Hi Stampers!!
This has been another
busy doctor appointment week for my hubby and I – my hubby had his first chemo
treatment on Tuesday, and so far, so good (he has not had adverse side effects
yet- Praise the Lord!)
Recently I have been
experimenting with mixed media, so I decided to play with some of my new “goodies”
last night and created two different cards using a similar color palette.
I hope you have a
chance to check out all MIX93 gallery- such inspiration
from all!
The panels for both
cards were created using similar colors and techniques- here are the steps to create both background panels:
On your piece of cardstock,
apply a coat of Gesso and allow it to dry completely (you can use a Heat Tool
to speed up the drying process).
NOTE- I used a
cardstock that is quite a bit heavier than Whisper White and it has a bit of a
sheen to the finish- I received a large amount of this cardstock free from my
last employer (it was "Over" from an old print job) and do not know the name of
the manufacturer… I would definitely recommend Watercolor Paper or Natural
White (versus Whisper White) due to the amount
of water used throughout the background process…
Once the Gesso has dried,
apply Faber-Castell Gelatos™ to your craft mat (I used Cotton Candy and Guava)- spritz water onto
the Gelatos™ and mix together with your fingers (yes, this is a messy project
but oh, so much fun)!
Lay the Gesso
background onto the mat and pull up- allow the Gelatos™ to spread around and
dry with the Heat Tool.
Clean your craft mat
and apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains to the craft mat- I used Chipped
Sapphire, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Dusty Concord (I applied them to
the mat close together but separate).
Spritz with water and lay the background panel onto the colors, twisting
and picking up. Again, allow the stains
to swirl around, laying the panel down again for more color as needed- dry with
Heat Tool.
Add some dimension
with stencils and Gesso – dry with the Heat Tool (this layer will not be
evident except when you look at the card from different angles).
Add drops of
Adirondack® Jim Holtz® Alcohol Inks directly to the background- I used
Eggplant, Latte, Denim, Mixative Copper and Mixative Silver- spritz with water
and rotate the background panel to allow the inks to swirl and merge together, dry with the Heat Tool (the ink will spread a bit more with the air from the
Heat Tool), apply more drops and keep building up the background as
desired.
Once you are
satisfied with the background layer (I wanted to mimic a stone wall), ink the
retired background stamp, French Script with Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink. Lay the panel onto the background stamp (with
the background stamp face up on the table) and lightly press certain areas onto
the stamp to give a sporadically stamped appearance.
Use the stencil with
Gesso (I used my finger) and apply Gesso to a few areas with the various
stencils and dry with the Heat Tool.
Use the Distressing
Tool to distress the edges and sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Stain
over the edges to “antique” the white part of the paper.
To create the first
card:
Use the Distressing
Tool to distress a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, mount onto the card
base (again, I used the same heavier weight of cardstock that was used for the
background panel) and use a Sponge Dauber
to add Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Stain to the white areas of the card
base.
Mount the distressed,
ink background panel to the card front.
Using My Digital
Studio (MDS), insert the Postage Due and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp brush images into
a blank document and resize (I had both of these already pre-printed in my
stash). I printed both of these out onto
the same type of cardstock as noted above for the background panel.
Color the Postage Due
using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains – again, apply to the craft mat and
lay the image into the stains, lift and dry with the Heat Tool. Apply a bit of the Adirondack® Jim Holtz® Alcohol
Inks – Mixative Copper, distress the edges and sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea
Dye Distress Stain over the edges to “antique” the white part of the paper.
Mount the panel onto
a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, distress the edges of the Blackberry
Bliss using the Distressing Tool and add the 3/8” Blackberry Bliss Stitched
Satin Ribbon with the metal “Together” Embellishment (this was part of a
scrapbooking kit from years ago- again in my stash).
Add the Postage Due
focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, insert the Paper
Studio clock embellishment below the ribbon detail on the focal image and mount
the lower part of the clock using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.
Create the rolled
flowers using Blackberry Bliss cardstock and Scallop Circle Punches-one each
using the 2 ⅜” , 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches. Hand cut
a spiral from the outside edge of the scallop toward the center of the
cardstock, scrunch the cardstock to break up the fibers and hand roll the
flowers and adhere to the center of each scallop (I used Hot Glue to hold the
flowers together)- here is a basic tutorial using Designer Series Paper (DSP)-
I have found that cardstock makes a sturdier flower :-)
Using your finger, lightly apply Gesso to the
flowers and use the Faber-Castell™ Pitt Copper 252 Artist Pen to the petals to
add a bit of metallic and mount the flowers onto the card front (again, I used
Hot Glue).
Cut the sentiment
apart, sponge a bit of Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Stain to distress
the paper and mount to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish
off the card.
Stamp
Sets: Postage Due, Teeny Tiny Wishes-
both MDS versions, French Script (retired background)
Ink: Faber-Castell Gelatos™, Faber-Castell
Pitt Pen- Copper 252, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains, Adirondack® Jim Holtz®
Alcohol Inks
Paper: Blackberry Bliss, misc. cardstock (from my stash)
Accessories: Gesso, Stencils, Distressing Tool,
Sponge Dauber, Craft Mat, 3/8” Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon, Metal
Embellishments- Clock- Paper Studio, Together- not sure of manufacturer,
Scallop Circle Punches- 2 ⅜”, 1 ¾”, 1 ¼”
Thanks again for
taking the time to visit- you are all such an encouragement to me!! I will post the second card along with a few
more of the HYCCT challenge cards later this evening – have a fabulous Friday!!
There were several techniques that you could use but I chose to use the technique highlighted in this video by Heather Telford that Lydia referenced for the "alcohol ink bauble" background.
I
am also linking this card to the Happy Little Stampers October Christmas Card Challenge
(optional Silhouettes), the Merry Christmas #38 “Anything Goes” Challenge and
the Splitcoaststampers CAS450 “Add Another Layer” Challenge.
2).
Once you are satisfied with your background, allow it to dry thoroughly before
die cutting a circle for the “bauble”. I
used a die cut that would fit within my wreath die.
