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!

Day 6 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi friends!  I’m back to share my creation for Day 6 from the 2025 Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween kit. 

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 6 Dies

Spellbinders – Mirrored Arch Labels Die Set

Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz – Sketch Manor Stamp Set

Spellbinders – Halloween Icons Press Plate & Die Set

Spellbinders – Brushed Black Cardstock

Spellbinders – Violet Cardstock

Spellbinders – Carrot Cardstock

Spellbinders – Saffron Cardstock

Spellbinders – Truffle Cardstock

Spellbinders – Opaque White Glimmer Foil

Gina K. Designs – Masking Magic

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Crushed Olive Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Peeled Paint Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Black Soot Ink Pad

Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Antique Linen Ink Pad

White Cardstock from my Scrap Bin

Pinkfresh Studio – Magic Potion Drops Gems

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foiling System

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

To begin today’s card, I used the largest die from the Spellbinders Mirrored Arch Labels die set and die cut one Spellbinders Brushed Black panel and one from heavy weight white cardstock.  I used my score board to score the white panel at 4-5/8” on one of the long ends since it will be serving as my card base.  Using the next to the largest die from the same Mirrored Arch Labels die set, I die cut another panel of white cardstock to use for ink blending and background stamping my card front. 

I stamped the moon, haunted house, and tree from the Stampers Anonymous “Sketch Manor” stamp set onto a piece of Gina K. Designs Masking Magic and fussy cut the images. I placed the smaller white cardstock panel into my stamp positioner and stamped the same three images where I would like them to be on my scene.  After that, I removed the backing paper from the fussy cut, masking magic stamped images and placed them over the images I had stamped onto the smaller, white cardstock panel.

Using the Crushed Olive Distress Ink pad and a small-ish ink blending brush, I ink blended heavily around the moon and lightly across the rest of the card front panel.   Then, I used the Peeled Paint Distress Ink and a larger blending brush and applied ink all over the background and avoiding the halo area around the moon.  Lastly, going back to using the smaller ink blending brush, I applied Distress Black Soot ink around the outer perimeter edges of the card front.  Once the ink blending was completed, I removed the Masking Magic pieces from the front of the card. 

Now for coloring the background images I had stamped.  For the moon, I simply used a small blending brush and Distress Antique Linen Ink and carefully applied the ink (aka, tried to stay in the lines!).   I used Copic markers to color the haunted house and tree – the markers I used were:

            Tree:  E55, E57

            Haunted House:  C7, C5, C2, E50

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Halloween Icons Press Plate and Die Set and used Spellbinders Opaque White Glimmer Foil to hot foil all the sentiments in the set (it’s one press plate and die for all the sentiments) and after die cutting the sentiments with the coorindating die, I chose the Happy Halloween sentiment.

My final tasks were putting foam adhesive to the back side of the skeleton trick-or-treater and the sentiment and adhering both to the front of the card and adding five Pinkfresh Studio “Magic Potion Drops Gems near the sentiment.  Card completed!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Day 6 card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects! 

Until next time… happy making!