Crafty Stamping: #timholtzcarvedchristmas

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS SC428 -

This is our last challenge for you for 2023 from Hand Stamped Sentiments. The Design Team are going to take a well earned break over the festive season and will be back in full swing in January 2024. If you've stuck with us all year and so many of you have give yourselves a big pat on the back. We couldn't do it without you joining in with us and sharing your talent. A big thank you from me. So for our last challenge we have a nice simple sketch for you.

Oh you know me - I don't do simple! So I used an old embossing folder I think it may be Sizzix which has stockings on it. I then wanted to use this old stamp from Tim Holtz called Carved Christmas. I added some greenery from Tim Holtz dies and added one of his bells to make the card sing! This card is going to be for hubby this Christmas.

It only remains for me to wish you all a Happy and Peaceful Christmas/Holiday/Winter season and see you all again in the New Year.

I'm adding this into the following

The Holly and Ivy - AG

Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas

Girlz Creative Challenge - Christmas Song

CYHTP - Embossing folder

Inkspirational - Seasonal

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

CHRISTMAS CRAFT CREATIONS - ADD A HAT

Welcome back to another monthly challenge at Christmas Craft Creations - if you've been with us all year you will have a great start to your Christmas card collection.

Our challenge this month is Add a Hat. This nearly had me stumped but then I remembered this older Tim Holtz set Carved Christmas 1 with the great linocut hat and knew I had to use it.

I used a Tim Holtz stencil for my background using a soft palette of Aged Mahogony ink over an Antique Linen background. I added some Tim Holtz collage Holly paper, I embossed the stamp then cut it out and added it to a gold stitched circle. I added a white gel pen to the word Jolly. I cut out some Tim Holtz foliage and added it under the circle and added a twine bow.