Marbled in Purple

 Morning.

As most of you know, I love playing with inks and new techniques so I am so happy to be a part of the
TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) team at Splitcoast.

It's my turn to host and the challenge this week is Paper Marbling.

 It is very easy and fun to do.

 I began by filling a container of water and dropping Ranger Alcohol ink over the water surface.

Dragged my paper through the inky water and vola! marbled paper.  I used heavy white cardstock for my card but you could also use watercolor paper.

When the paper was dry, I placed it inside my MISTI and stamped the flowers by Tim Holtz.  Stamped the sentiment from STAMPlorations, die-cut it using a die from MFT and added some black acrylic paint splatters to add some depth to the background.

You can see another example of the marbling I did on yesterday's card.  For that one I used Copic Re-inkers as they are also alcohol based.

 

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Love to Create- ANYTHING CREATIVE/ MIXED MEDIA

My Time to Craft- SUMMERTIME

Alphabet Challenge- 'I' FOR INK IT UP

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Tim Holtz, STAMPlorations/ Memento bl/ Ranger Alcohol ink/ bl acrylic paint/ die-MFT/ MISTI/ Cuttlebug

Marbled in Red

 Meet my first Christmas card of the year!  

It came about as I am hosting the TLC (technique lovers challenge) at Splitcoast this morning called 

Paper Marbling.

 It is really fun and very easy to do.  

For my card, I marbled the paper using a heavy white cardstock and Copic Re-inkers.  

 When my paper was dry, I die cut the little village and stamped the sentiment from MFT.  Pop dot mounted it onto a white card and done.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS on Sunday- BLACK, WHITE and one other colour

Christmas Card Challenge- ANYTHING GOES 

Love to Create- ANYTHING CREATIVE/ MIXED MEDIA

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Stampin' Royalty- TO DIE FOR

I hope you get to try this out and thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- MFT/ Copic Re-Inkers/ pan of water/ ink- Memento bl/ Cuttlebug/ die- Your Next Stamp/ pop dots

Classic Navy

 Meet today's card.

A super simple monochromatic card using a classic color combo, navy and white.

Those colors just remind me of summer; maybe nautical?

I always like a nice crisp, white border on my cards so I began by masking off the edge with Painter's Tape.  I stamped the flower from Local King onto a piece of scrap paper and cut it out to use as a mask and set that aside.

I then placed my flower stamp inside my MISTI so it was positioned right in the bottom corner, inked it up with Faded Jeans Distress ink and stamped.  This stamp is so detailed that I repeated that process again to get a dark, rich stamping.

Next, I placed the paper mask over the first flower I had stamped and stamped the flower image again on either side repeating the above process.  By doing that, I made the corner flower really become the focal point as the other flowers appear to be behind the first image.

 I stamped this sentiment, one of my favs from Rubbernecker, on the top corner and then sponged on some more Faded Jeans ink over the piece.

The final finishing touch was to pierce a border around the edge which really brought the whole layout together so well and added great interest.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING SUMMER

 CAS on Sunday- BLACK, WHITE, ONE OTHER COLOR

Come and Get It- PAPER PIERCING

Inkspirational Challenge- MASKING

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks so much for coming by.

Supplies:  stamps- Local King, Rubbernecker/ ink- Memento, DI/ piercing tool/ applicator tool/ painter's tape

Words to Live By

Happy Saturday.

I just couldn't resist playing along with the Tim Holtz Mania Challenge this morning at Splitcoast Stampers.

As many of you know, I just love playing with inks and paint so I just went for it with this card.

(plus I just got this new sentiment by Impression Obsession I wanted to try out!)

So many of us love Tim's work and who doesn't love his Distress inks and stencils and stamps and ....  the list goes on and on. 

For today's card, I began with using my long acrylic block.  I sprinkled Brushos onto it, one colour at a time, sprayed with water and dragged it down my card front.  I repeated that process using different colours being sure to leave some of the white peeking through on the background.  When I was happy with the colours, I set it aside to dry.

Next, I put the sentiment inside my MISTI and stamped it with black Memento ink.  The MISTI is such a handy tool to use when stamping over a painted bkg. because you can repeat stamping if the first pressing is not dark enough.

The flowers are from a new set by Tim that I stamped with more Memento black ink.

I added some splatters to the background as well to add some interest and more depth.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

TIME OUT- MASCULINE 

with OPTIONAL TWIST OF MIXED MEDIA

My Time to Craft- SUMMERTIME

Alphabet Challenge- 'I' FOR INK IT UP

Simply Papercrafts- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Hope you get a chance to get inky too!

Supplies:  Stamps- Impression Obsession, Tim Holtz/ ink- Memento/ MISTI/ Brushos/ Long acrylic block/ mini mister/ paint brush

Be Thankful

Good Morning.

Playing with some new stamps today.  

I found this sentiment at Michaels the other day and just wanted to make a card using it.  I love finding sentiments that speak to me.

I began by getting out this new wildflower stamp set I just got by Tim Holtz.  It has a great variety of wildflower stamps in it that I just love.  You can use them to stamp a silhouette or add colour to make them look more realistic.

 I chose 4 of the stamps from the set and placed them inside my MISTI one at a time.  I colored them with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated this process adding darker shades of blue to the flower centers.  When that was dry, I sponged the corner with Salty Ocean Distress ink and splattered with some of the same diluted ink and a paint brush.

 

I stamped the sentiment with Memento black ink then mounted the piece on a piece of dark blue cardstock that I die cut using a new die from MFT.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- CAS 

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge- STAMP, DIE CUT and YOUR CHOICE

(my choice- sponging, watercolor)

Happy Little Stampers- ANYTHING GOES WITH A DIE CUT

Crafty Creation- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafty Addicts- ANYTHING GOES/HOBBIES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Tim Holtz, Hampton Arts/ ink- Memento, Distress/ MISTI/ mini mister/ paint brush/ Memento markers/ Die- MFT/ applicator tool/ Cuttlebug

Watercolor Birthday Wishes

 Morning.  

I am in love with these wonderful flower images from Penny Black.  They are super easy to colour with markers and the design is just so realistic and lends itself perfectly for this technique to get a watercolored looking image.

To begin, I masked the edges of my card with Painter's Tape...don't forget to remove some of the tack so you don't tear your cardstock when you remove it; trust me, I've done that a few times!
Next, I got out my MISTI and placed the Penny Black flower stamp called The Unfolding inside.
I then coloured the stamp with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process adding darker shades of colour to my flower and stamping right over top of the first pressing.
By using the MISTI, it is easy to add additional layers of color.  You can also do that by using a stamp positioner or just add all the colours at once because when you spray with water they should all blend together.   

I painted in the background using Peacock Feathers Distress ink and a wet paintbrush.  I thought it needed more interest so I grabbed a nearby piece of drywall tape that was sitting on my desk and added some stenciling here and there to add depth to the background.

I inked up the birthday greeting from the Penny Black set called Words of Kindess with Memento ink and then removed the painter's tape and mounted the piece on blue cardstock.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Allsorts- HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

Inkspirational- MASKING

My Time to Craft- SUMMERTIME

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- PB/ ink- Memento, DI/ paint brush/ drywall tape/ Painter's tape/ MISTI/ Memento markers/ mini mister

Watercolored Poppies

 Meet today's card.

The poppies are blooming right now in my garden and they have inspired me to make a card.

I love the vibrant, happy look of these colours together and the majestic feel the poppies have.

I began by masking off my card front and then stamped the poppies from the Penny Black set called

 Pretty Petals.  It is a sweet little set with a variety of flowers in it.  I stamped it twice to fill in the bottom of my card front and extended the stems of the flowers using a black Sharpie marker.

I used my Brushos to watercolour the flowers, dotted the flower centers with a white Sharpie, then painted the background using Peacock Feathers Distress ink.   

I stamped the sentiment with black Memento ink and it is from the Words of Kindness set also by Penny Black.  Using my black Sharpie again, I doodled a border to pull it all together and added some black splatters for interest.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz- Going Dotty

(hope my dot splatters qualify for this)

Crafty Girls Creations- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting With Attitude- ANYTHING GOES

Have a great weekend and thanks.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Brushos/ paint brush/ Painter's tape for masking/ white, black Sharpie/ ink-Distress, Memento/ bl acrylic paint

Always There

 Morning.

I love this PB sentiment.  We all have those special friends that touch our lives in a wonderful way.
This card is going out to some very special friends of ours.

I began by masking the edges of my card using Painter's Tape then placed my paper into my MISTI.  I colored the flowers called Bejeweled from Penny Black with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process, adding darker shades of colour to the flowers.
When that was dry, I masked around the flower centers and splattered on some black acrylic paint...love how that just brought the flowers to life.
I randomly stenciled on the background with drywall tape using Spun Sugar Distress ink and rubbed the masked edges with it a bit too.  I stamped the Letter Background script from PB in the bkg using Grey Memento ink to add some depth then stamped the sentiment from the Treasured Sentiment set.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- ALOHA

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper- LET'S GET INKY

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for stopping in.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ ink- Memento, Distress/ acrylic paint/ brush/ drywall tape/ Painter's Tape/ Memento Markers/ MISTI/ Mini Mister

Dad's Day

 Morning.

With Father's Day right around the corner, I wanted to get a card made for my hubby.

Playtime is so fun especially when my Brushos are involved.

This card all came about after I created the blue background.  I had a piece of drywall tape still sitting on my work space from the card I made the other day.  I laid it onto my paper, sprinkled blue Brushos over the top, sprayed with water to activate the paint crystals, then removed the tape to reveal this lovely bkg.

It reminded me of water, netting and the beach, so my card was born.

I stamped the lighthouse scene and fussy cut it out and then glued that over my blue background.

Framed it all up and done.

I love it!  Simple, yet has good visual impact. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- FATHER'S DAY/FOR A GUY

The Male Room- FATHER'S DAY 

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

CAS Mix Up- STAMPING, DIE CUT, YOUR CHOICE

(stamped, die cut frame, stencil)

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Stacy's Stamps, Gina K/ drywall tape/ Brushos/ mini mister/ ink- Memento/ stitched frame die- MFT

Watercoloring with Brushos

 Good Morning.

Meet today's card.  I love to watercolor with my Brushos, so when I saw the watercoloring challenge this morning at Splitcoast, I was in!

Penny Black has some great new releases that I just received and wanted to play with.

I began by masking the edges of my white cardstock with painter's tape, then stamped the flowers from the newly released set called Floral Fusion with Memento black ink.

I like to lay down some water on the petals I want to paint first.  I find it helps the color take to the paper and it helps with blending and varying the color values.

I sprinkled some Brushos onto my paint palette, wet the tip of my brush and then touched the Brushos to pick up some powder.  You don't need a lot of water, just a few drops.  I touched the center of my flower first, then without adding more color, pulled the paint into the other areas of the flowers.  You can see from this closeup that the colour is more intense in the flower centers and less in other areas.  This is achieved by just using one color of the Brushos.

I painted in the leaves then painted in a blue wash on the background.

The sentiment was stamped with black Memento ink and is from the Penny Black set called

   Treasured Sentiments.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- CAS

Simon Says- MASK IT

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Craft Stamper- LET'S GET INKY

Thanks so very much for coming by and have a great weekend. 

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Brushos/ paint palette/ paint brush/ Memento ink/ painter's tape

OLS28- STENCIL

Good Morning.

June has arrived already so are you ready for a fun challenge??

This month it is my turn to host the  
OLS (One Layer Simplicity) Challenge.

The challenge is to create a one-layer card using a stencil.

This is the card I created for the challenge and I used drywall tape as my stencil.  It is really great to use as it has a sticky side that holds to your cardstock very well.

I began by masking off the edges of my card, then I stamped the flower from Stampendous using Memento black ink.  I used some diluted Brushos to loosely paint in the petals.  

When that was dry, I stenciled the background using the drywall tape, then stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black set called Treasured Sentiments.

To add a bit more interest and depth, I splattered some diluted black acrylic paint randomly over the background.

 

The really nice thing about making a one-layer card is that it is super easy to mail...no extra postage.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- PETALS

CASology- CAS

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

I hope you will join us this month and play along.

Supplies: stamps- Stampendous, Penny Black/ Brushos/ paint brush/ drywall tape/ ink- Memento/ bl acrylic paint