Ingenious Inkling

Friend as Wonderful as Me

The current Challenge at Unity Stamp Company is Grounding with Supplies ... using your supplies to ground a floating image.

I stamped the lady from Unity's Damn Girl in grey ink on ivory cardstock and used a variety of Washi Tape (and one piece of cardstock to provide the opaque layer I needed right under her body) to ground her.

 

One of the Washi Tapes had a thin row of Pink, so I colored her hat the same color using markers.  I finished with a banner sentiment from the same set.  Fun card to make ... now who to send it to???

 

Brayering Paint Direct to Paper

I watched this video by PaperArtsy on making brayered chalk paint backgrounds, and I knew I wanted to try it.  I didn't however want to ship all of my chalk paints to New Jersey, so I tried it with regular acrylic paints instead.

 

I was really happy with my first attempt ... these will make some great card backgrounds.  After doing the first batch on white cardstock, Lauren suggested we try it on some DCWV Bright Stack Cardstock instead.  This added two components to the design ... the background color itself and the wonderful light texture of the paper.

 

I really loved these too ... can you see the dark coral cardstock peeking through onthe top right?  The rusty orange/teal/yellow is my favorite I think.

Now that I'm back in my own studio, I'll be breakout out my chalk paints and giving this another try.  I just love getting painty.  Here is another video I found, so I'll probably take a few of these and add some painty stamping techniques.

Gel Print Tag Fun

Lauren and I have spent the weekend Gel Printing pretty much anything we could get our hands on.  I thought one of my prints would be perfectg for the Make Your Own Background Challenge at the AllSorts Challenge Blog.  I made this background from a single pull using a 5x7 Gelli Plate (sometimes you get lucky like that).

 

The background was made with the cool Texture Plate from Carabelle Studios called Jamboree.

 

 

I put a tag together for the TGIF Project Challenge - Make a Tag and added it to my card using the Sketch from Try Stampin' - or Not - on Tuesday.

I did some *shopping* in Lauren's stash and found some stickers to create my tag (always fun to look through someone else's studio) ... and a quick card was done.  Simple Ordinary Moments pretty much summed up the joy of being able to craft in person with your crafty besty.

 

 

Grounded to Space

The newest Mini-Challenge at Unity Stamp Company is called Grounded to Space ... using an inky background to ground something that isn't on the ground (i.e. air or sea).  I don't remember every consciously doing this technique before, so I had to give it a try.

 

The only Unity Stamp I could find in my stash that fit the theme was this Airplane from For the Guys.  I decided to "ground" it by using white pigment ink on blue cloud stock to create a cloudy sky ... I used a triangle of sponge and a hand-cut curvy edge to create my sky.

When I stamped the plane on top of the clouds, the ink was lighter where it stamped over the pigment, making it look like it was trying flying through the clouds ... happy accident.

Technique Junkies New Christmas Stamps

The October release is mostly about Christmas ... which I love, since I make my holiday cards all year long.  Remember, you can use my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie for an additional 10% off your entire purchase (new stamps are already 15% off through October 8th).

 

 

My Gran had a silver metallic Christmas tree when we were growing-up, so I wanted to try the new Scratched Tree Stamp on Metallic Silver Card stock.  I stamped it in Flirty Fuchsia several times using my MISTI and then embossed with Wow! Coconut Ice Embossing Glitter.  The sparkle is marvelous.

 

 

I finished with a thin sticker sentiment at the bottom to let the image shine.

I also had to try the tree in more traditional hues.  I sprayed watercolor paper with Distress Oxide Sprays and then let it dry.  Next I inked the Scratched Tree in Green and stamped on top multiple times using my MISTI.

 

 

I used a scrap of the sprayed paper to stamp the sentiment from the new Victorian Greetings and then added some bling to frame it.

 

Next I tried the Scratched Tree over another Distress Oxide Spray background.

 

This time I decorated the tree with bling and added a blingy decoration to the top ... I just love all of the easy to create possibilities with this image.  I'm also linking-up at the Let's Get Ready for Christmas Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Next up is the new Poinsettia Set.  I started by spraying another piece of water color paper with Distress Oxide Sprays.

 

 

Then I used my MISTI to cover the paper with various sized Poinsettia blooms.

 

I wrapped my card with a Christmas Bow and then stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Set onto a scrap of the sprayed paper.

Next I created with the new Christmas Lights Background.  This paper background was created by smooshing a piece of water color paper into the sprayed background for the poinsettia card and picking-up the extra ink.  Next I stamped the Christmas Lights in black ink.

 

 

I used several colors of Spectrum Noir Markers to color the bulbs and a metallic marker to add a bit of sparkle where they attached to the cord.  The sentiment is another from the Victorian Greetings Set.  I can't wait to color those lights in all of the favorite combinations from my childhood.

My final card for today's release features the new Reindeer Names Background.  I was having so much inky fun, I stuck with my Distress Oxide Sprayed Backgrounds before I stamped in Black Ink.

 

 

Next, I cut my background into strips and attached it on the black card base.

 

 

I finished with lots of bling and a third sentiment from Victorian Greetings (this set is a must-have for holiday cards).

 

Here are the links to check out the other designers:

• Technique Junkies Blog https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-release-and.html
• Beth Norman-Roberts https://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/62788/technique-junkie…ase-and-discount/‎
• Ceal Pritchett https://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-release-and.html
• Giovana Smith https://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-release-is.html
• Holly Brown https://glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-2019-stamp-release-for.html
• Janine Tinklenberg https://www.jantink.com/2019/10/mitten-state-stamps-tj-october-2019.html
• Jeanne Streiff https://inkypaws.splitcoaststampers.com/2019/10/01/tj10-2019/
• Judy Jackson https://judysstampart.blogspot.com/2019/10/ohhh-october-ohhhh-new-stamps.html
• Kia Gibson-Clapper https://kia-splace.ca/cards/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-release/
• Lee Ann Barrett https://greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2019/10/celebrating-technique-junkies-new.html
• Lynda Pleckan https://paperartscafe.blogspot.com/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-2019-stamp.html
• Pat Huntoon https://patstamps.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-2019-new-stamp-release.html
• Ro Donner https://rodonner.blogspot.com/2019/10/technique-junkies-october-release.html
• Stephanie Severin - https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2019/10/technique-junkies-new-christmas-stamps.html

Pastel Embossing

I first fell in love with Technique Junkies when I discovered their super-cool techniques.  I thought it would be fun to go back and revisit a technique and see if I could make it new again.  The Pastel Embossing Technique required a stamp positioner, so I knew it would be much easier to accomplish with my MISTI.

Head on over to the Technique Junkies Blog to see the three cards I created with these gorgeous embossed pastel panels.

 

 

Paper Pieced Briefs

The current Mini-Challenge at Unity Stamp Company is paper piecing ... that was one of the first techniques I learned and I still love it today.  My oldest evidence of Paper Piecing was this couch from October 2007 ... still love it.

 

Today I pieced from the Christmas Briefs set from Unity.  I didn't want to detail cut all of those ruffles, so I stamped them on the background and then paper pieced along the straight lines.

 

The boys briefs were easier to cut out ... I used a pre-made watercolored card base.

 

 

Super-easy and super-fun.

MISTI Masked Stencils

I'm sharing a Masked Stencil Technique at the My Sweet Petunia Blog today using both ink & Gina K. Designs Glitz Glittery Gel ... come visit me.

 

 

 

Technique Junkies Masked Backgrounds

I'm masking Technique Junkies Coffee Cat on the Technique Junkies Blog today ... come visit me and say hello.

 

Remember, you get 10% off your entire order using my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie.

 

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.