Feb 02 2018
Creativations 2018 – Tim Holtz Blog Hop and Give Away!
Hello! Welcome to our Creativations 2018 – Tim Holtz Blog Hop and Give Away! Did you just come from Zoe Hillman‘s blog? Isn’t she awesome?
I’d like to share with you one of the card samples I created for the Stampers Anonymous booth. I’ll be very honest… I get a bit of anxiety whenever it comes time for samples. The teams are so talented… so much detail… they think outside the box… As for me, I’m a simple girl… that’s my style. But, I love interactive cards… so that I what I created…. a shaker card. 🙂
I was so thrilled when I saw that more blueprints stamps were coming out! I love the collaborations between tim holtz and Mario Rossi III (aka MJ3) I hear that these will be the last sets… which makes me sad… but I am so happy that they went out with a bang. I love love love all of these sets.
To create this card, I stamped the beer blueprint 3 times on Tim Holtz’s watercolor paper. One image will be the main image of the card. The other 2 can go on just half of the cardstock since we will only be using bits of each of the images.
I took the mini distress inks and smooshed them onto the Tim Holtz media mat by Tonic. (Can I just say that I absolutely LOVE this mat? It really has changed the way I craft!)
I used the Tim Holtz Distress Detail Waterbrush to pick up ink from the media mat and add it to my image. I let it air dry in between layers. I also added some of the ground espresso with the fossilized amber to make it more the color of the beer that I would drink. lol
After coloring the parts of the images that I needed, I used my craft knife to cut out the center of the beer image so that we could make the shaker portion of the card.
I used one of the new stencils to create my background all around the image. Then attach a piece of acetate on the back of the cardfront… just big enough to cover the cut out area.
On the image that I water colored the beer, I used foam tape to create the “well” that the glass beads will “live” in. I cannot stress enough that you need to make sure that there are NO GAPS between the pieces of foam tape. Otherwise your beads (aka your beer bubbles) will be spilling through that gap. (then you will be shaking air. lol) Then you remove the release paper of the foam tape and you align the card front to match the colored beer.
For a little extra detail, I used the pop up glue dots to a give that foam some dimension after I fussy cut the image.
I added some glossy accents to the handle and the bottom of the beer glass. It gave it that extra pop.
I stamped, colored, and cut the prezel from the mini blueprints set and popped it up on the bottom of the card… (mmmmm… beer and pretzels :))
Thank you for stopping by to see one of my creations. 🙂
Now please be sure to check out the amazing project that Bobbie Smith has shared with us!
PRIZES, PRIZES,PRIZES!
We have a few prizes to give away just leave a comment on ALL the different blog hop posts for a chance to win!
Comments must be posted by midnight PST on Tuesday, February 6th.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 7th on Richele’s blog (californiaARTgirl.blogspot.com)
Here is the creative line up….. Be sure to leave a comment on each blog for a great chance of winning! 🙂
Here is the creative line up…..
IDEA-OLOGY
SIZZIX
STAMPERS ANONYMOUS
201 responses so far
I love the bubbly beer. This was really fun to see close up too!
I always enjoy a shaker card, and you always make such fabulous cards. vicki
Mmmmm beeer… this is a very cute and clever card! Thanks to you, I now want this set! I love shaker cards and yours is incredible.
Cheers to a great make!
Gorgeous, great idea for a shaker card
Love this card and I can hardly believe it’s a shaker. so AWESOME! I appreciate you joining in on the Blog Hop, thank you!
Great card for a guy!
What a fun card!
That’s a fun card project! xoxo Sioux
Great card Joy! TFS!
Fantastic “take” on the wonderful blueprint stamp!
Just fab-u-Lous! Just like you! I love this joy!
I love the look of clean cards and you have taken the clean and simple up a whole lot of notches with your incredible shaker card! I love the way the foam is raised above the glass and the glossy added such a real component to it! Love this card, thanks for sharing! xo
what a fun card
Love all the texture and dimension on this fun card!!
Fun project! I love it.
Joy!! What a fabulous project ! Somehow I hear the song ” 99 bottles of beer on the wall” when I looking at this great project!!! I like how you raised it up and the background stencil!!! Fabulous job! Thanks for taking Tim to Sephora and now we are getting brushes! woot, woot!XXX
I love this card, so inspiring. I have to say I struggle sometimes to come up with cards for Gentlemen. I know a few chaps who would appreciate something like this.
This is gorgeous, love the design and how you created this. Thanks for sharing the steps.
Hugs
Linda xxx
ummm…your ‘simple’ style…is perfection!! so stinkin’ creative!!!i love this card and you!!! XOXO
You’re lucky one with the mat:) Nice cards – great gor Oktoberfest!!!
I love how you used the micro beads to be your beer in the shaker card. Thanks for giving us the details and sharing your talent.
Fabulous masculine card. Beautiful shading and wonderful use of the stamps. Have a lovely weekend. Tracy x
Fantastic ‘beery’ shaker card, love it!
Simple is good! And yet you always have a little twist to it that makes it unique and fun. I love seeing the Creativation samples, so thanks for sharing this one. It’s definitely an idea to try!
you absolutely cannot go wrong with beer and pretzels! very cool card.
This is such a neat card. I love the blueprint stamps. So fun and edgy. Awesome job!
Love that you made the mug a shaker, so fun!
Must try this ideal masculine card.
Haha, this reminds me of Octoberfest! Love how it turned out!
Great stamps and fabulous idea with dimenssion!
Great card 🙂
What a great guy card – love these new stamps, must say I’m partial to the Wine ones though! LOL
freakin’ frackin’ brilliant Joy!!! love it!! thanks for sharing how you did it and for the chance to win!!
Love those blueprint stamps! Neat design, great card!
No need for anxiety Joy. Everyone has their own style and it is what makes it them ‘them’. Love this card, all the details and your style!!! Thanks for sharing your talent with us all.
So very clever Joy, I love your card! (17)
This is adorable! Now you’re making me hungry lol
You may be a simple style kind of girl, but there is nothing simple about this wonderful shaker card Joy, I really enjoyed seeing how you brought it altogether! Anne xx
I love Blueprints (and I may have them all)! Just delighted to see more! And so perfect for those ever-difficult guy cards. This reminds me of my trip to Germany decades ago! I love how you used it – thanks for sharing all the steps!
I can’t believe how detailed this was! You are a true craftsmen.
This is awesome Joy!! I love how you layered the beer mug. Looks refreshing.
So creative! Thank you for sharing your technique
This is such an awesome card. When Tim showed it I was really looking forward to seeing it around somewhere and here we are 🙂
Such a cool idea thank you
This blueprint set will definitely be in my collection! I go to our local brew pub several times a week and can’t wait to make some thank you cards featuring this set. Great idea to make a shaker card!
we can all use some beer and pretzels!
fun piece!
this is a very clever card!
These blueprint stamps are pretty cool, and great idea for a shaker card!
This is a very cool card for a guy! Always difficult to come up with masculine ideas.
Fun, interactive card Joy….and I think YOU think outside the box!!!
Joy,
What a great make! just in time for the superbowl!!
Jackie “)
Winner winner chicken dinner! Love all the detail you added to make it look so believable.
Cheers! What fabulous bubbly beer (the beads are a brilliant touch) – and I love the glossy glass too.
Alison x
I just love this set and more so I love me a shaker card! Thanks for sharing !
Joy – I always love your interactive cards – and one with beer, even better! 🙂 I, too am going to miss the blueprint stamps – I love them all.
such a fun card! I just love all the “bubbles” you added! So clever Joy!
Oh yes! This is a second stamp set after the wines one that is on my wish list after CHA. I love the way you colored the stamp and the idea of embossing the foam is great and give such a dimension and a real look. Thank you for the chance to win prizes, too. Hugs, Marzena
I’ll drink to that !! Such a cool idea you make it look ! Love seeing your shots of various sections of that new mat ! It is definitely on my list !
I too am a great fan of the Blueprints! And your card! These stamp sets lend themselves to awesome cards and yours is super awesome! love the pop-ups and the colors! So cool for celebrations!
Cheers to that! I adore shaker cards and this was so clever using the ‘bubbles’ for the shaker elements. Adding the glossy accents to the handle and bottom of the glass really was the perfect finishing touch. Love everything about this card!
Wow now that’s a cool card. thanks for sharing
I love shaker cards so fun to make and receive. Love the Beer and pretzel and the 3D foam on top.
Simplicity at it’s best! Love your shaker card even though I don’t drink beer 😉
Cheers. Nice Work. Hugs
Alexa
Fabulous card – I need to make a card for my older brother’s birthday and it is always a struggle. Thanks so much for sharing.
So fun!
What you’ve done here is truly adorable. I love it – and perfect for a beer and pretzel lover.
Happy art-ing!
xo
SuZeQ
What an amazing card!!! All those details…absolutely brilliant…thanks for sharing!
Beautiful wool. Can’t wait to use some of these stamps.
Shaker cards are the best! Great job!
Beer and pretzels are the bomb. Love it
How fun! I would never in a million years thought of such a creative use for those stamps! I love your shaker element! I bet you had fun making this!
Great work!
Beer & pretzels—-this is the perfect card!! Xo
Love how you’ve made the beer look so realistic, awesome card!
Love the beer! Always on the look out for masculine card ideas!
Great card for the men out there. Awesome work on the beer mug.
I loved this stamp to begin with…but love it as a shaker card!! Very cute…you know, if beer was cute…
What a fantastic shaker! Super clever!
This is every man’s perfect birthday card! Love it.
Cheers!!! What a clever shaker card, love it…
I am so glad to see the blueprint stamps back! And I love your beer bubble and I will make sure there is no gap in the foam tape! TFS!
Great card. Love how you made a shaker card from a beer mug stamp. So creative! Thanks for sharing…
Oh I love the addition of the micro beads!!!
Cheers to cute idea with this stamp!
You made me want to have a beer and a pretzel!
I loved that card! I wondered what was the inside of the shaker part, so glass beads! Good idea! Thanks for sharing all the details!!
What a fun and cool card!
What a fabulous idea! I love the blueprint stamps and can hardly wait to get my hands on the wine set! Thank you for sharing your process for this fabulous card!
This is such a cute card. You can’t beat beer and pretzels in any way, shape or form. Very clever use of that design. 🙂
I wish I could see your card in person — I bet it looks even better than on my screen! How fun! Who WOULDN’T love getting this cool shaker card!?
Oh my goodness! Joy, between your adorable beer shaker card and Zoe’s bee shaker, I’m going to have to jump onto the shaker card bandwagon! I’ve NEVER made a shaker card before but now I absolutely have to! This is adorable!! Thank you so much for sharing the details! 🙂
So much inspiration!!! A must buy stamp!!
super fun card. Love it.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Fun guy project!
looks delicious enough to drink …. yum!
super cool card! love so much this project and your idea to add microbeads is absolutely fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win! Barbara
This is utterly superb. I must hi jack this
For both my son and sil. So cool. Thank you!
I imagine this card looks even more amazing in real life than the pictures. You came up with an amazing idea and I love it! You are very talented. Be proud of yourself!!!
That is so cool, I love how the glitter looks like bubbles, Elizabeth x
This is the coolest shaker card ever!! Looks good enough to drink from!
Such a great card. Love how the foam was fussy cut and popped up.
SUCH a fun shaker card! A beer shaker!
Brilliant! The idea of this, and using beads as bubbles is brilliant!
Super cute project! I will definitely be using these blueprints!
Can’t go wrong with beer and pretzels. This card is brilliant.
Cheers a great project idea for the men in my life, husband, son,dad, nephews, uncles
so fun!! Great card for the hard to make for guys too!!! TFS
Joy, I’m impressed at all the details in this beer blueprint card, I think it’s very creative! It makes a perfect masculine card , my husband enjoys a few mugs now and then! Well done and thanks for sharing.
This is not a simple card, it’s too rich in details. And so nice!
i recently ordered an older blueprint christmas stamp set and i haven’t used it yet as i had no idea how to enhance the blueprint apart from some colouring, seeing this has made me want to get it out and see what i can create. Thank you for some fab inspiration.
I love love love your beer shaker card and Tim was so tempted to take it off the wall and give it a good shake and I had a little giggle at your “shaking air” comment xxx
I love this card! What a clever way to create the bubbles for the drinkable looking mug of beer!
Very creative!!!
Very cool — love those new images! Thanks so much for the technique tips, too!!
Hi Joy, AWESOME card !!!!! This is perfect for a guy, which is so hard to figure out. I LOVE the blueprint stamps I have I think most if not all of them, I did not know that they are not making them anymore after these, this is such a disappointment, big bummer I just love them and they are part of my huge T!m Holtz collection. I loved your shaker card and thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Great shaker card! The micro beads is a brilliant touch! Looks just like foam! I, too, am disappointed there will be no more Blueprint stamps. I love them. Thanks for a great card!
I too love the blueprint stamps and am sad to hear this is the last release. But you did an amazing job with that shaker card- brilliant!
I know you always claim to be the “simple” designer, but sister, your interactive cards are always awesome and not simple by any means. I love their whimsy and your attention to detail!!marvelous job as always my friend!!
Love your project! So very creative! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing!
Very, very nice! Just love it!
What a terrific fun card! Joy . Love how you have made it interactive – such a great idea . Thanks for sharing your step out .
x
I love the blueprint stamps!! i so sorry to think this is the last set!!! Hopefully he’ll do more in the future!! great card! Cheers!
great card! love the beer and pretzels…
cool bead detail very unique
I must have a beer! Great card!
Very cool card!!! Love the fact it’s a shaker too. Really great piece of work!!!! I do enjoy a nice cold beer in the summer 🙂 Thank you for the step by step too. Enjoy your weekend.
Great set for men or women for that matter. Thank you for the inspiration!
What a cool shaker card, Joy! I am not a beer drinker but do have someone in mind for this beer blueprint stamp. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the creativity of using this design as a shaker card.
Love your card, the “bubbles” really make it special!
Love, Love your card! The shaker card and the “adult blueprints” are awesome! Can’t wait to get mine!
Love it! In time for the Super Bowl. LOL Love the background stencil.
You’ve used product that wasn’t used by others. Fun new design
I’ve never attempted a shaker card, but this one looks so fun, it’s inspirational, to say the least. So clever is the beads to mimic the bubbles.
What a fun, bubbly shaker!
I would find being tasked with sample-making anxiety causing too–but also exciting. You knocked it outta the park!
So cute!
What a great combination, beer and pretzels! Great job!
Very tasty and beautiful)))
Glad to get acquainted with your creativity
First time seeing the beer card. Great idea to make it a shaker. I always need ideas for guy cards
I can see myself making this card for a number of people, coming, as I do, from a beer drinking country – LOL! Very creative use of the blueprint stamp. I will lament the passing of the blueprint stamps, as well. Better grab this one while it lasts. Thanks for sharing.
Such a fun shaker card!
What a great card! I love all the little details to make the foam.
Kate
Nothing simple about this card – it’s brilliant! Judy D.
I just knew the minute I saw this amazing card during Creativations, it was yours Joy! I love, love, love your shaker card, it’s fantabulous!!! xx
Wonderful card! Perfect for the guys in my life.
Mmmmm…I agree!
Beer and pretzels, my kinda girl! 😉 i cant wait to ATTEMPT this lol, i love the beads
Great shaker card! Love how you randomly used the stencil on the background!!
Great idea. Thanks so much
Pröst to beer, pretzels and an awesome fun project.
Thank you for showing your use of the media mat. Your project made me thirsty and hungry!
Fabulous design around the beer mug!!! Also liked seeing the media mat in action. Thanks much!
totally loving the CAS style, so fresh and clean and love the extra detailing done x
I love this card! I am amazed that it is a shaker card! It’s so intricate
Cool technique. I love ❤️ this project, tfs
What a fun card. Sometimes it’s nice to go simple. Love your card.
This is great – so glad I’m getting these stamps!
What a fun card. Very cool
What a great card, I love the way you made a shaker card of it. And yes I am also completely fallen in love with the Tim Holtz media mat by Tonic. Thanks for this awesome card and great idea!
Beer and pretzels for super bowl Sunday, can’t go wrong with that. Super card.
Thanks for the great ideas!
One of the best part of the blog hop is learning about all the new products and seeing them in action. Thanks for the intro to the new Tim Holtz media mat! Awesomeness. 🙂
I freakin adore this beer card! ANd I do need this stamp set! Love the beads you used for the shaker card.
You are talented and I hope you post more. Thanks for the inspiration.
Great card. love it. Thanks for sharing the ideas.
Perfect idea for Father’s Day!
Now I’ve got a hankerin’ for a beer and pretzel! lol! Terrific!!
Joy, I love the foam on the beer mug, that was a perfect thing to pop-up. The coloring is so wonderful as well. Really cool designs. Thank you.
So fabulous!! Love, Love, Love
I saw your shaker beer mug on Tim’s Creativation video! I thought it was so cool, and thank you for the tutorial! It is cool.
Yum! Love the glossy accents, too.
Ooooooooooooooo! I pre-ordered the mini set and NOW I really can’t wait for it to ship! This is sooooo creative – love it!!!
This looks so fun!! I love how this turned out and you made me really want Tim’s mat 🙂
Laurie 🙂
Faerie Bower
Cool card!
I LOVE this sudsy card! The beer lovers in my life would too! Great interactive (shaker) card!
What a great idea! It was hard to see on Tim’s tour, so thanks for sharing the details.
this is such a fun idea! I love that you made it a shaker card. =)
Oh, Joy, I love your shaker card. I have all the new “adult beverage” stamps on my wish list.
Absolutely love this shaker card. Glad you really bought out the best in this stamps set. Too bad the MJ3 stamps are retiring. Maybe they will come back bigger and better than before. And you will be there to do them justice, Joy!
These are my favorite blueprint stamps hands down! What a fun shaker card…thanks for the detailed tutorial.
Sometimes simple is the only way, and the best way. Fancy is nice but sometimes just way overdone, your card is just right.
A clever card love the layering and texture
I love the glossy highlights! Makes me thirsty!
What a darling card! Love the layering on the beer!
Wow, this is cool. Thanks!
I had the coolest opportunity to go to Munich, and actually going to their Oktoberfest celebration, so when I saw this set of AWESOME Blueprints, I knew I’d HAVE to have them. Your shaker card has to be one of the most creative ways it could have been utilized, Ms. Joy!!! (Like you, I am also quite sad that Mario III has decided this will be his last ones :’-( every single one of them are SO much fun!) You really put together a GREAT tutorial, here! I sure hope you’ll consider doing more, as the other products are released. Thank you for sharing what you’ve done. I really enjoyed it!
Perfect card for those guys that are always so difficult to make for.
Toni xx
Absolutely awesome! xxx
what a fun card!! love the sketch stamps and the beer looks good enough to Drink !!
You are too modest – this card is absolutely brilliant! I love how the shaker part is ‘sunk’ from the background and the whole idea of making a bead-bubbles shaker is so clever! I adore this card (and not just because it’s beer 😉 )
Thanks for sharing the process and details, this is so much fun!
Love the effect of bubbles you created. What a wonderful idea. Great card.
This card is perfect for my boy!
A frothy ice cold mug of beer and salty pretzel-Yum! A fun must have stamp to have! Love all the great details-cool card!
I don’t really care for beer….BUT I love this!
Great job and thanks for sharing.
So very clever! I love me a cold one every now and then. The stamps will be coming to live me!
Beautiful creation.
Great card for a man. Love the background.
Gorgeous 😍😍😍😍😍