Hi all, thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog. Today I have used my Distress Markers and coloured the stamped image from the Inspired By Stamping September Release.

 This little bird is a Forest Kingfisher which is one of the images from the

Australian Nature I stamp set. The Forest kingfisher is a predominantly blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and northern Australia.

Australian Nature I
Size 4x6
Retails $15.99

       Set of 7

The look I wanted to achieve was as if I drew this bird from scratch. I have used Antique linen distress ink to stamp the image very lightly and colour in with distress markers on water colour cardstock. Once stamped I saturated the cardstock with my aqua brush as this helps blend the direct maker contact on the cardstock to blend easily.

 

Ok so I have been playing with a new awesome stampset from Inspired By Stamping September Release.

 

In this card I have created my own background design by repeat stamping on a vanilla cardstock. I like to call this technique "Faux Designer Paper".

 

I used a Blushing Bride Ink and Cardstock to mat my Faux Designer Paper and stamped coloured image.

 

The main stamped image I have used Vintage Sepia ink as I find this ink does not smear or run like a normal dye ink as it is a pigment ink and therefore is great to use to water colour with.

 

 I only have a couple of gelatos sets in my collection and to colour this image I have used the Metallic set.

 

Australian Nature 1

 

 

 

Flower Link

 

The sentiment was stamped using the Cute Circles stampset from Inspired By Stamping.

 

The sentiment has been punched out using the label punch.

 

 

I have dry embossed only half of the vanilla cardstock and have used the below ribbon and crochet trim to cover up the join. Some sponging has been done throughout the card which I have used a crumb cake ink to do so.