Painted Poppy Black & White Variations

A simple black & white card created with the Painted Poppies stamp set - Stampin' Up Mini Catalogue 2020

These are the variations of the Painted Poppies card I shared on Friday.  They couldn't be simpler!

I simply white heat embossed the image (twice) onto my Basic Black card and then heat embossed the greeting from Butterfly Wishes.

This Painted Poppies card is white heat embossed onto black card
and then painted with Whisper White craft ink tinted with Cherry Cobbler ink

Then, as another variation, I painted the poppies with a mix of Whisper White Craft Ink and a touch of Cherry Cobbler ink.

TIPS:

• The craft ink is slow drying and easy to smudge so, if you're right handed, work from left to right and top to bottom when painting.
  
• The tonal contrast with the black card is so great that you will get a rather translucent result.  This can be mitigated by adding more layers of ink - allowing the ink to dry between coats.
  
• I found the best way to clean up the white, heat embossed lines after painting was with a cotton bud to minimise  the "halo" effect of smudged craft ink.
  
• I stamped with the craft ink rather than Versamark before adding the white embossing powder.  Both work well, I just find the white easier to see.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time! (Friday 10th January)

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$10.50

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$16.50

Heat Tool

$50.00

Embossing Buddy

$10.00

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Case The Catalogue: Birthday Blooms

 

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer (The Crafty Thinker) from Australia. I hope you enjoy my project Casing the beautiful new Catalog.

This is the card/project from the catalog that I'm casing:

Birthday Blooms - Page 70 of the Annual Catalogue 2017-2018

And here is my take on it:

My CASE of the Birthday Blooms card on page 70 of the Annual Catalogue

I clear heat embossed the gorgeous bloom on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and painted it with Whisper White Craft ink which is a process I find enjoyable and soothing!  The greeting is white heat embossed and the shadows are watercoloured with Cherry Cobbler ink.

The background pattern was created with one of the Pattern Party Masks and Cherry Cobbler ink before I sponged more Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges of the piece.

The Birthday Blooms stamp set is one of my all time favourites!

I added a layer of Whisper White to break up all the heavy Cherry Cobbler and balance the white highlights in the flower.

I've included some pictures of the piece in progress which give an idea of my method.   When using white craft ink, I generally work from top to bottom to minimise my chances of smudging the ink with my hand because the white stays sticky and wet for a long time.

Work in progress - painting with white craft ink

I gradually build up layers of white - starting lean (not a lot of pigment) and ending fat (pretty much pure pigment).

The finished flower awaits its stencilled background

The small flower inside the card is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink and watercoloured with Cherry Cobbler, Lemon Lime Twist and Wild Wasabi inks.

I like to make the inside of the card match the outside

I hope the project you've seen here on my blog today has inspired you & brightened your day. You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer. Please see the list below & hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. You don't want to miss any!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie



Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Jay Soriano

 

Click on this image to get to know Jay and Mitosu Crafts!

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Jay Soriano - we are thrilled to have Jay join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by him. 

 

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

Click to visit Jay's post

I'm so excited (and also a bit intimidated!) about this Blog Hop - when I discovered Jay was to be our Guest Stamper I actually squealed - because I just LOVE his work (always imaginative, beautifully executed and brimming with inspiration) and have been following Jay and Barry at Mitosu Crafts for a long time. So it was extremely difficult to choose which amazing piece to CASE!  Eventually I chose this one because it would lead me to do something new for me.

And this is what I did with it.

The floral images are from the Flirty Flowers stamp set

I clear heat embossed the centre flower and masked it before stamping the other image three times with Whisper White Craft ink.  I then removed the mask and, using a paintbrush, coloured the centre flower with the same white craft ink, building up layers of pigment.

The greeting is white heat embossed.
If I were to do this again, I would stamp off the image directly behind the centre flower. 

Tip:
As always when using white craft ink, care needs to be taken to avoid smudging as you work because it takes a long time to dry. 

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List

Flirty Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143872]

Birthday Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143660]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon

[144159]

Floral Statements - White Hello Trio

I love painting with Whisper White Craft ink!  The trick is to add more pigment to the highlighted areas and let the shadows take care of themselves.

Whisper White and Basic Black ink on Soft Suede cardstock

I did end up adding several layers of pigment in some areas - which requires a little patience.

Whisper White and Basic Black ink on Cajun Craze cardstock

 Another trick is to avoid smudging - especially as this is a very slow-drying ink!

Whisper White and Basic Black ink on Perfect Plum cardstock

I don't mind that little bit of effort  though because it only remains to add a layer of Silver Foil sheet and the card is complete!

A trio of simple but elegant cards

A very similar effect can be achieved with a Whisper White Watercolour Pencil and aqua painter, however, I'm much more comfortable with a brush in my hand.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Floral Statements Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144701]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock

[121683]

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock

[108615]