Monday 11 November 2013

Inkredibly Inktoxicating


The theme over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is "Ink" and this is my entry.  No prizes for guessing that my focus this week is on Distress Inks!  Any of you who visit here regularly will know that they are always my first choice for adding colour to my projects, for so many reasons.  Because they stay wet for a little longer than other dye inks they blend so easily on the card surface, which is of primary importance for me, I use that technique so much.  Why don't you make an entry for this week's challenge?  You'll be in the running for a $50 shopping voucher! :)

I really wanted the grungy distress colours to be the star here, so my aim was to have large colour blocks undisturbed by large amounts of stamping.  I started out by using an ink blending tool to cover my background with Mustard Seed distress ink which I over stamped with the script from the Royal Script stamp set.

I coloured my secondary card panel with Salty Ocean distress ink and overstamped with circles from the Mixed Media set and mounted it on the background.  I stamped the man from Winged Things 2 and cut him out and then turned him over and inked the reverse side with Fired Brick distress ink.  Using a Black Soot distress marker I edged the key parts of his outfit and coloured his shirt with a white pen.  Finally I fixed on the moustache cut from the Memory Box die and drew a heart which I coloured with a Ruby promarker.  The whole piece was then mounted on card coloured with Peeled Paint distress ink and then fixed onto my card.

That's it for this week - bold, strong colours which were made to be the star of the show.  I hope you approve! :)

Supplies I used included:

Our ever-generous sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher as the prize again this week, just make something for the challenge and you could the winner! The winner will be chosen at random from those who enter the challenge, so why not give it a try? At the very least why not head over to the Challenge Blog to see how the other members of the design team have interpreted this weeks theme! :)

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15 comments :

Suzanne C said...

Striking bold graphics! Love the solid distress ink colors and how it makes a big statement! :)

maria f. said...

Love how you made that guy faceless. Works so well with the bold design. I totally agree about the wonders of DI (except I've never really been able to heat emboss with 'em.)

Candy C said...

Good morning Dan! Another Monday! :) Your challenge piece is so cool and yes, I would never have guessed that you would be using BOLD color and Distress Inks! :) I think your idea of creating large color blocks for your background is very effective! Love your results! <3 Candy

richardbreaks said...

Awesome job! SO nice to locate another male crafter!

Anna-Karin said...

Fabulous bold card Dan! The bright solid colours look awesome.

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Love the bold blocks of colour on this piece Dan and I love how you have used the winged gentleman and added the moustache. Tracy x

misteejay said...

Love how you have used such bold colours but still managed to keep a grunge feel to things. Great card Dan.

Get those Pan Pastels out and have a play - do be aware that the normal pastels reacted differently to the metallic. You can build the colour of the normal ones straight onto the card stock but the metallic need the help of Versamark to stop the colour being 'pulled off' as you try to add layers of colour - but they are all fun to play with.

Toni xx

Maura said...

Wonderful bright graphic design.

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Such crisp & beautiful color, Dan!! Love it!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Meihsia Liu said...

Love the beautiful patterns and vibrant colors, Dan. Such a fabulous project! :)

barbarayaya62 said...

Dan your work strikes me always! are totally original and you're very good at using colors in an incredible way! BArbarayaya

Sid said...

Do like your blocky look on this !

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

This is a really great piece, Dan! I was so inspired by how you made him as a silhouette, yet he still is full of life and energy. You've always got such a unique take on our challenges and I look forward to seeing what you come up with every week.

Words and Pictures said...

Fabulous bold colours, and the faceless man is genuinely haunting!
Alison x

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I really like the strong graphic forms and colors in this piece. Blessings!

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