Pat is hosting our teaparty this week and challenging us to use a sketch. We are sending paper hugs to Judy McGuire as she battles ovarian cancer.
The sketch I chose (and it's somewhere in the 700+ sketches here at SCS), was a long card with a panel taking up a third of the card on the left and a large space for a big sentiment. I never know what to say on these occasions, so "hello" seemed appropriate.
This background is from the big piece I did for Cheryl's mermaid card. To create the background, use a large sheet of polypropylene (like Yupo), dribble on some India inks in a couple of shades of blue and green and a splash of a rusty colour. Squirt on some water and take a small piece of polypropylene paper and use this as a tool to flick it in the inky puddle, smoosh and drag it around to spread the colour. Add more ink if not intense enough.
The ink doesn't actual soak into the polypropylene, it just stains it. Wipe any excess water off with a tissue or soft cloth.
I have a fabulous supply of lovely soft cloths....they were formally called baby wipes.....don't you just hate it when you forget to shut the lid! Seriously though, they really do make lovely soft cloths.
Next step was to put the panel in my MISTI and stamp this long leafy stamp using 5 coats of black Memento ink....not black enough so I then stamped it with Ranger Archival ink about 7 times. Perfect, until I touched it.
I did a little test stamping on a scrap to see how long it would take the ink to dry. Twenty minutes later I touched the sample and it was dry, so then I picked up the main panel and my finger tips completely removed the ink.
At this point I had nothing to loose, so I took a soft cloth (you're welcome) and wiped off all the ink. Like magic, not only did the black ink disappear but so did all the coloured india ink on the card base.
I loved the end result, so I left it alone. No doubt this "resist" technique has a fancy name, but to me it was an oops a daisy and further proof that mixed media is more often than not, plain old pot luck.
Thank you for looking and I hope you get a chance to join in.
Date: Monday, September 2, 2019 GMT Views: 1297
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Registered: March 25, 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 9048
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 5:53 AM
What a faboulus Card, Susie. As always you turned your mishaps in a unique masterpiece of Art.
"I have a fabulous supply of lovely soft cloths....they were formally called baby wipes.....don't you just hate it when you forget to shut the lid! Seriously though, they really do make lovely soft cloths." Thats me, most of the time, my Lid of the Baywipes is not propperly closed.
Registered: September 17, 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 6121
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 7:07 AM
Love your Oops a daisy, turned out fabulous!! I like how you have a supply of soft cloths now that your baby wipes have dried out, so I am not the only one
Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39460
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 7:27 AM
always enjoy your stories and processes...i need to reread because you lost me at 'i wiped off all the ink' with your lovely soft cloth. Oops is always good in my book. lovely background, super for this challenge.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131702
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 8:50 AM
Wow - all that work and most of it just wiped off! I'd have wanted to cry after all the effort to get the black to look good. But what you were left with is a magical beauty. It still has an amazing underwater/seaside look, even without any mermaids to prompt the thought. I love the effect of the white leafy stamp.
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 9:19 AM
How cool that the black ink turned into a resist. I love the image in white instead of black...mush brighter and happier. The bg is gorgeous. I gave up on yupo because my stuff never dried,, and my goofs never looked thuus good.
Registered: January 11, 2017 Location: Wisconsin summer and Arizona winter Posts: 19734
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 10:14 AM
Such a gorgeous creation from your oops! Love it! The colors are so pretty with the "wipe away" technique you accidentally created! LOL Love the addition of the sparkly sequins too! Judy will love your beautiful card!
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 11:52 AM
Me oh my Susie, this reminds me of a Monet painting it is so gorgeous! You make the most creative gorgeous pieces my friend, and you have the most amazing crafting journeys to go with them. I love your fun, relaxed style when it comes to crafting so it is no wonder you achieve the amazing results you do! Hugs! ~Karen.
Registered: December 30, 2017 Location: arizona Posts: 1412
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 3:33 PM
hi there. the card STUNNING in every way! the adventure, well... most of us can relate to the ooops, but most of us never got the benefit of ART from it. hahha I agree with the 'magical' descry of this masterpiece. THIS will be a card that she will enjoy long after she has conquered this beast of an illness. Take good care, thanks for the belly laughs. Teresa
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: in the sunny south Posts: 9766
Tue, Sep 03, 2019 @ 5:19 PM
Well, I love the background panel of your card, and after reading your description, I doubt if you could ever do it again. Sad. Beautiful job and the sequins are the perfect choice.
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