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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Rock N Roll Two Tone Ink Technique

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today we are playing with the Rock N Roll or Two Tone Technique.

My card colour palette was inspired by Color Dare challenge

My sentiment choice was inspired from the Sweet Stampin’ challenge - Birthday prompt in honour of their Sweet 16th Birthday.

I’m getting inky with Stampin’ Up! online exclusive Friendly Foliage bundle, Lasting Linen background stamp and Just Because bundle, the Everyday Arches Dies, rhinestones and unbranded silver twine. 

The Rock N Roll Two tone ink technique is really easy but packs a lovely WOW.

First Ink up your stamp with the lightest colour and then you can add the darker tone for a portion. I have chosen to do a half and half two tone version but you can do a light in middle and darker around edges as well.

Stamp the image and lift it up and then it’s time for the WOW. 🤩 

This is such a pretty colour combo for this  technique. I love how it came together.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Slimline Sunday meets Snowflakes

This week’s Slimline Sunday card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #FMS704. I just loved the circles I immediately envisioned Bokeh vibes. I stretched the sketch to be slimline and turned to be landscape to fill the space.

Over at Inspire.Create stamping challenges #IC201 was inspired to use Blues and Greens. I have chosen to play with Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam.

Sweet Stampin’ has the prompt to use dies so I am playing with my Sunshine Kisses Dies.

Also playing with Greetings for You ephemera and Iredescent Faceted Gems.

I wanted to keep my design clean and simple so opted to create a DIY Bokeh background using masking techniques and a DIY stencil using window sheets and circle dies.

My sentiment was chosen from Greetings for you ephemera was a little starker white than I wanted against the snowflakes so I blended it with some Soft Sea Foam.

The added iridescent faceted gems add a pop of shimmer. I love the finished product!

Have you attempted to embrace the Slimline style? I admit A2 is my default go too but I am enjoying pushing myself outside that comfort with the slimline and fancy folds cards. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

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