Hi!!! A big thank you for all the love on my last post. Today, another card using the new Sketch Greenery Stamp Set from Tim Holtz and Stamper's Anonymous. I was going for a chalk board look on this Idea-ology Cabinet Card, and had a problem coloring in, but I solved it. Hope you can incorporate this tutorial into your crafting if you are watercoloring on a slick surface. Enjoy!


Using steel wool, lightly
sand the shiny finish off of the Cabinet Card for easier coloring later, rubbing
vertically and horizontally to create a crosshatch scratch look as well . Rub
the Cabinet Card (and black tag) with the anti static pouch so powder won't stick. Place
card in stamping platform and stamp holly from Sketch Greenery in upper right
corner (Cabinet Card will open to the right) in Jet Black, and heat emboss with
white powder. Stamp the holly twice with sticky note for masking and cut out.

Stamp
two more holly images in lower left corner, and heat emboss in white powder.
Mask holly and stamp greenery with berries in upper and lower areas creating a
swag in both corners, heat embossing with white. Stamp leaves as well, again
heat embossing in white.

Place
tag in platform, and stamp sentiment and holly in Jet Black so that it will be
seen through the hole in the Cabinet Card. Heat emboss in white powder. Mask holly and stamp pine needles and leaves
and heat emboss in white powder. I don't like the color of the tag hole, so I
always color mine with Black Soot Distress Paint fyi.

To
give the embossing a more matte chalk board look, lightly sand the white
embossing on both the Cabinet Card and tag with steel wool until the shine is
gone. This happens quickly so make sure not to take too much off.

Color
in all the greenery on the tag with Distress Oxide Ink and a detail water brush
using a silicon mat as a palette. To deepen the soft chalky look of the Oxide,
layer Distress Crayons on top again using the silicon mat as a palette and the
water brush. I tried to do the same coloration technique on the Cabinet Card,
but due to the paper and coating I could not get the Oxide Ink to stick. I
swatched off a few areas coloring in the Oxide with a water brush filled with
91% rubbing alcohol and it worked. I don't know the chemistry on it, but it
worked. You don't want to leave alcohol in the brush as it will tear down the
bristles, so make sure to empty it out when finished. I also add washi tape
around the barrel of the brush that has alcohol in it so I know which is which.
Add Distress Crayons to also deepen the color of the greenery on the Cabinet
Card as well. Let this dry completely several hours to continue on.

Ink
edges of Cabinet Card and tag with Jet Black Archival and ink blending tool. Place
the velvet through tag hole and loop around to make a tie looking knot, and
fish tail ends with scissors. Place tag inside Cabinet Card so that greenery is
peeking through and sentiment is in upper right corner. Making sure not to move
tag, use a white pen to add in dashed lines following the oval hole shape. Add
dots of Xmas Red Stickles to each berry on the card and tag. Let dry completely
before moving.




Supplies:
(Steel Wool, Stamp Platform, Anti Static
Pouch, Heat Tool, Sticky Note, Silicon Mat, 91% Rubbing Alcohol, Ink Blending
Tool, Scissors)
-Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Cabinet Card, Velvet
Trimmings
-Ranger Surfaces: #8 Black Tag
-Stamper's
Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set: Sketch Greenery
-Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black
-Ranger Embossing Powder: White
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Black
Soot
-Ranger Detail Water Brush (One with
Alcohol and One with Water)
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink: Candied
Apple, Twisted Citron, Pine Needles, Forest Moss
-Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons:
Festive Berries, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Forest Moss
-Sakura Gelly Roll Pen: White
-Ranger Stickles: Xmas Red
I'll be back again next week with another Christmas card. Until then, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!
Just beautiful, Anita!
ReplyDeleteAnita, this is stunning, so creative and beautifully constructed, I love it! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteholy moly girlie!!! I love this.. I will for sure be trying my hand at recreating one of these!!!
ReplyDeleteThe coloring on this is off the charts. So beautiful! I love the striking effect between the black and the white embossing.
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