OLW 60 Layering ink
Posted: July 1, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Garden silhouettes 16 Comments
After several attempts I came up with a card which fits the brief from Susan for this week’s One Layer Wednesday challenge.
This week’s OLW challenge is to make quick and easy cards with nothing but layers of ink by overlapping the stamped images and/or sentiment.
I am used to layering ink with a sponge but that was not allowed; we had to aim for quick and easy and I have to admit sponging can be time consuming. So I decided if I could not use my favourite technique I could use my favourite stamp set.
Supplies:
Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Hugs & Wishes
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Mix and match
Posted: June 30, 2011 Filed under: Berry Branch, Collage cards 23 Comments
I’m not sure what to call this style of card but I have been trying to successfully create one for a while. I like the mix of image with text and a little texture. I have seen several superb examples where different textures and images are mixed very cohesively, sometimes with several layers, other times with one.
I started by working on one layer but decided a mat and an extension of the stamping would work best. I stamped the branch first after inking it with regal rose, using marker to add choc chip twigs and branch colour. I find this stamp quite frustrating although I love the design, as I always want it in two colours but it is very hard to ink it successfully with markers. What I ended up doing here was drawing with choc chip marker over a lot of the twigs after I had stamped them.
I don’t own a large text stamp so I stamped a sentiment stamp repeatedly to give the impression of a page of text. I also inked my large canvas background stamp but stamped it off first so I would only get a faint impression. Finally I sponged the parts of the panel and flicked some water droplets around. The panel is popped up ever so slightly.
Thanks for dropping in; I’ve enjoyed reading the comments you have kindly left here lately.
Supplies:
Stamps: Berry Branch (Penny Black), Canvas (SU), Ageless Adornment (SU)
Inks: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Mellow Moss
OLW 59 Inspiration challenge
Posted: June 27, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Pocket Silhouettes 15 Comments
I enjoy playing along with the One Layer Wednesday challenge when I can which hasn’t been lately. This week Susan provided a pretty photo of flowers in jars to inspire us. I decided to use the colours and the flowers but not mention the jars.
The technique is nothing new for me; same old masking and sponging that I love to do. I sponged a hint of a hill this time not the well defined slopes I sometimes have. I also sponged a hint of sunrise by leaving a little white space unsponged. The white flowers were embossed in clear before the sponging and everything else was stamped over the top of the sponging.
Supplies:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Short & Sweet
Inks: Yoyo Yellow, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White
Also: Clear e.p.
Less is more lemons
Posted: June 26, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Tart and Tangy 24 Comments
It is quite a while since I joined in the Less is More challenge which seems to have more participants every week. Even when I don’t get to play along I enjoy browsing through all that creativity.
It is a sketch challenge this week at Less is More and I settled on lemons for a bright summery card. I initially stamped the lemons in a row and fiddled with a canvas border either side but ended up cutting out the lemons and popping them up instead. I also began with a yellow card base but much preferred the canvas print instead. My favorite part of the card is the little water droplets I added with crystal effects.
Supplies:
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Graceful Words, Canvas
Inks: Yoyo Yellow
Cardstock: Whisper White, Flourishes Classic White, Yoyo Yellow
Also: Crystal Effects
Under a tree
Posted: June 25, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Stamped Landscapes, Trees 10 Comments
With the busyness of the end of the school year there hasn’t been much time to stamp of late. When I sat down to create something the other night I was somewhat lacking in ideas. A little bit of time spent on other people’s inspiring blogs helped but I think I am out of practice. Hopefully now that the summer holidays have officially begun you will see a little more action here on bits & pieces.
To create this card I pulled out another tree from the Darkroom Door Trees set. I think I’ve tried three out of the four now. I like the wide spread of this tree so went for a wide card base and a quote which matched also. The sponging was done with a post it note mask placed twice.
Supplies:
Stamps: Trees (Darkroom Door)
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip textured
Fern frond fragments
Posted: May 31, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Wilderness Vol.2 10 Comments
This is the last of my fern frond cards for now. The next stamping task I have is some simple garden wedding invitations.
I did not set out to create three squares for this card; it just happened. I stamped the ferns across a piece of cardstock but there was nothing special about the arrangement. After punching out three fragments and adding the green and blue sponging I was much happier. Dividing the squares with the sentiment was also experimental but I like the way it turned out. As the sponging was applied after the squares were punched each one has a slightly dark border. Although I started out with a white card base, artichoke turned out to be the best choice as it created a border which highlighted the ferns and words.
I think this one might be my favourite out of the three fern cards I created recently.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White, Always Artichoke
Fern fronds
Posted: May 27, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Wilderness Vol.2 13 Comments
Here is another take on the fern frond. I have seen several lovely fern cards lately. Take a look at one by Godelieve here and one by Ali here.
I pulled out the old olive stamp pad for this one and used post-its to mask my rectangle. I embossed one fern in clear in the centre of my panel and then sponged all around it before adding few more ferns in old olive and artichoke. The “thankyou” was hand written.
Thanks for dropping by; I know my posts are a little sparse at present but I really appreciate your visits and your encouraging comments.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door)
Inks: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White
A fern frond
Posted: May 23, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Wilderness Vol.2 7 Comments
Sorry about the false start yesterday, I guess I hit publish instead of save!?
I am enjoying working my way through my new stamps from Darkroom Door. Most recently I played around with the fern stamp from Wilderness Vol 2.
To create the stamped panel I applied ink to the stamp with markers, both wild wasabi and garden green. I stamped the fern three times, misting both the stamp and the stamped panel. After sponging around the edges I added the sentiment. I tried various options for mounting the panel on the card before settling on a green mat, a large white mat and a green card base. Although I often make one or two layer cards an extra layer can sometimes complete the card.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door), Teeny Tiny Messages(SU)
Inks: Wild Wasabi, Garden Green
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White, Wild Wasabi
Less is More: Embossing
Posted: May 14, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Stamped Landscapes, Wilderness Vol.2 43 Comments
When I first began browsing the Darkroom Door site, I kept coming back to this stamp. Images of trees are a favorite of mine and this scene of a wooded path is the type of scene I try to create with tree stamps.
This week’s challenge at Less is More is to emboss; I chose to heat emboss the woodland scene in black, then add some colour by sponging. I didn’t know if the detail of so many fine interwoven branches would work without detail embossing powder but I am very pleased with the result. Before sponging I masked the edges of the image.
I am looking forward to trying other colour schemes and techniques with this beautiful stamp.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door), Teeny Tiny Messages(SU)
Inks: Versamark, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Also: black e.p.
Less is More ‘Off Centre’
Posted: April 23, 2011 Filed under: Berry Branch, CAS 39 Comments
It has been a few weeks since I managed to play along with the Less is More challenge so it is nice to be involved again. Whether you play along or not the blog is an excellent source of inspiration with hundreds of entries every week. This week the challenge is to create an off centre layout. I really like assymmetrcial layouts so this asymmetrical branch stamp from Penny Black was the perfect choice for the challenge.
I inked the stamp with cherry cobbler and then inked the branches on the stamp with early espresso. By stamping once and then stamping again twice more without re-inking I created a shadowy effect. I added a little fold of riboon too as it needed something extra but not much more.
Supplies:
Stamps: Berry Branch (Penny Black), Taglines (Flourishes)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Cardstock: SU Confetti White, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Also: Chocolate grosgrain ribbon
Heather Telford 