1. Holiday Gift Card Holder

   1st December, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello friends. With December here, like many of you I am getting ready to celebrate Christmas and have been making cards and buying gifts and gift cards. I wanted to share this gift card holder I made for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Follow Tim on instagram and facebook to see inspiration throughout November and December. You can catch up with all the inspiration so far in week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4.

   
   Giving a gift card can seem less personal than an actual gift, so why not make it personal by making a gift card holder. I created this one using the products and techniques from my oh starry night card, with the addition of the Sizzix gift card package thinlits die.

   
   I die cut the package base from metallic kraft stock and the bow and ribbon from distress mixed media heavystock. You can see how the background was created HERE.

   
   I added festive greens under the bow, like on the matching card. I adhered an idea-ology fluted star in the center of the bow which I aged with picket fence distress paint and mushroom alcohol ink.

   
   Again, I wanted to mirror the products and techniques from the card, so I chose one of the smaller Christmas paper dolls. This one just seemed to fit, I blended in some vintage photo distress ink to take away the white edges and adhered with distress collage medium.

   
   I added a sentiment from the Stampers Anonymous holiday postmarks stamp set and slid my gift card into place.

   
   You could tuck the gift card holder inside the card, but I feel like the gift card holder could do with it’s own box… I will definitely make some more of these, and not just for Christmas!

   Thanks for stopping by. I am excited to be doing December Daily this year for the first time using my handmade album. I’ll be sharing my pages on instagram. Hope you have a great weekend and I’ll back back here on Monday.

   Cheers
   Zoe x

    

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2. O’ Christmas Tree

   29th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello again. I’m back with some more festive fun for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Follow Tim on instagram and facebook to see inspiration throughout November and December. You can catch up with all the inspiration so far in week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4.

   
   Firstly I must apologise for the low quality photo. It was shot in low light because in Scandinavia, it’s pretty much low light until March 2018!

   Dear Santa, please could you bring some studio lights or relocate us to Arizona… 😉

   
   I wanted to play around with the idea-ology tissue wrap and create a book page style background. I used an older Stampers Anonymous background stamp set (CMS281) ‘stripes and holiday type’ to create the text. The frame is cut twice from heavystock with the Sizzix stitched rectangle thinlits die, which I stenciled with the mini plaid stencil and stitched.

   
   I covered distress mixed media heavystock with distress collage medium and immediately covered with plain tissue wrap. Once dry, I trimmed the edges and sprayed frayed burlap distress spray stain onto my non stick craft mat and dragged the heavystock through. I spritzed with water and dried with a heat tool. The glue, creased tissue wrap and distress stain created this cool worn/aged effect!

   
   I used my Tonic stamp platform by Tim Holtz to do all the stamping on this card with the Stampers Anonymous stamp set (CMS31&) ‘watercolor trees’ by Tim Holtz. You will see from the scrap paper that I had a few practice stamps first. As someone who likes straight lines, this stamp platform is a total game changer!!

   
   I added a bow die cut from the Sizzix fold-up bows thinlits set from heavystock and sprayed with fired brick distress spray stain. I edged the bow with walnut stain distress ink and adhered into place with distress collage medium.

   *SIDEKICK TIP: The small bow will just about fit on the sidekick platform from corner to corner. It does need a snip at each end with scissors to release the bow from the cardstock, but in a pinch, you could take the small bow with you on your travels with your sidekick.

   
   Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and a special thanks to those of you who have left comments, I really appreciate it. I will be back on Friday, until then…

   Cheers
   Zoe x

    

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3. Oh Starry Night

   27th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello! Is it just me, or is November flying by?! Today I’m sharing a card I made for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Follow Tim on instagram and facebook to see inspiration throughout November and December. You can catch up with all the inspiration so far in week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4.

   
   Now to my card… I am ever so slightly in love with the new Stampers Anonymous starry stencil by Tim Holtz!

   
   I sanded a piece of idea-ology metallic kraft stock with a sanding grip. Placed the starry stencil over the top and spread texture paste through it. Removed the stencil, sprinkled embossing powder over the top and set aside to allow the texture paste to air dry, before melting the embossing powder with a heat tool.

   
   Using the stitched oval die, die cut distress mixed media heavystock. Stamped with the text stamp from stampers anonymous christmas nostalgia stamp set, (one of my all time favourite Tim Holtz seasonal stamps)! Using the stamp platform it was simple to line up the strip stamp to continue the pattern down the frame.

   
   I trimmed a christmas paper doll, postmark and holiday greeting, stamped from the stampers anonymous holiday postmarks stamp set and adhered it to the card with distress collage medium.

   **The christmas paper dolls are now sold out in most places but there are still some in stock HERE… but hurry!!**

   
   Using the sidekick I die cut festive greens from distress mixed media heavystock that had been sprayed with distress spray stain. The pinecones were die cut from classic kraft stock, sanded and blended with vintage photo distress ink.

   
   I painted fired brick distress paint onto one of the die cut pieces to simulate berries and give a pop of colour. I also added bells from the idea-ology tiny bells pack, they even jingle when you move the card, (SWOON)!!

   
   Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’re taking some time to craft during the festive season and I’ll be back very soon…

   Cheers
   Zoe x

    

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4. ‘Tis The Season

   20th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello again. I’m back with a card I made for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Throughout November and December Tim will be sharing projects by some of his crafty friends, to provide some inspiration to get you creative during the holiday season. Follow Tim on facebook and instagram and his blog for the recap each Saturday.

   
   I wanted to make a card that I could recreate to send out this holiday season. It needed to be quick, easy and relatively light on consumables to make it affordable to send out lots. For me, that’s when stamps and dies come into their own.

   
   I began by stamping directly onto an A6 kraft card with the tree stamp from the Stampers Anonymous great outdoors set by Tim Holtz. Stamping in peeled paint distress ink, varying the height to give a more natural tree line.

   
   I cut a strip of kraft cardstock to fit the width of the card. Blending candied apple distress ink through the Stampers Anonymous plaid stencil by Tim Hotlz, (one of my favourites from this season). See how here. Using the stamp platform, stamp the merry christmas background stamp along the bottom of the card with vintage photo distress archival ink.

   
   Using the new trusty sidekick, die cut the festive greens from classic kraft stock, sand with a sanding grip, blend in vintage photo distress ink and adhere with distress collage medium. Cover idea-ology baubles with red pepper alcohol ink and adhere with collage medium.

   
   Stamp the wood slice, stag and “tis the season” stamps onto distress mixed media heavystock, fussy cut and blend in vintage photo distress ink. Mound the wood slice over the festive greens with 3D foam.

   
   Thanks for stopping by, don’t forget to catch up with all the projects from week 3 for more holiday inspiration. I’ll be back later this week with some pages from the inside of my Tim Holtz inspired December Daily Album.

   Have a great week!
   Cheers
   Zoe x

    

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5. Tim Holtz inspired December Daily

   18th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello friends. I’m back with my third project for the Tim Holtz inspiration series. Throughout November and December Tim will be sharing projects by a group of talented crafters to provide some inspiration to get you creative during the holiday season. Follow Tim on facebook and instagram and his blog for the recap each Saturday.

   
   Today I’m bringing you a handmade album created using the new Tim Holtz seasonal products, to fill with handmade pages ready for the start of December Daily on December 1st.

   
   Step 1: I cut three panels measuring 5.5 x 7.5 inches / 2 x 7.5 inches / 5.5 x 7.5 inches using card I recycled from idea-ology packaging.
   Step 2: Adhere all 3 panels to the back of kraft stock from the Christmas kraft stock paper pad.
   Step 3: Using a sanding grip, lightly sand the edges of all 2 panels and blend in walnut stain distress ink.
   Step 4: Cut paper from the Christmas mini stash and stitch around the edges.

   
   Step 5: Line up the 3 panels, making sure they are the correct way up, (especially if they have writing on like mine).
   Step 6: Turn the panels over, leaving a small gap between each panel, and adhere paper cut to 5.5 x 7.5 inches. The paper will cover the spine and each book cover, overlapping by 1.75 inches.
   Step 7: Add an idea-ology ring binder and fix into place using hitch fasteners.
   

   
   Step 8: Gently bend the cover into a closed position.

   
   Step 9: Stamp the gorgeous vintage santa from the Stampers Anonymous Christmas Classic stamp set onto mixed media heavystock with ground espresso distress archival ink. Cover with frayed burlap distress ink wash. Using a water brush, paint the holly leaves with peeled paint distress oxide and the berries with candied apple distress paint.

   
   Step 10: Using the Sizzix Festive Greens thinlits set, die cut from classic kraft stock. Sand with a sanding grip and add a little vintage photo distress ink to the edges and sanded areas. Adhere with distress collage medium.

   
   Step 11: Die cut “december” from the Sizzix Calendar Words Block thinlits set. Twice from distress mixed media heavystock and once from metallic kraft stock. Mount with the metallic die cut on top using distress collage medium.
   Step 12: Dab walnut stain distress paint onto the letters with a finger.
   Step 13: Once dry, tap a little vintage photo distress archival ink over the top. Rub gently to expose some of the metallic base.

   
   Step 14: Draw a chalk line and adhere the “december” onto the front cover, along the line, using distress collage medium. Once dry, gently erase the chalk line.

   
   Step 15: Add the 2017 to the spine of the album with distress collage medium. Once the album is stored, it’s an easy way to see which album is which. Making the cover has been so fun that I know I’ll want to make another next year.

   
   Thanks for stopping by, I hope this has inspired you to pull out your Tim Holtz holiday supplies and make something. Don’t forget to catch up with all the projects from week 3 for more holiday inspiration. I’ll be back next week with some holiday cards and pages from the inside of this album.

   Have a great weekend!
   Cheers
   Zoe x

    

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6. Joy To The World

   13th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello friends. I’m back with another card for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Throughout November and December Tim will be sharing projects by a group of talented crafters to provide some inspiration to get you creative during the holiday season. Follow Tim on facebook and instagram and his blog for the recap each Saturday.

   I created this holiday card by mixing the old with the new Sizzix dies by Tim Holtz. I wanted to create a card to send to family overseas this year and the globe die was a perfect match to santa and his sleigh die.

   
   Step 1: Die cut a globe from distress mixed media heavystock with the Sizzix globe thinlits die.
   Step 2: Blend in vintage photo distress oxide over the land portions of the die cut.
   Step 3: Cover with distress embossing ink and pour over fractured iced embossing powder.
   Step 4: Gently tap off excess.

   
   Step 5: Melt the embossing powder with a heat tool. The reaction it has with the distress oxide is SO COOL!

   
   Step 6: Blend faded jeans distress oxide into distress mixed media heavystock.
   Step 7: Blend iced spruce distress oxide over the top.
   Step 8: Blend vintage photo distress oxide into the edges.
   Step 9: Spritz with water using the distress sprayer and dry with a heat tool.

   
   Step 10:  Die cut the background using the snow die from the winter wonderland thinlits set.
   Step 11: Cut a piece of printer paper slightly larger than the background and brush distress collage medium over the top.
   Step 12: Working quickly (collage medium dries FAST), place the background over the top of the printer paper and trim the edges. The collage medium dries clear and matte so you don’t see it.

   
   Step 13: Die cut a frame from metallic kraft stock using the stitched rectangle thinlits die.
   Step 14: Using a sanding grip, carefully sand the frame, exposing the kraft core below the metallic surface.
   Step 15: Blend vintage photo distress ink into the frame with a mini blending tool.

   
   Step 16: Die cut santa and his sleigh from metallic kraft stock using the village christmastime thinlits die.
   Step 17: Very carefully sand the edges of the die cut with a sanding grip.
   Step 18: Blend vintage photo distress ink into the edges and mount using 3D foam.
   

   
   Step 19: Using classic kraft stock, die cut greenery using the festive greens thinlits die set. Layer up and adhere using distress collage medium. Die cut the small bow using the fold-up bows thinlits die set and mount over the top of the greenery. Splatter with picket fence distress ink using a spatter brush.
   

   
   Step 20: This sentiment from the idea-ology quote chips was perfect for my card. I swiped vintage photo distress ink directly onto the edges and rubbed it over the top with my finger. I swiped the ink pad onto my non stick craft sheet and picked it up with the spatter brush to try to create aged brown spots.

   
   Thanks for stopping by, I hope this has inspired you to pull out your dies and make something. Don’t forget to catch up with all the projects from week 2 for more holiday inspiration. I’ll be back soon.

   Cheers
   Zoe x

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7. Sidekick Sunday Step by Step

   12th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello friends! As some of you will know, I’ve been taking a little break from my regular Design Team position with Frilly & Funkie, until the new year. But today I am popping back to bring you a special SIDEKICK SUNDAY STEP BY STEP with Christmas gift tags using the new Sizzix Sidekick by Tim Holtz.

   

   If you would like to see the step by step in full, pop over to Frilly and Funkie.

   Have a great week ahead.
   Zoe x

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8. Fa la la la la

   7th November, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Hello friends. I’m delighted to join a group of talented crafters for the Tim Holtz holiday inspiration series. Throughout November and December Tim will be sharing projects to provide some inspiration to get you creative during the holiday season. Follow Tim on facebook and instagram and his blog for the recap each Saturday.

   

   
   I wanted to share how I created the snowflake background using the new Sizzix simple snowflake texture fades folder by Tim Holtz.

   
   Step 1: Emboss a piece of distress mixed media heasvystock using the new simple snowflake texture fades folder.
   Step 2: Blend in faded jeans distress oxide.
   Step 3: Blend a little vintage photo distress oxide over the top.
   Step 4: Spritz with water and dry with a heat tool.

   
   Step 5: Apply a little picket fence distress paint onto a non stick craft sheet. Pick it up with a blending tool and lightly dab over the top of the raised snowflakes. Set aside to dry.

   
   The falalala is from the Christmas remnant rubs. There is also a falalala stamp in the holiday drawing set (CMS284).

   
   The lamp post is cut from black classic kraft stock mounted onto chipboard. I used metallic kraft core for the lights. I sanded everything, (I always sand everything)! lol

   
   The wreath is cut from classic kraft core and I die cut 2 ribbons, attaching the top one by the center only and bending the bow upwards to give dimension. I may have taken a sanding grip to it… lol

   
   I picked up the vintage tidings thinlits dies really late last year and didn’t get a chance to use them, so they were top of my list this year. Die cut from metallic kraft stock. When sanded, (I told you), the gold lifts and reveals silver before revealing the kraft core. I always blend a little vintage photo distress ink over the top to grunge it up. Love this stuff!

   
   I die cut a frame from metallic kraft stock with the stitched rectangle thinlits set and mounted over the top, using collage medium to adhere everything. I matted and layered metallic and classic kraft stock over paper from the Christmas mini stash, all by Tim Holtz.

   Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to catch up with all the projects from week 1 for more holiday inspiration. I’ll be back soon with some more holiday inspiration.

   Cheers
   Zoe

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9. Halloween 2017

   31st October, 2017 by iGirlZoe

   Happy Halloween friends! I’m popping back up, like a scene from a hitchcock movie, to bring you the full line up of projects I made for the Tim Holtz halloween inspiration series. Check out the other designers cool and creepy creations in week 1, week 2 and week 3 recaps on Tim’s blog.

   
   Mr Pumpkinhead

   
   Monster Mash

   
   Monster Mash

   
   Jack-O-Lantern

   
   Pumpkin Patch

   
   The Masked Witch

   
   Haunter Banner

   
   Claw Mark Coffin

   
   Claw Mark Coffin (close up)

   
   The Bone Collector Caravan

   
   The Undertaker and Embalmer

   
   Then suddenly something strange happened…

   A big thank you to Tim Holtz, Mario Rossi and Paula Cheney. And a big thank you for the lovely comments you have left over the past few weeks, here and on social media. Hope you all have a safe and happy halloween.

   Cheers
   Zoe x

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10. The Bone Collector Caravan

    by iGirlZoe

    Happy Halloween! The Tim Holtz Halloween inspiration series on facebook and instagram has wrapped up, but if you missed anything there are recaps for week 1, week 2 and week 3 on Tim’s blog.

    
    I wanted to share this bone collector caravan before it heads to Halloween town. I didn’t do a step by step for this project, but I’ll walk you through it and share the few photos I took during the process, for those interested.

    
    I sanded the outer panels of a vignette box with a sanding grip. Painted through a stencil with ground espresso distress paint. Once dry, stained the panels with walnut stain distress stain.

    
    Added an idea-ology Halloween baseboard to the inside back of the vignette box. All it needed was a little light distressing to the edges and adhered with collage medium matte.

    
    As soon as I saw the paper doll witches, I knew they were going inside this idea-ology bird cage!

    
    I covered the birdcage with a coat of distress grit paste and allowed to dry. Then rubbed various distress crayons over the top.

    
    The background was created using (discontinued) picket fence distress crackle paint. Sorry to be a tease, it’s my reward for hoarding it. The witches were trimmed and mounted into the cage.

    
    The banner was made punching paper from the mini halloween paper stash with the Tim Holtz banner paper punch.

    
    I used white gel pen to colour the underside of the remnant rubs and letting dry before rubbing them onto the banner. Distressed the edges with a sanding grip.

    
    Blended a little vintage photo distress ink into the edges of the banner.

    
    I rolled the banner over twine, securing with distress collage medium. Drilled holes into the top of the vignette box and pushed the bones into the holes, again, securing with distress collage medium. Wrapped wire around the top of the bones and attached the twine to each side to hang the banner.

    
    I just love these apothecary vials. I used the labels that come with them, sanded with a sanding grip and adding remnant rubs. I bent an adornment skull around a bottle and secured with distress collage medium. Finally added twine to the neck of the vials.

    
    I altered the pulley wheels by adding grit paste allowing to dry, then dabbing on evergreen bough distress paint with a cotton bud and once dry, mushroom alcohol ink, also applied using a cotton bud. The bone collector word band had picket fence distress crayon added to highlight the text. I used a ring fastener and swivel clasp as the trailer tow. All adhered using distress collage medium, (I’m a total adhesive convert since creating this piece)! I even used it to adhere those skulls!

    
    I have to make a special mention of the idea-ology skulls that I used in this project! The detail on them is incredible and yes, I admit it… I hoarded!!

    I hope you enjoyed the walk through my bone collector caravan and it’s been “all the fun of the fair!”
    Cheers
    Zoe x

     

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