver embossing and a sentiment embossed in gold.  The snowflakes were cut and added with a touch of bling using the droplets.  

The ribbon was embossed using silver tinsel embossing powder.  I used versamark ink  to sponge the ribbon and then dipped it in embossing powder and heat set the embossing powder.  

I hope this has you inspired to pull out your idea-ology and start embellishing!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Metallic Droplets
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Christmas Droplets
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Winter Deco Sheets
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Adornments Snowflakes
• Idea-Ology Tiny Bells Christmas
• Ranger Tim Holtz Seasonal Mica Stain Sprays #4
  
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Ranger Embossing Powder - Gold
• Ranger Embossing Powder Silver
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text
• Stampers Anonymous - Renaissance
• Stampers Anonymous - Christmas Time 3 
  
• Ranger Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke
  
• Ranger Archival Ink - Paradise Teal

Inspiration Ave - Sizzix Chapter 4 - Tree Rings

Hi! Suzz here.  I am next up on the inspiration train highlighting the Sizzix Chapter 4 release.  I knew right away I wanted to feature the beautiful Sizzix Tree Rings Texture Fade folder.

I love that the rings of the tree highlight the longevity of a tree.  When I saw this new texture fade folder I knew it was one that I needed to add to my collection.

I embossed many different backgrounds using the tree rings folder and ended up highlighting two of them. The backgrounds both started as white cardstock that were embossed using the texture fade folder.

The next step was to take that embossed background and add color.  I had all the beautiful Distress Mica Stain sprays from the fall and winter releases sitting on my desk and decided to use them on my cards.

For my first background I used the Antique Bronze spray and spritzed the background completely.  After it dried I decided to tear the edges to create a rough effect.  I spritzed some of the edges to blend in.

After I had that beautiful background ready it was easy enough to die cut a variety of leaves and spray them with a mix of the mica stain sprays and layer them into a wreath.  

I finished the wreath off with a sweet bird and a little message across the wreath. 

 

Up next was a card highlighting the tree rings but carving out a piece of the center. 

On my next card the background started again from a white piece of cardstock.  I embossed the cardstock using the texture fade tree rings.  The background was spritzed with a mix of mica stains starting with the pretty Harvest Moon.  While that was still wet I mixed in some of the Decayed colors and spritzed on water to move the colors and blend them together.  

After it had dried completely, I used a layer of clear embossing powder to highlight the colors and add a shine.  I die cut the center of the tree rings (to be used in the future).  I used a remnant of an inky background to pop behind the tree rings. 

I die cut some feathers and another bird to use as accents.  The feathers were cut from the same inky background.  I added a hint of stamping to the bird and feathers.  

The rest was just layering up the embellishments to the card and adding a sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz