Simple Sunday #17 - Patterned Paper

Today I am sharing a new Simple Sunday card here on the blog and on my YouTube Channel. I realize that today is Monday, but I had a really busy day yesterday and I never got around to uploading the video. So today it's more of a Simple Monday project I guess. The card I am sharing today is really fast an easy and for once I decided to try and use patterned papers on a project.

This is not really a card that I am particularly pleased with, but everyone has different taste and I am sure there's some one out there who will be happy to receive a card like this.

I also filmed a tutorial for this card that you can find on my YouTube channel or here below.

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I also added this card to the following challenges:


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Products used:

Whiff Of Joy You are my hero *My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 MILDRED Paper Pad Now & Then NT1084 *My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 IZZY Paper Pad Now & Then NT1082 *My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 DOROTHY Paper Pad Now & Then NT1081 *Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468 *Martha Stewart LARGE CIRCLE CUTTER 42-00003 *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS Non Stick Micro Serrated *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH CLASSIC CREAM Paper Pack 25 Sheets Dylusions Ink Spray, Calypso Teal Dylusions Ink Spray, Squeezed Orange Dylusions Ink Spray, Crushed Grape *EK Success 1 3/4"" CIRCLE Punch Large 1.75 Inch 54-31002

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Technique Thursday #2 - Resist

Another Thursday is here and I have a new easy technique to share. I am trying some kind of resist technique on this card and I used Distress Ink and Matte Medium for this. I also used the Distress watercolor paper from Tim Holtz which is already cut to a nice size for us card makers. I think the size of these papers may be made with the American A2 card size in mind, and since I make card according to European standards it's not a perfect match but I can work with them anyway. The European standard A6 card is a bit taller and not as wide as an A2 card in America so I have to do some trimming to make it fit.

I dabbed the matte medium over the stencil and then I dried it before I added my ink. I used two colors of Distress Ink and a lot of water for this technique. And the Matte Medium does a great job at resisting the Distress Ink, but you have to keep in mind that Matte Medium is transparent and the part of the paper that doesn't have the medium will absorb the ink. And with all the water that I added the colors soaked in to the paper and spread along the fibers, which moved some of the color to the areas where I had put Matte Medium on top. So I got some color behind the Matte Medium, mostly around the edges. This was exactly what I intended and hoped would happen when I added all that water, but if you don't want this to happen you have to be more careful with the amount of water you use or use an opaque resist medium.

I also filmed a tutorial for this card that you can find on my YouTube channel or here below.
 
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I also entered this card to the following challenges:

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Products used:

*Simon Says Clear Stamps BEAUTIFUL WORDS Exclusive Set *Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 *PREORDER Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2014 LATTICEWORK THS019 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger SPRING *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD WORN LIPSTICK Pink Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Worn Lipstick Inkssentials Mister, 2 oz. *Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE MIS30676 NEW 2011 Inkssentials *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Claudine Hellmuth MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Paint Glue Ranger *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING FOAM REFILLS Applicator Tool Refill IBT23623 *Ranger Inkssentials EUROPEAN HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL HIT27089 *Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS Non Stick Micro Serrated *Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink *My Mind's Eye MILO Decorative Tape Washi Now & Then NT1087 *My Mind's Eye FOLLOW YOUR HEART Decorative Tape Washi Record It! REC113 *Prima Flowers FLOWER GIRL Something Blue 575267 *Ranger Stickles ICE BLUE Glitter Glue SGG38450 *Therm O Web 3D FOAM SQUARES White Adhesive 3683 *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *Tim Holtz 9 GRID ACRYLIC BLOCKS Set to Cling Stamps

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Mixed Media - Imagine - Art Journal Page #7

So I can believe I manage to make an art journal page this week too. I know my goal is to make one each week, but I also know how lazy I usually are and I am happily surprised that I am posting this today. Especially judging by the fact that we were out of electricity almost all day yesterday when I was supposed to edit the video. But I managed to fix that today instead and here the page is.

I always clean my stencils and stamps on empty pages in this journal so there are very few pages that are actually completely blank, but that's just how I want it to be. I get a lot of inspiration from the patterns and colors that end up on the pages. And what inspired me on this page was the blue color that the old stencil cleaning had left. So I decided to go ahead and bring out some really old pattern papers from 7gypsies in different blue shades. I added matte medium all over the page to adhere and secure all of the papers.

I also did some embossing with the Distress embossing Powder  again today. I felt a bit bad for not using them correctly last time so I wanted to give them another try and do it right this time. And I do like them a lot.

To color my page I used Distress Paints and these are one of my favorite products to use. Not only do I like that they have a bit of a matte finish, they are also very fluid and easy to work with and I love the dabber container that will help keep my hand clean. To get that color mixing effect on the page I used spray inks on wet gesso and used a palette knife to move the colors around. I really love this effect.

And a thing that I am talking about in the video is that Art Journaling for me is more about the art than the journaling, and I don't find it necessary to always have journaling on my pages. But I do often like the look of it and since I am not a very poetic and emotional person I have such a hard time finding things to write. So I often resort to using stamp sets with premade ones instead, like the one from Tim Holtz I used on this page. So that is a great tip for all of you out there like me who doesn't have a lot of thoughts and things to write down.

For more in-depth information on my process and thoughts on this page, take a look at the tutorial I filmed. You can find it on my YouTube channel or here below.

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Products used:

Dylusions Creative Journal Authentique 6 x 6 SUAVE Paper Pad SUA014 Authentique 12 x 12 NATURAL Paper & Stickers NAT007 Claudine Hellmuth MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Paint Glue Ranger Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush Ranger CHS24729 Whiff of Joy Feathers Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder PUMICE STONE Ranger Stone Effect TIM40910 Ranger Inkssentials EUROPEAN HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL HIT27089 Tim Holtz Distress Paint EVERGREEN BOUGH Ranger TDD38528 Tim Holtz Distress Paint BUNDLED SAGE Ranger TDD36333 Claudine Hellmuth GESSO Studio Primer Paint Ranger Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771 Tim Holtz Layering Stencil RAYS THS003 Prima - Color Bloom - Spray Mist - Sorbet Prima - Color Bloom - Spray Mist - Tangerine Viva Decor GOLD Inka Gold Beeswax Polish 2.2oz 901 Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps STUFF TO SAY CMS110 2011 Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468 Tim Holtz 9 GRID ACRYLIC BLOCKS Set to Cling Stamps Tim Holtz Idea-ology UNMOUNTED STAMP BINDER Cling Storage Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2014 CHEVRON ths024 Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SCHOOLHOUSE THS011 Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY BLACK MARBLE Dyan Reaveley DYC33837

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