tim holtz holiday inspiration series: star of wonder

I'm so excited to be joining a group of talented crafters sharing holiday projects with you during the month of November and beginning of December using all the latest holiday stamps and products from Tim Holtz!  All the projects will be showcasing products from the new Holiday Season release. If you have not seen everything that has come out this season you can watch all of the Facebook Live product release videos HERE and just in case you miss any of the projects Tim will be sharing a weekly recap each Saturday over on his Blog.

Here is my last card in the inspiration series. I had a few that were featured on Tim's Facebook live that I will share later this week. For my card today, I wanted to showcase the star stamp from the Carved Christmas 2 set on a "starry night" background.

To create this card, I stamped the star with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink and embossed it with Ranger Holographic embossing powder, and cut it out. I also stamped and embossed it in clear embossing ink on my card panel of Distress Watercolor card stock that I had cut with the Sizzix Stitched Rectangle die, so the "carved" marks would show. 

To create the inky, starry night background, I inked up my panel with a combination of Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Seedless Preserves and Black Soot (mainly on the outer edges). Then the entire panel was spritzed with water using a Distress Sprayer. Once the panel dried, I sprayed it with some Distress Mica Spray in Brushed Pewter. 

To complete the card, I layered the rectangle on a black yardstick from the Classic paper stash, then layered that piece onto a piece of silver metallic cardstock and finally onto a metallic gold card base. I then adhered the cut out star onto the card with foam tape. 

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