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Circuit

12th April, 2020 by iGirlZoe

Happy Easter to you all. If this is a holiday weekend for you, I hope you have planned to do some nice things at home. I’ve been doing some cooking this week, I know, who am I?! It’s been a fun and positive learning experience. I’ve also been following Tim Holtz demos on facebook LIVE each Saturday and trying out some techniques. It’s been another fun learning experience and don’t even get me started on the distress crayon and distress embossing glaze technique or we’ll never get to today’s post…

Today I’m sharing a card that I made using the new Tim Holtz circuit stencil (THS146) from Stampers Anonymous. When I first laid eyes on this stencil it spoke to my Star Wars loving heart. Apologies, it’s not Easter themed, I’m actually making an Easter themed project today.

To create the background, I spread distress texture paste through the circuit stencil (THS146) with a palette knife, removed the stencil and immediately poured over liquid platinum embossing powder. Like many of you, I am obsessed with the new distress embossing glazes, but for this card I wanted a more metallic look so used liquid platinum embossing powder.

To continue the Star Wars inspired vibe, this stencil screamed out for the inventor 2 stamp (CMS341) which I painted with distress crayons. The crayons are so versatile, right?! This stamp reminds me of the pod racers from Star Wars. Anyone else?

I dug this high voltage die leftover from a previous making session out of my bit box and it was just perfect for this card. I used thinlits alphanumeric thin dies to die cut “High Voltage” and covered the top of the plaque with distress grit-paste and coloured with distress crayons. Adding idea-0logy hardware heads (as always), these are one of my favourite ever idea-ology lines.

I added more distress grit-paste to the background of the card between the stenciled detail. Just to keep it real, the reason I did this was because I was trying to hide embossing powder spackle. I think the background was still not fully dry when I poured the embossing powder over the texture paste and there was embossing powder where I didn’t want there to be. I loved the crusty look of the grit-paste so I added more where there wasn’t spackle. We’ll file this one under “happy accident” 😉

I used the new mini glitch stamps (CMS405) to add some more cool “Star Wars esq” detail. These stamps really remind me of the markings found on the junk dealers scrap metal on Tatooine from the Star Wars movies, I love love love them!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a very Happy Easter and may the force be with you, always!

Zoe

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The Holly and The Professor

15th November, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello Friends! I’m back with the 5th and final of the cards I made with this years Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps. If you missed the launch party, you can catch up on all the fun on Tim’s blog!

I love mixing and matching stamp sets, especially the seasonal with the non seasonal. Just a few sprigs of holly from the new yuletide gathering (CMS390) stamp set and the professor (CMS373) was ready for Christmas. I used a background stamp from last years music and advert (CMS358) stamp set, stamped with ground espresso distress archival ink. Stampers Anonymous never retire their stamps and stock the entire stamp catalogue, so you can always add to your collection.

I stamped the professor (CMS373) stamp set and his very dapper hat onto distress watercolor cardstock and watercolored with distress re-inkers. I fussy cut and mounted inside a stitched ovals die cut, blended with distress ink and mounted onto foam. Of course he had to have a sprig of holly added to his top hat.

If fussy cutting isn’t for you, you may want to look away now… I stamped holly from the yuletide gathering (CMS390) stamp set, watercolored with re-inkers and fussy cut. I curled the leaves to give dimension and adhered just at the stem.

I tiptoed back to the modern christmas (CMS388) stamps for a moment to use the “Merry Christmas” sentiment which I added to a label stamp from another set, I’m not sure which set it’s from as it lives permanently on my desk. I’d love a stamp set with assorted smaller labels… *cough cough* #badzoe

Thanks for stopping by and a big thanks to everyone who left kind comments here and on social media, I really appreciate the encouragement. A big thank you to Tim Holtz, Mario Rossi and Paula Cheney who work really hard to bring these products to market for us all to play with and help to support the makers while we create samples and Stampers Anonymous for bringing us awesome red rubber stamps.

As always, if you have any questions please ask and I will do my best to help you.
Have a great weekend and I hope that you have been inspired to get making.

Zoe

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Hatty New Year

14th November, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello Friends! As promised I’m back with another card that I made with the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps for the launch. If you missed the launch party, you can catch up with all the fun over on Tim’s Blog!

I was delighted to see a New Year stamp in the christmastime 2 (CMS389) stamp set. I’m hosting a New Years Eve party this year and I’m going to create some variations of this card as invitations as well as some new years cards to send to friends.

To begin, I used a stamp from the music and advert (CMS358) stamp set to create a background. I stamped with ground espresso distress archival ink, sprayed with frayed burlap distress ink and dried with a heat tool. I then sprayed with antique linen distress oxide spray and dried with a heat tool again. Finally I spritzed with water droplets and lifted with a clean cloth leaving behind bleached drops.

I pulled out another of my favourite stamp sets distinguished (CMS371) and stamped and fussy cut the top hat and dinner jacket. I stamped the Happy New Year sentiment from christmastime 2 (CMS389) stamp set and mounted over the background. I added an idea-ology adornment star to the hat, with candied apple distress paint rubbed off to leave a chippy paint effect. I got a little crazy and added some zig zag stitching with my Singer heavy duty sewing machine!

I spread crackle opaque texture paste through the sparkle stencil (THS132) and set aside to dry. I love this stencil so much and the stencil lives up to it’s name!

The background mounts are kraft cardstock covered in ground espresso distress paint and when dry sanded and kraft cardstock with a little antique linen oxide spray and more stitching. Practice practice practice…

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with one last card and one more hat…

Zoe

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Yuletide Gatherings

13th November, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello Friends! Today I’m sharing a super simple card that I made with the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps. If you missed the facebook LIVE you can catch up with all of the fun on Tim’s blog!

I finally managed to put down the modern christmas stamp set for a second and used the yuletide gathering (CMS390) and christmastime 2 (CMS389) stamp sets. To begin I created a background with black soot distress spray and antique linen oxide spray onto distress watercolor cardstock and dried with a heat tool.

Using a stamp from the yuletide gathering (CMS390) stamp set, stamp with distress archival ink and watercolor with distress re-inkers. I used peeled paint and gathered twigs.

I added 2 pinecones from the idea-ology festive adornment set which I added picket fence distress paint and mushroom alcohol ink to and tied them to the twine wrapped around the card.

I edged the card with walnut stain and stitched with my sewing machine, I use a Singer heavy duty machine. I painted the edges of a piece of kraft stock with ground espresso distress paint and sanded.

I used a sentiment from the christmastime 2 (CMS389) stamp set. This card is so quick and easy to make, which is helpful if you have a lot of cards to make this year and like me, haven’t really started yet!

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back again tomorrow and there’s going to be a hat…

Zoe

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not a modern christmas

12th November, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends! I’m back with another card that I made with the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps. Catch up on all the fun on Tim’s blog.

I reached for the modern christmas (CMS388) stamp set again and set out to make another vintage card.

I used a sheet of Dina Wakleys cotton watercolor paper and applied opaque crackle texture paste with a palette knife and set aside to dry. Next I sprayed the background with antique linen distress spray and used one of my favourite background stamps from slight alterations (CMS060) stamp set with frayed burlap distress ink using the spritz and stamp technique from yesterdays card. I used the same technique again to stamp the deer, which I fussy cut.

I covered the crackle paste with vintage collage medium and once dry, rubbed distress crayons into the cracks and edged with walnut stain distress ink.

I added red stitching with my sewing machine, I use a Singer heavy duty machine and whatever thread I have to hand. Tim asked me if I stitch and then trim the cardstock, which is actually a really good idea and would probably be far easier, but I use the sewing machine foot thingy (very technical over here) to run the edge of my cardstock and it gives me a stitched line right next to the edge. I was hopeless at sewing a couple of years ago and had a hate hate relationship with my machine, but with practice, some good advice from Paula Cheney (always try on a piece of scrap first) and you all cheering me on, I’m doing better and don’t hate it anymore! So thanks!

I cut a mount using the Tim Holtz stacked postage thinlits die with blackout kraft-stock and stitched rectangles thinlits die with distress watercolor cardstock. I added idea-ology hardware heads which I painted with candied apple distress paint and rubbed off to give a chippy paint look.

I did the same with the numbers from the idea-ology numeric set and added a merry christmas stamped from the modern christmas stamp set. I used the music and advert (CMS358) stamp set, stamped in ground espresso archival ink to create a background. I sprayed antique linen distress spray over the top and spritzed with water droplets for the bleached effect.

Using the yuletide gathering (CMS390) stamp set, I stamped holly, watercoloured with distress re-inkers and fussy cut. I adhered just at the base and used a paintbrush handle to curl the holly slightly to lift from the card for dimension. I also added a little piece of torn paper stamped with the music under the holly and stitched.

Thanks for stopping by, let me know if you have any questions and I will be back tomorrow with another card.

Zoe

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A Vintage Modern Christmas

11th November, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends! It’s that time of year again… red cups at Starbucks, cinnamon candles, chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Tim Holtz Christmas stamps! I hope you managed to catch the Tim Holtz facebook LIVE showcasing the new Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps. You can catch up on all the fun on Tim Holtz blog.

If you know me or know of my love for all things vintage, you can probably guess the “what am I going to do with these” look on my face when I saw the modern christmas (CMS388) stamp set. I love a creative challenge and decided to make it my own…

Using a custom blend distress ink pad (wild honey, rusty hinge, brushed corduroy, vintage photo, ground espresso), I inked the deer stamp from the set and spritzed the stamp with water before stamping onto distress watercolor cardstock using the travel stamp platform and drying with a heat tool. Once completely dry, I blended in frayed burlap distress ink over the center of the card and masked off the deer ready for the next step.

*Beginner Tip: To create a stamp mask, simply stamp the image onto inexpensive copier paper and fussy cut. Place this over the original stamped image to protect during background stamping. It’s best to use thin paper for the mask, otherwise you create a step for the background stamp and you won’t get nice and close to the image.

Click HERE to see how to create a custom blend distress ink pad.

One of the many things that I love about Stampers Anonymous, is they never retire any of the Tim Holtz stamp sets. I used a stamp from last years seasonal release stamp set, music and advert (CMS358). I inked up with ground espresso distress archival ink and stamped without a grid block or stamping platform to get an inconsistent and weathered look. I spritzed with water and used a clean cloth to pick up the water droplets, it lifts the ink and creates the cool bleached effect. I got a lucky drip right on his nose which was perfect.

I wrapped twine around the card and stitched the edges with my sewing machine, I use a Singer heavy duty machine. I painted the edges of kraft card stock with ground espresso distress paint and sanded back to reveal the kraft.

I love that this card is so quick and easy to make. Perfect if you want to keep it simple or are sending out lots of holiday or winter cards this year. I added a story stick with rusty hinge distress crayon, but you can add any sentiment to make it a winter themed birthday or notecard, lots of versatility.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another Christmas card. Thanks for stopping by.

Zoe

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Stargazer

6th September, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends and happy friyay! I’m so looking forward to the weekend, I have a date with some new distress oxide sprays. But first I want to share a card that I made using the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamps.

Mixing old and new stamp sets is my favourite thing to do. With so many stamps packed onto a sheet, sometimes you don’t get to use them all the first round. I definitely have favourites though and the inventor 2 (CMS41) is one of them. I LOVE that the inventor 2 traveler helmet perfectly fits the cadaverous (CMS378) stamp set and it wasn’t even an on purpose!! It was written in the stars…

To create my galactic background, I sprayed distress watercolor cardstock with vintage distress spray stain, spiced marmalade and broken china distress oxide spray.

Using a palette knife, I spread opaque crackle texture paste through the new hocus pocus (THS131) stencil. Once dry, I rubbed distress crayon into the cracks.

The traveler from the inventor 2 (CMS341) stamp set, stamped with black soot distress archival ink and watercoloured with distress inks.

Fussy cutting is something else I love to do, I find it so relaxing. I fussy cut the helmet with glasses and adhered over the body from the cadaverous (CMS378) stamp set.

I added idea-ology gears covered in distress grit-paste and distress crayons. The idea-ology gears are one of my favourites in the line and I love that the different sets have different sizes. I often add some of the gears from the assemblage line too as they’re smaller. Stacked and adhered with distress collage medium.

I had the theories (CMS329) stamp set out from making my ‘lost in the darkness’ card and used this sentiment, which I love and was perfect for this card. I added idea-ology hardware heads, covered in distress crayon.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you make some time to make…

Zoe

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Lost in the Darkness

3rd September, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends. I’m back today with a really simple card using the new Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Halloween stamps and a little water brush trick to give you a ghostly effect…

I absolutely love this Halloween stamp release from Tim Holtz. Every year you don’t think it can get any better, and every year it does!! I love the way Tim’s stamps work so well together and one of my favourite things is to mix the old with the new. Stampers Anonymous never retire their stamp sets, so I am continually adding to my collection.

With black soot distress archival ink, I stamped the tightrope walker from the theories (CMS329) stamp set and the cobwebs from the new life of the party (CMS380) stamp set. The stamp platform makes this easy peasy. Using a circle die cut from the stitched circles thinlits die set, to mask the tightrope walker, I blended wild honey and black soot distress ink over the background.

I stamped skeleton arms and hands from the cadaverous (CMS378) stamp set. Using a water brush, I carefully painted the hands and arms with water and dabbed with a paper towel, picking up the distress ink and leaving a ghostly effect.

I added some of the halloween quote chips which I cut, lightly sanded and inked.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you make some time to make…

Zoe

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Send in the Clowns

25th August, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends! I’m back with another card that I made using the new Halloween stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous.

The card was inspired by the new shifters ray stencil. It just whispered circus to me. The skull from the life of the party stamp set (CMS380) matched perfectly with the distinguished (CMS371) stamp set.

I love this sentiment, also from the life of the party stamp set (CMS380). I used the label stamp from another set but I’m not sure which, it’s one I have kicking around my desk all the time.

The nose I made fussy cutting a circle from the dots and circles stamp set (CMS382) stamped in distress archival ink. I am seriously in love with the bow tie stamps from the life of the party (CMS380) stamp set. Little bit of colouring heaven for me.

The frame is die cut from the stitched rectangle thinlits die set, covered in texture opaque crackle paste and covered in vintage collage medium and once dry, distress crayon. It looks really complicated but the paste and crayons do all the work for you. Rub the distress crayon onto your finger and rub it onto the frame for the best results.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday.
Zoe

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He Was Dead Dapper

24th August, 2019 by iGirlZoe

Hello friends! I wanted to share this super simple card that I made and shared on instagram using some the new Halloween stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous.

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of hats and the distinguished stamp set (CMS371) has been one of my favourites. The moment I saw the cadaverous stamp set (CMS378) I knew I was going to put a hat on him…

I slid one of the bony fingers (also from the cadaverous set) into a slit I cut into the hat. His face reminds me of a creepy phantom of the opera. For anyone who knows about my ongoing fear of/battle with my sewing machine, you may notice my stitching is looking a little better. I wanted to share a couple of tips in case it helps those new or struggling stitchers. I now use a test piece of card first (thanks Paula Cheney for the tip). I also lightly score a line around the card where I’m going to stitch so I have a straight line to follow. This might not be the best way to do it and if you have any stitching tips, please share them.

The background was a print using the alcohol lift ink (see pic below). These awesome cobwebs are from the life of the party stamp set (CMS380). I pulled the background through a distress ink wash and flicked with distress paint.

This is where I lifted the print from. The background was a little busy for the cobwebs, but I stashed this in my bits bag it’s a good reminder to use the alcohol lift ink technique.

Thanks for stopping by.
Zoe

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