Inkilicious Scenes

Hello

And a special hello to Nikki Car, my latest follower.

I've been having a play with some Inkilicious goodies.  

Here is one of the cards I made:

I started by using Ink Dusters to put Memento inks onto Art Card which is smooth and silky and allows for quick and easy blending.  Then I stamped one of the scenes from the Picture Perfect set in Ranger Jet Black Archival ink. The image was cut to size and the edges inked. 

The background paper is from a paper pad by Deco Time. It is slightly glittered, but that doesn't show up on the photo. 

 The image was adhered on foam pads and a glittered sentiment from Papermania was added. I decided to leave the card at that, so that it is suitable for either a male or female.

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I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #163 AG
Crafting From The Heart #128 AG
The Paper Girls #112 Nature
Addicted To Stamps #131 Trees/Branches/Leaves
Stamping Sensations September - One for the Boys

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House Mouse: A Day Spent with Friends

Here's a card I made for the House Mouse and Friends Challenge.  

The theme is "A Day Spent with Friends"

I remember summer days spent on beaches collecting shells and pebbles when I was little. In fact, come to think of it, I still do collect them! Who can resist the lovely colours and textures?

I used a decoupage sheet for this. 

What I learned about decoupage was:

1. It's a lot, and I mean a LOT,  more tricky than I thought!

2. I need an alternative to foam pads, as some pieces were very small and fiddly to attach.

3. Those mice make me smile so much - such adorable faces!

I masked the main image around the edges and used ink dusters to add some blue to the sky and some extra beachy colours. I edged each decoupaged piece with inks to take away the white edges. Once the decoupaged image was complete, I matted it onto black card. This was added to another mat made from black and shimmery blue card.

Ivory heart ribbon was stuck along the bottom and tiny flat back pearls were added between the hearts. Two flowers were made from textured yellow card stock using hand held punches. A pearl heart was added to the centre of each.

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Thanks for looking.

I'm entering this into the 
Housemouse Challenge #222 - A Day Spent with Friends

Princess and Frog

I absolutely love the quirky Vera Lane Studio characters.


The digi set I used for this card is the Whimsical Princess and Frog set, and it was perfect for the following challenges:

DL Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #175 Frogs or/and use the colour green
Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge Week 8 The Colour Green and/or Nature
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Take a Leap into the Unknown (the background was a new technique for me to try)

Background: Card was first coated in gesso. When dry, Memento inks in Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves and Danube Blue were applied with ink dusters to give an ombre effect. Once the card was completely inked, a stencil (Balzer designs 'Mini Onion Skin') was placed on top and further ink applied. This gave a subtle patterned background. The technique is explained on this video by Papertrey Ink.

Images: The Whimsical Princess and Frog were coloured with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers (I'm still learning how to colour and blend!).  Glitter was added to the wand and necklace on the girl.

Lacy tape was applied to the inside edge of the card.

The sentiment came as part of the digi set.

Thanks for looking!