Masculine Stenciled Birthday Card

For my fourth card for the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous 2024 Release, I decided to get out the stencils and put them to use. To my surprise, I ended up with a masculine birthday card and I love it. I used the Curiosity Shop stamps and the Feather Layering Stencil. 

Here is a brief video tutorial of my progress making this card. 

 

To begin, I stenciled the Feather Layering Stencil with the Mini Blending Tools and three different brown Distress Inks on Distress Mixed Media Heavystock. Then I covered the entire background with Antique Linen Distress Ink and a blending tool. I spritzed it with water and dried. Then did a simple straight stitch around the edge. 

I also cut an A2 card base from a piece of Idea-ology Black Kraftstock.

 

 The focal point is another piece of Mixed Media Heavystock framed in black kraftstock.  I stamped the two hats and the happy birthday sentiment in the paper stamp all from the Curiosity Shop set.They are stamped in Distress Archival Ink Ground Espresso then watercolored with Distress Inks

As you can see I distressed the Mixed Media Heavystock with Antique Linen Distress Spray and flicked some drops of Frayed Burlap onto it before I stamped on it. 

I watercolored the hats with brown Distress Ink and the bands with Forest Moss Distress Ink.

 I edged all pieces with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and finished it off with some thin black twine.

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Have a creative day, 

Tami

 

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