Distress Ink tag again today.  Along the same theme as my last post I made this in a recent Chocolate Baroque flower tag workshop.  I love the colours of this one!  They just blended so well and are vibrant and yet soft.  The main colour is Mowed Lawn together with some Salty Ocean.  I started by inking the background to get colour blocks to have a base.  Then I stamped in the same colour inks using the Studded Lattice stamp.  I think I also added some leaf detail with one of the patterns from Seasonal Fragments.  Then the flower is the lovely Magnolia Stamp and the words from Artistic Affirmations.

I used the waterbrush to blend the colours on the flower – using mainly blue – but the water activated the green underneath to give a beautiful blend.  Once the tag was dry I added some white highlights with the White Sharpie marker.

I was really pleased with the result – this one will definitely be mounted onto a card blank 🙂

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Come and join Veronica from the Chocolate Baroque Design Team in the shop on Saturday 18th June 10-3pm for a day of demonstrations

Trickiest bit about this blog post is spelling Fritillary hahaa… even when I checked it it just didn’t look right!  I’ve been playing with  Distress Inks again – so the tag was inked with ink using blending sponges (I didn’t note the colours – but looks like Fossilised amber and probably Ground espresso with a bit of Mustard seed to brighten it up).  The flower stamp is the Chocolate Baroque Fritillary stamp and the words are from the Chocolate Baroque Artistic Affirmations set.

You can see that fab brickwork in the background – which is from the Rustic Fragments set – ideal if you like your textured backgrounds!  When I first stamped it I thought it looked way too dark – but once I started putting the flower on the top and added the Red colouring it really worked.  Final white highlights and dotty border with good ole white sharpie marker and it really gives this tag some drama.

Oh an extra note – the wording is all on one stamp – Art with everything – I just inked up the words separate – wiped clean the rest of the stamp (you can also use copy paper to block to make sure you don’t stamp the other words) – and voila you can split your large phrases to fit on a little tag.

have fun crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

PS – don’t forget Veronica from the Chocolate Baroque Design Team will be demonstrating in the shop on Saturday 18th June 10-3pm – come and be inspired!

Lots of Chocolate Baroque stamps on this little piece of artwork.  The background has been created using Distress Ink Pads applied with Cut n Dry Foam.

The stamps I’ve used are all Chocolate Baroque – Cornflower, Artistic Affirmations and the Seasonal Fragments set (perfect for background texture).

I’ve also used a mask in the background to add some additional detail and then of course, my favourite white gel pen to make the cornflower pop out from the background.

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

This piece was created as part of the workshop at the last Inky Addicts Club.  We focussed on using Distress Ink Pads with Chocolate Baroque stamps.  The background is created by applying Distress Ink with Cut n Dry foam.  I’ve added on some stencil detail too.

Then the elegant tree from the Chocolate Baroque Patchwork Trees stamp set has been stamped in Archival Black and then coloured by picking up some Distress Ink from my crafting mat with a water brush and painting in the colour.  A final bit of highlighting and a drawn border finishes the piece.  It’s obviously a scary tree, so caution is required! 🙂

If you would like to come and join us at the next Inky Addicts Club – it’s open to any level crafter who likes to play with inks, paints and stamps.  Our next club is on Sunday 9th August, 10-3pm at Garnier Hall in Eccles.  Reservations for seats are now being taken.  It costs £20 for the day (bring your own lunch) and we have a mini workshop – this month its Distress Paints with PaperArtsy stamps.  You then spend the remainder of the day crafting on your own projects, or playing with the workshop supplies.  I also take a mini shop with me too, so its an ideal opportunity if you can’t get to the shop to stock up on some goodies.  Just call or email to reserve your seat!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk