Glitter, Stamps, & Ink

 

Good morning!  Today I thought I would share three different ways to color the gorgeous Sunflowers with Text stamp from Technique Junkies.  This is a beautiful stamp, and it's really easy to color.  In the first card above, I stamped the sunflowers with a brown dye ink and then I used Copic markers to color the entire piece.  I love the contrast of the bright blue and warm yellows and browns.  But I have two other options for using this stamp that don't require detailed coloring.  

For this brown and yellow card, I used some Colorful Blending Brushes and some distress inks to color the flowers and the background.  I stamped the Sunflowers with Text with Pinecone Versafine Clair ink, which is a permanent pigment ink that will not bleed when blending with dye/distress inks.  After this ink dried completely, I started by brushing some yellow ink over the center where the flowers are.  Then I used another brush and slowly built up some brown ink on the edges, stopping short of the yellow on the flowers.  I love that soft glow around the flower petals!  The sentiment is from the Inside Out: Young At Heart set.

For this third card, I stamped the sunflowers with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink.  This is another permanent ink, and I let it dry completely.  Then I used some scratch paper and some washi tape to mask off the top half of the sunflower panel.  Here's the fun and easy part - I used the mustard distress ink pad and pressed it directly onto the bottom half of the sunflowers and swiped the ink back and forth.  I repeated until the bottom half was covered with yellow ink.  

Then I carefully lifted up the scratch paper/washi tape and repositioned it to cover up the bottom half that I just covered with yellow ink.  This time, I used a blue distress ink and swiped it all over the top half until it was covered.  I carefully removed the scratch paper and washi tape and let the piece dry while I stamped the sentiment with the same blue ink.  This sentiment is from the Love, Faith, and Peace set.  

There you have it - three fun and easy ways to color this gorgeous Sunflowers with Text stamp.  Which one is your favorite - the Copic colored flowers, the ink blended flowers, or the direct-to-paper solid ink flowers?  

Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You can save 10% on your order, so you can get the stamps and the brushes I used on these cards.  You can also grab some stencils, glitter paint, and Shimmering Bliss sprays with this discount.  Have a wonderful day!

Good morning!  I'm back with this bright and sunny card I created using the new Folk Flowers stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Isn't that cute?  I used a blending brush and distress inks to apply the yellow and green colors through the Folk Flowers stencil and then I added some white buttons to the centers of the flowers.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps.

Please feel free to use this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  You can see all of the new May release stencils HERE and you can see all of the stencils in the store by clicking on the SHOP ALL button.  Have a wonderful day!

Good morning!  Here is a fun card I made using some new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed the Fairy Flowers stencil over some white cardstock, and then I brushed some pink inks over the flower petals.  Then I very carefully brushed some green ink over the flower stems and lifted the stencil off.  I used the same green ink on the large dragonfly from the Dragonflies stencil.  I lifted the Dragonflies stencil off the paper and then covered the green dragonfly with some Star Dust Stickles.  I used the same Star Dust Stickles in the centers of the two flowers.  After this glitter glue dried, I stamped the sentiment with some black ink and then added this panel to a bright pink card base.

I love these fun whimsical flowers!  You can save 10% when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs by using this code, HollyFan10.  You can pick up these fabulous Fairy Flowers and the Dragonflies stencils as well as many other wonderful stencils.  Have a lovely day!!