Friday 14 April 2017

Masculine Butterfly Thank You Trio :D


A trio of identical grungy thank you cards in three different colours :D I think this style of a splashed distressed background really lends itself well to masculine cards, and the Creative Expressions stamps I've used are just perfect for this!! :D I used my MISTI to make these cards, as I thought when it's such a simple design I might as well make three in different colours :D Firstly I built up the background using a mixture of different creative expressions stamps, using three tones of a colour family to stamp them (I should however have cleaned the black archival ink off of the border stamp as it made a bit of a muddy colour, but hey, they look alright :D) After creating the background, I used an anti-static tool, then stamped my focal elements using black pigment ink, I sprinkled on my clear embossing powder and heat set, then for the final touch, I watered down some Pixie Powders in coordinating colours and splashed them over each card using a small round paint brush :D Hope you liked today's trio of cards :D My videos may become more sparse over the next couple of weeks, as I've got lots of Magazine Commissions to be getting on with, and they're what pay the bills lol, but I have the next three Mag Freebie videos planned, and I'll hopefully be back to my almost daily upload routine by the beginning of May :D

Main products used in this video (affiliate links used where possible) :D
Creative Expressions Lisa Horton Stamps - Stylish Script
Creative Expressions Lisa Horton Stamps -Butterfly Splash
Creative Expressions Lisa Horton Stamps - Arty Background
Creative Expressions Lisa Horton Stamps - Doodled Borders
Spellbinders Platinum Die-Cutting Machine 
The MISTI 
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Cosmic Shimmer Detail Clear Embossing Powder
Hero Arts Ink Cubes - Lemon Yellow, Orange Soda, Pale Tomato, Soft Pool, Pool and Cornflower, Lime Green, Field Greens and Green Hills
Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders - Sun Yellow, Teal Wash, Midnight Blue and Golden Mint 
White Card
Crafters Companion Tape Pen
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue

I think that's everything that I used :D

To see the process behind this trio of cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D



Tonnes more photos below :D