Emboss Resist

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you some emboss resist for some more pastel inspiration for this month's challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group. 

I began by stamping a 4" square of white card with the freehand borders using Versamark ink. I sprinkled with Clear embossing powder and heated. 

Next I used various patel shades of distress oxide inks to blend over the embossing. 

Once I was happy with the colours, I gave a light spritz with water and also with Distress Spritz in Fossilized Amber.

On a separate piece of card, I stamped the sketchy flower in Sand Dune ink and coloured using pastel coloured pencils. 

On another scrap of white card, I stamped the sentiment using lilac bloom ink and trimmed it to size.

Using 3d foam pads, I attached the background, the flower and the sentiment to the front of the 5x5" card.

Finally, here is a close up of the sparkly background showing the shimmer.

I used:

Freehand Borders #1

Versamark/ embossing ink

Clear embossing powder

Distress oxide inks - I used tumbled glass, twisted citron, dried marigold, shaded lilac and spun sugar.

Distress spritz - I used fossilized Amber

Sketchy flowers stamp set

Mixed messages #4 stamp set

Sand Dune and Lilac blooms Versafine Clair ink

coloured pencils

3d foam pads

4" square of white card

5" square base card

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A Little Hope Journal Spread

 

Hi There! I've moved away from pastel colours this week and I have a journal page for you. 

I began by smooshing Mustard Seed Distress Oxide onto a double page in my 5x5 notebook. 

When this was dry, I drew a rough circle in Salty Ocean Distress crayon on the right hand page. I brushed over this with a damp brush to blend it a little. 

Using Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, I added some dots using a dinkable. 

I used the same colours of ink to add stamping using Journal Art Elements 3, randomly around the page. 

Next I used the 4" circle easy frame to add a pink circle using a paint marker....

and also a white circle slightly offset.

On a small piece of vellum/ parchment paper, I stamped and heat embossed the Doodle Art Butterfly in white, and cut it out. 

Then I splattered the page using distress Spritz in Picked Raspberry. 

I added the butterfly to the page using matte medium.

I felt it still needed a few white and pink pen dots here and there, so I added some in. 

Finally, I added a wordy sticker sentiment. 

Here are the finished pages once more.

I used:

Journal art Elements 3 stamp set

Doodle Art Butterfly stamp set

Dinkables set #2

4" Circle easy Frame inkable

Wordy Stickers 3

Distress Oxide inks - I used Salty Ocean, Mustard seed and Picked Raspberry

Distress crayon - I used salty ocean

Posca Pens or paint markers

Embossing ink

White embossing powder

Vellum/ parchment craft paper

Matte Medium

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I will be live this evening at 8pm over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page. Hope you can join me and thanks for looking! 

More Pastel Colours

 

Hi there! Thought I would show you how I made this card today. 

I began by masking off about half of a 5x7" panel of card, and blending pastel distress oxide inks below the tape

Next I sprayed the Big one inkable with water and laid it on top of the inked part of the card. I made sure it had touched the oxide ink all over and then lifted it, blotting away the water on the surface with a clean dry cloth or kitchen roll. 

Next I removed the tape, rubbed over with an anti-static cloth and stamped and heat embossed the sketchy border, using versamark ink and silver embossing powder. 

on a seperate piece of card I stamped the dandedaisy in grey versafine clair ink and coloured it using ecoline markers. I then cut it out.

I trimmed the background panel slightly and attached it to the front of the blank 5x7" card, adding a stamped sentiment in grey versafine clair ink. 

Finally I added the dandedaisy using 3d foam pads.

I used:

Dandedaisy stamp set

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Small Words stamp set

Big ones inkable - I used botanical garden

Distress oxide inks - I used squeezed lemonade, tumbled glass, shaded lilac and spun sugar.

Versamark ink/ embossing ink

Ranger silver embossing powder

Versafine or versafine clair ink - I used morning mist

Ecoline pens

mister/ water spray

5x7 card and white card

This is more inspiration for our current challenge over in the Bee Crafty Facebook group. I hope you can come and join in the fun! 

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The Sun Will Rise...

 

Hi There! Thought I would share a bit of journaling with you today. Here's how it came together. 

I began by spraying the page with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide spray, Tarnished Brass Distress stain and Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz. 

When this was dry, I stamped clocks and cogs in Peacock Feathers Distress oxide ink across the page. 

Next, I added some script in Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink...

along with some stitchy borders and a little stencilling through a texture disc. 

In my stash I found some teal coloured parchment paper. I heat embossed the leaves on it before cutting them out. 

I stamped the rainbow bird and painted it using pastel shades of distress oxides.

Using Matte Medium, I attached the leaves and bird to the left page. 

On the right page I added a transparency sentiment.

Here is  the finished page again. 

I used:

Time is Free Stamp set

Background Script Stamp Set

Journaling Essentials #6 Stamp set

Rainbow Birds stamp set

Texture Discs set 4

Distress oxide spray - I used Salvaged patina

Distress spray stain - I used Tarnished Brass

Distress Spritz - I used Fossilized amber

Distress oxide inks in Vintage Photo, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold and Spun Sugar

White embossing powder

The Best things take time transparency sheets

Matte Medium

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Three little flowers

 

Hi There! I am here with a very simple card for you today, but perfect for our theme over in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group Challenge (where the theme is 3). 

I began by blending 3 shades of distress oxide inks through the mandala inkable, top left and bottom right on a 6x6 white card.  

Next I cut out 3 x 4cm squares of coordinating plain paper and stuck them down the middle of the card with matte medium. 

On a piece of vellum/ parchment paper, I stamped one of the flowers from journaling Essentials #4. I stamped it three times and white embossed them.

I cut out the flowers and shaped a little with a ball tool before attaching to the card using foam pads. 

Next I stamped the dotty line border around the corners top right and bottom left using one of the inks. 

I then stamped the sentiment on a scrap of card using one of the inks. 

Finally I added the sentiment to the card using more foam pads. 

I used:

6x6 white card

Mandala Inkable #1

Distress oxide inks - I used Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet

Journaling Essentials #4 stamp set

Small Words stamp set

Vellum/ Parchment paper

Versamark ink pad

White embossing powder

Coordinating paper cut into 4cm squares

foam pads

Matte Medium

Hope you like it! I also hope you can join us for our challenge. 

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Three little Birds

 

Hi There! We have a brand new challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group where the theme is 'three'. Here is a little inspiration as to how it could be interpreted. 

I began by smooshing 3 colours of Distress oxide onto a DL sized piece of mixed media paper. I dried it then added splatters of the same inks across all three colours

Next I stamped a set of leaves (from Journaling essentials #2) in each colour onto the corresponding area of the same colour. 

Using the 3 'rainbow' stamp from Journaling essentials #5 and the small circle, I added more stamping to the background (in sets of 3). I also sponged a little of the Mermaid Lagoon ink around the edge of the background. 

On a separate piece of card I stamped the 3 birds from Journaling essentials #6 and cut them out.

I also stamped the sentiment from Ticker Tape #1 in summer breeze versafine Clair

Finally I added the panel to a DL sized card, attaching the birds and sentiment with foam pads. 

I used:

Journaling Essentials stamps  - I used set #2, #5 and #6

Wordage Stamps - Ticker tape #1

Distress oxide inks - I used Picked Raspberry, mustard seed and Mermaid lagoon

Versafine Clair inks - I used Charming Pink, Warm Breeze and Golden Meadow. 

mixed media paper

Scrap of white card

foam pads

There is so much fun to be had using the inspiration of the number 3, and no matter how few supplies you may have, it is still possible to join in! Looking forward to seeing lots of entries! 

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Thanks for looking!