The Christmas Production Line

Hello my friends, just like time and tide, Christmas waits for no-one and I'm so far behind with this year's preparations but all is not lost and I've fired up the Christmas production line to decorate plain white gift bags using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Rosettes Thinlits, greenery from Modern Festive Thinlits, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Retro Flakes and the adorable Santa from Tim Holtz/Sizzix DieCember Cyber Monday Surprise at Simon Says Stamp. At that time of writing, this amazing free gift is still available and all you need to do to grab one, is purchase $25 of Tim Holtz Brand products and it will automatically be added to your cart.

I began by die-cutting 3 strips for each rosette from Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas Backdrops paper  using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Vault Rosettes Thinlits.

I folded each strip on the score lines, fixed together to create the rosettes and attached to the small die-cut circle from Vault Rosettes Thinlits using hot glue. I die-cut the medallion and fixed to the front again with hot glue.

I die-cut the Santa from Be Of Good Cheer from Distress Black HeavyStock and various shades of Sizzix Surfacez cardstock.

Once assembled, I dabbed on Ranger Glossy Accents randomly with a small brush and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

I die-cut the greenery from green shades of Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas Backdrop papers using Tim Holtz/Sizzix Modern Festive Thinlits, tapped on Distress Grit Paste with a palette knife and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

I stamped the banner and sentiment from Simon Says Christmas Cheer 6" x 8" stamp set on to Simon Says School House Red cardstock, inked with White Pigment ink, sprinkled with White Detail Embossing Powder, heat set and fussy cut using my trusty Tim Holtz Mini Recoil Snips.

I assembled the rosettes using small dots of hot glue to attach the die-cuts - how cute.

I trimmed Neenah Desert Storm card to be slightly smaller than the 6" x 8" white gift bags. I placed the large snowflake from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Retro Flakes on to a Tim Holtz Grid Block, inked with Versamark ink, sprinkled with White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. I repeated the process with the small snowflake, inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink. Using the grid blocks speeded up the process for stamping 6 panels, as opposed to using my stamp platform and having to clean and move the stamps each time.

I inked around the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink using a mini round blending tool, wiped the excess ink off the embossing with a cloth, fixed the rosette in place with hot glue and fixed the panel to the gift bag.

On reflection, I think the bags need a big red flouncy bow tied to the handle and perhaps some Tim Holtz Idea-ology Holiday Bells, so time to look out some red spray and jump back on the production line.

Have a great weekend whatever you have planned and I'll see you on Monday with my project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. In the meantime, chill out and don't get your tinsel in a twist.

Hugs Kath xxx