Simple One Layer and Tutorial- The Flower Challenge

Welcome

Time for another fun theme at 

The Flower Challenge.

http://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/

This month our theme is One layer cards.

Please check out the wonderful cards the DT's have created.  

Hope you will feel inspired to join us.

So onto my card.

I added a tutorial for those of you that are visual learners and for those of you that have never tried this super simple technique.

Step #1

I gathered my supplies. Two colours of DOX, white cardstock folded into a  4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card and my acrylic block. Forgot to add my water Mister from TH to the picture.

Step #2

Ink up your acrylic block with the Bundled Sage at the bottom and the Peacock Feathers DOX at the bottom.

Step #3

Spray the block with water then press onto you cardstock trying not to wiggle it around.  Lift and remove.  You are left with a lovely, inky space to stamp over.

Step #4

When the ink is dry, mask the inked area.  I used some Post-It tape on mine.

Then, I placed it inside my Misti, inked with Memento black and stamped the flowers.

Step #5

I removed the tape then stamped the sentiment.

A simple one-layer card is born.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you will come and play along with us.

Adding my card to theses challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES

Just Us Girls- BEACH

Inkspirational- MAKE A CARD IN 10 MINS

STAMPlorations- SUMMER CAS

Supplies

Stamps- Meadow (Inkadinkadoo)= Noteworthy (STAMPlorations)

Inks- DOX-Bundled Sage, Peacock Feathers (TH)= Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia)= Post-It Tape= Mister (TH)= acrylic block

Acrylic Block Watercolouring

Good Morning.

Playing with inks and paper again.

One of my favourite techniques is the Acrylic Block Watercoloring.  It is so fun and super easy too!

So here's what I did.

I pressed different colours of Distress inks directly onto my acrylic block, sprayed with water and then pressed onto my heavy weight cardstock.  When I lifted the block there was some puddling so I just soaked up the excess with a paper towel...my background was born.

When the piece was dry, I placed it inside my Misti, then inked the flowers with black and stamped them onto my card front. To add further interest to the bkg. I used the Mixed Media Elements and stamped along the edges to help balance the card out. Stamped the sentiment then mounted the whole piece onto my embossed card front.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- CAS FOR SIMPLICITY DAY
STAMPlorations- STAMPS AND WARM COLOURS
Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES STAMPING
Dare2B Artzy- BRIGHT COLOURS


Supplies
Stamps- Wildflowers Umbells (Magenta); Fond Expressions 2 (STAMPlorations);
Mixed Media Elements (STAMPlorations)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Fired Brick, Squeezed Lemonade,
Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans)
Paper- heavy white cs (local store)
Accessories and Tools- MISTI; die-Inside Out diagonal (MFT); Cuttlebug; acrylic block; mister (TH)