Hi lovely blogging friends. Wow - we have had sunshine here in West Yorkshire today (hope you have too), and my washing dried outside for a change - just have to do the ironing now!
Anyway, enough about the chores - Chrissy and Mandi, the Delightful Divas from LESS IS MORE have set a great challenge this week - to USE INK! (maybe in a way you haven't tried before). Do pop over for all the details and some fabulous inspiration.
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I decided to do a bit of "splattering" with my inks - it's probably one of the oldest inking techniques in the world, and one I remember doing as a child at school, back in the Dark Ages, with an old toothbrush and some paint. If you flicked the toothbrush in the wrong direction you came home with a lovely patterned dress. OK peeps - who else remembers doing this at school ??!!
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Recipe:-
I swirled a SU Brocade Blue ink pad onto an acrylic block, added a drop of water and then used a stiff bristle paintbrush, and a finger, (one of my own fingers of course) to do the splattering - great fun!
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Before starting to splatter (ooh I love that word) , I cut a curved mask from paper, placed it at the bottom of the card and lightly splattered the ink over the top section. To create the darker curve I placed the leftover piece of cut paper at the top of the card, leaving a gap between the two masks, then splattered more ink across the curved gap. (Sounds complicated, but it's not)!!
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The fairy stamp and tiny stars are from Lavinia, inked with SU Night of Navy.
Sentiment from HOTP, inked with both shades of blue.
Stickles Stardust on the wings, stars, and moon. (You probably have to click on the pic. a couple of times to see the glitter)!!
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I would also like to enter the following challenges:
Make My Monday - Fairies or Angels.
Challenge Up Your Life - No Patterned Paper.
Crafts and Me - Blues or Blue-Green.
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I would also like to enter the following challenges:
Make My Monday - Fairies or Angels.
Challenge Up Your Life - No Patterned Paper.
Crafts and Me - Blues or Blue-Green.
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Have a great week everyone, and a warm welcome to my newest Followers - Sheilagh, Marita, Harry, Sylvia, Valerie, Minasverden, Catherine and Caroline. ~
57 comments:
I looove it:):)
Beautiful card and so delicate,
joZarty x
A great idea for using your inks in different way. Rachel.
Ohh how gorgeous Sylvia, so clever, I love it!
Hugs Jacee
A fabulous card - I love the splattering - and yes I do remember doing that at school.
Gorgeous Sylvia! I love the splattered ink.
I hope all is well with you.
Hugs,
Larissa
Oh a nice white card you've photographed there!
More fabulous design ideas from the card making Queen :-)
Your splattered wave is truly inspired Sylvia and very mystically romantic.
Splatter,Splatter, Splatter, Splatter, Splatter and one more for luck - Splatter :-)
Yes, I did it at school too, but I would imagine it was banned now, a child might lose an eye or something and the school could get sued :-0
Gini
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this is so pretty Sylvia,I love lavinia stamps take care love Dorothy
This is so lovely Sylvia, your starry sky is fab. xx
WOW this is stunning what an amazing card, Love it, Hope all is well with you, Hazelxo
Love the splatter effect. Lovely card
Beryl x
Beautiful card and yes i remember doing it too, in fact I still do! I work in a nursery but we tend to do it with bigger brushes bigger splatters and outside - much cleaner !:-)x
Gorgeous card Sylvia! Love the technique and the beautiful result. I certainly remember doing just that with the ink, not sure if I was a school though LOL, hugs Gay xxx
love how you used the masks with splattering. what a brilliant idea!
Beautiful! that technique was practised by a little boy in Meg's class when she was five. I remember her coming home with blue paint in her hair, down her shirt, trousers and he even got her socks and shoes, lol!
This is so pretty! It has a delicate look to it, I love the stamps you have used.
Hi Sylvia, thank you for your warm welcome. Such a beautiful card and I just love Lavinia stamps I have had this one for a couple of years now and just don't use it enough, I'm off to look for it now lol....
Sheilagh :)
Hi Sylvia, I'm totally star-struck.....such a clever idea and a beautiful card !!
love and hugs
chris richards
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Such a beautiful card, lovely shades of blue, doesn't look that easy to me but I love it.
Kath x
oh what a great technique .. will have to have a go lol but i just know i will get it all over !
gorgeous little fairy .. love how she is sat on the curve
Lisa x
oh hun you have this lim down to a tea this is just brilliant hun,funny but I have been playing with paints,and things today too but not got it right you,everything,is stamped to perfection too hun hugs cherylxxxxx
Ooooh thats a very effective technique Sylvia.... and funnily enough, yes I do remember coming hope with paint all over my school dress from doing the same!! LOL! Obviously we were budding crafters even at that young age??! Love how you'e masked it too to create the depth with the heavier spray.
Hugs
Christine x
PS...... i also love the 'splatter' word!
This looks simply fabulous,you have done your spattering really evenly.. it looks fab!
Thanks so much for a terrific card.
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"
loving it! :-0
This is soo lovely... You "splattered" to perfection! Thank you for joing the Make My Monday Challenge.
Suzi B :)
Sylvia this is just beautiful!!, I love that image it is just magical.
Hugs
Sheila xx
How fab is this!! I love it Sylvia and yes I can remember splattering with a toothbrush lol.
You have used the perfect stamp and colour for this card its really gorgeous!
Hugs Laurie x
Stunning card
id have gotten it everywhere but on the card lol
Superb
Thanks so much
Mandi
Diva LIM
"Less is More"
that splashing is great, love to do that (in the gooddirection!)the stamp is perfect.
Simple technique and a bit of fun = stunning card.
That curved mask is inspired, what a beautiful card, lovely
Anne
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A beautiful card with gorgeous stamping and great inky effects!
A wonderful card, i like the card very much. Great technic of the card.
Thanks for joining us at challenge up your life.
greetings,
Esther
Hi Sylvia
Just a flying visit to say Hi and love love love your card as always. The splattering is great and works so beautifully with the fairy.
I'm just wondering how you got the sunshine yesterday when we got shower after shower. I'm so glad I washed on Sunday otherwise we'd have been going with wet clothes!!!!! Funny how a few miles can make so much difference.
Hope you are well and see you in a few weeks.
Love Lisax
Simply stunning - thank you so much for joining in this week at the Make My Monday challenge - Jacqueline xx
Your card is amazing, very clever. Thanks for sharing with us at Make My Monday. Caz
This is gorgeous! The neatest and prettiest splattering I've ever seen! x
Oh WOW this is stunning.
luv
Debby
what a lovely card!!
Fabulous card, like in a farytail
Gorgeous stamp work ...thank you for playing along with the Make My Monday challenge
This is just beautiful.. I LOVE it :) hugs
Your splattering makes a great background for your starry night. x
LOL........had to laugh at this one. I was the one that always got more on me than on the paper and probably still would. It's a gorgeous card Sylvia and how clever to renew an old technique. Bet we see a lot more of this now...Thanks so much sweetie for stopping by my blog and all the wonderful and kind comments you always leave. I'm so blessed to have you in my life. Got so much to do don't think I'll ever get caught up but was wonderful having some time off. "Love & Hugs" Carol
What a fab card! Thanks for sharing!
Oh wow! That's so beautiful and enchanting!
Stunning card. You've reminded me about spattering - used to love doing that!
This is truly magical Sylvia.
Just the perfect amount of sparkle!!!
Love Jules xx
Smashing card - oh, how I love to spatter!
Kathyk
This is a so beautiful and delicate card dear Sylvia ! Your « splattering technique » is well used for a self made background. I remember, I do it too at school :-))))… and still now !
Thank you for playing with us at Challenge up your life!
Francine
Oh Sylvia that is so pretty I love it, its like the milky way. hugs Shirleyxxxxx
What a beautiful scene you have created so dreamlike. Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog.
Linbyx
Very beautiful. I love
Oooo, you card is lovely.
This is gorgeous Sylvia, love the curve of the darker line of 'splatter' with this image, makes her really float.
Avril
Really gorgeous creation Sylvia. The splatters look fabulous and your fairy seems to be in a totally starlit sky.
Thanks so much for joining in at this weeks Make My Monday challenge and hope you join in again.
Hugs, Fliss xxx
This is really gorgeous and I love the spattereed ink. I really don't do 'inky' things, but I have a stamp that would look great using this effect, so thanks for explaining how you did it.
Caroline xxx
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