Hello friends and happy New Distress Day! Welcome to the family Villainous Potion! WOW what a wicked color you are! So deliciously dark and twisty! Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink knocked it out of the park with this final color release of the year! If you missed the party and the literal smoke and mirrors LOL… you can catch the replay and all the maker inspiration over on Tim’s blog.
The color really lives up to the awesome name that Tim gave it. Villainous Potion is a needed, wanted and you’ll wonder how you lived without it, addition to the distress family. I have other makes to share where I used the OG distress inks, but this was definitely all about villainous potion oxide.
I really like the idea of having a stash of ready to go notecards and I find the repetition of making a set of cards relaxing. Plus handmade is always a really nice gift option. These don’t take long at all as you make them in batches and could easily do them in an evening.
I inked up a stamp from the brushstrokes CMS293 stamp set with villainous potion oxide ink and spritzed lightly with water, stamped onto distress watercolor cardstock and a second time with frayed burlap distress ink. I used a stamp platform to keep the stamp in place between inking. Added the moth and type slide from the moth study CMS436 stamp set, watercolored with villainous potion oxide ink and frayed burlap distress ink. Stitched the edges and mounted onto distress kraft heavystock.
The matching envelopes were die cut with the retired envelope bigz die and stamped with the brushstroke stamp and villainous potion oxide ink to decorate. I added some stamps from the rest in peace CMS435 stamp set in black soot distress archival ink.
To store the cards and envelopes I cut a box using the curio box die and distress mixed media heavystock. Stamped the sides with stamps from the rest in peace CMS435 stamp set and decorated the top the same way as the cards. Added a moth and edged the box with ground espresso distress ink.
The box base is die cut using the curio box from distress kraft heavystock and sprayed with oxide spray stain. Add the cards and envelopes to the box tied with twine.
The villainous potion oxide is just amazing and mixed with antique linen and frayed burlap distress ink… YES PLEASE! Thanks to Tim, Mario and Ranger for inviting me to make. Be sure to check out the blogs of the other new distress makers Paula Cheney, Stacy Hutchinson and Cheiron Brandon.
Thanks for stopping by and for all your kind and encouraging comments during the LIVE. Have a great rest of your weekend.
Zoe
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I am absolutely totally in love with Villainous Potion, it is such a lush colour! Your makes were off the charts beautiful, as always. These little cards are an absolute delight Zoe! Anne xx
So beautiful Zoe! Love the purple and brown 💜🤎🥰. Such a great live from Tim and Mario
Love this so much. Thanks for sharing your how. Love it.
Gorgeous makes Zoe. Love the box of cards. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Zoe for posting!! I love all your makes, all the makers are just so amazing!! The makes are my favorite part of the lives 💜
Thank you again for sharing your awesome talent. You, and ALL makers, are truly inspiring.
Tina
Adore these note card sets you’ve been creating Zoe, such a personal touch added to a small gift can easily make them treasured for years to come! So inspired by you I’ve taken out my Curio Box Die to give this a try myself 🤗 Would love to find the envelope die one day too!
I’ve been hoping for another purple in the Distress palette for what feels like forever, but what perfect timing with the new Mica Stains…so,so good💜
Sheila
Gorgeous project! I’m loving your colour palette mixed in with the Villainous 😀
Love this project Zoe and I loved when Tim was undoing the ties and how much he loved to open things. I love everything about this one and thank you so much for sharing. I love the new colour!!!
This is absolutely gorgeous
What a lovely set. Great gift. Wondering how two curio boxes fit and make 1 box. Could you please explain?
Absolutely loved your make for Tim’s release of Villainous Potion yesterday, Zoe. I am totally in love with his new color. Tim is my ABSOLUTE favorite designer and watching his videos are sooo much fun and really gets my creative juices flowing. You makers are also INCREDIBLE!!!
Brilliant make Zoe!! Love your colors (that Villainous Potion!!), your stamping, and your design. Perfection!!
I’m so in love with the way “you do you!” The devil may be in the detail, but the awesomeness is too!
I love this!!
I love this so much! Working on collecting the needed items to make it. Thanks for your inspiration!!
Thank you for sharing, love the color and will put in the family of colors! Love your make very much and gave me ideas from your make!🥰
I love the note card gift set. Can you please tell me the size of the cards and the envelopes. Thanks.
I would love to know the size of the cards and the name of the retired Sizzix die, if you have the chance. I’m hoping I might have it in my stash! :0)
Many thanks.
So would I, great project.
This is just the sweetest project. Thank you for sharing it!
You enabler you. I had to get the stamp you made these with. Thank you. Not a bad make in the bunch zoe.
Really beautiful!
So would I, great project.