Wishing you...springtime card!

Head over to the Sizzix blog for a card full of flowers and butterflies. I've been so inspired by this new Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland Decorative Strip die. 

So many possibilities and so many flowers!

Enjoy your day!

Richele

Stamping with Distress Markers

Hi bloggers! I hope you all had a great weekend.

I was able to work in the studio for a little bit this weekend. I came across this stamp from Stampers Anonymous, it's an old favorite of mine.

You can tell in the photo that it's well loved. I colored the stamp using Distress Markers starting with the lightest colors first and working my way to the darkest color. I gave it a little mist of water and then stamped it on a natural cardstock.

Your image needs to be good and dry so I dried it with a Heat Tool. 

Next I wanted a watercolor look to my Dragonfly, I went over it with the new detail water brush of Tim's. I love the small tip of this brush you can really get into those small areas. Use the Heat Tool to dry the image quickly so you don't loose the detail of the stamped image.

With a small brush paint a thick layer of Rock Candy Crackle Paint over the wings and a super thin layer over the body. Let dry.

When the Crackle Paint dries the wings are shinny and the body is matte. Almost looks real.  

Use the Mover and Shapers "Imagine" die and die cut the word from some dark blue Kraft Core paper then sand with a Sanding Grip. 

Now cut a piece of dictionary page just a little smaller then the Image. Ink with Vintage Photo Distress ink on an ink Blending Tool.

Paint generously with Rock Candy Crackle Paint and while it's still wet lay on top of the dictionary page. 

Carefully press down with a Craft Pick. The Crackle Paint sort of oozes around the letter. Let dry.

Die cut the Tattered Floral Garland from Kraft Core in yellow and green. Love this die! Maybe my new favorite. It even die cuts the hole in the center. Sand and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink on an ink Blending Tool.

Shape and assemble the flowers using tiny fasteners and metal Foliage. Don't forget the leaves.

My base card is 6 x 6 from dark blue Kraft Core. I sanded the edges and then tore a piece of dictionary page and adhered it down the left side of my card. After inking the edges of the Dragonfly piece with Distress ink I then matted the Dragonfly image, tied twine around the bottom with a bow and pop dotted to my card.  

Now for the finishing touches. Matt the Imagine with some colors that match your dragonfly and pop dot this piece to the card. In the photo above you can see the detail of the Crackle Paint in the letters. 

Add the flowers where you would like. I also added a few Min Gears and a tiny Game Spinner. 

Love the vintage look of this card. I hope you will try some of these techniques for yourself. 

Today is day one of Tim's online class Creative Chemistry 101. It is fabulous! Today Tim talked about the chemistry of the products we use. 

It's not too late to join in on the fun. 

Click here to see the video and sign up. 

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Thanks for your time!

Richele

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It's all about GREEN!

This month over at Inspiration Emporium the design team was challenged to create a project using green. Check it out here for more green projects. 

 The first step to the tag was to color the background and I've been dyeing to try the new Dylusion ink sprays. A must have, now that I've used them. Back to the store to get the rest of the colors!!

 To create a little interest in the background I applied a little matte medium in some areas, burnished some dictionary pages and before it dries completely I pulled off the dictionary page and what is left behind is like magic.
It's a reverse print of that dictionary page. 

Then stamping some Hero Arts butterflies in Jet Black Archival Ink was just the ticket to add my focal point. Next I colored the butterflies using the Dylusions Ink in the new Tim Holtz detail water brush. 

 Now it needed some word. The new Chit Chat is perfect for making little messages on just about anything, just ink the sides with a little Distress Ink on an Ink Blending tool. Now embellish the tag with Baubles colored with alcohol inks, a Muse Token added with a jump ring and a little piece of Crinkle Ribbon dyed with, yes you guessed it more Dylusion Ink Sprays don't forget to add a little mist of water. 

Dyan's number stencil was fun for doodling the row of numbers across the center of my tag. First I filled in the numbers with a white pen and then I outlined it with my black pen. 

Alcohol ink was used to color the flowers and leaves from Tim's Foliage metal pieces. 

Oh did I tell you, green is my favorite color. I love green!!!

Over on the Inspiration Emporium Blog you can join in and upload a photo of your green project.  

Thanks for coming by and sharing your time with me. 

Richele

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