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Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 July 2011

Black and Teal Fleur de Lis Script Anniversary

This card was inspired by a card I saw made by the lovely LizzieS. I told her I'd be borrowing the idea!!!


I started by colouring a panel of white card with Adirondack Stream dye ink using a shaving brush and overstamped using the same ink with the Prima Notary stamp, using second-generation ink.

The Fleur de Lis mini stamp from Inkadinkado was stamped over the top using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink, as was the Stamps Away Happy Anniversary stamp.


The image panel was then matted onto black card.

A strip of teal floral circle paper, from the Papermania Temptations Big One paper pad, was matted onto the black card and across the card blank and the image panel matted over the top.

Three large teal pearls (from the Create and Craft carousel) were added in the top right corner.


I also decorated the inside of the card using the Warm Wishes stamp from the Hot Off The Press Sentiments stamp set and the Onyx Black ink.

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Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Pink Green and Blue Paper Pieced Butterflies

Well, as promised here is my attempt at colouring with Distress Inks and the shaving brushes from Wilkinsons in place of the much more expensive Inkdusters or similar. The card I made, an anniversary card, was actually based on a beautiful tag created by the very talented ClarkyJ and you can see her stunning masterpiece here.

Having looked back at Janet's tag, I realized hers looks more balanced as she has followed the 'rule of thirds' whereas mine is more half and half. I shall try and remember that for the future!!


I started by stamping the Butterfly image, from Chocolate Baroque/Craft Stamper, onto pieces of the pink butterfly paper from the Papermania Summer Bloom paper pad using Brilliance Graphite Black pigment ink and cutting them out.

A piece of white textured card was coloured using the shaving brushes and a selection of Tim Holtz Distress inks. The green area was created using Shabby Shutters and Forest Moss and the blue area using Weathered Wood and Faded Jeans. The edges were then distressed with the Walnut Stain ink. In retrospect, I think maybe Antique Linen may have been a better idea - never mind!

The green area was then overstamped using the Forest Moss ink and the Cone Flower and Grass stamp from the Inkadinkado Meadow stamp set.


The butterfly image was stamped a couple of times onto the blue area and then paper pieced using the pieces already cut out. The excess was cut away from the edge of the panel.


The sentiment, from the Hero Arts Anytime Messages stamp set, was then stamped onto the panel using the Graphite Black ink and then a frame from the Papermania Mix and Match Frames stamp set was stamped to go around it. The frame section was coloured in using a black Whispers Brushstroke marker.

A clear Sakura Stardust pen was then used to trace over the frame and the word 'JOY' and on the swirly sections of the butterflies. You can just make it out on the above pictures.

A length of green fibres from the HOTP Emerald Sarabooks Fibre Pack was then tied around the panel and this was then matted onto a panel of the pink dragonfly paper from the Summer Bloom paper pad.


A strip of the lime green plaid paper from the same paper pad was punched using the Martha Stewart Doilly Lace border punch and distressed with the Forest Moss ink. This was matted directly onto the card blank and the image panel matted over the top to the right of the card blank.

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Friday, 10 June 2011

Light Blue Embossed Inkadinkado Swan

Here is a card I made for a good friend's birthday. We met at uni 17 years ago and are still in touch today.


The image, from the Inkadinkado Butterflies and Birds stamp set was stamped using ColorBox Smoke Blue pigment ink and cut out. It was then matted onto the reverse of blue Core'dinations Whitewash card.

A square was die cut with a Nestabilities die from the blue Whitewash card and embossed with a square embossing folder from the Cuttlebug Decorative Squares #3 set. The detail was then sanded and the image matted onto it.

A panel of white card was embossed using the Papermania Victorian Fleur embossing folder and coloured around the edges with the Smoke Blue pigment ink and ColorBox Creamy Brown fluid chalk ink.

A strip of the light blue medallion paper from the Papermania Persimmon paper pad was matted onto the blue whitewash card and matted across the embossed card and then matted onto navy blue shimmer card.


A large white Papermania Imaginisce paper flower was coloured with the Smoke Grey ink and the Creamy Brown fluid chalk ink. A small white flower was highlighted with the Creamy Brown ink and layered with a white pearl Papermania brad coloured with a W3 Copic marker.  The flower was added in the top corner of the panel.

The sentiment, from the Studio G 'Friends For Life' mini stamp set was stamped with the Smoke Blue ink and matted on the blue whitewash card.

Champagne coloured pearls from the Kort and Godt Autumn selection and added to the embossed square and sentiment panel.

I also made a lightly different card using a 'Best Wishes' sentiment from the Papermania Just For You stamp set:


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Monday, 6 June 2011

Dark Blue and Green Inkadinkado Anniversary Butterflies

The Butterfly Rainbow image from the Inkadinkado Butterflies and Birds stamp set was stamped using ColorBox Midnight Pigment ink and die cut using square Nestabilities dies. These were then matted onto scalloped squares, also die cut with Nestabilities, from navy blue shimmer card.

Here is a close-up view of the image and sentiment:


A strip of the dark blue and green paisley paper from the Laura Ashley Traditional paper pack was matted onto the navy shimmer card and a length of olive green stitched woven ribbon from the Chatterbox Olive ribbon pack was wrapped around the panel.

This was matted onto a panel of the green and dark blue etched botanical paper from the same paper pad and matted onto a panel of the navy blue shimmer card.


The sentiment, from the Elzybells Swirl Sentiments stamp set was stamped using the Midnight ink and matted onto the shimmer card. The image panels were matted over the ribbon and the sentiment placed beneath it.

Green pearls, from the Kort and Godt Pastels set, were added to either side of the sentiment panel, lined up using the Stampin' Up Mat Pack template.

I have to say I'm rather pleased with it!!!

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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Red, Orange and Yellow Silhouette Wild Carrot

This card was inspired by an article in the October issue of Craft Stamper Magazine last year. I've been meaning to have a go at it for a while and finally got around to it!!  Ireally like the effect and I think I'll be making more of these in different colour combos. Might even try some with some moons!!

I've just discovered the article was by  the very talented Joanne Wardle - have a look at her amazing blog here.

An area of the card blank was masked off and the Fired Brick, Wild Honey and Scattered Straw Distress Inks from Tim Holtz were added using Cut 'n' Dry foam.


The masks were removed and the Wild Carrot and silhouette butterfly images both from the Inkadinkado Meadow stamp set, were stamped over the panel using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink.


The sentiment, made using the Anniversary stamp and Happy from the Happy Birthday stamp from the Papermania Mix & Match Scrolls and Sentiments stamp set, were stamped in the corner also using the Onyx Black ink.

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Saturday, 9 January 2010

Pink and Green Victorian Strolling Couple

I have returned. I have just spent three very cold wintry weeks in beautiful Dublin - at least I believe it's beautiful from my previous visits as I didn't actually see any of it this time round.

I've never known such cold weather - and if you thought the British councils were slow off the mark, get this. There were no gritters sent out on New Year's Eve before the first of the January snowfalls, and then they were knocked off for a few days' holiday. When we left on Thursday morning, the roads still hadn't been gritted and cars were skating like Todd Carty on a bad day! It took us over 90 minutes to do a 25 minute trip! When we got back to the UK, we didn't drive on a road with any snow or ice on it, until we reached the last half mile of our journey, the housing estate!

Anyway, I write this from my hibernation chamber where I will be spending the next couple of weeks by the looks of things. I'm definitely not a cold weather person! And, to top it all, the radiator doesn't seem to be working in our bedroom so we'll have to call someone out to have a look at it - and what's the betting they don't come out til the weather warms up - like August!

So, back to all things crafty! Here is a card I made a while back now, using a beautiful image that I got from Jackie/mp3mills in the July 2008 image swap over on docrafts. This was created for a very good friend that I made when I lived in Germany shortly after I got married. Hazel was very good to me and managed to get me an interview for a really good (if not well-paid) job where I was able to use my then recently acquired German degree. Eleven years on, we still keep in touch. I can't believe it's been that long!


Firstly, a gatefold card was created from white hammer card and covered using the pink blossom lace paper from the Papermania Regency Signature paper pad. These papers are really very elegant and suit the image very well.
A strip of green card was matted onto brown card, stamped using the Studio G border stamps and attached either side of the centre join.
The image, Strolling Couple from Inkadinkado, was watercoloured using the Whispers Brushstroke markers. This was matted onto green and brown cardstock and attached over the centre of the card.
The 'With Love' sentiment, from the All Night Media Brenda Walton Romanza Labels and Tags stamp set, was stamped using the Versafine Onyx Black ink and colour tinted using the Whispers Brushstroke markers. This panel was attached to the right-hand side of the card, and the image was tucked behind it to keep the card closed.
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