Messing around with inks..............

A bit of a project for today - whilst I was tidying up my crafty stuff, I found all my alcohol inks and distress inks, I wondered where they had got to. So I decided to have a play.

First of all I cut a couple of flower stems from my Cindy Lou cartridge at 5", I cut a couple out but decided to go with the droopy headed one...........

then I stamped a Hero Arts script stamp roughly onto a scalloped 6 x 6 white card base
I used a krylon spray repositionable adhesive to stick the flower onto the card



then started dabbing away with Adirondack acrylic paint dabbers in copper and gold

I covered the whole thing quite liberally



then peeled away the die cut. The flower shape looked too white, so I used my sponge applicator to dab on some antique linen distress ink




I took a large white Prima flower and dabbed away at that as well with my distress inks, then folded it in half with a glue dot and stuck it on. The sentiment is one I brought out with me from the UK - I think it is by Kanban, that had a liberal helping of distress ink as well

Here's the finished card.....................

and I couldn't let that gorgeously coloured mask go to waste, so I used it on this second card. I used an ivory card base for this one. The script embossing folder is a big one by Fiskars. I embossed the little strip on the side with a cuttlebug folder, swiped with a Perfect medium pad, then brushed with copper Perfect Pearls
I doodled a few dots here and there with liquid pearls, they looked a bit white, so I brushed those with the copper Perfect Pearls as well, when they were almost dry, but still a bit tacky. I like the way the acryclic paint curled the die cut up a little, so it looks dimensional. I stuck it on with silicone glue - I use Pinflair from the UK, I don't know if you can get it in the USA, but if you find it, clear the shelves, it's fantastic stuff. You can use silicone sealant available from Lowes or Home Depot - you put it on in blobs, and the blobs dry hard and raised, unlike ordinary glue that flattens when dry. It's useful for skinny little pieces as well, where a foam pad would show.

For lots of ideas on how to use Ranger products, go to their website. You can get loads of ideas from Tim Holtz as well

I keep meaning to take step by step photos of bigger projects, or interesting techniques, if you have found this useful let me know, and I'll try to remember to keep my camera handy - it's a lot easier than taking a video where I have to edit the floor, ceiling and the sound of the telephone ringing, out of the frame!

See you tomorrow - I am making some cards with an exciting new find from Michaels dollar bin.