Glitter Painting - Group of Seven

Hi everyone.  

Please check out the details for the Glitter Painting Techniques and link to videos on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

You will see gorgeous sample cards by the group members.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make a card in time for the start of this month's technique.  I'm not really settled in my studio since our last move, and the piles were getting higher and higher.  Before one of the piles fell on top of me and hubby had to launch a search party ... I pulled everything out of the room and have just finished (mostly) putting it back.:)  Hopefully I will spend less time looking for things and more time creating. :)

This is my first card since getting set up.  This is a fun technique that is a bit messy, but I had a scratch sheet of paper to catch the glitter poured over my image and used it to quickly put the leftovers back into the containers.  I also used my large Surface Sweep brush (Tonic) to keep things tidy.  It helped.

I'm sharing a card made with the technique that uses die-cuts.  I followed the instructions, but next time I'll layer two dies before adding glue and glitter to give it more depth for adding glue.  Then add a third die-cut over top to finish the card.  I would like to try this using a different background.  You don't need to use acetate with this technique.  Coloured card stock would look good too, along with other substrates.  This should minimize the stray glitter that gets stuck to acetate, which seems to have it's own static cling!

This card uses the lovely Hibiscus Frame die (SSS).  I used spring green and dark purple glitter, which is so pretty together.  The sentiment is Endless Birthday Wishes (SU - retired)  I love the font on this and will always keep the set.

Sending this card to the Seize the Birthday #294 - Anything Birthday Goes

This has been fun.  And a great way to use glitter that has been sitting around for a long time.  Hope you'll try out one of the techniques (or both!) and add your card to our gallery.  We'd love to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps:  Enless Birthday Wishes (SU - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Wilted Violet Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Acetate, Hibiscus Frame die (Simon Says Stamp), Mono Tombow glue, glitter, Paint brush to brush away stray glitter

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Glitter Painting

Seize the Birthday #294 - Anything Birthday Goes

Rock on & Santa's Sweets

Hi everyone.  Here's another adorable image from Penny Black's Christmas release, Rock on. This image is so cute ... I smiled the whole time I was watercolouring him. :) 

I stamped him in black pigment ink, heat set and then watercoloured the image with distress inks.  I used the matching die to cut out the image (Rock on cut out).  To finish the bear, red chalk was added to his cheers with a white dot.

Next I stamped Christmas Story (Penny Black) onto a piece of white card stock and heat embossed in white.  I used the circle stencil from Penny Black's Background Basics, to sponge lightly with Evergreen Bough ink.  This shows off the stamped background.  I used a white paint pen to add a stitching on the circle.

The image was popped over top to give it some added dimension, and a red sentiment banner with white embossed sentiment (from the same stamp set as the bear) was added.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Rudolph Days October Challenge

2) Peace on Earth Challenge #74

 

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Second card for today, this time using Penny Black's Santa's Sweets.  

I stamped the image in black pigment ink, heat set with my heat gun and then watercoloured with distress inks.  I used the matching die (Santa's Sweets Cut Out) to cut out the image.

I used a piece of removable tape to mask a horizon line and sponged a little Lost Shadow distress ink below the line for a shadow under the chair.  I adhered the image over top and stamped a sentiment (Bright & Light in black ink to finish the card. :)

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Sending this card to Simply Clean and Simple October Challenge where anything CAS goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1:

Stamps:  Rock On (Penny Black

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Pigment ink (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Lumberjack Plaid, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Unchartered Mariner (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Rock On cut out (Penny Black), Background Basics (Penny Black), white embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, sponge, Red chalk, White paint pen (Posca)

Card #2:

Stamps:  Santa's Sweets; Bright & Light (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black pigment (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Lumberjack Red, Black Soot, Mustard Seed, Lost Shadow (Tim Holtz); Zigs:  Flesh
Accessories:   Watercolour paint brushes, Santa's Sweets Cut Out, Tape for masking, sponge

Challenges:

Rudolph Days October Challenge

Peace on Earth Challenge #74

Simply Clean & Simple October Challenge - Anything CAS

Penny Black - Mistletoe

Hi everyone.  I'm sharing a CAS (clean & simple) card using an adorable image from PB's Christmas release, Mistletoe (31-084).  I stamped in black ink and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  I cut out the image using the matching die-cut, Mistletoe Cut Out (51-846).

The background is debossed using Geometric (65-007), a Penny Black embossing folder, adding a torn snow hill at the bottom and popping the image up over top of the embossing.  A simple sentiment (Shine Upon You (30-928), Penny Black finishes the card.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Darnell's IDEAS October Challenge - Dies - used dies to cut out the two images

2) NBUS Challenge #67

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Mistletoe (Penny Black); Shine Upon You (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black Pigment (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Unchartered Mariner, Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany (Tim Holtz)  
Accessories:   Mistletoe Cut Out (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, Geometric EF (Penny Black), red chalk

Challenges:

IDEAS Oct. Challenge - Dies

NBUS Challenge #67

More Stencil Monoprint for Gof7

Hi everyone.  Another card for Group of Seven's Stencil Monoprint technique.

I used a lovely stencil called Layered Poinsettia from Tim Holtz.  I pressed two colours of Distress Ink pads directly only the stencil (Brushed Corduroy, Candied Apple).  Spritzed with water and flipped the wet stencil onto a piece of mixed media paper.  Used a paper towel to blot over the stencil to remove the ink that escapes from the open design.  I ended up with a piece that has the background of the stencil images coloured.  I let it dry thoroughly and then placed the cleaned stencil back over top, lining up the design.  I added embossing paste over top, using a palette knife to smooth it out.  I removed the stencil right away and washed it off.  The piece was left to dry.

I finished be adhering the panel to my white card base and attaching a lovely gold foiled sentiment (gift from a friend).  

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Sending this card to Peace on Earth Challenge #73 - Anything Christmas Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Ink pads:  Brushed Corduroy, Candied Apple (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Layered Poinsettia Stencil (Tim Holtz), water mister, White embossing paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, Foiled sentiment (unknown)

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Stencil Monoprint

Peace on Earth Challenge #73