and the pile of this year's gorgeous Tim Holtz/Sizzix Thinlits die-cuts.
a reminder that with a few April Showers and a little bit of sun, the garden is already bursting into life and the brown will soon be replaced with Nature's beautiful palette of green
I fixed the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Intricate die cut to a panel of Distress Watercolor card using Distress Collage Medium Matte and applied a light coat of Gesso. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5.1/4" and spritzed with Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks and spritzed liberally with water to allow the inks to run and blend. I dried with a heat tool and flicked on splatters of Antiqued Bronze Distress Mica Spray and Black Soot Distress Spray Stain.
I added Tim Holtz/Sizzix Crochet Thinlits die cut from Distress Mixed Media Heavystock and Kraft card.
I die cut the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Geo Insect twice from black Classic Kraftstock sanded back to reveal the kraft core and once from Distress Watercolor card coloured with Black Soot Distress Spray Stain. I spritzed with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and water and added splatters of the Antiqued Bronze Distress Mica Spray. I fixed the first two insects down flat using Distress Collage Medium and on the third, I only applied adhesive on the body section and lifted the wings to add dimension
I added Ideaology Chit Chat Seasonal Stickers and die cut Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alphanumeric Thin Thinlits from Distress Watercolor card to complete the sentiment.
I distressed the edges of the panel using Tim Holtz Paper Distresser, matted on to a panel of Classic Kraftstock measuring 4.1/2" x 5.3/4", sanded back to reveal the kraft core and fixed to a 5/1/2" x 6.1/2" White card blank.
I may have made lots of progress in my quest to sort out the garden but I have a long way to go before I can say the same about the pile of die-cuts, so best get busy. I'll be back tomorrow with another floral themed project.
Toodle-oo for now.
Hugs Kath xxx
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