BIRD TRYPTIC x2

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Found this wonderful stamp by accident a while back and have been waiting to use it.  It is one long block with all three bird rectangles horizontally oriented.  It would be perfect for a slimline but I was feeling an A2 card as usual so I fussy cut it up  :o)

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp

Add a Sentiment  (ends 6/22).

Bastel-Traum

#114  Something with Wings  (ends in a month)

Sparkles Challenges

#153  Things with Wings  (ends in a month)

TECHNIQUES

direct stamping  (birds, cardfront background - I used a blending brush to add the ink heaviest at the center of the stamp, and then lighter and feathered out at the edges)

faux watercolor wash  (bird rectangle backgrounds)

colored pencil  (bird rectangle backgrounds)

fussy cutting  (image rectangles)

foam mounting (sentiment strip, center bird)

*birds were colored using ink and a small blending brush

SUPPLIES

tryptic bird stamp  -  Club Scrap 2009

distressed flourish background stamp  -  Stampers Anonymous TH Collection #V4-1163

inks  -  Distress Dusty Concord, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass and Barn Door

preprinted sentiment strip  -  Paper Roses Black & White Sentiment Sheets 

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FAUX WATERCOLOR BLOOM

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This flower was super easy to color but impactful, I think.  

TECHNIQUES

ink smoosh faux watercolor  (flower, leaves)

Process:  

1.  Smoosh distress ink pads onto glass mat.

2.  Spritz liberally with water.

3.  Lay flexible transparent plastic sheet over inks and press down.

4.  Lay plastic sheet onto heavy white card stock or watercolor paper.

5.  Allow card stock to dry.

6.  Repeat till you get the look you like, reusing inks, adding water as needed.

fussy cutting  (flower, leaves)

die cutting  (white graphic in background)

basic stamping  (sentiment)

white gel pen  (flower petals)

foam mounting  (flower)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

image and sentiment stamps -  Hero Arts/Altenew collab Bloom & Grow 

clear set  #PR105 HA + Altenew

graphic die  - Altenew Linear Crossroads Die

inks  -  Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Inks (dye) Wild Honey, Mustard Seed 

and Barn Door, Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn

white gel pen  -  Sakura Gelly Roll

foam mounting tape

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

We Love Stamping

June Challenge, Anything Stamped w/ Optional Roses  (ends 6/29).

Crafty Calendar

Anything Goes  (ends 6/28).

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TIMELESS KOI

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I really love having backgrounds in my folder to choose from when I don't feel like getting messy to make a card. 

Story Time:  This is among one of the first wood mounted images I bought; I found it in a zoo gift shop, I think as a boxed set of three.  But I moved a few times since and that original stamp is still in questionable storage that hasn't been accessed yet.  So when I saw this for sale online I bought it AGAIN!  Some images are just timeless and really draw you in.  I think if you appreciate them so much initially it's likely you will not tire of them long term.

TECHNIQUES

faux watercolor  (background)

basic stamping  (fish*, sentiment)

glossy accents  (fish)

alcohol markers  (fish)

liquid sparkle medium (rectangle)

flat back gems

foam mounting  (sentiment)

*fish/rectangle image was stamped once on background and once on white card stock and then colored and cut out to place over the background. I edged the cut out white image with a black marker to help it blend into the background, and then covered it with Glossy Accents.

SUPPLIES

fish in rectangle stamp - Stampendous #N107 (2000) Koi Border **

sentiment stamp - unknown

alcohol markers - Copic

flat back gems - Hero Arts Clear Gemstones

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, assorted Distress

sparkle in rectangle - Wink of Stella

gloss on fish - Ranger Glossy accents

** a huge shout-out to Stampendous for being in the stamp industry so long and providing stampers such great images and sentiments to play with!!

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges

#89 Sparkle/Bling  (ends 2/25).

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

#515 Anything Goes (ends 3/1).

Word Art Wednesday

Weeks #531-532  (ends 3/2).

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