Crafty Cardmakers #22 - Least & Most

Challenge time again at Crafty Cardmakers and this time I'm wanting to see your Least and Most! That would be your most favourite colour combined with your least, should bring out some interesting colour schemes which you might actually like!

We're sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps who have a fab range of digis and papers available in their store. Stitchy kindly gave the team free choice of her range so for this challenge I decided to challenge myself a bit having never used a digital silhouette before as I'm a promarker fiend so I opted for "Watching You" and I've used blue as my favourite colour and orange as my least.

First I printed the image out onto card to test and my printer ink was running with all the inks I tried so I changed tack and carefully marked on a sheet of A4 card where the image would print, added a circle mask for the moon and used a brayer with a big and juicy inkpad (Beach Umbrella) to colour the card then removed the mask, heat set and printed the image directly onto it. I've hand drawn a rock and coloured with distress ink then I've then inked around the edges, stamped oak tree branch by stampscapes, gave it a spray with iridescent gold glimmer mist and added some sticky gems to finish.

In a nutshell step by step...

Step 1 - Print out your image onto a piece of paper and lay this over your cardstock, mark the cardstock where your image will print.

Step 2 - Place a post it note mask where you would like the moon to appear.

Step 3 - Use a brayer and ink your cardstock, remove mask, heat set and print your image directly onto it. Draw in extra elements such as a rock (optional)

Step 4 - Ink around the edges with distress inks and a blending tool creating a spotlight. Stamp oak tree branch around edges. Add highlights with a sakura pen (I have on the moon) Spray with glimmer mist and add sticky gems.
*Check the glimmer mist doesnt make your ink run on your scrap copy you printed out first!

Entering into...

One Stitch at a Time - Something new (Stamp)
Lucy's Cards - Digital
Flutterby Wednesday #2 - Open week
Totally Gorjuss - Wings

Crafty Cardmakers #7 DT - Stamp Something

The challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is to Stamp Something. There is an optional extra challenge to try something new or different or a technique you haven't tried in a while such as adding swirls to the corners of your image, masking or heat embossing.
I've done a mini tutorial along the way on how I made my entry so here goes!

The image is part of a plate called Butterfly Beauties by Tracey Coates available at The Stampman.

STEP 1

I stamped using memento ink then coloured with promarkers (Ivory, blush, vanilla and oatmeal) for this technique I recommend colouring in the skin a shade or two darker than normal. Then I used a versamark pen, yes fabulous versamark in a pen! Colour over your skin and add clear embossing powder and heat. You might want to repeat this twice to ensure there are no tiny gaps that ink can seep through (As I found out!)

STEP 2

Ink up a brayer, I used a kaleidacolour inkpad but you can use any multicoloured inkpads and roll this across the hair section. The embossing acts as a resist and when you've achieved a good coverage of ink simply wipe the face with some kitchen towl.

STEP 3

Next I used the versamark pen again and coloured in the hair section and used a kaleidoscope embossing powder (aka holographic) which changes colour from blues through to reds the more its heated.

STEP 4

Cut out your image without worrying about the smaller bits protruding from the hairline like the leaves.


STEP 5

Finally I made a background using starburst stains (ramblin rose pink) and solar gold radiant rain using a puddle method. I stamped the image out again onto this and embossed with the kaliedoscope embossing powder and stamped the flower swirl which is also part of the Tracey Coates plate underneath and embossed with moonglow venus violet blue before adding my image over the top. I then stamped and embossed the corners of a white base card and attached the panel. To add more interest (and bling!) I added dots of stickles glitter glue to the flower centres and added some sticky gems to the hair.

Thanks for looking!