LIM 281 Faux Bleach

I tried the faux bleach tech with some Yupo paper and find that it does not 

like to be heat embossed.  It crinkled on me so I trimmed

out the wrinklies and ended up with a slim strip....

I used dye reindeers for the color and it seems to have

"bleached" out most of it.

Dragonfly stamp is by Magenta

word die is by Taylored Expressions

I fussy cut an extra dragonfly and popped

him up so you can see how he looked

before ironing off most color.

I am not too happy with my results

but I have not got time to re-do

so here it is.

Be sure to stop by the

 

site to see the wonderful

creations everyone (except me) has posted!

Simple Alterations

This simple card was done by altering a piece of DP.

I liked the basic look of the floral paper, but it had

a center that was preprinted for adding

a recipe.  

I layered a blank white panel over the entire

center and stamped a floral image by Magenta.

Added a red bow and a sentiment by 

savvy stamps, layered that over some

Tim Holtz cardstock and was finished.

In keeping to the design my card ended up being 

6" square...but I like it and that is what counts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Alcohol Ink Splash Technique

This card is an off-set one, meaning the front is shorter than the back to allow

one to view the inside when closed.

It also uses a technique from 

Technique Junkie Newsletter

which you will need to go there to find the recipe, sorry.

I stamped the flowers (by Magenta) from the Splash

papers and trimmed them, layering them along the bottom

and adding several jewels here and there.

I stamped the verse (which I confess to being too lazy

to track down to tell you who makes it).

IRL there is such a shimmer and glow to these flowers!

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during yesterday's blog hop so without further delay.......

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*Technique* Bogus Bows

Today I have 2 cards for you.  

They both use a bow, only difference is the size of the ribbon.

The difference with this bow is that it is 

attached very well

no lumps, lies flat for mailing.

The directions are below:

1)  Punch 2 holes (sized to your ribbon width) fairly close to each other
2)  Put your ribbon through the holes going from front to back
3)  Cross the ribbon ends in the back, bringing the ends up through
to the front.  You can stop here for the same-old-same-old bow OR
you can keep going to make a knock-out Bogus Bow:
4)  Put the ends of the ribbon back through again...do not cross it over...put them 
through the same side they are coming out of.  Do NOT pull tight!  Put your finger
in the fold to make a loop.  Do this on each side.
5)  Now you can cross the ends in the back and pull the ends through to the
front and cut them to suit.

and the first card is below (using the smaller 1/4" ribbon)

and here is a card using a larger 5/8" sheer ribbon:

The floral stamp used on both cards is by Magenta

with rub ons used on the purple card.

Magenta Labels (with a TIP)

A simple card today.

I brayered variegated dye inks over some labels and then

stamped the image by Magenta in black.

I peeled the backing from the labels and stuck them to a black background.

This is guaranteed to give oomph to your art.

*TIP*

To get another guarantee (of perfectly straight, even labels) 

adhere them so:

Peel 1/3 of the backing from the top of your block of labels and 

stick the tops down where you want them, then slowly peel off more and stick and 

more and stick.  This ensures your labels are as straight as if you

kept them on the backing paper...no more crooked labels!

As you can see, my labels are straight...even if my stamping is not....

Daisies Among Us

This card was made by smooshing some inks on the backside of a panel of vellum on which was stamped a floral stamp by Magenta.

I layered this over a white panel edged with black and then over

a blue panel before affixing it all on the purple base.

I added some square clear epoxy stickers over some stamped letters

by Hero Arts on the right side.

A 10 minute card! Even allowing for the drying time it was quick.

Rainbow Strips

This began as a piece of white glossy paper.  I brayered over

with a variegated pad and stamped small images all over.

Then I cut it into strips and mixed them up before

affixing them.

The focal image is stamped with the same variegated pad.

That is supposed to look like she is holding a shawl?

What do you think?

Cut Out Technique

This technique is all about illusion!

First you will mask off a border on your cardfront.

I measured 1/2" for my sample.

Then using a medium size stamp, stamp images here and there, being sure to connect them in some way to the border area and to each other.

Stamp with versamark and emboss with EP.

Now draw a line using a ruler around the front at your desired

frame width.  Using a craft knife, cut along the border and around the images.

You should end with open spaces around the

images with a clear border area *see above*

Layer a metallic paper behind the cutout front 

and finish as desired.

This sounds harder than it is and you end up

with a really cool effect.

Images used were by Magenta and Non Sequitur

Ripped Palette

It might seem like I will do anything to get out of coloring

doesn't it?

This card uses a technique that makes your paper do the coloring!

For this card I began with a purple panel.  I ripped a green panel and 

centered that over the purple, then I ripped a smaller yellow panel and

put that on top of the green.

Then I stamped the image over it all.

To keep my markers from getting too dusty I stamped and cut out another butterfly

after coloring it.  I added some crinkly wire for the

antennae and popped it up at the bottom.

The sentiment is by Non Sequitur and the bugs are Magenta.

Batik'd Dragonfly

I did a batik technique on a used dryer sheet and like the way it turned out.  The dragonfly is by Magenta, isn't he just cute?

Reminds me of Michael Strong.

I brayered over for some strong color and left some cover portions of my "bug".

Crooked is as crooked does.  I like crooked.  Okay so I tried to cover up that I got the 

background paper askew.....

Today is my birthday so I am entitled to a little goof aren't I?

Magenta Split Negative

This card is pretty simple and easy to do.
I stamped the image by Magenta twice, once in black on green paper and again in black on yellow paper.
Cut the image exactly in half and layer each half on an opposite colored paper and then onto your base card.
That's all!  No coloring needed.  This is even more dramatic using black ink on white paper and white ink on black paper and matching like I did.
We are in the middle of our annual mud season here in South Dakota.  That is the season between winter and spring when there is no dry land anywhere in the state.  Most of the rivers and streams here in our area are on a flood rampage now and our roads are becoming canals as this season's snow melts.
This is also when I get some serious stamping done.  It sure beats going outside and getting wet and muddy IMO....

Spellbinders Flower

This card was done using Spellbinders scalloped circles dies and stamps by savvystamps & Magenta.  I cut several large circles and 2 smaller circles from pink cardstock.
My bottom flower layer is a plain large circle left flat, my next layer is the same size but folded with both valley & mountain folds for depth.  My next layer is a smaller circle with the same folds in the same places.  Basically I just divided the circles into quarters & made mountain folds at each quarter-then halfway between those folds I divided again and made valley folds around.  I used 2 circles for each layer, glueing them together for fullness.  Before I did this I punched a small circle in the center of them all and lined that up for the ribbon you see coming out the top.  The ribbon binds it together and also attaches to the bottom panel.  For added stability I set several pop dots around beneath each layer to keep it all together.
It sorta looks like a flower doesn't it?

Paper Pieced Pots

This is a simple paper pieced card, using the background paper on the center pot.  I stamped the Magenta image once on white paper and once on the plaid paper and cut  out the center pot from the plaid paper and set it over the center pot.  I colored in the image and set it over a piece of mulberry paper and then over the plaid paper.  Added some tiny brads in the corners and called it done.
I love this Magenta stamp, but it does demand a larger space than an A2 card allows.

Magenta Brayer Spots

This card was done by inking a small 2 inch brayer with dye inks and running it here and there in short bursts across my paper to give a muted color effect.  I might have gained a more blended affect with pigment inks but kind of like how this turned out.
I stamped and colored an image by Magenta and added a small saying by savvystamps in the bottom corner.
This could be used for most any occasion couldn't it?