Take Time

Hi. I hope all of you are safe and are spending this time at home creating and with loved ones.  This card created this weekend was inspired by being with my family and the time we have spent together.

This card was a quick gathering of images and numbers with layering of birds and clocks.  I stamped the birds and then stamped over with the number stamp.  

I sponged on distress oxide inks to give the pretty colors on the birds.  I accented with a white gel pen.

The clocks were stamped and cut out and layered with the birds with pop dots to add dimension.

Please keep safe.

Suzz

Products:
Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Tick Tock 
Darkroom Door Rubber stamp Set - Garden Birds
Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Number Medley 
Ranger Distress Oxide - Candied Apple, Squeezed Lemonade

Lots of Labels

Today I am sharing a few cards created using the new Darkroom Door Lots of Labels Rubber Stamp set.  

 The labels are all shapes and sizes which is fun to use to layer and accent any card or project.

 I stayed neutral on my colors as I just acquired the new Pebble Beach ink and wanted to play with it! I used the circle labels to frame the two images in the Harriet and Henry stamp. I stamped all the labels and then added the images inside the frames.

Next I decided to do another steampunk inspired card.

 I used a few of the labels to add as accents layered over the main image.  I stamped everything in black and used a distress oxide ink spray to soften the overall effect.  I spritzed a black cardstock for the cardbase.

I hope you enjoyed the masculine inspiration today!

Suzz

Products:
Darkroom Door Lots of Labels
Darkroom Door Number Medley
Darkroom Door Collage Stamp Harriet and Harry 
Darkroom Door Stamp Set Simple Sayings Vol 1
Darkroom Door Steampunk Inchies
Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set Dashing Gents 
Darkroom Door Vintage Office
Darkroom Door Correspondence

Darkroom Door Collage Stamp - Floral Post

Lavender Inspired

Hi!  Happy Saturday!  I am back to share some new art using a new lavendar stencil from Darkroom Door.  

I started with using the stencil on a few different sheets of mixed media paper.  I was using the large stencil and it measures 9" x 12".  I like that it can be used on cards, tags, journal pages or scrapbook pages. 

Each stenciled background allowed me to create multiple tags and cards.  I cut out this tag first and then cut out the background for a card.  I had more background leftover but lost some due to experimentation. :)

For the background I did the following:

1. I laid the stencil down on the mixed media paper and sponged over with a mix of dye inks.  I then added water to soften the effect.   I heat set the main colors and used some extra ink to add the splatter over the background.

2.  After it dried I put the stencil back down and added an outline with a watercolor pencil.  I then used a waterbrush to soften the outline in places.
 

My card has a softer feel without the numbers and tags to add texture to the background.  I paired the lavender with the beautiful dragonflies and sentiment from the Wings stamp set. 

Then I used the stencil with a mix of dye inks and sponged a grey and red ink together to give a soft muted effect. 

I sponged the stencil on a larger sheet and cut the section I wanted for this card.  I used a new Quote Stamp which is lovely and stamped over in a slightly darker grey color.  

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me! 

Suzz 

Products: (Links to the Darkroom Door site) 

Darkroom Door Large Stencil - Lavender 

Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Wings

Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Lots of Labels 

Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Number Medley

Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp Set - Tick Tock 

Darkroom Door Quote Stamp - Be Brave 

Wendy Vecchi Blendable Dye Inks - Red Geranium, Watering Can, Poppy

Ranger Archival Ink - Watering Can, Sepia

Ranger Distress Stain Ink - Abandoned Coral, Ground Espresso 

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