Group of Cardmakers - Acrylic Painting on Coloured Cardstock

Hi everyone, and here we are with the last post of 2025 and with a new year of fun creating to come!  This month the Group of Cardmakers are looking at Acrylic Painting on Coloured Card where you stamp, then completely cover the image with a single colour, or more if you fancy, using acrylic paints then re-stamp the outlines, and you do need to have a stamp positioner to do this.  I was lucky enough to win this lovely lily stamp as well as a cute dormouse one, both fronm Stamp Addicts, over at Allsorts and so these lilies are getting their first outing.  I also used a set of Royal and Langnickel acrylic paints and two dies from a set of Torn Edge Nestables from Creative Craft Products which I have had for a while, and are discontinued now I think.

I started with a piece of kraft card about 7" x 6" as I wasn't sure whether to go for a square or rectangle shape, and so I placed the image roughly in the middle.  I stamped it with Versafine Vintage Sepia and then using a set of Royal and Langnickel acrylic paints bought from a local store some time ago, I used a red, orange and a darker red to colour the flowers, and then a light and mid green for the stems and leaves.  I did use a small brush but still managed to go over the edges a bit in several places, but dampened the tip of a pokey tool and scraped carefully which removed most of it.  After it was dry I re-stamped it using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink which worked well.  It is best to try to keep the layer of paint as smooth as you can so that you get a good re-inked image.  

To finish the card I decided to make it square so I used the two Torn Edge dies to cut the kraft and the added black matted layer, and I then added the sentiment again using the Nocturne ink and heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder, and then layered it up on the 6" square card.

I did go for a more dramatic look using black for the matted layer and I'm not sure if it works or not..perhaps you can let me know what you think.  I hope you give this technique a try and there is a video you can look at on the Group of Cardmakers post and if you do make a card there is a Linky where we can all enjoy the different ways to use this technique.

Thank you for visiting me here today and I'll see you again soon.

I am entering the following challenges:

We Love Stamping Challenge - Dec. '25 Red and Green/Anything Goes.

Stamping Sensations Challenge - Dec. 25 Fantasy/Anything Goes.

Allsorts Challenge - No.839 Create A Scene/Anything Goes.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment.

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes/Optional Mood Board No. 36.

Triple B Challenge - Dec. '25 Using one, two or all three of Birds, Butterflies or Blooms.

NBUS Challenge - No. 81 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.

Beary Christmas

Hi everybody.  I am a bit late for Christmas with this one but it was a rather last minute...a card for hubby made on Christmas Eve..I was very behind, and I used this Pink Ink stamp which I've had for a while but have only just used here.

 

I started by stamping the polar bear using Versafine Smokey Gray ink onto a piece of white card and then cut it out as I wanted to added it over the top of the background.  I then coloured it with my Distress Inks and a water brush using Festive Berries, Scattered Straw Dried Marigold and Hickory Smoke, and not having much mojo as I think I am all Christmased out, I used the same colours as on the packing as a red Santa hat is the traditional colour, and I also used a black Micron Pen and a white Posca Pen.  I then  started on the background using a piece of white card cut to fit an 8" x 6" card..the stamp is large, about 6" x 51/2".  I smooshed Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean DI's over it and then I cut the white snow/ice and decided on the shape and depth and added this to the background, and then onto the card.  I added the bear and stamped the two sentiments top and bottom in opposite corners using the Salty Ocean DI, and also added just a little shading with a pencil beneath the skate.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I would like to say a bit thank you to all who visit and leave lovely comments which is always appreciated and I hope that you have been having a good Christmas and I send you all my good wishes for 2026.

I am entering the following challenges:

Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Goes (open from 25th to the end of the month).

We Love Stamping Challenge - Dec. '25 Red and Green/Anything Goes.

Stamping Sensations Challenge - Dec. '25 Fantasy/Anything Goes.

Allsorts Challenge - No. 839 Create a Scene/Anything Goes.

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - No. 507 Christmas.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - No. 105 If It's Christmasy Link It Up.

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge - No. 102 Anything Goes.

NBUS Challenge - No. 81 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.

Snowy Fun

Hi everybody.  I have these fun snowmen today which I spied over at Loll's blog here, so thank you Loll...I just couldn't resist them, and being used for the first time today.

I started with a snippet of white card and used some Distress Ink pads just brushed across the card in several shades of brown..from memory I think they were Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy, and also Ground Espresso which I dragged down using the edge of the pad to make it look like planks.  I then used more snippets of white for the three snowmen and little birds and coloured them using my alcohol pens, and I then found another larger snippet of white for the background sky and used well watered down Salty Ocean DI and added a bit of the brown ink which I still had out to give the sky more the look of a snowy winter's day without it being too dark a background.  I also splattered some white paint for some snow.  I then put the scene together minus the snowmens' noses and mittens and added the snow on the top and bottom of the fence very generously with a white Posca Pen...it does look a bit brown and unfortunately picked up a bit of the brown ink from underneath, and I did try going over it again when dry to try to whiten it but it still looks off-white.  I then added the noses and mittens over the top, before finally adding it onto a 5" x 7" card but cut down about 1/2" to make the proportions better.  I then found another white snippet and cut the sentiment and added it at the top of the scene.

Thank you for visiting me here today and I'll see you again soon. 

I am entering the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge - No. 521 - Where we use our snippets of card or paper etc.

Allsorts Challenge - No. 839 Create a Scene/Anything Goes.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - No. 105 - If It's Christmassy Link it Up.

NBUS Challenge - No. 81 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Dec. '25 Winter/Christmas.

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Anything Christmas/Holidays.

Birthday Dahlias

Hi all.  I have a birthday today featuring a fairly recent Lisa Horton Magazine which had some stamps, a stencil and a few dies to cut out some of the stamps with, and also a 3D Embossing Folder used here for the first time, and I added an extra layer to the flower using a die which can be used in it's own right or as a layer to add onto the large flower on the EF.  I also used a set of dies from Crafter's Companion bought a while ago which cuts these rectangular inverted scallops and you then use a die to cut it to whatever size you wish, but I cut it to fit a 5" x 7" card.  These dies are being used for the first time too.

I embossed the EF onto a piece of white card cut to fit the 5" x 7" card and then used my Distress Ink Pads to rub over the raised areas in Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn using a blending tool.  I die cut the extra small flower which I found didn't quite fit over the centre of the flower and the few petals it included, so I fussy cut it where it didn't match and added it using some silicone glue, and I added the sentiment using Versafine Olympia Green ink heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder.  I then put the card together adding first the embossed piece and added the frame having cut the edges of it to fit over this and leave a nice equal sized edge on the base card.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I'll see you again soon.

I am entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - No. 838 New/Anything Goes.

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge - Anything Goes/Card of Thanks.

Gem of a Challenge - No. 12 Anything Goes.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use Dies.

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - Nov '25 Anything Goes.