I originally had it mounted on a plain dark yellow base, but I didn't like the yellow, so I blended some gold and dark yellow gelatos into the paper. I scored it above and below the green panel and die cut a label and stamped my sentiment on it.
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Showing posts with label gelatos. Show all posts
November 27, 2014
Santa Flying Over the Mountains Card
I started this card by stamping the mountains and trees using Stampscapes stamps on glossy paper. The santa stamp went next. It's a wooden stamp with one reindeer, so I carefully lined up my stamp and only inked the deer to get the extras. I inked the card using a mixture of greens and black blended in at the edges.
I originally had it mounted on a plain dark yellow base, but I didn't like the yellow, so I blended some gold and dark yellow gelatos into the paper. I scored it above and below the green panel and die cut a label and stamped my sentiment on it.
I originally had it mounted on a plain dark yellow base, but I didn't like the yellow, so I blended some gold and dark yellow gelatos into the paper. I scored it above and below the green panel and die cut a label and stamped my sentiment on it.
February 9, 2014
JustRite Iris Card
I made this card for JustRite's Botanical Bliss challenge, to use a flower and/or butterfly on your card.
I started out by stamping the frame from Botanical Medallions and Banners in purple ink on white cardstock. I die cut it out using the co-ordinating die (Nested Oval Medallions). I then stamped the iris from the same stamp set and die cut it out using an oval die from Spellbinders. I used a Versamark pen and dusted the image with Perfect Pearls. It turned out too pale, so I added more colour with markers. You can't see it in the picture, but there's a fantastic shimmer to the flowers.
I stamped another piece of white cardstock with Elegant Fronds and embossed it with a light green/aqua embossing powder. I then rubbed some purple and blue gelatos onto the unembossed sections.
I layered a piece of light purple ribbon on top of a darker shimmery ribbon, and wrapped it around the embossed panel. I glued the panel on a purple card base and then glued the medallion on top. The Iris panel was added with pop dots and a die cut butterfly glued to the side.
I started out by stamping the frame from Botanical Medallions and Banners in purple ink on white cardstock. I die cut it out using the co-ordinating die (Nested Oval Medallions). I then stamped the iris from the same stamp set and die cut it out using an oval die from Spellbinders. I used a Versamark pen and dusted the image with Perfect Pearls. It turned out too pale, so I added more colour with markers. You can't see it in the picture, but there's a fantastic shimmer to the flowers.
I stamped another piece of white cardstock with Elegant Fronds and embossed it with a light green/aqua embossing powder. I then rubbed some purple and blue gelatos onto the unembossed sections.
I layered a piece of light purple ribbon on top of a darker shimmery ribbon, and wrapped it around the embossed panel. I glued the panel on a purple card base and then glued the medallion on top. The Iris panel was added with pop dots and a die cut butterfly glued to the side.
April 12, 2013
Embossed Birthday Flower
I've been having some fun with heat embossing techniques lately. Here's a birthday card I made. It was quite simple and fun to do.
I stamped the Penny Black flower and Hot off the Press sentiment with Versamark ink, then heat embossed them in black on watercolour paper. I then scribbled over the page with 3 metallic gelatos: blue, purple and silver. I spritzed the page and then rubbed a sponge over the gelatos to cover the page fully and blend the colours. Once it was dry I glue taped the image to a light purple card.
I stamped the Penny Black flower and Hot off the Press sentiment with Versamark ink, then heat embossed them in black on watercolour paper. I then scribbled over the page with 3 metallic gelatos: blue, purple and silver. I spritzed the page and then rubbed a sponge over the gelatos to cover the page fully and blend the colours. Once it was dry I glue taped the image to a light purple card.
February 15, 2013
Media Sampler
I recently learned about a pencil crayon technique for blending that I wanted to try. I also wanted to see how it compared with other techniques, so I've done a sampler.
For the sake of easy comparison, I'm putting the images together with explanations below. I've uploaded the pictures to Picasa, if you want to see them larger.
1. Markers: I don't own enough Copics (or other alcohol based markers) to do a good test with them, so this is with Crayola markers. It's more to show the depth of colour of markers vs the other media than a sample of marker blending, as water based markers don't blend the way alcohol ones do. Please keep that in mind when you look at this picture. I'd intended to do some minor blending, but the second blue I chose turned out to be too dark for the technique I was thinking about and so I didn't end up doing that.
2. Pencil Crayons: You can blend pencil crayons by pressing harder or lighter, or by layering one colour over another. I just did basic colouring, so it would be easier to compare with the other images.
3. Pencil Crayons + Gamsol. This is the original technique I was testing. I saw this video explaining the process and wanted to try it. Gamsol is an alcohol that removes the wax from pencil crayons, allowing you to blend the colour with a blending stump. If you buy Gamsol from an art store you have to buy a lot (I got 16 oz), which will last ages as long as it doesn't evaporate on you. Apparently some craft stores sell it in smaller (2 oz) quantities. I poured a small amount in a tiny bottle for use, dipped in a blending stump, and blended the picture. I loved the soft, almost water colour look it gave. And as the alcohol evaporates, there's no warping the paper. I thought belatedly I should try drawing the veins on the leaves and blend the colour out, so I tried that with my next media below.
4. Water colour: I have a set of pencils/crayons with a water brush, so that's what I used here. With the flowers I coloured the outlines and drew the colour to the center with the water brush. For the leaves, I drew veins and tried to draw the colour out. I didn't like the effect as much, and would have preferred an outline in look instead. The paper warped a bit, but not too much.
My gelatos finally arrived, so I decided to extend this test with a few more media, including chalk, which I have - and don't use as much as I'd like.
5. Chalk: For the flowers I did a heavier chalk outline and pulled the colour in, adding more if needed. For the leaves, I tried another technique of drawing lines with a Versamarker and applying the chalk to it. The Versamarker gives the chalk something to stick to and seemed to deepen the colour on my other projects, though I didn't notice that effect here.
6. Gelatos - dry: The gelatos are nice and creamy, going on like a cross between crayons and pastels. I did an outside layer and tried to draw the colour in using first my finger and then a tissue. The colour didn't want to go far, but rubbing it acted like burnishing, making it shiny (these are the metallics) and more stable (I gather once it's been rubbed in it won't come off as easily (ie, you can rub chalk off, or smear pastels).
7. Gelatos - wet: Once again I did my outline, but this time I spritzed the page with water and used a wet brush to pull the colours. In retrospect, the spritzing probably wasn't necessary and robbed me of control (as well as saturating my paper, making it warp). I think the brush on its own would have been fine, and the water allowed the colour to spread much better than rubbing it with a dry media did. As with the dry gelato image, this one has a beautiful shimmer to it. This was pretty messy, and any image done this way (with the spritz, but perhaps not just a brush) would need to be cut out rather than used as is. I'd also highly recommend using water colour paper for this.
I think my favourite effect by far is the pencil crayons with gamsol. I've always been a fan of pencil crayons, and I think the soft effect looks beautiful. But there are so many fun things to play with...
For the sake of easy comparison, I'm putting the images together with explanations below. I've uploaded the pictures to Picasa, if you want to see them larger.
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| Crayola (water based) Markers |
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| Pencil Crayons |
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| Pencil Crayons with Gamsol for blending |
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| Water Colours (pencils + water brush) |
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| Chalk |
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| Gelatos - dry |
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| Gelatos - wet |
2. Pencil Crayons: You can blend pencil crayons by pressing harder or lighter, or by layering one colour over another. I just did basic colouring, so it would be easier to compare with the other images.
3. Pencil Crayons + Gamsol. This is the original technique I was testing. I saw this video explaining the process and wanted to try it. Gamsol is an alcohol that removes the wax from pencil crayons, allowing you to blend the colour with a blending stump. If you buy Gamsol from an art store you have to buy a lot (I got 16 oz), which will last ages as long as it doesn't evaporate on you. Apparently some craft stores sell it in smaller (2 oz) quantities. I poured a small amount in a tiny bottle for use, dipped in a blending stump, and blended the picture. I loved the soft, almost water colour look it gave. And as the alcohol evaporates, there's no warping the paper. I thought belatedly I should try drawing the veins on the leaves and blend the colour out, so I tried that with my next media below.
4. Water colour: I have a set of pencils/crayons with a water brush, so that's what I used here. With the flowers I coloured the outlines and drew the colour to the center with the water brush. For the leaves, I drew veins and tried to draw the colour out. I didn't like the effect as much, and would have preferred an outline in look instead. The paper warped a bit, but not too much.
My gelatos finally arrived, so I decided to extend this test with a few more media, including chalk, which I have - and don't use as much as I'd like.
5. Chalk: For the flowers I did a heavier chalk outline and pulled the colour in, adding more if needed. For the leaves, I tried another technique of drawing lines with a Versamarker and applying the chalk to it. The Versamarker gives the chalk something to stick to and seemed to deepen the colour on my other projects, though I didn't notice that effect here.
6. Gelatos - dry: The gelatos are nice and creamy, going on like a cross between crayons and pastels. I did an outside layer and tried to draw the colour in using first my finger and then a tissue. The colour didn't want to go far, but rubbing it acted like burnishing, making it shiny (these are the metallics) and more stable (I gather once it's been rubbed in it won't come off as easily (ie, you can rub chalk off, or smear pastels).
7. Gelatos - wet: Once again I did my outline, but this time I spritzed the page with water and used a wet brush to pull the colours. In retrospect, the spritzing probably wasn't necessary and robbed me of control (as well as saturating my paper, making it warp). I think the brush on its own would have been fine, and the water allowed the colour to spread much better than rubbing it with a dry media did. As with the dry gelato image, this one has a beautiful shimmer to it. This was pretty messy, and any image done this way (with the spritz, but perhaps not just a brush) would need to be cut out rather than used as is. I'd also highly recommend using water colour paper for this.
I think my favourite effect by far is the pencil crayons with gamsol. I've always been a fan of pencil crayons, and I think the soft effect looks beautiful. But there are so many fun things to play with...
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