Showing posts with label Marvellous Markers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvellous Markers. Show all posts

Friday 1 January 2016

Bird on a Wire, Stampin' Up! Style. 2 Versions.


I love finding new ways to use old favourites. I originally made many traditional cards using the bird builder punch, then decided I wanted something modern with a silhouette feel. I bent the Bordering Blooms Photopolymer stamp (it's easy to bend these into different shapes when placing them on your acrylic block)   and used a sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set. I cut 2.5cm off the bottom of the card to minimise the negative space, then rounded the bottom corners. Daffodil Delight and Basic black work well together, don't you think?

This card was even simpler, I used melon mambo card and rounded the bottom corners, and used the stamp from Age Awareness . I drew a curved line using the brush tip of a Basic Black marker to sit the little bird on.

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Heal Your Life® Art Workshop coming soon.

The Heal Your Life® Art Workshop: Create a 16 page journal of positive affirmations,full of whimsical characters and uplifting thoughts.
Over a 4 week course, watch full HD video tutorials and follow step-by-step in the creation of your own unique journal. Learn how to create your own customised affirmations for all areas of your life. 


Monday 20 May 2013

Free Mixed Media Art Journal Tutorials

Here is the first mixed media art journal page using all Stampin' Up! products. This form of art journal is much less messy than using gesso and paint, and comes together much faster. I also show you how to draw a whimsical portrait using Stampin' Up! markers and watercolor paper.

 
 
This next page uses traditional stamped embossed images, markers and washi tape. I hope you give these both a try.

Friday 19 October 2012

Watercolour Classes - Stampin' Up!

 
I created this - Stampin' Up!Halloween Scene using sponging and masking. You can try it yourself.
It's easier than it looks!

Card Recipe:
Card stock: Whisper White for the card base - A4 cut in half and scored down the middle.
 Stampin' Up! watercolour paper 10.5cm x 15cm
Aquabrush, Blender Pen
Inks: Black Stazon, Old Olive, Real Red, Midnight Muse,
Marvellous Markers: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Sahara Sand
White uniball signo gel pen
Stampsets: Greeting Card Kids, Lovely As A Tree (the largest pine tree image)
Adhesive: Sticky Strip (so the card front sits flat)
Punch: 1 3/4" Circle Punch
Post-it notes
Stampin' Sponges (quartered)

*Stamp the images first in black Stazon ink.
*Mask out a 1 3/4" circle with the post-it notes (punch out 2 pieces of post-it paper so the punch doesn't jam).
 *Cut a piece of printer paper or post-it note to make the shape of the hill and mask it.
*Lightly sponge Real Red ink  above the hill shape, then sponge Midnight Muse  ink into the sky, and blend the 2 colours near the horizon.
*Remove the mask from the hill and sponge Old Olive over the entire hill.
*Colour the image of the girl and the pumpkin using an aqua brush and markers.
*Blend Black ink into the bottom of the picture.
*Allow the paper to dry (otherwise it will get muddy), then come in with the markers and highlight the shadows. (I had the light source coming in from the left). add some Daffodil Delight to the moon, and anchor the pumpkin with Sahara Sand shadowing.
*Add white gel pen to highlight the parts that are coming toward you.
*Draw 3 bats (start with a bird and add wing details).

Thursday 27 September 2012

Peace Card - Stampin' Up!

Although it's still a little early to be making Christmas cards, I wanted to use the "Peace on Earth" sentiment from the Greetings of the Season - Stampin' Up! stamp set in the Holiday Catalog.

As a meditation teacher, I often use peace as a theme with my students, and it's a sentiment that can be used all year round, not just at Christmas.

This card also features the - Stampin' Up!Elegant Butterfly Punch. It co-ordinates perfectly with the - Stampin' Up! Papillon Potpourri stamp set, which I hand coloured with Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron markers, then added a few dots of Dazzling Details and attached it with a Glue Dot.
 I stamped the card with the - Stampin' Up! Mixed Bunch stamp set in Raspberry Ripple, and hand coloured around the centres in So Saffron. The  smaller flowers are stamped in Elegant Eggplant ink. I stamped an extra flower in Raspberry Ripple, then punched it out using the Stampin' Up!  Blossom Punch, and added some Elegant Eggplant lines with the dual tipped marker, curved the petals with my Bone Folder, and popped it up with a dimensional.
I hope you enjoy this card.

SUPPLIES:
Stampsets:- Stampin' Up! Greetings of the Season, Papillon Potpourri, Mixed Bunch
Punches: Elegant Butterfly. Blossom.
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Raspberry Ripple, So Saffron.
Cardstock: Whisper White
Adhesive: Glue dot, Dimensional.
Dual-tip Marvellous Markers: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron
Embellishments: Dazzling Details glitter adhesive.