Tim Holtz/Sizzix Chapter 3 - Nordic Winter Neutrals

Hi folks, I've become a little bit obsessed with a certain die called Nordic Winter from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Chapter 3 release and before I set this amazingly versatile die aside and concentrate on the other dies, I treated myself to one more play and created a set of 6 cards to kick-start this year's mission to make boxes of cards for local charities. When you have the supplies on your workdesk anyway and a pile of left-over bits and pieces to be used up, it's just as easy to make 6 cards as it is one. If the truth be known, I'm currently in quick and easy/working part-time mode because come 1.00pm, the cubbyhole is closed for business and everything stops for tennis.

I chose a neutral palette of black/grey and brown/kraft for my set of clean and simple, have to be quick to make, set of cards and gathered supplies.

Nordic Winter Thinlits die/Star Trim Impresslits

Scraps of Idea-ology Classic KraftStock,sanded back to reveal the kraft core

 and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Adhesive Sheets fixed on the back

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Glorious Gatherings, Simple Sayings and Brushstrokes

I trimmed white cardstock to create 6 - 4.1/4" x  5.1/4" cards, inked the Brushstrokes image with Hickory Smoke and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide inks, spritzed the stamp with water and stamped on the cards.

I used scraps of Classic Kraft Stock to die cut only what I needed for the cards - the houses, larger trees, deer and large stars, die-cutting whole panels and ending up with an even bigger mountain of waste was not on the cards, forgive the pun

I fixed the die-cuts on the background, added a torn strip of Classic KraftStock to ground them, die-cut the gorgeous and very detailed Star Trim 3D Impresslits which I cut into small strips and attached to the cards with Distress Collage Medium Matte.

I inked the sentiments from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Glorious Gatherings and Simple Sayings with Black Soot and Vintage Photo Distress Archival inks and stamped on the cards, mixing up the sentiments from the two stamp sets.

I added Lucy's Little Things Ice Crystal sequins to add just a little touch of Christmas bling..

Have a great weekend whatever you are planning. ME, I'll be glued to the TV for what I suspect is going to be a spectacular weekend of tennis and woohoo I'll be cheering on my hero, the mighty Federer who, and I don't want to tempt fate, has had a fairly easy ride so far through to the semi final but now faces Rafa and I have a sneaky feeling that is going to be a cracker of a match. Let the best man win and roll on the Men's Final on Sunday.

Toodle-oo for now

Hugs Kath xxx

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