It's been awhile, friends! I haven't stopped creating, I just haven't been posting.
I thought I'd kick off my first blog post in awhile with a funny story.
You know...I have a lot of crafty things. Stamps, dies, embossing folders, inks, patterned paper, cardstock... I think ANY type of crafter can relate. I buy things when they are on sale, or just in case I think I will use them.
Well, this story starts out with a new purchase... one of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix releases called "Cozy Winter." I watched Tim's live release on YouTube and hemmed and hawed about getting it. I held out about 2 months before I got it.
The dies allowed me to create these cute lil gems:
The fact that the bear was holding a coffee cup was actually the part of the die collection that sold me. The collection also came with some snowflakes and a woodpecker sitting on a limb - but the bear with the coffee cup - THAT did it.
It honestly took awhile for me to put together all four (such tiny pieces!) but the time was well worth it. I'm also going to put together a polar bear one - I think that would be super cute for a Christmas/Winter card!
Anyway, I created these bears with no thought of the background that I wanted to put them on. I thought about it for a couple of days and then it came to me... I NEED A FOREST background. Yes. Yes, that's what I need. I WISH I HAD A FOREST DIE. What do I do when I feel like I need something quickly? I head to my phone and bury myself in pages and pages of Amazon product.
I found a forest die. It was pretty much exactly what I was looking for, and the price was ok. It was an unbranded die, and I usually don't buy those but I was desperate because I NEEDED A FOREST DIE.
I ordered it. It came. This is what I got:
Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed. It was indeed what I was looking for, only much smaller than I anticipated. I wanted trees big enough to do a landscape card front (so, roughly 5.25"). They showed sample cards on the listing, so I did think it was the size I wanted - but they also showed accurate measurements - I just didn't pay attention. I'm sure I will use it for something, someday.
So my grumbling self was on the hunt for another option. I came across a Tim Holtz die called Tree Line. Now, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I started comparing prices.
Then, I stopped. A little voice in my head said, "This looks so familiar..."
I rushed to my craft area, and took out my Tim Holtz "stuff." Stuff that I organized into one bin LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO. And lo and behold, there was Tree Line. Perfection.
It is not like I have loads and loads of Tim Holtz stuff (but I'm trying to haha). I have 1 bin, and it's not even full. I have 13 dies - this is the only one that is not strictly Christmas. I can't believe I forgot I had it. And, I especially can't believe I forgot I had it after just reorganizing less than 1 month ago. I'm just glad I did not reorder it!
Oh, and this is my background! The sky is blended with CTMH Carolina. I obviously used my Tree Line Die, cut out of Mossy Meadow SU! cardstock, and embossed with SU! Tasteful Textile to give it some texture. I inked the cardstock with CTMH White Daisy pigment ink and then I covered it with SU! Iridescent Ice embossing powder so the forest had a nice sparkly sheen. The snow banks were created with a couple of unbranded border dies. I also used CTMH's Stitched Rectangles to cut out the main rectangle.
I do think it is perfect for a little, coffee drinking bear. I just have to put the bear on the card now :)
Thanks for checking out my little crafty corner of the internet. I hope to be here more often.
TL
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