Technique Tuesday

Today we made trifold cards. I love how I can make these cards apply to any occasion by changing the colours or main image.
I don't know the true name of the technique I used to make the background paper but I opened a plastic laminating pouch and squished ink (two colours) directly from the ink pad onto the inside of the plastic, one colour per side. Then closed the pouch and blended the inks together, the air bubbles caught between the plastic sheets create the design on your cardstock. Place two pieces of glossy white cardstock back to back and open the inked plastic sheets. Carefully place the cardstock onto the inked area and close the top layer of plastic over the glossy card. Use your hand or a brayer to press the ink onto the cardstock. Peel the top plastic layer back and remove your new background paper. The dye inks will dry instantly on glossy cardstock. You can also try the same technique on Whisper White cardstock for a slightly different finish.

This card uses Lavender Lace and Almost Amethyst ink pads and cardstock, also a little Pretty in Pink and Whisper White cardstock to add a colourful contrast. The stamps are from 'In Full Bloom' & 'Happy Harmony' stamp sets and the ribbon is Stampin' Up! Pale Pink grosgrain. Flower image is coloured using an aquapainter and Watercolour Wonder crayons and is lightly sponged around the edges in Lavender Lace ink. The background is made using glossy white cardstock.

This card is made using Pumkin Pie, Apricot Appeal & Whisper White cardstock and inks with a little Old Olive ink to highlight the design. The background technique was used on Whisper White cardstock instead of glossy and the effect is quite different. The stamps I used are from 'Happy Harmony' & 'Sincere Salutations' stamp sets.

All of the Stampin' Up! products I used to create these gorgeous cards are available from myself. Email me! for further details about the techniques used or to purchase Stampin' Up! products.

Fun With Backgrounds

Every Tuesday my friends and I get together for a cardmaking morning. This is what we came up with today.

Both cards are made from Stampin' Up!s Confetti Cream cardstock and use Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pads. For the card on the left, I used the Cheesecloth background and Natural Beauty stamp sets and coloured the flowers and butterfly with a blender pen and Stampin' Pastels.

For the card on the right, I use the Weathered background and stamps from the Ancient Asia and Art of the Orient sets and coloured also with the Stampin' Pastels and blender pen. The Good Luck stamp is from the Sincere Salutations set. I used my favorite sponging technique to enhance the stamped elements of both cards.

All of the products (and more) used to create these cards are available from me :) and the lovely people in my Stampin' Up! family :)

Ol' Slowhand

On Sunday 11th Feb, Brad & I went to Members Equity Stadium in Perth to see Eric Clapton in concert.......WOW....... it was fantastic....What an awesome, unbelievable show.