Die-cember 2020 Just Got Merrier!

 This beautiful cardinal die by Tim Holtz Sizzix can be yours FREE from Simon Says Stamp, with any Tim Holtz product purchase this month, while supplies last. It's it darling?

This is an exclusive die to Simon Says Stamp so you can't purchase it anywhere and when it is gone, it is gone. so if you want it, don't delay. I have links below to Simon Says Stamp for the products I used in this product today.

For the back of this piece, I cut two of the Cathedral Window dies from Woodgrain Cardstock colored with various brown Distress Stains, and two from chipboard. I adhered the woodgrain to the chipboard. Then I attached one window to a large sheet of Mica. I wanted it to be kind of frosted looking, so I brushed Distress Collage Medium on it, then I attached the second window to the back so the mica was sandwiched between.

I colored some Distress Watercolor Cardstock with the new Distress Rustic Wilderness Distress Stain,

then cut greenery out with the Large Funky Festive dies.

Once I had them in place, I added some Distress Collage Medium to hold the Mica Flakes and Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

The pinecones were made after watching Tim Holtz's Holiday Demo Part 3. His demo is much better than one I could do here and well  worth watching if you havent.

To make the light up drippy candles, you will need to follow a different demo than the one I posted on here. Mine don't light up. Tim Holtz took the idea to a whole new level! You can see the light up drippy candle demo here.

To make these, I used white heavy stock, and painted them with Distress Picket Fence paint, then sprayed them with Distress Resist Spray and Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

The base of the piece is a Curio Box made from Chipboard and Distress Kraft Heavystock. I cut two covers and embossed the second one.

I highlighted the detail from the Engraved 3D Texture Fade with some Walnut Stain Distress Paint.

Then cut it apart, inked it, and glued it onto the outside of the curio box once it was built.

I then drilled a hole in the top and back of the box to thread the Tiny lights through and into the drippy candles. Before I adhered them to the top of the box, I hand cut a piece of white heavystock and adhered it to the top to look like snow.

Then attached the lights, put some Translucent Grit Paste onto the heavystock and sprayed it with Distress Glitter. I made sure to flick the entire piece with tiny drops of Distress Picket Fence Paint.

I made sure to attach the battery pack for the Tiny Lights onto the back of the box.

Lastly, I attached more of the greenery then the delightful cardinals, and propped them up with a few more pinecones. 

To make the front cardinal look like it was sitting, I cut off the legs and part of the tail. I adhered the Cathedral Window, Cardinals, and three more pinecones, all with a glue gun. A quick spray of Distress Glitter before the glue dries, helps to cover it and makes it look like snow.

Just a reminder that this cardinal die is FREE from Simon Says Stamp with the purchase of any Tim Holtz products, while supplies last. Once it is gone it is gone, so don't wait. You can use any of my affiliate links below for any of Tim's products to make your own little vignette like the one above.

Merry Die-cember to you all!

Tami
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