Monday, June 18, 2012

Inky fun

The kids were with their Dad last weekend and I took full advantage of the time by taking an all-day class at my LSS, Country Lane. The class was "Bold & Kooky" and was all about using Dylusions inks and stamps to create amazing fun projects. The primary project was a small canvas (although I use the word canvas loosely since it was actually a really heavy card) which I ended up adapting into a large card.
The class was very much out of my comfort zone as it was unstructured and imperfect. We started by spraying the heavy card with Dylusions spray inks (I used purple, pink & orange primarily), then adding water and kind of swooshing the inks around. Once the paper was dry we added in stamping elements to create additional interest and then glued on stamped elements. I had a hard time letting myself just go with the process but it was such fun and I love, love, love the backgrounds that were created! I haven't used Dylusions before but have lusted after the stamps for quite a while so this was a great opportunity to give them a try too.

This card is going to be donated to Send A Smile 4 Kids - most of the cards that I make (and most donated) are more suited to kids but I think the Dylusions line is perfect for teenagers. I can hardly wait to play some more!

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9 comments:

  1. What a cute card. I love that image! I love what you did with your background too.
    Thanks for playing along this week on the Use Your Stuff Challenge.

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  2. Love what you did at your workshop, so bright and bold.
    Thanks for joining us over on ATCs & Fat Pages With Attitude.
    Hugs Alison x x

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  3. Oh my goodness, love this creation! Bold and Kooky sure came together well! I hope to see more of your work. Thank you for entering ATC's and Cards with Attitude this fortnight!
    Manderly
    xxxooo
    P

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  4. Hi, it's me again! Love your card today just as much as yesterday! It is so different, and such a great creation. I'm glad you were Bold! Thanks so much for entering Fat Pages Card with Attitude challenge. Hope to see you again!
    Manderly
    xxxooo
    http://manderlylynn.blogspot.com/

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  5. I love this card!The purple background's fabulous(you can never get too much purple!) and the stamp's great.Thanks for sharing it with us at ATCs and Cards with Attitude.

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  6. what a great card lovely thanks for joining us at fat pages and cards with attitude and good luck emma x

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  7. A wonderful fun card, thanks for playing with us at the Squirrel and the Fox, blessings Hilde

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  8. Well for a first attempt with Dylusions inks, you did a great job. Thanks for joining us at ATCs/Cards with Attitude.

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  9. Fabulous job for a first attempt, love the colors they are so lovely and bold, love the image too. Thank you for joining us at Fat Pages and ATC's With Attitude this fortnight. Abbie (Co Owner) xx

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