Ingenious Inkling

Distress Oxide Resist

The mini challenge at the UNITY Stamp Company Show & Tell Page is Emboss Resist.

I stamped the Unity Burst of Flakes in White Pigment Ink and embossed it with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder.  Next I brushed with four shades of Distress Oxide Ink to create the resist (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord & Shaded Lilac).  I use a baby wipe to remove the ink from the embossed surfaces, so they really pop.

 

The sentiment is from Unity Snow, Snow Cute stamped in Versafine Clair Fantasia.  I finished with purple pearls and glittered epoxy dots and a punched snowflake.  I love that I'm staying on track for my 2019 holiday cards ... love seeing my box fill-up.

Marbled Paper Shine Bright

I have spent most of the day trying to return my studio to some sense of order.  I had to unpack all of my supplies that I took with me to Junkiefest.  I did better this year keeping things organized and making sure I had the right things for each class, but it's quite a chore to figure out what you need and how to transport it, so I end-up overpacking.  I also had to find room for all of the new supplies I picked-up (some from the Swag Bag ... others from class supplies ... and yes, quite a bit from the store (The Ton had stamps half-off, so you know I had to stock-up)).

Unity Stamp Company also had all of their new releases for sale (after shopping I had fun making my way through their Instagram Hop to see all of the cards).  One of the sets was the lovely ...shimmer & shine by Gracielle Designs (the July 2019 sentiment kit).  I thought it would be perfect to ink-up for the July Unity Stamp Company Challenge, which is is Empowerment ... to make a project that builds someone up.

I also recently booked my flight to NYC/NJ for Art Camp 2019 with Lauren.  Several years ago we tried Paper Marbling and managed to marble quite a few pieces with the kit we had purchased.  The fun thing about Art Camp is that with two solid days of creating, we end-up with lots of paper ... the bad thing about Art Camp, is that I still have piles of cool paper that need to find a home.  So today I decided to use one of those marbled pieces of Map Index toward the bottom of the picture for my card.

 

I stamped the Sunflower using Gina K. Designs Black Amalgam Ink and Clear Embossed before cutting the page with a Octagon Stitched Die Cut.  I cut it a second time from thicker watercolor paper to back the thin index paper.

I used the layout from this week's Freshly Made Sketches and die-cut my card base using the largest Octagon and black cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock and finished with some cupped floral sequins from Honey Bee Stamps that were in our Junkiefest Swag Bag.

 

Now to get this lovely little bit of empowerment off in the mail (because remember, you're card can't actually Empower someone unless you give it to them ... so no card hoarding).

I'm also linking-up at Marsha's Feminine Anything Goes Challenge at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges.

 

My Sweet Petunia and #lettersforhenry

I'm on the My Sweet Petunia Blog featuring cards with ink blending and the new #lettersforhenry stamp set from Unity Stamp Company ... please click on over and come visit me.

 

Nautilus Mosaic Condolences

For this morning's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge at Brick House Fabrics, I was immediately drawn to the orange fabric group ... and then to the seashell designs.  I chose this Nautilus Seashell Fabric to inspire my design.

 

After smooshing ink earlier this week, I decided to try a variation on the technique.  I applied three colors of Distress Oxide Ink inspired by the colors of the fabric to my craft sheet and sprayed with Hero Arts Shimmer Mist.  I attached my Technique Junkies Nautilus Mosaic to the lid of my MISTI and pushed it into the inky palette and then stamped on Ivory Cardstock repeating multiple times until the entire image was covered with my inky mosaic.

 

Next I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch with the same three colors of cardstock to design my layout.

 

I chose a sympathy sentiment from Technique Junkies With Sympathy Set of 5 to finish my design.  So much fun to get inky first thing in the morning.  

Remember, 10% off your purchase if you use my Technique Junkies Discount Code.

Ink Smoosh Sympathy

The mini-challenge at the Unity Stamp Company Facebook Page is to do some Ink Smooshing.  I haven't smooshed in a long time ... and as always when I rediscover a technique, I wonder why.

 

I improvised and added some shimmery mist to my Distress Oxide ink before smooshing and it added a lovely all-over-sparkle.

 

After Smooshing, I stamped the butterfly from love. just love. regardless and the sentiment from {...heartfelt sympathy} in Blue Belle ink.  On of those cards that's always good to have made before you need it.

Monochromatic Merging Backgrounds

The SplitCoastStampers Try a New Technique Challenge is called Merging Backgrounds ... when I saw Karen's lovely card and tutoral, I had to give it a try.  

I used my MISTI and a piece of removable tape to combine Technique Junkies Weathered Wall & Textured Newsprint.  Remember, if you use my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie you get 10% off your store order.

 

I stamped the train from Technique Junkies Enjoy the Ride on the Weathered Wall side of the background ... stamping it multiple times with my MISTI, so it would have more contrast.  I finished with the sentiment from Enjoy the Ride on a foam tape raised tag.

I'm also joining the TGIF Challenges where they're Playing with Sepia Tones.

 

 

Technique Junkies February Release

It's time for a new release of stamps at Technique Junkies ... remember you can use my discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your order ... on top of all new stamps being on sale through February 8th (so make sure you stack your discounts).

 

The first stamp from the February Release that I created with was the gorgeous Just a Hug Stamp.

I wanted to see what it would look like on different Distress Oxide Backgrounds.

 

I started with Barn Door and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide applied to my craft sheet and sprayed with water.  Next I used watercolor paper to pick-up the ink dipping in multiple times for a nice overlapping effect with the inks.  This was how they looked when they were still wet ... a bit messy, but they dried beautifully.

 

I did a second set with Festive Berries and Victorian Velvet that were a bit more vibrant.

 

For my first card, I stamped Technique Junkies Just a Hug in Medieval Blue Versafine Clair Ink on the pretty muted background using my MISTI for perfect placement & ink coverage.  After the ink dried, I gave the paper a liberal spray of Dazzle Shimmering Bliss which provides a gorgeous overall sparkle.

 

I rubbed the dark blue ink pad along the edges of my paper to give it contrast from the lavender framing mat.

This one is linking-up at the Inspired by ... Kissing Booth Challenge.

 

 

Next I stamped two more of the Just Hug hearts ... one on this color combination and a second on the more vibrant red ... as always using my MISTI for perfect ink coverage.

 

I just love how the variation of colors works with the words inside the hearts ... so watery and wonderful.

 

I paired this one with red & black for a more dramatic look.

 

 

This pretty Red Heart is linking-up at the Time Out Challenge.

For my third card I went back to the more ethereal colors with a white woodgrain background.  

 

 

I"m linking up at the Creatalicious Challenge Which is Anything Goes Hearts.

Another new stamp in the release is the Heart Be Your Compass sentiment.  I thought it would pair perfectly with the Technique Junkies Map Collage for a lovely masculine design.

The Map Collage was stamped on a beautifully aged piece of vintage paper that really soaked up the ink.  I used my ink pad to distress around the edges a bit.

I used another of my inky backgrounds with the new Retro Blooms Background for some tone-on-tone stamping. 

I mounted it on an ombre note card & added the The Get Well Soon sentiment, which is also from the new release.

 

I used my new Cut-Align ruler from My Sweet Petunia to get the perfect sentiment strip ... I will confess, I've never been a knife user, but I'm a convert now ... I love the precision I can get down to 1/16" of an inch.

Here are the links for the rest of the team:

Technique Junkies Blog - https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release-and.html

Beth Norman - https://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/62500/technique-junkies-february-release/ ‎

Ceal Pritchett - https://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-stamps-february.html

Giovana Smith https://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release.html

Janelle Stollfus - https://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-stamps-with-technique-junkies.html

Janine Tinklenberg - https://jantink.com/2019/02/mitten-state-stamps-february-2019-release.html

Jeanne Streiff http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tj219/

Judy Jackson - https://judysstampart.blogspot.com/2019/02/loverly-new-stamps-in-month-of-love.html

Lynda Pleckan https://paperartscafe.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-2019-release.html

Pat Huntoon https://patstamps.blogspot.com/2019/02/celebrate-new-february-stamp-release.html

Ro Donner https://rodonner.blogspot.com/2019/02/fun-february-stamp-release-from.html

Stephanie Severin - YOU ARE HERE

Vicki Garrett https://summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release.html

Background Stamping with my MISTI

Today I'm sharing a group of cards that feature how to create a stamped background using multiple stamps & the MISTI ... click on over to the My Sweet Petunia Blog to see them all.

 

I'm featuring Technique Junkies Snowflakes stamps and gorgeous Shimmering Bliss Sprays for an easy Emboss Resist Technique.

 

Vivid Poppies

On a cold icy morning, it's good to have a nice warm studio to create.  I decided to join the SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge from a fabulous site - Unique Vintage.  I chose this vibrant floral top with a bow to inspire my design.

I stamped Technique Junkies Small Poppies Background in Gina K. Designs White Kraft Ink on Watercolor Paper (which has more of a fabric texture) using my MISTI to get great coverage ... then I clear-embossed.

I started with Brilliant Red Brusho Powder and sprayed with water, but didn't get the vibrant resist I was hoping for ... so like any great crafter, I experimented and added a second layer of Thalian Pink Shimmering Bliss Spray ... and Voila.

 

I cut my panel in thirds and mounted it on a vibrant blue to pull some of the blues from the floral pattern and of course ... finished with a big beautiful bow.  Sentiment is Just for You from Technique Junkies stamped on a scrap of the pained & sprayed paper.  Remember you can use my discount code TJ10Stephanie to receive 10% off everything at the Technique Junkies Store.

 

While I was embossing and spraying, I decided to try a second one using just the Shimmering Bliss Sprays with the Small Poppies Background again ... this time I combined Thulian Pink & Mardi Gras Purple for a different color combination.  I just love the overall shimmer and vibrant resist you get with these sprays (and the nozzles don't clog ... love that).

 

I cut this one into two pieces and added a big purple bow with the same Just for You Sentiment (perfect for so many occasions.  This time I embossed the font after stamping on a scrap of my sprayed paper.

 

Since the Small Poppies Background was a new stamp for me and it was the first time using that color of Brusho, I'm also linking-up at the Something New Challenge at My Time to Craft.

Batik Emboss Resist

Today I'm sharing four different Emboss Resist Designs using the Technique Junkies Batik Background Stamp and Shimmering Bliss Sprays at the Design Junkies Blog.

 

The sprays produce such a luxurious background ... click on over to see the finished cards ... and remember, use my TJ10Stephanie discount at check-out for 10% off your order.