Skip to main content

Make It Monday #114: Blown Ink

I just had time to watch the Make it Monday video at Nichole Heady's blog. Dawn McVey shares a technique that I remember from my childhood when we had fountain pens and blew the ink around on paper.  I guess good things never die... 



I experimented a bit. My regular card stock that I use did not really work well - it just soaked up the ink. I took some glossy paper then - nothing fancy, just some advertisement that had a white back, dripped a drop of ink on it and blew with a straw. On glossy paper you can get real detail and it looks quite cool, I think. The sentiment is from one of my favorite Papertrey sets called Happy Trails, the bird I die cut from a paint chip - its from Memory Box, called perched Reed Bird. I gave it a little enamel eye and beak.

Labels:

Comments

carol (krillsister) said…
Very pretty. Love how you paired the sentiment with that bird.
April 29, 2013 at 11:55 PM
Helen F. said…
This is just stunning! I love the rich blue color ink on the white. The bird is sweet too :)
April 30, 2013 at 12:32 AM
maria f. said…
Uber-cool! Love how you went monochromatic with your design and I agree that Happy Trails is a keeper!
April 30, 2013 at 5:51 AM
Luanne said…
Cute idea! Love how you put the sentiment in between the blown ink and the addition of the birdie!
April 30, 2013 at 8:44 AM
Linda said…
Love how your card turned out. Really lovely.
April 30, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Nancy Penir said…
It does look like branches of a tree! Great split to showcase a lovely sentiment! Beautiful in blue and white.
April 30, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Wendy said…
This is lovely, what a beautiful shade of blue! I used the blown ink technique on a card I made a while back, it was to make a seaweed effect on an underwater scene, it's great fun isn't it?! xx
April 30, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Unknown said…
Ah, the days of fountain pens and ink leaks on white shirts...
The perfect blue to bring back all those memories..

Very nice card
April 30, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Virginia L. said…
Beautifully done! Love the monochromatic theme, Cornelia! Your blown ink background is fabulous for the bird image!
May 1, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Cathy said…
This looks really great! I love the detail/feathery parts on your ink design :) Cathy
May 1, 2013 at 3:42 AM
Kanan Pandya said…
Lovely technique and very beautiful effect, Cornelia. Love the ink blue against white. Beautiful card. :-)
May 6, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Svitlana Shayevich said…
Great result! I think this technique will work very good for Halloween cards.
May 10, 2013 at 5:31 PM
EvaE. said…
Hallo Cornelia, eine geniale Idee, die muss ich wirklich ausprobieren, dankeschön! Dein Kärtchen ist ein Träumchen!!!
Herzliche Grüße, die Eva!
May 18, 2013 at 1:41 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Katzelkraft - Stampotique Raven

Hi Everyone, Do you know that   Katzelkraft has aquired Stampotique stamps? This fun raven is designed by Daniel Torrente (#6314). I used an old background from my stashs.  I stamped the bird and colored it with alcohol ink markers.  I brushed distrss ink onto the background and added some pattern with the   Mandala Magic stencil  from Funky Fossil Designs.I used one of the border stamps on the left for more interest.  Stamped the sentiment  and doodled a frame around the sentiment.Added a googly eye to the bird and drew in some eye lashes.  The stamps I used are from the following sets: Spiral Borders - KTZ286,  Whatchamacallit  - KTZ276  (FRANCE) Spiral Borders  - KTZ286 , Whatchamacallit  - KTZ276 (USA) Hope you liked this - I'll be back next Wednesday with more Katzelkraft inspiration.  Thanks for visiting! Happy Stamping! Linking up with: Simon Says Wednesday challenge  - fur or feathers
Post a Comment
Read more

Suzanne's Surprise Blog Hop

Hi Everyone, I have a very special card for you today - a birthday card for Suzanne, the owner and talented force behind So Suzy Stamps! And we are celebrating this wonderful occasion with a special blog hop! You may have arrived from the wonderful Giada , our Italian contingent :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY Suzanne! I used the Blowing Butterflies  (heat embossed in gold)  and the Birthday Wishes  to create my card. I cut myself a gold frame from glitter paper and added a water color wash. I opened the frame on the side to have the butterflies and color spill out. Added lots of splatters and the heat embossed sentiment Your next stop on the hop is the talented Henriette - you are going to love her card! And just in case you get lost - below are all the participants listed. You even can get lucky and win a $20 gift certificate for So Suzy Stamps - sponsored by Justine and a  Bunkie Bag from Simply Charming Everyday, but you have to le...
83 comments
Read more

Some more Christmas Cards...

Hi Everyone, there still are some Christmas cards  I made awhile ago and have not yet posted.... This one I made for the  Runway Inspired Challenge . The inspiration photo is below. I found it a little tricky to make this into a Christmas card, but with the help  of Neat&Tangled stamps it worked....The stitched dies are by Simon Says. Added some Washi tape on top (the headdress) and silver glitter paper at the bottom (the floor and silver shoes) and voila a Christmas card! My second card I made with an iStencil, gold embossing paste, faux pearls, an enamel dot and lots of splatters. The stitched die I cut the Kraft panel with is by Simon Says. I love this stencil and stenciled cards are just so quick and easy to make. I used this one for several cards this year, on of which you can see HERE . http://www.istencils.com/store/products/22-00029 I am linking up this card with: Stamps and fun=Creativity - Christmas U...
13 comments
Read more