Tim Holtz’s September tag is all about using layers of stencils with a variety of media.  I don’t have any of his new stencils, but I’ve got plenty of the metal ones used for embossing.

This worked out well, as the first layer is done with embossing paste.  I repeated the trees a few times at different heights to get the start of a forest.

The next step was to pounce a stencil layer with Picket Fence Distress Stain.  I did the moon (and some stars which you don’t really see) and this ended up being my favorite part of the card.  I LOVE the way it peeks through the trees.

The ribbon is some white silk ribbon colored with Wild Honey Distress Stain and then aged with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress ink.

The charms were antiqued by squirting on a bit of black enamel accents, rubbing it into the crevices with my finger then rubbing off the excess.

Another layer was done with this Dreamweaver stencil, Bare Trees.  I didn’t really intend to make a Halloween card, but with the moon peeping out from behind those spooky trees, how could it be anything else?

Interestingly, these trees don’t have to be spooky.  Here’s a card I made a while back with the same stencil.  White embossing paste on blue cardstock sprinkled with glitter while the paste was still wet = winter wonderland, not spooky at all.

I love it when supplies are versatile!

Happy creating, all.  🙂

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