Week 4 Summer of Creativity

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.

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!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add Some Shimmer
Virginia's View Challenge #22: All About Colours

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.

 

 

Distressed Frog Prince

I love these old patterned papers from Lawn Fawn and had scraps left over from an old project, so here they are with a new lease of life. All they needed was some distress inking around the edges and some faux stitching.

Distress inking the lily pad has created great texture and colour with distress stickles adding to the lily's sparkle and the ink colours the stickles.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #178

Lawnscaping Challenge #132: Distress Maniacs [distress inks] [Honorable Gnome]
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Patterned Papers

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After, Birthday Tags

Dies & stencils et al: Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals, Xcut Heart dies, Daisy punches

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade

Paper: White card from stash, Lawn Fawn Bright Side Petite Paper Pack

Highlights: Stickles, googly eyes, Posca white pen

Colouring: Promarkers & Distress inks

Hope you've enjoyed your visit!

Summer of Creative Chemistry Week 3 (ii)

The Summer of Creative Chemistry and Perfect Splatter Distress Technique - oh so much fun! I made two backgrounds at once so no ink or perfect pearls were wasted. Initially I wasn't too sure about them but when I came back to them the next day I was thrilled with them. I love the shimmer.

The background made me think of sky and baby girls, so I pulled out my Lawn Fawn stork and set to stamping and watercolouring. I  raised parts of the images up with foam tape for dimension and used Retrosketches for the layout. 

Challenges:
Lawnscaping Challenge #132: Distress Maniacs [lots of distress products]
Retrosketches #219
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Magic [stork] 
The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #25: 2nd Year Celebration [MMMC #23 Dimension]

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Plus One

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Tag It You're It, Tim Holtz Rays Stencil

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Mermaid Lagoon, Hickory Smoke, Dusty Concord

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: Stickles, embossing paste, sequins

Colour: Distress markers & ink

Hope you've had a fun visit and see you again soon.

Week 3 Summer of Creative Chemistry

Week 3 of Summer of Creative Chemistry and time for Perfect Distress! I love this shiny stamping technique. I wanted the distress ink to wick and colour the teddy in, so I didn't dry those bits immediately. Here's a close up of the perfect pearls just after application.

 And a final close up of all that shimmer!

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic June Challenge: Something Masculine

CASology Cue Card: Masculine

Lawnscaping Challenge #132: Distress Maniacs
Summer of Creative Chemistry Week 3: Perfect Pearls & Distress Inks 

Supplies

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags, Sally's ABCs

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Hickory Smoke, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Paper: White & kraft card from stash

Highlights: Perfect Pearls, Posca white pen

Colouring: Distress Markers Picked Raspberry, Frayed Burlap

Hope enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Week 2 Summer of Creative Chemistry

Week 2 and stamping with stains. I started out using the marbled stains technique to create the background, layering up the colours until I achieved something I thought would work. This technique has been on my to do list since I first watched the video, but I've just been brave enough to give it a go! Why did I wait?! It's so much fun!

Stage two was stamping with picket fence distress stain and then archival ink.

Stage three distress inking and colouring the piggy bank with distress markers.

Some more stain for a quick pop of colour.

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #197: Make Your Mark [Distress markers, white pen, graphite pencil, inks & stains]

Stamping Sensations June Challenge: Feature A Creature  [pig] 

Summer of Creative Chemistry Week 2: Stamping with stains

Virginia's View Challenge #22 Summer Challenge: All About Colour [Layers of background colour stains, ink blending, distress marker colouring/highlighting ]

Supplies

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Stains Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Picket Fence, Ripe Persimmon, Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Black Soot

Paper: White & black card from stash

Highlights: Stickles, Heidi Swapp Gold, Posca white pen, graphite pencil

Colouring: Distress Markers Picket Fence, Picked Raspberry, Black Soot, Frayed Burlap, Squeezed Lemonade

Hope you had fun and see you again soon.

Week 1 Summer of Creative Chemistry

I decided to take up the Creative Chemistry Challenge this summer. I've used the 2015 colours for this blended spritz and flick background.  In order to let the background take centre stage, I've kept it very CAS with some simple stamping and negative diecutting. 

This anniversary card has a masculine recipient in mind, but I'd love to get it too! Adding the darker distress ink around the panel intensify the colours and highlight the stitched border.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up June Challenge [Stamping + Diecuts + Sponging]
CASology Cue Card: CAS

Craft for the Craic: Something Masculine

Summer of Creative Chemistry Challenge 1 [5 colours of distress ink]

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Good Gab

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: Stickles

Hope you had a fun visit and see you again soon.

Textured Monochrome Hearts & Vinyl

Some textured monochrome fun for a music loving couple. Lots of textures from linen cardstock, distressed edges, canvas panel, lace, ribbon, rough gems, glossy accents and clay stamped hearts. I've used the sketch from Seven Hills Crafts monthly challenge for the layout of the card with a few extra layers.

I love all the different textures, layers, inking and misting. The monochrome palette from cream through brown to gold emphasis the different surfaces: matte, glossy, sparkly! I chosen November's Texture Challenge #18 to wish the Mixed Media Challenge a Happy 2nd Anniversary!

My favourite piece: the stamped, inked, distress stickled, misted hearts.

Challenges:

Seven Hills Crafts June 2016 Challenge: Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Monochrome

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #25: Second Anniversary- #18 Texture

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Smitty's ABCs, Prima Finnabair Honey Comb, Vintage Vanity Notes 
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles, Circle Stackables, Tag It You're It

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Distress Ink Antique Linen, Walnut stain

Paper: White Linen, gold, black kraft card & Canvas from stash

Highlights: distress stickles, white gesso, gems, glossy accent, ribbons, Heidi Swapp Gold, gold thread, Artista clay.  

Hope you've enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.