Wednesday, August 05, 2015

{Spotlight Project} Shirley Drips Distress Inks

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Hi there! Today I'm playing with the new stamp club set, Floral Bliss. I decided to see if I could create a drip effect as if all the colour was running out of the flower.


I stamped the helenium onto mixed media card, smoothed some Distress Ink minis onto an acrylic block, and gave the background area a very faint wash of Iced Spruce. Then I added Wild Honey to the flower centre, and several blobs onto the edges of some petals, stood the card up and kept tapping it on the table to force the ink to drip down.


I did the same thing with the Aged Mahogany, then decided the drips were too harsh, so I shielded the flower and misted the drips.


I stamped the sentiment from Fond Expressions 2, and added some splatters of both colours - couldn't stop myself. I mounted the panel onto maroon textured card - here's another look.



While I still had all the inks on the block, I made another version, this time wetting the paper under the flower before dropping in the colours.


This gives a much more subtle blending of the colours. I added a sentiment from Fond Expressions 2, and managed to refrain from splattering on this one. Mounted it onto yellow card, and it's done.




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20 comments:

  1. Both lovely. Splatt envy here. Great splatts. Love the yellow background. Very uplifting. Hugz

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  2. Whoa, Nellie!! This is so beautiful and such a way fun and cool technique!!

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  3. Gorgeous card Shirley..the drips with distress is an amazing technique! :)
    Suchi xx

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  4. I loved the dripping artsy look..Thanks for the tutorial !

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  5. Love this effect - but I must admit the first card appeals to me the most.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  6. Love the drip effect you created. Makes the colors so unique. Thank you for the inspiration:)

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  7. Great idea. I also like that you explain how to improve things when the initial effect isn't what you had in mind. Helps the rest of us who experiment with new techniques!

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  8. Love this effect. I'm going to steal, er, CASE it.

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  9. Love this effect. I'm going to steal, er, CASE it.

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  10. I love both versions of your dripping watercoloring, but think the 2nd is my favorite. TFS Shirley

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  11. Such a cool effect. I think your 2nd card is my favourite.

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