Winnie & Walter July Leading Lady | Take 3

18.07.2015

Hello crafty peeps,

So glad to be back again for round three as Winnie & Walter's Leading Lady. Thank you so much for all your sweet comments – I really appreciate them!


I will have to tell you a little secret: not only do I hoard stamps and dies but I'm also addicted to inks ;-)
There are so many good products out there and I love to play with them! Stamping is really therapeutic, isn't it?!

So today's topic is Ink it Up!. I will show you some samples of my favorite ways to use the different inks.

Pigment Inks



On my first card I used one of my all-time-favorite birthday stamp sets: The Party. With these stamps it's so easy to create quick and simple cards. I stamped these fun balloons with Pigment Inks in the colors of the Winnie & Walter logo. I really like the vibrant colors and how well they stamp on top of each other. The grey strings and the sentiment were also stamped with Pigment Inks. At the bottom of my card I added a strip of washi tape.



Another great way to use Pigment Inks is by stamping them on colored cardstock (I used Kraft cardstock here) because they sit on top of the paper surface which makes them almost opaque so they keep their vibrancy. To support this effect you can stamp over white pigment ink like I did here. For a little twist I offset the chevrons a tiny bit. I often struggle creating masculine cards but the Scenery: V for cheVron stamp set makes it really easy to achieve a clean and graphic look. The sentiment was build with The Big, the Bold and Party stamp set and I heat embossed it with Clear powder. For this fun xoxo border I used a die from the Essentials: Audrey Cutaways set.


Dye Inks



For really crisp stamped images I prefer using Dye Inks because they soak into the paper. For this card I repeatedly stamped the chevrons from the Scenery: V for cheVron set. I heat embossed the outline balloons and the sentiment from The Party stamp set in Gold. I popped up the stamped panel with foam tape and added some Gold Cupped Sequins.



This card is really Clean & Simple. At first I masked off a circle (1 3/4") and then blended a light Aqua Dye Ink around it and let it fade out. After removing the mask I heat embossed the graphic ornament and the sentiment from the True stamp set with one of my favorite embossing powders: «Liquid Platinum» by Ranger. The word «friend» was cut from foil cardstock using The Big, the Bold and Friends Cutaways.


Distress Inks



To create artsy watercolor backgrounds I love to pull out my Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks. At first I heat embossed the sentiment from The Big, the Bold and Happy stamp set with Clear embossing powder. I used Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock. Then I pressed down my Distress Ink pads on my Non-Stick Craft Sheet and added some generous spritzes of water. I dabbed my piece of Watercolor Cardstock onto the muddle of colors multiple times until I was satisfied with the result. To finish off my card I added a little die-cut heart.



On my last card for today I created a starry night sky with the Distress Inks. I blended the colors with a Mini Ink Blending Tool and added some water droplets which pulled off the color in these areas. The scripty sentiment and the gorgeous star are from the True stamp set and I heat embossed them in White. I also adhered a few Silver Star Sequins. To mimic some additional stars I drew a couple of white dots with a Sharpie pen.


These were my inky cards for today. I really hope you liked them and would be very happy to see you back again next Saturday for my last Leading Lady perfomance.

Until then feel free to comment on the Leading Lady posts on my personal blog for your chance to win a $30 gift card to the Winnie & Walter store.


A big hug to Julie & Shay for this opportunity to share my projects with you!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!


35 Kommentare :

Unknown hat gesagt…

Your inky cards are lovely. My favorite one is the one using yellow and green distress inks water colored Hello card.

Karen hat gesagt…

Great cards! so nice to see the different effects of inks for different cards! Love it!

Scrapthat hat gesagt…

So very pretty! TFS

NanW hat gesagt…

Love all the different looks with the many ink types. Thanks for sharing.

Anita in France hat gesagt…

What a fabulous collection of brilliant cards, Anja ... they're all so vibrant and bright ... and so celebratory ... couldn't choose a favorite, they're all wonderful! Anita :)

Jennifer L. hat gesagt…

Wow - all of these cards are so great! Love the bright, cheery feel. Thanks for the reminder on pigment inks. I rarely use mine.

Karen Bibbee hat gesagt…

The starry night card is fantastic.

Crystal hat gesagt…

Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards and for highlighting the different kinds of ink.

Crystal hat gesagt…

Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards and for highlighting the different kinds of ink.

Crystal hat gesagt…

Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards and for highlighting the different kinds of ink.

D.Ann C hat gesagt…

What a great bunch of projects! Neat to see the different inks in action. I really like the colors in the Hello Friend card!!

SonjaK hat gesagt…

Wow, schon wieder ganz famose Kartenkreationen! Mein persönliches Highlight ist der Sternenhimmel. Ich liebe diese intensiven Farben.

Margaret R hat gesagt…

Lovely cards Anja. I would love to know what brands of dye and pigment inks you used - great coverage.

Diane Jaquay hat gesagt…

You did a wonderful job of showcasing the different kind of inks, Anja! I wish I owned some pigment inks (I don't), love how they look on the kraft paper. And your cards, may I just say WOW, I love each and every one of them!

Miriam Prantner hat gesagt…

Gorgeous projects, these are so pretty!

jan metcalf hat gesagt…

Many great looks! Thank you!

TracyM #6773 hat gesagt…

WOW wow WOW
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your INKY AWESOMENESS with us Anja!!!
Apart from each card looking ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, I have learnt A LOT too :)
I LOVE your STYLE and really appreciate your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!

mandalj hat gesagt…

Thanks for highlighting the strong points of each of the inks. I especially like the bright balloons of the first card and the background of the last card.

FeltAndOtherCraft hat gesagt…

I love your cards! I made almost the same card few months ago as that yellow / blue but my sentiment was hello baby <3 Love that color combo!

bev hat gesagt…

Neat cards. And it was great to hear how you used the different kinds of inks and see how they turn out.

Bobby hat gesagt…

Fabulous, fabulous cards, Anja.

Michele K. Henderson hat gesagt…

Absolutely beautiful! I just love these gorgeous cards!

Lisa's Creative Niche hat gesagt…

Oh this is so awesome!!! These cards just blew me away! Love how bold your colors are with the sentiment!

Tracy hat gesagt…

What a selection! I have to admit that I just can't keep the different ink properties straight in my head. I guess that's why you're the expert stamper. :-) Thanks for sharing all these treasures with us. Hugs!

Denise Bryant hat gesagt…

Gorgeous assortment of cards! The last one really stands out... love those rich colors!

Jen Carter hat gesagt…

I love all of your cards! Gorgeous work!

Rosali hat gesagt…

I really LOVE all these cards! The ink colors and styles look amazing!

Sue D hat gesagt…

Wonderful card designs and color combos.

Anja hat gesagt…

Thank you for your sweet comment, Margaret. The dye inks I used here are from Simon Says Stamp and the pigment inks are from Avery Elle.

Unknown hat gesagt…

I love your use of color! Such beautiful cards!

I Card Everyone hat gesagt…

I am blown away by your bold use of these dark colors, Anja! Gorgeous!
=] Michele

MelissaF hat gesagt…

Such a great variety of techniques and design - I love the graphic layouts of the first few and the watercolored backgrounds of the latter ones, all just stunning!

KFlaherty hat gesagt…

You have created some stunning and breathtaking cards! I love the colors you've used.

KFlaherty hat gesagt…

You have created some stunning and breathtaking cards! I love the colors you've used.

pcm hat gesagt…

lovely! such great color combos!

 
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