Monday 27 June 2016

Week 4 Summer of Creativity



Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint, Prima Finnabair Honey Comb, Vintage Vanity Notes, Harlequin, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Archival resist technique on glossy paper for Week 4 of the Summer of Creative Chemistry. Having lots of fun with this one and it's my first time using glossy paper. The background is stamped with archival ink and coloured with distress inks. The main image is stamped with Jet Black archival ink and I've used the mini ink blender to stamp distress ink over the blocks for a touch of colour. If you look closely you can even see some faux second generation stamping around the top edge.

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint, Prima Finnabair Honey Comb, Vintage Vanity Notes, Harlequin, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Don't look too closely or you'll see my fingerprints, where my heat gun missed a tiny bit of the ink and I promptly put my finger there. Advisory: make sure you fully heat set!




Supplies
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint, Prima Finnabair Honey Comb, Vintage Vanity Notes, Harlequin
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Forget-Me-Not, Tea Rose, Buttercup, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Mermaid Lagoon, Ground Espresso, Hickory Smoke
Paper: Gloss & black card from stash
Highlights: Stickles, glossy accents

 
 
Hope you had fun and see you again soon.
 
 











6 comments:

  1. You do seem to be enjoying this !!! Fabulous unleashing of talent !!! Glossy paper is definitely tricky to work with, I really struggled until I noticed Tim H! has a knack of peeling off the paper rather lifting off the stamp.

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    1. Thanks Kate, also do not touch the ink until heat set! Even if its glossy blackness has you hypnotised, saying touch me :)

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    2. Thanks Kate, also do not touch the ink until heat set! Even if its glossy blackness has you hypnotised, saying touch me :)

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  2. hello Gra! awesoem card, I luv the background and your stamping! I am so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

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    sparkle & shine, kindness *~*

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  3. I am loving that fabulous background, Grá! What remarkable work!

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