Tuesday, March 29, 2011

MIM: Blending Inks

Since I had the day off, I figured I'd have a go at the latest PTI challenge. The challenge was to blend inks. Whenever I think of this technique, I have a hard time not putting together a sunset or sunrise theme. So I really wanted to break out of that box and do something different.

I started by stamping the Chrysanthemums and
leaves on my paper. Next I chose my colour palette (Paris Lights, Summer Sunrise, Orangerie for the flowers; Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado for the leaves; Aqua Mist for the background). I started with the lightest colour in the middle of the stamped images and worked in a circular motion outwards.

Once I was done the flowers and leaves, I added in the Aqua Mist. Next, I wasn't totally satisfied with how it looked so I inked up a text background with Chai Tea ink (I love using these on background stamps, they blend so nicely into the scene.

The final step was to add a greeting on a punched out label and decorate it with a button and a bit of ribbon and string.

Supplies:
  • Stamps: Year of Flowers: Mums, Textstyle II, Round and Round (all PTI)
  • Ink: Paris Lights, Summer Sunrise, Orangerie, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate
  • Paper: Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, White,
  • Accessories, etc.: Modern Label punch, ribbon, button, string

12 comments:

  1. Stunning!I predict this will be the pic of the day!

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  2. Love it!!! Great job coloring the flower and leaves. Perfect for this week's technique.

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  3. This is so soft and pretty and I love what you have done with the text stamp.

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  4. Beautiful card! I will now have to pull out my Mum set and get busy. I love it!

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  5. Gorgeous, love how you have created this card, simply stunning! Hugs!

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  6. Really pretty...love the overall effect and color palette. Gorgeous!!

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  7. Your card is gorgeous! Such a great use of the blending technique!

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  8. This is so gorgeous! I love how you used the blended inks to paint the flowers.

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  9. This is gorgeous! I pinned it onto my Pinterest... ;)

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