New inkables Dragonfly card

 

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

I began by masking off the edges of a 6x6 card using stencil tape and blending Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink over it.

Next, I placed the brand new bubble stripes grande inkable over the panel and blended over some Lucky Clover distress oxide ink.

I removed the tape and splattered water over it, blotting away the excess after a short time.

Once it was dry, I stamped one of the freehand borders around the edge of the inked square.

I used versafine clair ink to stamp the sentiment, then set this aside.

On a piece of parchment paper, I stamped the dragonfly in versamark ink and sprinkled detail silver embossing powder over it. I then heated it using a heat tool.

I used the coordinating dies to cut out the dragonfly and attached it to the inky panel on the card using matte medium. 

Here is the finished card again. Leaving the ends of the wings without glue, means they flutter a little as you move the card. 

I used:

6x6 blank card

stencil tape

Inkables Grande - Bubble stripes

Distress oxide ink in Peacock Feathers and Lucky Clover

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Mixed messages 4 stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Black and Green

Dragonfly stamp set

Dragonfly dies

Parchment paper

Ranger fine detail silver embossing powder 

Matte Medium

Versamark ink

The new inkables Grande are really gorgeous designs. Perfect for larger journal pages as well as for card making. I can see I will use them a lot!  Thanks for looking! 

Cool Colours Journal page

 

Hi There! Here is a journal page I put together over the weekend. I thought you might like to see how it came together. 

I began by adding some blobs of Dylusions paints along the page edge and sprayed with water whilst the page was tilted to encourage it to run. 

Once this was dry I stamped bits of the script stamp in versafine clair blue belle ink over the page randomly. This is easier to do with the stamp off the acrylic block and a small area inked up. 

I sprayed a little salvaged patina distress oxide spray by the side of the paint, added a little water and let that run in the same way, blotting in a few places where it had pooled. This was left to dry

Next I took one of the tag inkables from set 4 and added grit paste through it over the painted area of the page.

Once this was dry I gently rubbed a little gilding wax over it. 

I stamped some freehand borders and journaling essentials  onto stamping tissue using the blue ink.

I stamped the words in black ink onto tissue too

Finally I added these elements to the page using matte medium.

Here is the page again.

I used:

Dina Wakeley 6x6 white journal

Dylusions paints in Blue lagoon, London blue, Periwinkle and Crushed grape

Script background stamp

Distress Oxide spray in Salvaged Patina

Tag inkables set 4

Grit paste - there is a translucent and an opaque version. I used Translucent

Gilding wax

Stamping tissue

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Journaling essentials #2 stamp set

Incredible words stamp set

Versafine Clair inks in blue belle and black (nocturne)

Matte medium

I will be live at 8pm this evening over on the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook page with more inspiration for our cool colours challenge.

Thanks for looking! 

Making Rainbows

 

Hi There! After seeing Alison's stunning clean and simple card on 1st October, I had in my mind that I would like to do something similar, but in reverse. I created this card at the weekend with that in mind. 

Here is a step by step to make it. 

I began by blending a rainbow of distress inks partially across the page using blending brushes.

Once this was dry, I wiped an antistatic pad across it and stamped and embossed the pointy leaves in white.

In the spaces in between, I stamped and embossed the rounded leaves in gold embossing powder.

using the small stamp that looks like a dandelion seed, I added more stamping around the edges in the same colour inks that I had used to blend the background. 

On a separate piece of white card I stamped the sentiment in black versafine clair and cut it out.  

I mounted the panel of card onto a 6x6" card blank and added the sentiment using foam pads. 

Here is the finished card again.

I used:

Journaling essentials 2 stamps

Ticker tape 1 stamps

Distress inks in Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers

Versamark ink

Embossing powder in white and gold

foam pads 

Versafine Clair black ink

6x6 card blank

white card 5.5" square

Thanks for looking! 

Ode to a tree

 

Hi There! With Autumn approaching fast, I thought I would get out the sycamore leaf easy frame and make an autumnal card this week. Here is how I did it.

I began by blending fossilized Amber and Crushed olive distress oxide inks through the outie of the inkable, onto a 5" square ivory card.

Next I added more leaves, offset form the first ones in Ripe Persimmon, crackling campfire and vintage photo distress oxide

I inked up the crackle stamp with tea dye distress ink and stamped it in patches over the inked background. I also sponged some around the edges of the card

Next, I randomly stamped one of the mandala stamps from set 1 over the background in Vintage photo Distress ink. 

On a scrap of ivory card I stamped the sentiment from Wordage Ticker Tape set 1 in Pinecone Versafine Clair ink and cut it out.

Using sticky pads and some matte medium I added the sentiment and some coordinating sequins to the leafy background. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

5" square ivory card base

4" Sycamore Leaf Easy Frame Inkable

Distress oxide inks in Crushed olive, fossilized amber, Ripe Persimmon, Cracking Campfire and Vintage Photo

Distress inks in Vintage photo and Tea Dye

Crackle Background stamp

Doodle Art Mandalas 1 stamp set

Wordage Ticker tape 1 stamp set

Sticky pads 

Sequins

ivory card snippet

Matte Medium

I'm dedicating this one to the wonderful Sycamore Gap tree that is sadly no more. I really hope it regrows or another solution is found. Thanks for looking!