Miss You

Good Morning

Isolation and having some free time has inspired my card making again.

So here is another card I made using some leftover acrylic paint that were sitting on my mat.

Like I have mentioned in previous posts, I hate to waste ink and paint.  So after I was finished making this card, I had ink left over on my palette and mat.  I didn't want it to go to waste, so I grabbed a credit card, picked up the ink with it and spread it randomly over my card front.  If you find that the paint is beginning to dry a bit, just give it a spray of water and you will be good to go.  With ink still on my mat, I picked up a small plastic cup and rolled the rim in the wet paint and pressed that over the inked background to add the circles for interest.  

When the ink was dry, which took no time at all as it is spread so thin, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the flowers from Magenta and the sentiment from Penny Black.

I simply mounted it onto a piece of heavy white cardstock, then onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LEFTOVERS

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- SPRING

Supplies 

Stamps- Wildflowers (Magenta); Sentiment (Penny Black)

Inks- Versafine; Vicki Boutin Acrylic paint

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); plastic cup; credit card

Inky Collage

Good Morning

I hope you are well as we all deal with this isolation.  

Time for some inky fun.  I've had some time off now and I have been playing and getting inky; love it!

 Every time I make a card or play with ink, I just hate wasting the leftovers.  I always try and have some extra cardstock nearby at hand to soak up the extra inks left on my mat.  Often with just a little spray of water, a background is created.

That is how this card was born.

So, I began with this inky background....I think I soaked up some Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers and some Broken China onto my white cardstock.  

I placed it into my Misti and stamped this collage style stamp using some black Versafine ink.  I did heat emboss it with some clear powder to help make the black really pop.

Using a square die, I cut a square from the inked panel and used it to stamp my sentiment on to.

I mounted that small square onto a piece of white cardstock, then pop dot mounted it back into the piece, matching up where it had been cut away from.

Keeping with the simple theme of this card, I mounted it onto some more white and then onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and visit.  

I also want to thank you for all your most kind and generous comments.  I do truly appreciate them all and find them so encouraging during this difficult time.

Take care and stay safe.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- LEFTOVERS

Supplies

Stamps- Find Joy (High Hopes); Collage Butterfly (Prima)

Inks- Versafine; Distress Oxide (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Mister (TH); square die (Spellbinders)

Friends Make it Better

Welcome

Another card ready to go out to a friend during this time of 'social distancing'.

I am playing with my Vicki Boutin acrylic paints again and used the same technique I show in yesterday's video.

To see that short video, go here.

I began by dabbing some acrylic paint onto my card panel and using my stencil paste spreader, I moved the paint around in a circular motion.

When the paint was dry, I stamped the sentiment and flowers using my Misti.  I heat embossed it with some clear powder and added some black splatters to add interest.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Hope you are keeping safe and sound.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- CIRCLE

Use Your Stuff- SPRING

Artsy Divas- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Nature Flowers (Art Journey); Friends (Penny Black)

Ink- Versafine; acrylic paints

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); stencil paint spreader

EDITED:  It is called Deco Foil Stencil Pat

Painted Circles

Hello and Welcome

The world is in a tail spin right now with this nasty virus running it's course.  

I was really feeling the need to create some cards of encouragement and send them to my friends.

I know so many are struggling with the 'isolation' and the 'social distancing'.  I think we as cardmakers, can really make a difference in other's lives by sending a bit of sunshine and a paper hug.

So onto my card details.  

This card was actually very simple to create and lots of fun.  I just love the colours of acrylic paint I used by Vicki Boutin.  They are happy and cheerful and remind me that Spring is here.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I dropped little dabs of paint all over my panel, then using a Stencil Paste Spreader, I moved the paint by spinning it in a circular motion.  If you don't have a paste spreader, try using an old gift card, a ruler or even a popsicle stick.

Center the tool you are using to spread the paint and hold it flat against your paper and turn.

This is my first ever video taken using my phone, so I hope it is clear what I am doing.

Once I was happy with the inking, I set the piece aside to dry.  

I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the sentiment using some Versafine ink.

I added some black splatters for interest and then simply mounted it onto a heavy white card base.

I hope and pray you are all safe.  

We are staying home and all is closed here except for the grocery stores and the pharmacies.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Blessings

Adding my card to these challenges:
Addicted to CAS- CIRCLE
Simon Says Wed.- WHATEVER THE WEATHER
(to lift a friend's spirits)
Use Your Stuff- SPRING

Supplies

Stamp- Day by Day (Technique Junkies)
Inks- Versafine; VB acrylic paints
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Stencil Paste Spreader, Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

EDITED:  It is called Deco Foil Stencil Pat

Woodsy Birthday

Hello and Welcome

Time to use another background from my stash and create a card.

This Winter Woodland is such a great stamp to cover the whole front of a card.

So here's what I did.

Like I mentioned above, I pulled out this background that I had in my stash.  I used some Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide inks and blended them onto my cardstock.  I think?.... I splattered it with water and pounced over it with a piece of wet plastic wrap to create the texture.  (I wish I would have written the technique on the back....I need to get better at doing that!)

I placed the piece into my Misti and inked up the trees with some Versafine ink and stamped.  

I stamped the sentiment from the Special Sentiments set from PB.
I mounted the piece onto some white cardstock, then blue and finally to a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Woodland (PB); Special Sentiments (PB)

Inks- Versafine; Distress Oxides (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); plastic wrap; inking tool

Moments in Time

Good Morning

As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts, I am really trying to use some of the panels I have created that were stuck away in my stash.  

This is one I pulled out the other day and wanted to finish it up by making a card.  

So onto my card details.

The background was created using the Messy Dot Grid stencil that I inked up with some Festive Berries Distress Oxide inks, sprayed with water and pressed onto my cardstock panel creating a monoprint.

As I looked at the panel, I decided to give it more interest, so I added some stenciling using the Simple Grid stencil and rubbed over that with some Broken China and some Peacock Feathers DOX ink.

I love these clock stamps by Tim Holtz, inked them with some Versafine ink and stamped them to the side of the panel.  I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment.

I mounted the piece onto some white cardstock, then a piece of red, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here are the stencils I used:

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Supplies

Stamps- Clocks (Tim Holtz); Treasure the Moments (Impression Obsession)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Distress Oxides (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); red (Dollarama)

Accessories and Tools- Stencils-Messy Dot Grid; Simple Grid (A Colorful Life Designs);

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Mister (TH)

See the Beauty

Hello and Welcome

Here is a quick, easy card I made the other day while playing with my Vicki Boutin acrylic paints....love the colours.

So, I took a piece of heavy white cardstock and squeezed a drop of pink, green and then blue.

Using the Vicki Boutin Art Wedge, I dragged the paint in a straight line across my paper.

(here is what the Art Wedge looks like)

(here are the paints I used)

When the paint was nice and dry, I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped the wildflower and the sentiment and clear heat embossed them.

I mounted the piece onto some matching green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- SYMMETRY

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING FEMININE

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES

The Flower Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Wildflowers (TH); There is Beauty (Rubbernecker)

Inks- Versafine; VB Acrylic paints

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Art Wedge (VB); clear eb powder; heat tool; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)