A little while ago I decided to try the ink smooshing technique. Essentially you press an ink pad onto a surface, spritz it with water and then press card onto it. I had a lot of fun with the technique and decided to try it again. This time though I wasn't completely happy with the results, the colours I chose made a really dark background. It wasn't bad, just not what I had in my head. And the rest, as they say, is history... INK SMOOSHING So the colours I had chosen were Rococo ... VIEW POST
Lovely Is The Day
Lovely is today, well not weather-wise, it's actually grey and wet at the moment. But things will brighten up later when I get my first look at the 2019 Holiday Catalogue from Stampin' Up! While I wait I've been playing with the Lovely Is The Day Stamp Set and coordinating Lovely Leaves Dies. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND I began this project with the abstract background and a technique I don't use nearly enough, ink smooshing. To get this amazing effect I first pressed a Balmy Blue ink pad ... VIEW POST
Making Every Day Bright WWYS191
My daughter has just accepted a new job, and for my What Will You Stamp? challenge Design Team project I couldn't help making a card to congratulate her. This week's challenge is WWYS191 Making Every Day Bright and it's one of those stamp sets with lots of small images but no sentiments. I love these kinds of stamp sets as they provide lots of different design options. I decided to use the cute penguin image and it all evolved from there. THE BACKGROUND Before I could get to the ... VIEW POST
