It is the lovely Zoe's turn to chose a challenge theme and she chose "organic" - and for those struggling how to interpret the theme (as I was), Zoe has written out some "guidelines" on the TWOFERS blog. I went with a flowing background design, using Ken Oliver Color Bursts in Bright, something I'd just gotten and never used before. Here is my card:
How I Made my Card:
White Card Base
Ken Oliver Color Bursts Brights
Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set Heirloom Art, #LCS103
Ranger Watercolor Paper
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Wink of Stella in Clear
Since this was my first time playing with the Color Bursts I wanted to use the best watercolor paper I have at the moment, and that's the Ranger Watercolor Paper. I need to get some more; I typically stamp at some point using watercolor paper and I really like the smooth side of the Ranger Paper. All I did was poof out a few grains of the Color Burst onto the paper and then I saturated it with water using my spritzer. I used my heat gun to help it dry fast since I didn't know if the color stayed the same or got lighter as it dried. Turns out the color did get lighter, not a huge difference, but enough.
I used one of the sentiments from the Wendy Vecchi set Heirloom Art; stamped that onto the background using the Jet Black Archival Ink. Then I used the clear Wink of Stella to add the swoosh. Honestly, that was a HUGE surprise - I had no idea the Wink pen was going to react that way with the Color Bursts, but I think it came out so cool! The Wink pen sort of removed the color from the background - I went over the swoosh a bunch of times, so I don't know if that's why the color disapeared, or if the same thing would happen regardless of how many times you go over it. Judging from the bottom of the swoosh, I'd have to say that going over and over the same area with the Wink pen did cause the ink to lighten much more than it would have if I had just swooshed the ink once or twice - the color at the bottom of the swoosh is heavier where the swoosh tapers off. Regardless, I think the effect is so cool and I can't wait to see if the same thing happens with the gold and silver Wink of Stella pens. And seriously, the picture doesn't do this card justice at all - it is very striking in person!
Now, it's your turn to get organic with us at TWOFERS. Simply enter your project and you will have a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Alleystamp (Janine generously sponsors ALL our challenges so if organic isn't your type of theme, no biggie, just enter the next challenge that opens in 2 weeks!
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
NBUS Challenge - NBUS #6
Crafty Creations Challenges (M) - Sentiment as Focal Point
Creative Inspirations - #246 Pretty Projects
The Artistic Stamper (M) - Springtime
One Crazy Stamper (M) - Anything Goes
White Card Base
Ken Oliver Color Bursts Brights
Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set Heirloom Art, #LCS103
Ranger Watercolor Paper
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Wink of Stella in Clear
Since this was my first time playing with the Color Bursts I wanted to use the best watercolor paper I have at the moment, and that's the Ranger Watercolor Paper. I need to get some more; I typically stamp at some point using watercolor paper and I really like the smooth side of the Ranger Paper. All I did was poof out a few grains of the Color Burst onto the paper and then I saturated it with water using my spritzer. I used my heat gun to help it dry fast since I didn't know if the color stayed the same or got lighter as it dried. Turns out the color did get lighter, not a huge difference, but enough.
Now, it's your turn to get organic with us at TWOFERS. Simply enter your project and you will have a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Alleystamp (Janine generously sponsors ALL our challenges so if organic isn't your type of theme, no biggie, just enter the next challenge that opens in 2 weeks!
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
NBUS Challenge - NBUS #6
Crafty Creations Challenges (M) - Sentiment as Focal Point
Creative Inspirations - #246 Pretty Projects
The Artistic Stamper (M) - Springtime
One Crazy Stamper (M) - Anything Goes
