Hi everyone! I am here today to share with you a couple of the cards I created with the new Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous release. I am honored to be a Tim Holtz maker and am so excited to inspire you more with his products!!! I will share more details about each of these cards throughout the next few weeks, but I wanted to be sure to let you know his new stamps and stencils are available now!
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I have a few cards to share with you today using the new release! For all of these cards, I played with the Distress Watercolor Pencils. If you would like to learn more about this coloring medium and become more comfortable with them, I would encourage you to sign up for my Distress Techniques: Distress Watercolor Pencil online class!
For this first card, I used one of the new Layering Stencils, Brush Hex. I ink blended some Fossilized Amber Distress Ink through the stencil onto the textured side of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I then used Fossilized Amber and Rusty Hinge Distress Watercolor Pencils to add some layers on top of the hex shapes that were already there.
I then used some previously released stamps. I used the Entomology set, specifically the script background. I used the Walnut Stain Distress Watercolor Pencil, colored directly onto the stamp, and misted it with water from the Distress Sprayer, and I then stamped it here and there on the background. I actually just held the stamp in my hand so I could press it where I wanted the script to be, and so that it wouldn’t stamp perfectly. I then stamped the large insect and the “specimen” text from the Specimen stamp set, using Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Ink.
I used a wet paintbrush, and gently traced over some of the stamped lines on the insect. Since I stamped the image with Distress Oxide ink that reacts to water, this blurred out the image a bit, making it appear to be watercolored.
I also added some splatters from Distress Watercolor Pencils, the Distress Sprayer, and a paintbrush.
For the sentiment, I stamped one of the sentiments from the new Note Quotes stamp set. This set is so fun and has perfect sentiments for all year long! I stamped and white embossed it onto some dark brown cardstock.
Anytime I white emboss I use Yeti Lawn Fawn pigment ink, and Alabaster White Brutus Monroe White Embossing Powder.
Note: whenever I do ANY embossing, I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool.
For this next set of cards, I started by doing a little ink smooshing with Lost Shadow Distress Ink onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock, I just wanted a little bit of subtle color, for a base.
I then used the new Creative Blocks stamp set. I set up the stamps side by side onto the Misti so that it would cover a panel of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I then used Distress Watercolor Pencils and scribbled directly onto the stamps, misted them with a Distress Sprayer, and stamped it onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock.
I then gently misted the stamps again, and stamped them a second time on a new piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock, getting a second impression.
For the sentiment, I diecut “make today count” and “you got this” from the Bold Text 2 Sizzix set out of black cardstock. I then placed the letters on one card, and the knockout on the other.
I then followed the same steps with a different color scheme for another set of cards. I love creating cards like this, it is a ton of fun!
There are some other fun stamp sets and stencils in this new release, and I will be back soon to share more projects with some of them! Be sure to watch Tim Holtz LIVE on his YouTube Channel April 15th at 12p ET!
Bold Botanicals
Tiny Prints
The Inspector
Floral Trims
Brush Arch Layering Stencil
Brush Mark
Everyday Art Element Stencils
Which of the new goodies is your fave? Let me know in the comments!
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Cardmaking Supplies Used
Cardmaking Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, 2023 stamps & stencils Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Brush Hex THS166 Layering Stencil Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Note Quotes Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Creative Blocks Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Bold Botanicals Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Tiny Prints Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: The Inspector Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Floral Trims Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Brush Arch THS168 Layering Stencil Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Brush Mark THS167 Layering Stencil Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Everyday Art Element Stencils Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Bold Text 2 Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Entomology Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Specimen Shop at: SSS | R |
Distress Watercolor Pencils Bundle Shop at: SSS | HA | R |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 3 Shop at: SSS | HA | R |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 2 Shop at: SSS | HA | R |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 1 Shop at: SSS | HA | R |
 Mobius & Ruppert Brass Pencil Sharpeners Shop at: BA |
 Blick Arts, Master Synthetic Round #4 Brush Shop at: BA |
 Blick Arts, Master Synthetic Round #2 Brush Shop at: BA |
 Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
 Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
 Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HA |
 Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: Misc |
 Faber-Castell, Collapsible Water Cup Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Ranger, Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | R |
 Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
 Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |
 Scrapbook Adhesives, mixed white foam squares Shop at: shurkus |
 Scrapbook Adhesives, White Foam Strips Shop at: shurkus | LF |
 Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HA |
 Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HA |
 Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
 Wendy Vecchi, Make Art Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Tombow, Removable Adhesive Tape Runner Shop at: SSS | shurkus |
 Therm o Web, Adhesive Eraser Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp, Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS |
 Blender Brush Caddie Shop at: shurkus |
 4″ Lazy Susan Shop at: Misc |
 Scotch, Mounting Putty Shop at: Misc |
Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Lost Shadown Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |
 Distress Oxide Ink Pad Fossilized Amber Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 8.5 x 11 Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Shop at: shurkus | HA |
Lawn Fawn, Yeti Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
Brutus Monroe, Alabaster White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Tool Shop at: shurkus |
 The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Refill Shop at: shurkus |
 Lawn Fawn, Ground Coffee Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Black Licorice 8.5 x 11 Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide, Ground Espresso Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
 Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: shurkus |
 Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum Shop at: SB |
 Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus |
 ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Rotary Media Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
These cards are so amazing!