Class Projects using Distress Inks, Stencils and Stamps.......

Good morning my lovelies, how are you all today? Well I hope?

It is a bit of a quick post from me today as I am at Sue's and we are busy in her studio preparing for the next Imagination Craft Shows on Hochanda............

 I thought that I would show you today some of the samples that I made to inspire my wonderful ladies at my last workshop in to making their own amazing artwork which Kirsten has featured
in an album on our Facebook page.

I made a selection of cards and tags using Distress Inks, various stencils, stamps and embossing powders. I am going to do a step by step tutorial on the process this month on the blog, so look out for that!

Here is a list of what I used on each project:

For the red and yellow tag:

Distress Inks Candied Apple and Squeezed Lemonade
Craft Emotions Poppy Fields Stencil
That's Crafty Reverse Honeycomb and Enchanted Dinky Stencils
WOW! Clear Sparkle and Hearthrob Embossing Glitters
Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad
White Gesso

For the blue and green tag:

Distress Inks Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron
Claritystamp Japanese Reeds Stencil
That's Crafty Moc Croc Dinky Stencil
Imagination Crafts Daisy Large Stencil
Sweet Poppy Glossy Black Paste
Microbeads
WOW! Under the Sea Embossing Glitter
Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad
White Gesso

For the next card:

Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed
Imagination Crafts Daisy Large Stencil
That's Crafty Moc Croc Dinky Stencil
Claritystamp Bird Frame Stencil
Stampendous Spotted Feather Stamp
WOW! Clear Sparkle Embossing Glitter
Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad
White Gesso

For the next card:

Distress Inks Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron

Imagination Crafts Daisy Large and Bubble Background Stencils

That's Crafty Reverse Honeycomb Dinky Stencil

Claritystamp Japanese Reeds Stencil

IndigoBlu Limor Webber Rugged Edge Stamp

WOW! Clear Sparkle and Under the Sea Embossing Glitters

Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad

White Gesso

And for the last one for today:

Distress Inks Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry

That's Crafty Quatrefoil 1 Dinky Stencil

Clarity Olive Branch Wreath Stencil

WOW! Clear Sparkle Embossing Glitter

Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad

White Gesso 

Fineliner black pen

Stamped greeting from stash

                                 

Well, that is about all from me today as time is ticking and there is so much to do.

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at the samples 

and I will catch up with you all here very soon........

Big hugs 

Lisa B xx

Using Brushos and Gilding Flake to Illustrate a Beautiful Mind

Good morning all! How are we all? Not very good weather down here, wet and windy and the perfect excuse for hiding I'd say...
As we are reviewing techniques and products we have used through the year, I thought it would be the perfect excuse to use a stamp set I have owned for a while, but was not sure what to make with it. Do you have crafty items like that? You know, the ones you see, you buy because you LOVE them, but then can't think who to send cards to using them?? Guilty: several times over.

First step, 7X7 card blank base and 15x15cm piece of watercolour card. The watercolour card is the best to use for the techniques I used in this case, not only because of the fab texture, but also because it is 'forgiving' and allows you to play and 'alter' the colour you place onto it.

My next step was to select 3 colours of Brushos and apply small amounts directly from the pot onto the paper (less is more). Using a spray bottle with water, I then lightly sprayed onto the card, waited a few seconds and sprayed again if I wanted more 'spread'. Where the colours were intense, I used a muslin and dabbed away to leave a more subtle effect (purely personal choice here, but the watercolour card allows you to do this, if you try with anything else you will get a pulpy mess...)
Once dry, (you can speed up with a heat gun) I then took one of the stamps (chemical symbols) from the IndigoBlu Beautiful Mind stamp set and stamped across the whole topper, using the 2nd generation of ink from a Jet Black Staz-On pad. The effect is subtle, but I like it when you look at a card, then when you look again you see things you didn't realise were there at first...

 

 

Now, slightly different technique with the Brushos - this time putting a little of each of the colours I had used into a small palette and adding some water so that I could use them as a paint.

 

I stamped the head and the sentiments, again from the Indigo Blu Beautiful Mind stamp set, onto watercolour card, cut them out and painted them with the Brushos.

 

Going back to my main topper background, I used one of the stamps from the Indigo Blu Itsy Bitsy Backgrounds set (sooo useful this set!). I applied Versamark onto the stamp and stamped twice onto my topper at an angle. I then covered the area with Wow Bonding Powder and heated with a heat gun. Once this was 'tacky' I then covered the area with Indigo Blu Gilding Flakes and rubbed over. At this point I agree it looks a little 'alternative' (stay with me..!) but then, so are the stamps, aren't they?

 

Once I had mounted my elements onto some black card to make them pop, I also applied to my base with 3D glue gel (rounding the head especially). A final touch was needed, so I stamped a flower from Lisa B.'s Floral Pimpernel College onto watercolour card and coloured the same way as before, finishing with a pearl.

 

Not sure who I would send this one to; I would not want to offend anyone, but my goodness it does apply to me and I often have 'big problems'!

 

Really looking forward to seeing you all next week; it does seem an age since last class and it's great to have crafty chats together with other like-minded folk

 

Thank you for indulging me and reading,

lots of love,

 

Martina

xx

 

 



Sweet Poppy Wishing Tree Stencil

Morning all, Kirsten here. Not sure how it's Monday again already............ Hope you all had a nice weekend. I've got two cards to show you today. I made them for the June class last year, but never blogged them.

This first one was based on the class projects. I used Sweet Poppy dimension paste in Glossy Black through the Sweet Poppy Tree of Hope stencil & glitters in gold, copper & bronze, as well as gilding flakes; Indigo Blu's Chariot of Fire & Copper Kettle............

I used Versacolor inks & Diamond Sparkle Medium on this card. I lightly sponged the inks through the Imagination Crafts Bubble Background stencil first, then through the Sweet Poppy Tree of Hope stencil. Versacolor inks don't dry instantly, so I used my heat tool, then replaced the
Tree of Hope stencil & applied the Diamond Sparkle Medium.

                         

                         

Thanks for visiting the blog today. If you missed Lisa's January newsletter, you'll find it HERE. Have a great week & I'll see you next time.

Kirsten