Technique Tutorial Thursday: Painting with ink pads on glossy paper

This month Stampin' Up! launched a new catalogue and we are celebrating a whole new colour revamp! I love experimenting with new colour combinations and today's technique is using just inkpads and glossy white paper! Extremely easy, low tech and just a little bit inky!

 

You will need:
* Glossy white cardstock - an A4 sheet cut into quarters (10.5cm x 14.9cm)
* Stampin' Up! ink pads - I've used Sahara Sand, Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Crumb Cake.
* Stazon Black ink pad
* A tree stamp from Rooted in Nature stamp set.

Step 1. Hold your glossy white paper in one hand and your Sahara sand ink pad in the other.
Hold the ink pad at a 45 degree angle and gently wipe the edge of the ink pad across the white paper. The edge of the ink pad will create a messy line on the glossy surface.
Draw a second line and give it a little twist as you swipe it across the paper. Each line will have a little smoosh as you swipe it down the page.
Note: "Smoosh" is a technical term for a smooth swooshing motion. ;)

Step 2. Open your second inkpad. I've used Mint Macaron, and give it a 45 degree angled smoosh across the page. If it looks too dark or too inky you can wipe it off while its wet with a tissue and apply it again. There's no right or wrong in painting. Just go with whatever happens!

Step 3. Open up your Soft Sea Foam ink pad.
This time use the inkpad direct to paper and drag, slide, paint the ink on to the paper so you get a nice wide stripe. This is your sky.

Step 4. Open your Crumb Cake inkpad and use the edge of the inkpad to paint a curved stripe along the bottom edge of the paper. This is your foreground.
Maybe add some Coastal Cabana for water in the middleground ...

Step 5. Add a little more depth to the sky with Sahara Sand if it needs it, and along the bottom edge with Crumb Cake ink. Now you're painting.!
Wait for it to dry, the colours will lighten as they dry.

Step 6. Using black stazon ink, stamp some trees in the foreground. Be careful just to lightly touch the glossy paper and not press too hard as the surface is shiny and the stamp may slip.
Note: I used the stamparatus to get a clean image.
I've added the Happy Birthday on the Classic Label punch to keep it simple and not cover up too much of my "painted" sky.
My favourite stamp set to apply this technique is the "Dandelion Wishes" stamps.

 
 In order to create a sunset I've added a line of Petal Pink ink, its a beautiful apricot that you see in our Australian skies. The purple dandelion skies are painted with Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Balmy Blue with  a touch of Blueberry Bushell ink for depth.
 
If you live in Australia and you'd like to place an order you can email me at nerida_carter@hotmail.com or visit the online shop at www.stampinup.com/en-au
Make sure you choose Nerida from NSW as your demonstrator so I can send you a little thank you gift.

Inksomniacs blog hop

Welcome to the Inksomniacs blog hop!
Today, we are celebrating the new Seasonal catalogue and Sale-a-bration by CASEing the catalogues.
What's a CASE I hear you ask?  CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything.
When I'm in need of inspiration I copy a card direct from the catalogue... Just pick a page, or pick a stamp set and copy a card from that page.

I've chosen to copy the card from page 17 of the Sale-a-bration catalogue.
The stamp set is called "Amazing You!" And as I dont yet have the framelits to cut out the word celebrate I changed it a bit to just use the stampset. I kept the ribbon, fussy cut the flowers and punched the label shape. I used what supplies I had to recreate the card as best I could.

The background as you can see, is a bit different. It uses the new Brusho watercolour crystals from the Seasonal catalogue.
They are quite addictive as each time you create a background its different from every other one and   I want to make more.

In the Seasonal catalogue on page 26, there are step by step directions on how to use the brusho powder. Basically, sprinkle the crystals, spritz with water and spread around with a brush.
There are so many other ways to use these coloured crystals.

I hope you've been inspired to check out the new Seasonal catalogue and take a closer look at the products you can earn, for free, during Saleabration.

Now to hop along to Maria's blog - click on next :

And please don't forget to leave some comment love, as you stop along the way.

 

Stampin Blends ESAD BLOG HOP

Welcome to Stamping Joy !
As you hop around the list of Blogs today, you will see lots of different ways to use the new Stampin' Blends.
I've chosen to show you the simplest method of colouring with the blends on Designer Series paper.
This "Just add Colour" patterned paper is perfectly designed for colouring.

I love how One sheet of paper can make 6 cards or more.
I cut the paper into pieces of 10cm x 14.5cm card fronts, and a few 2 cm x 14 cm strips.

The "Just add colour" paper has large and small flowers drawn with wide watercolour-like brushstrokes.
On my first card I mainly used Pool party, Cherry cobbler and Daffodil Delight with Old Olive for the leaves. It really is quick to colour as the pens are dual tipped with a wide brush for large areas and fine tipped ends for detail.

You can use them just like textas or coloured markers except they are so much more. When you add the lighter tone to the dark they blend and give you a smooth graduation from one colour to another. This second card I went a little over the top on the embellishments lol!

Take a look at this gorgeous Rich razzleberry "purpleness" !
I started by colouring in with the light shade, then coloured in the shadows with the darker shade.
I blended them together with the lighter shade and finished off on the centre petals with the colour lifter.

With a few of the 2" strips that I cut out of the "just add colour" page, I made book marks.
Then to add some depth I coloured in the background with the Slate Grey Stampin blend.
I think it makes the colours pop just that little bit more!

Out of one single piece of DSP I have made 3 full card fronts, 3 half panel cards and a book mark.

Thanks for stopping by, now hop on over to the next blog and dont forget to leave some comment love along the way.

We are half way there Saleabration

On the 21st of February a new offering of saleabration free gifts will be released. I've used two of the latest products on this card. A new stamp set "Make a Medallion" and a few strips of the new coloured glimmer papers that now come in Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay and Sweet Sugarplum.

This week i learned all about "Flat lays" ... Where you place all the ingredients of a project on your table and photograph from above. 

The colours stamped are Mint Macaron and Bermuda Bay ink and the celebrate is de-embossed onto the cardstock with the Celebrations Duo embossing folder. Ive sponge daubered over the de-embossed word with ink.

Medallions and Mandalas are everywhere at the moment. You guessed it they are "on trend" !

If you'd like to place an order, receive a free Occasions catalogue, host a class or demo at your place you can contact me on 0468877125

Nerida :)

ESAD 2017 Blog hop Saleabration

The new Occasions and Saleabration catalogues have been live for a few days, now.

I dont have a wish list this year .... I just want it all !!!

So what's your favourite Free Saleabration offering?

If you're even a bit like me you are trying to decide how to get the best value, the best ideas to earn those free saleabration stamping products you've seen everywhere.

Well, this blog hop is here to solve just that problem!

Maybe you've been seeing dragonflies in your dreams and you really want that "Between the lines paper" ?

Or you've seen Hot air balloons everywhere and you are wanting the "Carried away" designer series paper?

But, Where to start?

At this time of year i have a desparate need to scrapbook my accumulated photo collection so i am over the moon happy to have the "Celebrate Every day" Project life cards. 

They are brightly coloured featuring: Daffodil Delight, Emerald Envy, Mint Macaron, Flirty Flamingo, Watermelon Wonder, Basic Black, Grey and White.

In September we spent a rainy afternoon walking along Bondi Beach, the photos are a bit grey and the water a stealy blue.

What better than some Brightly coloured Project life cards to make the photos pop!

I love the words and patterns and colours in this pack and it has a matching accessory pack.

Which includes a stamp set, paper clips, washi tape, epoxi stickers and silver specialty acetate cards.

Often i have too many photos so by cutting them down, i can stick 3 small pics on one 10x15cm project life card  to tell a story. 

And dont forget Project Life cards make quick and easy cards for all ocassions.

Heres a suggestion of how you can earn a Free Saleabration stamp set - 

To make this card I've used:

2 cards from the Celebrate Every Day project life pack   $28.00

Ombre ribbon and sequins from the

Cupcakes and carousells embellishment kit                    $21.00

Basic black archival ink pad                                            $12.25 

Daffodil Delight, Watermelon and Flirty Flamingo ink pads. $11.50 x 3

= $95.75

And you've earned the FREE "Avant Garden" stamp set from the Saleabration catalogue.

Now its time to click along to the next blog on the Occasions and Saleabration catalogue hop.

There's also a list of all the blogs, so you can find the next one, if you happen to get distracted by all the creative ideas along the way. Hop on over to Cathy Pinchbeck's blog:

 Cathy Pinchbeck - http://wp.me/p3zFY4-dF

BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS:
1. Rebecca Jacovou - http://bechelenstampin.blogspot.com.au/
2. Leonie Schroder - http://wp.me/p2vA9O-f82
3. Lou Kitzelman - http://withabowontopbylou.blogspot.com/…/esad-2017-occasion…
4. Monique Fielder - http://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-blog-hop…
5. Kelly Kent - https://mypapercraftjourney.com/…/esad-blog-hop-2017-occas…/
6. Nicole Wilson - http://nicolejuliewilson.blogspot.com/…/esad-2017-occasions…
7. Peta Stephen - http://www.stampincat.com.au/esad-2017-occasions-catalogue…/
8. Rachael Lewsley - http://www.mystampinhaven.com.au/esad-2017-occasions-sab-bl…
9. Samantha White - http://stampin-with-sam.blogspot.com.au/
10. Josie Dean - https://josiedeanindependentstampinupdemonstrator.wordpress…
11. Cheryl Algie - http://chezzakayewandellagal.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-oc…
12. Libby Dyson - http://wp.me/p4cYCW-2uZ
13. Andrea Buckland - http://creatingcardswithandrea.blogspot.com.au/
14. Cheryl O'Bree - http://nyobre.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-occasions-catalog…
15. Nerida Carter - http://stampingjoy.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-blog-hop-sal…
16. Cathy Pinchbeck - http://wp.me/p3zFY4-dF
17. Megan Lenske - http://paper-meets-ink.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-occasion…
18. Tanya DeRoy - https://inkresponsiblyau.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-occasi…
19. Maree McIntosh - http://stampwithmareescards.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-occ…
20. Juan Ambida - http://juanacreate.blogspot.com.au/…/esad-2017-occasions-ca…

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