Thinking Inking

Hello from the Heart

Welcome!  I've been working on my Papertrey Ink release projects for the last couple of days, as well as some new Copic portfolio pieces. Still, I have a card to share today. This was a recent submission for Paper Crafts upcoming Go-To Sketches 2 for Cardmakers issue--a reject, unfortunately! It was for sketch 3, shown here. (In case you are wondering, I asked if it was okay to mention the sketch number, because I wanted to give proper credit for it; and I was told that it was fine since the sketches were posted online.) So, if you are ever in need of inspiration to get out of a layout rut, print out the sketches and TRY one! 

My supply list is below. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Vintage Picnic Sentiments, Love Lives Here (Papertrey Ink)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream (PTI)

Patterned Papers: Thrift Shop (bottom pattern), Seaside (top pattern, both October Afternoon)

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Chamomile Distress Cube (Papertrey Ink); Adirondack Stream (Ranger)

Tools: Butterfly die from Love Lives Here Collection (Papertrey Ink); Grand Scalloped Circles and Grand Circles die templates (Spellbinders Paper Arts); Classic Circle Nestability (Spellbinders Paper Arts); sewing machine

Accessories: Hawaiian Shores Twill (PTI), Aqua Mist Vintage Buttons (PTI); Prisma Glitter (Stewart Superior); X-Press It Dimensional Tape (Copic); cotton embroidery thread (Aileens)

Create Your Future

Good morning!  My friend Colleen Schaan has a tutorial posted on SplitCoaststampers today for a technique that she calls Colorless Blender Bleaching. After seeing her tutorial, of course I had to play along today. It was quite simple; my biggest challenge was, well--locating my glossy white paper! I don't use a lot of glossy, and I am evidently about out of it. 

My base layer airbrushed on the half sheet of glossy white paper was YR24, which I left blotchy, according to Colleen's directions. I left a few patches untouched so that I could add a few spritzes of BV04 for variety and cool spots underneath. (You don't want to spray blue-violet on top of yellow since they are complementary and will generally make each other muddy if mixed.)

Here is the same paper after I airbrushed some YG63 and YG67 on top of the yellow and violet.

This is the same layer after I spritzed my Hero Arts Silhouette Fern stamp with colorless blender and stamped the image repeatedly (cleaning between each impression). See how that Blue-Violet shining through helps add interest by being a hint of coolness surrounded by all of that warmth? Okay, well, trust me--it helped. :-}

I had some scraps left after I trimmed my focal image, so I used a couple of them to die-cut some ferns with a Spellbinders Foliage die. For the bottom of my card, I used one of the Grand Labels Four die with the blade threaded over the bottom of the cardstock and under the rest of the card body so that it cut only the bottom edge. To keep from getting any imprint on the rest of the card, I simply rolled it far enough into my Grand Calibur to cut the bottom edge (you can feel it get harder to turn as the die edge passes the rollers), and then backed it out the way I had come in.  I'll list all supplies below. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you get a chance to try Colleen's technique!

Supply List

Stamps: Silhouette Fern, Anytime Messages

Cardstock: Kraft, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink); glossy paper

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Adirondack Bottle, and Chamomile Distress Cube

Copic Markers: YR24, BV04, YG63, YG67, 0

Dies: Foliage, Grommet Tags, Grand Labels Four (Spellbinders Paper Arts)

Accessories: New Leaf Vintage Button and Rustic Twine (Papertrey Ink)

Cute as a Button

I am hoping to need a baby girl card very soon, so today's Cute as a Button card is "just in case!" My son has had the sweetest piano teacher for the past couple of years. She has been an encourager and blessing to him (and me), as well as a great teacher. We will truly miss her as she has another baby due any day now. 

I used several Papertrey Ink stamp sets and dies on this card, all listed below in the Supply List section. As I look at the picture here, I would change one thing; I would mask out the stem so that the "a" in "Cute as a Button" wouldn't be interfered with. But that's one of those hindsight things, after plodding along for longer than it should have taken. (Ever have those days?)

Finally, Natasja Verbeek, one of my Cosmo Cricket pals, asked us to announce a sketch challenge here on the Cosmo Cricket blog; it involves the winner being published in Scrapbook Trends, so if you are a scrapper, and that's down your creative alley, GO for it! Thanks for stopping by today.

Supply List

Stamps: Flower Fusion 1, Button Boutique, Inside and Out: Baby, and Bitty Background Blocks (yes, my Papertrey order arrived. :-D)

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, PTI Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz and Hibiscus Burst (mixed on the same stamp), and Chamomile Distress Cube

Patterned Papers: Togetherness Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket)

Cardstock: Sweet Blush and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Accessories: Sweet Blush Stitched Grosgrain, cream crochet thread

Tools: Buttoned Up 2, Flower Fusion 1, Button Card Collection (All Papertrey Ink dies), X-Press It Foam Tape, Buttermilk Spica Glitter Pen

A Prayer for You

You may have seen the post on the JustRite Stampers blog already, but the winners for the shopping spree from the March 1 blog hop were Deb Vandersteeg (from this blog), Kelly Sas (from Sharon's blog), and Marlene M. (from Kazan's blog). Congratulations, ladies!

So, are you having a good weekend? I've been trying to get a few things accomplished, and it seems like I'm moving in s l o w motion. We have some ongoing home projects, and I've been playing catch up from our trip down South as well. Anyway, I have a card to share with you; I needed one to take to someone at church tomorrow, so the layers and foam tape weren't a postal issue here.

I started with a sentiment and frame from the new JustRite Stampers Hugs to You Borders and Centers set, stamping it in Scarlet Jewel Ink on cream cardstock. I used several Spellbinders dies to frame my focal image (all listed and linked below in the supply list), as well as some new 6" x 6" Prima papers. A bit of layering, embellishing, cutting out of extra parts, and foam-taping it all together, and it was finished.

Supplies are listed below. Thanks for stopping by!

Supply List

Stamps: Hugs to You by JustRite Stampers

Ink: Scarlet Jewel and Chamomile Distress Cube by Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Vintage Cream and Scarlet Jewel by Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: Botanical 6" x 6" paper stack by Prima (I found mine at Stamper's Dream; looks like there's only one left, but I'm sure more are on the way!) 

Accessories: Taupe Pearls by Zva Creative (PE-03CA-112 and PEW-03CA-106); Scarlet Jewel Satin ribbon by Papertrey Ink; X-Press It dimensional tape from Copic

Tools: Grommet Tags, Labels Ten, and Lattice Borderabilities Petite die Templates by Spellbinders Paper Arts; Sand Spica Glitter Pen by Copic; Gold Paint Pen by Elmers

Tulips for You

Today I have another Papertrey Ink tulip card to share with you, as well as a Copic traveling update at the end of the post.  First, to see any pictures at a better resolution, click on the picture. For some reason Typepad has been defaulting to a lower-resolution image in the post--I'm guessing to make it load faster. For this card I used the tulip bouquet from the Friendship Jar: Spring Fillers set. The tag is from the Mixed Messages set, an oldie but great-ie!

I took a few pictures as I colored the tulips, hoping that they might be helpful. Please ignore the one colored blossom for this shot and focus on the greenery. I've used the Copic YG60's here, except for the G21 base. The *new YG61* should be out very soon, and I can't wait to get it! I added a bit of violet in the shadows to cool them and make them recede.

In the next picture, I wanted you to see a comparison. The blossom the the right is colored with the regular blending family, R20, R22, and just a bit of R24. The blossom on the left uses the same blending family but adds some BV02 in the shadow areas.  Can you see how the shadows look cooler, less vibrant and more "shadow-y" when the violet is added? Either way works, but one way is more realistic, if that is your goal. I'm not trying to change the way you color if you are happy with it--just tossing information out there perchance some of you might like to experiment!

In the third stepped-out picture, I have basically finished the blossoms, though I went back and deepened a few colors after I took this photograph. (I was using Copic Blender Card; sometimes you notice that ink is lighter after the cardstock has time to dry thoroughly.) If you click on the picture for a larger view, you may be able to see some of the purple in the shadow areas.

This is one of my all-time favorite flower images to color! 

 

Supply List

Stamps: Friendship Jar: Spring Fillers, Mixed Messages

Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Stampers Select White (for card base) both Papertrey Ink; Copic Blender Card (for focal image)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chamomile Distress Cube (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Ooh La La line from My Mind's Eye

Tools: Floral Doily Accents die template (Spellbinders Paper Arts); sewing machine

Coloring Medium: Copic Markers

 

Copic Traveling Update

I will be teaching a Copic Standard Certification in the Milwaukee area (Brookfield) on March 25. I will also be at the Make Your Mark event at Artist and Display (9015 West Burleigh St in Milwaukee) from 11am until 3pm on March 26. There are still openings for the certification class, and I'm sure that Nora and Lynn would be delighted to have you come by their fabulous store as well!

On April 11, Colleen Schaan and I will be co-teaching a Copic Intermediate Certification in Phoenix. Jenny Black will be teaching the Standard Certification in Phoenix on April 10. Other Copic Standard Certification classes that are now open for registration include Edmonton, Alberta CANADA March 14 with Sherrie Siemens; St. Louis, MO, March 19 with Lori Craig; Charlotte, NC April 27 with Colleen Schaan; and Las Vegas on May 1 with Jennie Black. I will soon have a Standard Certification opening in the Minneapolis area for late May and will hold an Intermediate Certification there probably around the time for Scrapfest this Fall.  All open Certification classes, applications, and information can be found on this web page.

That's it--have a fabulous day!

P.S. When I know anything about the JustRite winners, I will post that information at the top of the contest post, below this one. Thanks!

Charmed Gift Set: JustRite Blog Hop

Edited to Add: One of the JustRite Stampers shopping spree winners is from this blog, and it's #8, Deb Vandersteeg, who wins the $100 JustRite Stampers Shopping Spree!

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deb vandersteeg said...

So very pretty Debbie, love the colors.

ReplyMarch 01, 2011 at 09:58 AM

Deb, if you will contact me, I'll get you the information that you need to SHOP! Also other winners can be found on Sharon Harnist's and Kazan Clark's blogs, so be sure to check there as well. Comments are now closed for this post.

Thank you!

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Welcome! Today I'm excited to participate in a JustRite Stampers Blog Hop for a really fun new set and coordinating dies, Charmed cling set and the Charm Dies.

The bag on the left had come with a purchased gift card and looked pretty good  already--good enough that I didn't feel the need to cover it up at least--but it still needed something. The little Charmed tag was a perfect accent to finish my gift bag.

While I was at it, I thought I would make a 3" square mini card to accompany the gift card bag. I used the same Charmed die and cling stamp but chose a different inside sentiment. I also used a Spellbinders Flourish Impressabilities to add some texture to the card front, wiping on some distress inks afterward to enhance the textural effect. Inks are Hibiscus Burst and Sweet Blush, along with a Chamomile Distress Cube by PTI. Cream Rustic Twine is also a Papertrey product. 

Now, how about some blog hop details? During today's blog hop JustRite Stampers is giving away Three Mystery Blog Candy Shopping Sprees --- which simply means along the hop we have hidden three shopping sprees. The designers don't even know if they have the shopping spree! Here's what you will be eligible to win along the blog tour : a $100 JustRite Webstore Shopping Spree , a $75.00 JustRite Shopping Spree and a $50.00 JustRite Shopping Spree. Simple leave a little love on each bloggers post and on Friday Morning we will announce on the JustRite Blog the three designers who have the mystery candy and the winners! Comments will close at midnight CST on Thursday Evening.

Here is the list of participating blogs and designers. Good luck!

JustRite Inspiration Blog 
Debbie Olson 
Sharon Harnist 
Kellie Fortin 
Kazan Clark 
Michele Kovack 
Sankari Wegman 
Stephanie Kraft 
Barb Schram 
Kathy Jones 
Angela Barkhouse