Hello Stamplings!
Me again! Happy last day of the month of September, which is also the fifth Monday which means stencils on my I.D.E.A.S. schedule. Happily we featured stencils on our Group of Seven designs Saturday, so this is a follow-up prequel to my last post. Say what now?
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Sadly, no matter how many photos I took, I could not capture the schparkle from the metallics that are a part of the Lindy's Magicals powders I used. (That's the difference between Brusho powered inks and Lindy's Magicals powdered inks.) The stencil I used is from Technique Tuesday and the sediment is from Memory Box.
In our Go7 post, we showcased the monoprints we made after inking our stencils. What you see above is the 'print' which happens first if you put a piece of watercolor paper under your stencil when you ink and spritz it and then you simply lift the stencil straight up off the panel.
It might help if I show you a photo of my stencil all liberally inked and spritzed before I lifted it off to make a print.
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After lifting it off that panel, I flipped the stencil over onto other clean panels of watercolor paper progressively, in order to make all the monoprints you saw in my last post. Honestly, it sounds more confusing than it is.
If you are wondering how I got the Lindy Magicals to be placed so accurately in the stencil, it's because I let Hammy and Stanley use these little teeny-weeny spoons that came with a box of resin I've had for a long time. I just told them where to dump the different colors of powder onto the sunflower petals, leaves, and centers. It was sort of like paint-by-numbers and it took us forever, but they haven't played in ages and I've missed them, so it was easy to be patient with them.
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Here is another stencil design that's more my usual QACAS style:
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I used an unmarked stencil and Catherine Pooler inks and I simply heat-embossed the sediment in white onto a strip of vellum.
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I know how everyone loves seeing other people's vacation photos,😁so you'll be pleased to know that I did manage to put together some collages of ours. Rather than making this a 47-foot long post, I put them on a separate page. If you are interested, there is a link in the salad side bar.
Enjoy your week! No, seriously, enjoy! LITS!*
As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower!
*Life is too short!
Challenges:
Allsorts: A/G. Huge congratulations on your 800th challenge!!
Just Us Girls: A/G Stencil Week.
Seize the Birthday: A/G.
Stencil Fun: Fall Frenzy.
The Paper Players: Tic-Tac-Toe from Claire. Middle horizontal row.
28 comments:
Great stencil work, very colourful
Both cards are beautiful. Good thing I can imagine just how schparkly the first card is. The colors in the second are so bright and happy. Thanks for sharing!
Stanley and Hammy got those colors just right, Dolly! These sunflowers are gorgeous without the sparkle! I can imagine how beautiful they are all schparkly! Love the colors and feathery look of the second card and how it shows through the sentiment strip! So glad you are home safely and had such a nice trip. XOXO
Love those gorgeous big sunflowers. .I reminds me of an impressionist painting
More beautiful cards, Darnell xoxo
Those sunflowers look amazing, Darnell, and I love your swirly background on card two!! Thanks for the stencil inspiration!!
Fabulous cards Darnell, thanks for the inspiration.
Love the graduated colours and detail of the second but the first just brightens my day (as usual throwing it down here) and I can visualise the lovely sheen and sparkle.
Lovely to see you at our Allsorts 800th challenge, thank you so much for joining in.
B x
Your first card is beyond gorgeous! My jaw is dropped. The colors are spectacular with this stencil. Your second card is summery, cheery, and fun! I like the blue vellum sentiment panel, too!
WOW! How pretty is this first card! You certainly have a way with Magicals. As for card #2, Love your choice of colors and the sentiment looks like ribbon! Wonderful job and thanks for sharing your talents and inspiration with us at Seize the Birthday!
Gorgeous print using your sunflower stencil and magicals, Dolly! LOVE the vibrant Autumn colours! We are on the same wavelength ... I posted my positive print of a sunflower today too! :) xx
Since I have Magicals myself, I can easily imagine the sparkle on your beautiful sunflower card. So clever of Hammy and Stanley to scatter the colours with tiny spoons! The second card is lovely with those happy colours and simple design! Heading off to look at your travel photos now!
We should all have such artistic hamsters to help us with out crafting! Beautiful cards, and I love that you created them in two very different styles. I peeked at your vacation post. We have visited Barcelona and the Sagrada Familia. When the afternoon light shines through its windows, it is absolutely breathtaking! Looks like you had a fantastic trip.
I'll bet those Lindy's shine like the dickens in those beautiful colors! Love the perfectly placed magicals, kudos. Now I'm off to see your magical photos!
I love working with stencils and this technique is such a fun one! Two different but both beautiful results! Hugs, Gerrina
Love them both- but especially the autumnal flowers.
A stunning card Darnell, I am sure the sunflowers gleam in real life. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts xx
lovely cards. I always like to see stencils being used. they are something that I just don't use enough xx
Both cards are fantastic. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.
OMG the colours on your sunflower blew me away. I totally love that card ♥
Great cards Darnell, you did well with some help to use micro spoons to place the mica powders... and it worked a treat... me here I've made some real messes with this technique - so I prefer you lovely CAS stenciled card. Have a great day, hugs Robyn
This is just beautiful. Hammy and Stanley follow directions well and I'm sure they missed you.
Darnell, this is so gorgeous! Your sunflowers make me smile! The powders created the most beautiful colors. So happy you joined my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
I forgot to thank you for sharing your lovely birthday card with us at Just Us Girls.
Both of your cards are gorgeous and I do love the QACAS one and the colors, but I am intrigued with the first one, may give it a look see! thanks for joining us at STB and for sharing your awesome vacay pics!
Two stunning cards Darnell stencilling isn't an easy job but you made both your cards look good loving the colours too x
Sorry Darnell, I totally forgot to comment on this Week 5 I.D.E.A.S. using stencils, and there was certainly some beautiful colour using your Lindy's Magicals on these fabulous sunflowers, and I love the blue, green and pink on your second, look a bit like feathers to my eye, and what a great idea to add the white embossed sentiment on the blue vellum across the card. I took a look at your photos and remarked on them there..you obviously had a fabulous time! Rather belatedly Sat night/Sunday morning I added a card for Week 5. x
Both cards are lovely Darnell. Love the big sunflowers and the pretty colors on your birthday card. Thanks for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday.
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