This is a "When things go wrong" make. I created a beautiful background of two Distress Oxide inks, using "Tea Dye" and "Peacock Feathers". But then I dropped an ink pad in the middle of it, so it ended up a cover up make with grunge vibes.
I have used three Tracy Evans Boutique Designs Stamp Sets for this card:
TE61 Amongst the Flowers
TE64 Special Delivery
TE67 Explore Nature
For this card, I used a three and a half inch square piece of whte card for the base, very loosely painting the left hand edge, about a quarter of the way across using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink.
Once dry, I used "Peacock Feathers" Distress Ink to stamp the Tracy Evans "Bubbles TE34" stamp. Over-lapping some of painted area but extending tp about the two thirds way across the card.
Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink, I stamped the seed heads and the setiment of "Just For You", they are both part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" stamp set. Then on an off-cut of white card, I stamped the seed heads again, fussy cut the actual seed heads and glued into position. Finally, adding some white highlights using a gel pen to the stems and then adding a few dots of black and white Posca Pen.
Here's another Artist Trading Card (ATC). The background blues and orange shades are from a clean up of my brayer, some years back. Because the colour was so dark, I didn't get round to using it. So today, I decided it had been hanging around for long enough. Use it or bin it! I opted to use it.
Using a Wow! Clear Embossing Ink Pad, I stamped the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Artsy Alphas/Numbers TE16 Stamp" on to the dark brayered background. I then coated the stamped ink image with Wow! Rich Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.
On a piece of navy coloured card I stamped the large star from the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I then coated the stamped image with Wow! Clear Gloss Embossing Powder and heat set. Once dry, I fussy cut the star shape and glued onto a piece of card cut to the same shape to add a bit of dimension, I then glued the double layered star on to the Artist Trading Card.
I inked the edge of the ATC using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and then added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker to the middle of the star, saying "Create".
Another card made using Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamps and stencils.
I used the Tracy Evans "Acorn Snippet Stencil SS28" with Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" a light brown coloured ink. Then on the edges, I used a deeper shade of ink "Acorn" brown.
Within the acorn shape, I created a landscape, using the torn edge of a piece of paper with Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" a dark brown ink. I stamped the trees, which are part of the Tracy Evans "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" Green ink. I stamped the toadstool, from the same stamp and coloured it with Posca Pen and Derwent Inktense pencils.
I stamped the red squirrel, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Alpha Florals TE32" stamp set, in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown" ink, adding shading to the squireel usuing a white pastel pencil, a white gel pen and a black fine liner.
Next, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink through the Tracy Evans "Flurry Snippet Stencil SS43".
I added more depth of colour to the ground using Derwent Inktense pencils and then stamped the sentiment "On The Wild Side" (part of the Tracy Evans stamp set of the same name), in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane".
This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. I have used a piece of gel plate print for the background. I used Versafine Clair "Wisteria Purple" ink through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tile Stencil S37".
I then used Versaifne Clair "Fantasia" purple ink to stamp the dandelion head, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set. I created a cloud over the dandelion head by using a finger dabber with Hero Arts "Unicorn White" Pigment Ink. Once dry, I used a white pastel pencil to increase the dreamy cloud look of the dandelion head, then topped each bit with a white Posca Pen, using a white gel pen for the stem.
Finally, I used a purple Posca Pen on the edges of the ATC and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "wishful".
I have continued to play with the Tracy Evans "Feathered Friend TE49" chicken stamp set, making this fun engagement card.
In the background I used "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival ink to cover just under a half of the white card. I then used the same ink with the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "TE34 Bubbles" stamp on the yellow and on the white areas of the card.
I then lay the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Cluck Stencil SS30" off the right hand edge of the card, filling the middle area with "Tiger Lily" Ranger Archival ink.
Next, I used Versafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink to stamp the chicken, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Feathered Friends TE49 stamp set. I coloured the hearts in the body using a white Posca Pen. The grounded the birds using "Coffee" Ranger Archival Ink.
Finally, I added the sentiment of "congratulations" and "to the happy couple", both of these are part of the Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set, stamped in Verafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink.
