Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

Tim Holtz STAMPtember!! Need I say more?! We all love Tim and his STAMPtember set is always highly anticipated. He’s not disappointed this year with a fabulous set that is cute but not too cute, if you know what I mean, with those funny sentiments. I made two cards because I know I’ll be reaching for these to send to my friends with cats. The ones tangled in the lights from the tree is hilarious! Talking of trees, what do you think our chances are of having a tree up with a rambunctious pup who will be 7 months old by then?!! I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

TIM HOLTZ STAMPTEMBER

 

The Tim Holtz STAMPtember set has four images in his snarky cat style but dressed for Christmas and with coordinating funny sentiments to go with them. There’s also a few add on images – present, small bird and two styles of snowflakes. As a reminder, these sets are limited edition so once they are gone they won’t be restocked. Grab one now while you can!

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

Here’s my first card of the two. I kept things simple to draw attention to the focal point by stamping the cat in Versafine Onyx Black ink and then stamping the bird on top. I then watercoloured with Daniel Smith paints.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

For the background, I lightly blended Weathered Wood, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot in a vignette around the top portion of the card.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

I took one of the snowflake images and stamped it in Versamark ink before sprinkling with Liquid Platinum powder and heat embossing. I repeated the stamping around the top of the card but alternating with white embossing powder to give interest and variation. I finished off with a good old splatter of white gouache, Pixie Dust and some of the ink squished onto my craft mat and picked up with a wet brush.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

I accented with Glossy Accents for the eyes, black glaze gel pen for the nose, white gel pen highlights and gold gel pen for the bells on the end of his tail. Oh and Distress Mica Flakes for the snow kept in place with Collage Medium. This is a new favourite for me so be prepared to see this accenting all my holiday cards this year!

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

For my second card, I stamped the cat tangled in Christmas lights in Versafine Onyx Black ink and dried with a heat tool before applying masking fluid over the whole image.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

Once dry I blended Scattered Straw and Wild Honey Distress Inks to create a glowing halo around the cat. I also used this same combination of Weathered Wood, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot around the edges.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

Again, I used my heat tool to make sure everything was dry before removing the masking fluid. I then used Daniel Smith watercolours to paint the cat and also to create a tree branch for the cat to be hanging from.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

I splattered with White Gouache, Pixie Dust and ink squished onto my craft mat. To finish I accented with a clear glaze of the eyes and bulbs and some more of that Distress Mica Flakes over the tree branch kept in place with Collage Medium.

I know many of you are going to love this STAMPtember set from Tim! If you want to see more inspiration using the set then look at the little thumbnails under the main picture on Simon’s web page or equally join Tim Holtz for his FaceBook live which I believe will be 10am PT.

STAMPTEMBER

02 September Blog Party
03 September Studio Katia – sold out
04 September Gina K Designs – sold out
05 SeptemberMama Elephant – sold out
06 September Altenew – sold out
07 September Lawn Fawn – sold out
08 September Picket Fence Studios – sold out
09 September SugarPea Designs – sold out
10 September My Favorite Things – sold out
11 September Honey Bee – sold out
12 September Concord & 9th stamp set  (sold out) + Memory Box stamp set – sold out
13 September Avery Elle stamp – sold out
15 September Clearly Besotted – sold out
16 September Simon Says Stamp Halloween card kit – sold out
17 September Riley & Co – sold out
18 September Paper Rose sold out
19 September Hero Arts and Ink Blot Spot – sold out
20 September PinkFresh – sold out
21 September Newton’s Nook – sold out
22 September Whimsey Stamps – stamp and stamp and die set (sold out)
23 September Kitchen Sink – sold out
24 September Mixed Media Kit – sold out

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

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Daniel Smith at Simon Says STAMP
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FABER CASTELL POLYCHROMOS at SSS
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILD…
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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Winsor Newton COLORLESS MASKING FLUID
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Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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SSS IVORY Card
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Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM
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SSS White Embossing Powder
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Inkon3 LIQUID PIXIE DUST
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS MICA FLAKES
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White Gouache
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Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE Pen
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Pigma Micron Pens
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Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PEN
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Sakura METALLIC GELLY ROLL
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* Little Things From Lucy’s Cards ICE…
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER
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* SSS BLENDER BRUSH
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium
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Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue
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* Hero Arts Misti at Simon Says STAMP
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* Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK
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Hero Arts MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD
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* Hero Arts MISTI BAR MAGNATE Black
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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Tim Holtz STAMPtember, watercoloured Christmas snarky cat handmade cards tutorial by Debby Hughes #watercolor #homemade

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