Technique Tuesday

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday - today I am playing with the Ink Puddle technique. An artisan from Stampin’ Up! shared an example recently and I had to give it a try.

My card design is also inspired by playing along with a couple challenges. My colour palette is thanks to AAA Colourful Themed challenges and mood board #25. I have chosen Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana and Pretty Peacock with some Gold from the hues in the colour board.

My layout was inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches sketch challenge #579 - still working in the whole clean and simple end of things but I did keep to the 2 focal images and a sentiment but my big butterfly took up a lot of white space on me. 😜

Sweet Stampin’ has a prompt to not use patterned paper or DSP in your design which worked well as my butterflies didn’t need any competition from patterned paper. 

Today I am getting inky with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and embossing folder, Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape and Lost Lagoon reinkers to do my puddle and Pretty Peacock ink for stamping my sentiment. Some Wink of Stella, Rhinestone’s and unbranded Gold twine.  

Quick video version 

Step by Step tutorial as shared by Artisan Pamela that inspired me to give it a try:

I followed along but I chose 3 ink colours for my puddle and for my stamp I have used the back of the large butterfly for a solid image. I didn’t stamp over my watercolour image and instead used the die cut for the butterfly outlines on my wings.

Final design ended up with two pretty butterfly inspired Happy Birthday cards.

Happy Stampin 

Margaret

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