Stamper's Anonymous Summer 2022 - Noteworthy Painted Floral Elements on Linked Stenciled Black Background Cards

Hey Everyone! Today, I have the first of the two projects that were on the Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Summer Live. These two cards were made with the Floral Elements and Noteworthy Stamp Sets with the Linked Circles or Squares Layering Stencils in the center, and all on a solid black background (Matte Black Kraftstock). How did I get these vibrant colors on a black background??? I used Ranger's Glacier White Pigment Ink first and then colored on top...see below. This technique never disappoints.  Enjoy everyone!

 

 

(NOTE: It's useless to add a colored ink to black paper if you want to see it, BUT if you add a permanent white base first then you can add colorful ink on top to be able to see it. I have done this many times using Glacier White Pigment Ink and Black Cardstock from Ranger and it always works perfect, but as I now think the Black Cardstock is discontinued, I needed a replacement and decided to try Tim's Black Cardstock, and I did a comparison of the two that you will see below to help you decide which paper to use. Black Cardstock matters here. If you are using Ranger Black Cardstock which has no coating on it, ink and paint will adhere and absorb in more and therefore dry faster for less chance of smearing, but will be lighter in color and intensity, even after several coats.  If you are using Idea-ology Black Kraftstock which has a slight sheen coating on it, the colors of ink and paint will be much more vibrant and intense as they stay on the surface, but take longer to dry due to the coating on the paper. Colors also can bleed under stencils easier due to the coating, but give a great distressed look if you like that. You might want to play around with papers first to see what you like as I did. (See step 3 for the differences in looks.)).

I cut a piece of Idea-ology Black Kraftstock in half for two cards, and two pieces of Black Cardstock from Ranger 4.5 x 6 inches for two cards (for my comparison). Using a blank sheet of paper cut to the same size as the black pieces (4.5 x 6) I die cut the middle of the blank sheet using the second largest Stitched Oval from the Thinlits set from Sizzix, to use for a mask. I made a few just in case they got too messy to keep reusing. You can discard the oval part as you won't use it.

 

 

Place a black piece on the glass mat (I did two at a time with the different stencils using one of each of the black papers to see what would happen.) and place the white oval framed mask on top and secure these with whatever you usually use...I used tape. Lay one of the stencils on top (either Linked Circles or Linked Squares) horizontally and add tape on one side to act as a hinge as well as hold the stencil in place. Hinging the stencil is important with this as it makes things much easier, first so it doesn't move, and second so you can lift the stencil to dry with a heat tool and not warp the stencil. Make sure your Glacier White Pigment Ink is nice and juicy as they tend to dry up a little faster than other inks, so reink if necessary before hand. Using a clean blending foam on an Ink Blending Tool, add Glacier White to it from the ink pad, and lightly rub the ink in over the stencil on the oval opening part, working in circles as well as lightly pouncing to really get the ink in. Once covered in the oval area lift up the stencil swinging from the hinged part and dry the stenciled image with a Heat Tool, as Glacier White needs to be dry to be permanent.  (It will take longer to dry on the Black Kraftstock and you might have some ink that went under the stencil.) Do the same with the other stencil over the other piece of black paper, and dry. Take Mermaid Lagoon and Evergreen Bough Archival Inks (only a permanent ink for this technique but you can use any other colors), and ink over the white alternating the ink colors, pouncing them on for best intensity of color, then dry. You can even remove the stencil and mask to ink over the white, if using Black Cardstock, but if using the Black Kraftstock, you might notice some of the white ink moving while pouncing over the colored ink, so it's best to keep the stencil on with the Black Kraftstock. 

 

 

Here is the comparison with the Black Cardstock pieces on top and the Black Kraftstock pieces under. Although it is harder to notice in the picture, the ink colors on the Black Kraftstock are much more intense and brighter and less chalky looking, although you can see some of the ink that went under the stencil so the image is not as crisp. The Black Cardstock pieces are very crisp in image with no bleeding under the stencil, but the colors are less intense and somewhat dull and a little chalky looking. At this point I really thought I'd go with the Black Cardstock, but once paint was added later, I clearly made the choice to go with the Black Kraftstock as the paint colors were much more intense with only one coat, even though it took longer to dry, as with the ink. 

 

 

(For the next part, it's easier to do with two stamping platforms, but if you only have one you can still do it but it will take much longer.) Lay the stenciled paper in a stamp platform and using the stamps from the Floral Elements set, arrange the images that you want in the forefront around the oval border. This will be the first set, the forefront set. Close the platform to secure the stamps. Ink them with Glacier White Pigment Ink and stamp the images. Carefully remove the paper and add the other one in and stamp the images. Dry both pieces until the white ink is dry. Leave the stamps in the platform as they are and lightly clean the white ink from them with a damp papertowel. If white ink is between the raised cuts of the stamps, don't worry about it as it will not affect your next stamping and you will clean them well once you are finished with them. Stamp the images again onto sticky note using a dark ink (I used Black Soot Archival) to be used for masking. Cut the flower images out only from the sticky note, and don't worry about the leaves or buds. (Note: I used the Black Cardstock pieces here.)

 

 

(If you are only using one platform, you will need to do this part after you have painted in and embossed the first set of flowers before you can remove them to add the second set.) Using another platform, lay the paper back in and arrange the flowers and leaves that will go in the background under the first set of flowers, and close the lid to secure. Add the masks on top of the flowers on the paper, and then stamp the second set using Glacier White. Remove the paper and add the other and repeat the process. Dry both. (Note: I used the Black Kraftstock pieces here.) Leaving the stamps in place, lightly clean the white ink, and then stamp the large flowers only on sticky note to use later. 

 

Starting with the leaves, stems, and buds, paint over them using Twisted Citron Distress Paint with a detail paint brush. Cover over the white ink if you want, but that will be covered up later, so don't worry about it. The reason I used the white ink on the black was to see the images well enough to paint in. Use Rustic Wilderness paint to add the lines in the leaves, stems, and buds. For the flowers, I did the same as the leaves, a light and a dark paint in the same color family for each group of flowers, starting with the lighter for the whole flower and then the darker for the shadows and details. I used Saltwater Taffy and Abandoned Coral for the three poppies. I used Kitsch Flamingo and Worn Lipstick for the dahlia looking flower. I used Picket Fence and Antique Linen for the two larger rose looking flowers. I used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed for the last flower. Once all the flowers are painted in, use Black Soot Distress Paint in the center of the flowers on the stamen. Let dry, and do the same on the other piece. (Once dry, if using Black Cardstock, you might notice the paint color intensity weaken a lot and need another coat of paint. If using the Black Kraftstock the color of paint will remain nice and intense but take longer to dry.) 

 

Place the dry card in the second platform (the one with the background flowers). Add a sentiment from the Noteworthy Stamp Set between the budded flowers and close the lid to secure. Pounce an Anti-Static Pouch over the whole card so powder doesn't stick where you don't want it, blowing off any excess. Add the masks over the forefront flowers. Use Distress Embossing Ink to stamp the background flowers and sentiment, and then immediately remove the masks, pour Gold Embossing Powder over, pour it off, and then heat emboss. Repeat with the other card, but change sentiments only. You are now finished with these flowers and the sentiments and you can wash the stamps with soap and water to remove all the white ink and replace the stamps back on the plastic cover. (If you only used one platform, then you have to emboss the forefront flowers first and then remove and clean them, then add the background flowers, stamp and paint them, then emboss them and the sentiment.)

 

 

Add the card into the first platform with the forefront flowers. Pounce more of the Anti-Static Bag over. Take the two large flower masks and cut the sides off so that you just have the middle of the flower as that is all you need masked so the bud stems don't cover up any of the large flower, and stick it on. Ink the stamps with Distress Embossing Ink, remove the masks, pour on the Gold powder, remove, and heat emboss. 

 

 

Cut and fold a Kraft Cardstock base to 5 x 6.5 inches. Ink the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Cut a blue piece of Classic Kraftstock (one that matches the middle stenciled area) to 4 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches, ink the edges using the Mermaid Lagoon Archival, and mount to the Kraft base with two sided tape. Ink the edges of the black piece with Black Soot Archival. Cut a Gold Metallic Kraftstock piece to 4 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches and mount the black card front onto this. Add foam tape or Foam Adhesive Sheet to the back of the gold, and then mount this onto the card base. Use Collage Medium to add three Gold Metallic Droplets in various sizes around the sentiment.

 

Supplies:  

(Sheet of Paper, Die Cut Machine, Ink Blending Tool, Heat Tool, 2 Stamp Platforms, Sticky Note, Scissors, Glass Mat, Small Detail Paint Brush, Anti-Static Pouch, Paper Trimmer, Two Sided Tape) 

-Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits: Stitched Ovals

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Black Kraftstock (or Ranger Black Cardstock), Metallic Kraftstock, Classic Kraftstock, Metallic Droplets

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Linked Circles, Linked Squares 

-Ranger Pigment Ink: Glacier White 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Evergreen Bough, Mermaid Lagoon, Black Soot

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Floral Elements, Noteworthy 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness, Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral, Saltwater Taffy, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Antique Linen, Picket Fence, Black Soot 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Embossing, Gathered Twigs 

-Ranger Embossing Powder: Gold 

-Ranger Surfaces: Kraft Cardstock 

-Sizzix Foam Adhesive Sheets 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Collage Medium: Matte 

 

I've got one more from the Live to show you...in a few days. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Wendy Vecchi Archivals and Liquid Pearls Country Flowers Card

Hello All! Yesterday, Wendy Vecchi released three new colors of Archival Ink from Ranger...Morning Glory, Rosey Posey, and Peachy Keen, plus a Rosey Posey Liquid Pearls! You all know how much I love Archivals, and I love these new bright Summer colors. They called for a flowery card, so I put together this super simple and fast card using Wendy's County Flowers Stencil, Stamp, and Die Set. Enjoy!

 

 

Cut Specialty Stamping Paper to 3.75 x 5.25 inches. Place the scalloped stencil from the Country Flowers Set in the center of the SSP and ink over the stencil with Morning Glory Archival Ink using an Ink Blending Tool, and covering all the paper. Lightly mist over paper with alcohol to create splotches. Dry with a heat tool. You always need to dry after inking anything on SSP as it stays wet a longer time than other papers. Using Rosey Posey Archival Ink, stamp two of the solid flower parts into the scalloped circle. Dry. Stamp the solid butterfly and centers of flowers with Peachy Keen Archival. Dry. Cover up the flowers with sticky note and then stamp one of the solid leaves with Leaf Green Archival. Dry. 

 

 

Stamp all the coordinating images over the solid parts using Black Soot Archival, using the sticky note to help you not overlap. Dry. Place the striped portion of the stencil at the bottom edge of the paper and ink in the stripes with Morning Glory Archival and an ink tool. Dry. Do the opposite side as well. Stamp the dotted grassy image randomly around the flowers in Leaf Green using sticky note to mask.

Place the striped stencil (clean it first) in between the blue stripes and ink in Glacier White Pigment Ink stripes. Dry. Clean the stencil and if need be go over the blue stripes again (I had to for a better clean look.).

 

Mount the card on more SSP cut slightly bigger with two sided tape, and then mount this onto a Kraft Cardstock base folded to 4 x 5.5 inches. Using a fine permanent pen, draw lines in the striped area and tiny circles on every other hump on the scalloped circle. Fill in the circles with Rosey Posey Liquid Pearls, and add dots of the Rosey Posey to the inside of the flowers as well as to the dots on the grass. Let dry. 

 

Supplies: 

(Ink Blending Tools, 91% Alcohol In Mister, Stamping Block, Heat Tool, Sticky Note for Masking, Scissors, Two Sided Tape) 

-Ranger Surfaces: Specialty Stamping Paper, Kraft Cardstock 

-Ranger Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamp, Die, Stencil Set: Country Flowers

-Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink: Morning Glory, Rosey Posey, Peachy Keen, Leaf Green 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot 

-Ranger Pigment Ink: Glacier White 

-Faber-Castell Pitt Fine Artist Pen: Black

-Ranger Wendy Vecchi Liquid Pearls: Rosey Posey

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. I will be back real soon, so until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Stamper's Anonymous Summer 2022 - Eccentric Botanical Collage Mixed Media 6x6 Chunky Canvas Duo

Hi again this week Everyone!!! I'm back with another after party make using the new stamps and stencils from Tim Holtz and Stamper's Anonymous...this time a pair of very textured 6x6 inch chunky canvases made with the new Eccentric and Botanical Collage Stamp Sets and Mini Focus Layering Stencil as well as the cool Freight Elements Number Stencils. I made these for my daughter, and let her choose the colors, but realized that the colors matched my bedroom and now I don't want to give them to her. LOL!!! I guess I'll have to make another set. I totally love how these came out, and I wish I took better photos so you can really appreciate the textures and colors on these. This is a super long post with lots of pictures to understand the placement of the images on the sides of the canvas in case you want to create these for yourself. I hope you understand the directions with the photos. Enjoy!

 

 

Cut two pieces of Plain Collage Tissue Wrap to about 5x8 inches (one for each canvas). Place all four images from the Botanical Collage set into the platform and arrange them so they will fit well on the tissue. (I tried to arrange the butterflies and flowers together as they would go on the canvas for less cutting later, but I didn't do it correctly. I should have done both like the one you see on the left.) Stamp the images on the tissue wrap, remove and then stamp them again on the other sheet, using Black Soot Distress Archival from Ranger. Set these aside to dry a bit as the ink stays wet a little longer on the tissue, or you can use a heat tool.

 

Cut two more pieces of tissue about the same size as before (one for each canvas). Take images from the Eccentric Stamp Set (there are so many to choose from) and arrange those on the platform, keeping in mind that the sentiment that the finger points to will change for the other tissue, or just have both on each tissue and use them for another time. Stamp the images on the tissue using Black Soot. Remove the sentiment and add another and then stamp these again on the other tissue. Restamp the number line on each and set of stars two more times so you have three sets. Set them both aside to dry awhile.

Take two 6x6 inch chunky canvases and paint over both with White Gesso mixed with a little water to thin it down some. Let these dry. The Gesso primes the canvas and makes it smoother for paint and Collage Medium. Using a 1/2 inch thick paintbrush, you can either free hand stripes (like I did) or paint over the whole canvas with Antique Linen Distress Paint. If you have the paint with the dabber the stripes go on real quick. You need stripes on all four sides as well. I made mine about 1/2 inch thick and 1/2 inch apart. Once dry, paint stripes of Gold Metallic in between the Antique Linen. I think this Gold Metallic Paint from Ranger is discontinued now, so if you don't have it another gold is fine (Tarnished Brass Distress Paint would work great.). Let this dry.

 Turn one canvas so the stripes are horizontal and one vertical so you have a bit of difference between the two. Cut out the flowers and butterflies leaving a bit of a border so you don't have to be perfect, and adhere one type of flower to the top left of the front side and to the bottom of the right side of one of the canvases. On that same canvas adhere one type of butterfly to the top left side and to the bottom right front of the canvas using Collage Medium under the tissue and then on top to seal it. Let dry. On the other canvas adhere the other flower to the bottom right front side and top left side. Adhere the other butterfly to the top left front and bottom right side. Let dry. Cut out the pointing finger with sentiment for each canvas. Collage one below the flower on the left side front, and collage one on the other canvas above the flower on the right front. Let dry, and clean your brush out as it with be a bit before you need it again.

Choose two colors of Distress Paint to use for each canvas. I used Aged Mahogany and Forest Moss. Using the 'No.', the '1', and the '2' from the Freight Elements Laying Stencil Set, play with the arrangement first so the 'No. 1' fits well in the upper right front corner of one canvas and the 'No. 2' fits well in lower left front of the other, overlapping of course but not covering up any parts of the designs. Stenciling in one part at a time (and letting it dry before doing the other one) use a paint brush and one color of Distress Paint (or paint with a dabber like I did) and fill in the stencil lightly so the paint doesn't bleed under the stencil. You can go back and add more paint later to darken the image. Clean the stencil immediately after with water to remove the paint. Once dry, stencil in the other using the same paint, and repeating the process.

 

 Cut out all the other images from the tissue for each canvas and play with the arrangement first before collaging them on with the medium. I did the same images on the top, bottom, and sides of each canvas but I did the opposite side of each so that when they are finished and placed on the wall or wherever you will see different images on those sides. That sounds a bit confusing, but if you look closely at the picture the sides of the canvases look different but on the opposite sides the designs are the same as the other. It makes it more interesting when they are placed close together when you put them on display. Hope that makes sense. On the front of both I pretty much placed the other images in the same spots for each flower and butterfly...like the number line in the center, the 'handle with care' next to the flower, the '6 1/4 next to the large stenciled number, etc. But, the number circle is placed differently on each one because of space. Just play with your images to see where they fit best. Let these dry for a bit before moving on, at least a few hours.

 

Using Distress Archival Reinkers (they are permanent and translucent and perfect to color in the images on canvas) and 91% Rubbing Alcohol to color in the images, you can mix the colors to get different ones. Since there is no Aged Mahogany Archival YET, to color in all the flowers with a deep dark red tone, mix a few drops of Fired Brick, Kitsch Flamingo, and Dusty Concord in a cup and mist a little Rubbing Alcohol in (you cannot use water as the inks are not water based). This will stay wet for a while, so take your time and paint in everything you want a deep red. (Note: I painted in the 'handle with care' but later I went to add white to the inside and messed it up so bad that I had to stamp it again and just collaged it on the top with no color this time. Sometimes that happens.)

On all the other images I used the exact colors of Reinkers and did not mix any colors. I used Peeled Paint and Crushed Olive on all the leaves, Frayed Burlap on the hand and jacket, and Fossilized Amber on the butterflies and flowers, using a detail paintbrush and the alcohol. 

I wanted the stenciled 'No. 1' and 'No. 2' to pop a little more, so I used same tone permanent markers to outline them. You don't have to do that, but it does help. I also used the markers to color in a few words and numbers from the Eccentric images. Use a white pen to add dots to the butterfly wings and the white shirt. To create awesome texture on the canvas, lay the stencils back on and apply a nice medium coat of Translucent Crackle Paint on. You can free hand this if you are worried about it bleeding underneath. Apply more on all the areas you colored in...the flowers, leaves, butterflies, hand, number line, number wheel, whatever. Let dry. 

To add even more texture and to fill in any larger open spots, gather an Anti-Static Pouch, a Palette Knife, Translucent Crackle Paste, Peeled Paint Embossing Glaze, and the Mini Focus Layering Stencil. (Note: It's best to work on a side at a time and allow for drying time and embossing before moving on to the next side, so allow ample time for this step.) Pounce the Anti-Static Pouch over the side you want to work on. You must do this or the powder will stick everywhere and not be fun to wipe away...trust me. Lay the stencil where and what direction you want it (I did different directions rather than straight and linear.) and apply the Translucent Crackle Paste through with the Palette Knife in a good medium thickness. Remove the stencil and clean away any paste that you don't want where it is (like images), and immediately pour on the Peeled Paint Embossing Glaze over a scrap piece of paper. Let this dry about 30 minutes before heat embossing. After embossing, move to another side and repeat the steps until all sides have the embossing.

 

 To bring out all the cracks in all the Texture PAINT areas as well as add a vintage tint, add a bit of Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain to a craft sheet or glass mat and pick up with a paintbrush. Color in and push in the spray, let it sit a few minutes, and then softly wipe away with a soft rag so you don't accidentally pull up any of the crackle.  For the Crackle PASTE areas, lightly rub a brown (I used Brushed Corduroy) Distress Crayon over the raised areas and then use the Antique Linen Spray with a brush to push in the crayon into all the cracks and between the stenciled areas. Let dry. Once all is done, you can seal the canvas if you want with a spray fixative or sealer. 

 

No. 1 Close-ups

No. 2 Close-ups

Left Sides

Right Sides

Tops

Bottoms

Where I put them in my daughter's room until she takes them to her apartment. ;0)

Supplies:  

(Stamp Platform, Scissors, Craft Mat, Small Detail and Medium Paint Brushes, Collage Brush, 91% Rubbing Alcohol, Palette Knife, Sheet of Paper, Anti-Static Pouch, Heat Tool) 

-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Plain Tissue Wrap

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Botanical Collage, Eccentric 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink: Black Soot 

-Ranger Gesso: White 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Antique Linen, Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss 

-Ranger Paint Dabber: Gold 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Collage Medium: Matte

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Element Stencils: Freight  

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Archival Reinkers: Fired Brick, Kitsch Flamingo, Dusty Concord, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Frayed Burlap, Fossilized Amber 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint Translucent

-Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Mini Stencils: Mini Set 52 (Focus) 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paste: Translucent 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze: Peeled Paint 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain: Antique Linen 

-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon: Brushed Corduroy 

-Faber-Castell Pitt Pens: Indian Red, Earth Green 

-2 6x6x2.5 Inch Chunky Canvases, White Pen, Black Permanent Fine Pen 

 

Phew, that was long. Thanks so very much for stopping by and for commenting...it means so very much! I'll be back again real soon. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!