Tim Holtz Tiny House Christmas Ornaments

It's time for a new challenge at Frilly and Funkie and our hostess Cec has chosen the theme Christmas in July.  She says, "You might be experiencing summer heat but let's think cool by getting a head start on Christmas preparations.  Your vintage or shabby chic creation could be a card, something to present a gift in or a decor item for the house or tree."  I decided to get a start on my handmade gifts and made a pair of ornaments with the Tim Holtz Tiny Houses die.

I covered thin chipboard with paper from the Memoranda collection before die cutting.
TIP: Normally, you cut dies with the pattern face down, but this die scores marks for the folds and should be cut with the pattern face up.

I punched a hole in the top of each roof and to string Tim's green jute for the hanger.

I made my compositions with a Label die, a Holiday Words die and a small talk sticker.  For the larger house I nestled a discontinued bird die over the branch from the Small Tattered Florals set.  Both were cut from thin chipboard and sponged with Vintage Photo.  I added a small loopy bow and topped it with two snowflakes from the Mini Paper Snowflakes set and a gemstone from my stash.

For the smaller house, I used the branch that the above mentioned bird die sat upon.  I paired it with handmade flowers using the Small Tattered Florals and a pearl center and two branches from the Holiday Greens set.  The flowers were dipped in Fired Brick and Frayed Burlap and the greens were dipped in Peeled Paint, Pine Needles and Vintage Photo.  I hope you like them and are inspired to play along with our current challenge for a chance to win a $25 giftcard to the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Happy Christmas in July friends!

(February Pre-order) Sizzix Bigz L Die - Tiny Houses by Tim Holtz	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology 12 x 12 Paper Stash Memoranda	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jute Twine	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Labels
Tim Holtz Thinlits Holiday Words Thin	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk Occasions	(February Pre-order) Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 21PK - Small Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Paper Snowflakes, Mini by Tim Holtz	Sizzix Holiday Greens Die Leaves	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Fired Brick	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Peeled Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Pine Needles

I'm also sharing with:

Simon Says Stamp: Get in Shape

Dies R Us: Die Cut Sentiment as Focus
Die-Cut Divas: Christmas in July
Country View Challenges: Things with Wings
ABC Christmas: N is for New, O is for Old
(The Tiny Houses die is new to me and the other dies are from years gone by.)
Craft-Dee Bowz: Anything Goes w/Handmade Bow