Gel Plate and Pan Pastel Die Cut Card

I was supposed to be sorting through my craft supplies in an attempt to destash, instead I ended up making this card.

I used a small gel plate off cut, created using Pan Pastels.  I then used a Designs by Ryn "Fish Scales" stamped in Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink in the central area.  I splattered bronze and then white Posca Pens across the surface.

I used the Tim Holtz/Sizzix "Wild Flower Stems" die for the flowers and a Tim Holtz "Ideaology" word sticker saying "Remember".  Finally, I inked the edges in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Papertrey Ink "Under The Weather" and Designs By Ryn "Water Droplets" Card

This afternoon, while tidying some of my stamps, I came across one I've had for years and not used for a long time.  It's a stamp by "Designs By Ryn" and is called "Water Droplets", it's a cling/red rubber stamp. I'm not even sure if it is available to purchase!

I blended three shades of green Distress Oxide Inks:  Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.  I then used a fan brush to splatter water droplets on to the card and then blotted the surface.

In the middle of the card, I stamped the Papertrey Ink sentiment from the "Under the weather" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Using the Designs by Ryn "Water Droplet" stamp with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I multi stamped the droplets around the sentiment. Then gave it a blast with the heat gun to fully dry the ink.

Next, using a paint brush and water, I slightly bleached the droplets and then blotted the surplus off with a kitchen towel.  Finally, using a white paint pen, I added a white dot to each droplet to replicate the light hitting it.

Visible Image "Reason To Smile" Tag

In these mad, mad days "Be The Reason Somebody Smiles".  That's the Visible Image sentiment I have heat embossed on this tag using their "Reason To Smile" stamp with Wow! clear embossing powder over Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.

I created the background using the Visible Image "The Forest" stencil with two shades of blue Distress Oxide Inks (Tumbled Glass and Broken China) to create the sky through the woods.  Once the stencil was lifted, I painted the trees, using brown and green shades of Distress Oxide Inks (Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy and Peeled Paint) applied with a paint brush. 

Visible Image "Leave Your Fears Behind" card.

Today, I've had a play with a Visible Image stamp set called "Leave Your Fears Behind".  I've managed to include all the elements in the stamp set to creat the card, using foru Versafine Clair inks (Verdant, Tulip Red, Morning Mist and Twilight).

Waffle Flower "Oversized Hello" Card

I received an order of a new stamp set today, a brand that I've not previously used, called "Waffle Flower", purchased through Seven Hills Crafts, who provided fab customer service and quick delivery too.

I couldn't wait to try out the stamp, so decided to use it on an Alcohol Ink background I had created on a thick Yupo Paper some months ago.

I decided to heat emboss the large "Hello", first using the Wow! Embossing ink pad, then covered the image with Wow! Opaque Bright White Super Fine Embossing Powder.  I had to use a low heat setting on my heat gun to set the powder as Yupo Paper is plastic coated and I could see that it was starting to distort with the heat.

I'm really happy with the way it turned out and I suspect I will be using this stamp set often.

Snowy Sky Background Tutorial using Funky Fossil "Christmas Characters" stamp set

I have a couple of friends who are in thier early stages of card making.  In these troubled times, it's not so easy to share techniques with them, so I am making a few little videos that they can try at their leisure when the mood takes them.  

I know from experience, that sometimes with long video tutorials you can switch off.  For that reason, I have split the technique into two separate videos.  The first is how to create the backgound, shading Distress Oxide Inks, splattering water and paint to create a snowy/stary scene.  Here is the link for that video.  

This is a list of the items needed for the background video

A card tag (mine measured 6cm x 12cm Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink A white Posca Pen (or white acrylic paint) A Fan shaped paint brush 

A small jar of water

In the second video, I concentrate on creating an image using the background in the earlier video.  I have used the Funky Fossil "Christmas Characters" stamp set, stamped in Versafnie Clair "Nocturne" ink and coloured with Posca Pens and Distress Oxide inks. 

Here's the link for the second video.

Here's a list of the items needed for decorating the snowman tag:

Prepared background (see previous video) White off-cut of card for stamping on Funky Fossil "Christmas Characters" stamp set or similar Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink Distress Oxide "Tumbled Glass" and "Weathered Wood" inks Posca Pens (or similar) in white, red and orange Black Sharpie Pen Wet Glue (I used Cosmic Shimmer) Stamping Mat, blocks or platform Scissors

Lavinia Stamps "Flower Fairy" Sunset Card

I watched a tutorial by Karen Telfer, where she created a card called "Moonlight Magic".  This is my take on her card.  I've opted for sunset rather than moonlight, as I seem to have made a lot of blue cards recently and fancied a change.

For the background colours, I have used the following Distress Oxide Inks:  Antique Linen, Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon and Squeezed Lemonade.

I've used the following Lavinia Stamps:  Bonnet Set, Flower Fairy, Spanish Moss Foliage and Wild Poppies stamped in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink and "Tulip Red" ink