WWC306 - Michelle's Challenge: All About Occasions

 

Hello and welcome.  For the The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, I've created a mixed media card for my design team project and I love the shimmer and shine it has in person.  This card was so fun to make!

My Process:

I tore three snippets of book text from a dictionary and then glued them to a card panel with gesso and a wet brush.  I used gel medium then the page and then another layer of gel medium.

I added a layer of gesso over the top and dried.

Next I added some pencil scribbles and doodles.

I dipped the panel in a combination of die ink mixed with shimmer spray.  Dried then repeated.  This gives gorgeous shine to the card.  

I heat embossed the image and sentiment and mounted on a colored A2 card base.

Supplies:

Altenew Best Mom stamp

Altenew Iridescent Shimmer Spray

Dye Ink

Gesso

Multimedia Gel

Embossing Powder

Text from a Dictionary

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Altenew Monstera In Vase

Altenew Monstera in Vase Stamp and Die

Hello and welcome.  I just popped in for a quick post about Altenew's new mini stamp "Monstera in Vase".  This set is perfect for quick CAS cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

WWC305 - Helen's Challenge: Anything Masculine Goes

Hello!  It is the third Wednesday so we are making masculine cards here at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our hostess.   I made this card for my brother.

I used a gel press, three colors of ink  and brayer to make a blue background.  I then stenciled  over the background for a festive masculine look.

Supplies:

SSS Ring Cluster Stencil

SSS Happy Birthday Sentiment

Spellbinders Essential Rectangle die

I hope to see your card in our gallery.

Karen

WWC304 - Kath's Challenge: All About Occasions

 

Hello and welcome!  This is my design team card for Watercooler Wednesday's "All About Occasions" Challenge.  Kath is our hostess.

I wanted to make a mixed media card and this is the bold look I came up with.  I started by spreading gesso on the cardstock with a card.  I let it dry and then used diluted watercolors to paint my background.  After the panel was dry, I spritzed it with shimmer spray,  which gives the background a pretty sheen.  Next I stamped with the script background stamp.  I finished by heat embossing the tree.  I wanted a lot of texture so I heat embossed the tree twice. 

Supplies:

Crackerbox and Suzy Tree Whimsy Stamp

Altenew Essential Sentiment Strips Sentiment

MFT Romantic Script Background Stamp

Altenew Iridescent Shimmer Spray

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (for script)

Gesso

Watercolor

Black Heat Embossing

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

WWC303 - Karen's Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

 

Hello and welcome!  I am so excited to be hosting our challenge this week at Watercooler Wednesday where our theme is "feminine".  I created a monochromatic vintage look card using stamps from a collection of companies.

I started by playing around with my layout and when I was happy with the look I stamped and heat embossed the images in brown on tan card stock.  I then aged the panel using mocha die ink.

This is a very different card for me, but I like the look.

Supplies:

Altenew Block Print Stamp

Altenew Pinstripe (sentiment)

Altenew Mocha Dye Ink

Pink and Main Pattern Maker

Pink Fresh Studio Scootin By

My Monthly Hero April 2017 (dress and poodle) which unfortunately is sold out.

I hope to see your card in our gallery this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Altenew Tall Vase

Altenew Tall Vase Stamp and Die

Hello and welcome!  Just a quick post today to spotlight this fun new Altenew mini-stamp set called Tall Vase.  This card was fast and easy to create.  A masked ink blended background with this beautiful die cut botanical image.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen