FLORAL SKETCHBOOK PLAYTIME Part 7

The Floral Sketchbook designs can be used to create backgrounds, borders and even bouquets.

Examples

Making a simple background in CAP2: Create a coloured square. Import the lily sketch, copy, paste and resize. Place over the background, rotating the designs until you have a pattern you like. Group together and crop to the edges of the square.

The 'bouquet' was created in CAP2, printed on to inkjet watercolour paper and then coloured with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists.

A card made using the lily sketch. The lily was coloured with Shimmering Mists and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls. The flower centre was embellished with black Liquid Pearls.

FLORAL SKETCHBOOK PLAYTIME Part 6

If you are using a graphics programme such as CAP2 or MCS there will be a way of turning the

 Floral Sketches to a sepia colour. These can be used as they are, to create greeting's cards or in scrapbook pages or could be tinted with very dilute Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists or watercolour paint.

Examples

Tinted with very dilute Simmering Mists.

Tinted with very dilute Simmering Mists.

Sprayed with Sunflower Yellow Perfect Pearls.

FLORAL SKETCHBOOK PLAYTIME Part 2

Today we'll look at another way of colouring the Floral Sketches...this is for the hybrid crafters among you.

the Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists and Perfect Pearls give stunning results. Both are mica based sprays but the Radiant Rains have a dye instead of a colourless fluid like the Perfect Pearls.

I have found that inkjet watercolour paper is nice to print on...it can be moistened and behaves like artist's watercolour paper. I believe you can print on to blotting paper which gives nice blending effects bit I've not tried it yet.

So I printed some of the Floral Sketches on to inkjet watercolour paper and cut the designs out. There is a grey outline round the flower...cut inside this line...it is there to mark the flower edge on the lighter areas.

Spray with water and then spray or brush the Shimmering Mists on to the flower (spray a bit in an ice cube tray to act as palette then you can mix the colours if you wish).

Dry the flowers with a heat gun or place on a radiator. You may need to flatten them under somthing heavy if they warp too much.

Examples

Centre brushed with Shimmering Mist, the the whole lily sprayed with Perfect Pearls (the white mica one).

NEW POINSETTIA STAMP

Here is the new Poinsettia stamp

Both have been stamped on to blotting paper, the top flower with gold StazOn ink and the bottom flower with Black Cherry StazOn.

Both have been coloured with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists.

The top flower has been sprayed with gold glitter.

The bottom flower has been enhanced with Galaxy Gold brilliance ink.



NEW HELLEBORE DUET

Here are some samples of the new Hellebore Duet stamps.

This is the solid hellebore design inked with Brilliance Pearescent Crimson ink and stamped on to card.

Liquid Pearls in the centre.

This is the open design which has been stamped on to pale green card and embossed with Stampendous Shabby Green powder. Liquid Pearl centre.

This is the open design stamped with Brilliance Moonlight White ink on tp black card which was sprayed with Pearl Green Shimmering Mist. Liquid Pearl centre.

The top hellebore has been stamped with gold StazOn on to blotting paper and then coloured with Shimmering Mists. 

NEW DAHLIA DUET

Samples of the new Dahlia Duet stamps.

Dahlia stamped on to blotting paper with Stone grey StazOn ink. Cut out and coloured with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists applied with a brush. When dry, Liquid Pearls was dotted in the centre.

This dahlia was made the same way as above but sprayed with irridescent glitter. 

This is the solid dahlia stamp. Brilliance inks (Lightning Black, Pearlescent Rust and Pearlescent Poppy) were applied using the inkpads and brushes. Liquid Pearls for the centre.



Again the solid stamp and Brilliance inks ( P. Crinson, P. lavender and P. Orchid) and liquid Pearls.

The solid stamp emboss with Stampendous Aged Teal embossing powder. Liquid Pearl centre.



NEW POPPY DUET

Samples of the new Poppy Duet stamps

The open Poppy stamp been stamped with black StazOn ink on to blotting paper. Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist (Poppy!) was then applied with a paintbrush. When dry the outline was stamped agin with Galaxy Gold Brilliance ink.

The solid poppy stamp has been inked with Fired Brick Distress ink. The centre was wiped off using a cotton bud and Black Soot Distress ink stippled on and then stamped on to card.



The solid poppystamp has been inked with Pearlescent Poppy Brilliance ink, the centre wiped off and Lightning Black Brilliance ink stippled on and stamped on to card.

The open poppy stamp has been stamped on to blotting paper with Fired Brick Distress ink, the centre wiped off and black ink stippled on. A wet paintbrush has been use to create the watercolour effect.

The open poppy design has been stamped and embossed with a gold tinsel powder on to blotting paper. Shimmering Mists were then applied with a paint brush.

Both the open and solid stamps have been embossed with Stampendous Aged Scarlet powder. The centre then coloured with black ink...a mistake I think!

This is a cover for a book or an Art journaling page. Blotting paper was sprayed with Dylusion Black ink and then with a spritz of Pearl Red Shimmering Mist.

When dry the paper was stamped with a fern stamp and Galaxy Gold Brilliance ink.

The solid poppy design was then stamped with the gold ink around the edge of the paper.

The 3 poppies were made by stamping on to blotting paper with Galaxy Gold ink and then colouring with Shimmering Mist applied with a brush.

Aged Scarlet (Stampendous) embossing powder was sprinkled on to the paper in patches and heated to emboss (heat from underneath the paper).

Himalayan Poppy effect using Broken China Distress ink and Galaxy Gold brilliance ink on the solid poppy stamp. 

NEW LILY DUET

Samples made with the new Lily Duet stamps.
Each of the Floral Duets has an open design and a solid design.

Here the solid lily design has been embossed with Stampendous Aged Wine embossing powder.

The 'veins' have been coloured with a lilac pen. The centre is one of the new Liquid Pearl colours and a small pearl. 

The open lily design was stamped on to blotting paper, cut out and then coloured with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists applied with a paintbrush. The flower sprayed with water before colouring.

The was stamped and embossed with Stampendous Aged Ochre powder, cut out and again coloured with Shimmering Mists applied with a brush. Galaxy Gold Brilliance ink was then brushed on to the petals (not very clear in photo)

This time a piec of blotting paper was sprayed with Shimmering Mists and Perfect Pearl inks. WHen the paper had dried the open lily design was embossed with Aged Wine powder. A touch of yellow was brushed into the centre of the lily and then Liquid Pearls and a pearl were added.


This is a cover page for a book or an Art Journal page.
An 8 ins. x 8 ins. piece of blotting paper was sprayed with water and then various Shimmering Mist colours.
It was then sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist to 'tone' it down.
When the paper had dried, the solid lily was stamped around the edge with Pearlescent Lavender Brilliance ink. The open lily was stamped and embossed with Aged Wine powder and then coloured carefully with one of the Mists.
Shabby White embossing powder (Stampendous) was then sprinkled in patches over the page and heated to emboss (heat from underneath the paper).
The edge of the paper was torn (with blotting paper the torn edge is coloured) and mounted on to card.
Lasly the centres of the lilies were embellished with Liquid Pearls.

LUMINARTE, MOUNTBOARD CUT-OUTS AND ME

Spraying the Luminarte Radiant Rain and Perfect Pearl Mists on to the Decor Plates or the Mountboard Cut-Outs is very different to spraying on to blotting paper.

The surface is not absorbent at all, so the sprays pool and create more of a marbled effect.

Below are some Mountboard Cut-Outs sprayed with some of the above ink sprays. The Cut-Outs were dried using a heat gun to speed the process. They were then stamped with some of my new Floral Duet stamp designs. The butterflies and dragonflies were stamped on to inked blotting paper and cut out.

This tag has been inked in the same way, stamped and a flower torn from stamped blotting paper. The fern is from Prima, sprayed with the Luminarte Radiant Rains. Liquid Pearls for the cosmos centre.







MORE LUMINARTE AND TEXTURE MATS

Some more textures created using blotting paper, Luminarte Radiant Rain Mists and Texture Mats

The Texture Mats used are Harlequin, Oriental Flowers Palette and Palette Bamboo

Blotting Paper, Luminarte and me Part 2

Once coloured and dried, the blotting paper can be textured using embossing folders and the Cuttlebug (or similar). I have a lot of Texture Mats so I wondered if they could be used to give texture too.

I placed the wet, coloured blotting paper face down on to the Quilt Texture Mat, and pressed the paper into it. It took a while but the result was great...it would be nice on a card for a new baby.

Blotting Paper, Luminarte and me

There are so many of these spray inks...plain, pearly etc., and it's amazing the different effects you get on different papers and card, but I've never been very happy with the finished product.

I wanted a more blended look and decided to try blotting paper, Luminarte Radiant Rain and Perfect Pearl Mists...with pleasing results.

Because it's so absorbent lots of water can be sprayed to blend the colours with out the ink rolling off the paper.  I have a large piece of blotting paper underneath the sample one and I also spray it with water before the inks to flatten the paper.

The blotting paper has a fabric feel to it as well.

These samples feature the sprays and my new Cape Daisies Duet stamps.

The above samples have been made as follows:

1. The dry blotting paer was embossed with the open Cape Daisies stamp and clear powder.

2. The paper was sprayed with water.

3. Pink Grapefruit Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist was sprayed over the paper along with water

    and then dried over a radiator (which is surprisingly quick).

4. The single Cape Daisy Duet stamp (the solid one) was embossed with clear powder.

5. Pewter Shimmering Mist was sprayed in patches over the paper along with water.

6. Perfect Pearl Mist (white pearl) was then sprayed to give extra sparkle and the paper dried.

7. A bit of Wine and Roses colour concentrate (Luminarte...I've been putting mine into spray bottles) was

   dabbed with a stencil brush in the flower centres.

I have some of the Luminarte and Perfect Pearl Mists in stock, please e mail me for details.