Emboss resist watercolour card + tutorial video!

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 ~ Kamila Routsis ~ 22 Comments

Hello again!

Today I have for you this beautiful gradient card! I also have the video of how to make one just like it underneath!

I just love the colours and the swirls on this background stamp! I stamped it using Versa Mark and heat embossed with opaque white embossing powder.

I then used my distress inks and water to colour them over the embossed area.

I loved the background so much that I decided to just add a little something to not cover it up too much. I cut a stripe of vellum and stamped a sentiment “love” across it, using silver embossing powder.

I took a picture of the card around 3pm when the sun was setting you can see it on the top of the card, I think it adds beauty, I love that kind of sun!

Here is the video you can watch on you tube:

Tools and products used:

Versa Mark clear ink

Wow embossing powders – opaque white and silver

Disstress Inks: Festive Berries, Picked Raspberries, Worn Lipstick

Sizzix background stamp by Ellison Textures Impressions Hero Arts Flourish

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Inkspirational challenge #74 ombre

2. Stempelkuche – Challenge #11: Heat Embossing

3. Crafty Sentiments – Love, Valentine’s Day challenge

4. Time out challenge #23 – Valentine’s Day with the optional twist of hearts… and something extra!

5. Fusion card challenge – heartful

6. The card concept – challenge #27 – love

7. Uniko Studio #17 – love or friendship

8. Stamplorations – stamps and inks challenge

9. CAS-ual Friday – must love watercolour

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you like what you see

If you do please leave a comment, they are always very appreciated!

Have a great day!

Kamila

Cute cuddly bear love you card

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 ~ Kamila Routsis ~ 14 Comments

Hi there!

Today I have for you a card with a cute image by Fizzy Moon, a cute bear image.

Lately I tried to do some colouring, I can’t really afford a good set of Copic markers just yet, but I just decide to try with my husband’s coloured pencils by Derwent, he taught me how to do the shading and here is the result 🙂 I really enjoyed using them and I like how the image turned out! I decided to use multiple colours on the hearts, for a variety. I then run the image through my Big Shot and cut it in a shape of a circle then made a little embossed frame too. I used some pattern paper for the background and cut out another, bigger circle to add underneath the bear 🙂

For the sentiment I went with a small Love You from Hero Arts – Friends stamp set. I thought the image and the background was straight forward enough so there was no need for a big sentiment.

I then used some Wink of Stella and glossy accents on the hearts although it is hard to show on the picture…

I will enter his card in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday challenge – Have a heart

2. Time out challenge #23 – Valentine’s Day with the optional twist of hearts… and something extra!

3. Inspired by stamping #90

4.Newtons Nook Blog – Inky Paws Challenge #17 – Usa a Heart Shape

5. Uniko Studio #17 – love or friendship

6.DRS challenge #158 Lovely Hearts

7. DL.ART thankful thursday challenge #149 – valentines day

8. The card concept – challenge #27 – love

9. Crafty Sentiments card challenge – Love, Valentine’s Day challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you like what you see, if you do please leave a comment!

Have a great day!

Kamila

Hearty Valentine’s day card

January 26, 2015 ~ Kamila Routsis ~ 8 Comments

Hello !

Today I have for you another card with hearts… It can be a Valentine’s Day card or it can be a card to simply let someone know you think and care about them… OR LOVE that special somebody (with all these hearts it’s a clear message 🙂

I used an embossing folder to create all the hearts and then I blended Distress Inks – Barn Door and Festive Berries on top. In certain places I added also my white gel pen to pop some areas on the hearts. I like experimenting lately, but oh well sometimes it is frustrating when you have an idea in your head and it just doesn’t come out as you expected haha I must say it is not as easy as it looks to blend the darker colors on the embossed areas without smudging! Originally I wanted to have the background white and just the hearts in red but that turned out to be almost impossible… I decided to have it all red and I like the look, I like that the hearts have different intensity of red on them, and a red halo around all the hearts.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Inspired by stamping #90

2. Simon Say Stamps blog – work it Wednesday

3. DRS challenge #158 Lovely Hearts

4. Newstons Nook Blog – Inky Paws Challenge #17 – Usa a Heart Shape

5. Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday challenge – Have a heart

6. Cuttin and stampin – Valentine’s challenge

I hope you enjoy what you see and if so don’t be shy to leave a comment, I always appreciate them!

Have a great day!

Butterfly heart

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 ~ Kamila Routsis ~ 26 Comments

Hello everybody!

Still continuing the Valentine’s card theme, I have for you a CAS card made using one of my favourite dies by Memory Box – Butterfly Heart, with many tiny butterflies that make out a heart. I used 4 different shades of pink and red gradually getting darker towards the top. I then added some Wink of Stella to give them a bit of sparkle and then used one of my stamps from the xmas stamp set to stamp a word love.