‘Sizzix’ Category

  1. The Great Witches Bake Off

    28th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello Friends! Are you doing any baking or making for Halloween? I’m thinking about making some Halloween themed food over the weekend. It definitely won’t be in the same league as The Great Witches Bake off or the moody new member of the distress family, Villainous Potion, who you can meet over on Tim Holtz blog.

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    I love how the villainous potion distress ink wicks and there’s such a colour variation dependent on how concentrated the ink is. Mixed with a little frayed burlap for that sweet grunged look.

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    I LOVE the moon masks that Tim released this year. They come in 3 sizes and I used the largest, along with a sizzix circle die to create a big moon backdrop. I used alphanumeric label dies cut from idea-ology black kraftstock to spell out this fun sentiment inspired by my friend Juli’s excitement in a group chat about The Great British Bake Off TV show.

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    I took the spider from the idea-ology halloween adornments set, used the distress embossing dabber to add embossing ink and covered in villainous potion distress embossing glaze and melted with a heat embossing tool.

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    I love all the cool details of the toil and trouble thinlits dies. The skulls inside the cauldron are so cool and the hole in the witches hand for her to hold a mouse, broom etc is such a clever detail. I die cut the witch and cauldron from distress watercolor cardstock, sprayed with black soot distress spray and once dry, blended in walnut stain distress ink.

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    I made another card and cut the witches hand to slide the broom handle through and then glued it with a little distress collage medium. The “how to” for the background of this card can be seen here.

    Thanks for stopping by and Happy Halloween making and baking.

    Zoe


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  2. Steampumpkins

    27th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends! I’m back today with more pumpkins. These I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Halloween LIVE Launch.

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    The pumpkin patch colorize die was another knock out for me. Tim really spoiled us with pumpkins this year and I’m one happy pumpkin farmer!

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    I started by altering an idea-ology mini clipboard. Covered the background with brickwork (see step out here) and then added distress grit-paste. I used a mixture of crackling campfire, candied apple and ground espresso distress paints over the dried distress grit-paste to create a faux rust effect. I cut alcohol foil tape and embossed with the mini foundry 3D embossing folder and covered with black soot distress paint, wiping away the excess. I cut the foil and added pieces to the clipboard clip until it was covered. I also added a couple of idea-ology hardware heads.

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    Using the lumber and mini foundry 3D embossing folders, I embossed the pumpkin patch colorize die cuts. If you haven’t tried colorize before, these are such a great introduction to it. There are only a few pieces and it’s not intricate or fiddly in the least and I think you’ll love the effects you can get with colorize.

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    In order to get the tiny lights to show through from under the vellum, I cut a section in the base die cut and mounted foam around the edges to creat a space for the tiny lights to sit inside. I added vellum painted with fossilized amber distress paint, under the top sections to hide, contain and diffuse the tiny lights. Here’s how…

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    For step out purposes I have die cut just the larger pumpkin from white cardstock. You will see there are de-bossed lines which show you where to place each piece. I’ve added numbers, letters and arrows to help. 1 is your base. 2 goes on top of 1. 3 goes on top of 2 etc.

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    Using a craft knife, cut a circle in the center of the base of the pumpkin die cut leaving enough around the edge to add adhesive foam. Cut a piece of vellum using the base pumpkin piece, cut off the stalk and paint with distress paint.

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    Glue the vellum on top of the base piece.

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    Add the next die cut piece over the top.

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    I flipped the pumpkin over and ran adhesive foam around the underside edge of the base piece.

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    Add idea-ology tiny lights into the back of the pumpkin and secure with glue, if you leave a gap in the adhesive foam you can run the lights behind the smaller pumpkin too, (not pictured).

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    How the pumpkin looks with the lights behind it. On my project, I threaded the lights through the back of the idea-ology mini clipboard first and the switch was attached to the back of the clipboard.

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    Tiny lights OFF.

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    Tiny lights ON.

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    Using some leftover alcohol foil tape I used the alphanumeric tiny upper dies to cut steampumpkins.

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    Seriously! How cool is this pumpkin patch die? Tim rocked it!!

    My pumpkin making adventures continue through November, so there’s more pumpkins to come…

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Zoe


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  3. Jack

    26th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Happy National Pumpkin Day. No better way to celebrate this very special day than to make and share pumpkin everything. I’m starting with a banner panel shared during the Tim Holtz Sizzix Halloween launch.

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    I lost my head when I saw the pumpkinhead die set! 😉 The JACK-o-lantern is perfectly sized for the hat and coat from the distinguished stamp set, thanks Tim!

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    I cut and stitched my banner panels first. I use the retired Sizzix banners #3 dies (561152), die cutting distress kraft heavystock, distress cracked leather cardstock, distress watercolor cardstock and idea-ology black kraftstock.

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    Using the new mini mechanics 3D embossing folder, I embossed alcohol ink foil tape backed with kraft heavystock.

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    I added black soot distress paint to the embossed background, wiping away the excess.

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    I die cut the jack-o-lantern from the pumpkin head thinlits die set. I painted the base piece with fossilized amber distress paint and covered the top with crackling campfire and walnut stain distress inks. I LOVE this die SO MUCH and of course he’s so dapper in his hat and coat, both from distinguished CMS371 stamp set.

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    The banner strip from the Halloween vault series die set worked perfectly. This is probably my favourite die set from the release. I’ve used so many die cuts from it across my halloween makes. I added JACK with the alphanumeric tiny type upper dies.

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    Adding a hardware head each side of the banner with a little distress grit-paste and crackling campfire distress crayon to create a faux rust effect. Using a paintbrush to pull some of the distress onto the card like rust dripping.

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    I use a singer heavy duty sewing machine to stitch and I stitch before assembling.

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    I added an idea-ology display hanger to hang this banner panel.

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    Thanks for stopping by. I will be back in a bit with some more pumpkins…

    Zoe


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  4. Tim Holtz Crypt Paste

    20th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’ve climbed into my time machine today and I’m going way back to the launch of the Tim Holtz Halloween seasonal distress and Halloween dies. It feels like I made this so long ago and yet here we are in Halloween season and the timing couldn’t be more perfect to share this tombstone with a date inspired by the movie Hocus Pocus.

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    It’s no surprise that my favourite of all the new seasonal distress products and the one that stole my grunge loving heart was the crypt grit-paste (crypt-paste)! Oh my goodness this stuff is AMAZING. It’s truly the grittiest grit of a paste!

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    If you’re still looking for the Halloween Texture Set, there’s a link at the end of the post to some in stock (at the time of posting)!

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    I covered a #8 etcetera thickboard tag with a light layer of white gesso. Once dry, covered with a layer of hickory smoke distress paint. Using the new vault series halloween die set, I cut several of the branches and glued them onto the tag to simulate cracks in the tombstone.

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    Cover parts of the tag with crypt grit-paste, distress grave texture paste (not pictured) and hickory smoke distress paint drying between each medium. I apply texture paste with a palette knife and grit-paste with my finger, sort of tapping it on to create the really gritty texture.

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    Add the #8 etcetera tag tombstone overlay parts and covered with the pastes and paint as before.

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    Die cut numbers from the alphanumeric stretch upper thinlits die set several times and mount on top of each other. NOTE: This was before Tim gave me the game changing fun foam tip. See my gravestones post for details. Glue them to the tag and cover with distress crypt grit-paste, distress gravy texture paste and hickory smoke distress paint.

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    Dry brush black soot distress paint over the die cut branches to darken and dry brush white gesso over parts of the tombstone to highlight.

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    I added the ghosts from the new vault series halloween die set. I LOVE these and I’m so happy to have them in a smaller size and what a great opportunity to own them if you don’t have the retired set they were part of.

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    I cut candles from the candlelight colorize die set, another favourite of mine from the halloween die release. This colorize is super simple to put together but if you need any help, let me know and I can put up a step out for you. I trimmed them at the base to different sizes and stacked them along the raised lower ledge of the tombstone.

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    Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back with a graveyard in a tin using these grungetastic texture pastes and the vault series halloween die set in an idea-ology tin.

    Zoe


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  5. Gravestones

    15th October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends, hope you’re doing well. Today I’m sharing a “how to” for the gravestones I made for a recent village make. You can see my make on Tim’s instagram video, along with a storage idea for the village collection dies. If you missed the LIVE launch you can watch the replay on Tim’s blog and see all the amazing village makes, including one by Tim which will blow your socks off!

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    There’s a funny story to these gravestones… I was chatting to Tim and had a maker deadline, so continued to glue together layers and layers AND LAYERS of cardstock to make gravestones as we chatted. Tim watched me for a bit and then asked if I had tried using foam instead of 10 layers of cardstock! I think he laughed as he said “What are you doing and why are you doing that?!” It literally saved ME DAYS! So thank you Tim for this game changing tip and the perfect timing.

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    I will be sharing a “how to” for my village build in a later post but for today, it’s all about the gravestones. Let’s get into the how…

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    Using the 2021 Halloween Vault Series dies, cut 2 gravestones from distress kraft heavystock and 1 from fun foam. I used black because that’s what I had but you can use any color or any thickness and add a few more pieces of foam if you want thicker gravestones. Really make it your own.

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    I glued the layers together with distress collage medium, with the foam in the middle. I did try adding double sided adhesive tape to the foam and then die cutting it but the foam became compacted. You could use adhesive tape on the kraft stock but I found that wet glue works better with all the gesso, paint and paste you’ll add.

    Another great tip that Tim shared with me is to give the foam a quick blast with your heat tool after you’ve die cut it. It reinflates the foam a little after being flattened during die cutting. Seriously! Craft friends are the best!

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    Next cover the the entire gravestone with white gesso and set aside to dry.

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    Apply distress grave texture paste with your finger and set aside to dry.

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    Paint on a layer of hickory smoke distress paint and set aside to dry.

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    Finally, apply distress crypt texture paste (crypt-paste) to the gravestone with your finger and set aside to dry.

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    To attach the gravestones to my upturned idea-ology vignette tray, I ran a line of hot glue along the bottom of the gravestone and pressed down into place. As the moss covers the base of all of the gravestones, you won’t see the hot glue and don’t need to be too tidy with it. If you don’t want to use moss, you could add texture paste to the base of the tombstone and paint with hickory smoke paint to hide the hot glue.

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    Tip: I placed all of my gravestones using blue-tack/poster putty and then lifted the gravestone one at a time, removed the putty and put back into place with the hot glue.

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    Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to set your alarms and plan your snacks for tomorrow’s new distress color launch! I’m so excited. See you there.

    Zoe


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  6. Tim Holtz Village Collection

    2nd October, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends! Did you catch the LIVE launch of the Tim Holtz Village Collection? This is such an exciting day for all the village lovers out there and for those new to the Tim Holtz brand, this is your chance to own your very own set of Village Collection dies.

    Despite the heroic efforts by Mario and his buddy at Fedex, my box didn’t quite make it in time for the LIVE, so Tim came up with a Plan B. I’m very grateful to them both for always looking out for their makers.

    Today I’m sharing some close ups and if you keep scrolling there’s a storage idea too. In another post I’ll share how I put this together, the mistakes I made and the things I learned as a first time village builder.

    EDIT: You can see my cemetery showcased on Tim’s instagram.

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    STORAGE

    EDIT: You can see my village collection storage idea showcased on Tim’s instagram.

    I wanted to easily see what options I had when building so I used this system to organize and store my dies.

    For the storage I used:
    2x packs of Tim Holtz Sizzix envelopes (+ 2 envelopes from the village collection – totaling 8)
    1x pack Home Depot magnetic vent covers
    2x sheets of Tim Holtz distress white heavystock
    posca pen
    scor-tape

    I cut vent covers to fit the envelopes, mounted onto distress heavystock using scor tape to make the sheet sturdy and used a white posca pen to identify each sheet. The posca pen can be removed with a damp cloth if you make a mistake.

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    House 1

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    House 2

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    Manor
    *cut halfway across the envelope flap join to allow the longer die to stick out the top

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    Rooftops

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    Spire + Addition + Towers

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    Dormer + Entry Way + Awning + Doorways

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    Shutters + Entry Doors + Door Frames + Entry Frames + Chimneys

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    Windows + Window Frames

    Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be back soon with more details of my cemetery and a funny story behind those gravestones.

    Zoe


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  7. Specimen Matchbox

    3rd September, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Another day, another dome! Thank you so much for your kind comments here and on social media about the Jack-O-Lantern dome. I’m so happy that you’re as excited as I am about the new Tim Holtz idea-ology Halloween.

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    Today I’m heading back to the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 release. I was so excited to receive the matchbox Bigz L die that comes with the cutest thinlits set. This allows you to cut a dome sized hole in the matchbox and comes with “circle flair” that I can’t stop using.

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    I use the idea-ology design ruler to center the circle and secure with a little masking tape and run it through my die cutter. Check out Tim’s matchbox demo, for some great tips on matchbox assembly.

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    These are the pieces that I die cut. The matchbox drawer and sleeve, circle flair, a butterfly from the entomology framelits set, intertwined 3D embossed cardstock, honeycomb from the mixed media thinlits set.

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    Add the honeycomb die cut to the display dome cork base with distress collage medium. Make a hole in the base for a stick, I used a dremel micro with the drill attachment.

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    I added this creepy faux moss that I bought from a craft store in the US years ago!

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    The inside of the box is lined with the intertwined 3D embossed piece with a butterfly from the entomology framelits and stamp set mounted under the dome. It’s up-lit with a set of tiny lights that are glued into the bottom of the matchbox and thread through the bottom of the cork display dome base.

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    The piece of creepy faux moss perfectly fit the stick. I added a couple of dots of hot glue to hold it in place.

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    Finally, I put on the dome and added a piece of idea-ology ephemera and cord to the outside of the glass.

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    Thanks for stopping by. This dome is heading to my friend Stacy Hutchinson, who inspired me to use a stick and this most definitely belongs with her stick collection.

    Zoe


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  8. Jack-O-Lantern by Candlelight

    2nd September, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. Happy second day of September. I am so ready to get my Halloween on and today I’m sharing this tag I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Halloween LIVE launch.

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    I was invited to take part in an industry virtual event where Tim showcased his seasonal dies; during the demo he put the pumpkin from the pumpkinhead die set onto a candlestick from the candlelight die set and that inspired this tag. Jack-O-Lantern candles…? YES PLEASE!!

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    I LOVE this pumpkinhead, he’s such a troublemaker, you can tell! I added a drippy candle die cut piece over his eye, it reminds me of the poisoned apple from Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. You should check out the brilliant make that Tami B (playswellwithpaper) did for the Halloween idea-ology LIVE with a Disney poisoned apple! I can’t wait for that blog post!

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    Using a distress heavystock #8 tag, I added antique linen and hickory smoke distress sprays and dried. I spread distress grave texture paste from the Halloween distress paste set through the skull stencil from mini stencil set 23 with a palette knife. How freaking cool is this paste? I have a couple of extra pots, thanks to a very thoughtful friend.

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    I’m in love with the new candlelight die set. They may have been released with the Halloween dies, but they are going to rock Christmas and I’ll be using them all year. They are so simple to put together.

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    I was practicing a zig zag stitch with my sewing machine on scrap card and got it so on point that I trimmed it off the scrap card, inked it, added a hardware head to each end and used it as a ledge for the candle sticks to sit on and under. I added a sticker from the idea-ology curiosities sticker book and die cut drips underneath.

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    I stitched the tag and then mounted it onto a #8 etctera thickboard tag to give it stability. To finish, I dyed a piece of mummy cloth with distress spray and thread it through the tag and secured in place with an idea-ology mini pin.

    I really wish I had added tiny lights to this tag and I would have done, but I was out of time and racing the clock. Mario very kindly dipped out during the LIVE to collect this from the local Fedex depot and this isn’t the first time he has done this for a maker. Very grateful to Tim and Mario, who always go the extra mile.

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Zoe


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  9. The Birds!

    5th August, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I hope you’re having a good week. I’m so excited for the Tim Holtz seasonal LIVE launches to get underway on Tim’s YouTube channel from Saturday! I thought it was probably a good idea to catch up and post my makes from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 2 LIVE launch! We’ll just call this Throwback Thursday and say no more about it. If you want to jump in your time machine and go way back, you can watch the Chapter 2 LIVE on Tim’s blog.

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    The new retro TV die is seriously cool! It reminds me of a TV we had when I was a kid. There was no TV remote, you had to get up off your butt to change one of the 5 channels! When you turned it off there would be this line across the middle as the tube cooled down. Generation Netflix will have to google it. 😉

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    The moment I saw the retro TV die came with a “pop out” I knew I wanted to smash it out and the rest came together as I went along (I’m not a planner), clearly based on how long it’s taken me to post this!

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    Here are the brickwork panels in their various stages using the AMAZING Tim Holtz brickwork 3D embossing folder. I have a “how to” for this in a previous blog post.

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    I covered the base of a vignette tray with the brickwork panels. I took some build photos as I see quite a lot of questions about how to use idea-ology tiny lights with vignette boxes and trays. I use a dremel mirco with the drill bit accessory set and thread the lights through from the back.

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    I added a set of idea-ology tiny lights I hoarded from last Halloween. I LOVE the purple set because they look like black lights and was perfect for this project (see final photo). I wound them around the back of the TV die cut, securing in place with hot glue as I went. Being very careful not to touch the actual bulb with hot glue as this can short the lights. I added extra hot glue blobs to create space between the back so it would sit away from the brickwork and allow the light to escape.

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    I printed a photo from a famous scene from Hitchcock’s – The Birds movie. I painted a little ground espresso around the edges of the square dome before gluing into place ready to add the top piece.

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    Using a craft knife, I cut cracks in the square dome and used pliers to bend back the opening where the birds broke through and escaped. Be careful not to scratch yourself on the sharp edges of the plastic. You could lightly sand if it worries you.

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    The panel and feet are separate die cuts and I ran these through my machine with the lumber 3D embossing folder for a faux woodgrain effect. I love being able to emboss different pieces and then assemble after.

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    I used alcohol ink foil tape covered with mushroom alcohol ink to create the dials and bars on the TV panel. I used the end of my paper shaping tool to emboss a circle into the smaller dial and added an extra bar I cut to the bigger dial.

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    The birds were die cut using retired scarecrow thinlits die set (662382).

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    They were cut from the new idea-ology kraft-stock, which I love. It’s non textured unlike the original kraft-stock. I folded the birds wings up slightly and attached with a dot of distress collage medium added to the body of the bird.

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    Cutting Hitchcock twice using the alphanumeric stretch upper thinlits dies. Once from idea-ology kraft-stock and once from distress kraft heavystock. I mounted one over the other, slightly offset to make it pop.

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    Doesn’t it look cool lit up in the dark?! I hope there are idea-ology Halloween tiny lights this year! 😉 (photo credit Mario Rossi)…

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Zoe


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  10. Varsity Moth

    30th July, 2021 by iGirlZoe

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    Hello friends. I’m getting ready for a busy weekend of seasonal making. Before I head off into the inky wilderness, I thought I would stop by and share a tag I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 LIVE launch. You can check out all the launch details and inspirational makes over on Tim’s blog.

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    This time I used half of the perspective moth die cut and took the varsity alphanumeric dies out for a test run and wow, it’s an alphanumeric must have set!

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    I used a #8 etcetera tag as my base. I love these tags because they are made from thickboard and you can really load them up with paints, pastes and inks. Perfect for mixed media makes. I have a how to with tips for applying the paste on a previous blog post. For this one I added some plain collage paper which I had stamped with the ledger script stamp in hickory smoke distress archival ink. I added a piece of design tape to the bottom which eventually got covered up, but it still adds texture to the background. I added vintage collage medium to give tint before layering with gesso and distress grit-paste.

    igirlzoe: tim holtz sizzix perspective moth varsity alphanumeric
    I created the moth using the perspective moth thinlits die and rusted the same way as the brickwork moth in a previous blog post. The intricate detail of this wing is incredible. I use a foldaway to cut my intricate dies but if you find you’re having trouble cutting them and you’re not using a foldaway machine, I recommend using a Sizzix Chrome Plate. Details on how to use it and which machines it’s compatible with are on Sizzix website.

    igirlzoe: tim holtz sizzix perspective moth varsity alphanumeric
    Let’s talk about the new varsity alphanumeric thinlits dies! WOW! I LOVE THEM! They gently emboss this beautiful stitched detail around the inner die cut. You can’t see it as clearly here as I used felt for the inner piece, but trust me, it is actually there. I used some very stiff adhesive backed felt that Tim kindly sent me. It’s like jacket lettering. So so cool!

    igirlzoe: tim holtz sizzix perspective moth varsity alphanumeric
    I also used a seal outline from the thinlits set that comes with the new matchbox bigz die. I have to admit this die hasn’t been off my desk, love it. I used alphanumeric tiny type lower thinlits dies to spell out perspective.

    igirlzoe: tim holtz sizzix perspective moth varsity alphanumeric
    The perspective moth is a large die and still works perfectly on smaller surfaces by simply cutting it down. Thanks for stopping by.

    Zoe


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