Rainy Day in NY

Good Morning

I made today's card for a challenge over at Splitcoast.

The challenge was to create a monochromatic scene.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock, then placed it into my Misti with the stamp.  
• Next, I inked the stamp up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and stamped it.
• Leaving the stamp in place, I moved my card panel slightly up and over, then inked up the stamp again with some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink and stamped to get the offset, repeated image.
• Using a wet paintbrush, I went over the ink to blur out the lines and make it look more like a rainy, wet day. 
• I decided not to add a sentiment so I could use this card for any occasion.
• After the panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto a white A2 sized card base.

Many thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Sweet Stampin'- BASED ON A BOOK/SONG/FILM (song- NY< NY)

We Love Stamping- MASCULINE

Time Out- MONOCHROMATIC

Supplies

Stamp- Watercolor NY (Technique Junkies)

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paintbrush

Dance in the Rain

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

A very simple one featuring this stencil called Big Fat Drops from ACLD and this fun silhouette image from Technique Junkies.  

I thought it was a fitting card since we have had sooooo much rain here where I live and my little kiddos just love going out and splashing and dancing in the rain.

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

• I began by creating this simple background using my Gel Plate.  I pressed my Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide pad directly onto my Gel plate near the top.  Leaving some spaced between, I pressed my Peacock Feathers DOX ink right underneath that then I brayered the colours together creating sort of an ombre effect.
• Next, I laid the Big Fat Drops stencil over the Gel Plate and using the end of a paint brush handle, I gently pushed against the stencil to get good contact. 
• I lifted off the stencil and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate and lifted the print.  It had a fun, watery look to it which is what I wanted.
• I splattered with some diluted Mermaid Lagoon ink to help with the feel of the raindrops.
• When it was all dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the image and the sentiment.
• I glued it onto a piece of blue cardstock, then black to tie in with the black silhouette images, then onto a white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Big Fat Drops

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- ONE

Crazy 4 Challenges- MONOCHROMATIC

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Dance (Technique Junkies); Rain Sentiment (TJ)

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Big Fat Drops stencil (ACLD); black gems;

paint brush; Gel Plate; Speedball brayer

Embedded Happy Birthday

Hello and Welcome

I'm happy to be back with a fun card using this great stamp from Technique Junkies.

It's an older one but I love that it's so easy to make a card using it.  Take a background, stamp the city image and then add a sentiment.

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

• I used a piece of Strathmore Bristol watercolour paper for my front panel, then got out my Distress inks (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Seedless Preserves and Wilted Violet).  I rubbed the ink pads directly onto my Tim Holtz Glass mat and diluted them with water.
• Using a large paintbrush, I added water all over the panel.  Then I picked up some Peacock Feathers ink and started added the inks onto the wet panel.  Since these inks are water soluble, they can be easily diluted for watercolouring.
• I continued with each of the colours mentioned above until the panel was washed with inks.  I set that aside to dry completely.
• When totally dry, I placed the inked panel into my Misti and stamped the Watercolor NY image with some Versafine Clair Noir and clear heat embossed it.
• I die cut the Happy Birthday from the panel using a die from Penny Black and set that aside.  
• I die cut the Birthday again 3 more times and glued them all together.  
• I glued the inked panel onto a card base and fitted the 'Happy Birthday' back into the cut away on the image for an embedded sentiment.  It's kind of hidden but doesn't take away from the overall look of the image.
• I added a few white splatters with my Posca pen until it died...ugh.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Rocket- USE DIE/SPRING

Cards for Galz- SPRING RAIN

As You Like It- FAV WAY TO CUT YOUR IMAGE AND WHY

(by embedding you can still see the full image)

Supplies 

Stamp- Watercolor NY (Technique Junkies)

Inks- Distress (Tim Holtz); Versafine Clair

Paper- Strathmore Bristol; heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia), Wow clear eb powder; heat tool; paintbrush,

Happy Birthday die (PB); Cuttlebug, Posca pen

Cityscape

Hello and Welcome.

Playing with my Brushos to create this card.  It is not only fun but you can achieve great results using them as they are so highly pigmented.

So onto my card details.

I placed my heavy white cardstock into my Misti and positioned this New York stamp over my paper.

Next, I sprinkled some Brushos onto my palette, diluted it with a bit of water and picked up the ink with a paintbrush.  I painted it directly onto my stamp, adding different colours in various areas of my stamp.  I pressed onto my paper and repeated that process for areas that didn't get enough of an inking.

I took a wet paintbrush with just water and painted over the image, blurring the look.

I painted in the sky with some diluted blue ink as well.

When it was nice and dry, I placed it back into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from PB.

I mounted it onto a piece of light blue cardstock then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life- ANYTHING GOES

A Vintage Journey- WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- New York (Technique Junkies); Birthday (Penny Black)

Inks- Brushos; Versafine Clair Noir

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); blue cs

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paintbrush

Cool Colours- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

First card of the New Year and a new challenge at the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

This month we are creating using Cool colours.  

Here is a sampling of them:

We also want to welcome our Guest Designer this month:

Guest Designer:  Chrissie (Simply One of a Kind)

So onto my card details.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.

I positioned the Peacock Feathers stamp from Technique Junkies over my paper then I painted directly onto the stamp with some diluted Brushos in purples, green and blues.  I pressed onto my paper and added more ink where needed.  It helps to spray your stamp with some water as well to help the colours blend.  The Brushos give such rich colour.

When it was dry, I stamped the sentiment and simply mounted it onto a heavy white cardbase.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you will come and play along with us.  We have some great challenges to offer you this year.

Supplies

Stamps- Peacock Feathers (Technique Junkies); Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh)

Inks- Versafine Clair Noir; Brushos

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paintbrush

Complementary Colours- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Welcome

I can't believe that it is September already...wow, that summer when so quickly!

Happily though, it's time for a new theme at the 

CAS WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE

This month our theme is Complementary Colours.

Here is a colour wheel to help you with that:

We are so happy to welcome our special guest this month

  Anita (Stampin with Anita)

So onto my card details.

I decided to use green and red as my complementary colours.  Now usually you would think Christmas, but I wanted to go for something else.

So, I got out this fun Peacock Feathers stamp and my Brushos.  I placed my paper into my Misti then I diluted some green and red Brushos with water to activate the pigments and painted onto the stamp with a paint brush.

I also sprayed the stamp with water to help further activate the colour and help them blend together.

I concentrated most of the greens to the bottom and the reds to the top, that way the colours wouldn't muddy up and make brown.

The Misti is an invaluable tool to use with this technique as you can repeat painting the stamp until you are happy with the results and coverage you have.

While that dried, I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and white heat embossed it.  I pop dotted it over the dry image and mounted it onto a white card base.

I hope you come and play along with us.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Sentiments (YNS); Peacock Feathers (Technique Junkies)

Inks- Brushos, Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); black cs

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); white eb powder; heat tool; paintbrush

Jump in Puddles- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello

Time for a reminder card for the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Our theme this month is Something Blue.

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

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and my acrylic mask, positioning it over my card front.  I used my elastic wrapped acrylic block again, inked it up with DOX inks (Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass) and sprayed with water to stamp with.  To add more interest, I did some acetate inking; rub inks onto a sheet of acetate, spray with water and apply to paper. 

When that was dry, I rubbed the edges with some more DOX ink, then splattered on some water to resemble the falling rain.

Next, I removed the mask and placed the piece inside my Misti to stamp the Rain Dance girl.  

I stamped the sentiment, then scored a frame all around the inked area, I like how it frames up the inky area.  

I glued that onto some blue cardstock then onto a plain white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you will check out the beautiful blue gallery.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Just Us Girls- COLOR WEEK

My Time to Craft- WATERCOLOR

CAS on Friday- PEOPLE

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Dance (Technique Junkies); Puddles (Impression Obsession)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); blue cs

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); ScorPal; elastics; acrylic block;

acetate sheet; clear eb powder; heat tool; sponging tool

Feather- Photo Paper and Baby Wipes

Hello and Welcome.

Trying out something new today using my Distress Oxide inks.

A friend of mine gave me a stack of HP photo paper that she couldn't use.  I wanted to try and use it for my card and after watching a few videos on YouTube I was off to try this fun and simple technique.

So like I said, I began with a piece of photo paper.  I inked up a sheet of acetate with my Distress Oxide inks, sprayed with water and pressed onto the paper.  You are left with a chalky looking inking.  I let that dry for a moment, then placed the piece inside my Misti.  These feathers are one of my favs from Technique Junkies so I inked it up with more DOX and stamped it over the bkg.  

Now for the magic part......I took a baby wipe and wiped over the surface of the whole card.  Amazing, it just all wiped away the chalky look and revealed wonderfully bright colour. 

So simple yet effective.

I then stamped the sentiment and done.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

The Male Room- ANYTHING GOES

Use Your Stuff- MAGIC (wipe and see the magic happen)

Supplies

Stamp- Peacock Feathers (Technique Junkies); Birthday Letter It (Ranger)

Inks- Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves DOX (TH);

Black Archival (Ranger)

Paper- Photo HP; heavy white for base (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); baby wipes; acetate sheet; Mister (TH)

Sunrise

Hello and Welcome.

Here is a very simple card using this great stamp from Technique Junkies.

I just spent a few day at the beach so this card makes me smile with the good memories I have.

Here's how I created my card.

I began by masking my white card front with some Post-It Tape.

I then placed the paper inside my Misti, stamped the image and clear heat embossed it so it would resist the ink I was about to put over it and still shine through.

Next, I took a piece of clear acetate, rubbed some Distress Oxide inks onto it, sprayed with water and pressed the ink over my image. 

I have a pictorial about how to do it here:

ACETATE INKING

https://snippets-karen.blogspot.com/2017/12/acetate-inking-cas-watercolour-challenge.html

When the ink was dry, I removed the tape and simply mounted it over a piece of blue cardstock to match the blue background.

I think this would make a great card for a guy.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamp- Old Pier (Technique Junkies)

Inks- DOX- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans (TH), Memento black

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti= clear eb powder= heat tool= acetate sheet= Mister (TH)

Rainy Day in the City

Hello and Welcome.

It's a super rainy day here today so I thought I would post my Rainy Day card.  We sure need the rain after this dry, hot summer we have had.  It also gave me a chance to play with this fun stamp from Technique Junkies, one of my favs.

Using a piece of heavy white cardstock, I placed the stamp inside my Misti, inked with some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink and stamped onto my paper.  I moved my paper slightly inside my Misti, inked my stamp with some Faded Jeans DOX and stamped again.  I repeated that process with some Hickory Smoke and I was left with a blurred image like you would have on a rainy day.

I then took a wet paintbrush and blended the colours together, then using some more ink, I did a watercolour wash on the sky.  I splattered on some diluted ink to give the effect of rain then stamped the sentiment along the bottom.

The rain is making me 'smile' today.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Craftaholics R Us- ANYTHING GOES
House that Stamps Built- INSPIRATION PALETTE
Moo-Mania- SUMMERTIME

Supplies
Stamps- New York (Technique Junkies)= Smile (Daisy Bucket)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento= DOX: Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans, Hickory Smoke (TH)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook Waterloo Ont)
Accessories and Tools- Misti- paintbrush

Puddle Jumping- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Time for another card for the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

https://caswatercolour.blogspot.com/2018/07/cas-watercolour-july-challenge.html

This month we are using one of my favourite techniques as our challenge:

I have used this technique often and find it a fun and easy way to create colourful background.

Be sure and check out the video links and all the wonderful cards created by our talented Design Team and our special guest Marcia over at the Challenge page.

So onto my card.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock I pick up from a local store.

I rubbed some Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and some Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide inks onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and slapped my paper into the wet ink, drying between colours.  I tried to concentrate the colour to the bottom of my paper leaving more white open space at the top.

When that was dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the image and the fun sentiment with black Memento ink then clear embossed them to help make them pop.

I simply mounted the finished piece onto a white card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Dance (Technique Junkies)

Inks- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide (TH); Memento Black

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia)= Craft Mat (Ranger)= 

clear eb powder= heat tool

Sunrise

Good Morning.

Sadly, I needed another sympathy card.  Not an easy card to make for anyone.

I wanted to keep it very simple and thought that this image from Technique Junkies would be fitting.

I began with a piece of white cardstock and masked the edges using some Post-It Tape. 

A few of you have asked where I get the tape.  I just picked it up at Staples but I think you may also be able to get it at Walmart as well where you would find the Post-It Notes.

I then place my paper into my Misti and stamped the image using black Archival ink.

Next, using my Distress Oxides and a sheet of acetate, I applied the inks, layering the colors.

To see how I use the Acetate Inking Technique go here.

When I was happy with the inking, I let it dry completely and simply mounted it onto a white card base.

For any of you that are interested, I was published in the May addition of 

Craft Stamper Magazine.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANIMAL MAGIC

A Gem of a Challenge- GET WELL or SYMPATHY

Challenge Up Your Life- WATERCOLOUR

Supplies

Stamps- Old Pier (Technique Junkies)

Ink- Black Archival (Ranger); Distress Oxides- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers,

Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans (TH)

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; acetate sheet; Mister (TH)