Faceted Shamrock Panels

Yes! I'm still making St Patrick's Day things. Today I wanted to make something I've been thinking about for months. When I saw the Faqceted Heart die from Tim Holtz and Sizzix was going to be released in a new Vault size, I wanted to make another shamrock project out of them.

Here is the tutorial for today's Faceted Heart Shamrock Panels

Here is panel one. Remember I celebrate St. Patrick's Day as a religious holiday so I used words like grace, faith, blessed, etc in my decor items.

I added the Intertwined 3D Texture Fade and the pennats from the Vault Bunny and Chick dies.

I always just hand cut a little stem and the doily behind the shamrock is a small one from the cake decorating section at the hobby store.

This alphabet is from the Vault Hippety Hop dies.

I did find some of the retired Mini Framed Panels at Simon Says Stamp as of the publishing of this tutorial.

I added some aged to the frames with Distress Crackle Paste.

The Faceted Hearts were cut from some of the green papers in the Idea-ology Backdrops Volume 5 pack.

The mats for the words were also from the Backdrops paper.
 

 Thanks you for stopping by today! I hope this inspired you to make, even if it isn't this particular project. 

Have a creative day,

Tami

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Walter - Free Diecember Gift with Purchase

Here is a cute little vignette I made with Walter, the FREE with purchase die set by Tim Holtz, Sizzix and Simon Says Stamp. This die set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and you can get if FREE with any $25 purchase of Tim Holtz branded products while supplies last.

 Here is the video tutorial for how I made this little vignette.

 

I have affiliate links below that will take you right to Walter, and to all the Tim Holtz products I used to make this vignette. 

Have a creative day! 

Tami 

 I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp. The links below send you to their store. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog and my YouTube channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Joyful Post - Sizzix

Breaking into the Halloween makes and tutorials, I wanted to post this tutorial today because it goes so well with the Halloween version I posted before this. Although this card is made the same way as the Pumpkin Postage card in the previous post, I actually made this one first. I just couldn't share it until today. This card uses Trim a Tree 666332 and Big Tidings 666330 from the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas Release.

Note: as with the Pumpkin Postage, I did use actual vintage stamps from all over the world, but we had them appraised and even double checked the appraisal on our own before we came to the conclusion that the collection indeed contained no collectible stamps that were worth any monetary value. They are worth more used in my artwork than they are as stamps. So don't worry, I am not destroying anything collectible. Their worth was in the joy they brought our friend who collected them and how she appreciated their beauty and artistry.

This is one of those walk through tutorials as opposed to watching me do every step tutorials, so you have had fair warning. But hopefully with the last tutorial and this one, you will be good to go!

 If you don't have vintage postage stamps to use, you can make your own with the Tim Holtz CMS338 Stamp Collector stamp set (linked below) and cut them out with the Postale 665972 dies to make them any color you want!

I made the outer mat with stamps I cut in half (but keep the four corner stamps whole) Then I added an extra stamp (from Norway) in the top corner just as an additional little embellishment. Isn't is fabulous? I just love the artistry of these old stamps.

I adhered green and red stamps onto Mixed Media Heavy stock with Collage Medium and then cut the holly, berries and Big Tidings Joy out of them.

The cream Heavystock background was stamped with the CMS338 Stamp Collector stamp set in Antique Linen..

I cut two additional joys out in black Heavystock and offset them so there was a shadow, but so it left the center of the O and between the Y open so you could see all the green stamps and tree shape.

Look at that December 65 post mark detail on the stamp right above the O. It's little details like that I love about the vintage stamps! so good!

I love the flair at the bottom on the Trim a Tree die shape. It is so dramatic and fantastic!

Thanks for checking in on this quick holiday card make. I'll be back to posting Halloween for awhile, but wanted this posted with the Halloween version so I have a little holidays collide moment on my blog. That's just the way it is this time of year though isn't it? 

Have a creative day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com. The links below send you to one of those stores. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!  

Springtime Makes #4

These are the few spring time makes from 2022. There were really only two that I made with Easter in mind. The rest I made with flowers and plants. I was really into flowers and plants last spring. 

As with the other spring makes posts, if you click the title of each make below it will take you directly to the tutorial for that make. Enjoy!

Birdhouse Basket 

Idea-ology 2022

This Idea-ology make can be two things, both a decor piece and an Easter basket for an adult. 

 Foundry Wax Faux Mercury Glass

Ranger Ink 2022

 This spring make was first to showcase the new Foundry Wax with a faux mercury glass technique, but became a lovely spring decor piece.

Choose to Shine 

Sizzix 2022

The adorable Birds thinlits and Funky Stems release last spring were destined to be together. I loved them! So I made them into a fun spring mini accordion card.

Doily Easter Cones

Sizzix 2022

This was the only other make that was specifically for Easter. I used the 3D Doily to make thee place setting cones you can fill with candies for your guests.

Be Fearless

Stampers Anonymous 2022

This card used some lovely spring colors with the new Stampers Anonymous realase from last spring.

Flower Pots

Stampers Anonymous

Like I said, I was really into fake plants last spring and wanted to use the new Stampers Anonymous stencils to make planters for my new fake plants. I'm using them again this year!

Floral Elements Cards

Stampers Anonymous 2022

Another couple of cards that I made using the stamps released last spring from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous. 

Thanks again for stopping by and taking another look at some spring makes from the past.

I hope you have a very creative day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com. The links below send you to one of those stores. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Springtime Makes Post #3

Today's post features springtime makes from 2021. 2021 was an incredibly difficult year for us. I was hospitalized for 10 days and at home recovering for two months. Two weeks home from the hospital, we lost one of our very special kitties, who I'm still grieving.  Many more things happened but during the time I was making these spring makes, those were the ones affecting my creativity. So that is why I was surprised I had so many completed. 

2021 was also the year I began to focus on making Youtube tutorials. so many of the links below will take you to my blog posts with photos and the link to the Youtube tutorial. Enjoy!
 

Be Still My Soul

Sizzix 2021

Bloom is such a beautiful die set isn't it? Wow! I wanted to pair it with an equally beautiful sentiment, so I made this and it is displayed all spring on my bookcase.

Lucky Peter Rabbit

Sizzix 2021

Mr. Rabbit is taking a note from Peter Rabbit and stealing some veggies from a garden. Yes, I did add carrots and make more cabbages our of flower dies for this piece. For those keeping track, this is project #2 with paper flower cabbages. 

Do the Next Thing

Sizzix 2021

This is another inspiring quote, this one is from one of my spiritual mentors, Elisabeth Elliot. It is from a much longer poem that she didn't write, but she quoted so often it seems like it is hers.  I paired this quote with Brushstroke Flowers and Alphanumeric.

A Beautiful World

Idea-ology 2021

This make was really surprisingly simple and so pretty when it was finished. My mom asked for this one. It features the Metallic Stickers and 

Some Bunny Loves You

Sizzix 2021

This was a super quick make! Sometimes you just want to make something fast right?

Funky Insects Slider Card

Sizzix 2021

This card was one of my very first Youtube tutorials. It is linked in the blog post when you click the title above this photo. I really had fun making this. In fact, this card has inspired me to try making another one. I'm going to make another one with a completely different theme!

Ink and Paint Cards

Stampers Anonymous 2021

I have seen so many beautiful makes with these stamps since they were released. I thought this was a fun, different way to use them for cards. Again, inspired by Disney and another card maker.

Tea in the Garden

Sizzix 2021

This is an overview of the things I made with the Chapter 3 Sizzix dies for 2021. 

Tea Cup Rim Decor

Sizzix 2021

I only got around to two detailed tutorials for the things in the general tea posts. This is one of them.

Again, I am really surprised that I had so many spring themed makes for 2021. As always I hope that you find something inspiring from the makes.

Thanks for the visit and have a creative day,

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com. The links below send you to one of those stores. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!