Monday, February 5, 2024

Pebbled Path - In The Moment

 It's Pebbled Path's turn for the Monochromatic look.

This time I've used the In The Moment stamp set and the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder.

I stamped the image with Pebbled Path ink onto Pebbled Path card stock for that tone-on-tone look.

White pencil from the watercolour pencils is a great way to add some highlights. I roughly coloured the parts of the image which I thought were the "relaxation" elements - the book, pillows, socks, cup of tea and the dog.

To continue the white highlighting theme on the embossed background, I brushed on some White craft ink using a blending brush. If you do this lightly, with a gentle touch, the white ink will just touch the raised portions of the embossed background and help them stand out.


A few white dots to add a finishing touch.

I rather like how this turned out - a fun technique to try on your own projects.





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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Moody Mauve Monochromatic

 

I'm back with another Monochromatic card for you, this time our featured colour is Moody Mauve.

One option when working in monochromatic is to add a neutral colour such as white. That's what I've done for the first card here. I've kept it simple with just straight Moody Mauve and Basic White.
The stamp set and dies are called Irresistible Blooms and you can find them in our Online Exclusives range.



Another option when working in monochromatic is to add other tones or shades of the colour. Ideally I would have chosen a colour called Rococo Rose, but unfortunately I don't have any left as it's a retired colour. Instead I chose Bubble Bath and hoped for the best! haha.  I think it worked ok. The Designer Paper had stark white dots so I used a blending brush and some Bubble Bath ink to tone it down a little.
The "hello" stamp is also from the Irresistible Blooms bundle I used on the first card.





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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Boho Blue - Dainty Delight

Boho Blue is such a lovely colour. 
It has a softness to it that I really like - perhaps it's the hint of grey that creates the soft effect.

For this monochrome card I've used the Dainty Delight bundle. The delicate floral images work well with Boho Blue.  I've also used the 2023-2025 In-Colour Designer Paper and Dots.


To colour the image, I used a Blender Pen to pull colour from the stamped image and spread it out to give the look of being coloured in.  If your ink from the outline image has dried too much for this technique, you can take some extra ink from your ink pad.  I like to tap the ink pad onto a clear block or a piece of acetate, then pick up the ink from there with the Blender Pen.




What do you think of Boho Blue? Is it a must-have colour for you?

 

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Wild Wheat - Monochromatic

 Wild Wheat is such an interesting colour! 

It makes a great substitute for gold if you don't want "shiny" and somehow has a vintage feel to it. 

What's your take? Love or hate?

Here's my submission for the #craftycollaborations Insta Hop:


I've used the Hot Air Balloon bundle from the mini catalogue to stamp the images and words. 

I love the tone-on-tone effect of stamping with Wild Wheat ink onto Wild Wheat card stock. 

The background paper comes from the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper which is a free gift with purchase during January and February.

For a final touch, some matching gems of course.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this card design!


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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Copper Clay - Monochromatic


I love monochromatic colour schemes.
Copper Clay is such a lovely, rich colour.

I've used the Enduring Beauty Stamp Set and Dies, along with Copper Clay ink, Versamark Ink, White embossing powder and copper embellishments to create this look.




There is quite a large floral image in the stamp set. I used that image to stamp a background for my card. I stamped one whole image, then inked up small sections of the same stamp to fill in the gaps around the edges. 


I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and then heat embossed with white powder.
I used the dies from the bundle to cut out the sentiment and some leaves for added texture.





A strip of patterned paper and a few copper embellishments complete the look!







Thursday, January 5, 2023

Special Online Event featuring the new Regency Park Suite


 Hi friends,

I have a fun new event for you!

My friend Anna and I will be running an online event though Facebook on February 18th.

The projects will feature the new Regency Park suite of products from the Mini catalogue.

You can read all the details and get the link to register from the EVENTS PAGE here on my website.

If you choose to book into this event you will receive your kit of materials in the mail. You'll also need to order the Petal Park stamp set or bundle to complete your projects. We will stamp along LIVE with you in the Facebook group. Fun!

Hope you can join us!

Bec.