Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Watercolour Irises

I've been playing with my Distress Inks again...this time using my Penny Black 'Irises' stamp. I used the watercolour stamping technique, colouring the stamp with 'Forest Moss' & 'Dusty Concord' Distress Inks, then misting with water before stamping. I made a tag, and a card...and on both items I then over stamped the image with my Hero Arts 'Music Background' stamp inked with 'Old Paper' Distress Ink...having removed some of the ink prior to stamping to give a patchy effect.


For the card, I inked around the image with more 'Old Paper' ink, then inked two more pieces of card, one with 'Forest Moss' which I then embossed using my trusty Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' folder, and the other with 'Dusty Concord' on to which I stamped my sentiment (from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts).


And for the tag, I inked around the eges using 'Dusty Concord', added a sentiment (from the Hero Arts 'Elegant Messages' set) stamped in 'Brushed Corduroy' and a piece of 'Sea Moss' seam binding ribbon (from the Ribbon Girls).


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20 comments:

  1. Claire25 October 2011 at 11:05

    WOW these are just gorgeous - love the soft tones. Hugs, Claire x

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  2. Theresa's Studio25 October 2011 at 13:41

    Lovely Projects...one of my fave techniques! Great colors and designs!!!

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  3. Michelle Short25 October 2011 at 14:03

    Beautiful! I love the flower image and beautiful coloirs xx

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  4. Chrissie25 October 2011 at 14:36

    Simply fabulous effects Helen, I love both of these projects... anything with a little music manuscript always takes my fancy!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  5. Anonymous25 October 2011 at 17:33

    by Jove I think she's got it!! AWESOME!! just my cuppa tea LOVE this kinda crafting from you! DO MORE! :0) tehehehe :0)

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  6. Janette25 October 2011 at 18:08

    Helen these are such beautiful creations, so delicate and pretty. Thanks for sharing them with us at CraftyCatz this week.xx

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  7. Riet25 October 2011 at 19:11

    So beautiful Helen.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  8. Jenny25 October 2011 at 20:18

    A really pretty card, the soft colours are perfect :)
    Jenny x

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  9. Unknown25 October 2011 at 20:19

    Fab technique - they are both great!

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  10. Kat25 October 2011 at 20:30

    Stunning card and tag Helen. I love the watercolour effect of the irises and the colours are gorgeous.

    Thanks very much for the "thank you" card you sent me. It is beautiful and was a lovely surprise when I got home from work today. I'm really pleased you liked my candy and that it's useful already.

    Kat xx

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  11. Anonymous25 October 2011 at 21:13

    Hi Helen, these are so beautiful! I love the colours.
    xx

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  12. The Crafty Blonde25 October 2011 at 21:21

    Simply fabulous. Love the image and great colour combo with the distressed look.
    Lyndsey xx

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  13. Helen25 October 2011 at 21:45

    WOW, this is gorgeous. Regards.

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  14. Pauline C25 October 2011 at 22:08

    Wow Helen these are totally stunning ... Amazing job !!
    Pauline x

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  15. Sandra H26 October 2011 at 00:13

    Wow Helen these are fantastic and your distressing is amazing:) Sandra H

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  16. Mynn xx26 October 2011 at 01:35

    Beautiful images! LOVE that you made your polka dots a dry embossed background! :)

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  17. Zoechaos26 October 2011 at 20:29

    Beautiful pair so graceful and charming XOXO Zoe

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  18. Mrs.B26 October 2011 at 23:09

    Gorgeous card and tag. Beautiful colours and image.
    Avril

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  19. Jean26 October 2011 at 23:29

    These are beautiful. I love the gorgeous colour scheme.Jean x

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  20. Ribbon Girl27 October 2011 at 23:46

    What a beautiful card and tag - I love the iris image, very pretty indeed. Thanks for joining in with the Ribbon Girl colour challenge. Mary G x

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x

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