Joyful Post - Sizzix

Breaking into the Halloween makes and tutorials, I wanted to post this tutorial today because it goes so well with the Halloween version I posted before this. Although this card is made the same way as the Pumpkin Postage card in the previous post, I actually made this one first. I just couldn't share it until today. This card uses Trim a Tree 666332 and Big Tidings 666330 from the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas Release.

Note: as with the Pumpkin Postage, I did use actual vintage stamps from all over the world, but we had them appraised and even double checked the appraisal on our own before we came to the conclusion that the collection indeed contained no collectible stamps that were worth any monetary value. They are worth more used in my artwork than they are as stamps. So don't worry, I am not destroying anything collectible. Their worth was in the joy they brought our friend who collected them and how she appreciated their beauty and artistry.

This is one of those walk through tutorials as opposed to watching me do every step tutorials, so you have had fair warning. But hopefully with the last tutorial and this one, you will be good to go!

 If you don't have vintage postage stamps to use, you can make your own with the Tim Holtz CMS338 Stamp Collector stamp set (linked below) and cut them out with the Postale 665972 dies to make them any color you want!

I made the outer mat with stamps I cut in half (but keep the four corner stamps whole) Then I added an extra stamp (from Norway) in the top corner just as an additional little embellishment. Isn't is fabulous? I just love the artistry of these old stamps.

I adhered green and red stamps onto Mixed Media Heavy stock with Collage Medium and then cut the holly, berries and Big Tidings Joy out of them.

The cream Heavystock background was stamped with the CMS338 Stamp Collector stamp set in Antique Linen..

I cut two additional joys out in black Heavystock and offset them so there was a shadow, but so it left the center of the O and between the Y open so you could see all the green stamps and tree shape.

Look at that December 65 post mark detail on the stamp right above the O. It's little details like that I love about the vintage stamps! so good!

I love the flair at the bottom on the Trim a Tree die shape. It is so dramatic and fantastic!

Thanks for checking in on this quick holiday card make. I'll be back to posting Halloween for awhile, but wanted this posted with the Halloween version so I have a little holidays collide moment on my blog. That's just the way it is this time of year though isn't it? 

Have a creative day!

Tami

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