Breathe! It's Spring!

Hello Everyone and Welcome!

Today Ksenija is here, and I am happy to share with you a new project as a part of March inspiration from International DT.

I am featuring Live Laugh Love stamp set in combination with other IndigoBlu stamps and products.

I started with stamping this gorgeous flower from Live Laugh Love set in scarlet dye ink and repeatedly in embossing ink. To make dye ink watercolour resistant I covered the image with fine clear embossing powder and heat set it.

I added light colouring to the flower with watercolour markers. To create a soft shading around the image I masked off the flower with masking paper and blended in Distress ink in Salty Ocean. Then I stamped a dotted splatter image from Butterfly Collector set using FlitterGlu and covered the impression with one of my favourite Megaflakes - Chariot of Fire. 
At the end I stamped down Breathe from Plume set in black ink and mounted the panel to scarlet card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope, you enjoy this card and you will play with IndigoBlu flower sets during this weekend.

IndigoBlu Supplies Used:
Live Laugh Love Stamp Set
Butterfly Collector Stamp Set
Plume Stamp Set
FlitterGlu
Chariot of Fire Megaflakes

Write Soon

Hello Everyone and Welcome!

Today Ksenija is here, and I am happy to share with you a new project as a part of February inspiration from International DT.

And again I am demonstrating use of Tiny Backgrounds stamps set in combination with other sets by IndigoBlu.

I started with stamping down the silhouette of the grass from Butterfly Collector set in Black Soot Distress ink, covering the impression with transparent embossing powder and heat setting the image.

I masked off the edges of the card panel with a masking tape, deliberately adhering small pieces of the tape to have uneven edges.

Then I slightly sponged a mix of Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress inks.

Having removed the masking tape, I stamped down one of the stamps from Tiny Backgrounds set. I made three impressions in different Distress inks to create an ombre effect - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Candied Apple.

To assemble the card I heat embossed part of the sentiment from Take the Time stamp set on a black card stock stripe, cut it in two and adhered stripes with a foam tape for additional dimension. The finished panel I glued to a black card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope, you enjoy this card and you will play with Tiny Backgrounds set during this weekend.

IndigoBlu Supplies Used:
Butterfly Collector stamp set
Tiny Backgrounds stamp set
Take the Time stamp set

The Butterfly Collector

Hi it's Elizabeth here with one of my favourite stamp sets from IndigoBlu called The Butterfly Collector There are nine stamps in this set which all co-ordinate beautifully together and I use them on a regular basis along with another favourite stamp the Script Background

I began by giving a cheap wooden shadow box a coat of White GeeSsoGood and setting on one side to dry.

I cut a piece of watercolour card to the size of the inside of the shadow box and stamped the Script using Versamark Ink, then I added detail white embossing powder from Stampendous, and heat embossed it.

The embossing acts as a resist, so when you watercolour over the top with Luscious the white script pops through the shimmering colours.

I used a blend of Lawn and Buttercup to create a Lime and I also used the Blue.

While the watercolour card was drying, I stamped out the Butterflies, Dragonfly and sentiment onto a piece of Perfect White Stamping Card using Black Versafine Ink. The card has a special coating on it, designed to grip the ink and therefore you get a much crisper image when you stamp. You might also notice I stamped out twice as many as I needed, while the stamp is out with ink on, I decided to stamp out extras ready for Birthday cards that will be needed shortly.

Once I'd cut out all the elements I needed, I then added a little of the Purple Luscious powder from my pallet. I love this colour, it's beautiful when the light hits it.

I added my now dry background inside the shadow box using a good strong adhesive, and added lines around the outer side of the frame using a Black Posca Pen so it would co-ordinate with the frame around the sentiment.

Then it was just a case of putting it all together using foam pads to raise up the Butterflies and Dragonfly.

Thank you for joining us this morning and a very Happy New Year from me.
Elizabeth x

Butterfly card

Hello Everyone! Monika here with a mixed media card I made using the new IndigoBlu stamps. I used  A5 Floral Fantasy and A5 Word Blocks; both of them I loved from the first sight!

I absolutely adore the doily stamp in the Floral Fantasy set. I stamped mine with StazOn Gothic Purple ink. After stamping my butterflies (from the same set and from the A5 Butterfly Collector set) and colouring them I covered them using the brand new Slap it On Gloss to protect them and add some shine.

I then played with the IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist's Acrylic Paints. They are perfect for creating colourful backgrounds. I used Wimberry Pie, Banana Custard and a new yummy colour called Mulberry Bush. And I stamped first the doily, then the swirls from Tiny Backgrounds and the word Beauty from Word Blocks.

Product used:

IndigoBlu A5 Floral Fantasy

IndigoBlu A5 Word Blocks

IndigoBlu A6 Tiny Background

IndigoBlu A5 Butterfly Collector

IndigoBlu GeeSso Good! Gesso

IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist's Acrylic Paint Wimberry Pie

IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist's Acrylic Paint Banana Custard

IndigoBlu English Cottage Artist's Acrylic Paint Mulberry Bush (new!)

Have a wonderful day! xx