Hi there #TexturalTuesday fans! It's Lisa back on the blog today with a not-so-texturey card today. I hate when that happens. I sure hope you like today's card anyway. I do. :)
Let me take you through the steps on how I made this bright and happy card:
Cut the base card of Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock in Juicy Pear on the vertical edge and score with the Teflon Bone Folder to prevent crease marks. (Set aside the base card for later.)
Using the MISTI I applied my Crazy Awesome stamp by Concord & 9th to the acrylic side of the stamp press, inked it up with Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black) and stamped onto the smooth side of watercolor paper. Once stamped, I taped the image down onto particle board (for stability).
Then I grabbed the Ranger Distress Ink Markers that I'd be using to watercolor my image: Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, and Broken China
I used the Broken China at the top and blended it downward with the Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush in Medium/Fine Point and then used the Peacock Feathers to add contrast. The Mowed Lawn was added along the underside of the word "Crazy" and to the right, keeping the color light. Picked Raspberry was added at the bottom left and blended towards the middle and Squeezed Lemonade was done in the complete opposite to meet and blend with the Picked Raspberry. These two colors blend so beautifully together.
I don't want anyone to think that there's a right or wrong way to do this. This is just how I do it. It's important to know that everyone has a completely different way of working with these markers. If you've been using them already for ages then this old news to you, but bear with me. We cool? ;)
This is how it looked all colored in. After which, I cut it out.
Cut out:
Then this is where things got tricky. I decided I wanted to add some foiled accents. Well, watercolor paper isn't really the BEST choice for this. It kinda works, but it's not optimal (just sayin'). You really want to use a smooth paper or vellum for the best results. (See Carly's beautiful results on her card HERE.)
I wanted to add the foil accents on the outer edge of the circle and on the banner underneath the word "Crazy".
The Heidi Swapp Minc Toner Pen first needs to be primed so that the white nib turns black when it's filled with the toner. This is done by simply pushing up and down on the pen until the toner fills the nib.
In this image the nib is filled up and ready to go!
I first drew around the banner and used the Turquoise Fab Foil from Wow! and ran it through my Minc Mini and got a decent result. When I tried to do the outside of the circle in Pink Fab Foil from Wow! the result wasn't as good. Not sure why the results were so different, but again I used very heavy, textured paper. So, I wouldn't recommend this. :/ Trial and error.
Here is a close-up of the foiling on the banner:
After all the foiling is done, stamp the words "You're" and "Awesome" from the same Concord & 9th stamp set using Versafine Onyx Black, and heat set using Wow! Super FIne Embossing Powder in Clear Gloss.
Next I die-cut a panel from some super cute patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and adhered that to my base card. I also die cut a circle and stamped some stars using the matching inks of the Distress Markers.
Put some adhesive on the back of the circle die cut and stick it in place. Then place some 3D Foam Squares in Black, Regular size on the back of the cut piece and place to show off the stamped stars!
To add interest I blended the stars using my Zig Wink of Stella Brush Tip Marker in Clear and I also filled in the letters of the word "Crazy" using this same marker. Then I simply embellished with a few sequins, droplets, and enamel dots.
Here is a close-up of the finished card:
I hope that you enjoyed the card in it's non-texturey glory. :D
And, by the way? I think YOU'RE ALL CRAZY AWESOME!! ♥
