Hello Friend - Paper Players #358

I love to watercolor, so this week's challenge at The Paper Players was right up my alley.

This week the challenge is a clean and simple one - sometimes difficult for me because I do like to fuss- and to get colouring. Keeping it clean and simple means limited layers and embellishments.

For this week's challenge I pulled out my watercolour pencils and aqua painter.

I stamped the image onto Whisper White card stock, and before colouring the image, I applied liquid masking solution to completely cover it. After that was dry, I stamped the background stamp "Sheet Music" using Smoky Slate ink over the masked image.  I then peeled off the now dry masking (it's like peeling off sunburned skin) and coloured the image with watercolor pencils and an aqua painter

Some Basic Black card stock was added to both ends and the art piece was added to a Calypso Coral card stock card base at and angle..  The sentiment "Friend"  from Awesomely Artistic" is embossed with Black Embossing powder and added to the art piece using dimensionals

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Floral Statement, Awesomely Artistic, Music Sheet

Inks:  Black Memento, Watercolour Pencils, Versa Mark, Smokey Slate

Papers:  Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Aqua Painter, Black embossing Powder, gold and clear glitter. 

Dragonflies in Purple

This card was a special request from a student I tutor.
Her request:  a dragonfly and the colour purple.

The stamp set I chose for this is "Awesomely Artistic", and this is the card I came up with.  I had made a card similar to this in the past, but it had 3 dragon flies on it and I used different DSP.

Layering Squares Framelits were used to die cut 2"  Whisper white squares.  The Elegant Eggplant mats for these squares were also die cut using these framelits, only 1/8" size larger.

The edges of the Whisper White squares were sponged with Elegant Eggplant ink; darker around the edges, and lighter towards the middle.

The dragonfly from " Awesome Artistic" was stamped in different directions on each square. The stamped square is then matted with the Elegant Eggplant cardstock.

The basic cardstock is Elegant Eggplant matted with Whisper White cardstock, and then a retired DSP with white embossing in it was added.  This DSP was sponged with Elegant eggplant ink, again, sponging the heaviest at the outside edges.

After the image squares were added to the card front with dimensionals some dazzling details was applied to the wings and allowed to dry.

Before adding the squares, a piece of 1/4" white cotton ribbon was added to the card front, with  a bow added to the right side.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Awesomely Artistic
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, DSP with white embossing (retired)
Accessories: Layering square framelits, dazzling details, dimensionals, 1/4" white cotton ribbon.

Friend- a layout for Canadian Die Exchange group

One of the things I like to do, and have done a lot of to hone my skills, is to participate in sketch challenges.
This month, a group I belong to, the Canadian Die Cut Exchange group, has a card layout as a challenge!! Yippee!!
Here's what I came up with:

The base card is Elegant Eggplant, layered with Whisper White and then with Elegant Eggplant DSP cut in half near the top - so that the pattern at the top was flipped over to the other side.

A piece of Cucumber Crush ribbon was folded in half and wrapped around the card at the seam, and a knot tied near the right side.

First I punched 3 pieces of Whisper White with the 1 1/4" square punch, and using a mask, lightly sponged each piece lightly with Elegant Eggplant ink.  On the top square, one of the corners was inked a little darker; the middle the darker ink was applied to the outer side; the lower square in the other corner.
Then the dragon from from "Awsomely Artistic' was stamped at different angles on these squares.
Two way glue pen was applied to the wings, and dazzling diamond sprinkled over it.

Each square was matted with a 1 3/8" square Elegant Eggplant and adhered to a 4 1/2 by 1 1/2" piece of Whisper White (equally distributed) - except for the middle one, which was adhered using dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Awesomely Artistic
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Papers: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant DSP
Accessories: 1" lacy scalloped Cucumber Crush ribbon folded in half, dimensionals., dazzling diamonds.

Awesomely Artistic Friend - Try Stampin on Tuesday #243

What beautiful weather we have been experiencing - more like spring/early summer than fall going into winter.  I believe a cooler trend is approaching, but I did enjoy the warm temperatures while they lasted.
Today's card is for the sketch with Try Stampin' on Tuesday  
The option was to add ribbon to the card, which I did.  And, because it is fall, I used fall colours on my card.

• The image is from "Awesomely Artistic" and coloured with an aquapainter and ink pads.  The flowers were painted in Hello Honey and Crushed Curry - the leaves Old Olive and Always Artichoke.  Chocolate chip was used for the centers and some of this colour was extended into the flower.
• The edges of the Whisper White panel was sponged with Chocolate Chip and then matted with Chocolate Chip cardstock.
• Using the small banner punch, 3 banners (one Hello Honey, one Old Olive, and one Chocolate Chip) were punched and attached to the bottom of the image panel.  A rhinestone was placed on each of these banners.
• The panel at the bottom of the card was coloured using Joseph's coat technique, using the colours of the flowers.  The fern leaves were stamped with Versa Mark in a random pattern on this strip of Whisper White.  White embossing powder was applied and heat set.  Then the 3 colours were sponged randomly on this strip covering it completely.  When dry, and embossing buddy was rubbed across the surface before applying a layer of Versa Mark.  Clear embossing powder which was heat set completes this panel.
• The basic card is Hello Honey cardstock, layered with Whisper White.  I used the stamp with dots on it to stamp a random pattern across the surface of this layer - again using the 3 colours in the flower.
• The coloured panel was adhered to the lower portion of this layer, and the image panel adhered using dimensionals.
• A chocolate chip bow with some gold twine wrapped around it was adhered to the bottom using a glue dot.
• The sentiment is from the same stamp set, stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, made into a banner and adherred with dimensionals.  The edges were also sponged.
• Three more rhinestones were added to the upper right of the card.
• Finally, some gold glitter was added to the center of the flowers.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Awesomely Artistis
Inks: Black Memento, Hello Honey, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Hello Honey, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Accessories: Aquapainter, gold glitter, rhinestones, 1/4" chocolate chip ribbon, white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, dimensionals, glue dots.

Thinking of You - Awesomely Artistic - a new background technique - Hand stamped Sentiments #216

I learned this background technique at the "Christmas in July" event I attended on the weekend in Cambridge, Ont.  I'll explain the technique after I post the picture.
This card is for the color challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments , the colors for which are as follows:  Blushing Bride, Bermuda Bay, and Watermelon Wonder.

 

• The basic cardstock is Watermelon Wonder

Background:

• The Whisper white background piece is 3 1/2" bt 4 1/4". With a finger dauber and the 3 colours of the challenge, I first daubed (in a circle) Watercolor Wonder, then Bermuda Bay, and filled in the empty spaces with Blushing Bride. Then the entire surface was wiped with an embossing buddy.
• The leaf stamp from "Sheltering Tree" was inked with Versa Mark and stamped over this background piece at least 4 times.  Then it was covered with clear embossing powder and heat embossed.
• The entire piece was then covered with Bermuda Bay.  The embossed areas resisted the inking.

• This background piece was matted with a 3 5/8 by 4 3/8" of Bermuda Bay cardstock.

Tag:  

• A 2 1/2" piece of Whisper White cardstock was notched at one end using the Triple Punch, then trimmed to 3 7/8"
• The floral image from Awesomly Artistic was stamped in Bermuda Bay off to the right side using Watercolor Wonder ink.  The centers of the flowers were coloured with a Bermuda Bay marker.
• A dragon fly was stamped, using Bermuda Bay ink, on a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, and cut out.  The edges were sponged with Bermuda Bay ink.  It was adhered to the tag using tombo glue.  After the card was finished, some dazzling details was applied to the dragonfly.
• The tag was adhered to the background using tombo adhesive, and then a piece of linen thread was wound around the top and tied into a bow.

Card: 

• The image piece was adhered to the card with glue.
• At the bottom, a strip of Blushing Bride, 1 1/4 by 5 was crimped using a crimper and cut back to 4 1/4", and adhered to the card.

Sentiment:

• It is from the stamp set "Sheltering Tree" and is stamped with Bermuda Bay on Whisper White cardstock and notched at both ends.
• It is adhered using tombo. 

Supplies Used:

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Awesomely Artistic Thanks - Freshly Made Sketches

This card for the sketch challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #195 has been a project in progress all day.
I started early this morning, then was interrupted by a project outside that has also been in the works for a while.  An old concrete laundry tub has finally given up the ghost and my neighbour lent us his sledge hammer so we could break it into little bits. This laundry tub had been a wonderful planter for annuals for 14 years. While my son was doing that, I went to the YMCA for my exercise class, and came back to help load the car.  While he was taking a bit of a break, I came downstairs and worked on the card some more.
Then off to the dump we went, but the bits of concrete messed up my car, so when we returned, the car had to be vacuumed.  Well one thing leads to another, so while he was doing that I washed the inside of the car including the windows.  My son washed the outside.
Finally I was able to come downstairs to finish the card, which I did.  As I was going to take a picture of it, the battery in my camera went dead and needed to be charged - a 3 hour process.  So, I am writing this blog adding in all the information about the card, and will add the picture later.  It is now 3 hours later and I am adding the pictures.

• The basic card is Pear Pizzazz cardstock, layered with Whisper White which was altered quite a bit.
• First took the background stamp from"You've Got This", inked it up with Pear Pizzazz, stamped off once and then stamped the background onto the Whisper white.  This was done about 3 or 4 times until most of the cardstock was covered.
• Then I brought out the Stripes Decorative mask, and using a finger dauber, inked the stripes with Soft Sky ink.
• The fern stamp from Awesomely Artistic was stamped randomly along the left side using Pear Pizzazz ink.  That's the background.

• The image of the dragon fly was coloured with markers (Soft Sky and Basic Black) and stamped onto Whisper White.  The was done 3 times.  Each image was then die cut using the Deco Labels framelite.  The edges of the framelit were first sponged with Soft Sky and then with Pear Pizzazz.

• Using the spotty stamp I stamped on each deco label three times with Pear Pizzazz ink.
• Looking at the Dragon Fly I realized they needed something - Iridescent wings!!  So, 3 dragon flies were stamped with Versa Mark and embossed with Iridescent Ink embossing powder.  I coloured over this with a soft sky marker, and cut each wing out.  A glue dot was used to attach each of these cut outs over top of the original wings.
• The decor labels were adhered to the background as indicated on the card.  The bottom one was attached with dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from "Natural Elements Expressions" and was adhered using tombo glue.

Supplies Used: 
 

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Hope I don't have another day like this or else I'll not get many cards made.