I just wanted to have some inky fun last night and experimented with distress stains on two different types of card and on canvas with and without gesso.
Results -
Special stamping card
Canvas without gesso
Canvas with gesso
Manilla card
I need a birthday card for my teenage granddaughter so decided to enter the Stampotique challenge - Oodles of Doodles - as it's such a long while since I have done so and made this, using the top piece of card.
Over the inky and paint layers I added an inky frame, stamped onto tissue paper and glued on, stamped the heart border, punched some extra hearts and lots of doodling round the edges, round the frame, on the punched hearts and made the birthday tag. Hey-ho complete.
Sooo good to be getting back into the swing of things.
For those who know me, hubbie is home from hospital, having had a scan and an endoscopy. Some bits wrong like hiatus hernia, gastritis and sludgy gall bladder and he will have that out in May. So we are hoping he doesn't get the awful pain back again before he has to go in and have the gall bladder out. Here's hoping!!
Have a good evening .
hugs {brenda} xox
Other challenges to have fun with -
Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes
Have a good evening .
hugs {brenda} xox
Other challenges to have fun with -
Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes
Brenda these pages are fantastic. I am just starting out with my journalling and pages are sprayed ready to go. Hope mine look as good as yours. Hope hubby is ok. I know the sort of pain a gall bladder gives- had to have mine taken out years ago. Take care
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Hi Brenda,
ReplyDeleteOh, I do like both canvases - although I think I like one without gesso just a bit more.
The card is great. I need to get me one of those punk girl stamps..... Hmm, but I'm trying to reduce. Oh well.
Hugs,
Kay
Gorgeous trials, Brenda...and I was quite surprised when I saw how it turned out...what a brilliant card for your granddaughter!!
ReplyDeleteHope everything turns well for your hubby!
xxx Margreet
This is so cool! Love all the techniques and the card is adorable!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your experiments, Brenda and your card is wonderful. The canvas in particular looks really good :-)
ReplyDeleteoh wow what fabulous colours and techniques . I am sure that card will be loved !
ReplyDeleteLisa x
Love your inky experiments Bremda and your card combined with your doodles is fabulous. Hope your hubby feels better soon. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteLovely Brenda...
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Lovely Brenda
ReplyDeleteSarinda
Lurve that inky goodness :D
ReplyDeleteGlad hubby is ok and hope the op goes well for him :D XXX
oh gosh Hun,this is brilliant,love the canvas its just amazing Hun,love the colours,so glad your hubby,is okay hugs Cherylxxxx
ReplyDeleteI adore the card you've made from the background to all the fab doodling! And the other background are lovely too.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for your hubby.
Thanks for joining us at Stampotique.
Hello Brenda
ReplyDeleteNurse Sue talking here.
If I had a 'sludgy' Gall Bladder I think I would want it out!!!!
Card-maker Sue talking now,
I envy anyone who can just let go on a substrate and finish up with a creation that can be used! I have tried many times, but because I like to be in control, it is very difficult for me to be loose with any design and trust myself, I have had few successes, but having said this I enjoyed the process very much, and I can well imagine you had great fun doing these four, plus you know that everyone can be used wonderfully on anything you want to extend it to. Your completed card is artistic and unique with a plethora of messy flair, I just love it.
Smiles:)
A wonderful card, very nice backgrounds too!
ReplyDeleteWishing your husband well and hope the pain stays away.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting selection of pieces here Brenda. I particularly like the untreated canvas. Annette x
These are stunning Brenda, fabulous work of arts, love the colours on your canvases and card... hope everything will be ok for your hubby... me too got hiatus hernia .. have to be careful what to eat :(
ReplyDeleteAww Brenda so glad your hubby is home hope things get sorted for him soon. All your work is stunning just such a delight in ink all fabulous! Hugs Rebekah xx
ReplyDeleteHello lovely Brenda sorry to hear about your Hubby, I hope all goes OK for him, my friend had to have that op lasst year and she is fine now.
ReplyDeleteI totally love all your experimenting! everyone is fab - you've mastered this creative ink thingy now Sir Tim needs to watch his back!
The card is fabulous and I think your Granddaughter will just love it!
Take care Hugs Laurie xx
What a wonderfully created day you've had Brenda, the textures and effects on your canvases are stunning, loving the card, so suitable for a teen. Good news that Hubby is back home, hoping he feels better ASAP. xx
ReplyDeletePoor hubby, here's hoping that the hernia and gall bladder will soon be sorted and without the dire pain recently experienced. Wish him all the best from your followers
ReplyDeleteLOVE (love, love) today's makes - ALL of them.
Happy Friday
Kathyk
Poor hubby, here's hoping that the hernia and gall bladder will soon be sorted and without the dire pain recently experienced. Wish him all the best from your followers
ReplyDeleteLOVE (love, love) today's makes - ALL of them.
Happy Friday
Kathyk
Fab doodly card !! Love the colours !
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! I so much love your choice of colours and your doodling. Thanks for joining the Stampotique designer's challenge
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! I so much love your choice of colours and your doodling. Thanks for joining the Stampotique designer's challenge
ReplyDeleteWonderful card and great doodling experiments! Thanks for joining us at SDC 52.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous card Brenda, your grand-daughter is sure to love it. I love all of your samples, anything inks is good to me. I hope your husband feels better soon x
ReplyDeleteI see you have had a really good play and I like the results.........scrummy!
ReplyDeleteThe card is beautiful and what a way to use a delicious backgrund....I bet she loves it:)
xx
it's so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLike what you did with your playtime, such a perfect card for a teenager.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your DH. hope things work out o.k
hugs Lynn
Wow! Gorgeous background. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designers Challenge.
ReplyDeletelove the inky baackground you made, awesome project really cool thanks for sharing at smudgy Antics
ReplyDeleteI am so, so sorry about Ken! I had no idea! Gall bladder pain is awful. I hope he is on the mend soon,
ReplyDeleteLucy x
Awesome background techniques! I love your creation! Thanks for sharing with Smudgy Antics :)
ReplyDeleteFAB background! and cool image :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Smudgy Antics this week :)
Love your colors and all the different looks you've achieved.... that canvas w/o gesso is my fave. Can't wait to see what you make with all these beauties!
ReplyDeleteSome fabulous results from your playtime and great that you can use one to make this fab card for your granddaughter. Thank you for sharing this with us at Smudgy Antics this week and do hope to see your artwork again
ReplyDeleteSo cool, such a fantastic page, the background is perfect for this image.
ReplyDeleteOOOh nice card, love the 'busyness' of it. Fab work :-)
ReplyDeleteAdore all the different backgrounds you created with the paints. Beautiful doodling on the birthday card. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge.
ReplyDeleteFabulous detail in your card Brenda - great use of the doodling :)
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