It's official....I saw two flocks of geese leaving today. Fall is definitely on the horizon. And my fall stamps are making their way to my desk, waiting to be inked. I couldn't resist, so here is my first of the season.....
I do love the rich, jewel tones of autumn, especially in the leaves.
Stamps used: Impression-Obsession Fancy Leaves CC224 Cover A Card cling background leaf stamp. The verse is also Impression-Obsession. I do not know the name or number, as it is one of their older stamps, and I had detached it from the wood and neglected to write the info. Sorry.
Technique: I inked the leaf stamp with Tim Holtz distress oxide inks, then spritzed the stamp so that it was wet, but not extremely runny. I placed a piece of linen card stock onto the stamp, and held it there a few seconds before lifting it. I lifted it off, then spritzed the card with water to get the inks blurring a bit more. I dried the piece, then when it was dry, I very lightly rubbed a damp baby wipe over the surface. This brightened the color somewhat, and also spread some of it into the background, creating a creamy, soft background for the leaves.
I stamped the verse using my Misti, so that I could stamp it a few times to get it dark enough. I spritzed Tattered Angels pearl glimmer mist over the entire panel. In real life, this gave the piece a beautiful shimmery finish. Here is a close up, but still doesn't do it justice in the photo...
I adhered the panel to an A2 card base, added some spatters with a Krylon gold leafing pen, cut a thin strip for along the left edge (I ran the gold leafing pen along the strip before adhering, to carry over the gold from the spatters).
Challenges:
Impression-Obsession Challenge - Harvest hellos (fall or halloween)
Little Red Wagon Challenge - Distress it (I used distress inks)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Verse
The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge
I hope you are having a great week. Thanks so much for visiting.
Blessings,
lynda
Today I played some more with my distress oxide inks.
To create the panel, I used bristol smooth paper and Tim Holtz distress oxide inks. I rubbed the inks onto my craft mat, spritzed water to them, and smooshed my card into the inks. I repeated, heating between each addition of color, and added some water droplets to get the oxidation process going. I used a scrap piece that I had left over from cutting larger pieces.
I black embossed a stamp from Simon Says Stamp Handwritten Floral Greetings set and a verse from their Blessed set. I added the panel to an A2 lavender card, and added black lines above and below the panel with a black micron pen. Some Studio Katia sparkling crystals finish off my card.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge - Just stamp it
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp it
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - What you're working on
CAS Watercolor Challenge - Silhouette
The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge
Hope you had a lovely weekend. Thanks for visiting.
Blessings,
lynda
Greetings! Welcome to September, the gateway to fall! I'm sure I will get some 'boo's' here, but I have to say, I am looking forward to the fall season.
Today I decided to do some stamping on kraft card stock. Cas-ual Fridays has a challenge to stamp on kraft, and use white ink. So, here I go.
I used Cas-ual Fridays stamps from the Casual Comfort clear set for the image and verse, on kraft card stock.
I stamped the branch with white Color-Box pigment ink onto some kraft card stock, dried it with a heat tool. I stamped the image slightly off over the same white image, using Tim Holtz distress oxide ink in vintage photo. Then used a Lawn Fawn die (stitched scalloped borders) to cut out the border, then also cut it from white card stock, and layered it underneath the kraft panel.
I cut another panel from kraft card stock, and stamped the verse in white and vintage photo. I added the image panel over the verse panel using foam tape for dimension. Some spatters, layering, and a dragonfly charm that I dyed with a Copic marker finish off the card.
I am adding my card to these challenges:
Cas-ual Fridays Challenge - Use kraft and white
Casology Challenge - Square
Less Is More Challenge - Use something real (charm)
I am also putting it in the The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy your day.
Blessings,
lynda
