Penny Black - More Sophistication

Hi everyone.  I'm sharing more cards using the Sophistication (40-929) stamp. This time I only used a portion of the image and made it into a postage stamp card.  I stamped on mixed media paper in black ink and clear heat embossed.  Salvage Patina is sponged on the background before I watercoloured the image with distress inks.

I used the Posted Cut Out (51-778) to create a background of my stamp.  I cut the image down to fit inside the postage stamp, leaving a white border.  I finished the image by adding the accessory stamps from the Posted stamp set (30-985) in Lost Shadow Distress ink.  A simple sentiment (Super Day - Penny Black) was added in black ink before I popped up the postage stamp panel to add dimension.

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Sending the first card to two challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - June

NBUS #63 - first time I've used the Posted Stamp and Cut out

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I made a quick, CAS card using the same image, this time an even smaller portion. :)  I had it on my desk, along with the All-in-One Oval and I thought they would look sweet together.  I stamped the flowers in black ink, clear heat embossed and watercoloured with Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn).  I wanted to add a subtle background for the flowers, so I sponged with Shabby Shutters distress ink on an angle.  Then I added two stacked oval frames and a simple sentiment (Family Sentiments - Penny Black) stamped in black.

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Sending the second card to the Simply Clean & Simple Challenge - June.

Penny Black Products

                                         

                 Sophistication (30-929)      Posted Cut Out (51-778)        Posted (30-985)

                            

                     Super Day (31-044)         All-in-One Oval (51-815)        Family Sentiments (30-555)

 

 

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Card #1:

Stamps:  Sophistication (Penny Black); Posted (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Obsidian (Altenew); Distress Inks:  Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Lost Shadow (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour brushes, Posted Cut Out (Penny Black)

Card #2:

Stamps:  Sophistication (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black Obsidian (Altenew); Distress Inks:  Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour brushes, All-in-One Oval (Penny Black)

Challenges for Card #1:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - June

NBUS Challenge #63

Challenge for Card #2:

Simply Clean & Simple - June

IDEAS June - Inks / Colour Mediums

Hi everyone.  It's time for the next IDEAS Challenge with Darnell.  This week is "I for Inks / Colour Mediums".

I stamped the image (Blooming Bunch - Studio Katia) in black permanent ink and watercoloured with Distress Inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint.  I used the matching die to cut out my piece, placing it over top of a dry embossed background using Weathered Embossing Folder (Taylor Expressions).  I added a simple black sentiment banner with white embossing (Simply Sentiments - Lawn Fawn).

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Sending this card to three challenges:

IDEAS Challenge - week 1 - "I is for Inks / Colour Mediums

NBUS Challenge #63 - this is the first outing for this embossing folder that I have had for AGES! :)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Floral with Optional Mood Board #17

  

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Stamps:  Blooming Bunch (Studio Katia); Simply Sentiments (Lawn Fawn)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Archival Black ink (Ranger); Distress Inks:   Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz); Unicorn (white) pigment ink (Hero Arts
Accessories:   Watercolour brushes, White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Weather embossing folder (Taylor Expressions)

Challenges:

IDEAS Challenge June - Inks / Colour Mediums

NBUS Challenge #63

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Floral Goes

Metallic Birthday

Hi everyone.  Today's card is a CASE of a card I made way back in 2014.  This is one of my favourite cards I've made in the many years I have been crafting, and it popped into my head recently.  I dug through my dies and found that I still had some leaves cut from leftover copper with alcohol inks pounced on top.  Awesome!  This means I'm getting to use up come long neglected die-cuts ... as well as some old patterned paper.  :)

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Sending this card to Seize the Birthday #284 - which was my inspiration!  Thanks Ashwini!

Also sending to IDEAS - "Anything Goes" week, self challenge by Dolly.  I've used some long neglected papers and copper! :)

This card is very close to the original card I made ... a little more CAS. :)  Always good to have masculine cards on hand. 

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Jessie and Violeta's walk in the park

 

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Stamps:  Simply Sentiments (Lawn Fawn

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); River Rock (SU!); Early Espresso (SU!)
Ink:   Alcohol inks:  Red, Green, Yellow; Distress Oxides (Ground Espresso, Walnut Stain) Tim Holtz
Accessories:  Copper sheets, Leaf dies, branch die 

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #284 - Use Metallics (optional)

IDEAS - May Anything Goes

Bokeh - Group of Seven

Hi everyone.  I have made several Bokeh cards in the past so this is not a new technique for me.  But as always, it's a great reminder of a technique that I enjoy that I have not done for a while.  Bokeh is easy to do ... basically sponging through a circle stencil over top of a colourful background.  You can create unique backgrounds by either sponging more colour through a circle stencil ... or by removing colour through a circle stencil.  So many possibilities!!

For the card above I sponged Distress Inks: Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn; then used a circle stencil to sponge different sizes of circles in white pigment ink.  I cut the panel down and added a silhouette leafy branch (Just Because - Uniko) in black ink.  I added a "Hello" sentiment (Everyday Messages - Maker's Movement) in black to finish the panel and then popped it up on foam and attached it to a black card base.  Very simple design, but interesting with the bokeh background.

Please check out the details for the technique and link to video on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

Here's what I learned when I experimented with this technique ...

• It's important to overlap some of the circles and have them different shades of white ... this gives you the illusion of depth.
• I was unhappy with my first try on the above card.  The circle pattern I created was just ok.  So I sprayed lots of water and removed most of the coloured ink from my mixed media panel with a paper towel.  The white circles were still a bit visible.  When it dried, I sponged over top with green and blue inks a second time.  The circles from before, picked up the green and blue ink, creating subtle circles in the background.  I added my white circles on top and this gave me even more depth.  A happy mistake. :) 

For this next card, I sponged distress inks (Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo), let dry and then sponged white circles randomly overtop.  I placed the panel behind a die-cut (Evergreen Window - retired from Memory Box).  To finish I stamped a sentiment (Merry Messages - Lawn Fawn) in Delicata Silver ink.

I'm sending the first card to Stencil Fun May Challenge - Anything Stenciling Goes.

I'm sending the second card to Rudolph Days May Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Just Because (Uniko); Everyday Messages (Maker's Movement)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Distress inks:  Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz); White Unicorn Pigment ink (Hero Arts); Black ink (Memento)
Accessories:   Sponges, circle stencil

Stamps:  Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo (Tim Holtz); White Unicorn Pigment ink (Hero Arts); Delicata Silver Ink (Tsukineko)
Accessories:   Sponges, circle stencil, Evergreen Window die (Memory Box) 

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Bokeh

Stencil Fun Challenge - Anything Stenciling Goes

Rudolph Days May Challenge