Happy New Year, 2024! I'm excited to see what this year brings for our family and look forward to seeing my Grandbabies growing and spending time with them this Summer, once again; they're always on my mind- no matter where I am! May The LORD be gracious to us all this year and my prayers are for Blessings to everyone. We started out this year with our car going *kerplunk!* and changing our plans to take off for the Florida Keys with some Besties we're meeting up with for this week- visiting them down in Lake Wales (where they serve at Arora Christian Camp), FL. It's a bit warmer there, since we're right in the middle of "the coldest month" here at our Camp. I was looking so forward to the Keys since South Miami is the furthest we've been up to now, but our vehicle has other thoughts and it's likely time we replace it. So, right off, the year 2024 gives me that "replacement year" feeling. It will have to wait till this fall. Ugh. In other news... The Grandbabies all got their ornament gifts in the mail as of last week. (Click Here if you missed that post's Inspiration.) The older three kids got theirs in the mail the same day *gasp!* but Princess Rose had to wait for hers another day. Florida's mail can be quite the ssssssllllllooooooowwww process. They were all excited to have mail, open it up, and place their ornaments onto their trees. Jamie decided to stamp his- they're all great artists- and it made me wish I'd sent b&w sets for them, too. We're getting videos of the older 2: Peanut cheering on his Sissy who's roaring through their acreage on their go-cart and the younger two just sent us new pics of the SNOW they're having up in New York. Princess Chloe is the "go-getter" speeding by with a dress on... as only a Princess can do! Meanwhile, Pecan, being the old hand at living in deep snows of Minnesota, is teaching Princess Rose how to make Snow Angels. It warms my heart to see our Kids being such great Parents to their own!
I'm excited to join The Funkie Junkie Boutique's Design Team for the first of 2024, once again! I'm leading off for our first Inspiration Ave theme of the year, "It's Cold Outside" and it's definitely a fitting theme for the entire USA this week! Most of the northern half will be getting covered by at least a couple of inches of snow, and the lower half (including my area) is going to see cold rain and storms blow through. What better idea than to cozy up in your craft space and join along with us for this?! I've got a really simple make to share with you, and after my post, my fellow Design Teammates will follow with theirs, so don't miss any of the next two weeks: pop back in OFTEN!
Let's get started!
I had a bunch of things still out from all the Christmas crafting, so I got to thinking about
using up this Tim Holtz Dome I had picked up some time back.
I just never seemed to have an ideal use for it, but it came to my mind
after seeing one of my DT mates use a similar one.
Let's get started with a List of LINKS to help you find what I used:
(I used an old set of Tiny Lights that were just plain lights- not colors.)
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas 2023 Sticker Book Christmas
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas 2023 Woodland Trees Alpine
I wanted the base to be larger, as well as have the lights inside.
I cut out matboard tracings for the bottom of the cork, layering some
double-sticky foam inside for the light's switch to sit inside.
I poked a hole through the cork's new layers and covered all in a white cardstock.
I then gave the Woodlands Tree a good cut-down and Distress Mica Spray in Juniper.
then wound the lights around and stuck the tree down into the hole with the lights.
I then started to coat the base around the tree with some Snowfall Grit Paste.
I heat-dried as needed to keep the tree's color from getting onto the Snowfall Grit.
You can see my hands got some of the tree's coloring onto the base, but this
was going to get covered with a title later on, so I wasn't worried.
It was time to work on the SMALL Snowman.
I chose the smaller because the larger was too large.
Gave it some Foundry Wax...
...Distressed it with a few various Crayons, and then...
...changed my mind again and redid the Foundry Wax coat.
After cooling the snowman (and finding his nose got too hot and bent it, lol)
I gave him some blues in Distress Crayons (Chipped Saphire and Prize Ribbon).
And, I figured he could just keep the cute, snubbed nose.
I was finally satisfied!
I needed a sled... Confections worked for the sled's rails and a Foundry Adornment
piece worked for the seat of the sled. Alcohol Ink shaded the Confections to a bluish for me.
What's sledding without snowballs??
Some Christmas Baubles worked for these.
I added more Grit Paste where needed to build up the snow.
Glossy Accents made great ice!!
The sign was made simply by cutting up a Baseboard piece and giving it some
Distress Crayon (Vintage Photo) and then adding a pole from the Confections.
Wording pieced together from the Christmas Stickers made the Snow Day happen!
And here's what came from my crafting...
Tim's Christmas products were AWESOME in 2023 and perfect for Winter 2024!
Closeups following...
I added some Mica Flakes as well- it's a real SHAKER Snowglobe!
Please, don't forget to come back in every couple of days for more
And be sure to get over to
because there's more Tim Holtz and great deals to come for 2024!
Until next time...
Stay Safe &
HAPPY BLOGGING!!
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