Peace

Hello friends!  Back again after bit of a break!  Our family took a vacation and then needed vacation to recover!  Anybody relate?!  

At Stamp Simply, we're currently featuring Tim Holtz products...they're on sale for the entire month of October.

I love his style and have enjoyed using his stamps, stencils, and dies for all kinds of projects.  Their versatility for card-making and mixed media, and their timelessness make them a consistent favorite!

For today's project I used a beautiful quatrefoil die from the Thinlets Mixed Media #1 set to cut an accent in the corner of a lovely patterned paper from a brand new Christmas designer paper pad by Studio Light.  In my imagination the patterned paper evoked a feeling of peace in the midst of a snowy Winter's day, so I wanted to keep things simple, elegant, and monochromatic.  I used grey ink for the sentiment with splashes of silver and gold inks and diluted white acrylic paint.  The tree was stamped with distress oxide ink in a coordinating color.  

The paper on the inside is from Craft Consortium's Grunge Dark pad.  It was a great match, especially with the added splatters and splashes of ink and paint.  The camera does not capture what a pretty, sparkling card this is!  If the rhinestone "tree ornaments" were omitted, it would also make a great card for mailing.

Supplies:

• Clear Stamps - O Christmas Tree Bundle
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Christmas Peace
• Studio Light - Sending Joy (front)
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Mixed Media #1
• Craft Consortium Grunge Dark 6x6 (inside)
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Gray Flannel
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Silvery Shimmer
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Golden Glitz
• Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones - Silver
• Glitter Dots ribbon (silver)
• silver cord
• Distress Oxide Ink in Evergreen Bough
• diluted white paint (splatter)