Thankful Silhouettes | StampersAnonymous & The Greetery

Hi crafty friends!  Today I am sharing a colorful Thanksgiving card that I made using the Thankful Silhouettes stamps from Stampers Anonymous and Tim Holtz, as well as a stamp/stencil set from The Greetery.  The large wordy stamp in Thankful Silhouettes is everything a crafter needs for a great Thanksgiving background created. 

The supplies used:

Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Thankful Silhouettes Stamp Set

     Spellbinders – Windy Fall Leaves Press Plates and Die Set

     The Greetery – Oakwood Stamp and Stencil Set

     Spellbinders – Precision Layering A2 A Die Set

     Scrapbook.com – Heavy Weight Mixed Media Paper Pad (White)

     Spellbinders – Timber Color Essentials Cardstock

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Archival Ink, Ground Espresso

     Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink – Clay, Nutmeg,

          Cocoa, Cappuccino, Cantaloupe, Sherbet, Honey

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Spray Stain – Crackling Campfire,

          Vintage Photo, Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Spritz – Crackling Campfire, Squeezed Lemonade

     Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Grime “THS130” Layering Stencil

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Opaque Texture Paste

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Palette Knife

     Simon Says Stamp – Big Momma Foam Tape

     Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

     Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

     Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System

Creating the Card Front Background

I cut a piece of white, Heavy Weight Mixed Media Paper from Scrapbook.com to measure 5-1/2” x 6” and used blue painter’s tape to adhere it to a hardboard.  Since I will be using Distress Spray Stain on the panel, I placed the large wordy stamp from Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz called “Thankful Silhouettes” onto an acrylic block and stamped the image using Ranger/Distress Ground Espresso Archival Ink. 

Once the stamping was completed, I used the Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz “Grime/THS130” stencil and Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Opaque Texture Paste and partially pasted portions of the background panel in three locations on each background to add interest.  I cleaned up my stencil and palette knife and set the two backgrounds aside to allow the paste to fully dry.

Once the texture paste was dry, I began spritzing Ranger Distress Spray Stains in the colors Crackling Campfire, Bundled Sage, Squeezed Lemonade, and Vintage Photo.  I alternated between these four colors and small amounts of water until I got the look I was trying to achieve.  I dried the panel with my Ranger Heat It Craft Tool and, once relatively dry, I sprayed a bit of Distress Spritz in the Crackling Campfire and Squeezed Lemonade colors to give the background a bit of shimmer.  When everything was completely dry, I removed the inky panel from the hardboard and die cut it using the third largest die from the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A die set.  I also die cut a piece of Spellbinders Timber cardstock using the largest die from the Precision Layering A2 A die set for a matting layer.  I adhered the Timber cardstock to the front of a white A2 size card base and added Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape to the inky panel and adhered it onto brown the matting layer.

Creating the Focal Point

For the focal point, I used The Greetery’s “Oakwood” stamp and stencil set.  I started by taking a piece of 4-1/2” x 5-1/2” white cardstock and placed it on my Simon Says Stamp “Stamp and Stencil Mat” and placed the first stencil from the Oakwood set over the cardstock and ink blended Simon Says Stamp Cappuccino ink over the acorns and a combination of Simon Says Stamp Cantaloupe and Sherbet inks over the two leaves.  For stencil 2, I ink blended the top three leaf openings with Simon Says Stamp Honey ink and the same Cantaloupe/Sherbet combination for the bottom leaf opening.  For stencil 3, I ink blended the branch openings with the Cappuccino ink.

Next, I placed the ink blended panel into my MISTI stamp positioner and began placing the stamps from the Oakwood stamp set over the ink blended images they coordinated with.  These are the Simon Says Stamp ink colors I used for each stamp:

     A – Clay

     B – Nutmeg (yellow leaves) and Clay (orange leaf)

     C & D – Cocoa

I removed the stamped cardstock panel from the MISTI and fussy cut it out since I didn’t have the coordinating die. 

Building the Sentiment

Utilizing the Spellbinders “Windy Fall Leaves” Press Plates and Die set, I used Simon Says Stamp Cocoa ink and the ‘Sending Autumn Wishes’ sentiment from that set and together with my Spellbinders BetterPress system created the sentiment and die cut it with the die from that same set.  I placed additional scraps of cardstock on the back of the sentiment to give it some additional strength and dimension.   

Finishing the Design

To complete the card, I added foam squares to the back side of the leafy focal point and adhered it and the sentiment onto the mixed media, card front background.  Lastly, I adhered the card front to an A2 size card base and that wrapped up today’s card.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it.  Until next time, happy crafting!

Autumn Wishes | Stampers Anonymous & Spellbinders

Hi crafty friends!  Today I am sharing a colorful Thanksgiving card that I made using the inky background technique and Thankful Silhouettes stamps from Stampers Anonymous and Tim Holtz, as well as a pumpkin stamp set released in 2024 from Spellbinders.  The large wordy stamp in Thankful Silhouettes is everything a crafter needs for a great Thanksgiving background created – especially since I made two cards utilizing the same background technique this week. 

The supplies used:

Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Thankful Silhouettes Stamp Set

     Spellbinders – Windy Fall Leaves Press Plates and Die Set

     Spellbinders – Autumn Wishes Stamp and Die Set

     Spellbinders – Precision Layering A2 A Die Set

     Scrapbook.com – Heavy Weight Mixed Media Paper Pad (White)

     Spellbinders – Timber Color Essentials Cardstock

     Copic Alcohol Markers – E33, E37, E29, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG93,

          BG93, BG96, BG99, E13, E15, E39, R37, R39, RV99, E97, E08,

          E19, E40, E41, E42, E43, R22, R05, R08, R37, YG23, YG03,

          YG95, YG97, YR21, Y15, Y13

     Lawn Fawn – Jet Black Premium Ink Pad

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Archival Ink, Ground Espresso

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Spray Stain – Crackling Campfire,

          Vintage Photo, Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Spritz – Crackling Campfire, Squeezed Lemonade

     Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Grime “THS130” Layering Stencil

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Opaque Texture Paste

     Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Palette Knife

Ranger - Glossy Accents

     Simon Says Stamp – Big Momma Foam Tape

     Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

     Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

     Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System

Creating the Card Front Background

I cut a piece of white, Heavy Weight Mixed Media Paper from Scrapbook.com to measure 5-1/2” x 6” and used blue painter’s tape to adhere it to a hardboard.  Since I will be using Distress Spray Stain on the panel, I placed the large wordy stamp from Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz called “Thankful Silhouettes” onto an acrylic block and stamped the image using Ranger/Distress Ground Espresso Archival Ink. 

Once the stamping was completed, I used the Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz “Grime/THS130” stencil and Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Opaque Texture Paste and partially pasted portions of the background panel in three locations on each background to add interest.  I cleaned up my stencil and palette knife and set the two backgrounds aside to allow the paste to fully dry.

Once the texture paste was dry, I began spritzing Ranger Distress Spray Stains in the colors Crackling Campfire, Bundled Sage, Squeezed Lemonade, and Vintage Photo.  I alternated between these four colors and small amounts of water until I got the look I was trying to achieve.  I dried the panel with my Ranger Heat It Craft Tool and, once relatively dry, I sprayed a bit of Distress Spritz in the Crackling Campfire and Squeezed Lemonade colors to give the background a bit of shimmer.  When everything was completely dry, I removed the inky panel from the hardboard and die cut it using the third largest die from the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A die set.  I also die cut a piece of Spellbinders Timber cardstock using the largest die from the Precision Layering A2 A die set for a matting layer.  I adhered the Timber cardstock to the front of a white A2 size card base and added Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape to the inky panel and adhered it onto the matting layer.

Creating the Focal Point

For the focal point, I used Spellbinders’ Clear Stamp and Die of the Month from September 2024 called “Autumn Wishes” and I stamped it onto white cardstock using Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink.  I decided to color the image using Copic alcohol markers and these are my color combinations:

     Pumpkins Stems:  E33, E37, E29

     Green Leaves 1:  YG93, YG95, YG97

     Green Leaves 2:  YG93, BG93, BG96, BG99

     Orange/Brown Leaves:  E13, E15, E39, E29

     Pods:  R37, R39, RV99

     Orange Pumpkin:  E97, E08, E19

     Warm Grey Pumpkin:  E40, E41, E42, E43

     Apple:  R22, R05, R08, R37 and YG23, YG03, YG95

     Apple Leaves:  YG97, BG96

     Gingko:  YR21, Y15, Y13

Building the Sentiment

Utilizing the Spellbinders “Autumn Wishes” stamp/die set, I selected the Autumn Wishes sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock using Lawn Fawn’s Jet Black ink and die cut it out using the coordinating die that came with the set.  I also die cut a plain white cardstock two more times to stack behind the sentiment for dimension.  I glued all the sentiment layers together and set them aside to dry.

Finishing the Design

To complete the card, I added glue to the back side of my focal point image and adhered it and the sentiment onto the card front background.  There are three little circles that the illustrator drew on the apple in the Copic colored image that I decided to add Ranger Glossy Accents to for a dewy appearance.  Lastly, I added a few Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Matte Gold embellishments and adhered the card front to an A2 size card base.  With that friends… we’ve wrapped up today’s card.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it.  Until next time, happy crafting!

2025 Holiday Series #2 | Fa La La La La

Hi crafty friends!  Today I am sharing a cute Christmas card showcasing die sets from Gina K. Designs and Spellbinders.  The snowmen in the “The Snow Notes” die set are so irresistible that I had to make a card with them this year!  I also selected card #202 from the Sarah Renae Clark 2^nd Edition Color Cubes so I’m going to try to keep my color choices closely limited to these colors just for fun… I might go rogue on the background/sky though… let’s see how this goes.

The supplies used:

Spellbinders – The Snow Notes Die Set

Gina K. Designs – Master Layouts 20 Die Set

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Gray Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Copic Alcohol Markers – E49, RV02, RV06, RV09, E71, E79,

     110, E31, E35, E99, E50, E53, E34, YR15, YR07

Picket Fence Studio – Day and Night Gem Embellishments

Winsor & Newton Designers Permanent White Gouache

Masha Watercolors (Etsy Shop) – Shadow Blue Dark & Vivianite Blue

Spellbinders – Indigo Colorwheel Cardstock

Spellbinders – Opaque White Glimmer Foil

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System

Creating the Card Front Frame

I cut a piece of Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Gray Two-Tone Woodgrain cardstock using the large, stitched frame die from Gina K. Design’s “Master Layouts 20” die set and cut a second one from heavy weight white cardstock to add more dimension.  Next, I glued those two layers together and placed an acrylic block on top until the glue dried.

Creating the Snow Characters

Using the Spellbinders “The Snow Notes” die set, I die cut all the pieces for the snow characters and their accessories from white 110 lb. cardstock.  Once the die cuts were sorted, I began coloring all the elements with Copic markers.  These are the color combos I used:

     Book:  RV02, RV06, RV09

     Dark Brown Scarf:  E71, E79, E49

     Medium Brown Scarf:  E31, E35, E99

     Light Brown Scarf:  E50, E53, E34

     Carrot Noses:  YR15, YR07

     Stick Arms:  E49

     Mouths:  110 (Black)

After coloring all the pieces, I glued all the scarves, arms, noses and music book to the snow characters, then added Picket Fence Studio “Day and Night” black gems onto the snow people for their buttons. 

Creating the Background

I taped an 8” x 5-1/2” piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock to a hardboard using blue painter’s tape.  After choosing which watercolors I wanted to use, I grabbed a ¾” Silver Black Velvet Oval paint brush and applied a generous amount of clean water to the watercolor paper.  I prepped the two watercolors that I wanted to work with – Masha Watercolors (shop is on Etsy) Shadow Blue Dark and Vivianite Blue – and began applying the Shadow Blue at the top of the watercolor paper and Vivianite Blue toward the bottom third of the watercolor paper.  Once I reached the color intensity I wanted to achieve, I dried the watercolors with the Ranger Heat It Craft Tool.  For the last touch, I mixed a small amount of white gouache with a couple drops of water and mixed them with a small paint brush and then spattered the gouache across the watercolored background to create a snowy effect.  Once dry, I removed the watercolor paper from the hardboard.  I trimmed the dry, watercolored panel down to measure approximately 5-3/4” x 3-3/4” and glued it behind the frame I had die cut from the Distress Woodgrain cardstock. 

Building the Sentiment

Utilizing the banner sentiment that came with the “The Snow Notes” die set, I used Spellbinders Opaque White Glimmer Foil and the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System to foil the sentiment onto Spellbinders Indigo cardstock and used the coordinating die from the set to die cut the actual banner.  I also cut a second banner from the Indigo card stock so that I could glue the two together to give it some dimension. 

Finishing the Design

To complete the card, I trimmed about 1/3” off the bottom of each of the snow people so that they fit better within my frame and glued each one to the bottom edge of the frame I cut a card base from white card stock that measured 8-1/2” x 6-1/4” and scored it at 4-1/4” to make a completed card base that measures 6-1/4” x 4-1/4” (that I can mail easily in a 5” x 7” envelope).  I glued the banner sentiment to the top center of the card frame and adhered the card front to the card base.  No other embellishments are really needed so that wraps this card up perfectly!

Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it.  Until next time, happy crafting!