Holiday Blueprint Cards

Hello!  Last Friday I was supposed to go to Epcot for the Food & Wine Festival.  I should have been eating and drinking my way around the "world" but Hurricane Sandy, passing along the east coast of Florida, nixed those plans!!  So, since I had the day off from work I did the next best thing...spent the day in my craft room working on my Whim So Doodle DT assignment, Tim Holtz inspired holiday cards.  I really had a difficult time with these cards!  I can whip up a tag pretty quickly but working on a card format was different!  In the end I was pleased with how they came out.

This first card showcases the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mirrored sheets.  These are very cool!

Supplies: Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations-Bigz Vintage Noel Die, Bigz Styled Labels Die, Movers & Shapers Styled Labels, Tattered Flower Garland Strip, Christmas Background and Borders Texture Fades Set; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stains-Victorian Velvet, Picket Fence, Brushed Pewter; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink-Brushed Corduroy; Ideaology-Seasonal Paper Stash, Mirrored; Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber-Snow Cap; Core’dinations Paper

Last week I posted a couple of tags, for the Studio L3 weekly CC2C challenge, which I've now completed by making a pocket for each tag.

Supplies: Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous-Christmas Blueprints, Grunge Snowflakes; Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Tattered Pinecone Die, Festive Greenery Strip; Sizzix Bigz XL Die-Envelope/Pocket; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink-Iced Spruce, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain-Broken China, Faded Jeans; Ranger Perfect Pearls Powder; Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist-Turquiose; Idea-ology-Seasonal Paper Stash, Kraft Paper Stash, Crinkle Ribbon, Christmas Muse Token, Seasonal Chit Chat; Core’dinations Paper

Supplies: Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous -Christmas Blueprints, Holiday Wishes; Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Tattered Pinecone Die, Festive Greenery Strip; Sizzix Bigz XL Die-Envelope/Pocket; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink-Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain-Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Brushed Corduroy; Ranger Perfect Pearls Powder; Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist-Sunflower Sparkle; Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber-Snow Cap; Ideaology-Seasonal Paper Stash, Kraft Paper Stash, Crinkle Ribbon, Christmas Muse Token, Seasonal Chit Chat; Core’dinations Paper

These last two cards feature the blueprint stamps embossed in white on paper that I inked to look like blueprint paper.  I blended Distress Ink in Faded Jeans and Stormy Sky and then did the Sprintz & Flick technique on the paper before embossing.

Supplies: Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous -Christmas Blueprints; Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations-Bigz Carved Ornaments #2, Movers & Shapers Joy, Festive Greenery Strip; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink-Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Brushed Corduroy, Emboss; Ideaology-Patterned Grungeboard, Seasonal Paper Stash, Mirrored, Plaquettes, Clip; Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber-Gold, Silver; Core’dinations Paper; Personal Stash-White EP, ribbon, wire, rhinestones

Supplies: Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous -Christmas Blueprints, Odds & Ends; Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations-Bigz Winter Wonder Die, Movers & Shapers Mini Snowflakes, Ticket Strip, Snow Flurries Texture Fades; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink-Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Brushed Corduroy, Emboss; Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain-Broken China, Picket Fence, Brushed Pewter; Ideaology-Seasonal Paper Stash, Clip, Tiny Brads; Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber-Snow Cap Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist-Perfect Pearl; Core’dinations Paper; Personal Stash-White EP, plastic packaging

I am really happy with how the snowman card turned out.  It's difficult to see in the photo but the snowman is sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl underneath the embossed plastic.  The effect was really pretty!

I hope you like them! Thanks for stopping by. Now go make something!