Artists in Residence May project vol.2 MEMENTO LUXE + TACK N' PEEL mono printing

Second project for this month is "Self Portrait"

In the meantime, I wanted to try "mono print" style art - so here I made a little card。

Supplies

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink　- Dandelion/Love Letter/Bahama Blue/Northern Pine
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink Marker - Tuxedo Black/RHUBARB STALK/BAHAMA BLUE
• IMAGINE Crafts® Multi-Purpose Squeegee™ 
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Tack ‘N Peel™ Reusable Cling Sheet
  Brayer - optional
  
  
  HOW TO:

DTP MEMENTO LUXE - DANDELION onto TACK N' PEEL (attached on acrylic block)

cover whole surface generously. brayer can be used for spreading ink evenly.

put cardstock on the surface, press evenly with hand or brayer

first print

add MEMENTO LUXE - LOVE LETTER to TACK N' PEEL surface

make wave lines with SQUEEZEE

bring back the card paper, press

second print
 

add MEMENTO LUXE - BAHAMA BLUE with stencil brush

set Magenta stencil, then put the card stock

third print - my background is done!

stamp (Impression Obsession) egg and carrots with MEMENTO LUXE - NORTHERN PINE

color with MEMENTO MARKERS, cut out

draw face, cut skirt from fabric remnant, assemble "me"

write journal with MEMENTO MARKER - TUXEDO BLACK, add shades with MEMENTO LUXE - BAHAMA BLUE with stencil brush

this is the other version. background was made from same ink application left on the  TACK N ' PEEL.

I found MEMENTO LUXE won't damage TACK N' PEEL.  To clean, just rinse under running water then air dry. (do not use paper towel - it will stick to TACK N' PEEL)

This technique is forgiving and additive.  I hope you like it too.

Artists In Residence for May vol.1

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko announced brand new ink Memento LUXE at last CHA, and the shipment is about to start. 

So, our project is using MEMENTO LUXE.  OK, what is MEMENTO LUXE?

It is a mixed media ink which can be used on fabric, wood, leather, and of course on paper.

It will be washable after heat set on fabric - so you can make your own mixed media art paint on t-shirts, bags, shoes, you name it.

Ink is water based pigment ink, so easy to handle, easy to clean.  Actually it won't stain your clear stamps.

Actually I did used this ink once - March project tote bag - so, this time I tried on my little wooden bird house.

Supplies

• Wooden Bird House
• MAGENTA stencil
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink

                    Wedding Dress/Bahama Blue/Love Letter

• IMAGINE Crafts® Multi-Purpose Squeegee™
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  How to:
  
  
  
  1. apply Memento Luxe-Wedding Dress (white) on the birdhouse directly.

  

  2. apply Memento Luxe-Bahama Blue on the edge of top roof. Blend into white color

  
  
  3. apply Memento Luxe-Love Letter on the edge of lower roof. Blend into white color.
  
  

• 4. stencil swirls with sponge dauber.

done!

Try Memento LUXE on your wood pieces, you'll love them :)

Japan hobby show

I've just returned from Tokyo where I did demo for Tsukineko Japan.
It's huge show, all three days packed by visitors more than 100,000.

I'm awaiting Amtrak for SanDiego right now surrounded by Subway, Starbucks and Wintzels with yummy smells!
Which should I have? :)

AIR - Canvas Coaster

My last project for this month is  Canvas Coaster.
It is fabric project but no sewing involved.  Easy and inexpensive, fun and usable.

Finished coaster

Cut natural canvas fabric 4"x 4", remove about 10 strand from edges.

Wish washi tape, mask edges

Color background with VersaCraft inks.  First color is KIWI

Add Pale Aqua

Add Celadon

Stamp Flower (Penny Black) With VersaCraft Cool Gray - hard to see on the screen - sorry!
Pale color is used on purpose!!

Color in flower patals with All Purpose Ink Tangerine. Fantastix is great for painting fabric with API.

Patals are done

Trace outlline with Fabrico Marker - Black

and Vines and Leaves with Fabrico Marker Forest

Add All Purpose Ink - Platinum to flower center.

DTP VersaCraft - White to soften the image.

Define petal center again.

When all inks are dried, heat set with iron.

Since I made a tote bag from canvas fabric last month, I have good amount of remnants with me.  I should use them, LOL. 

All Purpose Ink, Fabrico Markers, VersaCrafts are great fabric (and other) ink. Heat set make it permanent.

It's great kids projects too. You can stamp, draw, doodle, or just colors, make a little gift, or, make it rectangle shape for tags.

Hope you enjoy!

AIR - [SPRING]ss

Another assignment for April is [SPRING}.

For this project, I decided to use Goosebumps (texture spray) and Fireworks mist in spring color.

Apply Goosebumps (dauber cap bottle) to my stamp (Penny Black) directly

Goosebumps is beading up, but that's OK.  Stamp on white cardstock, let it dry (say about a few menutes)

Spray Fireworks - Angel Pink 

Keep on spray Fireworks - Summer Sky and Lulue Lavender 

Spray same 3 colors of Fireoworks to the stamp randomly.

Put the cardstock on the stamp (because the stamp is too wet) transfer image.

Let it dry

On separate white card stock, stamp MIMI (Penny Black) with Memento Tuxedo Black. 

Color with copics.  I used R00/E02/R02 for skin, R32/BV31/B63 for wings and clothes, E50/E21 for hair

Cut out

Finished card (5 1/2 x 5 1/2)
Assemble card base, panel and background panel, then adhere MIMI with pop dots, adhere lace trim.

AIR - VersaMagic in spring colors

Hi all

Mixed Media style is getting popular, and I love it too.

This month, our assignment ink is VersaMagic Dew Drops.
Our John picked lovely spring-ish color combinations for us, and I was curious how they can be Mixed Media style?

Here's what I played.

3 background colors Aloe Vera/Mango Madness/Thachet Straw

On Coated paper, DTP 3 colors ramdomly

Ink up background stamp (Hero Arts) with 3 background colors

stamp over the background

While ink is still wet, wipe some part with paper towel to scrap off some color

if your ink pad get muddy, wipe off on paper towel gently

Stamp Ferns (Penny Black) with Spring Pansy

Stamp Butterfly (Penny Black) with Memento Tuxedo Black

Using Brushstix, color butterfly wings with VersaMagic. Don't worry about outline at this stage.

Scrape off some color with dried Brushstix

Over stamp the butterfly with Brilliance Graphite Black

to make outline standout

Sorry, I forgot to take picture this stage, I again stamp background flower vine (Penny Black ) with Spring Pansy. Then, with Memento Marker, outline the part of background flower

After stamp the sentiment with Brilliance Graphite Black, DTP  Brilliance Sunlight White lightly to background area to make it misty.  Isn't it lovely?

Add edge shadow with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I love Jumbo Dauber to make edging.
After all thing dried, I applied thin coat of Creative Medium for finishing touch.

Finished card.  Applied lace trim and pearls (Hero Arts) at the bottom.




TIPS

VersaMagic is chalk finished ink.  It is water based pigment ink yet dries on glossy paper.
As you may know, pigments on the glossy paper could come off when it scratched. This character makes  such a layerd and faded effects.  In the other hand, it could be damaged later, that's why I used Creative Medium for protector.

Another tip with this project.  On glossy paper, dye ink (Memento pad and marker) is soaking into the paper, but pigments will stay on surface.  The reason why I used Memento to stamp the butterfly first time, is make it faded as rough draft.  Brilliance is another opaque pigment ink and dries on the glossy paper, so it was used as finishing ink.

If you like more distressed look, you can use sanding paper to scrape colors. it will shave off more ink.

Hope you enjoy this project. 

Until next time :)