A woman who works with her hands is a LABORER; a woman who works with her hands and head, a CRAFTSMAN; but a woman who works with her hands, her head and her heart is an ARTIST. ~ Louis Nizer
Are you ready for the fastest card ever? in today's video I'll show you how to make a single or two layer card with my Wild at Heart set using a direct to stamp technique that creates a gorgeous color gradient or blocking effect with quick swipes of your colored ink pads. Bold and graphic but painterly at the same time, the negative flower images in this frame seem to magically appear when stamped!
Supplies: Gina K. Designs Wild at Heart stamp set Gina K. Pure Luxury Sweet Mango (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2") and Layering Weight White (4" x 5 1/4") cardstock Gina K. Sweet Mango, passionate Pink, and Charcoal Brown ink pads adhesive Have a fabulous weekend!
In today’s video, I will show you the direct to stamp technique (DTS), which is drawing or coloring with water-based markers directly on your stamped images before stamping. The bold frame in the Wild at Heart set with its delicate, negative details is perfect for this technique! A marker with a brush tip makes it easy to create a beautiful tapered blade of grass. Butterflies are from A Beautiful Life, also a frame set. TIP: Be sure to swipe quickly when you draw your blades, for smooth, curving arcs, as trying to go more slowly and carefully can result in a more wobbly, wonky blade.
This frame looks so beautiful on single layer cards with the outline border. Supplies: Gina K. Designs A Beautiful Life, Wild at Heart stamp sets Gina K. Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight White cardstock 4 ¼” x 11, scored at 5 ½”, and scrap Gina K. Sweet Corn, Black Onyx ink pads Spectrum Aqua Markers-Floral collection Scissors, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L foam squares Hope your week is off to a fabulous start!
Today I demonstrate a watercolor technique with the Spectrum Aqua markers on smooth white Pure Luxury cardstock. Whether you paint or color with them, these waterbased markers can create the bright, vibrant color of alcohol markers or a range of pale shades just by mixing with a little water. I also add a graphic border to ground the floral image from Stately Flowers 8 using my Pretty Patterns set in two tones by stamping off.
I will share some direct to stamp techniques with these markers and my stamp sets soon! Supplies: Gina K. Designs Stately Flowers 8, Pretty Patterns stamp sets Gin K. Black Onyx, Grass Green ink pads Gina K. Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight White cardstock Spectrum Aqua Artists Markers-Floral Assortment Waterbrush (or paint brush)
