Demo Day - Oxides and Stencils with Shari December 14th N

 

Date - Tuesday, December 14

Norht Store

Times - 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am, 12 noon, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm

Cost - $5.00 per card

What makes Distress Oxide inks different from the  regular Distress Inks? One of the best things about the oxide line of inks is that they ink beautifully on dark colors, and even kraft paper.  Shari has designed a card using the Pink Fresh Studio Poinsettia stencil and several colors of oxides, and is inviting you to the North store to come and play with both. Cost is only $2.00 per card, so you can choose one or more cards to complete.  Classroom space is limited to 6 people at a time, so please let Shari know what time you are coming to play by emailing her at s.mclaughlin8@shaw.ca. One card should only take less than half an hour to complete. Times are 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am, 12 noon, 12:30pm, 1pm and 1:30pm. Payment can be made on the day of the class.

If the Shoe FITS! Good or bad, there is a little witch in all of us!.

I love Halloween themes. Can't seem to stop. These are also for a swap I am hosting in a Paper Traders Group.

 Witch's Shoe's were created using a stamp and embossing powder, then decorated with, glitter, oxide inks {work terrific on the black background}

 bits from the stash and now they are ready for packaging.

 

Altnew stamp Class with Dianne, January 30

RED AND GREY ALTNEW Stamp Class
Such simple but effective cards using shades of red, black and grey, these cards can be used for so many occasions! You will want to make more! Dianne will be using Distres Oxides and Distress inks to watercolor these beautiful cards! Learn the technique of layering your stamps, layering your dies to get perfect flowers every time!

DATE: TUESDAY, Jan 30 at 5:30
COST: $32
Please register at the store!

Fun Friday

We are having such terrific hot days. Most day's I hit the yard by 9:00 am and don't quit until 5:30 or 6:00 pm.I haven't had a lot of time or energy to spend in my happy place. So I decided to share some of the bits and pieces I have been squeezing in. Mostly unfinished projects and idea starters:

Have you played with the Oxide inks yet?

The first thing I do with a new ink is a sample of the color to tag the end of the case for easy viewing. I was excited to learn that these inks show up remarkably  well on dark colors. So, as you can see I used a dark card stock for my label. They also come in a pewter color case, so are easy to differentiate from the regular distress inks at a glance.

 I only have three colors, but had fun trying them out.

From the top "Ombre' {not an oxide}

Fossil-Oxide

           Cracked Pistachio-Oxide

      Broken China-Oxide

I was just fooling around without a project in mind. Getting a feel for how they would work and react with water. This is on Chalk board card stock {NOTE: I would use smooth in the future}

I began by just trying to create a loose background with a sun and water. I used the Ombre to emulate sun ray's I will tell you that in my opinion, this ink is more OMMM than BRE! It is suppose to have 3 distinct shades, but seems to just have the one darker orange. I have even tried it on white paper and get the exact same one color smudge.

Anyhow on to the main show.

 The Oxides did not disappoint! They went on very smooth,

 blended like a dream too.

For this effect, I just lightly misted the starfish stamp. Then held it in place on the inked area. When I lifted it, I got a reverse stamp effect that I loved!

Once water is misted over the ink, it really pops on the colored background! This was my FMOFFOD- Fifteen Minutes Of Fun For The Day!

 

Thanks Pinterest and Pinners everywhere!