Tim Holtz Distress Ink Color POP: Blueprint Sketch!
Hi readers! Welcome back to our very special and super fun Color POP series with the fantastic Wanda Guess, where we showcase one by one each new Distress Ink Color of the month by Tim Holtz! Today the focus is on Blueprint Sketch. Isn’t this color bold & beautiful? It’s one of my favorites so far! Read on to see how Wanda brought it to life!
It’s Wanda, and I’m here today with the latest installment in our Color Pop series – featuring the newest Distress Ink Color! I’m excited to share a project using the color for July – Blueprint Sketch. This is a clear, bright, beautiful blue with just the tiniest undertone of violet. It really is the exact color of blueprints! I absolutely love it. For this month’s project I paired it with Barn Door and Mustard Seed. You can never go wrong with blue, red and yellow. And, I thought, what better items to use than Tim Holtz Blueprint Stamps! I am seriously obsessed with the blueprint stamps. I have them all!
Since this color is the color of blueprints, I decided to make my own blueprint! I started by stamping the mini blueprint trophy several times with Versamark Ink onto a sheet of white cardstock. Then I used white embossing powder and heat set the images. I ended up with a sheet of trophies – my own background paper. I didn’t worry about being super careful to line them up. I like it more random. After my embossed images cooled, I took a small sponge dauber and the Blueprint Sketch Ink Pad and started coloring over the embossing. What emerged was awesome! Yes, I do love that blue…
Last month in Tim’s 12 Tags post, he made his own striped ribbon and I have been wanting to try that. It’s so easy and fun! I taped my Tim Holtz Ribbon down onto my craft mat in a straight line with washi tape. Then I took my Blueprint Sketch marker and drew a line along one edge. Next I took my Mister bottle and gently spritzed the ribbon with water. It was amazing to watch the ink bleed into the white part of the ribbon. This is magic and you have to do this technique! I dried the ribbon with my heat tool and set it aside to make the rest of the card. Tip – while drying it with your heat tool, gently crinkle it to five it some texture.
I stamped the Ribbon Blueprint stamp several times onto white paper and then cut the stamped images apart so I could layer them as my focal point. This is a great technique with the blueprint stamps. I almost always layer them. I colored the ribbon images with Distress Ink and a water brush. Then I layered all the pieces together with foam tape. When I tied the ribbon onto my card, I added a metal star charm.
This card truly says “You are the best!” Trophies, ribbons, and a star! This would be perfect for your superstar athlete, dad, or co-worker.
I made another color swatch reference chart for you this month, so you can see where this beautiful new blue fits into the Distress Ink color family.
Thank you for following along with me each month as I feature a new color. Can’t wait to see you next month! Have a great day and happy crafting!
Love that color. great card
Wow a very vibrant card
Great card! I love the background :)
This is one of my favorite Distress colors and the card is so nice – would make a good card for awards at school. Maybe I can volunteer to make some for my grandkids teachers.
Love this colour!
the technique of coloring the ribbon was so interesting and a great idea !
Love the reverse printing technique you used for the stamp. What a vibrant blue!
Beautiful vibrant color and I love how you made the card especially the gorgeous bow:)
Great color and great card! ;-)
Cool card. Great technique, too. Clever. Michelle t
Wonderful card with this vibrant blue.
I love this new blue from Tim Holtz. Neat trick wiyh the ribbon.
Love this vibrant color!!!
this is amazing…love it.
Love the look of this card!
Love blue – it’s my favorite color.
this one is so clear and bright.
It’s wonderful and it fits right into the color family.
thanks.
Love the new color!
This is a gorgeous color! I’m gonna have to go and pick it up! :)
I love Blues so I am in love with this color. Wanda’s card is amazing I love the background. I like her color swatch that she shared a picture of it was very helpful.
fun homemade pattern paper!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
So beautiful!
This was a blank in the distress palette I am glad he filled.
That’s gorgeous! I love these shades of blue and how you’ve used them, tfs Karen x
Love the vibrancy of the beautiful colors! Another item added to my shopping cart :)
Just love this bright festive color. Works so well on the project.
This is such a vibrant, pretty, color! My wish list just keeps growing!
Love using those three primary colors. Great background that you created.
All these blues are beautiful. I think this one is great as it is a little brighter than the others…or at least appears that way. Love the back ground and the technique to color the ribbon is great. I must try that. Love your card. TFS
Gorgeous blue!!! Great project ♥
Fun card and beautiful shade of blue!
Great card!!! I just Love this color!!
Beautiful project and I love this lovely blue color!
Cool card, lovin the blues!
Love this card and I agree this blue is wonderful. I must get it :)
Love the great colors!!
Wonderful color & card. Blue has always been a fav color of mine. Like the new shade.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Too delicious. Love the dyed ribbon. Hugz
awesome techniques and I love the layering. I’ve not gotten this color yet as I’m waiting for the minis for the last 4 colors (cmon Tim where are those?!)
Stunning card! Love this shade of blue! It is so vivid. And the technique of dyeing the ribbon is awesome!
Awesome color…my fave!! Love the ribbon and the card is great!
Awesome creations, love all of the blues!
So glad you shared the trick to gettting the ombre ribbon. So easy!
What a fun color!
Love the new blue distress ink pad. More please…
Love the color. Great card.
Great background!
Gorgeous card! I love those colors! Hugs, Robin
Don’t you just love Tim! These colors are so pretty and I love the card you made!
Great background paper idea. I love Blueprint Sketch, too….it’s such a vibrant color!
Love this bright new blue ink!! Great pop of color for any project!