This is one of the cards we'll be doing next week in my Techniques Classes. I still have room for both Monday and Thursday's class, so if you are local and would like to attend just email me at
bryciak@yahoo.com.
I was happy how this card turned out, even though it is a simple layout. I think simple lets the eye focus on the interesting part - the "cracked glass".
I used the
Touch of Nature and
Define Your Life stamp sets on this with More Mustard, textured Always Artichoke, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla card stock. The flower was stamped with black
Staz-On and watercolored from the ink pad lids with the
Aqua Painter. Then the "perfect" definition was stamped over top with Always Artichoke. I think next time I'll go lighter on the green on the stem, and then darken it up above and below after stamping the definition. I used Versamark and Glassy Glaze for the Cracked Glass finish and then sponged the cracks after. I also sponged the Artichoke and More Mustard with More Mustard ink to give it a more aged feel overall. Likewise, I dyed the
Black Gingham ribbon with More Mustard ink. I stamped the ferns in More Mustard, added three Mustard eyelets to the black layer, and assembled it all.
Happy Stamping!Brycia
This is another Split Negative Technique sample I created for my class in May. I used the flower from Touch of Nature and the "simple" definition from the Define Your Life set. Black and white card stock, white embossing powder and black ink make this card simple yet striking. A bit of tafeta ribbon softens the look and paper pierced corners add a bit of detail.
This is the second card for my most recent Techniques Classes. Inspired by many of the works of the late Andy Warhol, this technique simply repeats an image multiple times on different colors of card stock arranged in a grid. It is easiest if your image fits in a square punch (I used Stampin' Up! 1 3/8" square punch here), but the images can be cut into rectangles or larger squares by hand if this works better for your design. For this one I used (upper left to lower right) Pink Passion, Old Olive, Purely Pomegrante, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, and Tempting Turquoise. Those squares are matted on a rectangle of Textured Basic Black, and then mounted with dimensionals on a Whisper White card. I stamped "happiness" from the Warm Words set in the lower right hand corner before, though.
This is one of the cards we'll be doing next week in my Techniques Classes. I still have room for both Monday and Thursday's class, so if you are local and would like to attend just email me at bryciak@yahoo.com.
