Hi everyone. This month at Group of Cardmakers, we are playing with an older technique (Acrylic Block Stamping), with a twist.
Please check out the details for this month's technique and link to videos on the blog, along with more card samples from Christine, Pat, & Susan.
For the card above, I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals (powdered inks) with my smallest block to create a CAS card. I sprinkled Magical powdered inks onto my acrylic block, spritzed with water, flipped it over onto my mixed media paper card front. Once dry, I doodled the border using a .05 black fine point marker. Next time I will use something a little thicker. :) I stamped one of the images from the
Floral Silhouette stamp set (Penny Black) in Black pigment ink, and stamped the sentiment
(Banner Sentiments - Penny Black). I cut my focal panel down and popped it up over top of my card base.
Close-up ...
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For the next card, I used a medium-sized block and distress inks (mowed lawn, broken china) to create a soft coloured background, pressing the ink pads onto my acrylic block, spritzing with water, flipping over and stamping onto my mixed media card front. I doodled a border using a 1.0 black fine point marker. I then stamped one of the birds from
Free as a Bird Stamp set (Jane Doodles) and sentiment in black pigment ink. I stamped the bird image separately onto mixed media paper and watercoloured withmore distress inks. I fussy-cut and adhered over top of my stamped image. The panel was trimmed and popped it up on foam for added dimension.
Close-up ...
Sending this card to the following challenges:
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Two more quick cards using this technique, both using Lindy's Magicals for the backgrounds. You are not limited by the size of your acrylic blocks. You can cut out your acrylic block backgrounds to whatever size fits your image to use as a stand-alone panel ... or place behind a frame. This is a quick way of creating watercolour backgrounds with easy clean-up.
The card above is from a large block stamping. I cut it out and stamped my silhouette image (Meadow - Inkadinkado - available at Amazon) and a simple sentiment (
Special Sentiments - Penny Black). Popped the panel up on my card front and it was done.
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The card above is from another block stamping, adding it behind my frame (Double Stitched Square Frame - AliExpress). Simple silhouette die-cut (Little Leaves - Stampin' Up!), shaped with a stylus, was added over top of the background. I left off the sentiment for now and will add once I decide what to use this card for.
Thanks for stopping by!
Card #1:
Stamps: Floral Silhouette (Penny Black); Banner Sentiments (Penny Black)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Lindy's Magicals; Obsidian black ink (Altenew)
Accessories: Small Acrylic Block, water mister, Fine black marker (.05)
Card #2:
Stamps: Free as a Bird (Jane's Doodles)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Broken China (Tim Holtz); Obsidian black ink (Altenew)
Accessories: Medium Acrylic Block, water mister, watercolour brushes, Fine black marker (1.0)
Card #3:
Stamps: Meadow (Inkadinkado); Special Sentiments (Penny Black)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Magicals (Lindy's Stamp Gang); Obsidian Pigment (black - Altenew)
Accessories: Large Acrylic block, water mister
Card #4:
Stamps: n/a
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black cardstock (SU!)
Ink: Magicals - Powders (Lindy's Stamp Gang)
Accessories: Small acrylic block, water mister, Little Leaves die (SU!); Double Stitched Square Frame (AliExpress), stylus and foam pad for shaping leaves
