Altenew - Spring Daisy

Hi Everyone

I was having a play today with my new Zig Clean Color pen set by colouring these Spring Daisy's from Altenew.

This card starts with a base of Bazzill Pinecone and Creampuff and I blended a little Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink Pad.

I added the words from Impression Obsession D17159 with an Archival Jet Black ink pad.

Now to stamp the Daisies and Leaves.  I stamped the images on Canson Watercolour Card (300gsm) using an Archival Jet Black ink pad and coloured the leaves with Mid Green (46) and Olive Green (43).

I then coloured the Daisies with Bright Yellow (52), Yellow (50) and the centre of the flowers with Mid Brown (65) and Dark Oatmeal (66).

These pens are water based, so I lighted then colours with a water brush.  When dry, I cut out the images and added Distress Micro Glaze on top to prevent fading.

Happy Stamping
Michelle & Robyn



 

Calendar Project - April 2017

Hi Everyone

It's time to welcome the month of April and therefore a new calendar page.

This month I have used the Impression Obsession stamp H16283 Garden Bunny...it's so cute.

I stamped Garden Bunny on 300gsm Canson watercolour card using an Archival Watering Can ink pad.  I find the Watering Can ink pad works well with softer coloured images than the Jet Black.

I started by colouring around the outside of the image using a Broken China Distress Marker and blending the colour out with a waterbrush.

I then coloured the leaves with Distress Markers - Peeled Paint and Forest Moss and the flowers with Picked Raspberry and Mustard Seed.

Lastly it's time to colour the bunny.  I wanted it to have a little colour, but not necessarily colour it brown or grey therefore I worked very lightly with a Ground Espresso Distress Marker and blended it out using a waterbrush.  Lastly I coloured inside the ears and nose with Victorian Velvet and a little Picked Raspberry.  I decided to leave the tail white.

Our next step was to blend around the edges with a Broken China ink pad and adhere to Bazzill Pinecone and Dotted Swiss Irish Eyes.

After adhering the calendar to the page, I added the Scrapmatts 'April' word which I coloured using a Picked Raspberry Distress Paint.

The last step is to cover the watercolour card with Distress Micro Glaze so that the image doesn't fade.

Wishing you all a wonderful April and hope you see you soon.

Happy Stamping
Michelle & Robyn. 

Sweet Treats

Hi Everyone

I've been playing with the Impression Obsession - Sweet Treats (K16004) and created this card.

The card base is Bazzill Sunbeam followed by Lily White and finally Dotted Swiss.

The image was stamped 3 times on HP Colour LaserJet Paper (300gsm) using a Memento ink pad.  On the base image, I coloured a little Distress Scattered Straw around the edges and then coloured the frame and a couple of leaves in the background with Copic Markers.

The next layer, I focused on the flowers and kettle and lastly the top layer is the teacup and cupcake, cookie and present.

The Copic Markers I used include YG63, YG67, B00, B02, B05, B28, YR23, Y21, E40, E41, E43, E47 and E49. 
Happy Stamping
Michelle

Yum, Yum, Yum

Hi Everyone

This stamp has been calling out to me for some time - funnily enough, it's been saying 'Eat Me, Eat Me' but given it's a rubber stamp, I'm not really feeling that hungry, thanks anyway!! (LOL).

This card is made with the lovely Cupcakes stamp (F16009) from Impression Obsession and the words are from Hero Arts (CL489) Yummy Treats.

My card base is Bazzill Pinecone followed by Petunia and Sandbox Dotted Swiss.  I cut a MFT- Dienamics Decorative Doily from Lily White card and then circles from Petunia and Lily White again.

I then stamped 2 images of the Cupcakes stamp onto HP Colour Laser Jet paper (200gsm) using a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad.

I coloured the image with Copic Markers E41, E43, E47, E49, R81, R83, R85, R05, R27, Y21 and YR23.  Once image was cut out and adhere to the front of the card.  The second image is just for the 2 cupcakes that were mounted up with mounting tape.

The words were stamped using an Archival Jet Black ink pad on the Sandbox card and the adhered to Petunia card.

You'll find this create stamp, and other's by Impression Obsession on our website.  Here's the link to the Cupcakes stamp - http://michellescardsandstamps.com.au/products-page/impression-obsession/f16009-cupcakes/

Happy Stamping
Michelle

Impression Obsession - 1 card - 2 ways

Hi Everyone

I came across this stamp when I was at CHA and couldn't wait for it to arrive, it's one of the new releases from Impression Obsession called 'Lanterns' and is code L13201.

I decided to make 2 cards with it, showing you 2 different ways of colouring it - so I have a colour version and a black & white version.

I'll start with the colour version.  The card is Bazzill Java and I have layered with Pomegranate and Aloe Vera.  The background for the lanterns is Watercolour paper which I have blended Distress Ink Pads - Old Paper and Walnut Stain around the edges.

Stamp the Lanterns using an Archival Jet Black ink pad and then colour with Distress Markers Dried Marigold, Festive Berries, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone and Old Paper.  To blend the colours, blend with the lighter colour or with water from an AquaBrush.












Now for the Black and White Version.  I kept the same base card of Java and layered with Pomegranate card.   I then added a layer of Lily White which I stamped Hero Arts Decorative Bamboo (K4900) using Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Field Greens.

On HP Colour LaserJet paper (200gsm), I stamped the Lanterns using a Memento Tuxedo Jet Black ink pad and blended Distress Ink Pads - Old Paper and Black Soot around the edge.

I coloured the Lanterns with Copic Markers Warms Tones W-0, W-3, W-5 and W-7.  This gave the image a vintage look and allowed me to control the variation of shades.

When adhering the top layer, I tilted it slightly and trimmed off the edges that over-hanged the card.

Happy Stamping
Michelle