Category Archives: Tim Holtz

MIX211 With Love

Posted on February 10, 2017 | 2 comments

Happy Friday!

I’m hosting the Mix-Ability challenge on Splitcoast this week! The challenge is to use a heart in your project along with at least two mediums. I used Stamps from Impression Obsession, inks, watercolor and a little white acrylic paint on my project. You can see the challenge HERE.

I started by stamping my flower (). I used my Mini MISTI (My Sweet Petunia) to stamp the image repeatedly adding inks to the stamp until I got a good blend. Did you notice the new My Sweet Petunia Creative Corners? I love them!!!

Next I added my heart () and some loose watercoloring around the flower. I stamped my heart directly on top of my flower. I added some details to the flower with white acrylic paint.

I stamped the sentiment with black ink. The My Sweet Petunia Creative Corners came in especially handy here because My paper was a little warped from the watercoloring It held the center down very firmly so I could stamp my sentiment without magnets sticking together.. nice!

After I was done with this step I misted the back side of the paper lightly with water and let it dry with a couple heavy books on top to get it smooth again before assembling my card.

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Posted in Brutus Monroe, Impression Obsession, Inks, MISTI Tool, Mixed Media, Ranger Distress, Stamps, Tim Holtz, Tutorials, Valentine/Love

Thankful For… MISTI Hop!

Posted on November 23, 2016 | 159 comments

Welcome to the Thankful for the MISTI Blog Hop!

Comment on all the blogs along the way for chance to win two MISTIs (your choice of original or Mini) – one to for you, and one to your friend or relative that YOU are thankful for. Comment through Sunday on all blogs on the hop, and winners will be notified on Monday.

Why I am thankful for my MISTI …

Perfect placement of sentiments every single time.
No more hunting for the correct sized block.
The ability to restamp in exactly the same place to get a nice solid image,
Chickens like the MISTI too.

I watercolored a splashy image (see colors below). After it was completely dry I stamped my sentiment with black ink.

I inked up my leaf stamps in orange (Spiced Marmalade) and then tapped in a bit of deep red Aged Mahogany) ink randomly before stamping. Because it was on watercolor I needed to stamp more than once to get a nice solid image. I kept going stamping leaves until I had framed the sentiment.

I finished my card by adding some gold metallic tape from Hobby Tape under the sentiment words and adhering the panel to a kraft card base.

Hop List:

Ilina Crouse
Lydia Fiedler
Kia Clapper
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff – that’s me!
Daniela Dobson
Ceal Pritchett
Maureen Wong
Laura Fulcher
My Sweet Petunia

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Posted in Big Shot/Big Shot Pro, Halloween, Fall, Hobby Tape, Holidays and Occasions, Impression Obsession, Inks, Memento, MISTI Tool, Paints, QoR Modern Watercolors, Ranger Distress, Stamps, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Tim Holtz, Tutorials

Special To Me

Posted on November 3, 2016 | Leave a comment

New Impression Obsession Challenge – Thanksgiving Wishes !!

To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession blog (all the details are there!). A random challenge card will be selected to showcase on the IO blog AND you can to enter to win a $25 gift certificate to IO just by playing!

My card uses L20127 Long Stem Leaves Solid, CL583 You Are along with my Mini MISTI (My Sweet Petunia).

I added a strip of old book page onto kraft cardstock and stamped my leaves with my MISTI . I used a wet paintbrush and ink to add some shadows and sponged a little ink around the image. I added the sentiment in black ink. I used black tape from Hobby Tape for a border.