Floral Trims

 Hi! I love coloring and the new Stampers Anonymous Floral Trims gave me the chance to play around with coloring in the flowers.  I know I have shared before the various ways to color stamps but I thought it would be fun to create a series of tags using the same stamp, layout and color scheme but vary the mediums. 

I spent some time stamping the image on different paper types using the same archival ink.  I then pulled out my copic markers, watercolor markers, 2 types of watercolor pencils and my distress ink pads.  I had on hand my waterbrushes to use for the various mediums.

The first tag using the watercolor markers.  A good stamping friend taught me her method of coloring the images watercolor marker and I have to admit it is one of my favorite techniques.

I used watercolor paper for this image and stamped the image with archival ink.  Anything permanent and resistant to water is the important thing to remember with all of these painting/coloring techniques. 

To color this image I started with the darkest color in the middle and then used the waterbrush to spread the color outwards.  I repeated to get the shading where needed.  Then I highlighted the center with a white gel pen.

On the next tag I used plain cardstock. (The watercolor cardstock would have worked just as well ore even better.)

This was painted with distress inks smeared on the acrylic mat and then the ink was picked up on the waterbrush and painted over the surface.  I repeated with multiple colors to get more of a softer muted effect. 

For the next image I used watercolor pencils.  I love using pencils as you can control the placement and intensity of the colors when first applied.

This was stamped on white cardstock.  It would also work well on the watercolor paper.  The watercolor paper usually has more texture and can sometimes cause the stamp to ink as clearly.  I like to use the plain cardstock unless I need more water on the medium.  

I colored the areas I wanted to shade in and then used the waterbrush to soften and blend the shading.  I will wait until it dries and then come back in with more shading to get a deeper color in the shaded areas.  

I had a new set of Ranger Distress Watercolor Pencils and I used them on my next stamped image.  Again this is on white plain cardstock. 

The main difference on this image is I had less choices in my colors as I had limited pencils. But I used the same technique to shade in the areas of color and use the waterbrush to soften the edges.

For my last two tags I used Copic Markers to color the images.  There is a slight difference in the two images and it has to do with the cardstock.  The first one was a sheet of cardstock I found in my drawer and it is one that can be used for Copic markers but it didn't blend as well as I would have liked.

To get the movement you need to blend the colors you need a paper that will allow the ink to seep and blend.  I went out and purchased a special paper intended for Copic Markers and tried a second version which blended and mixed the colors much better.

I hope you enjoyed the tour of coloring with the new Floral Trims!

Suzz

Products: 

• Stampers Anonymous Floral Trims
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Villainous Potion
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Forest Moss 
• Ranger Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
• Ranger Distress Ink - Crushed Olive
• Ranger Watercolor Pencil Set #1
• Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper  
• Tim Holtz Detail Waterbrush
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Kraft Black Cardstock 
  
• Ranger Distress Markers - Seedless Preserves
• Ranger Distress Markers - Crushed Olive
• Ranger Distress Markers - Worn Lipstick
• Ranger Distress Markers - Shabby Shutters
• Ranger Distress Markers - Vintage Photo
• Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Copic Markers - 0, V15, V17, BV02, YG03, YG25, G94 
• White Gel Pen

Get Ready to Travel!

Hi!  I am sharing a post for the Funkie Junkie Boutique Inspiration Ave on travel!  This past month has been a bit hectic with a little bit of roadtrip fun.  It had me thinking about traveling the world and postcards! 

I worked on a card and multiple postcards.  I shared the front and backs of the postcards.

I mixed in some stamping along with a touch of die cuts.  I love postcards because they are all stamping!

For the cardbase: 

Mask the top and bottom of the card with washi tape.  Sponge blue dye ink over the open cardstock.  Cut out the globe from white cardstock.  Sponge the globe with various shades of green dye ink. Splatter the surface of the inked areas to create water spots.  

Stamp the air mail and  stamp images using the same dye inks from the globe and background. Cut the stamped images out and distress the edges.  Stamp the sentiment with black ink and cut out.  Ink the edges of the sentiment with the blue dye ink.  Ink the edges of the snapshot with the green dye ink.  Attach the stamped images with a clip. Assemble the card.

Now you have a fun little adventure and travel card ready to go for someone ready to embark on a trip! 

For my next projects I created a variety of postcards.  I used various stamps on 3 1/2 x 5" postcard bases

For the next postcard:

Stamp the image on the left side with black archival ink.  If you are planning on sending a postcard I always try to use water resistant ink.  If you use a dye ink you can cover it with clear embossing powder or a sealant.  Stamp the postcard stamp across the side of the image leaving the right side open for the address.

On the flip side the images were all stamped in the same black archival ink and a few lines to write a note were drawn using a permanent marker.  

The next postcard using the soft tan ink with a hint of watercolor pencil to accent. 

Stamp the image with Pebble Beach Archival Ink.  Stamp strip down the center by masking the stamp and inking and then removing the mask and stamping in center of postcard.  Stamp Postal Card across top with same ink.

Stamp the image with light brown ink and add accents with watercolor pencil.  Stamp sentiment along right side. 

For the back of the postcard the globe was die cut and applied to the postcard.  The edge was covered with washi tape and the sentiment stamped along the edge.  The address stamp was masked on the stamp with post it notes and then inked up.  Then then the post it notes were removed and the word address was stamped on the right side.  

The front of the post card is a snapshot and a few stamps were stamped over the image to add some travel vibes. 

For my final postcard the Inspector is peeking over the edge.

Stamp the inspector using black archival ink.  Mask the inspector with a second stamped image of him cut out and placed over the original stamped image.  Ink up the circle stamp and stamp over the masked image.  Then layer in the other stamps using the blue, black and brown inks.  Finish with sponged archival ink around the edges.  Flip the postcard over.

Stamp the images using archival black ink an the plan with the blue dye ink. Sponge the endges with the brown dye ink.  Draw a line down the center with black permanent marker.  Distress the background with some inky smudges using brown archival ink. 

I hope this has you thinking of travel plans! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - The Inspector
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Correspondence
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Eccentric
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Tiny Text 
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Exquisite 
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Uncharted Mariner
• Ranger Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
• Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black, Pebble Beach
• Ranger Distress Ink - Forest Moss
• Ranger Distress Ink -  Crushed Olive
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Snapshots
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs Eccentric

Happy Memorial Day!

 The Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave is focused this time on celebrating Americana.  I used this as an opportunity to say a thank you to all our veterans and active United States Military personnel. 

The new Stampers Anonymous stamp set The Inspector has an image that reminded me of a uniform and I  used it to inspire my card.  

To create my background I started with stamping the border with the long stamp that had stripes and a star.  It fit perfectly along the sides. 

Next I sponged some stripes using the stencil and red dye ink across the top.  I came back over the red ink and added a soft sponging of brown dye ink.  

Then the stars were sponged over the background using the blue dye ink and then another coat of brown dye ink.  I repeated this process on a die cut star to add to the front of the rosette. 

The inspector was stamped twice in blue ink and the goggles and hat were fussy cut and layered over the bottom image.  

I typed up the words and printed them out to cut up and place on the card.  I used the rosette die cut and Idea-Ology Tim Holtz backdrop paper.  I sponged the surface with red and brown dye ink after assembling the rosette.

I stamped and tried the inspector with different colored inks and a different background while exploring the Americana ideas.

A big thank you to our veterans and active and serving Military Forces! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz The Inspector
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Stripes
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils Stars
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Blueprint Sketch
• Ranger Distress Ink - Festive Berries
• Ranger Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
• Ranger Distress Ink - Prize
• Sizzix Alterations Rosettes
• Idea-Ology - Tim Holtz Back Drops Volume 4
  

We love you Mom!

Hi!  The Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave is highlighting the love of our mothers, mother figures or other mentors who have inspired us. 

I wanted to do a monochromatic card using the brushstrokes die flower.  I tried it with just plain white but I wanted it to have more depth and decided that the soft lavender would help to give it a softness but highlight the shadows. 

 

The dies were cut from white cardstock and then sprayed with the distress oxide ink.  Then they were sponged with paper towel to dab off the excess color.  This gave a lovely speckled effect. 

The background was stamped using the same distress oxide stain spray on the rubber stamp and pressed onto the white cardstock.  This created a soft background that coordinated with the flowers.  

The layers of the flower were attached using a small thin foam dot.  This gave the flower some depth without too much height.   

The leaves were sponged with a dye ink over the sprayed background and tucked into the flowers.  The sentiment was cut up from multiple theories blocks and placed across the cardfront.

This is to celebrate all the strong women who care for others every day! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits BrushStroke Flowers #4 
• Ranger Distress Oxide Stain Spray - Milled Lavender 
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Tiny Prints
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Quote Chips Theories
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Evergreen Bough
  

It's In the Details

 Happy Friday!  Time for some Idea-Ology!  The inspiration at the Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave this time around is details.... meaning embellishments and Tim Holtz Idea-ology!  

 I am obsessed with the new transparent layers.  They are so beautiful and easy to create with!  I quickly created 2 tags using the flowery inspiration by simply layering them over existing manila tags!

The colors are so vibrant and beautiful that any backdrop makes them shine!  All I had to do was add a sentiment a few transparent butterflies and the ribbon.

The sentiments were from the Tiny Text stamps and the butterflies are from a very old punch I have held onto.  They were punched out from my leftover transparent pieces and colored with a touch of archival ink.

The final tag started with the circular transparent layer.  The center was cut out and a snapshot image was fussy cut and placed in the center.  

Behind the image a soft stamped text was added with ranger dye inks.  The sentiment was a tiny text rub-on sponged over with a layer of dye ink. 

The background is a mini layering stencil sponged over with a mix of dye inks.  

Then to finish the tag ribbon was died with a stain spray and a charm was added with a pin. 

Hope the details have you inspired to embellish up your next project! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Transparent Layers
• Ranger Dye Ink - Ground Espresso
• Ranger Dye Ink - Iced Spruce
  
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Snapshots 2
  
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Wire Pins
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencil 3
• Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Thought Tokens
• Ranger Archival Ink 4 Pack Basics
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink  - Picked Raspberry 
• Gold Jump Ring Set 
• Jute Ribbon
  

Tag Team Time

 Hi!  The Funkie Junkie Inspiration Ave is sharing the tag love this time around!  I love tags ever since a certain someone (Linda) started inspiring me with her creations! 

I decided to play with one stencil and use it to layer different sizes and shapes of tags on a few different cards.  

My first card uses the stencil on multiple sized tags with lost shadow ink, white embossing powder, and versamark ink. 

I started by sponging the versamark ink over the white cardstock background and tags.  I repeated until the background/tags were covered with the pattern.  Next the ink was covered with white embossing powder.  (I could have left it with clear embossing powder but the white embossing powder also raises the image and adds more texture).  I heated up the embossing powder on all the pieces.  I then sponged the gray distress oxide ink over the embossed surface.  After I had finished sponging on the level of ink and depth of color, I buffed off the excess ink from the embossed surface.  (I call that the magic as the white really pops after you buff off the excess ink). 

Next the tags were mounted on white cardstock and all were layered over each other on the front of the card.   The sentiment was stamped on vellum and cut to fit on the side.  I accented with little gems. 

For my next card I mixed up my colors and simplified the background.

I started with using the picked raspberry distress oxide ink and the lost shadow ink to create a pattern on my tags.  I also used a scrap with a hole punched out of the tag.  I liked the idea and used it to place it and the sentiment artfully over a flower. 

I also used a watercolor pencil and a waterbrush to add a hint of pink to the grey background.

I hope this has you inspired to create tags and layer them! 

Suzz

Products: 

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Tags #47
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Picked Raspberry
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Lost Shadow
• Stampers Anonymous - Tiny Text
• Ranger Archival Ink - Gray
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• Ranger White Embossing Powder 
• Idea-Ology Adornments Tim Holtz Heart Charm 
• Prima Marketing Spring Gems

This Happened!

 New stamps!  Yay!  Darkroom Door just released a new set of stamps and I was lucky enough to get to play with some of them!  

I played with the new small stamps called This Happened. It has great sentiments that inspire scrapbooking and journalling including: This Happened, Here's the Story, For the Record.

I used another of the new backgrounds to create a moroccon tiles pattern in the background and framed the edges with book inspired stamps.  

I then added a frame for the middle to allow me to journal or put a photo on the page.   I was thinking about spending a day just reading books. 

I accented the colors with the salvaged patina ink.  I created a multiple page mini book on the front to allow dates or other little notes! 

I hope you love the story I shared today! :) 

Suzz

Products: 

• Darkroom Door Small Stamps This Happened
• Darkroom Door Background Stamp - Morrocan Tile
• Darkroom Door - Robin
• Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps - Library
• Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps - Bookworm
• Darkroom Door Frame Stamp - Open Book
• Darkroom Door - Book Stack
• Darkroom Door Rubber Stamp - Tick Tock