Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Summer 2024 - French Garden All Occasion Cards

Today I have the last project I made for the Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Everyday 2 Summer 2024 Stamp Release, made with the French Garden Stamp Set. These cards have no particular sentiment so I think they are all occasion. They are made with assembly line stamping on Black Kraftstock with Ranger's Glacier White Pigment Ink, and you can color them in with whatever Archival Ink you choose, AND you might as well make several to have on hand while the stamps are in the platform. I used a cosmetic case and a pair of jeans as inspiration for the colors of the flowers, and have so many other items I could have used as well as I love the vintage floral look motif, and have loads of this theme throughout my belongings. Enjoy!

Sorry for the blurry images, but the top one has the cosmetic case mentioned above, and the bottom the jeans. With so many Distress Colors it was quite easy to match these. 

Cut a piece of Black Kraftstock to 4.5 x 6 inches.  Place the paper in the platform and add the larger flower, leaves, and sprig images from the French Garden Stamp Set, along the border of the paper leaving room for more stamping later and leaving the middle portion open.  Stamp in Glacier White Pigment Ink from Ranger a few times until nice and crisp and bright white. Do the same with as many as you want, and then leave all the stamps in place to restamp later, and don’t worry about cleaning them.  Let this dry thoroughly or use a heat tool.

FYI, I add two sided tape to the back before adding the wet color so the paper remains flat and does not bow up. Using Mini Blending Tools as they are best for these size of stamps, apply Distress Archival Ink to the white images in whatever color you know you want, but starting with the leaves makes it easier to make out all the flower details. I started with Crushed Olive on all the leaves, then added Kitsch Flamingo on one flower, Frayed Burlap on the sprig, and Aged Mahogany on the other flower, however, it is Distress Ink as there is no Aged Mahogany in the Archival line yet. I’ve not done Distress Ink over Glacier White yet, but so far it is working. I like to just dab the color on with the tool. On another card I did Kitsch Flamingo, Frayed Burlap, and Salvaged Patina. Then I thought to do another and used Fossilized Amber with the Kitsch and Frayed Burlap. Once I knew where the color would go, I colored in the black areas with coordinating Distress Pencils and a Detail Water Brush that was empty. I just pick up the water as I need it so I don’t risk getting too much out of the tube. For the leaves on the flowers I used Pine Needles and then blended with Crushed Olive. On the pink flowers I used Spun Sugar Pencil, on the burgundy I used Aged Mahogany, and on the turquoise Salvaged Patina. On the swigs I colored in with Picket Fence. In the center of the open flowers I added Squeezed Lemonade. On the extra card I colored in that yellow flower with Fossilized Amber. 

Since the stamps were already in place, I restamped the images with Distress Embossing Ink, and then poured Clear Embossing Powder over and heated to melting. The stamps were still a bit dirty with the white ink so some of that transferred and I liked the look. Clean the stamps now from the embossing ink.

Reposition the stamps around the open borders, and then add the script images, and then close the lid when you like the position. Stamp these images in Glacier White, again leaving them in the platform like before, unclean. Dry well.

Ink over like before with Archival except the white roses and script, just leave those white, the stems and leaves with Crushed Olive, and the berries with Frayed Burlap. Color over the stems and leaves with Crushed Olive Pencil, the berries with Picket Fence, the center of the flower with Squeezed Lemonade, and the dark parts of the flower with Antique Linen Pencils. Place them back in the platform, ink over the stamps with Distress Embossing Ink, and pour Clear Embossing Powder over and heat. Ink the edges of the borders with Black Soot Archival.

Cut a white mat to 4.75 x 6.25, and cut and fold Kraft card base to 5 x 6.5 inches with inked edges in Vintage Photo. Mat the white on the Kraft. Use a white pen to add dots to the centers of the open flowers, and add a straight border around the card in the open areas. Shake the Walnut Stain Embossing Spritz well, and lightly mist over the cards. Mount them onto the card bases. 

I made this one for my MIL's birthday, and thought I'd show you it as well. 

Supplies:

(Paper Trimmer, Stamp Platform, Heat Tool, Two Sided Tape, Scissors, Mini Blending Tools, Detail Water Brush, Water Mister, White Pen, Ink Blending Tool)

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Black Kraftstock

-Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: French Garden

-Ranger Pigment Ink: Glacier White

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Crushed Olive, Fossilized Amber, Salvaged Patina, Kitsch Flamingo, Frayed Burlap, Dusty Concord

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Aged Mahogany, Embossing, Vintage Photo

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Pencils: Crushed Olive, Pine Needles, Aged Mahogany, Spun Sugar, Salvaged Patina, Fossilized Amber, Squeezed Lemonade, Picket Fence, Villainous Potion, Antique Linen

-Ranger Embossing Powder: Clear

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spritz: Walnut Stain

-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock: White

Thank you for following along with all of these projects. The new stamps are seriously fabulous. I'll be back in a few days with more makes for another Tim Holtz release. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!