Ingenious Inkling

Gel Printed Cards

This weekend's #abcprinting challenge included R is for Rainbow.  I used Dylusions Shimmer Paints to print the rainbow.

 

 

I paired it with the Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Die Cut in Black and white (for a drop shadow).

 

 

 

Stamped Sentiments are Unity Stamp Company Say It Big.

Next up is S is for Stencil (handmade).  I used this cool Bird Stencil that was handmade and gifted to me by my friend Bev. 

 

 

I stenciled in Blue and then went back in with Green (that didn't show through as much as I'd hoped).

 

 

I went back in with a Q-tip and paint on the bird to make it a bit more solid for my card.  I paired it with a vintage wood-mounted stamp (which clearly wasn't mounted straight at the end of the phrase).

 

Autumn Mica Sprays

I got my newest collection of Ranger Mica Sprays, so I combined them with a few existing ones to create lots of backgrounds on watercolor paper and kraft cardstock.

After they dried, I combined them with stamps from Impression Obsession and some wooden leaves I had in my stash to make a group of cards.

 

 

The first one is for the Addicted to Stamps Birthday Challenge using the Sunday Stamps Sketch.

 

I love the combination of the two backgrounds.  Sentiment is Impression Obsession Typewriter Slimline Shorts.

 

 

The next one is for the Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge with a twist of fall.  I embossed the sprayed panel with a Darice Fall Leaf Background Embossing Folder and then inked the raised texture with orange ink.

 

 

The sentiment is from the same Impression Obsession Typepwriter Slimline Shorts stamp set (I love that slightly wonky typewriter font and the set has so many options).

The next one positioned the leaves on top of the Impression Obsession Burlap Die Cut from Kraft cardstock.

 

This sentiment is from Impression Obsession The Skinny.

I'm linking-up my next card at the Country View Challenge Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness.

 

Sentiment is Impression Obsession Watch the Leaves ... and I added a vintage button to ground my wooden leaves.

 

My final card features another vintage button together with a sentiment from Impression Obsession Maple Set.

Gel Printing Fun Continues

I'm still having fun with the September #abcprintingchallenge.

 

K is for Key - I used 3D Glue Dots and an acrylic block with my husband's key knife to do some prints.

 

 

L is for Layers.  I printed & rotated using the Pinwheel Brick Stencil by Lizzie Mayne from Stencil Girl and Catherine Pooler Inks.

 

 

M is for Markers.  I loved how these Zig Art & Graphic Twin Markers looked on the plate ... so vivid and fun.  One technique I'll surely do again.

 

 

N is for nature.  I meant to grab some grass or leaves, but it was dark outside, so I went with plan B and used Nature stamp from Unity Stamp Company ... hope is a beautiful thing stamp set.

 

 

Since Gel Printing is indeed one of my favorite techniques, it is perfect for this Month's Unity Stamp Challenge.

 

 

I added some Merlot Hexagons and a sentiment from Unity Stamp Company {...heartfelt sympathy} using the Sketch from Just Add Ink.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Daring Cardmakers Comfort & Hope Challenge.

 

 

Here's the sketch.

 

 

O is for Oval is next ... not one of my best results, but the joy is in the process.  I cut an oval mask out of printer paper and then printed through the mask.

 

 

Next up, P is for Pastels.  I used some vintage pastels that I picked-up at The Create Exchange on my plate.

 

 

The cool thing about pastels is how many prints you can pull.  The first was with white paint and the second was with gold.

And finally Q is for Q-Tip.  I used new Dylusions Shimmer paints and painted/drew a spiral design with a Q-Tip.

 

Hope you've enjoyed my Gel Printing as much as I have.

 

Shadow Stenciled Sympathy

The September Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to create a card with an offset or shadowed stencil design.

 

 

I created my background using Gina K. Designs Water Droplet Stencil with White Pigment Ink and Dark Spruce Ink on kraft cardstock.

 

 

I used the three shades of Gina K. Designs Spruce Ink with the Layered Eucalyptus stamp & die cut with the Double Stitched Oval Die Cut.

The Layered Eucalyptus sentiment was stamped in the Medium Spruce ink to finish the card.

Spring is in the AIR

The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Spring is in the AIR.

 

 

I chose to build my card around the Cardinal Washi Tape from Eyelet Outlet.  I combined it with other red & black washi tapes from my stash.

 

 

And since Cardinals are thought to show up to give you comfort after the loss of a loved one, I added a Taylored Expressions Sympathy Sentiment from Simple Strips Background to complete my slimline card design.

Stamp Joy 2022 - Day 2

I had fun creating for Day 2 of Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy, so I thought I would share a few.

I usually avoid what I would call cutesy coloring, but we learned how to add strategic white dots to really bring the images to life ... and I love how this little slice of watermelon turned out.

 

 

I also had fun ink blending and then stamping over the top for this cool background look.

 

 

I even had fun ink splattering (although I still hate embossing with white embossing powder ... it took several attempts to get one that I thought was good enough to use).

More Create-in-Quads

I tried using the Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads Mistletoe Stencils for some non-holiday cards.

I used blue and purple on the leaves and Peaches & Cream and Toffee on the berries on Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock  Leaves are Blueberry and Jelly Donut.  I used a darker kraft cardbase.

 

The sentiments are from the December Taylored Expressions free-with-purchase stamp set Anytime Expressions.

 

 

I'm linking the next card at the Inspire.Create.Challenge Birthday Challenge.

 

 

I love how subtle the two-tone is on the leaves & the berries.

 

 

Love this sentiment set too.

 

 

I love how versatile these stencils are using different color combinations.

 

Ink Cube Background

The September Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to create a background using Ink Cubes ... only one problem ... I love Gina K.'s inks so much, I own the collection in the full size pads. 

 

 

After hunting through all of my extras, I found that I had a few neutral colored cubes, so that made my color combination challenge pretty easy to make.  I did a half-sheet of white cardstock not entirely sure where I was headed.  

 

 

I added a white ink splatter hoping it would unify the design a bit more, but I didn't quite get the look I was hoping for (but did manage to get white ink all over my floor and studio table, so an emergency cleaning session had to interrupt my design work).

I decided to go with a slimline design featuring the images from Botanical Blocks Mini, since I liked the idea of repeating the block design theme with my focal stamps.  

 

I finished with and offset positioning of the sentiment in the set and a few scattering of smoky grey gems to finish the design.

Autumn Array On My Mind

The September Taylored Expressions #TEMaker Challenge are lovely autumn hues of the Napa Valley Color Combination.

 

I thought they would be pretty for the new Taylored Expressions Autumn Array Stamp, Stencils & Dies.

 

Though it's a bit hard to see in the picture, the Taylored Expressions Leafy Vine Embossing Folder for the Embossing & the something that begins with E parts of the Challenge (as well as a torn Edge).  I finished with Merlot Bling in the center of the tiny Raspberry Sorbet blooms.

I used the layout from Atlantic Hearts Sketch and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Beautiful Soul.

 

 

I'm also joining the Nature's Bounty Challenge at The Male Room, because men enjoy flowers too.

 

 

Sentiment Strip Sympathy

The current Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to use Sentiment Strips in your card design.

 

 

Unfortunately, I needed to restock my sympathy card stash, so that was my focus today.  I started with the silhouette blooms from Gina K. Designs Natural Silhouettes.  

 

For the first one I used sentiment strips from Gina K. Designs Spring Tulips Mini and Layered Eucalyptus Mini.  Since the Layered Eucalyptus is from September 2019, I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.

 

Since the flowers were already on my MISTI, I stamped them in several colors for easy multi-card making.

 

 

These sentiments are from the Gina K. Designs Natural Silhouettes and Spring Tulips Mini.

 

I love how classic these designs are in the different palettes.  I'm linking the final one up at the Summertime Blues Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.