Stamper’s Anonymous Curations Summer 2026: The Beach Thickboard Tag

Hello Everyone! I hope those of you in the U.S. had a wonderful 4th of July celebration! Today, I have the third and last project I created for the Stamper's Anonymous Curations Summer/Travel YouTube Live, featuring the stamps and stencils of Tim Holtz, as well as the launch of the Curations Oceans Horizons Thickboard pieces, that I've used here on this Beach Tag. I had this crazy idea of trying to create a beach horizon view with crashing waves from multiple angles using the pieces. It ended up taking me 1 1/2 packages of the set to complete and quite a bit of time, but I was very happy with how it came out. I hope my step outs don't confuse you much, lol. Enjoy!

 

I used two Thick Board Mini Tags...One to plan out my strategy that will go back into the package and one that will be the actual project, just to help me in planning. I used two packages of the Ocean Horizon Ornamentals because the Mini Thick Board is wider and this size is better to show the scene. I removed every piece from the first package except the large sun and the half pieces sun. In the other package I only used some of the waves. The tag hole will be the umbrella. In this picture some parts are painted white already, but I will cover that in the next step. This step is all planning the scene and having it gradually slant slightly from the horizon.

 

Using Picket Fence Distress Paint from Ranger, I painted over the Mini Tag size thick board, tag hole, sun, and 4 clouds (back and front on the clouds) that will be large waves. They would make good rocks too. Using Tumbled Glass, I lightly painted over the white in the sky area so it looks like thin clouds are about and continued on until I got to the bottom portion of the tag and stopped about 1.5" up keeping it slanted. I painted the bottom portion with Antique Linen Distress Paint. This will be the sandy beach. FYI...the spongy paint dabbers make this a lot easier instead of the flip lids on the paint. It's nice to have both for certain projects.

 

From the Mini Layering Stencils Set 38, I used the sun rays stencil, laying it on at the top where the sun would go, and pounced on Antique Linen Distress Paint with a Mini Ink Blending Tool, and cleaning that off onto the sun piece. Then I added Scattered Straw Distress Paint to the center part of the rays and cleaned that off towards the center of the sun, and finally Fossilized Amber Paint to the top rays and cleaned that off in the middle of the sun. I knew I used a little too much paint and could feel it moving under the stencil, but I'll fix that in the next step.

 

 

I laid the hole piece where it would go as a guide and added Tarnished Brass Distress Stickles (YES, I still have some!) first to the top edge where the blue meets the sand to look like wet sand that is darker than the dry sand. Then I added Antique Linen Distress Stickles to the rest of the area around the hole piece which would be the umbrella later. The Distress Stickles are more matte and not as shiny as the regular so I thought they were a good choice for the sand, and I needed to use these up as they are running low anyway. To fix the rays where the paint spread under the stencil, I used more Tumbled Glass and a detail paint brush and just brushed between the rays carrying the blue out a little further. It probably looks a little too Heavenly, but I like it.

 

This was my process for the all the waves from the Ornamentals sets...working top and then bottom to hopefully meet in the middle while looking even, and adding extra length of wave from the second set of Ornamentals, gluing it together and adding a small piece of tissue paper to help hide the seam, painting the waves, stenciling the waves, and finally adhering them. So I started on the horizon top piece, cut about 1/4" piece of extra wave using a ruler and craft knife to help cut, adhering the two pieces together with Collage Medium and adding a strip of tissue to cover the seam with the Collage Medium. I did the same to the bottom wave but angling it to fit above the sand. This was quite tedious until I got into a rhythm.

 

 

I painted the horizon piece with Prize Ribbon and then Picket Fence on the top edge. I stamped the linear dots in Glacier White Pigment Ink here and there along the top of the horizon piece, from the THMM122 Mixed Media Set. On the bottom shore piece, I painted it Tumbled glass, and then added Picket Fence to the top edge carrying it over. I also added Picket Fence to the edges of the sand where it meets the water. Then I stamped the bubbly splats in Glacier White over the edge of the waves. I adhered the horizon piece in place at the top with the straight edge up....this will be the only straight edge piece, and the rest will be wavy. Then I adhered the shore piece in place at the angle, using Collage Medium.

 

The next four pieces are wide pieces, 2 for the top and 2 for bottom. The two top pieces will be waves facing up and gradually slanting down to the left and are painted with Mermaid Lagoon and Picket Fence on the waves, then stamped with the linear dots in Glacier White after the extra additions are added with the tissue covering the seams. The bottom two pieces are waves facing down and gradually slanting up to the left and painted Salvaged Patina and Picket Fence on the waves, and then stamped with the linear dots again, after the additional length was added. It's the same process, with really only the direction of the waves different. I also clean the brush of blue color on the before or after waves to help blend the next blue into the other for more cohesiveness. I only glued down the first piece top and bottom to figure out spacing and angles. See the next step to see what I mean about the angles.

 

Before I glue down the second Mermaid Lagoon top piece and Salvaged Patina bottom piece, I laid them out and added the rest of the middle pieces on to figure my spacing, placement, and top to bottom angles. Then I glued those two down only using some spacers to help me, i.e. paintbrushes. I had to let this dry a while before moving on.

 

 

I was so busy concentrating and cleaning up the glass mat, that I did not get a better step out photo, but on the last 4 waves and big waves (clouds), same as before, adding extra length additions, tissue covering seams, painting Broken China Distress Paint this group, and Picket Fence edges. Once dry I just played with the configurations and tightness of adding them all in so that it would like rolling waves coming in, before adhereing. They are sort of bunched up, but ultimately I like the look. To finish all the waves off I used Frosted Lace Stickles which are more opaque and a little less glitzy than most other white Stickles. I added it to all the edges and then on the big waves I tried to draw movement scrolls. I adhered the sun on and added a little Glossy Accents on top to for some sheen.

I stamped the bullseye from THMM Set 139 onto the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Cardstock in Barn Door several times to make it nice and bright, using a Stamping Platform. I added two sided tape to the back, and cut it out around the last white circle. I used a black fine permanent pen to add the lines and then I tried to fold it along the lines but the two sided tape made that a bit difficult. I snipped the edges of the white along the lines and folded the borders in so that it looks like the sides of the umbrella hanging down. I adhered the hole piece to the beach portion using Collage Medium and stuffed some left over tissue in the hole trying to make it pointed and cone shape . I removed the backing of the tape and stuck the umbrella on. I had some Mini Starfish Bezel Fillers that I thought were the perfect size for the beach so I stuck them down with more Antique Linen Distress Stickles. I wanted to add the sentiment 'some beach somewhere' but I didn't see a good place to add it. 

 

Supplies:

(Paint Brush, Scissors, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ruler, Craft Knife, White Tissue Paper, Stamping Blocks, Stamping Platform, Two Sided Tape, Black Fine Point Pen)

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Etcetera Thickboard Mini Tags 

-Stamper's Anonymous Ornamentals (2 Sets): Ocean Horizon 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Picket Fence, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Prize Ribbon, Mermaid Lagoon, Salvaged Patina, Broken China

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Mini Layering Stencil: Set 38 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Fossilized Amber, Barn Door

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stickles: Tarnished Brass, Antique Linen

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Matte

-Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Mixed Media Stamps/Stencil: THMM122, THMM139 

-Ranger Glacier White Pigment Ink

-Ranger Stickles: Frosted Lace

-Ranger Glossy Accents

-Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

-Blank Slate Mini Starfish 

Thank you truly for stopping by and for all the kind words and comments. I hope to be back in the near future. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Stamper’s Anonymous Curations Summer 2026: Deco Tulips Bingo #8 Thickboard Tag

Hello Everyone! I don't even know if I remember how to blog anymore, it's been sooo long. Please forgive my absence. I had a medical issue last year and lots of family obligations, and I'm just now ready to get back to it. 

Today, I am so happy to show you the first of three projects that I created for the Stamper's Anonymous Curations Summer Release featuring older Tim Holtz stamps and stencils, and new Thickboard Curations pieces, that was shown on the Live today on the Stamper's Anonymous YouTube Channel. This was so fun to make, and helps to welcome in the new season. I am so honored to have been asked to participate, and I thank Ted for asking me. Many thanks to those who checked up on me as well. My cup runneth over. Enjoy!

 

Using the Games Components Stamp as my inspiration, I gathered the larger stamped images from the stamp sets...The bingo card, game pieces, and ticket from Game of Life, the ticket stub from The Big Top, and the game board from Pen and Pencil. Even though I didn't have the exact ticket stub from the Components I used what I had and then the game board for filler since this thick board is bigger than the component. 

 

Using Picket Fence Distress Paint from Ranger, I painted over the #8 Tag size thick board and tag hole. Once dry, I added my stamps to a Stamp Platform and stamped them using Distress Archival Ink...the game pieces in Barn Door and then making a mask from sticky note (which I forgot to do), the bingo card and ticket in Black Soot (mask for the ticket), the ticket stub in Rustic Wilderness (mask), and the game board in Prize Ribbon, stamping it top and bottom. Since I forgot to mask the game pieces I had to paint over the black lines on them with Picket Fence. I left all the stamps in the platform in case I needed to restamp them, which I did. 

 

 

I lightly painted in the open areas of the game pieces with Scattered Straw Distress Paint. I inked in the stub with Peeled Paint Archival using the masks on the others. I inked in the ticket and hole with Spiced Marmalade Archival. I inked over the bingo card with Vintage Photo Archival here and there. I inked over very lightly the game boards with Prize Ribbon Archival. Then I restamped all the images with the same inks as in the beginning to make them nice and crisp, and I stamped over the hole with the portion of the ticket that would be under it. Using Black Soot Distress Paint I painted the edges of the tag bringing the black up and over the borders somewhat.

 

 

Taking pieces I would need from the Deco Tulips Ornamentals, I painted over the two pot pieces with Rusty Hinge Distress Paint, the stem and two leaves with Peeled Paint, and the three flower pieces with Picket Fence, as well as three diamonds. Then I painted the edges with Black Soot. I also rubbed the Spiced Marmalade Archival Ink pad over the two pot pieces for a little textural look. 

 

 

Taking a game pieces that was red, I lightly painted over the raised parts with Black Soot Distress Paint and let it dry. I cut the word 'create' off of the sentiment from the Mixed Media set THMM117 and stamped it inside the ticket with Black Soot Archival. Using the diamond parts of the stencil I lightly painted in Picket Fence over both pieces of the pot. Using the circles portion I inked over the 3 flower parts with Fossilized Amber Archival and an Ink Blending Tool. Once dried I adhered the pot pieces and flower and stem. I painted the edges of all with Black Soot, dried, and then adhered all pieces onto the tag with Collage Medium. I adhered the diamonds to the pot. I used Glossy Accents over the polka dots on the flower. I adhered the game piece to the left of the pot. 

 

 

Supplies:

(Stamp Platform, Scissors, Sticky Note, Mini Ink Blending Tool)

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Components Collection: Games COM018

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Etcetera Thickboard #8 Tag 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Picket Fence, Black Soot, Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint

-Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Game of Life CMS036, The Big Top CMS074, Pen and Pencil CMS072) 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot, Barn Door, Prize Ribbon, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber

-Stamper's Anonymous Ornamentals: Deco Tulips 

Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz Mixed Media Stamps/Stencil: THMM117 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Matte

-Ranger Glossy Accents

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Game Pieces 

 

Thank you for all the wonderful comments on the Live and Instagram. I'm very happy to be back. I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault 2025 - Floristry Sidekick Side-Order Van Gogh Inspired 3 Sunflowers In A Vase

WOW, this blog is very dusty. Hello All! I hope this post finds each of you doing so well! I have not been creating much this year due to some medical issues, but I was fortunate enough to get to create a little something for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Spring Vault Launch. There are two parts to this launch with 5 sets out today, and the next part will come out on the 31st. The first five sets are the Vault Edge, Vault Industrial, Vault Atomic Retro, Vault Noteworthy, and the Sidekick Side-Order Vault Floristry, and I've used the last two to create another Van Gogh inspired Sunflowers piece, this time a 4x5 inch canvas, and using his 3 Sunflowers In A Vase as my guide. (If you missed my other two Van Gogh inspired pieces, click here for The 12 Sunflowers and here for The Poppies.) Enjoy!

I actually made two at the same time....one for Sizzix and one for home that I framed from a gorgeous little frame I found at an antique mall. 

I used this image as my guide with the dies from the Side-Order Vault Floristry to create both canvases much the same as I did the others. 

 

(Note: It's good to print off the Van Gogh 3 Sunflowers In A Vase for reference while you work, or have the pics on your phone to use for detail work.) Take a 4x5 inch canvas (I did 2, a chunky and a panel.) and using a palette knife, apply a thin layer of Opaque Distress Texture Paste from Tim and Ranger,  to the whole canvas dividing up wall (vertical lined pattern) and where the table part (about 1 inch wide horizontal line pattern) will be. Let the canvas dry about an hour.

 

Paint over the top textured area with Broken China Distress Paint. While the paint is still wet add a bit of Picket Fence Distress Paint here and there vertically (using the pic as your guide) creating stripes of color while blending them for a soft striated look. Using Scorched Timber Distress Paint, add a line of paint where the blue ends, and then dashes of Vintage Photo, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, and Rusty Hinge filling in the whole bottom area, again using the pic as your guide. Let the canvas dry. 

 

Free hand cut the vase (about 1.5 inches tall) from scrap cardstock and add two sided tape to the back. Using the Distress Paints, Broken China, Picket Fence, Scorched Timber, Twisted Citron, and Peeled Paint, try to recreate the look of the vase in the pic. Begin die cutting the leaves and stems using scrap green cardstock backed with two sided tape, from the Floristry Side Order. Use either Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, or Scorched Timber to paint in the leaves and stems, following the pic.

 

Emboss the vase with the Honeycomb looking Texture Fade, and then use a bit of Scorched Timber around the edges of the vase. When dry, apply Collage Medium to the canvas where the vase will go, remove the backing and stick it on, coating it with Collage Medium as you go. When dry, play with the arrangement of leaves and stems to see where they will go, and begin to stick them on with the Collage Medium as well.

 

 

Add two sided tape to the back of light and dark yellow cardstock scrap, and begin die cutting all the flower petals and centers using the Floristry Side-Order, as well as the circle from Vault Noteworthy for a few more round center pieces. Begin to layer the petals and centers by removing the backing and sticking them together until you have all three flowers with a look similar to the pic.

 

Adhere the flowers on covered them with Collage Medium. When dry, use the paints to add more detail all the parts.

 

Finish off the canvas by adding dots of Ranger Liquid Pearls in Dark Chocolate, Key Lime, and Wendy Vecchi's Sunflower, and Orange Blossom to the centers of the flowers. Let dry, and then coat the whole canvas with more Collage Medium (Crazing if you have it.).

 

Supplies:

(Palette Knife, Medium and Small Paint Brush, Scissors, Two Sided Tape, Side Kick Die Cut Machine, Die Pick)

-4x5 Inch Chunky Canvas and/or Flat Canvas

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Texture Paste: Opaque

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Broken China, Picket Fence, Scorched Timber, Vintage Photo, Squeezed  Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Mustard Seed

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Crazing

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Sidekick Side Order (Spring 2025): Floristry 

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits (Spring 2025): Vault Noteworthy 

-Scraps of yellow and green cardstock

-Ranger Liquid Pearls: Dark Chocolate, Key Lime

-Ranger Wendy Vecchi Liquid Pearls: Sunflower, Orange Blossom

-Print Out of Van Gogh 3 Sunflowers In A Vase 

Thank you truly for stopping by here today, and for the support. I so appreciate you all. I will be back again soonish. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!