Clouds Tutorial

Hi Everyone :)

A while back, Your Next Stamp asked me if I would Guest Design for them again. I love Karen and her fabulous store, so it was a bit of a no brainer! 

 I thought I'd share a little cheat I mess around with from time...

It all started with clouds. I love clouds. But, they're something I have to really think about colouring to get right. And sometimes, I just want quick clouds! I also like looking at techniques that have been done with other mediums and working out how I can achieve the same thing with my Copic Supplies.

So, clouds. What do we need?



 Cardstock trimmed down to the size you want to cover (mine measures 11cm square)
Craft Mat
Make Up Sponge
Suitably sky coloured Copic Re-Inker (I used BG70)
Copic Marker in the same colour as above
Die Cut Clouds (mine are done on scrap card)

Place a small amount of Re-Inker on the craft mat and dab the make up sponge onto it, to pick it up. You do need to work fast here, as the ink dries fairly quickly on the sponge. I also only place a small amount of ink at a time on the Craft Mat, for the same reason.

Starting at the top of your square of card, place your die cut where you want it and dab the make up sponge along the edge of the die cut. The first time you do it, you will have more ink on your sponge, so press gently! You will need to apply more pressure as the ink starts to dry.

Work your way down your piece of cardstock, moving the die cut clouds around and switching between the two sizes. I left a rough, small circle area clear, in the bottom left of my card to stamp my toadstool in. I was happy to do this by eye, but you could stamp the toadstool first and mask it.

When I have finished dabbing my clouds on, I go back into some of the cloud creases and add a little extra colour with my Marker. I dot the colour in with a fairly light touch, and return to add more if I want to increase the colour even more.

Now it's time to stamp and colour the toadstool.

Copics Used... 
Toadstool Stalk; E41, E42, E43, W3, W5
Ground; E41, E31, E33, E43, W3, W5
Wood; E31, E33, W3, W5
Window Panes; BG70, B91
White; C0, C1, C3
Yellow; Y13, Y17
Grey; C3, C5, C7
Red; R14, R24, R29, E09

And finally, the card. I die cut a cloud for the corner, (attached with foam pads) and some grass, which I coloured with YG01, YG03, YG17, YG63 and YG67. I stamped a sentiment and some little hearts and doodled a border.

All done!

Supplies... 
Make it Colour Blending Card
Your Next Stamp Fairytale Friends Stamp Set
Your Next Stamp Puffy Cloud Border Die
Your Next Stamp Chunky Grass Border Die
UK Peeps, you can get Your Next Stamp from Dies To Die For

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.  
 

How to splat!

Morning :)

Have you seen the new Make it Clean and Simple Challenge? Oh you're missing a whole post of gorgeousness if you’ve not! Get and take a looksie. This month, we would like to see Splats. Simples.

I've been playing around with backgrounds using Copic Re-Inkers lately, so I went with that. Some of you asked for a Tutorial last time I used this technique. It's a bit further down :)

I’ve been bustin' to colour up Bridgette in Love since she was released. I thought she’d go perfectly with some of the (also new) Outlined Words With Love Chipboards, which are not only FAB, but soooooooooooo easy to use. Luuuuuurve them.

So, Re-Inkery Backgrounds. In true Blue Peter fashion, you will need...

 Non-Stick Craft Mat

Your choice of Re-Inkers

Spray Bottle Filled with Colourless Blender

Glossy Cardstock

For this card, I just used pinks, but in a minute, I’ll talk to you about multiple colours.

Add a few drops of R81 to the Craft Mat with a couple of sprays of Colourless Blender. The more sprays of Colourless Blender you use, the more diluted the colour becomes.

 Take the Glossy Cardstock and dab it into the inky solution on the Craft Mat (You want to add the ink to the glossy side of the card!) Press down lightly. Let the ink dry.

 

Repeat the process, adding more Re-Inker and Colourless Blender to the Craft Mat as necessary.

 

I used less Colourless Blender on this last ‘dunk’ to make the final layer of splats a bit deeper.

Repeat the above steps until you’re happy with your background.

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If you want to use multiple colours for a background, I've found it best to build layers with one colour at a time. When I laid down all the colours at once, it all got a bit murky and muddy.

 

Start with YG03 and apply to the glossy cardstock, as above.  Wipe away any leftover YG03 from the Craft Mat. Add a few drops of B91 and a couple of sprays of Colourless Blender.

If you're happy, leave it here, but I've decided to add some V22.

 I think the V22 has ‘swamped the B91...

That's better!

 
I would like to enter the following Challenges...
MarkerPop - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

Project Copics Used... 
Background; R81, R85, Skin; E000, E00, E01, E11, E71, Hair;  E31, E33, E39, E59, Eyes; C3, B12, B05, Pink; R81, R83, R85, R39, Light Grey; C3, C5, Dark Grey; C5, C7, C9

Re-Inkers Used...
R81, R83, YG03, B91, V22

Supplies... 
Make it Colour Blending Card from Marker Geek  
Make it Crafty Bridgette in Love Digi Stamp
Make it Crafty Outlined Words With Love Chipboards