FAUX WATERCOLOR PETALS

Hi friends!

Playing along with this BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS challenge 

Anything Floral Goes with Optional INSPO photo #43 (ends 8/1)

and this TRIPLE B: BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES & BLOOMS challenge 

with Optional INSPO photo (ends 7/31)

I came across this beautiful technique on the YouTube channel Positively Papercraft. The video is titled 5 Ways with Vellum (from about two months ago).

It’s incredibly hard to get a true-to-life picture of this card, but I did my best. 

THE PROCESS

Starting off: To create the colored vellum paper (above) used for the flower, I colored in short stripes of various alcohol markers. When the sheet was full of color, I spayed it with isopropyl alcohol - a bit too much, I think, and a couple marker colors weren’t dark enough. My header does mention arty experiments, and I like to bring projects to you as I go along, even when they aren’t perfect. 

As the alcohol was drying, I stenciled a white panel with orange and purple inks to pick up the colors in the petals. 

After the ink was dry, I applied the double sided adhesive to the brighter side of the vellum (shown above), leaving the backing sheet on. I stamped the flower in Versamark ink on the duller side of the vellum and then heat embossed it with detail black powder.  (I think I may have been a bit too heavy-handed with the anti-static powder because some parts of the lines rubbed off and I had to fill them in with a black sharpie fine point marker.)

The flower was die cut, and applied to the card front as shown, over the stenciling. 

Finishing up: The sentiment was die cut from gold glitter card stock, and adhered as shown. As soon as it was in place, I had instantaneous gluer’s remorse - I wished I had scooted it over further into the purple to have the front of the H over the stem. But Bearly Art glue has a remarkably fast drying time on paper. A few gold flat back gems were glued on near the petals.The decorative panel was mounted to a pale purple panel, and then onto the white card front

SUPPLIES

flower stamp & die - Altenew Wonderland set

hello die - Altenew Simply Hello

distressed dots stencil - Stampers Anonymous TH Collection Bubble #THS002

alcohol markers

isopropyl alcohol

vellum

double-sided thin adhesive 

gold flat back gems

gold glitter card stock

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SPLIT FLORALS.

 Hi friends!

I was inspired by a new-to-me technique blog GROUP OF CARDMAKERS 

This month’s focus is on a Split Card technique. Technically both of these florals should be the same color scheme but I stamped the image onto the middle of two 8.5” x 5.5” white panels of cardstock and then trimmed them into four separate panels before coloring them 😂 Go to their blog and follow the directions better than I did to save yourself some time!

 

Set 1:

 

Playing along with this JUST ADD INK challenge:

(ends 5/20)

UPDATE!

Set 2:

Playing along with this BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS challenge:

(ends 6/12).

Playing along with this STENCIL FUN challenge

(ends 5/30).

I outlined one of the florals with neutral marker to help camouflage a minor marker outside the lines situation and liked it enough to do a few that way. My coloring wasn’t that fabulous overall so I used some stencils and matching inks to blend patterns around the florals for interest, leaving some space open for a soft halo effect. 

 

SUPPLIES

stamp - JRL Designs #V 126 Paris Floral

Strength sentiment stamp - MFT #CS-156 Deepest Sympathy set

Trust sentiment stamp - Stampendous! #SSC1428 Floral Prayer set

Joy sentiment stamp - unmarked clear set

Blessing sentiment stamp - Stampin’ Up! Blessings of Home set

circles stencil - StampersAnonymous Tim Holtz Collection

squares stencil - StampersAnonymous Tim Holtz Collection

enamel dots and sequins - random

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CHICKEN THANKS.

Hi friends!

Playing along with this CREATIVE INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #37 Anything Goes (ends 4/30).

and this DL.ART CHALLENGE April Anything Goes (ends 4/30).

A quick and easy card made specifically to send along with a package today to a Penny Black fan. 

I stamped the image in Memento black ink, and colored it in with alcohol markers. Some days I really appreciate the colored index stickers on wood mounted stamps as coloring guidance. Today I probably couldn’t ring the bell on the creativity meter if a jumbo carnival prize depended on it :o) I loosely covered the image with a torn Post-it and blended Yo-Yo yellow ink through the stencil as shown. I attached a flat back faceted heart gem to the envelope part of the image. Torn chicken wire was stamped in gray ink to make it more silvery feeling. 

SUPPLIES

 chicken stamp - Penny Black What a Day! #2350F

chicken wire - Stampendous Chicken Wire #CRR318

ray stencil - My Favorite Things

heart gem - Park Lane

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HELLO THERE CAT.

 Hello!

Playing along with this Word Power challenge (ends 2/26), where the sentiment is to be the most prominent. 

UPDATE! 😊

 and this As You Like It challenge (ends 2/24?). where the question of the moment is Cute or Elegant (and why). I like most every style - a beautiful card is a beautiful card! These days I tend to make cute and colorful and CAS, because there is so much in the world that is hard and confusing and I enjoy the lightness and visual clarity I get while crafting these 😃

It’s hard to see in the photo, but the sentiment is a gradient, stamped with lighter purple a few times and then over stamped with darker ink on the bottom two thirds. (And of course I ended up with a piece of lint, or cat hair, on the hello stamp on the last impression 😂)

Sky and grass were stenciled, Critters were stamped in caramel colored Memento ink, colored in with alcohol markers, die cut, then elevated with very thin foam tape. I wanted to keep everything feeling very flat because of the sweet, goofy, one dimensional style of the cat and dragonflies, and I think the flat back googly eyes I gave the cat add to this vibe pretty well.

SUPPLIES

cat and dragonflies stamp & die set - Elizabeth Craft Designs Purr clear by Krista Schneider

word stamps - Ranger Letter It by Taylor Huizenga clear set

grass stencil - Taylored Expressions

cloud stencil - A Colorful Life

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CAS FELINE x3

 Hello!

Get ready for a feline cuteness overload  :o)

SUPPLIES FOR ALL 3 Cards

cat stamp  -  Rare Image Rubber Stamps Pets unmounted sheet

Excerpt from the diary of a cat... words stamp -  Viva Las Vegastamps

Rescued words stamp  -  Stampabilities Rescued (Hobby Lobby)

In my defense...words stamp  -  Stampers Anonymous #THMM110 set

double hearts stamped  -  unmarked random stash

circles and doodle line stencils  -  Stampers Anonymous #THMM110 set

inks  -  Bazill, Distress Oxides

alcohol markers  -  Copics

flat back heart gem  -  Park Lane

gingham ribbon  -  random stash

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words) 

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing)

stenciling (dots)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words, hearts repeatedly) 

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing, some hearts filled in)

flat back gem (heart)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words) 

stenciling (stringy background)

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing)

ribbon

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Show Us Your Pussycats

#80 Furrything Goes  (ends 8/30)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Fun with Stencils  (ends 8/22)

The Cutie Pie

#174 Rubber Stamps and Ribbon  (ends 9/5)

Star Stampz

#37 Clean and Simple  (ends 9/9)

Sweet Stampers

#71  Embossing and/or Stencils  (ends 9/8)

Thanks so much for stopping in today!

STENCILED TWOFER #6

   Hello!

I have a little series of stenciled background cards coming up to share with you in the next week or so.  I was on a timeline to get a bunch of interesting colorful cards done, all different.  So I grabbed some easy to work with stencils, nothing fancy priced.  I hope you enjoy the variety!

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out  (background)

layered stamping  (flower, leaves)

die cutting  (flower, leaves)

foam mounting  (flower, sentiment strip)

SUPPLIES

flower and leaves stamps with matching dies  -  Altenew clear set

inks  -  Hero Arts, Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set

Hello word stamp with matching die  -  Altenew

stencil  -  American Crafts Vicki Boutin Storytellers

sentiment strip  -  Paper Roses

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out  (background)

layered stamping  (flower, leaves)

die cutting  (flower, leaves)

foam mounting  (flower, sentiment strip)

SUPPLIES

flower and leaves stamps with matching dies  -  Altenew clear set

inks  -  Hero Arts, Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set

Hello word stamp with matching die  -  Altenew

stencil  -  American Crafts Vicki Boutin Storytellers

sentiment strip  -  Paper Roses

Thanks so much for stopping in today!!

STENCILED TWOFER #5

   Hello!

I have a little series of stenciled background cards coming up to share with you in the next week or so.  I was on a timeline to get a bunch of interesting colorful cards done, all different.  So I grabbed some easy to work with stencils, nothing fancy priced.  I hope you enjoy the variety!

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out  (background)

die cutting  (Hello word)

mirrored metallic card stock  (word)

*main panel has 3 scrap sheets of card stock behind it to give it a little dimension

SUPPLIES

inks  -  Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set

 Hello die  -  Spellbinders

stencil  -  random unbranded Amazon grouping

metallic mirrored gold cardstock

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out  (background)

die cutting  (words)

matte metallic gold card stock  (words)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

inks  -  Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set

word dies  -  Spellbinders

stencil  -  random unbranded Amazon grouping

metallic matte gold cardstock

flat back adhesive gems  (Park Lane)

Thanks so much for stopping in today!

STENCILED TWOFER #4

  Hello!

I have a little series of stenciled background cards coming up to share with you in the next week or so.  I was on a timeline to get a bunch of interesting colorful cards done, all different.  So I grabbed some easy to work with stencils, nothing fancy priced.  I hope you enjoy the variety!

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out (background)

die cutting  (sentiment)*

metallic card stock  (word shadow)

glitter glue  (flower)

die cutting with inset  (flower, sentiment)

foam mounting  (sentiment)

*I got the variegated petal look by brushing some darker ink onto the lilac cardstock and then die cutting it.

SUPPLIES

inks  -  Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set 

 words die  -  Picket Fence

stencil  -  random unbranded Amazon grouping

glitter glue  -  Stickles Frosted Lace

metallic matte silver cardstock

foam mounting tape

TECHNIQUES

basic single color stenciling with fade-out (background)

die cutting  (thank word)

metallic card stock  (word)

preprinted strip words  (You)

foam mounting  (you word)

SUPPLIES

inks  -  Catherine Pooler Life of the Party minis set

 Thank die  -  Altenew Mega

stencil  -  random unbranded Amazon grouping

metallic matte silver cardstock

foam mounting tape

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!