Inchie Arts: Wonder of Christmas ATC

Today I'm working on a white ATC sized Art Square by Inchie Arts using Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Watercolors.  I first stamped my image (Penny Black 40-264 Gathering, illustrated by Mo Manning) using Ranger Archival Black Ink and then I added my watecolors.  For the skin-tone I used Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft's Peach Gelato.  I wrapped the ATC with May Arts Jute and added a few pearl "snowflakes" to finish things off.  Because the Art Squares are thicker than cardstock, they add just enough extra dimension so that a clean and simple card such as this needs only a sentiment and a white card base to be complete.

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Christmas Creations: Day 6

I have for you today a very simple card...

Full details on the Ribbons Unlimited blog.  

Have a wonderful day, my friends.
I'll see you tomorrow with a new Inchie Arts creation!

Christmas Creations: Day 5

Time for more Christmas creations this week... here's a gift tag!

You can find all of the details on the Ribbons Unlimited blog HERE.

Have a good one!

Inchie Arts: Grungy Christmas

I have been in the mood to play with all things distress/grunge, so today I reached for a 4" Inchie Arts white Art Square (perfect for LOTS of distress media) and my Distress Markers, Distress Ink, and Distress Paint.
And yes, you read that right, a 4" Art Square!!
By popular demand, Inchie Arts is testing a 4" Art Square. They are not available for purchase yet, because they are seeking feedback on introducing this new size. If you think they should make these available please leave a comment on the Inchie Arts facebook page.  

Here are the layers on my Art Square: 

1. Stamping and embossing (Penny Black 40-187 Holly Tree)

2. Distress Markers (Peeled Paint, Broken China, Barn Door, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey) and water 

3. Distress Ink (Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs)

I especially loved that with the Art Square that I could go back without any problem to add Distress Ink using an ink blending tool and a foam pad even though I had already watercolored on the Art Square surface.  No "piling" or textural problems.... 

To finish off my card, I used Distress Paints and Distress Ink to create the red background (Spun Sugar, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Gathered Twigs).  Sentiment by SRM Stickers (#55002 Christmas), ribbon by Ribbons Unlimited, and jute by May Arts.

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Christmas Creations: Day 4

Today's Christmas Creation features a watercolor look...

I stamped Penny Black 4210K Floral Story using VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with white powder.  I colored it in using Distress Markers and then added water to blend.  To create the look that the outer edges fade to white, once the watercoloring was dry, I added Gesso to the outside edges using my finger.  Lastly, I pierced the edges for a touch more texture.

I sure appreciate your visits!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Inchie Arts creation...

Christmas Creations: Day 3

I've been wanting to try some no line coloring with my Copics for some time now, so I gave it a go with this cute teddy bear (Penny Black 4101K Give Us a Kiss).

Once my coloring was finished I embellished with punched circles, snowflakes (Penny Black Creative Dies Snowflake Trio) and May Arts Jute.

Have a great day...

see you tomorrow!

Christmas Creations: Day 2

Usually I am not ready for Christmas until at least the day after Thanksgiving but for some reason, this year, I'm ready now!  Maybe it's the cold, wet weather we've been having.  With that being said, I've really enjoyed my Christmas cardmaking so far. Here are a pair of tags I created using Penny Black 40-029 Christmas Giving, 40-170 Harmony, and 51-007 Tagged:

To begin, I stamped the tags using the Harmony background and Distress Paint (Barn Door and Wild Honey).  Once dry, I added Distress Inks over the top.  The areas stamped in paint acted as a resist.  My two "tags" were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then adhered using dimensional adhesive after being colored with Copic markers and cut out. To embellish each tag I used Penny Black Creative Dies Snowflake Trio and Dancing Leaves.  Finally, I added Ribbons Unlimited Ombre Ribbon and May Arts jute.

Thanks for your visit! 

HUGS!