Twilight by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone! Spring is in the air! 

Hope you enjoy the card I did for this project!

For this card I used glossy card stock and dye inks and latex make up sponges.

Get the sponge good and inked up and start swiping the ink on.  The wetter the card gets the more it will slide nicely and not leave unwanted marks. start with the lightest blue first.

Then add in some green in a few places.

Then some pale violet...

Then a darker blue...swipe in a few places, not the whole card.

Then a darker blue and then black . swipe in from the outside edges. also, keep in mind your card will lighten up a lot as it dries. give it 24 hours and you will see a difference

When you re happy with your background, stamp your main image(s) in black memories or staz on ink..

let it dry. Then Layer with colored cardstock.

Pro tip- I used versaclair black ink and if you try to do any additional inking over that it will smear right off.. if you are done, then it works fine. The key to this technique is lots of waterbased dye ink so the colors slide around easy. You can even use paper towels or cotton balls to put the color on. 

Hope you enjoyed!

Stamps used:

Leafless trees in field    19719

Tree with tire swing  19717

Other supplies:

Glossy card stock

Marvy matchables dye ink pads

versaclair nocturne

Never Change

Hello blogland. Shanna here to inspire you all with some Viva goodness.

I found inspiration from DeeDee's art journal page she recently did and I wanted to give it a go.

I played with a new stamp. 

I decided to play with some Distress Inks and I went ahead and took some pictures as I created. So grab a cup of something and following along with this quick tutorial. 

I smooshed some the new 2015 color Abandoned Coral all over the page. 

Sprinkled some water on it. 

Then I pulled out a tag and the tree stamp Leafless Trees in Field (19719). I used three colors of the Distress Ink to give the tag an ombre effect. 

Of course I add a sentiment via Tim Holtz stickers after doing a smidgen more stamping using the stamp Color Wheel with Lines (19338) and Torn Paper (19341). 

Here are some close ups. I am bummed that I ended up with black ink smudged above the tree, but I loved the sentiment and was glad to add it. 

Again I was just so inspired and loved how simple and fun this page turned out to be.

Items Used:

Color Wheel with Lines (19338) 

Torn Paper (19341)

Leafless Trees in Field (19719)

Black Ink

Distress Ink: Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Squeezed Lemonade, and Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz - Conversation Stickers