Resist

Jennifer showed us three technique from the tried and true resist ink stamping technique.

1. Embossed resist with ombre ink blending.
2. Embossed resist over patterned paper.
3. Traditional resist over background stamping.

My first card is the embossed resist with ombre ink blending.  It is hard to see the real beauty of this card and the embossed pattern.   I used my iphone to take photos versus my camera.  It never takes a great picture. at least not like my SLR camera.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mermaid Lagoon
Hero Arts Basic Grey Fresh Cuts Tiny Triangles Stamp
Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink Pad

My next card is the resist technique over patterned paper.   I thought this came out interesting.  I had recently bought a new jar of clear embossing powder but it appears it did not really seal everything up and the black ink was tinting the embossed area or got underneath and changed the color.  I took a picture next to the newspaper print so you can see the original print.  In the light it looks silver which still makes a pretty look to the card.  It looks like velvet. whcih looks all Victorian!  Love it.

Supplies:

Authentic Classic Beauty Newspaper Print Paper
Hero Arts Black Ink Pad
Penny Black Blissful Background Stamp
Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink Pad

The final card is the traditional resist card technique.   I really liked this one.  I struggled and struggled to find a matching pair of stamps and I thought, camping and wood grain, why not?   I really like it!  I have big ideas for this background.   LOL,  well at least I will try!!!

Supplies:

Glossy Paper by Ranger
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pad:  Fern and Cobblestone
My Favorite Things In the Wilderness Background Stamp
My Favorite Things Woodgrain Background Stamp

Thank you for looking at my creative endeavors!!!

Dye & Pigment Ink Stamping

There were three new techniques that Kristina taught us!  I actually only did the first two.

1. Pigment ink + dye ink offset stamping.
2. Dye ink + pigment ink random stamping.
3. Dye ink + dye ink ombré repeated stamping.

The first card is the offset stamping technique.  I liked the way this card looks.  I probably should have used the whip cream ink pad instead of the butter cream.  It looked too close to the card stock to really stand out.

Supplies:

Bazzill Butter Mint Card Stock
My Favorite Things Argyle Backdrops Stamp
Stamper Journey Butter Cream Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pads: Coral Reef, Hot Mama, Willow, Sunshine

The next card is the dye ink and pigment ink random stamping techniques.

Supplies:

Bazzill Butter Mint Cardstock
My Favorite Things Bokeh Builder STamp Set
Stampers Journey Whip Cream Ink Pad
Hero Arts Gold Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pad Coral Reef, Spring Ring, Scuba, Audrey Blue

Thanks for looking!!!!

Plaid Stamping

Laura Bassen is teaching this technique.  I LOVE her plaid patterns.   But I do agree with her that there needs to be a wider stamp for making plaids.   I just need the wider stamps at the moment.  It was hard to create the overall look at an angle.

1. Cover and layer inks for a complete plaid pattern.
2. Ink blending over plaid stamping.
3. Using masking and ink blending in plaid patterns, including dye and pigment ink.

Up first is the cover and layer inks for a complete plaid pattern.  LOL, only after finished I realized I forgot one color in the order of ink.  yikes.  At least I did not even notice until a day later so it cannot be that bad.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Avery Elle Ink Pads (sorry forgot to write it down)

Next is the ink blending over plaid stamping

It ended up being a little distressed because of the short stamps.  Dang I need those longer stamps from Papertrey Ink.  LOL

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pads: Cobblestone, Fog
My Favorite Things Plaid Background Builder
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads: Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac, Scattered Straw, Worn Lipstick

Finally the last plaid technique is using masking and ink blending in plaid patterns.  Ok, no masking done here, but I get how to do it.

Supplies:

My Favorite Things Plaid Background Builder
Mama Elephant Basic Border Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink Pads: True Black, Orange Zest, Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise

Thanks for much for looking at my creations.

Water & Ink

Kristina is showing us these techniques.  I did not do the last two, but I think you get the idea.

1. Paper-to-surface ink smooshing background.
2. Acetate ink smooshing background.
3. Variation on acetate ink smooshing background.
4. Watercolor background.

First up is the Paper-to-surface ink smooshing background.  I think next time I will do the smooth side of the watercolor paper.

Supplies:

Ranger Watercolor Paper
Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean

The next card is technique #2 which is using a piece of acetate to smoosh the paint on the paper.  I can clearly see the difference on using this technique.  This feels more like watercolor.  I can see doing this technique to create a nebula look from the sky!!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Water Color Paper
Tim Holtz Distress Ink:  Seedless Preserves, Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon, Wild Honey

Thanks for checking my blog out!!!!

Ink Reactions

The wonderful Jennifer McGuire taught us the next three techniques about Ink Reactions

1. Distress inked background and stamping with water on top.
2. Distress inked background and using a baby wipe over a stencil on top.
3. Dye inked background and stamping with Versamark on top.

The first up was the distress ink Background with stamping with perfect pearls instead of water!

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
My Favorite Things Garden Flourish Background Stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Forest Moss, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive, Cracked Pistachio, Shabby Shutters
Perfect Pearls – Pearl White

The next card was using distress inks with a baby white over a stencil and then embossing.   Yikes, that is a mouth full.  I wanted a sort of Moroccan style look, with warm colors and circular style.  The print did not really pop until embossed the card with the stencil.  I have never done that before and I like the look.

Supplies:

Neenah White Solar White Card Stock
Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick
Tim Holtz Stencil: #19 Latticework

The next card is using dye ink and using versamark ink.  I really like this one.  Came out cute and I have idea for the final card!!!  Love the ocean look!!!!

Supplies:

Neenah White Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pad:  Fern, blue Jay, High Dive
Versamark Ink
Hero Arts/Basic Grey Fish Background

Thank for looking at my creations!!!!

Here I am again, doing another Online Card Class.  If you have never taken one, I suggest you go out there and get a class or two.

This class is a good one.   Making great backgrounds for cards.  Full of lots of techniques.   I learned a lot.  Since my blog was down for a bit, I am now just rushing to get the posts in.

The first part of day one was taught by Laura Bassen

Ink Blending

1. Basic ink blending of dye inks.

2. Masking with ink blending of pigment inks.

3. Ink blending from the center of a background.

First up is the Basic Ink Blending of Dye Inks.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp Ink Pads:  Duckling, Scuba, Island Blue, Jellybean

Next up is the Masking with Ink Blending of pigment inks

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
Mama Elephant Ink Pads:  Buttercup, Tutti Fruitti, Piggy Bank, Apricot, Fresh Mint, Pacific Blue, Stargazer

And finally is the ink blending from the center of the background.   I did find that this left some marks from the sponge.  I think it is because the inks need to be reinked.     I actually did two of these hoping that I could control it more.  You can see the marks from the sponge.  But I will try reinking the pads and try again later.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Abandoned Coral, Mermaid Lagoon

Stay tuned to see the cards made from these backgrounds.

Thanks for looking

So I have a few Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits and I decided to use them for some cards I needed to make.  I like using them especially the ones with multiple layers.

I have the Big Top and the Compass sets.

On both of these cards I used distress inks to color the backgrounds.  I love distress inks.   Everything looks so colorful!

I love the nautical look and was so excited to get this kit in the mail.   Since I had to make cards quickly for my consignment shop, I grabbed this kit.  After looking at everyone’s inspiration, started cutting paper and designing.

I wanted the lifesaver to have some pop so I used Glossy Accents to make it more visible. This card screams nautical to me!!

I wanted the look of the ship sailing away in the stars. Reminds me of Peter Pan.

I love the coral paper in the background. A simple design so the beautiful paper is not lost in stuff.

My annual swim pool party was quickly approaching and I decided to make two quilts to toss on the chairs in case it got cold.   This year we are having a movie outdoors and I was thinking it might get a bit chilly.

My back yard has shades of blue and some green.

But the wonderful Target got smart and decided to sell some sassy Orange/Coral chairs and accents.   So I added them to the mix and now this fabric from Moda is perfect.

I decided to do a chevron quilt and divide the fabrics in half, making one blue tones and the other one orange.   I did fine on the blue side, but the orange became orange/teal/some blue fabrics.   But it did work out

Here is the layout for the blue quilt.  I wish I had a larger table.

Here is the orange one completed.  as you can see, there is some blue pieces in it.   oh well.

The completed quilts.  I decided to do the quilting in a wavy ocean sort of pattern.  I took an awesome class from Craftsy.com that was quilting by using your walking foot.   It was super easy and I loved how it came out.

Here it is on the chair.   I redid the chair pads with this awesome blue print from joann.com (HGTV print) and the pillow came from Target.   Love how it all ties in together.

Just so you know, here is the ugly fabric on my chair before I redid the cushions.

Short of prepping for the party, the quilts were done and now off to decorate!!!

Yikes, was I ever so behind on my quilting.  I had my annual Summer Pool Splash Party and I got so behind.  I sewed two quilts to use on the patio and that took all my time, plus decorating, making pillows, getting a movie screen, etc.   Good time had by all, but heck I am so behind.   So here is a crash update on my Vintage Farm Girl Quilt Squares!!!!

Baking Day Block

 

 

Butter Churn Block

 

 

Canning Season Block

 

Chicken Foot Block

 

 

Churn Dash Block

 

 

Cool Threads Block

Here is the next one!!!!

Corn and Tomatoes Block

I really liked this block, easy and cute!

#CornAndTomatoesBlock
#FarmGirlVintage
#FarmGirlFridays

Continuing onto this block

Country Crossroads Block

Not so sure about the pale pink color, but once the quilt is put together it will be fine.

#ScrappyCrossroadsBlock
#FarmGirlVintage
#FarmGirlFridays

This one was a sewing disaster

Crops Bloc+

 

Egg Basket Block

 

Farm Fresh Flower Block

Farmhouse Block

 

Feed and Seed Block

Fresh Pears Block

Furrows Block

 

 

Gingham Block