{Getting Inky and stamping art} collage style stamping

I had so much fun getting inky with some bright inks and various stamps. A whole sheet of card was used initially.

It's a process that requires a little bit of courage to keep applying ink and stamped images, then go in with some heat embossing and white ink to create focus and contrast.

After the colourful layer went down, I heat embossed the butterflies with black embossing powder.

To make the butterflies standout more, a blob of White reinker was put onto a block and I used the Water Painters to lighten them.

The sheet was then cut into 4 and additional stamping and swishing the bak ink pad over the edges was added.

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This is the video tutorial of the process

  

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{Christmas Stampathon - July 2019 Challenge}

Welcome to the...

7th Round of the
Christmas Stampathon 2019

Be inspired every month with a Christmas Challenge on the 25th of the month.

The challenge this month is to make at least 4 cards or tags using the following sketch



When you have made your creation, please photograph it and add it to the Facebook group here.

I am joined by the 3 other demonstrators from around the world

Denise Kepple Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from America

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

This is the card I designed and made.

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is available now and can be viewed here

If your wish list is quite long and reaches near the £99 mark then it's worth considering signing up to Stampin' Up! as there is a fantastic sign up offer at the moment.  For £99 join up fee you will receive £130 of product.  Contact me for more details.

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Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

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T W I T T E R 

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Info and rules about the Christmas Stampathon 2019

• This is a collaboration between Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in the US, UK and Australia. 
• Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge.
• The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month (January-October) on each of the organisers social media. The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.
• Join the Facebook group for up to date announcements and to submit entries https://www.facebook.com/groups/569826780020011/
• Challenge Rules
• To be entered into the Prize Draw in November you need to complete 1 or more of the challenge. You will earn 1 virtual ticket entry every month you complete a challenge and an addition 10 virtual tickets if you complete all 10 months.
• Photos of your projects need to be posted on the Facebook group post for that month or emailed to one of the organising demonstrators to be shared, please state your country of residency.
• To be eligible to win a prize you need to live in the USA, UK or Australia.
• All entries must use at least one Stampin' Up! product - ideally a stamp.
• The winners will be randomly selected by an online generator from all the eligible participants.
• By submitting a photo you give the organisers permission to use the photo on their blog and social media.
• There are prizes available for each country. The first prize is US $60, UK £50, AUS $88 of product that the organisers will choose and ship free of charge. The second prize is a sample of each of the items the organiser/s from your respective country makes.
• Everyone who participates will be allowed to use our specially designed badge that can be displayed on your blog.
• Please use the hashtag #christmasstampathon2019 in any social media you post your entries to.

{Rose Art Canvas}

Happy Weekend everyone!

I've had a lovely crafty Saturday, getting messy with some canvas.

For a long time I have been admiring video tutorials of mixed media work, and my brain has been trying to figure out how to use Stampin' Up! products to create the same fabulous results.

Below is the result of a couple of hours work, I have created a video that has condensed the proces to less than 12 minutes, enjoy!

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{Simple watercolour technique}

This is a great technique if you're new to watercolouring.

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{A field of flowers}

So pleased how this card turned out, and I've really enjoyed showing people how simple this technique is.  

Using three colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel, use the sponges to create bands of colour on Whisper White Card.  

Heat emboss the floral images with black embossing powder.

With a wet paint brush pick up some white ink from the Craft White inkpad and colour in some of the floral and leaf images.

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{Vellum Gift Bag from Punch Board}

Hello!

Phew! My schedule is hotting up with lots of Christmas events on my calendar, trying to keep up with regular blogging and videos for your enjoyment and inspiration.  Thank you everyone that ordered last week and made the most of the 20% off stamps.   The most popular stamp set ordered through me was Gorgeous Grunge, not really a suprise as it's so fab!

Here is a Vellum gift bag using our Thick Vellum, it really holds the shape well.

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~{Sponge, Spritz and Stamp}~

Sponge, Spritz and Stamp

That's what I'm calling the following technique!

I wanted to create a pretty background to show off these stamps, and had great fun in the process!

• Using a sponge and 3 inkpad colours of your choice, cover a sheet of very Vanilla Cardstock.
• Fill a Spritzer bottle with water, and spray the entire sheet with an even covering of water, use a heat tool to dry if you can't wait (turn the card upside down and heat if it starts to curl).
• Stamp the card with whatever stamps and colours you would like.
• Stamp some with Versamark, add embossing powder (I used white)and heat.