Bubble Wrap Resist

Hello and Welcome

I hope you are all keeping well and safe.

Here in Ontario, Canada, we are into our THIRD wave.  It is such a scary time and the vaccines are rolling out very slowly.  I'm glad for the rollout to be happening, but it is so frustrating that it is taking so long.  I'm generally a patient person but I want to get on with it!  I guess understanding the overwhelming numbers in the system have to appreciated though.

I also want to say a BIG THANKS to all of you that are visiting my blog and always leaving me such encouraging comments.  I do have to apologize for my late responses or visits returned to your blogs.  I am so busy with my 5 little daycare kids (one being  baby) that it keeps me jumping.  By the end of the day, I am tired out and don't usually have time to spend on the computer.  

I promise I will do my best to answer or get back to you as soon as I can!!

Anyways...I made this fun card.  I have to say, having a creative outlets has really helped in these times.

So meet today's card.  A simple mixed media one inspired by Vicki Boutin.  She has FB and YouTube lives every Friday night and has done for a very long time.  Her approach to mixed media is 'try the things'.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of mixed media paper.  Using a piece of bubble wrap, I rubbed some Versamark ink over it and pressed it onto the paper.  I took some white embossing powder and heat embossed it as I wanted to create a resist.  
• Next, I got out the Warm set of Vicki Boutin's Art Crayons and a piece of acetate.  I rubbed the crayons directly onto the acetate and diluted with some water using a paintbrush.  I pressed the acetate onto the panel and dragged it down to cover the paper. 
• I continued that process until the whole panel was filled with colour.  I set that aside to dry and repeated that process on another white scrap of paper.  I used the leftover wet ink to add some splatters with my paintbrush.
• I carefully wiped away the colour from the white embossed areas using a baby wipe.  It left a distressed background that I loved.
• I stamped the Daisy Stem flower from Rubber Stampede onto the small paper panel with some Versafine Clair Noir and clear heat embossed it.  I then glued that over another small piece of white cardstock to give it a bit of a border.  
• I mounted the dots inked piece onto some white, then onto a heavy white card base.  I pop dotted the flower to the side,

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

Adding my card to these challenges:

Stinkin' Inkers- RECYCLE/ REUSE

Creative Artiste Mixed Media- ANYTHING GOES MIXED MEDIA

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Daisy Stem (Rubber Stampede)

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons; Versamark; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- bubble wrap; Wow white and clear eb powder; heat tool; piece of acetate

The Flower Challenge Reminder

 Morning.

We are half way through December and it's time for another card for The Flower Challenge.

This month our challenge is to use an older stamp, stencil or die.

 I am using my older stamp from Unity again today to create this anniversary card.

I began by creating the background using the Embossing Folder Inking Technique.  I rubbed Distress inks over the front part of my embossing folder, sprayed with water and pressed my paper onto the folder.  It is a great way to get more mileage from something you already have in your stash too!

I placed the flower stamp from Unity inside my Misti and stamped with black Memento ink then stamped the sentiment from Rubber Stampede and done.

Please come and play along with us!!


 Adding my card to these challenges:

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Artiste- ANYTHING GOES MIXED MEDIA

Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies:  stamps- Unity, Rubber Stampede/ inks- Memento, Distress/ embossing folder/ mini mister/ MISTI

Sending Caring Thoughts

Meet today's card.

I am playing with my Staedtler Watercolor Crayons again and this is what I came up with.

A couple of weeks ago, I did a tutorial for Splitcoast Stampers and here are the instructions on how to use the crayons to Paint Your Stamps for a wonderful watercolour look.

Watercolor Crayons

l.  Wet the stamp slightly with water using a wide bristle paintbrush.

2.  Scribble directly onto your stamp with the crayons.

3.  Stamp directly onto your cardstock or watercolor paper.  If the image is too blurred, try using less water.

4.  To add another layer of color, scribble onto the stamp without adding more water this time and stamp over the first impression.

To see the whole tutorial about painting your stamps, go here:

Painting Your Stamps

The flower image I used to create my delphinium garden is an old one I have had in my stash from Rubber Stampede.  After my flowers had dried, I rubbed Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink around the edges and stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts in the upper corner.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge- STAMP/ WATERCOLOUR/YOUR CHOICE-crayons

Allsorts Challenge- SPRING IS IN THE AIR

My Time to Craft- FLOWERS

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Rubber Stampede, Hero Arts/ Distress and Memento ink/ sponge applicator/ Staedtler Watercolour Crayons/ Mini Mister/ paint brush