Blimey ... it's Monday again already ... Thank you so much to all of you that played along with last week's challenge ... The winners will be announced on Wednesday .... so don't forget to check back ... this could be your lucky week! This week Simon Says Stamp and Show ... a Lord Tim of Holtz Technique! I know a lot of you guys that join us each week are Tim Holtz fans like us ... we thought that this challenge would be a great way of Thanking Tim for all the effort he goes to every year imparting his knowledge; inspiration ... and not forgetting a generous amount of his time ... sharing his 12 tags of Christmas. So join us in Thanking him by showing ... what we have learned along the way!
If you want to join in the fun this week ... all you need to do is ... create something that ties in with our theme ... pop it on your blog ... and come back here and link up so everyone can see what you made! The challenge will close next Sunday at Midnight ... and to start you on your way... take a look at what techniques the Design Team have learned from the great man himself ....
Dan has used the embossed resist technique to decorate these cute houses he cut from white cardstock. In addition to the
versamark ink pad and
clear embossing powder he used, Dan used
barn door and
pine needles distress ink pads and
white enamel accents for snow highlights. Stamps were from
Tim Holtz @ Stampers Anonymous.
Distressing
rules where Nancy’s concerned, so it just follows that using Tim’s Distress Embossing Powders would be one of her favourite techniques! They can be tricky to use – and sometimes don’t photo so well! – but, what a great effect they create! Santa was stamped with Ranger’s
Clear Embossing Ink, then coloured with Distress Embossing Powder in
Antique Linen,
Peeled Paint,
Vintage Photo &
Fired Brick. The edges of the card stock & note card are distressed with
Walnut Stain Distress Ink, then a German foil accent was added on top of the card stock layers.
Terry has used the emboss technique to alter the heart shaped box. Distress inks to used to colour the box were
Aged Mahogany,
Victorian Velvet,
Vintage Photo. The stamp she used for the embossed swirls is from
the Christmas sentiment Odds and Ends with
White embossing powder. The stars are from the
Tim Holtz Idea-ology grungeboard dots elements set. The little snowflakes are punched out and worked on with
Glossy Accents from Inkssentials and
Glitz Stickles from Ranger. After she was finished with her project she used the
Scrubbie to clean up her inky hands.
Lynne used one of the techniques Tim used on Tag #10 of the 12 Tags of Christmas. She used the
Tall Pines Texture Fade and embossed (4) Clear Acrylic Covers. She used a combo of
Stonewashed and
Denim Alcohol Inks and inked the non~raised side (minus the trees) of the cover. When dry, she stamped
Snowflakes with
Snow Cap Pigment Ink. On the raised side of the cover, she used
Pearl and
Silver Metallic Alcohol Inks and snowflakes cut from the
Winter Wonder Die. She removed any excess Metallic Alcohol Ink with
Ink Blending Solution that may have been on the trees. The trees were coloured on the non raised side with
Meadow Alcohol Ink and a paint brush. The final accents include applying
Forest Moss and
Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the raised trees. The whole luminary was then bound using the
Bind It All......she thanks Tim for the inspiration!!!!
With so many technique's to choose from, Nancy says it's really difficult to choose just one. So she chose the one she uses most often - embossing. This time Nancy embossed using
Distress Embossing Ink with Distress Embossing Powders to get a vintage look. The two must be used together in order to create this technique. Nancy mixed powders to get her own colour: one part
Distress Frayed Burlap Embossing Powder to two parts
Distress Broken China Embossing Powder. First, with the caps still on the jars, shake up the Embossing Powders to mix the crystals. Then open the caps and mix the two colours together. Stamp the image on the tag, shake the powders on (and then off) and heat set with a
heat gun. Let the embossing cool, then rub your fingers over the embossed image to release some of the crystals.
One of Lori's favourite “Tim techniques” is the Rusted Enamel technique that can be found in Tim's book, “
A Compendium of Curiosities”. Her version is a little different than Tim's. She used a 4” x 4” canvas as the base of her project, and Ranger embossing powders in
Gold,
Copper and Verdigris. A bit of
Espresso Paint Dabber was rubbed around the edges. The ornament was cut from grunge board using the
Carved Ornament with the
“Love” Mover and Shaper Die. Some stickers from the
Seasonal Salvage Sticker pack and other holiday embellishments complete the piece.
Linda wanted to try a Lord Tim technique that was new to her and went with Shabby Chic (
pg. 49 Compendium of Curiosities). After cutting
Grunge board with the
Snow Flurries On The Edge Alterations die, products used on it include
Expresso and
Snow Cap Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers,
Tim Holtz Mini Holidays stamp set. A flower was made out of
Tissue Tape and topped with a button from the
Idea-ology Accoutrements. Some
Fragment Charms add the finishing touch.
Kim used quite a few of Tim's techniques on her card, mainly inspired from his
tag #3 of the 12 Tags of Christmas, used the tissue tape on grunge paper technique but instead of alcohol ink coloured the tissue tape with
copic markers, it works beautifully, has a rich colour and the copic ink remains translucent. She then smudged a generous amount of
distress stickles rock candy all over. But what Kim really wanted to try is the extreme masking technique... so, die cut tim's
branch tree from
mask sheet then turned the tree on it's side to become more of a branch. With blending tool, inked tree with distress inks and stamped script in
archival black. The bird is nestled in a little
christmas green flower soft. She then used
Snow Cap Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber for the
snow flurries. The December label is from the
mini holiday stamp set, inked and distressed! The glittery felt flower was created using Tattered florals die, stickles glitter for the edges and a pearl centre.
What more can we say ... We Thank you Tim!
Please do stop by the Design Team's individual blogs for more detailed pictures and further information on their work ... just click on their names.
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Have fun everyone :o)
