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    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    Super color combo challenge (CC341)  today at Splitcoast! I chose to use them in small doses on a mostly white card. I needed a bday card and I wanted it to be fun and colorful and I think this will fit the bill.

    The row houses were die cut out of the BG dp w/ a little red for the roof. I added just a bit of texture to it then traced around the window openings w/ a Micro pen. The the little hot air balloon and sentiment were paper pieced using some of the same dp as the houses. The clouds were punched out of the cloud dp I used for the next layer.

    I hand cut the sentiment into a banner shape and added the little cut out banners across the sky. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.5.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Stampendous (sentiment), Studio G (banner & hot air balloon)
    Paper: white linen, textured white, scrap of red, cloud dp (My Mind’s Eye – Fly a Kite collection), dp on houses (Basic Grey – Sweet Threads collection)
    Ink: VersaFine onyx
    Accessories: Quickutz row houses die, sm & med cloud punches (All Night Media), Sizzix plaid embossing folder (for roof)

    Almost forgot. I’m adding this to the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger.

     


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  • Reindeer & Christmas Trees

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    It’s Inspiration Challenge day at SCS. And did I ever love the inspiration from Mizue Hirano. I chose the two in the third row down.

    Both were done on water color paper using a flat wash brush and a small detail brush. Instead of watercolors, I used dye reinkers because I like the vibrant color and transparency. I first made the abstract backgrounds then dried them with the heat gun because I’m too impatient to wait.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    I made the white frames with the method I developed for resizing the Nestabilities rectangles. The tutorial for this is under my Tutorial heading. I edged the frames with a red marker. All the images were embossed using black pigment ink and black embossing powder. These cards measure 4.25″ x 5.50″. The greeting tag on Reindeer was cut out using a nestie circle.

    Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/

    Supplies:
    Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Inkadinkado, Studio G, Stampendous, Imaginisce
    Paper: white, water color, red
    Ink: black pigment & black embossing powder
    Accessories: paint brushes, dye reinkers, nestie rectangles & circles. red marker (to edge the frame & tag), black marker (to edge the Christmas Trees panel)

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  • Ombré Watercolor Resist

    Posted on by Julie 9 Comments
    Supplies Needed
    Supplies Needed
    Supplies:
    1. Watercolor paper
    2. ¾” Flat Wash Paint Brush
    3. Adirondack reinkers in Butterscotch, Ginger, Raisin and Eggplant (I keep drops of mine in these little round, divided craft containers-it’s fine when they dry out; just reactivate with a little water)
    4. Tiled Quad Cube stamp (Stampendous)
    5. Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold ink (Tsukineko)
    6. Clear Embossing Powder & Heat Tool
    7. Water

     

    (Click any picture to enlarge)

    Step 1
    Step 1 & 2

    Step 1:

    Stamp image repeatedly onto watercolor paper using the gold ink. Coat with clear powder and heat emboss.

    Step 2:

    Use the paint brush to wet the entire piece.

    Step 3:

    With the water loaded paint brush, pick up some of the Butterscotch ink and begin washing it across the wet background. Begin at the lower edge and work your way up. The ink will become lighter as you move up the page. When adding more ink, always begin at the lower edge.

    Step 2
    Step3

     

    Step 3 after application of Butterscotch ink
    Step 4
    Step 4

    Step 4:

    With the water loaded paint brush, pick up some of the Ginger ink and float in only on the bottom ½ of the piece

    Step 5
    Step 5

     

    Step 6
    Step 6

    Step 5 & 6:

    With the water loaded paint brush, pick up some of the Raisin ink and float in on the bottom 1/3 of the piece. Finally, float in a little Eggplant ink on the lower 1/3. I used Eggplant because I don’t have a darker brown reinker. Since the dk. purple Eggplant is the opposite (or complement on the color wheel) of the orangey yellows it will produce the brown color I need.

    (Optional)

    Let the piece dry for a few minutes, then load the paint brush with water and add a little Eggplant ink. Tap the paint brush against your other hand while holding it over the piece. This will produce a splatter pattern.

    Finished background
    Finished background

    Finished Piece:Comparasion: left was done with reinkers, right strip was done with traditional watercolor paints.

    Comparison- reinkers on left, tradional watercolors on right
    Comparison- note reinkers are slightly more transparent

     

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    Finished card using the background

     

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