Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Impression Obsession Design Team challenge. My project today was made using the Fancy Cut Border, Pail, Watering Can, Leaves and Stems, Tiny Flowers, Tulip Set, Hollyhocks, Grass Border, Small Grass Border and Leafy Branch.
This week’s In My Garden challenge is so perfect to showcase the newly released garden themed dies. I had so much fun filling the rusty distressed watering can and pail full of flowers, surrounding them with the hollyhocks and layering the scene in front of the decorative trellis.
I thought I would take a few step by step pictures to show you how I added the rusty distressing to the watering can and pail. It really is easy and adds such a realistic touch to the die cut image.
I used a dry brush, Pitt artist pen and Rusty Hinge ink pad.
I swiped the dry brush across the ink pad to gather ink.
I created the appearance of age and rust on the can by using a light stipple motion to apply the ink. I always swipe the brush on my work sheet before touching it to the die just to make sure I don’t have too much ink. When the brush becomes too dry I swipe it across the pad again. A little bit of ink goes a long way so you don’t want to get your brush too wet with ink. I decide where I want the distressed spots to be placed by where the can came in constant contact with water like the spout and can opening and in the areas of stress like where the handles and spout have been soldered as well as a few dinged up places on the body of the can.
When I’m finished adding ink to all the spots that I want to distress I continue the process by applying dots in a random pattern with my artist pen. This is an alcohol marker and will not smear with the water based ink.
I apply more ink over the ink spots to darken and add depth of color. You can see the can come alive as the spots and color are added.
I think it looks like it has been well used and around for a while.
Here’s a closer view of the watering can and pail filled with flowers.
I have to say again how much I love my Sizzix Magnetic Platform. I used it to cut the Fancy Cut Border three times across to create my trellis and the magnet held the die in place for three perfectly even cuts. Look mom…..no tape necessary! I applied thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the trellis and attached it to the card base.
I cut tulips in pink and lavender, colored the stems with a green copic marker and arranged them along with several leaves in the watering can. I cut several sets of stems, formed them with my stylus and molding pad and applied a tiny colorful flower to each one with glossy accents. I arranged and attached the flowers and stems to the pail working from the lowest front layer and worked my way back.
I attached both grass layers to the trellis with ATG adhesive and slipped both the can and pail in behind the grass attaching with mounting tape. I finished by tucking several hollyhocks around the arrangement to add softness. I cut a couple leafy branches apart and placed them randomly to add one more element of foliage to complete my garden scene.
Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession Blog (all the details are there!). A random challenge card will be selected to showcase on the IO blog and you can to enter to win a $25 gift certificate to IO just by playing! I hope you will go check out what the other IO teams members created for the challenge. Thanks for coming by today.
Kittie Caracciolo (you are here)
Card size: 5.5" x 4.25"
How did you know I just ordered the bucket die? Your tut is just perfect. Now, post office, deliver that die!!!!
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Hi Kittie, As always you’ve done a beautiful scene. Very creative way to make the pails rusty! I’d never have thought to use the black pen. I always learn new things from you. TFS Jess
What a great tutorial Kittie…I just cut out my pail…the other day and I love love it…so adorable…I cheated and used paper that looked weathered. Now I will surely try your way. Love the distressed inks. Have all the pens and some of the pads. Yep…and that fancy border die keeps showing up. It is quite versatile. Always a good morning treat here at Kittie’s Place. Thanks as always.
Hugs,
Amazing! An absolutely stunning garden scene. Thanks for the great tutorial!
wow. This is stunning and thanks for the great tutorial on the can.
Lovely scene ! thank you for the technique, it’s very realistic.
oh Kitty – you never cease to amaze me – this is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your tips.
Sandra ltb
Another beauty Kittie. This would look lovely in my yard this summer. I actually plant large pots of flowers clustered close together, so this is something to remind me summer will get here as soon as all this snow goes away.
Beautiful!!
Stunning creation Kittie! love the rusty look~Thanks for the tutorial!!
Gorgeous, your detail in the flowers and arrangement of them is just wonderful, thanks for sharing how you did the watering can, although I still am not sure I could pull it off, you are just so talented!!
Your card is stunning! Thank you for the tutorial on how to “rust” the watering can – it looks so effective!
Beautiful work Kittie!
Good Morning, Kittie. WOW! spring is here. love your garden, and those rusty sprinkling can bucket is super. adds so much to the country feel. I love it. That trellis is perfect for the back drop……have a good day…..thanks for the tutorial too..
Hi Kittie; This piece of work is marvelous! I LOVE the colors, flowers and the trellis. It takes an exceptional person to produce the kinds of things that you present continually…you are a fabulous woman, TFS.
I never tire of looking at your designs from the beautiful wreaths to your spectacular flower arrangements. It must take you hours to put these together and the finished product is worth all the effort.
This is amazing. Thanks for the tips on your fun watering can and bucket. What work to place all those darling flowers. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
I love your short tutorial on the watering can and pail. These are adorable, and look so realistic the way you did them. Thanks for sharing!
This is SO gorgeous!!! How long does it for you to create a card such as this?
It looks so time consuming!
Wow, Kittie, this is jaw dropping gorgeous!!!!!! I love it!!!! We still have 6ft. snow banks here, so this card makes me feel that I am in a beautiful garden. Thank you for the tutorial for the rust effect. The watering can and bucket look like dies I will be adding to my wish list. Thank you for sharing this amazing, creatively inspiring, beautiful card. This really lifted my spirits today. It actually felt a little spring like today and there was some melting happening. Come on spring!
Jacquelene L
Canada
HI Kitty, I don’t usually post comments on your blog because you get so many I figure you don’t have time to read them all, but I am a big fan and I hope you read this. 🙂 I have to tell you how much I (and I’m sure many, many other cardmakers) appreciate all the extra time you take to so generously share your techniques and how-to’s in creating your beautiful art. I’m sure you’d rather be creating rather than taking all the step-by-step photos and carefully worded explanations. There are many wonderful paper artists out there in blogland, but not many are so kind as to share their experience and knowledge with others as graciously as you do. You are one of a kind, and I just had to tell you how much I love every card you post…and that I have learned a lot as well. The watering can is just amazing and the entire card drool-worthy. Thanks again. Hugs, Kathy