Using Paper Scraps for a Background

 

Hello! Welcome back! It is time for a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. For the month of May, the challenge is to Use a Die Cut or a Punch. The dies I am using for this card are Hero Arts Puzzle die, Lawn Fawn Square Stitched die and Avery Elle Simple Sentiments die.

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter. I linked below the image I used on this card. I printed the image on white cardstock. I colored it with Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush pens by applying the pigment to a palette, then picking it up with a water brush. I die cut this into a square using a stitched die.

Now for the background panel, I used the puzzle die to cut scraps of paper from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad. I first embossed the puzzle on a scrap of white cardstock. This served as a guide as to where to adhere the puzzle pieces once it is die cut. I die cut a scrap cardstock using the same die. This time, I used these die cuts as a guide in cutting the scraps of patterned paper. I adhered a full stick Post-It Note to the back of this. Yes, it took a lot of time but once I had a system, it went by smoothly. The puzzle pieces, when die cut, are usually still stuck to each other so you don't end up with a puzzle that you don't know how to put back together especially when the paper used is a plain cardstock. I separated the puzzle pieces two at a time. I trimmed the patterned paper a little bit bigger than the puzzle piece. The guide puzzle piece helped me in looking for its spot on the die. I used a magnet cutting board to prevent the die from shifting when I run it through the die cut machine. I was trying to avoid using a lot of tape, although there were a few occasions that I had to resort to using a low tack tape. After I cut two pieces, I immediately adhered this to the embossed puzzle panel. I return the puzzle piece back to the Post-it Note backed puzzle piece. I repeated this process until I filled the whole panel. A lot of work, I know but it was very fulfilling for me once I finished the puzzle.

I matted the stitched image die cut with one of the patterned papers in the pack. I only wanted a thin outline, so I traced the stitched die on the patterned paper and used a paper trimmer to cut it. 

I adhered this to the puzzle panel. I created a sentiment strip by embossing a sentiment stamp from Altenew Adore You stamp set to one of the patterned papers. I embossed this with a white embossing powder. I created it into a sentiment strip using the die.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you join us in this month's challenge. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #181~Anything Goes

Colored Image on Cards

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. We are past halfway the month of February. I created another card for Incy Wincy Design's February Challenge. The theme is Red +/Or Pink (50%) and/or Valentine's. Last day for entry submissions is on the 25th of this month.

I am using an image from one of our sponsors, The Paper Shelter, for the challenge. I love to color but sometimes, I also like to use pre-colored images on a card. It makes cardmaking easier!

I die cut a heart on an Authentique patterned paper. This paper is double sided so I used the B side of the patterned paper for the heart. To add some detail to this heart, I used the next smallest heart die to emboss the heart impression on the heart die cut. I inked the edges of this heart to make it pop a bit. I inlaid the heart to the patterned paper panel. I die cut the sides of the panel using a 5 1/4" x 4" rectangle die. I saved the negative cut and used the B side to frame the positive die cut. It makes it look like I matted the patterned paper panel.  

I heat embossed the sentiment on the heart using Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossing powder. The stamp is from Mama Elephant Confetti stamp set. 

I fussy cut the colored image leaving a white border around it. I adhered the colored printed image to the panel. 

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

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #499~Shades of Blue

Distress Crayon Colored Image And French Knot Frame Card

Hello! Welcome to another challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. Our theme for this challenge is All Creatures Great And Small +/Or Spotted Paper. 

I printed the image on Strathmore Watercolor paper using my Canon PIXMA TS9521C. The printer settings I used are Photo Printer on Glossy Photo Paper to hopefully limit the bleeding when I color the image. There is some ink bleeding but very minimal.

The color medium I chose for this project is the Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. It has been a long time since I last used this medium. What prompted me to use it is seeing the Tim Holtz Distress Pearlescent Crayons at my local craft store. I was very tempted to purchase a set but decided to hold back and use my old Distress Crayons just to have a feel for it again.

I don't have luck with direct to paper use of these crayons. I usually end up with smudges since I have a hard time blending out the concentrated pigment once it is on the paper. Somehow it has its purpose with adding texture to the coloring but if I am not going for this look, then it has this harsh look. What usually works for me is to pick the pigment from the crayon with a water brush.

Working on the card panel, I cut a yellow cardstock into 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I die cut a printed tissue paper from Cosmo Cricket using an Ellen Hutson fringe die from the Never Ending Fringe die set. I trimmed the colored panel, then adhered it to the center of the yellow cardstock panel. I adhered the fringed die cuts around the colored panel to frame it. I had to trim off about a 1/4" from some of the fringe die cuts to create a slimmer trim for the fringe die cuts. 

I added holes around the colored frame using the straight die from the Altenew String Art Rectangles die set. I reinforced the holes by poking a piercer through it. I did french knots through each hole using a glittered DMC floss. After I have covered all the holes with french knots, I went back and did a running stitch through the holes to add a stitched frame to the colored image. 

My sentiment is from Hero Arts. I heat embossed this on a green vellum using white embossing powder. I die cut this using a die from the Lawn Fawn Fancy Folded Banners die set. I adhered this with a clear foam tape on the back of the banner. 

This panel was adhered to a top folding A2 notecard.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see what you created at the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Vintage Inspired Greeting Card

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The theme is Steampunk / Vintage. Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter. 

I printed the image on Canson Watercolor paper. I colored the image with Altenew Woodless Watercolor pencils. The set does not have a flesh for coloring skin tone. I am amazed on how I was able to come up with the skin tone by applying a pink under tone, then adding a diluted Sicilian Amber on top of it. Very nice! 

I fussy cut the image leaving a white border around it. Yes, I also fussy cut the inside of the frame. You do need a sharp, pointed scissors for this. I added a touch of steampunk to this card by cutting gears using the Cricut Imagine. I adhered it to a patterned paper to create a backdrop for the image which you can kind of see in the close up image below.

I am using a vintage patterned paper from my stash. I die cut a diamond frame and a diamond shape. I created strips, punching it with a lace border punch. I heat embossed the sentiment using Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold embossing powder. The sentiment is from Mama Elephant Everyday Greetings stamp set.

I inked the frame, die cut and the strips for a more vintage look.

I adhered this to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" patterned paper. I adhered the digital image with foam adhesive. I added  some shimmer and Nuvo drops which unfortunately cannot be appreciated in the picture.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations in the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #460~Digital Image #60

Challenge #44~Anything Goes #95

Using Digital Image Like a Die Cut

I will be honest. I struggled a lot with the digital images for this bi-weekly challange. You have no clue how many times I've printed the images. I was close to giving up and just taking a pass on this week's post. But this is what a DT member should be. Come up with ideas for the challenge and use the resources we have. Coloring the images didn't work for me despite using different color mediums. I wasn't giving justice to the beautiful images. So, I just went ahead and printed the image in its original color. My plan is to embellish this image, add accents to it.

I fuzzy cut the image. Using a blade, I cut off the top windows. I adhered vellum at the back to cover the open areas. To accent the snow and the fluffy portion of the elf's hat, sleeves and pants, I used an Uchida Snow Marker. I added shimmer to the elf's wing and sock using Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen. I also colored the light of the candle using Wink of Stella in yellow and orange. For the, bottom windows of the lantern, I filled it in with a Sakura Glaze pen. Another option is to use Glossy Accents.

Today's Incy Wincy Designs Challenge is to use Non-Traditional Christmas Colors. With the help of Google, I came across with this website, http://www.hgtv.com/design/decorating/color/fresh-christmas-colors-12-combos-youve-never-tried-pictures.  Any idea which color combination I chose? I chose the first one, which is Green + Brown.

The image by itself has both colors. The elf has green. The lantern has brown. I cut a green and brown cardstock. I die cut one edge using Mama Elephant Borderline Trios die. I layered these two cardstocks, with the brown cardstock longer than the green cardstock. I created a window on the green cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle die. I spritz this cardstock with Perfect Pearl Pearl diluted in water. While this is drying, I placed a Heidi Swapp stencil on top of the brown carstock. Using a sponge dauber, I applied some Delicate White Shimmer Pigment ink to the open circle areas. You can see a few of this snow dots through the vellum and top open area. If I will re-do this process, I would have chosen a stencil with a smaller sized circle. 

I threaded a Little Yellow Bicycle Jute through the hole of the lantern. I adhered the ends to the back using tape. I secured the die cut and the jute with Ranger Multi Matte Medium. 

The sentiment is from Hero Arts Holiday Sayings stamp set. I heat embossed this on vellum using Hero Arts White Embossing powder. I trimmed this into a sentiment strip. I taped the the edges to the back. I also squirted some Ranger MMM to the back of the dots on the sentiment strip. I applied foam tape to the back of the green cardstock and adhered this to the brown cardstock. 

For the cardbase, I used Neenah Kraft cardstock. I added some x-marks to the sides using Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders. I inked the die with SSS Kraft dye ink to add more interest to the embossed border. 

For the final accent, I added Nuvo Crystal Drops randomly. 

Hope you join us in our bi-weekly challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. Thank you for viewing my blog. Have a blessed and brilliant day!

Maria Giselle

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Challenge #230 - Christmas