Giving Thanks

Hi Everyone, 

I have a quick and easy project for you today.  I love the new Tim Holtz Gift Card Holder die from Sizzix.  Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner and gift cards make the perfect gift.
There are multiple thinlets in the set so I took photos so you can see what each piece is when I put it all together.

There is also a little gift tag die, but I didn't use that one.  I used the Tim Holtz Etcetera paper pad and Kraft core to cut my pieces.

I ran Pumice Stone ink around the edges of the patterned paper and Vintage Photo on the Kraftcore before I glued the pieces together.

Now I am going to work on my embellishments.  I will be using watercolor paper and Magenta's Nuance Powders.  The Nuance Powders come in little jars.  A little bit of this product goes a LONG way.  I poked a hole in the top of the jars using a push pin.  I get really good control this way.  When I am done the pin goes back in and keeps the powder from spilling. 

See those little speckles? That's a couple taps of the Red and the Scarlet Nuance Powder on dry watercolor paper.

This was with a spritz from my water bottle.  It looks kind of like fireworks.

This was with more water and a couple more taps. 

For this piece I used water and then added the powders, just to show you the difference.

I needed more than just red so I grabbed my Distress Oxides in Antique Linen, Fossilized Amber, and Vintage Photo.  I smooshed them on my craft mat and spritzed.  

Using the same watercolor paper I ran my paper through the inks.  Remember to dry between layers so you don't get mud!

I used my Sizzix Autumn Gatherings Strip die to cut out my leaves, acorns, and wheat. Be sure to ink the edges of your cut outs so you don't see the white.  I used Vintage Photo to ink mine.  

To color my paper dolls I used Distress Markers in Ripe Persimmon and Spiced Marmalade.  I just scribble right on the doll and move the color using a cotton swab.  

I clustered up some of the pieces and decided I needed leaves so I used my Nuance Powder Chartruse for color.  I used my Zip Dry to glue them down and added the "thanks" chit chat sticker.  

The bow was missing something and faux stitching was added using my Black Pen.  

The top just slides up and there are little notches to hold the gift card. 

The final touch was adding a vintage marker and acorn charm.   

I hope you try making your own.  

Jess

I would love you to stop over at the My Rusty Crown blog today and check out my tutorial for this cute gift card holder.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Jess

Thankful Frame

Hi Everyone,
I'm up on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today with a super fun and easy Fall decor project.  This project uses two different frames from Gypsy Soul the Flourished Open Circle Frame(Medium) and the Round Grapevine Frame(coming to the store soon).

Cover your frames in Emerald Creek Embossing powder in Charred Gold.

 Line the back of the large frame with paper.  I used Distress Crayons to age the paper .  Glue on your paper doll and give her some pops of color using Distress Markers.

The vintage flowers were dyed using Distress Spray Stain and bundled with ribbon.  Glue on paper flowers,leaves, and sentiment.

  Flick metallic distress paints and black soot distress paint all over the piece.  And just like that you're done!

A perfect little hostess gift. 

Enjoy! 

Jess

Potions Book

Hi Everyone,
Are you ready to get your creep on? Pop over to the My Rusty Crown Blog to see how I made this postions book using Eileen Hull's Journal Die.

Here's a little sneak peek for you.
Jess

Tell Tale Heart

Hi Everyone,
I am up on the Gypsy Soul LAser Cuts blog with a really cool creepy project today.

Take a brown paper sack and crumple it up.  I crumpled and uncrumpled mine several times to get the wrinkles the way I liked them.  I glued the bag to the Faux Book Box using Distress Collage Medium.  Once the collage medium was dry I used Distress Stains to color the paper. I kept adding and wiping away the stain until I was happy with the color.

I added Distress Crayon in Ground Espresso to the book to highlight the wrinkles.

Next I embossed a couple Stackable Labels using Charred Gold and glued them to the cover of the book. 

Printers Ornamental Corners were added to the spine(also embossed with Charred Gold). 

The inside of the box is covered with a paper that looks like weathered wood and the edges are embossed.  

A faux pocket watch has a picture of Poe inside.  I colored the edge with alcohol inks in mushroom and red pepper.  Silk sari ribbon was dyed using Distress Stain in walnut Stain and Alcohol Ink in Red Pepper.  The alcohol ink gave the ribbon the deep red color I wanted.  The watch was then glued on top of the stackable labels.

   

The relics and artifacts heart was painted red and left to air dry.  I added a layer of collage medium onto the heart and heated it with an embossing gun.  The glue bubbled and looked pretty gross(the look I was going for).  I added another layer of red paint to the heart.  

The heart hangs freely in the box so you can hear it bumping around.

I added the quote from the story to complete the tale.  

The back is blank, but you can see how the book looks like wrinkly old leather. 

Happy Halloween!

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Watching and Waiting Halloween Card

Hi Everyone,
 We are celebrating all things spooky over at Emerald Creek this month and I have a quick card for you.

I started with black cardstock that I stamped with the Web stamp and then embossed using Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Do you love Tim Holtz paper dolls as much as I do? I hate fussy cutting and these guys just have so many uses.  Today I took a Skull Charm and cut off the hasp.  I glued the skull over the head and added a crown of dead flowers colored with Distress Stains.

I added my lady to the background and gave her a giant pair of Scissors.  The scissors have some Red Pepper Alcohol Ink on them. 

I added a sentiment from the Halloween Clipping set and my creepy card is done.

Happy Haunting!

Jess

Dying to get out

Hi everyone,
I am up on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today with this creepy coffin.

This project was so fast and simple to create, but the results are pretty creepy.
Cover your Coffin Box with your choice of paper.  I went with the weathered wood piece from the new Tim Holtz Halloween 8x8 pad. I did not decorate the bottom or the inside of the box since I knew I would be gluing it shut.

On the underside of the lid place another small piece of the same paper and cut through the chipboard using a craft knife.

Glue your skeleton to the top of the box so his head pops out of the hole. I glued him right to the top of the box.  I actually cut him in half and saved his bottom for another project.  I cut an additional tiny hole so a hand could peep out.  Add brown ink to the edges of the coffin and the hole. Flick on black paint and wrap the box with chains.  Do not wrap them all the way around.  You want the back to remain flat so you can attach it to your frame.  

I painted the Tim Holtz large framed panel with black soot Distress Paint and rubbed just a tiny bit of Tarnished Brass paint to highlight it.  Place your coffin in the middle and glue it down.  Add a ton of moss and your project is complete! 

Happy Halloween!

Jess

The Savage Monster

Hi everyone,
 A few months back I made one of the large stages from Gyspy Soul.  You can find that stage here.  Using the same techniques I used on the big stage I made the Miniature Stage.

This stage is full of Tim Holtz Halloween goodies!The stage is covered in the new Halloween paper.  The edges have been rubbed with Black Soot Oxide ink and spritzed to make it drip.

I used the spider web from the Halloween corners(coming soon to the store) to decorate the back of the stage.  There is another tiny spider creeping around on the front.  Can you find him?

The paper doll is from the new ancestors set.  I gave her some wings from Prima and tinted them using red alcohol ink.  She's holding a frozen Charlotte head I made using a mold and resin.  The head has been aged using mushroom alcohol ink.  The tiny skulls are beads that have been colored using snow cap and mushroom alcohol ink.

The top of the stage is embossed using Oil Rubbed Bronze Emerald Creek embossing powder.

 I love the fringe.  I think we need this in every color and all year round.

Happy Haunting,
Jess

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