Hopefully you have something fun planned or, maybe, a nice relaxing weekend? I didn't have anything planned till yesterday afternoon when I decided to paint and update my Craft Room. I've wanted to do it forever and I've even played with different paint samples...but, never found anything I loved. In the end, I'm going with a darker brown than I have in the rest of the house and an accent wall of turquoise. We shall see. The paint is bought and the room is taped, so there's no turning back now.
The card I have for you today, is from a workshop I held a week ago. I had gone Pinning in search of cards using the Blendabilities. I saw this card by Amy White over at White House Stamping. The colors were gorgeous and the simple design let it shine.
This was my first time playing with the Blendabilities and I hadn't ever used Copics markers, so there was a bit of a learning curve. I watched a few tutorials and sat down and gave it a go. It took a couple of times through to get the hang of it, but boy is it worth it in the end! The dimension of color is AMAZING.
What you'll need:
- Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (Item# 132708)
- Color Lifter Marker (Item# 129369)
- Blendabilities (Item# 131000 Coastal Cabana / Item# 130998 Daffodil Delight)
- Whisper White Cardstock (Item# 100730)
What's nice about the Blendabilities is that they are alcohol based, so you can use them on regular 'ol Whisper White Cardstock. They do bleed through, so be sure to use some grid paper or something underneath when coloring.
The Color Lifter is a marker that is used to correct mistakes, but it can also be used to remove the ink to lighten the shade of the color. The Blendabilities come in sets of three: one lighter, one darker and one in between. For this flower, I used the lightest blue on the tips of the petals that appear to be bent or folded. {After the flower was fully colored, I went back and used the Color Lifter to remove this color}.
Once those petal tips were colored, I started my shading. On the petals where I used the light blue on the tips, I used the darkest blue to color near the tips. Then, I added a bit of shading with the middle color. Finally, I finished out the petals with a bit of the lightest blue shading. {I did the opposite for the remaining petals-darker on the inside and lighter out toward the tips} Each petal will have three separate colors that will NOT be blended at this point. The key is to take the lightest marker and go back over each petal in a circular motion to blend these colors together. The longer you spend doing this, the more blended your petals will be. Don't worry about ruining your markers, they will not be affected in the least by this technique.
To finish out the flower, I colored the center using the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities. The original card used the Mocha marker from the Skin Tone Assorted Blendabilities for the inner petals, but I didn't have these, so I just used my Chocolate Chip Marker. The final touch, a brown Glimmer Basics Brad. Perfection!
I fussy cut the flower and popped it up on some dimensionals/pop dots. The flourish behind the flower is from the Elements of Style stamp set. If you don't have this, a great alternative would be the Flowering Flourishes stamp set. I'll be getting it. It has three different size flourishes and can be used for any size flower. It would be great to have on hand.
I love the Blendabilities and can't wait to try them out on some other stamps. They currently come in (12) different colors in addition to the Skin Tones. You get three per pack in three different shades, so it takes all of the guess work out of figuring out which shades would work well together. Pure Genius! If you'd like to add some to your collection, click the Order Online icon in the top right-hand corner or pop me an email.
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| Item 131000 $11.95 |
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| Item 129369 $4.95 |
Enjoy your weekend!
Stamps: Blended Bloom, Elements of Style {or Flowering Fourishes} and Sincere Salutations
Paper: Whisper White Cardstock
Ink: Pear Pizzazz Classic Pad & Memento Black Pad
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Blendabilities; Daffodil Delights Blendabilities, Color Lifter, Chocolate Chip Marker, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Glimmer Basics Brad and a Pop Dot/Dimensional
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