Currently there is a revival of ink blending technique. However nothing comes back the same, there is a modern twist giving a special effect to hand made coloured cards.
Hello Everyone!
Today a new challenge starts at Create a Smile and we are challenging you to make a card expressing gratitude.
There is a revival of ink blending technique. This time it came back to enhance coloured cardstock cards.
The idea is to gradually increase the colour saturation around a focal image by blending several shades of ink and adding the darkest shade to the edges.
To have a beaming effect avoid using masks for the image. Blend inks softly leaving the original cardstock colour visible only around the focal image.
If you are following my blog, you should notice that I am falling again in love with color pencils. I bought my first set of Polychromos pencils in March this year and started exercising.
Pencils colouring tops my list of most relaxing card making techniques. It takes more time than marker or watercolour colouring, but makes me forget all worries and simply enjoy my crafting time.
Modern colour pencils help to create very realistic images like HERE and look amazingly on non-white cardstock.
THIS is one of my latest pencils coloured card with a beaming effect.
For my today's card I combined pencils colouring, ink blending and heat embossing techniques.
To make my card I used three stamps sets from Create A Smile.
The focal image comes from the recently released Pure Poppies set ( SSS | CRT ), which I have used once for THIS CARD.
The idea is to gradually increase the colour saturation around a focal image by blending several shades of ink and adding the darkest shade to the edges.
To have a beaming effect avoid using masks for the image. Blend inks softly leaving the original cardstock colour visible only around the focal image.
If you are following my blog, you should notice that I am falling again in love with color pencils. I bought my first set of Polychromos pencils in March this year and started exercising.
Pencils colouring tops my list of most relaxing card making techniques. It takes more time than marker or watercolour colouring, but makes me forget all worries and simply enjoy my crafting time.
Modern colour pencils help to create very realistic images like HERE and look amazingly on non-white cardstock.
THIS is one of my latest pencils coloured card with a beaming effect.
For my today's card I combined pencils colouring, ink blending and heat embossing techniques.
To make my card I used three stamps sets from Create A Smile.
The focal image comes from the recently released Pure Poppies set ( SSS | CRT ), which I have used once for THIS CARD.
I started with stamping down the sentiment from the Decorated Wishes set and heat embossing it in fine gold powder.
Then I repeatedly stamped down a poppyhead in ink matching the colour of the card panel and coloured the impressions with Polychromos pencils.
Then I repeatedly stamped down a poppyhead in ink matching the colour of the card panel and coloured the impressions with Polychromos pencils.
To achieve the beaming effect I softly blended several Distress ink shades starting from the lightest shade and gradually adding the darker closer to the edges of the panel.
Black Soot Distress ink adds more drama to the panel if blended very softly along the edges. At the end of the post I give the full list of inks used for blending.
To make my final step I heat set the blending with a heat tool first.
I stamped down Dots in embossing ink, covered the impression with bonding powder, melted it and generously coated it with Nuvo glitter.
Black Soot Distress ink adds more drama to the panel if blended very softly along the edges. At the end of the post I give the full list of inks used for blending.
To make my final step I heat set the blending with a heat tool first.
I stamped down Dots in embossing ink, covered the impression with bonding powder, melted it and generously coated it with Nuvo glitter.
To assemble my card I glued the panel to a linen coloured card note.
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If you are new to this challenge, please read the rules:
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I am also sharing my card to the following challenges:
The paper players PP417 - Give Thanks
Simon Says: Thanks
Time Out #121 - Grateful
Try It on Tuesday - Thankful
Heart to Heart Challenges - Inspired by Nature
Use Your Stuff - Give Thanks
Watercooler Wednesday WWC195 - Anything Goes
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you feel inspired to make a gratitude card and share it with us.
The paper players PP417 - Give Thanks
Time Out #121 - Grateful
Heart to Heart Challenges - Inspired by Nature
Use Your Stuff - Give Thanks
Watercooler Wednesday WWC195 - Anything Goes
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you feel inspired to make a gratitude card and share it with us.
This is a beautiful card. I love your ink blending. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.
ReplyDeleteWow Ksenija, what an incredibly beautifully coloured piece of art. I love the way you've used your pencils to colour those poppy heads and that ink blending to spotlight the images is simply amazing. A truly wonderful card! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful CAS card, the colours look fantastic. Thank you for joining us at Try it on Tuesdays.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
Such a fun and beautiful card! Looks like the poppies just want to dance of the paper! Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful card
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining us at TRY IT ON TUESDAY
An AMAZING card! So beautiful!Thank you for sharing it with us at Try it on Tuesdays.
ReplyDeleteSusi
Love this card and the technique you have used
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Try It On Tuesday challenge
Joan
WOW! Your coloring is gorgeous! The poppies are so realistic! Beautiful color combo, too! So happy you joined my challenge at The Paper Players this week! XX
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and I love your detailed post!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is stunning! I love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff and hope to see you again!
Tammy DT coordinator
Ksenija, your card is truly stunning! Your ink blended background and pencil detail make your images really 'pop' off the card! Thanks so much for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week!
ReplyDeleteYour blending technique is gorgeous and your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us for Heart 2 Heart’s Inspired by Nature challenge. (Just a reminder that our challenge does require you to use some Close To My Heart products in your project.)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card :) Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff challenge blog :)
ReplyDeleteTina-DT
Beautiful! Thank you for joining us at TioT.
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless! Your colouring is absolutely stunning. The colour blending is so well-done and highlights the seed pods perfectly. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous, but unfortunately, you do not meet the challenge requirements to join the Heart2Heart Challenges. Thanks for understanding!
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