Hey peeps. I’m on the Pink and Main blog sharing a beautiful Hanukkah card. You must head on over to see how I created these gorgeous words. This technique was so fun to do and I’ll definitely be doing it again on more cards. So hurry, click to head to the Pink and Main blog. I’ll see you over there.
Hey everyone. Happy Saturday. I’ve made some holiday ornaments with Brea Reese alcohol inks for one of may holiday cards this year. These were so easy to pull together and you can make the ornaments any color or combo of colors you wish. Holiday ornaments with Brea Reese alcohol inks are a perfect way to use up some of those alcohol ink backgrounds you might still have laying around. Let me share with you how I made mine.
First I stared out making a quick background using alcohol inks. I made sure to keep the colors bright and in a “somewhat” rainbow order on my paper. Once everything was dry I splattered on some gold liquid metal alcohol ink and white gouache for some added interest. Next I pulled out an ornament die from my stash and selected the colors from the background paper I wanted to create ornaments with. My alcohol ink paper was large so I’ll get plenty of ornaments out of it. Once I die cut out each ornament I backed each one with silver glitter paper. This gives the center of each ornament some sparkle.
For added weight I layered the alcohol piece with the glitter center onto another die cut ornament from white card stock. This will keep the ornament from being to flimsy. Now it was time to add the topper and ribbon. I die cut the ornament toppers from the same silver glitter paper and adhered them to the ornaments with liquid glue. Next I die cut out the ribbons from white card stock and colored each one with a coordinating Copic marker. I adhered the ribbons to each ornament with liquid glue. Adding fam dots to the back of each ornament will help me to pop them up on my background.
For added interest, I die cut a quilted backdrop from white card stock and slid in a backer piece of rainbow striped design paper behind it. This way to color could peek through each flower. The colors are lined up behind each coordinating ornament. This looks so awesome in person. Adding a sentiment in rainbow colors kept the card cheerful. I will have to say this is one of my favorite holidays cards I have made so far this year. It just screams happiness to me. Here is a link to more Brea Reese alcohol ink projects I have made. All the products I used for this card are listed below. These are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them. Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here next week.
Hey peeps. I’m back with a card using the Oh Deer stamp set from Ink On 3. This Oh Deer stamp set perfect for birthday, friends and Christmas cards. I started the card off on Youtube however it was not working correctly. I moved over to Periscope and started more watercoloring on this image. You can find my live periscope by clicking here.
As you can see I did no line watercoloring with the Oh Deer stamp set and fadeout ink from Ink On 3. I used the watercolor palette from Altenew to do the basic coloring. To add more outlines and depth I used watercolor pencils and my polychrome color pencils.
This image was so relaxing to color. Here’s a tip, if you are nervous about no line coloring, give it a try on larger images. It won’t seem so intimidating if you do that. Remember to use a medium you are comfortable with. That way you won’t be struggling with a medium and image at the same time.
After I colored the image, I die cut it out with the coordinating die. To keep the background as simple as possible, I went straight for my distress oxide inks and a simple stencil. This stencil really draws your eye directly to the colored image.
You’ll be seeing this image again in my upcoming Holiday Card Series for 2019. I can’t wait to share this series with you. I have some fabulous guest joining me this time to share in the festivities. It’s going to be awesome. Make sure you keep an eye out for the official announcement. Oh did I mention, discount codes during the series? 😉 Yup, I will have a few of them to share with you for all your holiday shopping at the stores I used during the series.
That’s it for today everyone. Have a great day.
Hey peeps. I’m so excited as I received my first Simon Says Stamp Stamptember order. I couldn’t wait to play with this gorgeous stencil called Holiday Foliage from Simon Says Stamp. As soon as I saw it on the site I knew I wanted to pull out my Therm O Web Deco Foil transfer gel so I could foil with rainbow foil from Therm O Web. Using the Holiday Foliage stencil and the deco foil transfer gel afforded me the opportunity to make something amazing.
This product is so easy to use. All you need to do is smooth on some of the transfer gel through a stencil, peel off the stencil and your design off to the side to dry. Once it is dried (it will go from a creamy white to a shiny clear coating) you are ready to foil. Shifting the rainbow foil to all use a portion of the colors was perfect for this design. To adhere the foil to the design I ran this it through my laminator and then the giggled began. As I peeled back the foil to reveal my design I could of burst with happiness. I mean, who wouldn’t love their holiday foliage to be in these colors?
Keeping my panel very simple to not distraction is a perfect way to show this design element. To keep my panel from laying directly onto my card base, I trimmed it down and placed it on some fog card stock from Simon Says Stamp. Next I ran my joyful die from Simon Says Stamp through my Gemini Jr. using the Therm O Web foam adhesive sheet. I peeled off the protective covering and applied some gold deco foil over it.
Now it was time to bring more gold on my card so I trimmed a strip of foam adhesive and covered it with gold deco foil. Placing it neatly down the side of the design piece I was able to bring the design all together. I place everything on a white card base and added faux stitching around the foliage piece for some added interest.
I truly love how this came out and I can’t wait to make more background with this stencil and Therm O Web products. To see more projects using Therm O Web products, you can click my Therm O Web gallery. Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here soon.
Hey everyone. A clean and simple Easter card is on the Pink and Main blog today. I used the Sketched Easter stamp set and coordinating Sketched Easter dies. This set is so cute for clean and simple cards. When you need to mass product cards, clean and simple cards are the way to go. Also make sure to swing by the Pink and Main Facebook page for more inspiration from other design team members using this set.
Want to see more Pink and Main inspiration here on my blog? Click the link and it will take you to all my cards I’ve made using Pink and Main products. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.
