Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Release

Today is an exciting day for Tim Holtz fans. Sizzix is releasing some of Tim's Vault collection, and my lovely friends at Scrapbook.com sent me some products to create for the new release! These products are available in a bundle or can be purchased individually. I have 3 different cards to share today, made with 3 products from the new release. Plus, there's a coupon code good for your entire purchase! Scroll down for details. I'll have a full clickable supply list at the end of this too.

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I was an antsy Nancy waiting on these products to arrive. No thanks to the postal service, my package was delayed and it was down to the wire when I whipped out these cards.

My first card features the Vault Atomic Retro Thinlits. It definitely gave me The Jetsons Cartoon vibes from my childhood, so I went with that for my theme.

 I paired lots of Ranger products, Scrapbook.com products and more, but most prominently were the Scrapbookcom paper pads (Playful Smooth paper/Market Bloom patterned paper) that fit my Jetson's color scheme, and the exclusive stamp set called Joyful Wishes. I did some heat embossing with my sentiments.

I don't have a ton of technique photos, due to time factors, but I'll share a few creative details.

First, I trimmed a card panel and created angled score lines, blending Ranger Distress Oxide Ink around the edges, and also where my angled piece of trimmed cardstock was adhered, close to that white edged space. That angled paper represents the floor or rug, hopefully that's obvious, haha.

I also made ink splatters with some Ranger sprays (Distress Cracked Pistachio/Dylusions Black Marble Shimmer) by unscrewing the caps and tapping the tube feeder to leave those droplets.

Some of my die cuts were adhered directly to the card, and some were popped up on adhesive foam strips.

My 2nd card features the Vault Noteworthy Thinlits and I used the industrial style lightbulb as a main focal point.

I actually blended Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Fossilized Amber on a scrap piece of white cardstock, leaving a little white space in the center. This was done before cutting with my die and helps to avoid the harsh lines you might get by ink blending after die cutting.

I picked a pretty silver metallic paper from my Scrapbookcom Holographic paper pad for the "electricity" lighting up my bulb. I love the look!

My stenciling was done with the SBC Starburst Night stencil set and more Ranger ink in Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber and Distress Carved Pumpkin ink using my SBC blender brushes. I also stenciled over my inking with some Pops of Color Glitter liquid embellishment in Snowflake for added sparkle, using a craft scraper.

My sentiments are from the SBC Just a Note stamp set from the Cards For Kindness collection, stamped with SBC black hybrid ink, and I also splattered more of the Dylusions Black Marble spray.

In my mind, this would be a fun card to send a college student, or any student for that matter. Really, anyone who's working on achieving something and needs some encouragement!

My 3rd card features the Vault Noteworthy Thinlits. I selected the Clipboard dies and and the hole punch re-inforcer dies and proceeded to die cut a whole lot of those reinforcers.

But first, the clipboard. I used papers from the SBC Daybreak paper pad and the gray paper from the Playful paper pad. For the floral die cut that is attached to my clipboard, I used one of the dies with white cardstock to make my cuts.

I did some ink blending first on white cardstock before die cutting, just as I did for the card above, to avoid harsh lines. I ink blended with Ranger Distress Oxide in Fossilized Amber, and distress inks with Carved Pumpkin and Kitsch Flamingo. 

Next, I used a rub-on from the SBC Flower Garden collection. You'll need to make sure your ink is good and dry first, or you'll have a heck of a time getting the rub on to attach. That's what craft heat tools are for, right?

After applying my rub-on, I then made my die cut. I also used a white gel pen for more visual appeal.

My sentiment is from the SBC Wordfetti Best Day Ever stamp set and this was heat embossed.

For my 3rd card, I went with a simpler approach, but there was still a lot of die cutting involved. The reinforcer hole punch thinlet is designed to cut 2 die cuts at once, so that is very helpful. 

I wanted to angle my die cuts and needed a total of 40 die cuts; 20 in orange and 20 in white, by my calculations. I only had to run that die 10 times for each color, through my die cut machine.

I lined up my double sided adhesive tape at an angle, starting with the first row going across at an angle, then working my way down. I also tried to stagger my rows, so some of my die cuts were eventually trimmed from the edges.

Yes, I cut all those white reinforcer die cuts, simply to get the tiny little center dots and place them in the center of orange die cuts. I made sure my adhesive strips would run under the center of each round die cut, so I could then place those tiny dots right in the middle. Reverse tweezers are very helpful to grab and stick the dots. 

I'm so thankful to Scrapbook.com for sending me these fun products to create with! I hope you see something you'd like to add to your stash. I have an extensive supply list below with clickable affiliate links for all the products used on these cards. Feel free to click and browse for more product information, or to shop! These links are created at no added cost to you. 

Because SBCFest is going on right now, they're offering up a really nice coupon code, 15% off your entire purchase. This is a rare discount, so take advantage! There are also some free add-on gifts available with purchase. Click here for all the freebies and other deals, and be sure and use coupon code SBCFEST6 at checkout. This offer ends Sunday Mar. 16th at midnight MST!

Checkout the SBCFest page here and catch the replays if you've missed anything. It's a free virtual crafting event!

Have a great weekend!

Terri

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