Wobbler Cat - Tim Holtz HaLLoWeeN Snarky Cat

Hello friends! Everyone loves a little Snarky Cat, right! The new Tim Holtz Snarky Cat Halloween set from Stampers Anonymous is perfect for those Halloween cards you need to make. And adding the Wobbler action on the cat makes him do a little shake shake, makes everyone smile. 

He looks like he just got in trouble for getting into the candy stash. Haha!

Stamp your favorite Snarky Cat, pumpkin and witches hat with Black Soot Archival Ink. 

Cut out all the stamp images and cut off the tail, don't worry we'll re-attach it later. 

Color the images with Distress ink and a waterbrush.  I think the new Crackling Campfire Distress Ink would be great for that pumpkin. when coloring it's so hard to keep the eyes clean so I stamped another set of eyes cut them out and adhered them after I was all done coloring. 

Position the new dot shifter stencil over an old book page and ink with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink on an Ink Blending Tool.

Re position stencil lining up the dot to the engraved image on the stencil and Ink with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink on an Ink Blending Tool. I like to use the Oxide Inks for this, they are a little opaque and I love that. 

Add a few stamped spider webs and of corse some spiders too. I used the Distress Oxide ink in Black Soot for the ink. 

Cut cardstock to mat your background. I used black Metallic Kraftcore and an orange card base. Do a little sanding on the cardstock then ink the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink.

Adhere the background and black piece together then add so random stitching around the edges leaving the loose ends of the thread. Use foam tape to adhere4 the pumpkin. 

Adhere the Witches Hat and the tail to the cat. Now add the cat with the wobbler.

Stamp the message with Wilted Violet and create a little flag and adhere with foam tape. 

Wow wouldn't love this cut cat and the wobbler make its even more fun. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele

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12 Tags of 2015 / Holiday Card Series - February Inspiration

Hello friends! I loved the tag from February! The layering of the background, the stitching on the felt star and the flash card brings a nostalgic feel to this card. Ephemera can be an easy way to create a patchwork for the base of our project.

12 Tags Holiday Card Series #9

I made this card while on a visit to a friends house (Paula Cheney) and used her sewing machine. I guess it's like using someone else's tools that your not familiar with. We laughed so hard…and I don't think my sewing is very good but it definitely adds charter to the card. 

12 Tags of 2015 - February 

Get the details over on the Tim Holtz blog! 

 Joy Card

Background: Festive Ephemera

Star: Stacked Stars Bigz Die with Felt or quilt batting

Embellishments: Christmastime Flash Cards, Christmas Word Bands

Ribbon: Jute String  

Other: Distress Spritzer, and Distress Marker - Black Soot

Whether you're making Christmas cards, baking cookies, shopping or just spending time with friends and family have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Richele

Halloween Inspiration Series: Spooky Cards

Hello friends! Are you loving the Halloween Inspiration series over on the Tim Holtz blog? The projects have been so AMAZING!!! Don't you think? 

Today's project features embossing with ink on your Texture Fade, coloring Deco Sheets with Alcohol Inks and die cutting tricks to use on Thinlit dies to make your life easier. 

Rub the ink on to the Texture Fade directly from the ink pad. My favorite ink for this technique is Archival ink. The color comes out with good coverage and the color is smooth. Don't worry you can clean the Texture Fade later with stamp cleaner. 

Once the Texture Fade is inked carefully insert a piece of Kraft-core cardstock in to the folder. 

Run it through your machine to ink and emboss the image in one pass. 

Love the contrast and how it shows off the embossed design! These are just a few of the new Tim Holtz Texture Fades embossing folder for 2015…the Zig Zag, Cobwebs and Batground. I think Batground is my favorite. Which one do you like? 

Totally Crazy..."Bird Crazy"

Happy Friday everyone! Yes it's another post with THE birds. The "CRAZY" adorable Birds that is! Did you hear the exciting news from Tim Holtz…there's a new Thinlits set to cut out all the Crazy Things making it that much easier to create these fun cards. 

All you need is Distress Markers, Distress Spritzer, Detail Waterbrush, Watercolor Cardstock, Kraft-Core Cardstock, Paper Twine or Jute String, Stamps (Bird Crazy, Crazy Things and Crazy Talk) and of corse the NEW Crazy Things Thinlits set! 

You can find the coloring technique I've used on a previous post HERE. 

WARNING: Bird Crazy is addicting! 

Halloween Treat Bags!

Hello friends! Halloween treat bags are always a favorite of mine, they are perfect for the Grandkids, friends or a Halloween Party. I always try to utilize dies that I already have and mix them with some of the new must haves. The stand by dies I use over and over again...the Labels Thinlits die set and "In the Bag" Bigz dies. Add in some of my new favorite dies like the NEW Jack-o-lantern Bigz die, Handwritten and Script Halloween Words Thinlits sets and the Movers and Shaper Tiny Bat, Cross and Shield set. 

All great additions to my stash and for our project today. 

Die cut the Bag using some of the NEW Tim Holtz Regions Beyond Mini Paper Stash. The paper comes in 8" x 8" and has lots of different designs in a great color palette of black, orange and cream. Ideal for Halloween! 

Those "Bird Crazy" Witches

Hello all! Hope you all had an awesome weekend. As you can see I've made another Bird Crazy card. These Witches are good friends all dressed up ready for Halloween. heeheehee

This card features Mono Printing in the background for a spooky effect, masking on the moon using a circle die and coloring with Distress Markers, Waterbrush and the Distress Spritzer to add a little texture. 

Stamp the Bird Crazy and Crazy Things images on to Watercolor Cardstock with Jet Black Archival ink. 

Color them with Distress Markers and then blend with the Detail Waterbrush. Add a little texture using the Distress Spritzer. You can see the full tutorial on coloring here. Don't forget Tim Holtz has a Bird Crazy Thinlits set that die cuts the bird, eyes, beak and wings. Makes it super easy. Coming in October is the dies for all the Crazy Things (accessories). I can't wait!

Using the Shatter Layering Stencil from Stampers Anonymous apply Distress Ink directly to the stencil, spray with water, press on to a piece of Watercolor Cardstock, blot off excess water and ink, then carefully lift off the stencil.  

Repeat the mono printing technique for the bottom section. 

Add Distress Ink to the edges of the card with a Mini Ink Blending Tool and Distress Ink. 

Die cut a circle from a scrap piece of paper. I used the middle Sized Circles Movers and Shapers Die but any circle will do. Save both the positive and negative from the die cut. Lay the circle over the background and use the Mini Ink Blending Tool to add Fossilized Amber for the Moon. 

Fossilized Amber is the perfect color for the Moon! 

Place the Circle die cut over the moon to protect it from water spatter. NOW with the new Distress Sprayer splatter a little water. If you just pull the trigger slowly it will create droplets of water. Super cool don't you think. Love this feature of the bottle no more putting water in your hand and flicking. Let the droplets sit for a little bit or use a Heat Tool to partially dry them the blot off the excess and it will create a lighter spot. It's all about the layers. 

I also added some droplets of ink. Don't forget to protect the moon on this step too. 

Often times I can't find the right color cardstock in my stash so this is a great solution Cut another piece of cardstock a little larger then my background. Color the edges of the cardstock with Distress Marker or Distress Ink. Now you have the prefect color that matches your card. 

Ink all the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink on an Ink Blending Tool. 

Adhere the Layers together.  

Stamp the message from the Stampers Anonymous set Crazy Talk. This is a great set the has tons of Massages for the inside and the outside of your cards. Now you know how it's hard to get the message straight? With Tim's grid block it takes the guess work out of it. Mount the message on the block by lining up the grid with the bottom or top of the message. 

Then stamp the message on your card lining up the grid from the block. I like to test it on a scrap first. I love how easy these Grad Blocks are to use, so easy! 

Add the Bird Crazy Witches with foam tape.

Here are a few close ups! 

BEWARE: Bird Crazy can be very addictive!

Thanks for popping in, I always love that you're here.

Richele

Here's all the goodies I've used. 

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