ICAD #4

On an index card, color three colors of watercolor crayons and blend with water.  Let dry.  Stamp text stamp repeated with Archival Ink Shadow Grey.  Stamp the Floral image and the setiment (Both from Unity) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere bits of doily to the card.  Mask the the rest of the card leaving the doily revealed and spray with pearlized water.  Let dry.  Adhere flower cut outs.

This is part of the summer challenge at Daisy Yellow.

This ICAD was entered into the Artistic Inspirations Challenge #180 theme Anything Goes Floral 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #31

On a watercolor tag, sprinkle Kool Aid powder and activate with water.  Let dry.  Stamp the first layer of the layering flower stamp (Hampton Arts) with VersaMagic Ink and then stamp the next layer with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp the flourish (Recollections) and word (Hero Arts) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge. #261

Stamp text image on to a shipping tag (Hampton Arts) several times in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Sponge blue spray ink on tag and let dry.  On graph paper, stencil arrows (Dina Wakley) with Recollections Spray Ink.  Let dry.  Adhere to tag.  Stamp image of feather (Hampton Arts) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere washi tape and sticker, emphasis by outlining the embellishments.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #152

Scribble three colors of watercolor crayons on a manila tag.  Activate with water.  Lay a stencil over the tag and with a baby wipe wipe off color creating a ghosting effect.  Brand of the stencil is unknown.  Let dry.  With Archival Ink Jet Black stamp word and daisy image.  Daisy image is from Hampton Arts and Alphabet set is from Echo Park.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #145

On a manila tag, stamp main focal images(Stampington) with Distress Ink Vintage Photo.  Mask.  Stamp Feather(Inkadinkado) in the same ink and mask. Stamp fleur-de-lis (unknown) in same ink and mask.  Stamp text (Rubber Soul)  in the same ink.  Using distress markers highlight areas.  With a waterbrush, activate the ink to create some blending.  Let dry.  Stamp sentiment with Archival Ink Jet Black.  

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Here is the written tutorial for this technique 

Here is the youtube video on the technique