Online Card Classes: Stenciled 2 Day 9

Kristina Werner's technique from Day 9 of the Online Card Class Stenciled 2 is one of my favourites from the class.

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Congrats rainbow

 I haven't had enough rainbows on my blog recently - needed to fix that! 

A rainbow of alcohol inks on Yupo, with a die cut and embossed sentiment.

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Online Card Class - Day 9

Another day, another class at Online Card Classes, this time from Channin Pelletier. I've used this technique before, and it's one I love, so I made 8 cards!

I used a stencil from Picket Fence Studios for these two. The top one has a die set and a sentiment also from Picket Fence, the bottom one has a sentiment from Gina K.

These two use a stencil from Hero Arts. The top one has a birthday die from Create a Smile, and a portion of a sentient banner from Taylored Expressions. The bottom one has border dies from Altenew and a sentiment from Mama Elephant. 

These two have a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop. The top sentiment is from Picket Fence, the bottom sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

For these two, the stencil is from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous. The first sentiment is from Picket Fence Studios, the second sentiment is a die from Hero Arts.

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Online Card Class - Day 1

I've never needed an online card class more that I need it now! I hope Jennifer and Kristina and their guests know what a positive effect they are having on crafters' mental health right now - you're fabulous!

Anyway, here are some of my cards for today:

All of my cards have an embossed floral image from Wplus9. The gold one has a hello die and stamped sentiment both from Picket Fence Studios.

For this pink card, the hello is from Pink and Main, and the stamped sentiment is from Picket Fence Studios.

For the pool card, the hello die is from Create a Smile, the border die is from Altenew, and the sentiment strip is from Taylored Espressions.

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Floral thanks

I tried something different with this card - I sprayed some water into a palette, and then sprinkled some Nuance pigment powders into the water to create watercolours. This wasn't exactly the look I was going for, but it's still OK, I think.

I used a floral stamp from Simon Says Stamp, and a sentiment die set from Create a Smile.

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Damask background

I made this background by inking up a background stamp with multiple Distress Oxide inks, spraying with water and some Perfect Pearls and then stamping onto watercolour cardstock.

I don't use this technique very often, mainly because most of the background stamps I own have outline images, with not much solid space on the stamp. This stamp is from Simon Says Stamp, and the birthday die is from Create a Smile.

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Rainbow stripes

I seem to have a problem - I'm addicted to making rainbows of alcohol ink on Yupo.

I cut the panel into stripes, and added a die from Create a Smile and an embossed sentiment from Birch Press.

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Circles over alcohol pearls

I was in the mood for joining in with a challenge today, so I did a bit of a look on the interwebs and decided to join in on the latest challenge at Create a Smile.

I made a panel of yupo with alcohol pearls. I added some die cut circles from Altenew, a layered die cut sentiment from Create a Smile, and a stamped sentiment strip from Mama Elephant.

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Fusion: Butterfly Anniversary

Welcome to a new year, and a new challenge at Fusion!

I stamped the butterflies from Hero Arts and white embossed them onto watercolour cardstock. I then painted them with Gansai Tambi watercolours, sprayed the panel with Perfect Pearls in water, and then added some extra shine with White Gold watercolour. I adhered it to a card base made from Stampin' Up Ballet Blue (sadly, discontinued) and added a couple of thin strips of metallic ivory cardstock. The sentiment is a pair of dies from Create a Smile, and a stamp from Simon Says Stamp. I finished it off with some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Today is our anniversary post at Fusion, so we have all invited a guest designer to join us. My guest is the fabulous Ardyth Percy-Robb of MASKerade! Make sure you visit her blog to check out her wonderful card!

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Amazing friend

This card started off as a white on white background. Then I got sidetracked.

The background die is from Catherine Pooler, coloured with Distress Oxide inks (there are actually 4 colours here, but it didn't photograph well! There's Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch, believe it or not). I cut the hello in the sentiment using a pair of dies from Create a Smile, and some glitter paper from Simon Says Stamp. The stamped part of the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. The little green jewels are from Studio Katia.

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Fusion: Daisies

Welcome to a new challenge at Fusion!

  Make sure you check out all the rest of the inspiration at the Fusion challenge blog, and play along with your own creation!

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Thanks for making my day brighter

More alcohol ink goodness!

 I added a border using a stitched rectangles die from Lil' Inkers Designs, and a sentiment using dies from Create a Smile (using Simon Says Stamp glitter cardstock) and a stamp from Simon Says Stamp.

I will be sharing this card at Time Out Challenges, where the theme is BRIGHT!

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Thanks bouquet

Played with my Zigs and a spray bottle of water today.

I used the Lovely Blooms stamp set from Studio Katia, along with the thanks dies from Create a Smile, and a stamp from Simon Says Stamp.

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Ombre blue thanks

Most times when I make an alcohol ink background, I cut it down or cut a window out of it, for two reasons - 1. I need some white space, and 2. I can get two cards from one background. However, I loved this panel so much that I just couldn't cut it down!

I added a sentiment from Create a Smile, and from Simon Says Stamp.

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Fusion: Outdoor Room

Welcome to a new challenge at Fusion!

Make sure you check out all the rest of the inspiration at the Fusion challenge blog, and play along with your own creation!

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Pastel birthday wreath

This card looks a lot better in real life - the photo makes the colours look a little bit washed out instead of soft and pretty.

 I used the Wreath Turnabout stamp set from Concord and 9th, stamped with Shadow Inks from Hero Arts. I then added some detail using my Derwent pencils. The word die is from Create a Smile, and the sequins are Rose Gold from Studio Katia.

 I will be sharing this card at "Where Creativity meets C9" for their "sparkle and shine" challenge. The sentiment die is cut from pink glitter cardstock to give some sparkle, and the Studio Katia sequins add some shine :)

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