Mixed Media Card with Kristina Werner – Alcohol Inks & Distress Paint
Hi, all! Kristina Werner here. Today I have a fun mixed media card for you. It combines alcohol inks with Distress Paint, plus some die cutting.
I started out by creating an alcohol ink background using Silver Sparkle Alcohol Cardstock, which made it beautiful all on its own. I used three colors of alcohol ink. I used Gumball, and Enchanted and Villainous which are pearlescent alcohol inks.
To add some detail, I experimented with Picket Fence Distress Paint and the Peonies and Leaves stencil. At first, I tried to create a monoprint, but I didn’t have enough paint on the stencil. Then I decided to apply the paint over the stencil like usual.
To my surprise, the effect was beautiful! The white paint dries back quite a bit (as you can see in the photos), and the colorful background shines through. I was pleasantly surprised with the results.
To finished off the card, I stacked four die cuts made using CZ Design’s Love You die set for the greeting. I also diecut a thin frame using Simon’s A7 Thin Frames die set.
I hope you enjoy the video and it inspires you to mix some different mediums on your cards! I’ve never mixed alochol inks and paint before so this was fun! Enjoy!
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Lovely Layered Chickadee
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Mindy Eggen to our blog! Be sure to read on for all the details and enjoy!
Welcome friends and Happy New Year! I’m so excited to be joining you on the Simon Says Stamp blog today. My card features this adorable Layered Chickadee die which is great for any occasion. I honestly was never a bird person up until the last few years. Now, I have a couple bird feeders right outside my window where I craft.
One thing that I really like about these small layered critters is I can use my scraps of cardstock. Some of the colors I used are Black, White and Storm Cloud cardstock to layer my chickadee. I see these birds all the time at my feeders.
I also thought my chickadee would pair nicely with one of my favorites dies which is the Privet Branch. Using my splat box, I lightly sprayed my die cut piece using Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Spray. I also added shimmer with the Tarnished Brass Distress Mica Spray.
For my background, I used the Filigree Snowflake Embossing Folder to add a bit of interest. I didn’t want the background to over power the image so I just lightly added some blue ink over the embossed design using an Altenew Blending Tool. I didn’t even ink up the brush, I just used whatever ink was left from a previous use.
I have a few hot foiled sentiments stashed in my drawer all ready to go from the Pinkfresh Studio Brushed Sentiments Hot Foil Plate. I paired the brushed sentiment with a smaller sentiment from the So Much Love stamp set. I stamped it in White Pigment Ink, heat embossed with White embossing powder and die cut with the Sentiment Labels die. I love how the black of the sentiment ties in with the Black on the chickadee.
I hope you enjoyed today’s inspiration. I truly enjoyed creating this card and might need to create a chickadee in some rainbow colors just for fun.
Thanks so much for spending time with me today and thank you to Simon Says Stamp for inviting me to their blog. Best wishes in the New Year!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Mindy for being our guest!
Inspired by Pantone’s Color of the Year Very Peri!
Hello creative friends, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you! Pantone has announced its 2022 Color of the Year, which is Veri Peri! So obviously, periwinkle is the inspiration behind today’s project. I wanted to really highlight the uniqueness of this color; its mystical dance between blue and purple. I’ve used both hues to create this floral slimline card.
On this card, I used the PinkFresh Studio Daisy Frame stencil set to create a multi-layered design with different shades of ink. For the periwinkle colors, I utilized Simon’s Wisteria, Hydrangea, and Steel Blue inks. I added extra details and embellishments to the stenciling with Brutus Monroe Periwinkle Glitter Glaze and Cosmic Shimmer Reigning Purple Pearl Tints.
There are a pair of greetings stamped in the middle of the card, which are from Simon’s So Talkative and XL Greetings stamp sets. The sequins scattered around the card are from the Night Sky mix.
Want to see more on how I created this card? Be sure to watch the video for all the details!
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