Rick Adkins

Friday, October 25, 2019

Watercolor Background on Designer Series Paper

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you one way to change your designer series paper. I did just that on my card today, it's not a drastic change but enough that it gives the paper a new feel and added texture. I used the Mosaic Mood Speciality Designer Series Paper and a little ink and my Aqua Painter. Here's a look at my card.

Tips & Tricks:

I wanted to add a little watercolor wash to create a little creepier looking background for my card today. One thing you have to remember before I get to far into this is that you are painting on plain paper so it will not take to much water without damage, so something to keep in mind. So go gently with the water. You can always build up more color once it's dry.

Another thing to remember is that each paper will take the water and ink differently. For example the Mosaic Mood DSP has areas that have a clear embossed coating. So those areas act like a emboss resist. Only the areas of the paper without the coating changes colors. I used Blackberry Bliss ink on my card today. Once i had the designer series paper the way I wanted I sat it aside to dry. You could also dry it with a heat tool, but becareful on how much you do this because it can cause the paper to warp more.

Once I had the paper dry I could add it to a mat cut just slightly bigger than the DSP. I then added that to a Terracotta Tile card base (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4) using a strong adhesive. I used a little Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach the DSP to the Basic Black mat, and then to the card base. I stamped the bottle image from Monster Bash and the sentiment, in tuxedo black ink. I did some simple coloring with my Stampin' Blends and cut both out with the Stitched Rectangle dies and the Ornate Frame Dies. I added a strip of Blackberry Bliss Cardstock cut at an angle and some of the Basic Black Scalloped Ribbon. I attached both of these with a little tear & tape. The sentiment and rectangle was attached with a couple dimensionals. I added some of the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes for a little added fun to finish off the card.

Video Tutorial:

Here's a video that I shared a few weeks ago showing six different ways to alter your Designer Series Paper. If you are viewing this post via email you may have to click here to view the video.

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have been inspired a little to try and altering your designer series paper. I would love to hear what you have tried or if you have tried this in the past, leave me a comment below letting me know your thoughts.

Happy Stampin'

Rick Adkins

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

9 Lives Turn About Type Card for National Cat Day

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you the project that I made last night during my Facebook Live. I do a weekly Facebook Live each week on Wednesday Night at 8 pm CST. Each week I do a different project using Stampin' Up! products. I showed how to make a turn about type card last night using the Nine Lives Stamp Set, just in time for National Cat Day; which by the way is on the 29th. Here's a look at my card.

How to Make A Turn about Jig:

You can make your own turn about jig with just a 6 x 6 piece of cardstock or acetate. You have to make it from corner to corner and make the middle point. You then line up all the images in one of the quarter of the jig. ink all the stamps up in a light color and stamp the images, turn the entire piece and repeat until you are all the way around. Next you will rearrange the images a couple in each section. Ink up the images and stamp in dark color, you will look for how the images line up and not over lap. Turn and repeat this process until you get all the way around, making any adjustments that may be needed. Once you have this done and there's no over lap you can start using the jig.

Once I had everything stamped out I cam back in and stamped the sentiment on the card front, and then stamped the cat on a piece of scrap paper. I used the Cat Punch and punched out the car and added it to the card front with a few dimensionals.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Good Morning Magnolia for #PCC356

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my project for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. The sketch for this week is a great one that's open to so many possibilities. For my Card today I used products from the Magnolia Lane Suite. Here's a look at my card.

I decided to do a little no line stampin' blend coloring on my card today. Here's a look at the sketch that inspired my card today. You can click on the image below to visit the Paper Craft Crew Website and see what the other design team members created this week, and if you want to play along you can do that there as well.

Tips & Tricks:

I started my card with a Purple Posy card base cut at 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. I stamped the small magnolia from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set around my card base in Purple Posy ink. Yes, Purple Posy is officially out and able to be purchased. The issue with the ink has been fixed and it's working great now. Once I had that image stamped all out I stamped it on a scrap of Thick Whisper white cardstock so that I could do a little no line stampin' blend coloring.

But, before I did my no line coloring I colored a piece of the Magnolia Lane Designer series paper with my Purple Posy Stampin' Blends. This is a great way to alter your designer series paper to match your projects. I used another pattern from the same pack of paper matted to a piece of Mossy Meadow Cardstock. I have another piece of Mossy Meadow behind that as well. I also added a small strip of basic black between the card base and the designer series paper.

To do my no line coloring I stamped the image in Purple Posy Ink. But, to get the shade light enough I stamped it on a scrap paper and then onto my thick whisper white cardstock. Even with Purple Posy being a super light color I still wanted it to be just a little lighter. I started my coloring with the stem and leaves. For that I used my Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends in both light and dark. For the flower I used Purple Posy Light and dark and Highland Heather Light and Dark. The flower took the longest time to color. The thing with no line coloring is that you have to color the image dark enough so that you have a clear divide between each petal. Basically you have to have a clear difference between your shadows and highlights, maybe that will make it more understandable.

To finish off my card I popped up the magnolia bloom using a Stampin' Dimensional, and added the sentiment strip and a few basic Rhinestones. I hope that you have enjoyed my little card today, and that you will give it a try. Thanks for dropping by I am happy that you did. Just a little side note today kicked off the 24 Hour Stamp Sale over at my online store. You will find a select section of stamps there. The sale ends tonight at 11:59 Mountain Time.

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Rick Adkins

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