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!
