Tribal Moose- 18268

Today I am sharing a cute card with the Tribal Moose digi and elements from the  Tribal Outdoor set (teepee) and the Camping outdoor set: log, fire and fireflies/

I printed all images on Alcohol marker friendly paper,  cut them out and colored them with alcohol markers. I tried to keep all my tribal critter elements, such as stripes, dots, feathers and such the same colors, so it is all a cohesive collection, might I want to put them in a cardset.

For the backdrop I inkblended Distress Oxides and I stuck  my images to that, either  with liquid glue or with foamtape.
Added Nuvo Morning dew on the bugs to make them shiny.

Materials used:

Crafting Desert Divas

Tribal Moose: http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-moose-digital-stamp/?aff=104

Tribal outdoor set: http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-outdoor-digital-stamp-set/?aff=104

Camping outdoor set: coming soon

Mermaid Lagoon: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-mermaid-lagoon/?aff=104

Cracked Pistachio:  http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-cracked-pistachio/?aff=104

Nuvo  Deluxe adhesive: http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

Nuvo drops:

Morning dew : http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-crystal-drops-morning-dew/?aff=104

Craftin Desert Divas: camping scene

For today’s card I used the Craftin Desert Divas Camping outdoor set (fire, signs, sausage stick, firefly), The Tribal outdoor set (mountains and caravan) and the Tribal lion.

I printed all my images on alcohol marker paper, cut them out and then colored them with alcohol  markers. As with the others I kept to the same palette, I only changed up the fur colors. But to make it all tie in with each other and to keep the color palette to a minimum, all the element colors are repeated. I added orange for the caravan.

For the background I used Distress Oxides (Mermaid lagoon and Cracked pistachio) I applied the most blue behind the  mountains, fading out toward the top.

I kept the background solid (no splatters and such)  as the scene deserves all the attention and there’s lots going on.

I adhered all the elements with either liquid glue or a bit of foamtape for dimension.

I made a slit in the lions arm so I could tuck in the stick, but in hindsight I could just have cut it on an angle…oh well you live and learn

I attached a firefly onto the lion’s nose as he’s smiling in such a way, it looked like one needed to be there. Then I added Nuvo drops morning dew on the bug to make it shiny.

Materials used:

Craftin Desert Divas:

Tribal Lion  http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-lion-digital-stamp/?aff=104

Tribal outdoor set: http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-outdoor-digital-stamp-set/?aff=104
Camping outdoor set:set http://craftindesertdivas.com/outdoor-camping-digital-stamp-set/?aff=104

Nuvo drops:

Morning dew : http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-crystal-drops-morning-dew/?aff=104

Adhesives:

Nuvo  Deluxe adhesive: http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

Distress Oxides:

Cracked Pistachio:  http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-cracked-pistachio/?aff=104

Mermaid Lagoon: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-mermaid-lagoon/?aff=104

Video Collab #6 with Gerry's Craftroom and a giveaway, with video

For  video collab #6 we've chosen the theme : Geometrics.
And I made two cards and two videos, because we've decided to do a giveaway and I prefer this one, so another video and blogpost is going live at the same time.

For this card I used the Simon Says Stamp Grid stencil and I inked a rainbow of Distress inks through it.
For this I used:
Candied apple, Spiced marmalade, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Mermaid lagoon, Faded Jeans and Seedless preserves with mini inkblending tools.

After i applied all the inks  I made my own glitter paste with the Ranger texture paste, transparent glossy and glitter powder. But it you have  ready made glitter paste..please go ahead with those. I like making my own, but the smell of that texture paste...not so much...I let it dry in another room.
I applied it randomly, I  kind of like the distressed look and little gatherings in the corner, like snow in a window, and so it;s not glittery all over.

For my sentiment I diecut the Simon Says Stamp Big Hello from Crafter's Companion glitter paper and I punched 3 stars. This card was inspired by another i made with a beehive stencil and butterfly punches.

Now for the giveaway: please comment on both videos, you have a week. then we will pick  the winners and leave it in the comment section underneath our videos. You then have a week to claim your prize.

Gerry's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGyOlJOohxE&feature=youtu.be

Tim Holtz Wildflowers

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, is: Distress it, showcasing Tim Holtz products.

The Male Romm challenge is : birthday/

For my card I diecut a circle from a panel and then used the circle bit to diecut the  flower (Tim Holtz/Sizzix 661190 Wildflowers dies). I traced the opening onto the cardbase, masked off the edges and inkblended, Distress Oxides : Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Tumbled glass.

Stamped the sentiment from SSS it's your birthday 3x4 with Versafine onyx black ink.
Mounted the panel with foamtape and the flower too, adhered it to the card.

There is a die that makes a similar cut, I think it's Memory box (probably) and that

was the inspiration for the card.


For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.

For more information on the Male Room Challenge, see this.

Craftin Desert Diva Canoe scene

For my little outdoor canoe scene, I used lots of Craftin Dersert Diva digi stamp sets:

Camping outdoor set for the signs

Tribal outdoor set for the mountains, Totem and Canoe

Tribal moose set for the moose.

I printed them all on Alcohol marker friendly paper and cut them out, then colored them with alcohol markers

For the backdrop I inkblended Distress Oxides : Blueprint Sketch, Cracked pistachio and mermaid lagoon, masking off the edges to make a lake and a  grass bit and sky, I wanted to keep the background calm, but still give definition. I think there’s a lot going on the card, without adding texture, like

water droplets or splatter on the solid background.

I kept to the same colors on the images for all my August cards, to make a coherent set, also to keep the palette small as more colors make it even more busy.

For the mountains I did add a line at the bottom, to make it easier for my plotter to cut it out, you don’t need to do this, if you cut by hand, or make one layer cards of course.

I adhered all elements with liquid glue and or foamtape for dimension. I did also color a paddle and wanted to add it in the background as if the Moose lost it, but I decided against it.

Materials used:

Craftin Desert Divas:

Tribal Moose http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-moose-digital-stamp/?aff=104

Tribal Outdoor set: http://craftindesertdivas.com/tribal-outdoor-digital-stamp-set/?aff=104

Camping outdoor set http://craftindesertdivas.com/outdoor-camping-digital-stamp-set/?aff=104

Distress Oxides:

Cracked Pistachio:  http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-cracked-pistachio/?aff=104

Blueprint Sketch: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-blueprint-sketch/?aff=104

Mermaid Lagoon: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-mermaid-lagoon/?aff=104

Adhesives:

Nuvo  Deluxe adhesive: http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

Spectrum Noir and Spectrum Illustrator markers

Crafter’s Companion Marker paper

Digi club a monthly subscription :  http://craftindesertdivas.com/digi-stamp-club/?aff=104

14 new inkblending recipes for Versamagic and Oxide inks, with video

I came up with 14 new recipes as I was re stamping my inks in a new swatch list.
I also included the new Oxide inks I got recently.
From the Oxide chart that Mary sent me I matched them to the Versamagic inks. But it being a different paper, the colors might not show up the same on mine, so I re stamped all the Oxide inks on the same paper. This meant I had to make a new chart to accommodate all the inks and I have added more names to colors that I think will match or be a good combo.
Also there's empty bits as I wasn't  sure where I would put really different colors in the chart yet. Picked raspberry is so different from any other Versamagic inks, much like Wilted Violet, or the bright blues, they got a spot and I wrote the names in the chart.

You can find the original reicpes here.

Via messenger on my CardsbyMaaike page you can request the emtpy chart(s)

Swatchlist or recipe list, they are free.

You can then print them on your favorite paper and make your own blends. Please keep in mind my paper is A4 metric, so make sure it fits if you work with Imperial paper.

GSDDTCALL

I thought I would enter the newest one , I just made, but I kind of also wanted to show everything else GSD I made over the past few years ;-)