Wednesday, April 9, 2014

STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS' CHALLENGE 142: PENS/PAINT PENS/MARKERS

This week's Stampotique Designers' Challenge was certainly a challenge here!  Many artists are at ease whether with an ink spray, a paint brush or a pen or marker.  Some are not.  I am definitely in that "are not" group!  

 My Design Teammate Magda Polakow has certainly pushed my envelope with her "pens, paint pens and markers" challenge.  Here is what she's eager to see from you:

I always have a pen or pencil with me. Always with notebook full of drawings and doodles. I'm sure not only me! I would love to see a pen in your project. It can be a drawing, doodles or simply some journaling. It might be even a single word. I'm looking forward to seeing your entries for this challenge!
I took comfort in making a card to "answer" this challenge.  On top of my card base, I used a background technique created by Wendy Vecchi with her reinkers, Tim Holtz' metalic mixative and rubbing alcohol/surgical spirits (shown here).  I used my Jet Black archival ink pad to stamp my image and text stamps (see below).  I then stamped the image head on white card stock and colored her face (Copic E50) and hat (Pitt Pen Light Flesh 132).  I grounded the bathtub by pressing the side of the tip of my little finger into a gray stamp pad, stamping on scrap paper, then stamping on my image (called "second generation" stamping) over a mask of the tub legs.   After attaching the head, I took a Pitt Pen (black, fine) and drew sketchy lines as borders both around my text stamp and on the outside borders of the card.  I am not 100% pleased with my first attempt at using a pen and drawing freehand on my art, but, then, neither am I disappointed.  I will definitely try this technique again.

I have used the following Stampotique Originals stamps today:



I want to sincerely thank each of you for visiting my blog, and for the supportive comments you make to encourage me to learn and grow in this wonderful world called art.  

I hope you will join me this week--and every week--in the challenges brought to you by the Stampotique Designers' Challenge.  You can find the directions and rules for your submissions here. At the end of the month, you will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win one of two $30 gift certificates from Stampotique Originals for any of their products, including the wonderful series of stamps created by artist Linda Peterson!  

Cheers!


26 comments:

  1. I love your Wendy Vecchi background here, Kay, perfect. And you have done beautiful doodling with stamping, I should try this :)
    Adorable card !!!

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  2. Oh so sweet, love the bubbles and wanted to lay down in the bath:-)

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  3. Fab card Kay, keep practising and you will grow to love your pens! xx

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  4. Looks so great! And I think I'll try to do that tomorrow, or did I already say that yesterday? Hugs, Gerrina

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  5. Send some bubbles my way, this is adorable. xox

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  6. it made me relax just looking at it, such a soft and gorgeous background and great choice of stamps!
    xx
    france

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  7. Great background and your pen frame looks perfect with the bubbly background. She truly looks like she's relaxing :-)

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  8. I need a tub with bubbles now!!! Beautiful creation

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  9. Don't you just love that Wendy technique? She is so awesome! Your card is amazing and I love the colors.

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  10. The Wendy Vecchi technique you used looks fab, you have inspired me with your step by step instructions to have a try at this.... Using this technique and those lovely Linda Peterson stamps you have made a lovely card!

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  11. I think your doodled border looks great and that background is pretty awesome. Great job, Kay !
    Mwah !
    Corrie x

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  12. Love how your background looks like rippling water and there she is lay in the bath!! Wonderful Kay :) xxx

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  13. Love that gorgeous background, Kay, and the lavender bath bubbles!

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  14. A great card. I can see this hanging in a frame!

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  15. Loved this card Kay.. your pen is fine!... Love that background.. guess I need these inkpads too huh?? lolol

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  16. I love this technique, thanks for the link Kay, I've just succeeded to look at it, it's fun to do and the result is fabulous you're right! Your background is wonderful, love the colours of inks you used on this, and the stamps are so cute... :) Lovely lovely card!!! Mwah! Coco xxx

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  17. Wows I just love the colours, you are getting some incredible results with this technique
    Such a wise quote too, I so wish I could relax in a big tub like this one
    With those fabulous foamy bubbles!

    Feeling more chilled already

    Jools x

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  18. Love it. Fabulous colours and relaxing in a bubbly tub looks like a great idea. Your doodles are perfect

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  19. How in the world did you think of this grounding technique? Brilliant!!!

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  20. Oh, oh, oh - the fingerprint stamping to ground the bathtub is genius! So, so cool... Love the inky background, and I think you're being overly critical of your penwork, it looks fab!
    Alison xx

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  21. I love this card! The background colors are lovely, then the perfectly stamped image in the foreground makes the whole thing adorable.

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  22. I love how the colours have blended together on this card, Kay, and your thumb print grounds the tub beautifully! Helen

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  23. I am trying to learn to relax... really I am... There just seems to be so much going on at the moment. This is such a fun little card. Love the background you are so good with these Kay. :D

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  24. Kay this is fabulous, I love your background technique, and your thumb print is brilliant lol xx

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