Moving On With Your Water Colouring Using Zig Real Brush Markers With The Amazing Stamps By Anita Jerim.

 Hi There Crafty Friends,

I hope your all Well!,

I have loved using the Distress Inks to build my confidence with water colouring painting. But I felt I wanted to give another medium a go... 

Previously I have struggled with my Zig Markers but un deterred, I though I try again.

I was quite shocked at how I felt using them, I had a different feeling and appreciated the way the colours worked. I had completely slowed down. 

Enjoying the practice far more, not a expert but defiantly heading in the right direction.

Products

New Baby Stamp ( Colorado Craft Company) 

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/colorado-craft-company/products/anita-jeram-new-baby 

Real Brush Markers ( Zig or Any )

Water Colouring Smooth Cardstock ( Strathmore Bristol or Any )

Obsidian Black Ink ( Altenew)

White Jelly Roll ( Any)

C6 Card Blank ( Any)

Iridescent Sequins ( Any)

Method

Stamp out the image using Obsidian ink .

First lay down some water to your panel of water colouring cardstock. 

Then with a light blue brush marker colour around the out side of your image.

As the panel is wet the colour will fade of in a feather kind of look. To add more fading add more water. Th add more colour add more marker.

Once this has dried add in grass, and bunny colours by using pens to lay down colour and water to spread each section added more pen to the darker area's.

Before cutting down your panel ,add your sentiment in the same ink as your image.

Then using tape runner or double sided tape attach to your card blank.

Finally add the sequins, to finish your card.

Happy Paper Crafting 

Jo

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BIG and BOLD Sentiments Make An Amazing Statement, using Concord & 9th Products

Well Hello & Welcome

I am as you know or may not know a great lover, of the turnabout stamps by concord and 9th. So always excited to see what they bring out next. Well this month, I was also excited by the large Bold sentiments in the Big On You stamps and Dies. I feel a bold sentiment gives a modern element t your work.

As you can see I used both to create this weeks card.

Products

Big On You Stamps (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/big-on-you-4x8-stamp-set-concord 

Big On You Dies ( Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/big-on-you-dies-concord? variant=39333494259794 

Scattered Hearts Turnabout Stamp (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/scattered-hearts-turnabout-stamp 

Distress Inkpads In Kitsch Flamingo, Scattered Straw, Shabby Shutters and Salvaged Patina. ( Ranger)

Black Obsidian Inkpad ( Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/obsidian-pigment-ink?_pos=12&_sid=24bcdc8b8&_ss=r&variant=22477765836882

Turnabout Jig

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/original-turnabout-jig?_pos=35&_sid=8bda6aedd&_ss=r&variant=21254903267410

Embossing Inkpad (WoW)

Detailed Fine White Embossing Powder (WoW)

Clear Embossing Powder (WoW)

 80lb Cardstock cut to 5 1/2 " x 5 1/2" (Neenah Solar White)

Card Blank 6" x 6"

Crystal Drops in Ebony Black ( Nuvo)

Method

                          Line up the turnabout stamp, using the turnabout Jig in your Misti.

Choose which colour you are using first and stamp turn one.

Then stamp turn 2,3 and 4. Using a different colour every time.

Stamp out your sentiment and emboss it in clear powder.

Die cut out your sentiment.

Add demention using mounting tape.

Before adding this to your card, stamp on a thin strip of black card in embossing ink with the smaller matching sentiment and emboss in fine white embossing powder.

Finally add it together on top of the scattered Hearts background and add your Crystal Drops.

Beautiful and Bold

I hope you enjoyed todays blog post.

Happy Papercraft

Jo

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A Simple Fathers Day Card, with Pencils and Colorado Crafts Company Images.

 Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope your enjoying the lovely weather. Sunday the 20th June marks Fathers Day here in the uk.

As usual the beautiful images from Anita Jerim, had me wowing and they were straight on the wish list.

Products

For Dad Stamps ( Colorado Craft Company)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/new-releases/products/anita-jeram-for-dad?variant=39333482233938 

For Dad Dies 

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/new-releases/products/anita-jeram-for-dad-dies 

Polychromos Pencils ( Faber Castel) but any Wax or Oil Pencils Would be fine.

Midnight Ink Pad ( Concord & 9th)

Large Blending Brush

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/ink-blending-tool-large 

Black Obsidian Ink Pad (Altenew)

White Gouche Paint (Copic)

Water for Dripping on to card.

6 x 6" Card Blank

Method

Firstly I stamped out the image in Obsidian Ink.

I then used my pencils to colour it, and a rubber to remove pieces of the yellow pencil on the armchair to give a material look. 

I then die cut the image using the coordinating die.

Putting this to one side I turned to my card blank.

I used a large Blending Brush and Blue Ink Pad. This was used as the background on the card blank ready to lay down my image.

Before adding the image, I splat the blended ink with water, then White Gouche. Once this was dry, I added mounting tape to the back of my image and placed it on the card blank.

Its at this point I realised I had forgotten the sentiment. So placing it in a Misti, I added it to the card.

I Hope You Enjoyed This Weeks Blog Post,

Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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Fresh Clean and Simple, My Preferred Style ( Even If I Don't always Achieve It) Working With Concord and 9th Products.

 Well Hello and Welcome,

Being Half Term this week means I get a little more of my day to myself, So for me its spent heading to the craft room with coffee in hand.

On the week of  Wednesday, the 12th May, I touched on how to find your own style by rating your work, making piles of your favourites. That way you could see what you really love and aim more for that have the same look. If not you could try Pinterest, this is where I keep pins in order of my favourites, great for inspiring you, I also find and pin colour combinations.

This is a valuable free resource for us all. Most of the stamp company's we love have their own page.

Pop on over take a look if your not familiar.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/

On to todays card. 

Products 

Banner Builder Stamps (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/banner-builder-4x8-stamp-set-concord

Banner Builder Dies (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/banner-builder-dies-concord

Eclectic Garden Dies

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/eclectic-garden-dies-concord?variant=39333494390866

Grapefruit Cardstock (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/painted-petals-paper-pack-25-max

Grapefruit Inkpad ( Concord & 9th)

Paper Pad Stripe Splash (MFT)

Pearl's for Flower Centres ( Little Things From Lucy's Cards) 

Crystal Drop's in Bumble Gum Blush and Midnight Blue ( Nuvo)

Method 

Stamp out your sentiment then line up your banner die.

Next choose the backing paper and die cut it out using the solid die.

Next add the sentiment pieces to the backing paper scroll.

Attach this to your card blank, and you are ready to embellish it. I used the flowers from the Eclectic Garden Die, as I love the shape of these little flowers. 

Then I added them around my sentiment banner, added little pearls and Crystal drops to finish of this design. Once it was dry I went back and added a little image in Grape fruit inkpad as I felt it needed to tie together with the cardstock used on the flowers.

I love how simple but eye catching it is. 

I hope you enjoyed this Wednesday Blog Post.

Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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