Hello

 

Happy Hello to you!

Meet today's card.

A pretty simple one done with a piece of Yupo paper that I had previously inked up and stuck in my stash....you know, the one that didn't quite work for what you were doing.  

I decided to transform it.

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

• I began with a piece of Yupo paper and dropped some red and blue Ranger Alcohol inks (sorry I don't know what colours I used as I did this a long time and it's been sitting in my stash) onto the paper.  I used some Blending Solution to help move the colours around. 
• I pulled out this stencil from The Crafter's Workshop called Mini Joyful Sunflower and placed it over the inked background.
• Using a paper towel and some Ranger Alcohol Lifting ink, I pressed over the stencil, removing the ink from the background over the stencil.
• I lifted the stencil off to reveal the image.  I used a bit of Rubbing Alcohol to clean off my stencil, then washed it off with soap and water to remove any residue.
• After it dried, I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto some red and then onto a white card base.
• I wanted to keep the sentiment very simple and not cover up the flower.  I remembered I had my Dad's old Dymo Letter Printer so I got that out.  I can't believe it still works 50 yrs later!!!!  I printed out the 'Hello' and glued it to the front of my card.

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

I'm so, so sorry that I am way behind at visiting your blogs.  I am feeling swamped with my 5 little daycare ones at the moment and finding it hard to spend much time on social media.  

I will get there though so thanks for hanging in there with me.

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Ranger AI inks, Ranger AI Lifting ink

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (TCW); Dymo Letter Printer; paper towels; Blending Solution 

Transformation

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I've been playing with some Alcohol inks and the Alcohol Lifting re-inker fluid to see what I could come up with. 

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

I began with a piece of Yupo paper.  Yupo has a plastic type coating on it and works well when using Alcohol Inks and Blending solutions.  The only problem with using Yupo is that when the inks are dry, the background can be tricky to stamp over as the surface is very slippery. 

So to remedy that problem, I created a Alcohol inked background onto Yupo, letting all the colours bloom by adding Rubbing Alcohol and some Ranger Blending Solution.  When I was happy with the colour blends, I let it dry then applied some of the Alcohol Lifting Re-inker along the top, dragged that down using a brayer, then rubbed a piece of heavy white cardstock over the print to lift.  It transferred the inks onto my white cs and I was left with a colourful print.

* helpful tip:  keep the piece of Yupo that you inked and lifted from.  You can wipe it clean using some Rubbing Alcohol and use it again and again for this technique*

My background dried instantly and was ready to be stamped onto.

First, I added some stenciling along the edges using the Meshing Around stencil and some Picked Raspberry Distress ink.  I randomly added stamping along the edges of my panel, then placed the piece into my Misti to stamp the flower in black.  I stamped it again onto another piece of white cardstock and fussy cut out just the flower head.  Using some diluted Distress inks, I lightly painted in the flower petal and then glued it over the stamped image.

I felt like it needed a bit of black, so using the edge of a credit card, I added some lines for interest.

I mounted the panel on some matching coloured cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES
My Time to Craft- USE A STENCIL
Creative Artiste Mixed Media- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Creative Chaos (Visible Image)

Inks- Versafine Clair Black; Alcohol inks (Ranger); Distress ink (TH); Alcohol Lifting

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (Meshing Around VI); brayer; Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

credit card; blending brush; paintbrush

Flower Clusters

Good Morning.

Meet today's card.  

I'm playing with a new to me stamp from Magenta called Large Floral Bkg.  As soon as I saw it months ago, I knew I had to pick it up.  I love the free flowing look the flowers in clusters has.  

I wanted to try using it with my Ranger Alcohol Lifting ink and a piece of previously inked Yupo I had done and so today was the day.

So like I said, I began with a piece of Yupo that I had inked with Ranger Alcohol inks.  I placed the that piece inside my Misti, inked the stamp with the Lifting ink then stamped it onto the AI Yupo inked sheet.  It lifted the colour so I was able to swap out the Yupo for a piece of plain white cardstock and transferred the ink onto it. 

I cleaned the stamp then repeated that process to get a nice dark image.  The beauty of using the Misti for this process is that you can be sure the image will be in the right position for re-stamping every time.

I let the piece dry for a minute, then placed it back inside my Misti and stamped this lovely sentiment from Serendipity Stamps.

I added the finished piece over some pink cardstock then glued it all onto a plain white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- CAS

My Time to Craft- FEMALE or MOTHER's DAY

Supplies

Stamps- Large Floral Bkg. (Magenta); Sentiment (Serendipity Stamps)

Inks- Ranger,TH Alcohol Lifting Ink; Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); pink cs

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); previously Alcohol inked Yupo piece

Pink for Spring- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning

Meet today's card.  Another one for our fun theme at 

The Flower Challenge

I'm playing with this fun Together flower stamp from Penny Black again and doing some more Alcohol Ink lifting.  The lifting is such a fun and easy technique to play with.

(To see the other card I made using this technique, go HERE)

I began with a discarded piece of Yupo paper that I had inked using Rangers Alcohol inks and blending solution.  A lot of times, I will do some inking then set it aside until I figure out what I will use it for.  The piece I had done used shades of reds and pinks so I thought it would be great to use with this stamp.

So, I placed the AI inked piece inside my Misti, positioned my flowers over it, then inked with Rangers Alcohol Lifting Ink and stamped.  This ink lifts the AI so you are able to transfer it to a piece of plain cardstock.  I took out the piece of Yupo then stamped the flowers onto a piece of plain white cardstock.  I cleaned off the stamp, put the pieces back into my Misti and repeated that process to get a good solid image transfer.  I was left with these pretty pink blossoms.  Having a stamp positioning tool makes this process the easiest but you don't have to stamp twice, I just like a darker finished image.

Next, I took my Simple Grid stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and added some pattern to the background using Spun Sugar Distress ink and a small sponge dabber.  I like that it added some interest and complimented the look of the flowers. 

 I placed the piece back into my Misti and stamped the PB Grateful sentiments then glued it onto a plain white card base.  I also added 2 pink pearls to the flower centers.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

As You Like It- DIES or STENCILS and WHY?

(stencils because it's so easy to add interest and texture)

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Shopping Our Stash- CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP

Supplies

Stamps- Together (Penny Black); Grateful Sentiment (Penny Black)

Inks- Ranger Alcohol Lifting; Distress- Spun Sugar (TH); Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tool- previously Alcohol inked piece; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); sponge dabber; 

Simple Grid stencil (A Colorful Life Designs)

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Alcohol Lifting

Good Morning.

Happy March 1st and where the heck did February go??

So....what do you do when you have a piece of alcohol inked Yupo that just doesn't work for you?  You take some TH Alcohol Lifting ink and a stamp and create a card.

Here's what I did.

I had a piece of Yupo that was inked with Ranger AI inks.  I just didn't like the colour blends so had stuck it into my stash.  When I got this beautiful new At Grace stamp from Penny Black, I couldn't wait to play with it.

So I pulled that AI inked piece out and was determined to give it new life.  

I placed the stamp into my Misti and positioned it over the piece of Alcohol inked Yupo paper.  Using my Alcohol Lifting Ink, I stamped then removed the Yupo and stamped the flowers onto a piece of regular white cardstock.  So quick and easy and I loved the results.  It reminded me of a piece of fabric with the look of texture.

I stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black set called Smile Today with blue Archival ink and mounted the finished piece first onto coloured cardstock then onto a plain white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

EDITED:  If you don't get a good print the first time, stamp onto the AI piece, wipe your stamp off and ink again with the lifting ink and stamp over again.  Using a stamp positioner like the Misti is a very useful way to achieve this technique.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LOVE IT (this new stamp)

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Smile Today (PB); At Grace (PB)

Inks- TH Alcohol Lifting; Archival (Ranger)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); coloured 

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); a previously inked piece of Yupo 

Something New- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning

Time for a new theme to play along with at 

The Flower Challenge

Please check out the wonderful creations from our DT's this month.

Where did January go?

Time just flies by but we are hoping that maybe? you got some new goodies for Christmas or picked up a few new things at the 'Boxing Day' sales and are ready to use them.

So onto my card.

I got this great Dandelion die from my son for Christmas and wanted to feature it on my card.  I decided to create an alcohol inked background to help best feature the beautiful design of this die.

I began with a piece of Yupo paper and dropped some blues and purples over the paper.  I helped move the colours and blend them using some Ranger Blending solution, a straw to blow air over the piece and a Q-tip dipped in the solution.

When I was happy with the way it looked, I set it aside to dry a bit.  

I wanted to add some extra interest to the background, so I searched in my stamp stash to find a similar stamp that would match the die.  I then placed the piece inside my Misti, inked up the stamp with some TH Alcohol Lifting ink and pressed onto my inked background.  I let that dry, then rubbed off the ink with a clean cloth.
I stamped the sentiment using some Archival ink and then glued on the Dandelion die.
The finishing touch was to add a drop of Nuvo drops to the flower heads.
I simply mounted the whole piece onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Little Red Wagon- WINTER BLUES

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- sentiment from the Sketched Flowers Set (SSS); Wildflower (Unity)
Inks- Archival Black (Ranger); TH Alcohol Lifting ink; Alcohol inks (Ranger)
Paper- Yupo; heavy white for base
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Dandelion die (Poppy Stamps); Blue Lagoon 
Nuvo Drops; Cuttlebug; Ranger Blending Solution; straw; Qtip

On another note....
I want to thank Craft Stamper Magazine once again, for publishing one of my cards.

You can find it in this new February issue and it comes with a very cute free heart stamp.

Sparkle and Shine- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.

Time for more fun at 

The Flower Challenge

Since we are celebrating our 2nd year, there are some fun prizes to be won by adding 'Sparkle' to your card.

So onto my card details.

I picked up some Alcohol Lifting Ink by Ranger/TH and was playing around with it.

Using a piece of Yupo paper, I applied Ranger Alcohol inks and blending solution until I was happy with the coverage of my paper.  It is so cool to try using different tools to get the inks to move.  I mostly used a straw to blow the wet inks around and you do have to work quickly as they dry so fast.

After the piece had dried, I placed it inside my Misti and arranged flowers and leaves randomly ready to stamp onto my Yupo and lift the colour. After inking with the Lifting ink, you are left with something that looks like a 'ghost print'...love the look.

For my sparkle, I silver heat embossed a piece of white cardstock, then die cut the "smile" and glued it over my dried background.  I added some sparkly dots to add to the look.

I hope you will come and play along with us and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES
Time Out- COLOURFUL
STAMPlorations- MIXED MEDIA

Supplies
Stamps- Wildflowers (Magenta)= Leaf Prints (TH)
Inks- Alcohol inks (Ranger)= Alcohol Lifting (Ranger)
Paper- Yupo= blue sc= white card base (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia)= silver eb powder= 
Smile Die (STAMPlorations)= heat tool= Cuttlebug= shiny pearls

Let's Be Grateful

Hello and Welcome

This weekend we celebrated our Canadian Thanksgiving.  

It was so great to have family and friends with us to enjoy and be grateful for all we have.  

Here is a card I created for some special friends.

So onto my card.

I just recently picked up some Alcohol Lifting Ink by TH Ranger and wanted to try it out.

When using it, you add alcohol inks onto a piece of Yupo or photo paper and stamp using the ink to lift the colour.  Then, you stamp onto a regular piece of cardstock to transfer the ink from the stamp you just used on the alcohol inked panel.  You are then left with 2 backgrounds, one on Yupo and one on regular cs.  I am just showing one of them today.

This is the one I got from the transfer and is stamped on heavy cardstock.  I love how the colour blends look and the faint ink areas make the leaves and flowers look so artsy.

When the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment in the center and clear heat embossed it to help make it pop.

I mounted it onto a piece of blue cardstock and then onto a plain white card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Feeling very grateful and appreciate that you took the time.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS on Friday- THANK YOU

Shopping Our Stash- GIVING THANKS

Use Your Stuff- AUTUMM/HALLOWEEN
Happy World Cardmaking Day by SSS- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Be Grateful (Impression Obsession)= Leaf Prints (TH)

Inks- Alcohol Ink Lifting (Ranger)= Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti= inked alcohol bkg= clear eb powder= heat tool