Love you to the moon and back - Tim Holtz moon stencil

Hello everyone, let me show you my Valentine's Day card with one of the Silly Monsters. He is my favourite.

And here is my tutorial.

I took a piece of watercolour paper and with a piece of washi tape I fixed the moon mask on the paper. Then I started to blend Chipped Sapphire Oxide ink onto the top part.

Then I added Ground Espresso to the bottom.

I inked the edges with Black Soot ink.

I spritzed the top part with Brushed Pewter Distress paint. When it was dry, I removed the mask and inked the circle part of my card with Antique Linen Oxide ink and Picket Fence ink.

Then I put the moon stencil on the circle and blended Pumice Stone Oxide ink through the stencil. 

Then I slightly spritzed it with water.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz (662374)

Sizzix Bigz die, Heartfelt by Tim Holtz (660233)

Stampers Anonymous, Moon Mask Stencil (MSK01)

Stampers Anonymous, Tiny Text by Tim Holtz (CMS394)

Ranger Distress Oxide inks (Antique Linen, Pumice Stone, Chipped Sapphire, Ground Espresso)

Ranger Distress inks (Black Soot, Picket Fence)

Ranger embossing powder (Super Fine White)

etc.

With my card, I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love is in the air

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: With love

Bookmark with silly monster - It's time to read

Hello everyone, luckily I have found some time lately to make a bookmark. I needed one, so I really had to find time for crafting. I started to read the Mythos by Stephen Fry because my daughter is so good in Greek mythology and she is always testing me. I think she is extremely satisfied when she sees her mother struggling. Unfortunately, my memories about the Greek mythology are more than 30 years old. I must not lose face before my daughter, so I have to refresh my memories and believe me this book is the best for this.

Since it's a bookmark, my goal was to make it as flat as I can. No dimensions, no protruding parts!

I cut out my tag from a 300 gsm watercolour paper with Sizzix Framelits die, Tag Collection (658784). I coloured it with Tumbled Glass Distress paint. I stencilled little squares with Linen layering stencil. For this I used the mixture of Antique Linen and Picket Fence paints. 

I spattered my tag with brown paint. 

For the letters, I used Sizzix Thinlits die, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower (664407) and Alphanumeric 3/4" (660056). For this, I coloured a piece of paper with Cracked Pistachio paint and when it was dry I cut out the letters.

The silly monster is part of the Sizzix Thinlits die set, Silly Monsters (662374). The crown is from the Sizzix Movers&Shapers die set, Mini Crown and Fleur (657210). For the dots on the crown, I used the Sizzix Thinlits die set, Atomic Elements (664152). To the bottom I put a strip which was cut out with the Sizzix Impresslits die, Star Trim (663297). Both the strip and the crown were painted with metallic pearl paint.

With my tag, I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Let's be on time

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make your own background

Thank you for stopping by!!! Happy crafting!!!

Silly monster goes on vacation

Hello crafty friends, I'm here with the second inspirational project for the August challenge of the Country View Challenges. The theme is I do like to be beside the seaside and my teamie, the lovely Christine is your hostess.

This happy monster is jumping on his suitcase because at last, he can go on holiday. His destination is one of the islands of the Caribbean sea. He was working a lot all year long and the last months were quite hard for him, you know because of the lockdown and the teleworking. But the time of desperation finished and this is the time to go to a happy place, a nice sandy beach to relax and drinking cocktails.

Now let me see if I can write a tutorial or not.

The globe was covered with Liquid Platinum embossing powder and I put a paper behind which was inked with blue Distress inks (oxides and originals).

The luggage was inked with Mustard Seed Distress ink and spritzed with water. In the end, I smeared Micro Glaze onto the coloured surface to seal them and to give the paper an interesting texture.

The silly monster and the background of the tiny island were coloured with Distress paints. The palm tree and the island were coloured with Distress markers. 

For my favourite monster, (really, from the silly monsters he is my favourite character) I created swimming trunks by cutting off the upper body and the legs of the monster.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Thinlits die, Silly Monster by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Thinlits die, Globe by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Thinlits die, Tiny Globe by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Bigz Die, Baggage Claim by Tim Holtz

Ranger Distress inks (oxide and original)

Ranger Distress markers

Ranger Distress paints

Ranger embossing powder (Liquid Platinum)

etc.

So if you have a project with a beach scene, please don't hesitate to join our August challenge where you can win a £20 voucher. 

With my card I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Summer Memories

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favourite Tool (Big Shot Plus machine)

Tag with silly monster by Tim Holtz

This tag was made for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Inspired by music. And now I will explain how my monster tag was inspired by music. I like running and I run regularly,  and I have a playlist filled with motivating and/or cheery songs which have the perfect rhythm for my tempo. The "Monster" is one of my favourites from this playlist which is performed by a French band, Babylon Circus from Lyon. If you would like, watch their video, it's hilarious. And the refrain of this song is: SEE THE MONSTER.

The tag is the second largest one from the Sizzix Framelits, Tag Collection die set. I embossed it with the 3D Lumber embossing folder, then inked with Gathered Twigs and Frayed Burlap Distress inks. The edges were inked with Ground Espresso and Black Soot.

I put a strip of design tape (Travel) to the bottom and attached it with mini fasteners. 

The monster (Sizzix Thinlits Silly Monsters) was cut out from 300gsm watercolour paper then painted with Broken China Distress paint. 

The crown is from the Sizzix Movers&Shapers Mini Crown&Fleur die set.

For the letters, I used the Sizzix Thinlits, Alphanumeric Label die set.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

With this tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes.

Simple comic strip card - opposites

This is my second project for the May challenge of the Country View Challenges, called Opposites. This time I chose a comic book style with colour and character opposites.

Don't you think that these monsters are the perfect choice to show different characters? I love them and I used them a lot before.

I created for them a kind of comic book page with two opposite colours (red and green). I stamped dots and stripes on them.

The colours of the monsters are also colour opposites (blue and orange).

And I think that I found the perfect texts too.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz

Stampers Anonymous, Dots&Floral by Tim Holtz (CMS220)

Stampers Anonymous, Hipster by Tim Holtz (CMS288)

My Favorite Things, Super Dog stamp set - for the speech bubbles

My Favorite Things, Pinstripe Background stamp

If you have a project which fits our May challenge, please don't hesitate to link your project to the Country View Challenges where you can win a £20 voucher.

Black and white monster card with sarcastic text

In February at the Country View Challenges there's a challenge called Black and White (plus one). I hesitated a lot about the second design and in the end I made two totally different cards. I decided to use the other one as a second project and you can see that on February 17. 

But here is my monster card.

The first layer is a black folded card.

For the second, layer I took a white cardstock and with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink, I stencilled these cute dots using the Stampers Anonymous Polkadot (THS068) layering stancil by Tim Holtz.

For the third layer, again I took a white cardstock and with the Jet Black ink and Tim's Stripes and Holiday stamp set  (CMS281) and stamped the stripe pattern.

I inked the edges of both cards with Ranger Distress Black Soot ink.

The frame was cut with the Sizzix Bigz Ornate Frame die from black cardstock but I heat embossed with Ranger Distress Black Soot embossing powder. 

The monster was cut out from green cardstock with Sizzix Thinlits Silly Monsters die.

I also used two brads (Long Fasteners) and one text from the Big Talk Snarky sticker book: I don't know where all this crap about me being a "difficult person" is coming from. 

I'm sure this crumpy monster has really no idea :-)

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Sarcastic Valentine's Day card with Silly Monster by Tim Holtz

Here is another unusual Valentine's Day card, you really liked my earlier card with two moose. But his one is weirder because I put a monster to the focal point and I chose a sarcastic text.

The first layer was inked with Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Candied Apple and Barn Door, then I stamped the smallest patterns from the Distress Damask stamp set with Jet Black Archival ink.

The frame was heat embossed with Princess Gold embossing powder and since I found it too shiny I sanded slightly.

The silly monster was cut out from a 300gsm watercolour paper, then I inked with Cracked Pistachio and Broken China. Then I put a layer of Ranger Crackle Accents. When it was completely dry, I smeared Walnut stain ink into the crackles and to the edges.

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Distress Damask by Tim Holtz (CMS190)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Bigz Die, Ornate Frame #2 by Tim Holtz

Ranger Distress inks (Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Candied Apple, Barn Door, Walnut Stain)

Idea-Ology, Small Talk Stickers, Snarky by Tim Holtz

Ranger embossing powder (Princess Gold)

Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black)

etc.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Birthday card with silly monster

This card is for my nephew who will be 10 years old on November 5. For him, I chose the grumpy Silly Monster by Tim Holtz who is my favourite from all the monsters.

This card is a version of my earlier card with a robot blueprint which goes to my younger nephew who loves robots. If you click on the link, you can find the tutorial of the metallic background.

The papers of the text and the monster were washed with Hickory Smoke, after the edges were inked with the same ink, then I spritzed them with diluted Hickory Smoke.

The monster was coloured with Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover and Pine Neddle and I inked the edges with Hickory Smoke.

In the end, I spattered with Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stain.

Behind the monster I glued a piece of dark blue cardstock.


What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz (662374)

Sizzix embossing folder, Numeric by Tim Holtz (661827)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Talk by Tim Holtz (CMS236)

Ranger Distress ink pads (Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover, Pine Needle, Hickory Smoke)

Ranger Archival ink pad (Jet Black)

Distress Spray Stain (Vintage Photo)

Idea-Ology Design Tape, Butterfly

Idea-Ology, Long Fasteners

Ranger Foil Sheets, Vintage

And from another angle:

I hope you like it!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Valentine's Day for silly monsters

I love Tim's silly monsters, especially these two characters! The grumpy and the cheery... And when I was a little bit bored of traditional Valentine's Day cards I discovered the monsters as perfect subjects of my Valentine's Day cards. Of course not traditional ones but humorous ones.

Earlier I made this and this with the silly monsters and now here I am with this.

I really enjoyed making the background. For that, I cut out a rectangle from heavyweight cardstock. I painted it with Spa Blue (DecoArt). When it was dry I picked up white paint with  a toothbrush and then I drew lines with the brush.

After that, I stamped on the card with Tim's woodgrain background stamp.

Then I smeared white paint on the whole surface and then I inked the edges with Potting Soil.

The grumpy monster was painted with DecoArt Teal Green and then tapped Ranger Archival Cobalt ink with a sponge for interest. The cheery monster was painted with DecoArt Pineapple and then added a little orange ink (Tiger Lily) with a sponge. The edges of both monsters were inked with Potting Soil.

With my card I would like to join the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love is in the air

Frilly and Funkie: All you need is love

Wooden box with monsters by MFT

Hello everybody, let me show you my latest make, a wooden box with the MFT monsters (More Monsters). I like to paint, decoupage or stamp on wooden boxes, but this technique that I used here a little different and not that perfect yet. I have to work on it :-)

I painted the wooden top white (DecoArt White Wash), sanded, then painted again. I stamped the monsters on the surface then embossed with Ranger embossing powders (Sky Blue, Green, Red Geranium, Black).

The bottom was painted with DecoArt Winter Blue.

It's not perfect but it's a fun box and perfect for a little boy!

Silly monster in love

One week ago I have posted a funny Valentine's day card with the Sizzix Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz. Now, this is another version.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die, Silly Monsters by Tim Holtz (662374)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Heartfelt by Tim Holtz (660233)

Sizzix Thinlits Die, Sentiment Words by Tim Holtz (661807)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Talk by Tim Holtz (CMS236)

Stampers Anonymous, Stripes&Holiday by Tim Holtz (CMS281)

Ranger Archival ink (Vermillion, Jet Black)

DecoArt Americana (Indian Turquoise)

Schmincke Acrylic Medium Fluid

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Valentine's Day card with monsters

Now this card is obviously not a traditional Valentine's Day card! But when I saw Tim's silly monsters and the text of the Art Impressions I knew immediately that it would be a perfect match.

The sarcastic green (Twisted Citron) monster says this to the enthusiastic turquoise (Peacock Feathers) monster.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Say Stamp challenge: Winter Blues

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