Buggy Blended Birthday

I started my artsy day with some Ink Blending for the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero April Ink Blend It Up Challenge.

 

 

I wanted to use my Hero Arts Bug You Stamps for a Masculine Birthday Card, so I chose what I thought were some "buggy" colors for my blend.

 

 

I wasn't particularly in love with my blend, so I decided to combine it with the Hero Arts Every Which Way Stencil and the Baby Wipe Technique.  You place the stencil on top of the ink-blended panel and the lay a baby wipe over the stencil.  I use a brayer to make sure the baby wipe comes into contact with the inked-paper as much as possible.  The baby wipe pulls up the ink leaving a pattern behind (very fun and easy).  I did it several times since I was trying to get the stencil to give the paper a grass-like effect for my bugs.

 

 

I stamped, die cut and colored my bugs using a combination of metallic Karin markers and a Green Stabilo Pencil that I blended with my fingers.  I ended-up cutting down my blended panel to work with the Sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch.

 

 

I added some scraps of alcohol ink blended & foiled paper to the band across the card and finished with a sentiment from Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut and a few enamel dots.

I'm also joining the Springtime Insects Challenge at My Time to Craft, the Masculine Challenge at Allsorts Challenge Blog & lastly the Simon Says Happy Birthday Challenge.

Comments

[Brenda]

A great card for our Masculine theme at Allsorts challenge, many thanks for joining us.

B x

[Dena Hughes]

Beautiful blending and stencil technique! Love how you've used the sketch as well. Thank you for joining the challenge at Allsorts and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

[Lynn Brown]

Wonderful blending and stencilling on this great card. Thanks for joining us at Allsorts challenge.

[Anna]

What a beautiful card. I love the ink blending and the alcohol inked scrap that you included as well. Thank you for joining us this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and hope to see you again soon!
Anna, Design Team

[Brandi R]

Fabulous, I love the background and how you did it. Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).

Brandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

[BreAnn Loveland]

Love love love!!