Winter Wonderland - Branches and Funky Festive

I was so excited to see the Branches Bigz die from Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations. I've wanted a substantial branch for a long time and there are several branches on this die. It's fabulous!

Since it was part of the Christmas 2018 release, I of course needed to do a Christmas/Winter card.  I cut this branch out of black chipboard and Distress Woodgrain Cardstock colored with brown Distress Stains. I then sealed it with Distress Collage Medium because I didn't want the Distress Stain to color the snow.

I spred Grit-Paste on the top edge of the branch to mimic snow and sprinkled a little bit of Dsitress Glitter on it too. Then I set it aside to dry. While that was drying I cut and colored the berries from the Funky Festive die set. I added Glossy accents to the tops of all the berries and set them aside to dry.

For the background, I embossed a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock with the Simple Snowflakes Embossing Folder. I liberally spread Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture Paste over it and set it aside to dry. When I was dry I Used a blending tool and colored the entire surface with Stormy Sky Distress Ink, making sure in went down into the cracks. Then I wiped off the excess with a slightly damp towel.

The last thing I did was to cut the title out of Distress Watercolor Cardstock using the Holiday Thin die set. I sprayed it with Distress Resist Spray and dusted it with Distress Rock Candy Glitter. Then backed it with the leftover piece of brown woodgrain cardstock.

The last thing to do is to assemble it and attach an Ideaology Index Clip with a bit of jute tied through it.
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I have another giveaway! It’s a pile of vintage ephemera and trinkets I got from shopping Tim Holtz’s Vintage Stash Sale at Carson. ❄️❄️

If you want to be entered, to win some of Tim’s Vintage Stash, comment on any of my posts here with #timholtzchristmas2018 ☃️☃️

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I’ll pick a couple of names on Monday Dec 10 at 12 noon PT. 🌟🌟