Dragonfly Dreams

Welcome

Today's card features a collage style, using this lovely dragonfly from Visible Image.

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

• I cut a white cardstock panel and inked it up with my brayer again.  I rolled my brayer onto some Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink, sprayed with water and rolled onto my paper.
• I repeated that process using some Dried Marigold DOX ink until I was happy with the coverage of ink.
• I stamped the dragonfly over to one side with black Versafine ink in my Misti.
• I stamped the black dots in the corners and side using Grunge Tones and more black ink.
• I stamped the details and the numbers with some more Carved Pumpkin DOX ink so it blended into the background.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto a white A2 size card.
• Finally, I added 3 black gems just under the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz- DISTRESS AND GRUNGE 

Use Your Stuff- NATURE

We Love Stamping- IN MY GARDEN

Supplies

Stamps-Dragonfly Reflections; Grunge Tones (Visible Image); Arty Alphas (Paper Rose)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Speedball Brayer; black Posca pen; 

black gems

Reflect and Hope

Hello and Welcome

After a long week, I enjoy watching a live on Friday nights hosted by Vicki Boutin.  

For those of you that don't know her, she's a mixed media artist, has her own brand, creates live online for free every Friday night and is a fellow Canadian with a big heart!

(You can catch her videos on FB or YouTube)

Last Friday, she showed one technique for creating Bokeh backgrounds. 

 I haven't done that in awhile so decided to make one.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the term 'bokeh' basically it is a photographic effect that photographers can give to a photo to make the lights looked blurred and reflective.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Marvelous Masks Rectangle from ACLD over my cut panel.  These masks are so great when you want to have a crisp, white border left around the edge of your inking or stamping.
• I used my Infinity Circle dies to cut some different sized circles on a sheet of acetate so I could reuse it.
• Using the different size circles, I inked them randomly using some Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio.  The DOX inks are opaque so they blend over each other which is great for this technique.
• I kept blending different sizes of the circles, most without reinking my blending brush to give some a more faded look in the background.  
• When I was happy with the inking, I removed the Rectangle mask and placed the panel into my Misti.
• I stamped the dragonfly and the sentiment from the same set.  I clear heat embossed the image to help show more definition to the wings and body.
• I replaced the mask over the panel, then splattered with my black, then white Posca pen.
• I glued the inked panel onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a white card base.

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here are the masks I used:

Marvelous Masks Rectangle

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Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Crafter's Cafe- CAS

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Dragonfly Refection (Visible Image)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Rectangle Mask (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

Infinity circle die (HA);  Clear eb powder (HA); white and black Posca pen

In My Thoughts

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

Playing with a new stencil called Lace Panel from A Colorful Life Designs...so pretty.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock for my main panel.  I got out my Gel Plate and pressed on some Cracked Pistachio and some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks directly onto my plate just leaving a bit of space between them as not to contaminate the pads with the other colour.  I brayered the colours together to blend them.
• Next, I laid the Lace Panel stencil onto the plate making sure that the stencil had good contact with the plate.  I then lifted off the stencil and rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate to lift the print.  I was left with this lovely background.
• Next, I rubbed the print with my anti-static bag and then placed it into my Misti.
• Using the dragonfly from the Dragonfly Reflections set, I stamped it using some Versafine Clair ink.
• I stamped the sentiment in the corner then to add interest to the Dragonfly wings, I covered them with some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to add shine and dimension.
• I splattered with my Posca black pen and then glued it onto a heavy white card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Lace Panel

 Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

(affiliate)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- QUIT BUGGING ME

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Sweet Stampin'- CREATE YOUR OWN BKG

Supplies

Stamps- In My Thoughts (Hero Arts); Dragonfly Reflections (Visible Image)

Inks- Distress Oxides (colours mentioned above)

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

Accessories and Tools- Lace Panel stencil (ACLD); Nuvo Crystal Glaze; Gel Plate; 

Brayer (TH); Misti

Reflection

 

Hello and Welcome

Meet today's card. 

  Calling it 'reflection' and doesn't that speak to the last year and a half we have had?

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

• The background is simply done using a Gel Plate.  I rubbed my Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink pad directly onto the Gel Plate on one side, then rubbed some Salty Ocean on the other side leaving a bit of space in between them as to not contaminate the pads.  
• Using a brayer, I blended them together a bit leaving a bit of a line down the center for interest.
• I pulled out this lovely set from Visible Image called Dragonfly Reflections to use for the stamping.  
• Next, I stamped some of the circles and the shapes you can see in the background with some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink.  I also inked around the outside edges.
• I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the dragonfly, splattered with my white Posca pen and set it aside to dry.
• Using a small piece of scrap cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the same set and then added some inking and distressing along the edges.  I glued that onto a piece of black cardstock.
• I mounted the finished panel onto some black cardstock and then onto a heavy white card base.
• Lastly, I pop dotted the sentiment over the dragonfly.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Dragonfly Reflections (VI)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX inks mentioned above

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

Accessories and Tools- Gel Arts plate; TH brayer; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); pop dots;

white Posca pen

Listen

Welcome

Today's card features a background I did with some shaving cream and this great stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Flower Head.  This stencil is large and makes the perfect backdrop for stamping.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock as my front panel and positioned my stencil over that.
• Next, I got my shaving cream ready by spraying some out onto a paper plate and tinted it with some Distress Re-inkers.  I used the end of a paintbrush to swirl the colours together to blend them.

• Using an old gift card, I picked up some of the tinted shaving cream and pulled that over top of the stencil.  
• I removed the stencil and set aside to dry.  When dry, I used a clean credit card to go back over the top of the shaving cream to remove all the excess and was left with this lovely image.
• I placed the shaving cream background into my Misti, then stamped the dragonfly and the sentiment from Visible Image with some Versafine Clair ink.
• I glued it onto a piece of white cardstock to act as a border, then onto a piece of black cardstock and then finally onto a white card base.
• Lastly, I added 3 black enamel dots just under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Flower Head

                                                       Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Art, Journal, Journey- COUNTRYSIDE

Craft Rocket- SUMMERTIME

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image); Dragonfly Reflections (Visible Image)

Inks- Distress Re-inkers; Versafine Clair

Paper- black cardstock; heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Flower Head Stencil (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Shaving Cream (Dollar Store); old gift card; paper plate, black enamel dots

Flutter

Good Morning.

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting the TLC; Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.  I like to present simple challenges that are accessible to all and I thought this one would be fun and pretty easy to do.

I'm calling it Masked Stencilling.

So onto my card details.

I love the look stencilling gives to a card and it is so simple to add interest and designs using them.

I began by cutting out a semi-circle to fit on my card front from some scrap paper and secured that to my card front.  Next, I placed the Fleur Grillwork stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, over the masked area and rubbed on some Cracked Pistachio DOX ink.

I then removed the mask and re-positioned it over the bottom area and repeated the inking.

I love the look this stencil gives...very regal looking.

When that was dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the Dragonfly.

To add some extra interest, I splattered with some black acrylic paint.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you get a chance to try this technique out!

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Alphabet Challenge- 'I' IS FOR INSECT

Supplies

Stamps- Dragonfly (Close to My Heart)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Cracked Pistachio DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); black cs

Accessories and Tools- mask (A Colorful Life Designs); black acrylic paint; 

makeup applicator (Amazon); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

paint brush; scrap paper