The theme of Lisa Baker's class this month was 'Inky Backgrounds'. This was a fab class with loads of ink, stamps and stencils all out on a table for us to play with.
The starting point for me was picking two random colours that you would not normally use together. I chose pink and blue shades of Distress Inks. We chose a stencil (I used inky splats) and lightly applied the inks through this into matt white card. On top of this a black embossed butterfly was used again in a random manner, along with a sentiment. Although it is hard to see here, I have also used the same colours of ink to 'paint-in' some of the sections of the butterfly. The slightly lined texture effect was from an Indigoblu stamp. On the inside I used the same stencil, but have been a little more subtle with the application... The finished card is 6x6 in size with a few pearls added.
The card below was also done in the same class, but changing the way we make the background this time. The centre panel is thick watercolour card. We have used small acrylic blocks, added some ink directly onto them, spritzed with water until the ink blends and then 'stamped' the blocks straight onto the paper. There is no 'right' way to do it and in theory you could use any shaped object to stamp, or if preferred, the specially designed solid shaped stamps you can buy. My first go here; trying to get used to it! The flowery image is from Penny Black and I think the word was from Indigoblu. Placing the sentiment was tricky: you could not just stamp across the papers as the matting and layering made a very uneven surface and also gets in the way. It was a case of placing the word stamp on the main panel, leaving a little over-hanging. At this point you then place this panel in the place that you want it on the main card. Once the layering is done, but NOT stuck to the card blank, you hover over the card aligning the word, then carefully remove the panel and stamp. A bit frustrating, but quite cool!
These cards were inspired by the previous post. The card sizes are 6x6 and the blanks are from Anne Marie Designs. The front stamped panel has been created by using the Imagination Craft's Stencil 'Apple Blossom' and gently adding the colour 'creamy brown' from a Cat's Eye pad though it. On top of that I have randomly stamped the Indigoblu 'Dinky Flourish' stamp in Distress Ink (bundled sage) all over the sides. The butterfly is from Penny Black and has been randomly stamped again before being heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer sparkle detail powder. The same has been done with the sentiment, which is from the Crafter's Companion plate Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle. All the butterflies have been 'painted' using the inks. I have also stamped the butterfly again, embossed and cut it out. I have shaped it and raised it using Pinflair to give some dimension. The backing paper depicts the same colours and is from the pad 'Isabelle' by First Edition. Some raffia and some wooden embellishments finish the front. The inside has had a very faint version of some of the same initial inky layers applied.
