ICAD 2013 | June 23: infinity

29 Saturday Jun 2013

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A while back I made this card and said that the back was so cool I was going to make another one and use the back as the front.

So I did!

Once again I used the Aboriginal Stencil but I pulled out the 6×6 this time. I stuck with the Graphite Ferro and used different colours of mist. Here’s the back:

Yes. Gorgeous and yummy and sparkly, though you can’t see that very well in the pics. And here’s the front:

Isn’t that the coolest? Love how this technique works; I think it’s going to have to be part of a class sometime soon.

I printed the sentiment on Sticky Back Canvas then stapled it to the card, the texture is awesome:

Basically, you need molding paste, water reactive mist, and lots & lots of water. Another upside of this card? Fabulous paper towels to use on upcoming cards!

ICAD 2013 | June 22: boom!

23 Sunday Jun 2013

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This card was the outcome of a total creative blank. I seriously looked at the card and had no clue where to even start. So I grabbed the first thing on my craft island – gold chevron washi tape – and stuck it down to cover the card. It’s always better when the space staring back at you isn’t plain white!

A mist with new colours of Dylusions Ink Spray was next. And that was actually pretty cool because they resisted the gold chevron in the washi but not the white part in between. I added some molding paste over a stencil but didn’t like it so I scraped it off, making it purple as it picked up the ink beneath. I tried again over the circle explosion stencil and liked it a lot better.

Then I blanked again. So I left the card, did another one instead with the leftover molding paste, and when I finally came back to this one I decided to go with the explosion idea of the stencil. I pulled out my Idea-ology Alpha Parts, covered some letters with Rose Inka Gold and stuck them on. I finished it off by doodling with my trusty Pitt Pens.

Pretty blah, but they can’t all be masterpieces.

As always, I do love the shine in the Inka Gold:

At least it’s shiny blah, right? 🙂

ICAD 2013 | June 21: go your own way

22 Saturday Jun 2013

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This started out with a scrap of paper I had left from the Paperie June/July card kit. Trust me when I say I loved all the paper so much that there wasn’t a whole lot leftover See my LO’s here, here, and here)! And this piece had to be used – it’s by Allison Kreft for Webster’s Pages and it’s really just too cute.

I adhered it to an index card with matte medium, and added a piece of Studio Calico Fabrips that I had lying around – another scrap from designing with the kit, it was the binding of my mini album. I then scraped used molding paste (hence the purple colour) over the Chevron Arrow stencil and put it aside.

I wasn’t a big fan of this card, was really just trying not to throw away my scraps, so I had no idea where to go with it. Coming back to it a while later, these lyrics popped into my head – that’s what my mind saw with the mix of arrows and birds, I guess.

Anyway, I printed them on kraft sticky labels, stuck them down and doodled with my Pitt pen. A little Graphite Inka Gold around the edges and I called it done.

A weird mix for me but that’s what I like about this project – anything and everything goes, even the weird stuff!

ICAD 2013 | June 20: adore you

21 Friday Jun 2013

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So this was a test run with an idea I had for the Year Long Album class. It was an epic failure. But… I thought that with the right paper and more room I might be able to make it work – and I did!

So today you’re getting a bit of the process from idea to completed teaching pages!

Here’s the card:

The resist and the Distress Paint idea didn’t work at all the way I wanted but the drywall mesh:

and the areas where I took off the mesh:

are pretty cool.

Then I moved on to my Dylusions Art Journal to test it out again and voila! That’s what I was looking for!

The resist worked great and so did the paint. The rainbow page was the technique I attempted on the index card:

and the texture that came about is yummy!

I then tried out something a little different:

and love how it ended up as well, with its fun drywall mesh pattern:

And when I moved onto the paper we would be using in class, it still worked – big sigh of relief here! I’ll share those pages after the class takes place on Sunday so keep an eye out for them.

And if you haven’t played with Distress Paint yet, what are you waiting for? Seriously, it’s so much fun the way it moves and reacts with water – go get some and I’ll see you back here with the mini tutorial for these pages in a few days!

ICAD 2013 | June 19: yesterday

20 Thursday Jun 2013

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I guess I’ve moved onto the feather stencil but I promise it won’t be on the next dozen cards!

I put down a strip of drywall mesh, misted with bronze Perfect Pearls mist, sprayed some Mister Huey’s and peeled off the mesh – I love the texture it gives without the dimension!

I then rubbed Inca Gold over the peacock feather stencil, blending the Old Silver and the Rose – this card has a ton of shimmer!

Another Donna Downey stamp and some distressing on the edges finished it off.

I’ll do my best not to use that stencil tomorrow – I have an idea for the Yearlong class I want to try out so wish me luck!

ICAD 2013 | June 18: everything’s perfect

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

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I’m sorry. It’s another paper towel one but I promise to move on after this one. For a while, anyway!

The sentiment was stamped on a previously ruined index card (I keep them for sentiments) and I highlighted the word “perfect” by stamping that word with some larger alpha stamps and then outlined everything with my Pitt pens:

I smeared some molding paste through the peacock feathers stencil – on loan from Marg but I definitely have to get my own – and the dimension is fab!

As a matter of fact, I think molding paste might be the next go-to item for my index cards!

ICAD 2013 | June 17: be strong.

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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This is the reverse of one I did a few days ago – instead of backing the paper towel on an index card that had the Blazonry stencil pieces cut out, I cut the pieces out of the paper towel and backed it with an index card.

I love the colours that happened to be in this paper towel and instead of having it pop against the dark pieces, I left them white and doodled a bit with my medium and XS Faber-Castell Pitt pens.

I finished off with some new Donna Downey stamps that I think will be well used over the next month and a half:

I don’t think I’m ever going to get tired of that paper towel technique – I really think it’s just the coolest effect!

ICAD 2013 | June 16: to travel hopefully

17 Monday Jun 2013

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This was done for father’s day because my dad has a sailboat and this is the quote he has on the wall:

“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” Robert Louis Stevenson

I adhered a layer of tinfoil then painted over it with Golden Fluid Acrylics. Once they were dry I sanded the surface to bring out the shine of the foil again. The blue looked like water and whitecaps to me so adhered a wood veneer boat and the sentiment, then added gold Embossing Paste over a Dylusions stencil for the stars.

The embossing paste is interesting because it goes on really cloudy, then turns metallic once it’s dry:

And I love the idea of texture that came ffrom sanding the paint off the foil:

It’s actually really smooth in real life.

Still working my way through and pretty much on track – and still loving this project!

ICAD 2013 | June 15: we must dream

16 Sunday Jun 2013

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This is the second card from the drywall mesh experiment. The first used the mesh that came off this card after it got wet. The awesome thing was the appearance of texture that was left behind:

I love those subtle little squares!

I simply coloured over the drywall mesh with Derwent Inktense Pencils, then misted heavily with water. I soaked up the excess water and colours with paper towels and when the mesh came off, this card was what I had left!

I added a rubon, the second half of the quote from yesterday, and drew in some little birds with my Faber Castell Pitt pin.

Done – and I love the softness of colour! I have some fun ideas for these watercolour pencils, let’s hope a couple of them actually work out!

ICAD 2013 | June 14: possible

15 Saturday Jun 2013

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One of Molly’s today and the first of a two parter from me!

Molly drew a picture of a house, with a decoration on the door, and the people are Darrell and I when we were 5:

Mine came from envying the texture Cathie got from drywall tape – I had to go buy some!

I stuck it unto my index card, rubbed Derwent Inktense pencils over it and misted to blend. Then the tape came off. Should have thought of that, hey? Anyway, while waiting for that card to dry, I stuck the tape to another card because it looked so pretty with all the colours on it.

To finish it off I simply adhered some Basic Grey rubons (thanks to Liz for the giant bagful!) and stamped the first part of a sentiment: