Being inky and creating pretty stuff
Hello all… well I figured it was about time the main man made an appearance!
I ended up with a mixed media card this time… just because I fancied playing with paint and I LOVE this star die so much!
Want to see how I made this? Check out my video here.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
I do have an excuse for being late with my father’s day card… my parents live in Spain and although I could have popped it in the post to him, I decided to save the cash and give it to him when he was back in the uk. So today he got to open his father’s day card.
It was quite a simple card to make. I used the painty background I created in a session with friends last month and then added the Dad stamped letters (DoCrafts/papermania) which I heat embossed and cut out.
A fun and easy card. So happy fathers day dad!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
I used a scrap of textured cardstock that I had got some pattern and colour on already. Not entirely sure how I did this to be honest… it might have been gelatos?
Anyway… I added the stamping using White acrylic. Then added the shading using Inktense pencils and blended with water. I also added the little scrap of fabric and the stamped bird.
Finished off with doodles and a stamped quote.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
Just a single ATC to share today.
I used some Gelli printed dsp for this one… it was a spotty paper and then has some fun patterns printed on the top. of course I forgot to take a picture of that! So to start this one I added some stamping using White acrylic. Next I added added lovely circle die cut I got in added swap. Next the script bird stamp which I stamped on another piece of scrap which had some ink on it. I added shading and depth using the Inktense pencils and then the sentiment I inked using the alphabet stamps.
Really love how all the colours work together and the white paint pops on the background.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
Another of my Christmas houses to share today. Of course there is also the coordinating card.
This is the point I got to with the house when I first took pictures… yes nearly but not quite finished. I went for a slightly brighter colour finish for this one including some neon pink paint flicks! I also went for an iridescent medium roof and some clear sequins to decorate. I added word stamping to the house which also tied it in with the card.
The card started life as a piece I had wiped texture paste onto so already pretty cool. I added the paint in patches and also added chalk fresco finish paint to give it some “white” space. Then I started stamping.
I used the big Papermania stamp to add the subtle words and then the word joy from a Paperartsy set. The Christmas lights across the top are from the same set.
Next I added iridescent medium through a stencil and let it dry. I also added the Tim Holtz die cut trees.
Now time to finish off…
Glitter, sequins and a sentiment, inking and mounting and distressing all going on to finish off the card.
Now back to the house.
I made the windows and doors look more integral to the house by adding some shading using the Pitt pens from Faber-Castell. I also added a little more of the iridescent medium rubbed in with my finger to give the house more of a sheen.
One more to share tomorrow… please pop back to see how the final one looks.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
So I have caught up on one of the circle journal projects I have going on… this is Lynn’s journal pages (currently loose leaf) and the background that Jackie made for the starting point.
Lots of lovely rich colours and patterns and layers of papers.
The theme for this month was beach so I grabbed some replica seaside related things and chose a bikini clad girl as a feature. The girl is from a small set of sketch pads with women’s outlines on so you can design clothing. I spotted them and thought they were ideal for art journalling.
I drew over the girl with charcoal to provide a more sketchy look… and added a bikini.
Then to decide on the layout and how to finish the page. Although there was plenty of pattern in the background I decided to add more using some Hot Picks fish stamps and then a Paper mania postcard stamp. I also added some fresco finish paint but soon realised that Jackie had used Dylusions so experienced blending and bleeding… that made me change my plans a little when it came to adhering the items on top of Dylusions.
After trying with Matt medium and spreading the red colour onto the tickets a little I then opted for hi tack glue for the title and the picture of the girl.
I added some washy colour to the girl too which added some depth and then decided it needed more texture. I grabbed a Clarity stamp stencil and used glossy transparent texture gel through the stencil to create some texture at the bottom left hand side. Once that was dry I wanted to add some ‘sand’ so used distress ink and a blending tool for the bottom part of the page.
Finally added some shading and outlining and edged the page with black archival to frame it. Really happy with how this came together.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
So tomorrow is my father in laws birthday! He has reached the grand age of 82 and so in addition to fathers day we will be celebrating his birthday.
Here is the card I made him… Hopefully he will appreciate this handmade bit of fun.
Stencils, stamps and inks for the grungey but fun card.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
So this year I have decided to challenge myself to make a set of cards, scrapbook page or journal layout using each of my stamp sets as I know I have some I rarely use!
Can’t believe we are already at week 18 in the year. This week I grabbed Watercolor Wash as I had it on the desk already. I use it to add a bit of fun to envelopes quite often and so it was out and about so I decided to use it for this challenge and see how I got on doing something a bit different.
I started with stamping a couple of pieces of white cardstock with the watercolour wash using Soft Sky ink. Then I added some Hot Picks stamps with Lost Lagoon and Island Indigo.
I then took some Bermuda Bay ink and gave the fish a little definition
I then chose two different ways to finish the cards. ..
A die cut and some copper acrylic ink to make a fathers day card.
A stamped postcard and a die cut sentiment teamed with some flicks of the copper acrylic ink some trim and a fun clip. I also added some of the watercolour wash to the postcard using Sahara Sand.
Love both of these and definitely can’t see me getting rid of this background stamp.
Finished the envelopes too…
Such an easy way to decorate a envelope.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
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