Thursday, November 25, 2010

Smooch Inks!

Smooch Inks come in what would have to be the best looking packaging for a craft product that I've seen in a long time. They look especially great when you have a dozen or so all lined up together and of course the colours are such that you just can't stop at buying only one! For the upcoming atc technique class we'll be using the Smooch Inks to colour stamped images. They blend together beautifully and with the fantastic colour range, there's something to suit every taste...and stamp. I am lucky enough to have Mandy Herring doing a demo on how she colours faces using the smooch inks during my Saturday morning atc class, she does a wonderful job....which is why I asked her to show her talent! Thanks Mandy, much appreciated. :-)


"Blood Night"... (Cherry Pie stamp)


"Muse"... (Lost Coast Designs stamp)


"Unfurl"... (Stampers Anonymous stamp)

"Discover"... (Lost Coast Designs stamp)

"Create Joy"... (same stamp as above but different colours - Lost Coast Designs stamp)




"Enchantment"... (for this one I embossed with gold on a black card, then added the smooch for colour - Stampers Anonymous Stamp)

"Destructionist"... (with faux wax around the edge...love that stuff!!!)


That's it for the moment, might have some more samples after my 3 classes.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Altered Acetate

This class is all about alcohol inks, acetate and the wonderful little machine called a Cuttlebug. The acetate is alcohol inked first, then run through the Cuttlebug with different embossing folders and attached to the front of atc's that have been stamped, possibly coloured, maybe even a soot technique background. I use my little Tim Holtz Stapler to attach the acetate even though acetate for me is usually attached with a xyron. As the embossing folders create depth in areas on the acetate the xyron doesn't work as well for this technique. Stapler to the rescue! Of course, you colour in your little rows of staples using a permanent marker (sharpie or Bic Mark-it) so it's all colour co-ordinated.


Firstly though, here's another couple of Fusible Film/Angelina Film samples from the last class.

"Life is too short"....(this was done with the Watermelon Angelina Film.....SO not my colour so I altered it a bit by dry-brushing with burgundy and lilac paints.....much better colour!)


"Untitled"... (this one has the angelina film attached to a chipboard border, then heated to create the holes)

Now the Altered Acetate samples...

"Soar"...

"Naturalist"...

"Support System"... (this one is the acetate placed over a soot background)...


"Secret of Life"...


"Just live it"...

"Red gush"... "Perverse"...


"Traverse"...


The next class will be Smooch Inks!