Today we are having a wonderful time sharing our creations using some really cool inks from Clearsnap! Thanks for such a great time with your products.
Today I'm sharing a CAS that's a wee bit artsy. Freshly inked pads are primed for transferring color to other tools. You'll see it in some of my close-ups where I'll give you two of the tools I used.
My first tool is the trusty cotton swab. You can press into the saturated ink pads and get em loaded, then rub lightly or heavily to get different color saturation on your paper. Wisps of sky color around the tree and bird use the Ice Blue, French Blue, Azurite inks from the Ocean Breeze Paintbox pad.
The other tool unaware on my work table was a stylus. I pressed the ball tip into the ink and quickly tapped them over the berries using the Yellow Citrus ink from the Ocean Breeze Paintbox pad. Then I did the same tap with the Fireberry ink from the Classic Archival Dye ink in the Petal Point set. It's a really cool effect. :)
The design of the Paintbox pad is to be able to use them in the case as a ombre effect to and it was perfect for the awesome word collage in the Top Hat Snowman Cling Stamp Set.
Thanks for staying with me for this long. I know you're excited to get going with more inspiration from Stampendous and Clearsnap, so here is the list and get hopping along. There are going to be PRIZES for those who hop along and leave a trail of comments. Details are on the Stampendous blog.
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Details:
Stamps: Top Hat Snowman (Stampendous)
Paper: New Belgium (WorldWin), white (Neenah)
Ink: Ocean Breeze Paintbox and Classic Petal Point (Clearsnap)
Accessories: ribbon (May Arts)
Love the elegant design, such pretty colors!!!
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This is such a sweet card. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card!!! I love the blue colors and you colored your card so beautifully!!!
ReplyDeleteSWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! LOVE the wispy sky! Those colors are just divine! TFS!
ReplyDeleteloved the ombre effect!
ReplyDeleteGreat techniques, Janelle! Always exciting to learn something new to try! Thanks so much for sharing with us in our hop!
ReplyDeleteTerrific card! Thanks for the tips on seldom used tools for applying ink. I love the ombre look to the word collage portion of the card.
ReplyDeleteAn adorable card! Love the bird!!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this little tree with the bird and ornament. It is such a cute image. You colored it beautifully. Plus...........you can tie a great bow.
ReplyDeleteBlue is such a beautiful monochromatic. Love your creation
ReplyDeleteGreat card.
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Very pretty card. I've used the q-tips but hadn't thought about using the end of the stylus for a small spot. Love the card. the blue really pops him out of the card. I'll be using this design in my greeting cards. thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really pretty card. The use of blue is just perfect for this card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card you've
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Carla from Utah
This is a delightful card. The great bow adds a wonderful finishing touch. Thanks for sharing your technique.
ReplyDeleteOh my!!! Thanks for sharing your tools. This card is beautiful and unique.
ReplyDeleteSweet! I love that little shading of blue around the tree! So clever and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSweet card. TFS
ReplyDeleteJanelle, this is such a pretty and sweet card! I love it! Great for the CAS style!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! I just Love the stamp and the colors you chose are just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing you're ideas.
Wow!! This is such an AWESOME Card!! I LOVE your design and the colors that you used!! Your added little touches are PERFECT!! THANKS so much for sharing and have a Fabulous Weekend!! ;)
ReplyDeleteVery cute--I like the tools you used for coloring.
ReplyDeleteThis is very sweet...love those berries!
ReplyDeleteCool effect, great card! Love the stamp under the ribbon too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKatie B.
Love the blue and white for christmas cards. your bird in white is just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely. How can I resist that adorable birdie????
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Beautiful soft design, love that little bird in the tree and the words and ribbon are fantastic touches.
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Brenda
Very pretty card.
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