Metallic glow

 Metallic glow

I am obsessed right now with this technique using metallic colored cardstocks.  Don't know who orginated this technique so for now I am calling it Metallic Glow.  

            supplies used:  Altenew walnut branch embossing folder,                                     botanical 3D embossing folder

Basic instructions for this technique is to use metallic color cardstocks.  I found that TH metallic cardstocks that come in a pad worked the best for me.  I first tried this technique with inexpesive metallic cardstock from craft store, and they just didn't emboss well, or the cardstock cracked!  Sometimes it is just best to go for the brand name product, and this is one of those times.  

                        Altenew Magnalia dreams embossing folder

Run the metallic cardstock with embossing folder through your embossing/die cutting machine, I have Gina K machine, and I really like it. Use a sanding block to sand off the raised areas, then drag a pigment ink pad over the raised embossed image...this is what gives the image the glowing effect.  Much better in person.  For my cards I used Hero Arts unicorn white pigment ink, a couple of very old Encore copper, gold ink pads.  I tried Lisa Horton metallic ink pads but wasn't satified with the coverage of ink ... sometime new isn't better than old.  My Encore ink pads have to be at least 20 years old, and they are still juicy!  For this technique you need to keep in mind that pigment inks DO NOT want to dry on glossy metallic cardstock ... so I let them sit overnight then sprayed them with a fixative spray which work just fine for me.

This last card I am showing was done on regular white cardstock with copper ink.

Altenew Decorative florals embossing folder

In all my cards I used Altenew 3D embossing folders but I'm sure you could do this Metallic Glow technique with any company embossing folders.  Experiment with what you have in your stash.

Thank you for stopping by.  Come back soon.  Leave me a comment letting me know what you think of this technique.

Tags on Halloween

 Tags on Halloween

stamps/dies used:  Stampers Anonymous, TH dies

When I to change it up I make tags.  For these tags I blended lots of darker color inks for that dreary look.  Stamped over all the dark color with black ink or  Catherine Pooler Rose gold or Platinum ink pads.  They are pigment inks so they take a little longer to dry.  When I made these tags I was at a crop, and didn't have my heat tool ... so I had to set them aside to dry on their own for a few hours.

stamps/stencils used:  Stampers Anonymous, TH word die, TH stencil

No color blending on the above two tags ...just stenciled with TH pumpkins layering stencils.  Then stamped and fussy cut out the ghosts, because they do not have dies.  Gotta love "ghost hug" saying.

Do you like to make tags?

In my last post I asked a question about the purple paper behind the trees on the card.  The answer is purple vellum.  I found some of it in my stash of papers.  You never know what you find till you start moving things around.

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Friend

 Friend

I discovered from Penny Black what they call creative dies or die edgers.  From my cards you can see I used their friend edger, which also has a friend (sayings) builder set.  The friend builder set compliments the edger with a bunch of sayings.  The edger part of the die, cuts out the wavy background card.  Then you die cut the word friend separately, and glue on the wavy background card.  It's two dies that you die cut by themselves, then glue on top of each other.

stamps/supplies used:  PB friend edger & friend builder set, Altenew Pine Forest EF & stencils

I combined the PB edger, friend builder set with Altenew Pine Forest embossing folder/layering stencils. After embossing the green card with Pine forest embossing folder ... I lightly dragged a white pigment ink pad over it to highlight the trees.

stamps/supplies used:  PB edger, friend builder set, Altenew Moroccan tile embossing folder

In this card I used the same PB edger, friend builder set with Altenew embossing folder.  Both of the above cards also used Unity stamp company scallop, and stitched die set.  On this blue card I lightly dragged a silver pigment ink pad over the tile embossing folder to highlight it.

Hope you enjoyed these cards, and the technique of dragging ink pad over embossing image to highlight it.

Thanks for stopping by.  Come back soon.

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Art journal wk#31 Mandala

week #31 - Mandala

Here is my take on the mandala prompt.  I have a Stencil Girl mandala stencils so I wanted to try out the distress oxide inks on black so ....... I painted my page with dylusions black paint and let it dry overnight.  I placed the stencil on the painted black page and went to town with distress oxides: antique linen, twisted citron and spiced marmalade.  it looks much better in real life.  will be playing more with oxides on black.  on the top corners I stamped MFP medallion with white pigment ink and just hand wrote mandala and date with dylusions white paint pen.  

Resist more

 Two more cards showing this fun resist technique.  Basically you blend, sponge or stipple color onto card...I used white cardstock but I'm sure it would work with cream or any light color cardstock.  after you have all the color you want on card ... let it dry.  Next stamp images with VersaMark ink pad and watch the magic happen.  when those images are dry you can over stamp the same images with Colorbox white pigment ink for contrast...after that step I dusted on some Ranger perfect pearls for more pop!  stamp and emboss a saying and you are done.
all images on these two cards by Just For Fun stamps
inks by Colorbox white pigment ink, VersaMark ink pad and Ranger distress inks