Wednesday 14 September 2011

MMM - Mid-week Motivation - Monochrome Steampunk.

Hi folks and welcome to this week's motivation spot. However first I would like to announce last week's Top 3 winners. They are
3 - Valerie
10 - Gerda
15 - Lisa & Elaine
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This the very lovely Cath has done this piece to inspire you
This weeks challenge was to use Monochrome when doing your Steam Punk piece. I know a lot of people have a problem with this and stick to Black and White, but I have found if I only have the colour I am going to use out on my desk and no other I don't get tempted to add anything else.
 For this card I have just used Walnut Stain distress ink, blending it over the edges to get a dark base card.

I then made a nice puddle of ink and water on my mat and dunked my card in to it to get a lighter, patchy background.

I then used the ink pad to ink up my stamp and stamp onto plain card. I have found if you use these inks to stamp on glossy card you can emboss them if you are quick even though they are dye inks.

I then stamped onto the background once it was dry and stuck this to the card I had edged, then added the topper that I had smudged lightly with a water brush to it with foam pads.

I hope this gives you some ideas when using just one colour.

Cath xx

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the inspiration - great stamp

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  2. thank you much for this how to. monochrome is new to me and it is so dynamic as you have shown here :)

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  3. Great inspiration and I'm over the moon to have made TOP 3!!!!! Thank you so much:)
    Val x

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  4. TFS thats cool. Wonderful card. Love All the brown.

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