Wednesday’s WOW! #164 – Creating a masked background.
Here’s a technique for you to try sometime. You can create a masked frame and add colour to the centre area.
To do this use the Masking Paper to add strips around the edge of your card leaving a rectangle or square shape in the middle. Using the Brayer or the Blending Brushes roll (or brush) over your ink. Try different colours to create a coloured background.
Once you are done gently remove the masking paper and stamp over your images. Stamping them in black ink will really highlight them against the background. Then it is a matter of adding a simple greeting.
Hope you get to try this out in your crafting soon.
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
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You can make a wrapper to keep it closed up – or you can leave it off.
But then you open it…
Here’s the video to follow along with.
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Happy Crafting,
Jenny
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I had a little play over the weekend just for me. I checked out the Colour Inkspirations Challenge and created along with the colours for this week.
The CI 169 colours for this week were: Basic Beige, Blueberry Bushel, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy.
I had the Leaf Collection stamp out from other creating so thought I would try these colours with this stamp. This is the result.
I used the Emboss Resist Technique and then sponged over the different colours in different areas over the white card. It gives it a Batik style to the look.
To do this technique – Ink up the stamp in Versamark. Press the stamp on to the card and pour over the Clear Embossing Powder. Heat to melt the powder. Then with the Blending Brushes rub over ink in different parts. You will get some ink on the Embossed areas but that’s ok. Wipe off the excess ink with a tissue.
Heat Embossing is one of my favourite techniques.
You can join in with this colour challenge. Head to the Facebook group there. If you are not already a member then request to join. Then add your projects too. There is a different colour challenge every 2 weeks.
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
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Sunday Suites. We need to have a look at this gorgeous new Season of Green and Gold Suite.
I mean I’m a green fan so of course I’m going to like it but the leafy green colours are beautiful.
This Suite was just released as part of the new offerings for the Online Exclusives.
This is the Season of Green Suite Collection. There are lots of loveliness in this suite.
The Suite includes:
Greetings of the Season Bundle
Golden Greenery Bundle
Season of Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper
Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper
Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon – 9.1m (10 yards) and is 1.9cm (3/4″) wide
Cherry Cobbler and Pearl Adhesive Backed Berries – 64 pieces in total in Cherry Cobbler and Vanilla
There are 2 different bundles. You can choose them both or only one of them.
The Golden Greenery Bundle. I particularly like the foliage dies.
The Greetings of the Season Bundle. This one is so versatile. I love the dies in this bundle.
But this paper…
The Season of Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper.
It comes in 12 12″x12″ sheets. 2 of 6 patterns. It has green patterns with glistening gold accents. You really have to see it. The colours in this paper are Garden Green, gold, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla.
There is also the Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper.
It comes in 6 12″x12″ sheets. 2 each of 3 single sided designs. The printed foliage patterns can be used as a layering piece on cards and tags.
I have just got hold of some of these lovelies and while I start creating with it let’s check some of the projects that Stampin’ Up! have created with this gorgeous suite.
Don’t just think of it for Christmas with those lovely leafy images and the dies.
You can see more of the Season of Green Suite online -> HERE.
If you are in Australia and would love any of these products then head to that link just above. Please use the Host Code: JTRANKN3
Or contact me directly and I can help you out.
And it’s Bonus Days. Which means for your $90 order you receive a Bonus Card to redeem towards your order in August.
Wednesday’s WOW! #163 – A Watercolour Wash on your images.
You might have tried Watercolour Washing over your card to create a background, but have you tried giving your stamped images a wash? It creates a really soft look.
Stamp your image on to Watercolour Paper. This one uses the Painted Lavender stamp set. Spritz over the image lightly with water. Allow to dry for a short time. Then stamp over the washed area again with the same image. You will get a mottled look with a wash in the background. It looks really lovely.
Hope you get to try it out. I have added this image below so you can save it to try later.
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
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Head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: JTRANKN3
OR contact me and I can help you out.
Don’t forget it’s Bonus Day. When you order over $90 in one order you will receive a $9 bonus voucher to redeem in August.
Oops! You forgot someone’s birthday. No time to make a card. I love the kits for quick cards.
Our Kit Tuesday for this week. Expressions of Kindness Kit. It is so pretty.
This is the Kit. You will make 8 cards – 4 of each of the 2 designs plus envelopes. Just some simple stamping and you are on your way.
The stamp set is a great one and you have that to use for any cards later.
See that little “swooshy” squiggle. It is for the flower centres. I don’t know what else to call it but it looks like flames. Now how could you use that later?
The Expressions of Kindness Kit is available now in my store. $41 AUD. You can see it more in my store -> HERE.
If you need to order it for your quick crafting you can head there OR contact me directly and I can help you out.
We have been talking Online Exclusives. There is another great new Bundle. This one is the Changing Leaves Bundle.
This bundle consists of the Changing Leaves Stamp set, the Dies and the Hybrid Embossing Folder.
The Changing Leaves Stamp set has some lovely sentiments in it. The leaf images give a skeleton detail. The dies will diecut the leaves and there are additional leaves and little sentiment shapes.
The dies can also work with the Embossing Folder. It is a Hybrid folder which means the dies fit the leaf shape that are in the pattern. Run your card piece through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, and out come die-cut, embossed accents. You can also use the embossing folder without the dies for embossing large pieces or use the dies alone to cut out solid, flat leaves and labels.
It is a great bundle for cards for any occasion but especially those ‘Thinking of You’ and ‘You are special’ type cards with those sentiments.
Let’s check some ideas for this. These are created by Stampin’ Up! Artists.
This one the images are stamped and simply diecut. The White card mat has been embossed with the Embossing Folder.
For this one it appears the card has been given a watercolour wash and then the card embossed and diecut.
You can see the Changing Leaves Bundle in my store -> HERE.
You can view all the great new Online Exclusives Products there too.
If you are in Australia and would love these for your crafting or any of the other amazing products you can stop by my store at the above link
OR Contact me directly and I can help.
It’s Bonus Days at the moment so with this purchase you receive a $9 voucher to redeem next month.
New products are arriving Online from tomorrow (July 3rd). I will bring you more news about those later but today I wanted to show you a card I made recently with one of these new bundles. This is with the Frosted Forest Bundle.
The Frosted Forest Bundle comes with a stamp set, dies and masks. The stamp set has a number of different trees, great for any occasion. The masks have 2-3 masks for each tree so you can layer the colours on the image. I like that because I’m not a huge fan of colouring.
I will show you the bundle more later but for now I couldn’t wait to share the card. I used Pecan Pie for the trunk and Old Olive for the tree. Using the different layers added to the depth of the tree branches.
With the sentiment I added a sticky note over the full sentiment and just showed the Thinking of You on a small strip of Crushed Curry. Then I snipped the sentiment in half to separate it for the card.
Watch out from tomorrow for more products released as part of the Online Exclusives. There are a number of products for different occasions including Christmas. Great if you are planning some Christmas in July creating. Or to get started for your Christmas cards now. So check back soon.
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Sunday Suites today. Let’s take a moment and look at this beautiful Thoughtful Journey Suite.
The Thoughtful Journey Suite contains brushed watercolours in the gorgeous paper prints. You can be an artist without even trying. The stamps and dies have beautiful florals. You can stamp and diecut the simple images and add them with the beautiful prints or the shiny embossed paper in the Thoughtful Journey Specialty Paper.
The full Thoughtful Journey Suite Collection includes:
The Thoughtful Wishes Bundle
The Thoughtful Journey 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper
The Thoughful Journey 12″x12″ Specialty Paper
Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio (120 adhesive-backed pieces * 40 each of 3 colours * 5 mm * In Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight, Petunia Pop
Let’s see some of these beautiful products closer.
The Thoughtful Wishes Bundle.
The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set is a cling mount set containing 10 stamps. It was inspired by Million Sales Achiever Laurie Krauss. The Thoughtful Wishes Dies contain 11 dies. Use the dies to cut out the thistle and greenery stamps for a focal point on your cards. Or die cut the smaller foliage to create a layered background behind the sentiments. You don’t need a lot more to add to your projects.
The Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper has such beautiful Watercolour prints in flowery and field prints. It contains 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs.
The colours used in this paper are: Blackberry Bliss, Boho Blue, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat.
To see more of this gorgeous paper and see the prints closer view them all -> HERE.
Not just the patterned prints but the beautiful and shiny Thoughtful Journey Specialty Paper.
This Specialty Paper has a lovely pearlised paper. You can see the colours shift as you move the paper around.
There are 5 sheets of 12″x12″ patterned paper: 5 each of 1 single-sided designs. The colours in this paper are Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, pearl, Petunia Pop, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat. So gorgeous. You need to see it up close!
Well let’s see some project then. These are created by Stampin’ Up! Artists.
If you want to see more of this beautiful Suite. Or if you need any of these in your life you can check them in my store -> HERE.
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A Stamping Journey 