Dimensional Background Inking

After a little sabbatical from the blog I'm hoping to jump back in. While I was absent I was immersing myself in all thing Tim Holtz and Dyan Reaveley. So I thought I would start off with some layered mixed media backgrounds. Once I started it was difficult to know when to stop layering- its such messy fun! I took Dyan's advice and had extra card available to soak up the extra ink. I now have a few backgrounds already started for another project. Time efficient and a great idea.

Here's how I went about it:

I chose some cool coloured spray inks and liberally covered the cardstock, mopped up the excess ink with kitchen roll and an extra piece of card. Some stencilling and ghosting with water then stencilling with distress paint. this is now at about 5 layers. The paint dried quickly enough and I could move on to the next step.

I embossed a piece of the background with my favourite Tim Holtz embossing folder (well one of my many favourites!) and then trimmed it to size.

Next I used distress crayons to highlight the lovely embossed texture, but I couldn't stop there and added crackle medium on top.  This also acted as a glue for the diecut happy birthday.After leaving it overnight to dry I used a white picket fence distress crayon to emphasise the cracked surface.

For the little robot I created an alcohol ink background and heat embossed the Lawn Fawn stamp with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. A white linen Dylusions spray splattered kraft card base adds the finishing detail.

Another look at the finished card:

This card came together quite quickly and I was happy to leave the crackle medium to dry over time as I love the result which is subtly different to other crackling products. Cleaning up the excess ink with extra cardstock also means you get more pieces to play with at a later date. I've used a simple diecut sentiment and the little robot for a masculine industrial feel.

Any queries let me know. Hope you can find some time to play too.

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up August Challenge: Stamping + Alcohol Inks + Your Choice (embossing)
Muse Challenge #227: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Splatter It
Stamps & Stencils Challenge: Technique School

Supplies:
Alcohol Inks: Citrus, Mushroom, Patina, Pool, Purple Twilight, Silver Mixative
Distress Embossing Ink
Distress Crackle Medium
Distress Crayons
Distress Paint
Dylusions Sprays
Primary Elements Powder
Embossing Powder: Ranger Liquid Platinum
Embossing Folder: TH Riveted Metal
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Beep Boop Birthday
Dies: TH Handwritten Celebrate
Stencils: THMS070; Dylusions Large Arrow Border; Finnabair Harlequin, Stars, Dots&Stripes
Paint Pen

Getting Inky At Last

After a little break from blogging to move house and all that entails, I finally got the chance to get inky. Hopefully this is just the first of many sessions! So much fun and lots to catch up on!

Hope you've had a chance to get inky too!

Chevron Thanks

Some geometric fun with Lawn Fawn Chevrons and archival ink. I love this colour combo Chartreuse, Teal and Brown with complimenting geometric sequins from Neat & Tangled. This card takes lots of inspiration from Seven Hills Crafts Challenge Photo.

A little close up of the shimmer!

Challenges:

Seven Hills Crafts August Theme Challenge: Geometry

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: It's Hip to Be Square

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Chevron Backdrops

Dies & stencils et al: Lawn Fawn Stitched Squares, scripty thanks die

Ink: Ranger Archival Potting Soil, Paradise Teal, Vivid Chartreuse

Paper: White & silver card

Highlights: Wink of Stella, Neat & Tangled Birthday Bash Sequins Mix

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon!

Panda Birthday

I love this panda from Mama Elephant and just had to use him to play along with Can You Case It Colour Challenge. The black and the yellow are obvious, the grey is the panda shading and hopefully the rosy cheeks are allowed. A little watercolouring with distress crayons for the CASology cue card and who doesn't love to celebrate with Simon Says Stamp!

Challenges:

Can You Case It Colour Challenge #131: Colour Challenge
CASology Cue Card Week 209: Watercolour [Honorable Mention]
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Celebrate

Supplies

Stamps: Mama Elephant Pandamonium, Starry Night

Dies, stencils et al: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black

Paper: White & black card

Highlights: Posca white pen, stickles, wink of stella

Colouring: Distress Crayons

CAS No Line Bunny

I've been busy this month playing along on Instagram with Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker for the 30 Day Colouring Challenge. Thought it was time I blogged one of the cards as it is Day 26 already and I'll hopefully get time to do a review of the finished pieces at some stage. This is my first time trying no line colouring, though I think the rabbit has changed shape a little bit! 

I've used the CAS(E) this sketch #183 and my background is all about colour for Virginia's View Challenge #22.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #183

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge Day 26

Virginia's View Challenge #22: All About Colors

Supplies

Stamps: Mama Elephant Up and Away, Starry Night

Dies, stencils et al: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Memento Desert Sand

Paper: White card

Highlights: Posca white pen

Colouring: Promarkers & Distress Crayons

Have fun and enjoy the colouring!

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!