A Nod to Andy

Hello everybody, it's Maria here and for today's post I have been influenced by the style of Andy Warhol in making a picture made from the Campervan stamp set from Colourific.

To make this 8x8" picture you will need:

Colourific Campervan Stamp set

Stamping white card

Masking paper or fluid

Clear Embossing Powder

Coloured ink pads 

(I used Spectrum Noir Harmony ink pads in Lemon Tonic, Ocean Blue, Grasshopper and Fushia)

Versa Fine Onyx ink pad

Silver gel pen

Paintbrush

Brayer and Gelli plate or just blend the colour with a blending brush or sponge

Double sided tape.

Here is how I made it:

1. Firstly cut four pieces of stamping card cut to 4" x 4" and stamp the Campervan image in the centre of each of the cards.
2. Emboss these with clear embossing powder.
3. Mask off the windscreen and the lights with masking paper or masking fluid and let it dry.
4. Colour each of the full cards with the inks. (I used a brayer and Gelli plate)
5. If you want to add texture to the inks, add a splash of water and dry with heat gun.
6. Take off the masking paper or rub off the gum and colour with the inks in a corresponding colour.
7. Using a paint brush add more of the same colour to the flowers of the campervan to make them stand out more.
8. Once dry, attach double sided tape to the back of each of the cards and stick them to a piece of 8" x 8" card.
9. Frame - I bought this one for a pound in the Poundshop.

There you go, all done.  This makes a great picture for a teenagers bedroom wall, or wherever you want really.

Bye for now

Maria

Time for a Road trip

21 today - time for a road trip

21 today, time for a road trip 😁.

To make this card you will need:

Campervan stamp from Colourific

Catherine Pooler mini ink set - Life of the party

Watercolour paints

Versafine Black Onyx

Clear Embossing powderBubble wrapWhite Signa penGlossy accentsStamping cardBlending toolsBlack and yellow card for mounting3D foam padsGems
Here’s how to make it:
Stamp and emboss the Campervan image onto stamping card using the versafine ink pad and clear embossing power.
Using the inks and watercolours paint  in the Campervan.  Once dry highlight areas with the white pen and add Glossy Accents to the headlights.
For the background I blended the red and yellow inks and stamped some bubble wrap in red ink over parts of the background.  Then using the versafine I added a blended border to the outside edge of the background.
Then stamp 3 of the rose heads, stems and leaves to the top corner.
Mount the Campervan onto bottom left of the card using 3D foam pads and attach the ‘21 Today’ sentiment.
Add gems to the corners of the background.
Finish off by mounting onto white, black and yellow card.
There you are, all done and ready for taking a year out and enjoying your trip around the world - IN MY DREAMS 😁. Hope you like it.

Build a Wreath - A6 Blossom and Grow Stamp Set and A6 Leaves Clear Stamp Set

Hi everyone, Alice here,  A bit late in getting this on for today, but thought I would post it anyway.  I was having a little browse through some You Tube tutorials on inking techniques, when I stumbled across a fabulous tutorial.  No, it's not what you think, absolutely nothing to do with Inking techniques at all.

It was a tutorial on how to make a "Build a Wreath Template" for a stamping platform.  I studied the tutorial, but way too much measuring for me.  I went to the Scan n Cut and produced my own template using square shapes.  Probably not the best in the world, but it worked for me.

I knew instantly, that this would work well with the A6 Moderne Leaves from Coulourific which you can find here.  I also used some of the small flowers from the A6 Camper Van and A6 Blossom and Grown Sets.

Here are some of the samples I played around with, some are better than others, but I am just learning!!  I have made one into a card which you can see in one of my later blogs.