The Crafty Thinker: Stephanie Fischer - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator: monochrome card

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Sunday, 3 February 2019

First Frost in Blueberry Bushel

In September, the Ink It! Stamp It! International Design Team will have as our theme, projects inspired by home decor (thank you, Carolina Evans for setting such a great topic!). I'm so excited that I just can't wait that long!

This card was inspired by a picture from a store catalogue that didn't quite fit into my post box.

#thecraftythinker #stampinup #firstfrost #monochromecard #cardmaking #watercolourbackground , First Frost, Monochrome card, watercolour background, Stampin' Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

This card was inspired by a department store catalogue. First Frost with Blueberry Bushel ink

I started out with a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock and roughly brayered it with some Blueberry Bushel ink. Usually I end up with streaky brayering accidentally but this time it was what I wanted - very liberating!

I then lightly spritzed with water and then immediately with a mix of Blueberry Bushel ink and water.

Once the piece had dried, I stamped a variety of the First Frost images with Blueberry Bushel ink - some of them a couple of times without reinking to obtain lighter images. I did a little bit of masking on the roses so that they overlapped and had stems.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the greeting with Blueberry Bushel ink so that I could increase the intensity of the colour.

Then I simply layered the piece onto Balmy Blue cardstock before adhering to the Blueberry Bushel base card and added a few Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins.

This was my inspiration piece - putting those store catalogues to good use!

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All supplies available for purchase in my online store

First Frost Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$38.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$12.25

Stampin' Spritzer

$5.00

Sunday, 26 March 2017

Kinda Eclectic Textures

To be perfectly honest - this didn't turn out quite as I'd envisaged! But that's the nature of crafting - I'm not unhappy with the result, even if it wasn't the one I was expecting!

Monochrome, Emboss Resist, Kinda Eclectic, Timeless Textures, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

Using Emboss Resist and layers of ink to create a monochromatic card

I was experimenting with inky layers and the emboss resist technique.

Starting with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock (because it's able to withstand the abuse I was planning to throw at it!), my first step was to stamp the textured ribbon image with Versamark and clear heat emboss it.

Next I sponged the entire piece with Pool Party ink and stamped the splodges with Pool Party ink.

I then very thoroughly wiped the surface with my Embossing Buddy before stamping the butterfly with Versamark and clear heat embossing it.

Next, I inked the leaves with Versamark and then immediately with Emerald Envy and stamped the image. I quickly added clear embossing powder and heat set it.

I used a clean sponge dauber to add more Versamark to the leaves and sprinkled on the clear embossing powder. Once I'd tapped off the excess powder, I used a small, clean paint brush to clean away any excess powder from around the leaves before heat setting.

After another wipe with the Embossing Buddy, I stamped the ribbon image again with Versamark and heat set it.

I did some more sponging with Pool Party ink and then Bermuda Bay, concentrating on the edges and pulling it in towards the centre. Then I stamped the edges with Emerald Envy ink and sponged the edges with Emerald Envy ink, blending it out but covering less area than the previous inks.

I made the card with an A5 piece of Emerald Envy cardstock and added a layer of Pool Party before the decorative layer.

It wasn't my intention to add any more layers or labels but, being honest again, when I stamped the greeting straight onto the card front it had no impact. So I stamped the greeting (from Watercolour Wishes) onto a label cut with one of the Lots of Labels dies (I adjusted the size to fit the greeting) and sponged the edges with Bermuda Bay and then a touch of Emerald Envy. Since I now had an extra layer, I made the most of it by popping the label up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

I used Pool Party and Emerald Envy ink to stamp the inside of the card.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Friday, 24 March 2017

Touches of Texture Flap Card

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights this week. Click here to take a look at all the amazing cards and vote for your favourites!

On Wednesday I shared this card and promised to share another card today that is similar ... but different. Well, here it is.

Sketched stamping, Touches of Texture, Monochrome, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

The front flap is raised with the tassel

I stamped the flower with Smoky Slate ink onto Smoky Slate card, which gives a softer, more subtle effect. I used the same three Stampin' Up Watercolour Pencils (Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White) but in a looser more sketchy way.

At the beginning of the process. I had deepened the colour of the stem and defined the leaves a bit.

To raise the flap on the card, I added some layers of Very Vanilla cardstock and Cupcakes & Carousels paper cut with oval Stitched Framelits. I cut two from the patterned paper and sandwiched the tassel between them with pieces of Foam Adhesive.

Since I added a tiny pearl to the centre of the sequin on the bow, I also added some tiny pearls to the centre of the flower to tie things together a bit.

At the last moment, I decided that I wasn't happy with the marriage of the Smoky Slate floral piece with the warmer tones of the Cupcakes & Carousels paper and embellishments! So I picked up the Daffodil Delight pencil and added a few strokes to the flower and a light smudging to the background to warm it up a bit. I'm still kicking myself but I do think it helped.

You may be asking yourself - so what's under the flap? This is ....

A little bit more stamping under the flap

A piece of Very Vanilla cardstock simply stamped with Basic Black ink and lightly coloured with a Basic Gray Watercolour Pencil. The sequins in the corners match the one on the front of the card.

Some matching flowers appear inside the card, this time stamped in Basic Gray ink for a softer look.

Thank you for visiting today. Do take a look at all the great cards in the Project Highlights!
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Touches of Grey Texture

Last year (how time flies!) I stumbled across a wonderful tutorial posted by Melanie Muenchinger, about creating a sketchbook look with stamps which set me off on a very enjoyable exploration of the monochrome, starting here.

This week, with Stampin' Up Watercolor Pencils in hand, I decided to revisit the monochrome using the Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White pencils without any water.

Touches of Texture, Monochrome, Watercolour Pencils, #thecraftythinker, Stampn' Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

I found the bow, ready made, on my desk. It must have been there for a while as the ribbon is now retired!

The flowers on the background piece are clear heat embossed and then very lightly coloured with the Basic Gray pencil.

The focal flower is stamped with Basic Black ink and then coloured with all three pencils. Although the pencils are soft, the overall look is crisp because of the contrast of the black ink against the Smoky Slate card.

The top panel is raised up Stampin' Dimensionals.

While my head was in this space - I also stamped a flower using Smoky Slate ink which produced a very different effect that I'll share with you on Friday.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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

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