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Background Check Class Day 2 Techniques
8/04/2015 | 
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Day 2 Techniques
The techniques I learned today were challenging and fun. Challenging because I did not have some of the stamps needed for each technique taught in today's class, and fun because I enjoyed finding a way to learn it anyway using resources I had on hand. A little imagination and creativity made the impossible possible.
My first challenge ( to myself) was to think of a way to make a plaid pattern without a stamp. Looking through my entire stamp collection gave me the opportunity to see my stamps in a new light. However, nothing seemed like it would work for the beautiful patterns I wished I could make. All of a sudden, an inspiration storm! Why not take a variety of foam pieces (inexpensive for experimentation) and cut them into small usable pieces. What's the worse that could happen?!:)
Here's the result.
Background Check Class, Day 1
Watercolor Smooshing with water droplets technique taught by Kristina Werner using Distress Inks and Koi Watercolors by Sakura of America and Strathmore Watercolor Paper.
The effects from using this technique are really pretty and range from soft to as bold as you would like depending on the amount of ink or paint used. I used a piece of acetate from some stamps I purchased to apply the ink as well as the watercolors , deepening one sample with a brush. The droplets were made by spraying some water in the palm of my hand and letting it carefully drop to the paper where it removed some of the ink or watercolor as it was dabbed with a cloth or paper towel.
Labels:
Background Check Class,
Distress Ink,
Koi Watercolors,
Sakura of America,
Smooshing technique using acetate,
Strathmore Watercolor Paper,
water droplets
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Background Check Class Day 1
This was a lot of fun! I recently purchased a bunch of background stamps and one of the reasons I took this class was because I wanted to learn some different ways to use these wonderful stamps. I didn't have any regular Versa Mark Ink , so I used their Dazzle Watermark Ink and really like the results.
Labels:
Background Check Class,
ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink,
direct to paper ink application,
Distress Ink,
PaperTrey Ink paper,
Ranger Blending Tool ink application,
Simon Says Stamp,
VersaMark Dazzle
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Background Check Class Day 1
I wanted to see what would happen using a different type of ink, and I am glad I did. The Distress Inks are definitely easier to blend with , but I loved the color combination for a fall card.
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Background Check Class,
direct to paper technique,
ink blending tool,
PaperTrey Ink paper,
Ranger Archival Ink,
stencil and baby wipe resist technique,
The Crafters Workshop stencil
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Background Check Class
This was the first video in class, and after watching nearly all of the class instruction I was finally able to walk downstairs and get started this weekend. Water bottle and iPad in hand, had lots of anticipation as I got out all my stuff.
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Background Check Class,
Distress Ink,
Ranger Ink Blending Tool,
Strathmore Watercolor Paper
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Sand Castle Dreams
Sand Castle Dreams
Sunshine, cool breezes, humidity, hot weather, rain, thunderstorms, white puffy clouds, picnics, camping, swimming....what could be a better escape than a week or even a day at the beach enjoying white, gray, or beige sand as it curls between your toes , covers your blanket, or flicks at your sunglasses while you are trying to find the sunscreen? Yes. Those days were meant to linger in, a way of putting aside all of our cares. They help our grainy thoughts go from cool or warm gray tones to any color we choose as inspiration as new life is breathed into us and we wake up refreshed and ready to face anything that comes our way because of a new, and hopefully colorful, perspective.
Here is a card design that tries to communicate the simple fun we can have at the beach as we allow our imagination and dreams to take over and inspire us. Thanks to Repeat Impressions for the challenging inspiration that helped me put my imagination on paper today.
Happy dreaming and many days filled with colorful inspiration. Nearly killed me to cut my beautiful Renoir Seascapes paper to make this card, but I am glad I did.
Materials:
- one 3.1/2 inch square white card stock
- one 3.1/2 inch parchment vellum
- one 3 inch piece of white high quality marker card stock
- one slightly larger card stock square in a coordinating color to make your artwork "pop!"
- Copic or alcohol markers
- Memento dye ink pads
- Recollections water based markers, fine point
- Twinkling H2O watercolor paints
- Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, any pattern of your choosing
- Scotch Scrapbook Tape and Scotch Vellum Tape
- Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
- Pop Dots, small
- Waxed twine from jewelry making section, or other embellishment of your choice
- one beautiful piece of scrapbook background pattern paper or color card stock
- one pre folded 5 x 7 white card stock card and envelope
- Inkadinkado, Gallerie Vernissage rubber stamp
How:
- Using Twinkling H2O's paint white card stock square in a muted background color. Allow to dry.
- On parchment vellum stamp off the sand castle stamp so that it gives an illusionary appearance, allow to dry or use a heat gun.
- Color sand and water on vellum using alcohol markers.
- Select color and cut card stock border piece.
- Attach vellum square to darker card stock square.
- Place 2 rows of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape at top and slightly beyond top of vellum square. ( I worked with tissue tape word placement so that it would communicate what I wanted)
- Ink sand castle stamp with Memento Dye Ink and stamp image, allow to dry or use heat gun.
- Color and shade darker stamped image using alcohol markers, allow to dry.
- Place colored alcohol image onto vellum using Pop Dots to make it stand out.
- Cut two small pieces of waxed twine and tie 3 knots in varying places, making center knot larger.
- Using Scotch adhesive , attach twine to bottom left corner.
Carolyn
Labels:
alcohol based makers,
Copic markers,
Inkadinkado,
Memento Dye Inks,
ocean,
parchment vellum,
Repeat Impressions sketch challenge,
sand castles,
summer
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Spring Celebration
" It is still the ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray,every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance"
~William Sharp
Joyous Resurrection Day!
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