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Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cathy Zielske with our latest edition of EZ with CZ! Read on, and be sure to watch the video for all the details! Enjoy!

Hello crafty friends! It’s Cathy Zielske here and I have the simplest idea for a quick card! All you need are some ink cubes (or pads, too!) and some big decorative stamp.

This technique works well with big floral or leafy stamps. I’m using the Graceful Flowers Stamps which feature a very large, gorgeous bloom. This is especially great for NOT coloring a detailed image and yet it still comes across as very elegant and graphic.

Be sure to pick colors that are analogous, which means they follow each other on the spectrum of the color wheel. Three or four should do the trick. Here is my video showing you the card.

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This is also a great technique for when you just want to play and see how your swipes turn out!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you next month!

SUPPLIES:

PREORDER Simon Says Stamps and Dies… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps Graceful… [ SSS ] PREORDER Simon Says Stamp Graceful… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Rainbow Splash Ink Pad Black rsi16 [ SSS ] Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ] MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS ] Waffle Flower 6.5×8.5 inch Grip Mat… [ SSS ] Gina K Designs BLACK ONYX Color… [ SSS ] Waffle Flower A2 LAYERS Dies 310282 [ SSS ] Anna Griffin EMPRESS ELECTRONIC Die… [ SSS ] Crafter”s Essentials PINK Easy See… [ SSS ] Gina K Designs Large Connect Glue and… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Thin White 3D Foam… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100lb… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Place And Pierce… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Place And Score… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Scoring Tools Bundle… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp REVERSE TWEEZERS st0106 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embellishment Mix… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Maxi Guillotine… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to CZ for being our guest!

Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Cheiron Brandon to our guest with a gorgeous floral card idea! Read on and enjoy!

Hello there crafty friends! It’s Cheiron Brandon here with my monthly post using Tim Holtz products. This month I am playing with new Alcohol Ink colors to make a gorgeous background, then adding a big stamp from the floral trims set and coloring it with coordinating colors using Distress Watercolor Pencils. 

To begin I took a piece of Ranger Yupo Paper and  added some Alcohol Ink Blending Solution to it. Then I added some Alcohol Inks to the panel, one at a time, moving them around with the air blower until I got the look I wanted. I used Cosmopolitan, Juniper, Chronicle, and Bayou. I let my panel dry (but you could also dry with a heat tool). Once the panel was dry, I splattered my piece a bit with some Isopropyl Alcohol and a paintbrush to get the colors to move even more and get that dotted/splatter effect. 

For the Floral Trims, I stamped the image onto a piece of Distress Watercolor cardstock using Black Soot Distress Archival Ink. I colored the flowers with my Distress Watercolor Pencils and used water and a round paintbrush to get a nice light blended look.  To color them in I used Cracked Pistachio, Shaded Lilac, Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw, Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage and Iced Spruce pencils. Once my flowers were dry, I cut them out with the coordinating dies. 

To assemble the card I cut my alcohol Ink panel to fit the front of an A2 size card, and adhered it to the card.  Then I added foam tape to the back of the cut out Floral Trims piece and added it to the card and trimmed off the excess at the top and bottom of the card. I left the leaves on the side to hang off ever so slightly. 

For the sentiment, I stamped a sentiment from the Tim Holtz Floristry set onto a piece of black cardstock and embossed it in white. I added to the card with some foam tape under one side to keep the same dimension as the Floral Trims. There are so many things you can do with your alcohol ink panels, and sometimes just adding a simple die cut and sentiment can give you beautiful results!

SUPPLIES:

Tim Holtz Floral Trims Stamps with… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Floral… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Floral Trims Wafer… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz 8 x 10 White Yupo Paper… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Ranger Blending Solution… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Ink Air Blower Ranger tac69096 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Juniper Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Chronicle… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Cosmopolitan… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Bayou Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and to Cheiron for being our guest!