Flowers in a Jar with Francoise

Hi All
I hope that you have all got your boxes set to record Francoise on the TV tomorrow at 9.45am, 2.15pm & 7.30pm on Create and Craft.

Now I may not have used the fabulous Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour inks that she is using on the show, for my cards, but I have used one of her stamps Flowers in a Jar.

I love this stamp.

 I actually used it in a Christmas class at SirStampalot a couple of years ago.

We made mop up backgrounds with Distress Oxide inks

And then stamped, embossed and coloured on them.

This card uses a few die cut circles to create a Spotlight card.

And of course you don't have to throw out the waste,

that can be used to create another card.

 You never waste anything as a crafter do you lol.

These last couple of cards use the same image 

just stamped and embossed onto a piece of Alcohol resist background from another class that I was doing at the time.

 You can get several lovely pale backgrounds using this technique

which I really must revisit again very soon.
Now don't forget to watch Francoise tomorrow. They really are fabulous products that she will be playing with, and she is always an inspiration with lots of inky techniques I'm sure.
Thanks for stopping by.
Stay safe and hugs
Kimx

More UTEE Embossed Resist and Alcohol

Evening All,
We have had a wonderful day today celebrating the birthdays of four of our ladies, even though one of them unfortunately couldn't actually make it. March is a very birthday heavy month around here.

I seem to have run out of Green cards, so I thought that I would go with a couple more cards made using the UTEE and Alcohol ink resist that I shared with you on Tuesday.

Once again I used a fabulous large leafy background stamp embossed with UTEE and then covered with fairly dark alcohol ink colours.

I finished the card off with some die cut foliage, a stamped sentiment, and bakers twine.

This card uses a large flourish stamp,

along with some ribbons and die cut sentiment.

Another large background stamp, and plenty of blue alcohol inks for this card.

Once again finished off with a die cut and stamped sentiment.
Thank you for stopping by.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Green - Day 2

Evening Everyone,
We started a new challenge on Monday over at CCM, where we looking for Anything Green in celebration of St Patrick's Day on the 17th March.

I found that I had several cards that were Green themed,

so I decided to have a Green Week, instead of just one day.

The background to this card was made by stamping and embossing the leafy background stamp using versamark ink and UTEE. The panel was then covered with green alcohol inks. I guess you could call it a type of Alcohol ink resist.

Once you have covered the panel in Alcohol inks, reheat the embossing and it shines through.

The background panel on this card was made in exactly the same way,

and then I trimmed it down and added some die cut leaves and flowers.

You know me, can't stand to waste anything, so here is a card that I made with left over trimmings.

You need to use UTEE for this technique in order for the stamped and embossed image to show through the alcohol inks. It will also take the second heating that you need to do.
I hope that you will join in with our challenge at CCM with your green creations.
Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

I LOVE Alcohol Inks

Afternoon All,

All this enforced sitting down has certainly been to the benefit of blogland, I can't remember the last time I posted so many days in a row.

As I told you yesterday one of the highlights of 2019 for me was my reaquaintance with all things alcohol ink.

I have always loved the effects that you can achieve on acetate, but using the Alcohol Lift Inkpad to 'pull' an image from it gives such a lovely clean print. Check out the technique HERE with Jennifer McGuire.

There is also a reinker which means that you can remove the colour from a piece of alcohol ink background using a stencil. Another link HERE

Again a lovely crisp image and you don't contaminate your inkpad.

Now I can't bare to waste anything, so I used the ink that I had pulled from the original piece

through another stencil for the backgrounds

to these last two cards.

I simply stamped and embossed over the top of this one, and then added a sentiment.

Another stencilled background using the same technique.

This time I used a Tim Holtz Alcohol ink pen to remove colour from one piece of background and then painted the stamped and embossed image on this piece. Another tutorial HERE

Sometimes the inks just blend together into a some what 'muddy' colour.

But you know me, I just couldn't waste it. A bit of gold embossing powder and a die cut sentiment. Makes a good card for a man I think.
Have a great afternoon. I need a walk to the kettle.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Things that Go Bump in the Night at WoodwareWitterings and CCM

Morning Everyone
I'm first up today with my post for WoodwareWitterings who are sponsoring the new challenge over at CCM, Things that Go Bump in the Night.

I have gone for a rather cute image from an old Woodware stamp set FRCL203 Spooky Tots.

The background was created using Alcohol inks, acetate and a resist technique using Archival ink that I was teaching in class on Saturday.

Add alcohol inks to a piece of acetate using a felt applicator and leave to dry for a few moments.

Stamp your chosen image (CRR149 Autumn Words) on to the inked side of the acetate using Archival ink. Using a piece of clean cloth, or kitchen paper wipe away the ink. Don't wait too long to do this as once Archival ink dries it is permanent. It MUST be an archival ink for this technique to work. 

I stamped a few bats onto my background panel and the row of pumpkins from SSC1023 Damask Fall along the bottom of a square white card before adding my acetate panel.
The easiest way to stick this down is with a little glossy accents around the edge of the panel, as I did here, or by attaching it to a piece of double sided stick sheet.
I coloured my cute witch with dye based inks, fussy cut her out and then added her using silicon.
I hope that you will join us this week at WoodwareWitterings to see what the rest of the team come up with, and at CCM where our challenge runs for the next two weeks.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx