OCC Rainbow Maker class - more homework

I was not feeling well today - had a Gall Stone episode over night and was still feeling nauseous this morning so had a day off.  Spend the morning reading and then after lunch I decided to do some more  home work for the class.

This ink blending card was inspired by one done by Kristina Warner from Day 1

I used a variety of Altenew inks to blend through a mask made with a Spellbinders Heart die cut.   I used the same colours to stamp the splatter with a Your Next Stamp splatter stamp.  I used 2nd generation stamping to get the softer colours.   The sentiment is from Kaisercraft.
This has been entered into the Add a Sentiment challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday blog.

Feeling better this evening so it will be off to work again in the morning.   We've off to the beach tomorrow for the weekend.  I'm not taking any stamping stuff but might take some pencils and a colouring in book or two. 

More Masking and new stamps!

I'm spending time this long weekend with friends at the beach house in Mangawhai and have bought some supplies along... minimal (although that's not what hubby said of my rather full small suitcase and shopping bag full of supplies) but I did bring along some new Hero Arts goodies...

 

I am taking this online card class so got to watch Day 3, 4 and 5 videos all in one go. Day 3 used liquid masking (sadly not in the supplies I brought with me) and Day 4 used Freezer paper, something I've never seen here in NZ - but I believe I might be able to get at Spotlight in the quilting area- still remains to be seen.  Anywhoo that left me with Day 5 - using clear embossing for my mask - or really as I know it, resist.  However it's not just stamping and embossing bold stamps, but also using embossing ink via a pen to cover your entire line art stamps once you've coloured them.  Now embossing ink/pen I DO have.

I stamped the Hero Arts Night and Flower flower and coloured with Copics.  Once done, I used my Versamark pen to cover the flower and clear embossed.  I then sponged over with some blue Distress Ink.  Added the sentiment from Quietfire Design.
Entered into the Any Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp

I also did some masking yesterday with Post It tape -

This is using a new Hero Arts set (Baby Animals).  I masked and coloured these but haven't made it up to be a card yet.

And other of yesterday's offerings

This one uses the new Hero Arts Colour Layering Bird.  I spend a bit of time trying out different colour combinations before making this one.  My colours:
base ~ HA Stone Wash blue, 2nd layer~Chipped Sapphire distress and 3rd layer HA Wet Cement.  Did not quite get the branch in the right place and my sentiment is rather drunkenly added to the card!  Not quite sure how that happened.   I trimmed my card down - a bit much as it turned out, so used some ombre ink to stamp Hero Arts Deco Flower background to add to the side.   Finished with splatters of the inks.

If you are interested in getting any of the Hero Arts stamps and dies and stencils be sure to check out A2Z Scrapbooking (this is where I get my Hero Arts goodies) and if you are spending over $25 in store, use my code Dawn15 to get a discount of 15%.

thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are much appreciated as a your comments. If you like what I've done, please let me know!

Mask-erade class

 

I'm taking part in the latest Online Card Class and although I have watched the first three days class, I did manage only a sample from the first two day... still lots of ideas from each day to try out!

Day 1:

 this technique is to use both the positive and negative masks.  I used some Eclipse masking paper to make my masks.  I start by using the the negative part and using some pink ink to sponge onto the card.  I then used the positive mask to cover the heart and stamped the flowers from a WPlu9 set and the leaves from a Hero Arts set.  Had a bit of a failure, as the red ink seeped through the masking paper... but I decided to just go with it... I added the little trio of dots in various colours to match my flowers.  The sentiment is one from a Hero Arts set.  I love my MISTI tool for stamping these sorts of sentiments.  It did take around 4 times to get it really black.  So easy with the MISTI.  Used some scraps of card and PP to add to a red base. 

Day 2:

This is a one layer card inspired by Jennifer McGuire's card.  I made my mask by die cutting a butterfly - Tristan by Memory Box.  I then used tiny stamps from a Hero Arts set and some from a Simon Says Stamp set.  I embossed them with Liquid Platinum powder.  Finished with a Hero Arts sentiment.

I'm away for the weekend.  I have a case full of crafty goodies as lots of new stamps arrived in my mailbox this week.  It's Queen's Birthday weekend so we get Monday off so three days to play.  I'm typing this while the others are watching The Hobbit - The Unexpected Journey.   

Take care and have a great weekend. 

CAS 4 more homework.

 

I totally enjoying watching all the videos for the class and wish I had time to try out all the techniques, but with working full time and then coming home and spending time down at the beach swimming..... not a lot of time.  

I did have time the other night to try out one of Kristina's cards.  

I CASE'd Kristina's card with similar edge dies and ink colours, but used an anchor die and a birthday sentiment.  The edge dies are from Pretty Pink Posh, the anchor die from Couture Creations and the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.   I finished with some tiny red hearts that were the pieces from Simon Says Stamp Falling Heart die.  

I've also done another card based on a technique done by Tasnim but this afternoon after a long spell of fine weather, it rained!  So no decent light to take a photo.   It's a long weekend coming up with Friday being a public holiday.  We are heading up to Mangawhai and going to a concert on Sat night.  No crafting goodies are going with me this time - just my Kindle with lots of books on it.

Take care

OCC Homework...

 

 I am really pleased to be taking part the latest Online Card Class.  I'm learning a lot about using my Copic Markers.  Week 1 was all about learning techniques and doing lots of practise.  I haven't had as much time to do as much practise as I want but I did make a card from one of my favourite images that we got as part of the class.

In real life the colours are more orangey.  The background is an apricot ink from Hero Arts inked onto the embossing folder before embossing the card.  The sentiment from Inkadinkado was black embossed to stand out.  This card is heading off to one of my card group friends for her birthday on Monday. 

I've got another couple of more different colours of flowers coloured up and ready to make into cards.  I really need to get the "real" stamp and it's matching die. 

Hope every one has a great weekend... enjoy World Card Making Day.  I'm having a friend from work coming around to spend a couple of hours with me on Saturday.  Hoping to start on some Christmas cards.