ICAD 2016 DAY #2

Here is my ICAD day two card, I love it!  I think it is very pretty and bright.  I am in a bright mood this week. I used a Fisker's stamp set.  It is one of there larger stamp sets that has a full background stamp along with images you can use to build cards.  I actually used two stamps one that is a paisley stamp and the large flower stamp.

Here is a close up of the flower.

I created the colorful background first with Tombow markers and Perfect Pearls in a water bottle. I put some of the marker color on the packaging for my Stampin' Up Block size E.  The back of the box is larger than 3x5, which is perfect.  I sprayed my Perfect Pearls on the markers.  Then I swooshed and swirled the index card through the colors.  I did try to get the pink on one side, the teal in the middle and the purple on the other side.  This creates a nice colorful pearly shimmering background.  I then stamped the paisleys all over the background with Distress Ink Black Soot. 

I decided to really heavily stamp the paisleys close to each other, because I new I was going to cover a lot of the card.  I wanted the paisley image to still come through as paisley, plus it helped to cover any white spaces.  

Fun Fact: The Tombow Dual Point markers are watercolor markers.  They do not move around the same though as water color will when spritzed.  If you don't swoosh or drag your card through the markers it will not give you a smooth color, but the color will be more dotty.  Once I have a smooth mixed color, I will sometimes try to pick up some of those dots to add texture to the background.

I then stamped the flower onto watercolor paper with Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa. I love love this ink. It is a pigment ink that is designed to be used with Mixed Media.  I just think it is a wonderful brown that is a touch deeper than Sepia but still gives you a vintage feel.  You do need to let this ink dry for a few minutes, but then you can watercolor over it and it will not smear or move.  I then colored the flowers with Tombow markers.    

Tip:  If you have a large stamp that has small detail inside the middle of the stamp, I actually still put the stamp on a block but I then sit the block facing up on the table.  Then I put the watercolor paper down on top.  You can then rub your hand across the paper to get a really nice full detailed impression.

I know that some of the full petals didn't fill in all the way, but I actually liked that look.  I feel that it looks distressed.  I cut out the flowers leaving a border as if they were die cut.  I did this to help the flowers pop out from the background.  I used Stampin' Up min-glue dots for the flowers, but popped the middle one up with a Stampin' Up Dimensional.  

Lastly, I added some bling with sequins. I adhered all of the sequins with Stampin' UP mini-glue dots. The ones on the flower I have the sequins facing up like little cups.  The others I actually turned down, so they look a little more like enamel dots with sparkle.  

Here is a full list of supplies:

• Perfect Pearls
• Tombow Dual Tip Marker 373 (Teal)
• Tombow Dual Tip Marker  676 (Purple)
• Tombow Dual Tip Marker 985 (Yellow)
• Tombow Dual Tip Marker 725 (Hot Pink)
• Distress Ink -- Black Soot
• Memento Luxe -- Rich Cocoa
• Fisker's Stamp
• Stampin' Up Min Glue Dots
• Stampin' Up Dimensionals 
• Stampin' Up Clear Blocks in C and E

Happy Crafting!