March Basic Training-Inky Backgrounds

A couple of weeks ago Lanette and I took a workshop with Dyan Reavley at Scrappy Chic, our local scrapbook store.

I learned so much and wanted to share a bit with you.

I inked a couple of tags with some 'cool' colors from Dyan's Dylusions Ink Sprays; Fresh Lime, Vibrant Turquoise and London Blue.
You will need 2 tags, these are no.10, stencil and spray bottle with water.

 Dyan always uses three colors.

 Spray each color in 2 places on one of the tags, make sure you get good coverage.

Put the other tag on top and press down evenly.  You can use a roll of paper towels to roll across the tags.

 Pull the tags apart and mop up excess ink.

Let the ink dry to the touch.

Lay the two tags side by side, place your stencil over one of the tags and mist water over entire tag.

Lift the stencicl and flip over to the next tag, press down by rolling the paper towel roll over the top.

Then roll the paper towel roll over both tags.

Viola!!!  This is one of the awesome techniques Dyan taught and you can find more in her new book, Distinctly Dylusional.  I highly recommend it if you link playing with ink!!

Tune in sometime in the next week or so and I will show you what I did with these awesome tags.

Thanks for sharing a few minutes with us and don't forget to check out our March drill, steampunk Funk that is going on right now.

Still in love with love...

Still in love with love??... 

Michele from Stuff by Belle here today to share some hump day inspiration. 

Even though Valentines Day has passed February is still all about love, right?  I created this tag with 'heart' day in mind but wouldn't it also work for other occasions like anniversaries or birthdays....  I just love all the options!!

My tag uses 3 different VLVS! stamps; potty people (man and woman symbol), ticket and with love .  From UWS I used the circle confetti mask for my embossed background along with a love speech bubble.  May Arts ribbon, Bo Bunny doily, crown charm, vintage button, American Crafts brad, glimmer mist, Zing embossing powder, distress ink and archival ink and washi tape.

Don't forget about our challenges this month! 

The one up right now just happens to be LOVE inspired. 

You have until the end of the month to link up.  I can't wait to see what you create!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Basic Training

HAPPY Saturday

 & 

Welcome to November's 

Basic Training!

  

Today we are going to talk about stamping with gesso...I absolutely love interesting ways to create backgrounds and using gesso is a FAV.  Combine this technique with one of my 'go to' background stamps and now we're talking!!

I used my VLVS! chicken wire stamp for my tag.

 I use my finger to spread the gesso on my stamp.

 You don't have to be neat about it but make sure you get gesso on the raised part of your stamp.

Then stamp your surface quickly but firmly.
You can either wait for the gesso to air dry or hit it with your heat gun but the gesso has to be completely dry to continue.

 I used mist to add color to my tag, 5 different colors to be exact. 

Then dabbed off the excess with a paper towel.  Make sure you use your heat gun to dry between each color so you get the richness of each one.

Then I did some distressing, stamping with ink and some splattering to complete my background.  Don't you just love all of the layers??  And the depth the gesso offers?!

And VIOLA, here is the finished tag.
Thank you so much for sharing part of you day with me, til next month...get INKY often!!