Hello Friends,
This is my
first post as a Crafter's Corner DT and I am super excited to be here.
For next
few posts I will be working with Penny Black brand of products. These products
are of very superior quality. Their design team is very talented too. By following
them I have learnt a lot. My cards are heavily inspired by Jill Foster's work. The way she uses products and water colours is just amazing.
They have this combo of stamp and stencil which i love the most... and why? Well, you will see as we proceed. I am focussing mainly on cling stamp Demure & stencil Floral Spray.
They have this combo of stamp and stencil which i love the most... and why? Well, you will see as we proceed. I am focussing mainly on cling stamp Demure & stencil Floral Spray.
Today, I have five cards and a tag made with same stamps and stencil. I tried to use then in a few
different ways to create different looks. Hope you will like them. Remember , mostly my
cards are 5"x7" -this will give you better understanding of stamp and
stencil size.
First Card : Made
with stencil & stamp
Many of their
cling stamps come with co-coordinating stencils and they are really big and can
be used for mixed media too. For this card, I have used memento dye inks for coloring
flowers while background is made with distress inks.
Process :
1. Stamp the
image with memento black ink on a panel.
2. Lay the
coordinating stencil and secure it with washi tape. this will mask the
background and you can colour the flowers without worrying about going out of
the line. Isn't that cool?
3. Start applying lightest color of dye ink first with dauber and continue adding darker shades till you are happy.
4. Add little detail in the corners with another stencil and dye ink.
5. Colour the background with different distress inks. As we have used dye inks(which are permanent once dry) for flowers it will not bleed into wet background. This makes water coloring so much easier. Add some more texture with a script stamp once the background is dry.
6. To add
more interest I used the same stencil & script stamp in the corners of card
base too. Mount the panel with 3d foam tape and finish it off with sentiment
and few blings.
Card 2: Made
with only stencil
For this card
I have used Penny Black pattern paper Painted Blooms as a base for stenciling. I am not a huge
fan of pattern paper but i specially like this one as the prints are small and
many of them are geometric. Floral or big patterns always confuse me...;). I took
inspiration from Jennifer's video for stencilling.
1. Place
stencil on a pattern paper, secure it and blend in Colorbox Frost White pigment ink with a
foam applicator( The best white ink i have used so far). Heat set it.( remember, pigment inks take longer to dry).
2. Place the
stencil back on the white flowers and shift it little bit to offset the next
layer. Now apply any dye ink with a duaber. This will give beautiful shadow
where there is only dye ink. It will blend with white pigment ink and give
pastel shading where there is pigment ink.
3. cut a
window from a white panel and emboss it using embossing folder. Emboss
sentiment on a strip of vellum with copper embossing powder and adhere it on the back of embossed frame.
Mount the whole thing on stenciled pattern paper with 3d foam tape. This will
give a nice shadow-box kind of effect. Add thin frame of brown cs around window
and stick whole thing on card base.
Card 3: Made
with stamp and stencil
I
stamped the flowers with versafine black ink and clear emboss it. This will
raise the outlines making it easier to colour flowers and prevent bleeding.
With a broad bush add thin down blacksoot distress ink on all over the panel
and as you go use paper towel to lift off color from flowers. Let it dry.
I have used
koi water colors to colour flowers(coming soon to Crafters Corner). They are very creamy and packed with
pigments.
Create masks
by stamping same flowers on copy paper & fussy cutting them. Now, lay the
masks on water colored flowers and stamp hero arts news print stamp in soft granite
ink. Repeat stamping till the panel is covered.
Lay the
stencil on flowers. Now comes the best part.....:) Stamp any small images or
texture through the stencil on flowers. This will give lots of texture and give
illusion of layers in a single layer card. I applied little bit of gesso with my finger hear and there. I tore a corner of the panel and
mounted on base card and added a sentiment along with silver loose thread. Oh,
ya...corner of base is stamped with same flowers and embossed with white
powder.
Card 4 : (a2
size card) Made with stamp & stencil.
I have tried
no line colouring here. Stamp the image in tea dye distress ink. Add shading
with various distress inks and brush.
I have used
worn lipstick, picked raspberry and fired bricks inks here. Once it is dry, use
stencil to add details and color for branches. Card base is stamped with
background stamp in versafine black. Mount the panel with little border of gold
foil paper matting. Add a loop of ribbon and enamel dot to finish it off.
Card 5 : Made
with only Stamp.
There is lots
of stamping and fussy cutting goes in this one. I have used two pattern paper
from the pack- one for matting and other for flowers. That greenish blue paper
has tiny grids and few butterflies on the side. I fussy cut one of them to
embellish the card.
1. Stamp part
of the stamp on a square piece of white cs with colorbox ink - celadon. Stamp each flower twice(with same ink) on pp
and clear emboss them. Fussy cut all the flowers.
2. Stick one
set of flowers on stamped white panel. Check that the panel is little smaller
than the image so the two flowers will hang outside the edge which will help to
give it some dimension. Now fussy cut the petals form the second set of flowers
as shown in the picture above. Curl them by rolling them on paintbrush and
adhere them with a dab of glue at the base of petal. You have your popped
flowers ready. See the side view...
Tag :
I went little
crazy with this one. I stamped the background with Mama Elephant Trifecta
stamp. Two flowers were stamped with memento black ink. I colored all the triangles
within flower's out line with different
colors of markers. I just love that kind of pixilated look it gives.
There are so
many more possibilities with this stamp and stencil duo eg. use stamp on a
canvas or journaling page and use stencil to add texture paste, use distress
paints , spray it with your favorite colors etc. And if you feel inspired and
create something with these beauties please share with us.
If you have
any queries or suggestion about any cards above, feel free to write to me at nehab99@yahoo.com or ping on facebook. I would
love to hear your feedback.
Bye for now...keep crafting!...Hugs!
Bye for now...keep crafting!...Hugs!
Supply List:
Hero arts News Print stamp
Memento Inks - Dandelion , Cantaloup, Tangelo, Lady bug, Rhubarb Stalk, Desert sand, Pear Tart, Bamboo leaves
Heroarts Inks - Tide Pool, Soft Granite
Distress Inks - Peacock Feather, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Peeled Paint, Black Soot, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Fired Bricks,
