DoBea Alberts : Tutorial

Hello! It's DoBea here from Plum Poppy Studio with a quick tutorial for you. 

I am using the newly released Ornaments set along with Distress Stains and watercolor paper for my card today.

I first started with gathering all of the supplies that I was going to need for this project, which includes Archival Ink. The great thing about this ink is that it will not bleed when combined with water.

The first color I used was Shabby Shutters. I used the wider flat water brush and dipped it into the palette where I hold small amounts of my Distress Stains. I filled the body of the long ornament in completely.

I then used the same brush in Crushed Olive and filled in slightly more than half of the ornament.

And then with Peeled Paint, I filled in about one third of the ornament.

Next I used the smaller tipped water brush with Black Soot to fill in the top of the ornament.

After the paper was dry {helped along with the Heat It tool}, I squeezed out a bit of Rock Candy Distress Stickles onto the darker part of the ornament.

And then spread it around with my finger a bit.

Once the Rock Candy was dry, I used a die to cut out the ornament and attached it to my card.

And viola!! A watercolored look to a Christmas card!

Here is a closer look at the Rock Candy.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tutorial- Rock & Roll Stamping :: Stephanie Washburn

HI! Good morning!

 

Stephanie  here today with a quick little tutorial on how to get some more use use out of your solid stamps! Today I'm going to show you how to achieve a soft, gradient look by using the rock & roll technique!

 

Today I'm using the Two Step Butterfly stamp set and three blue pigment inks from A Muse Studio. These inks work beautifully to create a really soft look- if you want a more distinct color difference you can use dye inks for this technique! I wanted a soft pastel look for these butterflies so I chose pigment ink. Have fun with it and experiment to see what inks give you the look you want!  

I started by inking the solid butterfly image with my lightest of three colors - Sky A Muse Studio pigment ink.

 

Then, I added some of my middle color - Blueberry A Muse Studio pigment ink - by hovering my stamp right above the ink pad and gently rocking and rolling the stamp onto the ink. The ink is distributed more heavily towards the outer edges of the stamp leaving the center light blue.

 

I repeated this process with the darkest of the three colors - Navy A Muse Studio pigment ink - concentrating the darker colors along the outer edge of the butterfly wings.

 

You can see in the background that some of the lighter ink transferred to my darker ink pads. Not a huge concern at all- I simply rub the whole ink pad on a sheet of scrap paper when I'm finished and that layer of lighter ink comes right off!

 

After stamping a couple butterflies using the rock & roll technique, I added some of the outline butterfly stamp to create movement on my card. I think this panel makes it look like the butterflies are flying from the bottom left up to the top right.

 

I added a rock & roll butterfly (that I cut out with scissors) to the panel to add some dimension. I think it looks really cool- like the butterfly is taking flight off of the card!

 

 

Here's the finished card! I added a sentiment from Growth and some pearls on the top butterfly to pull it all together. I love the soft look of the butterflies!

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!

Distress Stain Tutorial: DoBea Alberts

Hello! This is DoBea here from Plum Poppy Studio and I have a great little tutorial to share with you. I have been using the June release of stamps like crazy since we received them, and I just keep coming up with more and more ideas.

Today, I will show you one of the newest techniques that I have using on cards a lot lately.

Here is a picture of the supplies I used to make the card. {I will have a detailed list on my blog.}

I chose three different Distress Stains to make a variegated look on the paper.

First, you use choose one color and rub it on the specialty paper. I started with the lightest color and worked my way to the darkest. You will want to get it good and covered, the stain really soaks into the paper.

Then I used the Heat It tool to dry a good portion of the stain. 

Since the stain will pool in some areas, I used a paper towel to blot off the excess, and then went back and used the Heat It tool again, making sure that most of the stain was dry.

I repeated the above steps two more times, first staining, then partial drying, then, blotting and back to drying. I used only three colors here, but have used more than that on other cards and ended up with wonderful results. 

Here is the look after all three colors are dry.

Next, I used Black Archival Ink on my the Candy Stripe background and stamped it onto the variegated paper.

I then cut down the paper for what I wanted to use it for and added the rest of the items for my card. I added on to it with the Grow set, also released last month.

I hope that you have found this technique useful!

A Masking Tutorial!

Hello! It's DoBea here from The Flip Side of Me, to share a tutorial today!! Woot, woot!!

First off, I have got to tell you how much fun I have working with Market Street Stamps! I love the quality, it is simple unbeatable. The fact that you can see through them to know exactly where you are stamping, and then the crispness that the images have, it's just amazing.

Ok, enough of my praising {but I do hope you all know first hand of what I am talking about}.

The technique that I will be sharing with you is another type of masking.

The first thing I did was take the card base and inked the edges with a blending tool and Antique Linen Distress Ink to give it a vintage feel.

I then, took a peice of kraft cardstock and stamped it with the Grace background using Angel Pink Momento Ink.

In the picture above you can clearly see the background as it is still wet. But when the ink dries, the images will only show very faintly, adding just the slightest, prettiest addition.

Next, I cut out a label shape using my Silhouette Cameo {I absolutely love this thing!} and again distressed the edges using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

I then stamped the cake from Celebrate Cake on the label using Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. {Looking back, I should have used a different ink, such as Momento, that would not bleed when wet.}

On an scrap piece of paper, {I used a label that I had originally cut but was too large} I stamped the cake again and then cut it out to use as the mask.

On top of my craft mat, I taped my masking label on top of the label for the card. I then sprayed it with Tattered Angels' Vanilla Breeze.

As you can see, the spray is confined to the cake. When dry, I applied the pearls in the circles on the image.

And here is the finished product! I also sprayed the Prima flowers with the Vanilla Breeze and added a couple different ribbons to the kraft cardstock and then stamped the Happy Anniversary! in the Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.

Above is a close up of the flowers and cake. I hope you find this tutorial helpful!!

Tutorial: Watercolor Background

Hello, Market Street neighbors. It's Sarah Jay with my first post to the Market Street Stamps blog and an easy technique for our large background stamps. Steph has already shared how to get great solid impressions with our background stamps, but what if you want something a little more fluid? Just add a little water.

I started with the Zebra Print background stamp, three related shades of Distress ink, a mini mister full of water, and heavy cardstock cut to A2 size (4.25" x 5.5"). I also used our extra-large acrylic block, but you can leave your stamp on the carrier sheet for this technique and get the same results.

First, lay your background stamp face up on your work surface and ink it up. Start with the lightest color and work your way to the darkest until the entire stamp has been inked. For this particular image, I thought a little variation in the stripes would be nice, so I inked everything with the lightest color and added little smudges of the other colors all over.

The ink may bead up, but that's fine for this technique. Just make sure you have plenty of it on the surface. Then, using a spray bottle or mini mister, coat the entire stamp with a few sprays of water. Be generous, but not so much that it starts running off the edge. You want to add just enough water so that the ink begins to create large pools, like this:

Then lay your cardstock right on top and cover everything with a piece of scratch paper.

Being careful not to nudge the cardstock, rub the back with your fingers or a brayer. You could flip things around and press your stamp down onto your cardstock, but I found that it forced the ink into the first areas it touched, creating speckles and uninked areas on my stripes. Placing the cardstock on top of the stamp allows the paper to suck up the water and ink for more even coverage.

The image will be different every time with a lot of natural-looking splotches and variations in color. Gorgeous and golden, just like an animals' coat. Make a few sheets with different amounts of water. You'll be amazed at the difference a few extra sprays of water make.

If you don't love one of your attempts, save it! You can use those extra sheets to create embellishments for your projects. I punched a few butterflies and inked them for extra depth.They're the perfect pop of color and match my background perfectly.

I really wanted to show off that lovely background, so I trimmed it to 4" x 5.25", sponged the edges, and adhered it to a turquoise card base for some serious color contrast. My butterflies and a coordinating turquoise sentiment found a home on a label cut from the same rustic cardstock I used to make those wild stripes. It's simple and surprisingly quick, especially if you do several at a time. Think of all of the different color, stamp, and label combinations you could make!

Hello, Stripes Card
Stamps: Market Street Stamps Zebra Print background. Hello sentiment from the dollar bin.
Ink: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, and Rusty Hinge Distress. Turquoise Gem VersaMagic.
Cardstock: rustic cream and Hawaiian shores from Papertrey Ink.
Other: Ranger Ink Blending Tool. 3-in-1 Classic Butterfly punch from Martha Stewart Crafts. Mat Stack #5 Die from Papertrey Ink.