Tag Archives: stencils
- Stamp – Stamper’s Anonymous/Tim Holtz Collection – Mini Blueprints – CMS 136 (bat)
- Stencil – Stamper’s Anonymous/Tim Holtz Collection – Shatter – THS 014
- Patterned paper – Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Kraft Stock 8 X 8″ pad – Halloween – TH93609
- Twine – Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Jute String – Halloween – TH93315
- Inks –
- Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac
- Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress: Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire
- Metallic Sticker – Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Quotations – TH93559
I started out creating backgrounds with no other plan but to make some Distress Oxide backgrounds using Halloween-y colors. The background for this card started out with Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot and Dusty Concord and lots of water and leaving some white space. I then applied Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide ink through the Shatter stencil. I edged it with Black Soot and added a little more water splatters to the blended inks.
Meanwhile, I stamped the bat in black Archival ink on white cardstock and trimmed away the labeling on the image. I colored it by blending Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire (regular) Distress ink to color the bat. I then adhered it to the background with dimensional adhesive. I added the “Free to Fly” sticker to the scene. I assembled the card by adhering the patterned paper to a card base, tying the twine around the top of the bat scene and adhering it all onto the card.
This was a fun one! Thanks for stopping by. For a closer look:
Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Halloween/Spooky
That’s Crafty – Spookalicious Challenge
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- Gel prints from my stash (using acrylic paint, stencils, found objects)
- Stamp – Altenew “Fresh Freesia”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ink – VersaFine Clair “Medieval Blue”
- Sheer Shimmer Spritz – Gold – Imagine Crafts
I created these cards using scraps of gel prints that I printed long ago. I used stencils when I made the prints used in the first card, one is from The Crafter’s Workshop called “Aboriginal” (the smaller panel) and the other is a stencil I borrowed and I can’t determine the company who produced it. I also spritzed the final card with some sheer gold spray for a little shimmer. The second card featured green gold acrylic paint, so it already had a pretty gold metallic look. I have many, many prints in my stash because I’ve taught classes in printing and done it on my own so I have lots to play with as a result. Some I use in my art journals, but I have been enjoying using them in cards lately. For both cards, after I cut them into panels I edged them in a darker ink to “finish” them nicely. I also matted the pieces with cardstock and added the birthday sentiment. Thanks for visiting today.
Challenge: Hiding in my Craft Room – HIMCR #352 – Super Scraps Saturday
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- Paper beverage napkin – Lady Jayne “Celebrate Floral Heart”
- Stencils –
- Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz Collection “Flames”
- Ranger Ink – Dina Wakley Media “Viney”
- Prima-Finnabair Art Basics 3-D Gloss Gel
- Stamps – Ranger Ink – Dina Wakley Media “Scribbly Flowers”
- Deli paper
- Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint – magenta, lemon, lime and white
- Tim Holtz Idea-ology tissue tape – “Laboratorie”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- OHTO Fude Ballpoint Pen – black
- Krylon gold metallic pen
- Black Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this mixed media card beginning with a beverage napkin that I adhered to a piece of Bristol paper with gel medium. I stamped and lightly painted some deli paper and added tissue tape to the piece. Then I applied the 3-D gloss gel through a couple of different stencils and allowed that to dry into a nice textured coating.
I have included a detailed photo so you can see the texture of the stenciled 3-D gel medium. It is pretty cool!
I loosely outlined the heart with the Fude Ball pen and then ran my metallic gold pen around the entire card, topping it off with a piece of ribbon and some sequins. I mounted the piece onto a black card base. It is amazing what you can do with a paper napkin! Thanks for visiting.
1 Comment | tags: cardmaking, Dina Wakley, Dina Wakley Media, flora, Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous, stamping, stencils, tim holtz | posted in mixed media, Valentine
- Stamps –
- Stampers Anonymous The Art of Brett Weldele “Blizzy the Happy Snowman”
- Fancy Pants Designs “Merry & Bright”
- Stencil – Creative Expressions mini stencil “Snowflakes”
- Texture paste – Finnabair Art Extravagance Snowflake Paste
- Inks – Ranger Distress Oxides: Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans, Broken China
- Sprays – Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
- Sequins – Hero Arts Frost Sequin Mix
- Vellum – Paper Accents “Light Blue”
- Embossing powder – Stampendous “Aqua”
- Cardstock – Kaisercraft KaiserCard “Neptune”
This card started out with Distress Oxide inks with the addition of Snowflake Paste through the snowflake stencil. I stamped the snowman and added some color with Copic markers, cut it out and adhered it to the background with dimensional adhesive. I heat embossed the sentiment on vellum and sprayed another scrap of white cardstock with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, cutting it in a strip and adhering it behind the background. I then wrapped the vellum around the snowman and background. To finish off the card, I added the festive sequins in threes above and below the main image. I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration. Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #317
A Vintage Journey “Winter Wonderland”
2 Comments | tags: cardmaking, distress techniques, embossing, Hero Arts, Stamper's Anonymous, stencils, tim holtz | posted in Christmas, Distress Techniques, Freshly Made, Winter
- Dies –
- Sizzix Thinlets Tim Holtz Alterations “Paper Snowflakes”
- Penny Black “Love & Joy”
- Stencil – Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection “Starry”
- Texture paste – Finnabair Art Extravagance Snowflake Paste
- Inks – Ranger Distress Oxides: Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans, Broken China
- Sequins – Simon Says Stamp “Moonshine”
- Cardstock
I started this card by creating a background with Distress Oxide ins, layering colors and spritzing with water. Once I was satisfied, I applied the sparkly Snowflake Paste through a stencil so that the stars covered the background. The Snowflake Paste is really effective in creating an interesting background with a subtle sparkle. You can get an idea of the effect the close-up featured in the photo below.
I then added the die-cuts and sequins, layering the papers to create the card using inspiration from the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches Sketch #316
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Icy Inspiration
Mod Squad Challenge – What a Flake!
5 Comments | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, distress techniques, Stamper's Anonymous, stencils, tim holtz | posted in Christmas, Freshly Made, mixed media
- Dies –
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Detailed Butterfly Thinlit dies
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Tag Collection Framelit dies
- Stencils – Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils: Diamonds (THS081), Flourish (THS032)
- Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap – Postale
- Ranger Texture Paste
- Dictionary paper
- Napkin – Michel Design Works “Wisteria” cocktail napkin
- Ornate metal corners
- Distress Oxide inks – Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans, Worn Lipstick, and Black Soot
- Ranger Perfect Pearls mist – Bronze
- Ribbon
I worked on these tags over quite an extensive period of time: layering, drying, analyzing… They were a lot of fun to make though. I cut the tags from a Tim Holtz die set that I’ve had for years and comes in handy because I can make lots of different sizes with it. I made backgrounds on the larger two tags using Distress Oxide inks in blues. Then I added torn butterflies from the napkin applying them with gel medium.
Because I was layering the tag pairs, I added more details on the smaller ones as they would be most visible. I started by collaging torn dictionary paper and Tim Holtz tissue wrap with gel medium onto the gessoed tag surface. I then applied texture paste through stencils. Once that was dry, I layered Distress Oxide ink (Worn Lipstick) over the top and distressed the edges of the small tags with the Tonic Studios paper distressing tool. I added some spritzes of Perfect Pearls mist to add some sheen.
I used more Distress Inks for the butterfly layers, the base layer in blues and Worn Lipstick and the top layer with Black Soot. I then die-cut the black layer and placed it over the base layer so just the center of the body was attached and the wings stick up. I colored the white ribbon with distress ink for a perfect match and tied the two tags together.
Thanks for visiting. It was fun investing time and experimentation into these tags!
Challenge: Happy Little Stampers November Mixed Media Challenge: Tags
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- Stamps – Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection “Falling Leaves CMS097”
- Stencils – Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection “Autumn,” “Dot Fade,” and “Grid Dot”
- Ranger Texture Paste: Opaque Matte
- Ranger Distress Crayons: Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo
- Ranger Distress Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Walnut Stain, Fired Brick, Mustard Seed
- Ranger Wendy Vecchi Mica Spray: Buttercup
- Tim Holtz Ideaology Paper String: Solids
- Tim Holtz Ideaology Metallic Stickers: Quotations
- Tim Holtz Ideaology Tissue Wrap: Plain
- Brass leaf charm – Fire Mountain
- Cardstock – Paper Accents
- Watercolor paper – Strathmore 140 lb. cold press
This card was fun to make because of all the layers–and of course it took me a very long time, just because when I’m making decisions as I move through the process it always takes me a long time! I really enjoy the process and since it is my birthday today, I indulged in getting messy and creative.
I started out by applying texture paste through the leaf stencil onto watercolor paper. I love leaves as a theme in my work! Then I stared at it for awhile, and added Distress Crayons all over the piece, blending as I went along. I then scrubbed some of the color away with a damp paper towel through a couple of stencils and continued to blend colors by adding a bit of water until I was satisfied.
Meanwhile I stamped leaves on tissue wrap with black Archival ink and added some ink splatters and Mica Spray. Once this was dry, I added some torn pieces of the stamped tissue with gel medium to the piece. I then cut the piece I would need for my card design and applied Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the edges. I wrapped it with paper string and attached the brass leaf charm.
On another scrap of watercolor paper, I watercolored with some Distress Inks and lightly stamped a few more leaves. This was meant to be a background for my sentiment, so I didn’t want my colors to be very intense. One dry, I cut out the sentiment piece, applied Walnut Stain Distress ink to the edges, and popped on the sentiment sticker. I attached the two pieces to cardstock and called it a day. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge: A Vintage Journey: Crazy for Autumn Colours
3 Comments | tags: cardmaking, distress techniques, leaves, mixed media, Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous, stamping, stencils, tim holtz, watercolor | posted in Autumn, Distress Techniques
