Ingenious Inkling

I'm Totally Awesome

Since my Sarcasti-chick card won me the Queen of Snark, I have the honor of guest designing with the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers this week.  The theme is C is for Colourful (or Colorful).

 

 

I decided to make a card featuring one of my favorite colorful mediums, alcohol ink, this time turned into a Gel Press Print, which gives such a wonderful overlap of colors.

 

 

I stuck with just a sentiment, so as much of that colorful print was viewable.  This perfectly snarky sentiment is from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Best Friends.

I hope you'll come join me and share your Sassy Colorful Designs.

Summer Camp Gel Printed Botanicals

I'm back for another Summer Camp Gel Printing Challenge with GelliArts ... and today's theme is Botanicals.  I used to love to pick all of the wildflowers (and quite a few weeds) in the summer and create my own bouquets and wreaths.  I was so proud when my Grandma hung one that I made on her wall.

 

I was looking for stencils, when I found this unopened sheet of adhesive stencils I picked-up from a Chalk Couture Vendor three years ago.  I cut one of the flowers out and then used a cheap make-up sponge to apply paint to my Gel Press plate until it was covered with blooms.

 

 

They weren't perfectly neat, but that's the joy of Gel Press Printing and Mixed Media art.

 

With my Cadmium Orange Blooms, I decided they were perfect for the Color Challenge at Sunday Stamps ... wish I had a dress in those colors.

 

 

I also used the layout from Freshly Made Sketches together with a cupcake & birthday sentiment sticker.

 

 

I'm having a lot of fun just working on a single print with a theme.

 

And who doesn't love the fun of summer camp without all of the bug bites and sunburn.

 

Starry Sky at Night

Trying another Summer Camp Challenge with Gelli Arts.  Day Three was Stars at Night.  I remember how bright the stars were at our Summer Camp out in the middle of now where with out the City bright lights shining all around.

 

 

I saw @marshavalk splatter Posca Paint Pen on her plate and pick it up with paint, so I thought I would do the same.  The Sapphire Blue Metallic Paint seemed like the right hue for a Summer Camp Sky.  It worked like a charm.  I'll certainly be trying this again with other colors.

 

Fusion Moons

When I saw the current Fusion Card Challenge, I thought about what round objects I had in my creative stash.

 

 

I decided to combine a Gel Press Print with round elements and the beautiful Aunt Yo's Moons stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (remember, the discount code is GNOMIES for 20% off your order).

 

 

I layered them onto my background using the images from the photo as my inspiration.

 

 

And the perfect sentiment from Flora & Fauna Letterboard Set.

 

Bonfires

Gelli Arts is hosting a fun Summer Camp Gel Printing Challenge over the next few weeks.

 

 

I always loved summer camp despite the big bites, freezing cold showers, and sweltering heat at night when it was time to fall asleep.  What I remember are the joy of every afternoon in the pool, the friends, and the artistic endeavors we undertook.

I chose a group of prints from my stash that reminded me of a bonfire.  The idea of creating pictures from my prints means some of those that I have no idea what I would make with them suddenly become useful.

 

 

I used the deep blue for my background and the brown for my logs (using a cartoon pictures as my visual inspiration).

 

Next I hand cut lots of flames to form my bonfire and then searched for the perfect sentiment sticker to turn this into a card.

I'm also linking-up at the X is for Exposed Challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ... because if liar's pants really did catch fire, there would be a lot of exposing going on.

 

 

Hopefully I'll be able to play along with at least several more the next few weeks.

It Will Be Okay

When I join the Retro Rubber Challenge, I usually reach into my drawers of neglected wood mounted stamp. 

For today's card, I chose Bloop, a Robot from Starving Artistamps Urban Collection that I used on this card back in 2009.

 

The Retro Rubber Challenge is this great Sketch.

 

 

I used the hues from the Color Throwdown Challenge with one of my Alcohol Ink Gel Press Print for my golden yellow background.  I added some White Enamel Hearts from Eyelet Outlet and used a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Fresh Bloom Sentiment Strips.

 

 

Abstract Sunset Sympathy

When I saw this stained glass window while we were at a church for a funeral, it reminded me of the Essentials by Ellen Abstract Sunset Die.

 

 

I used it as inspiration piecing the die together using Alcohol Ink Roll-Off pages & prints from my recent gel press printing and a shaving cream marbled paper for the sky.

 

 

I spaced the die pieces to give the look of stained glass & finished with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Mondo Pansy.

Alcohol Ink Congrats

I had so much fun using Alcohol Inks on my Gel Press a few weeks ago. 

Here was the first print I pulled, together with the roll-offs from cleaning my brayer.

 

 

I was going to use that print for the Color Throwdown, but I went with my second one since I thought the shade of green was closer to the palette.

 

 

If you look around my studio, you will see those color speak to me.  I pulled the print with Golden Iridescent Silver paint, which is my new favorite for pulling prints.

 

I used Say It Loud stamps and Coordinating Dies from a new-to-me company Maker's Movement using the layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

 

 

I'm also joining the Just Us Girls Challenge where it is to use Script, so my scripty sentiment fits the bill.

 

Happy Saturday!

What is Life Without Goals?

Tonight's cardmaking goal was very specific ... a Soccer-themed Thank You.  I started with a piece of Soccer-themed designer paper from the We R Memory Keepers Game Day Collection.  I searched through my stash and found several Gel Press Prints (the background & behind the sentiments) that coordinated.

Lastly, I used the Layout from Global Design Project and assembled my card.

 

I loved layering together all of those strips of paper. I used a vintage soccer picture and Goals Sentiment cut from Authentique Golf Papers.  I completed my design with a Thank You sentiment from Simon Says Stamp CZ Design Sentiment Strips Reverse Gratitude.

 

Clean & Simple Critters

Somehow I managed to lose my entire container of Brayers somewhere in my studio.  I packed them up a week before vacation, so I would have them to take along, and then subsequently lost them.  This loss has led to a massive scavenger hunt through my studio, which has led to the discovery my many things (like the adorable Doodlebug Fall Friends Critter Stickers I used on my card), but so far still no Brayers.

I wanted to use some of the cool gel press prints and roll-offs that I made last weekend in my card, so I chose the AAA Cards Critter + Sketch Challenge to inspire my design.

 

 

I used one of my Alcohol Ink Prints from last weekend along the top and one of my alcohol ink roll-off papers for the grass landscape inside my circles (cleaning my alcohol ink covered brayer using blending solution and rolling it onto paper produces the coolest effect).

 

 

I created my little Critter scene using mushrooms, a ladybug, a birdie and two little bees from Doodlebug Fall Friends stickers.

I finished with an Graphic 45 Birdwatcher Border Sticker and a typed sentiment from Taylored Expressions Sketchbook Florals.