Using Negative Cuts On A Card, Second Part Of New Craft Stash #6

Hello! If you saw the previous post, that is my 8 year old taking over my blog and trying to show off his art work. I hope you liked it and if you have time to leave him a comment, please do so. 

Back to this post, I am using left over cuts from a previous card featuring the Trinity Stamps Marshmallow die set. In that project, I started off by applying a wash of color on a 4" x 6" watercolor paper. I used this washed watercolor paper to cut out the letters for the sentiment. I die cut the letters with equal spacing to maintain the color gradient on each letter which was created on the watercolor panel. After the letter die cuts popped off the panel, I saw how perfect the layout of the letters are. I did not want to put this panel to waste so I saved it. As soon as I was done with my other card, I went ahead and worked on this one.

I cut several scraps of patterned paper from the 6x6 American Crafts My Girl paper pad. I cut these out to cover the negative cuts created by the letters. I distributed the patterns to the letters for some variation. I would say that this is a good way to use those scraps. I did some ink blending on each patterned paper using the Tim Holtz Distress inks in Tattered Rose, Salty Ocean and Squeezed Lemonade.

Before I adhered the patterned paper to the back of the negative cut panel, I spritz and added splatters on the front panel with Prima Color Bloom Spray in Soft Teal. I dried this with a heat tool. Then, I added splatters of Prima Color Bloom Pearl White. I also dried this with a heat tool.

I started adhering the cut out patterned papers to the back of the negative cut panel, making sure that a negative cut letter is covered by this cut out patterned paper. I used a liquid adhesive. 

To make the letters pop out some more, I ran a thin tipped black gel pen on each letter. 

I created a black A7 card for the card base. I adhered the negative cut panel to this with fun foam adhered to the back for some dimension. I drew a line around this panel using a Sakura Souffle Light Orange Gel Pen. 

Thank you for viewing my blog. I hope you have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Prisma Colored Snowmen

Hello! It is time for a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. We are paying tribute to our friends at the southern hemisphere with a Winter In August Challenge as they end their winter season this month.

I am using an image from one of our lovely sponsors for this challenge, SheepSkiDesigns. The image is called Snowmen Selfie. This image is so cute! At first, I am intimated to color images like this which is a full-panel image. I actually enjoyed coloring it so now I am not intimidated at all.

I printed the image on Neenah Solar white cardstock. I resized the image to 2"x2" to make it proportional to the Polaroid frame die from Lawn Fawn Selfie die. I colored the snowmen with Prismacolor color pencils. I added black Sakura Glaze to the eyes and mouth. I also added orange Sakura Souffle to some of the noses of the snowmen for added detail.

I die cut the Lawn Fawn Polaroid frame on Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. I adhered the polaroid frame, centering the snowmen in the window. I cut off the excess with scissors. I also die cut the sentiment using this cardstock. The sentiment did not pop-out after die cutting which made coloring and adhering very easy. I colored the die cut sentiment with Uni-ball Signo white pen. After this has dried, I added Sakura Stardust pen. I added liquid adhesive to the back of the word die cut and firmly pressed it to the area where I want it adhered. I used a poking tool to keep the sentiment in place while I carefully pull up the negative die cut. I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the sentiment and set this to dry.

I die cut a patterned paper using Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frames. This die cut measures 4 1/4"x5 1/2". I did not want my note card to show in between the scallops so I trimmed a kraft notecard to 3 15/16"x5 2/16" to match the size of the stitched rectangle within the die cut.  I adhered this to the back of the patterned paper, positioning the card within the stitched rectangle. 

I adhered the polaroid with the snowmen to the center of the patterned paper. I added Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix as last detail.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you join us in our latest blog challenge. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #44~Anything Goes

Shimmer Mist on Distress Oxide

I created this card for my 16-year old son who is taking his ACT test today. I hope he feels the love and support from his family through this created card.

I started by embossing the Paper Smooches Cross Stitch metal die on a 4 ¼”x 5 ½” black cardstock panel. I used an embossing mat for this. I taped the metal die to the black cardstock with washi tape to avoid shifting while I run this through the Sizzix Big Shot machine. My cutting pads are old, so I had to run my sandwiched paper and die twice to achieve the impression I want. I splattered Copic Opaque white ink to this black cardstock. The Copic Opaque is a bit thick so I have to add a little bit of water to dilute it and be able to flick it with a paintbrush from an acrylic block. I dabbed off some of the big splotches, then set this aside to dry.

I positioned the Altenew Halftone Star metal dies on this black embossed panel.  I taped the dies using washi tape then run it through the Sizzix Big Shot die cut machine.

I cut a white cardstock at 4 ¼”x 5 ½”. I lightly traced the stars on the black panel on this white cardstock. I used this traced lines as a guide to blend ink on this area using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide but I have to erase the pencil lines first before ink blending. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick and Wilted Violet. I set this aside to dry.

I aligned the black panel on top of the ink blended white cardstock with washi tape. Using the Misti Stamping Tool, I matched the star stamp to the negative space cut star on the black cardstock. After I closed the Misti door over the clear stamps, and the star stamps are positioned on the Mist door, I removed the black cardstock. I spritz the clear stamps with Prima Frost Color Bloom protecting the ink blended card from being spritz on. I dabbed off the excess spritz shimmer mist with a paper towel. I did not want the stamps to be too wet and lose its details. I closed the Misti door to the inked cardstock panel. I repeated this process once more. I set this aside to dry but you can also heat set it. Make sure to clean the stamps and wiping off the excess shimmer mist.

I heat embossed the sentiment using Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossing powder. I placed foam adhesives to the back of the black cardstock then adhered this to the white inked panel. I then adhered this to a top folding A2 note card.

I adhered Studio Calico white star sequins and added white Ranger Enamel Accents to the center to cover the hole of the sequin.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed and brilliant day! Best of luck to my son, Rudy!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #56 ~ Anything Goes

#21 ~ April Anything Goes

Copic Colored Sasayaki Glitter Bedtime Teddy Digi Stamp

I have to color at least one of the images provided by Sasayaki Glitter. The images are very cute and irresistible to color.

The colors I used are listed below. Have you ever used the 0 marker to create accents to your Copic coloring? I loved the way the dots were created using the 0 marker. It pushed away the blue color to create this effect. Very cool. I used the same technique on the ground.

I die cut the image using an MFT Circle Stax die. I stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the sentiment. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession Love You Miss You stamp set.

I wanted to create a CAS card, which I rarely do. My initial plan was to adhere the colored panel to a white note card that I will barely embellished. Well, I ended up with a layered card because I decided to use a stencil and spray to embellish the note card. Despite taking extra care not to ink the back of the card, I did manage to smudge some ink on it. What's so funny is that it is not even one of the spritz color I used for this card. I must have reactivated a dried ink from the cardboard from the spritzing. I used a Tim Holtz Star Layered Stencil and Prima Color Bloom Spray Mist in Storm Cloud and Soft Teal for this technique.

I sprayed the gray mist on one side of the stencil and laid that over the white cardstock panel. I pounced on this with a rag to let the color seep through the cardstock. Without lifting the stencil, I spritz the teal on the stencil. When I removed the stencil, it created this two tone background that looks very cool. I wish I captured it well enough in the photo. The gray somewhat pooled around the negative spaces to create an outline for the stars created by the teal spray. The Prima Color Bloom Spray Mist also has a bit of shimmer, adding more awesome effect to the panel. I encourage you to give it a try.

After I dry this with a heat gun, I trimmed off a bit from the edges. I adhered this on the card base. i adhered the image slightly to the left of the card. I trimmed off the excess. I decided to add some glitter towards the pompoms of the sleep hats. I applied glue and poured some Elizabeth Crafts Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter over it. After the glue has dried, I rubbed my finger onto the area to activate the sparkle of the glittered powder. I also accented the eyes using a black Sakura Glaze pen.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a blessed & brilliant day!

Maria Giselle B.

Copic markers used:
Bear E31, E33, E35
Nose E000, E01, R00
Pajama B63, B66, B69
Dog E53, E55, E57

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Masked Stamping & Copic Coloring

My youngest son loves My Little Ponies. This inspired me on how to color the unicorn of the Paper Smooches Spectrum stamp set. I created a mask of the unicorn by stamping the unicorn onto a Post-It note. I allowed the stamped image to dry on the Post-It note. Even if I use a dye ink to stamp on the Post-It note, it smudges if I touch it right away. 

I stamped the first unicorn on the left side of an Express It paper. I used a Memento Desert Storm ink because I plan to do no line coloring of the unicorns. I used the second generation ink for the image which just means stamping the image onto a scrap paper first before stamping it on the Express It paper. I lined the mask on top of this unicorn. Repeating the process described, I stamped the unicorn onto the right side of the first unicorn. I repeated this process another time to create three unicorns with the illusion of one is slightly in front of the other. 

I don't have the Copic markers that match the colors of the My Little Ponies that I chose (Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash.) I just got by with the closest that I have. Thanks to Google, I also found this website that guided me in coloring the unicorns (http://andypriceart.deviantart.com/journal/Copic-Markers-and-Pony-colors-408215100.)

After I colored the unicorns, I colored the horn with Copic Spica in clear for sparkle. I cut out the unicorns and used a blade to cut in between the unicorns. To ground the unicorns, I cut a textured kraft colored cardstock using a Mama Elephant stitched border die to create a hill. I embossed the sentiment on the right side of the hill using Versafine and black embossing powder. 

To create the background, I used Prima Color Blooms to create splatters of colors. I used Cotton Candy, Soft Teal and Tea Stain. I splattered the colors on a Strathmore Bristol paper. After this has dried, I die cut this panel using a Simon Says Stamp Double Stitched Rectangle die. I also used this to create a stitched impression on the bottom part of the stamped hill.

I adhered the hill on the bottom of the color splattered panel, then adhered the unicorns on top of the hill. I matted this panel with a patterned paper, then adhered this to a white note card. I added Glossy Accents to the horns of the unicorns. I also added white dots on the nose of the unicorns using a white Gelly Roll pen.

Thanks for viewing my blog. Have a brilliant day.

Maria Giselle B.

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Embossed Blended Background With In-Laid Sentiment Card

I started off by blending pigment inks on Strathmore Bristol paper. I used Memento Luxe Sweet Plum and Avery Elle Raspberry. Since these are pigment inks, I allowed this to dry. I brushed a powder tool to this then stamped the flowers from Altenew Hennah Elements stamp set using Versamark ink. I stamped a couple of flowers only before I poured Wow! Gold Rich embossing powder to this and heat set it. Once I filled up the paper, using a brush and Prima Color Bloom in the colors of Tea Stain, Pearl White & Cotton Candy, I brushed each color on a flower randomly. I dried this by applying heat to it. To fill up the empty spaces in between the flowers, I stamped the dot using Hero Arts Black dye ink. I added a white dot onto this using Uni-Ball Signo Broad gel pen.

I die cut the word 'Thanks' using My Favorite Things Many Thanks die on this embossed-colored panel making sure I saved all the small pieces. I die cut another thanks on black cardstock. I applied Ranger Pearl onto this. I sprayed mist onto it.

I cut the embossed-colored panel to 5 1/4 x 4 1/4, then this panel onto a fun foam making sure there is plenty of glue on the area where I will in-lay the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment onto the negative space including the small cut pieces.

For the note card, I ran the Versamark on the top and bottom edges of a top folding card. I applied black embossing powder then heat set it. I adhered the embossed-colored panel on this.

Thanks for viewing my blog.

Maria Giselle B.

Supplies used: 
Stamp: Altenew Hennah Elements
Die: MFT Many Thanks
Ink: Avery Elle Raspberry, Memento Luxe Sweet Plum
Powder: Wow! Gold Rich Embossing, Martha Stewart Embossing
Shimmer: Prima Color Bloom (Cotton Candy, Tea Stain, Pearl White), Ranger Pearl (Pearl)

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http://altenewblog.com/2015/09/22/september-challenge-from-places-abroad-windsor-castle/