Dylusions, Home Made Masks & Ryn's Koi Carp

Well now for something completely different. The amazing Sam came to stay with me on Sunday & we went to a crafty get together on Monday which was great fun. She did a demonstration of how to make the glorious tags she makes. Now I'm normally a tidy crafter so this was a bit of a step out of my comfort zone to say the least but wow was it fun! I'll show you the ones I made with her at a different time as now I want to share the ones I made today.

The techniques Sam showed us included spraying with Dylusions, using Masks, using Distress Paints and many many others. Luckily enough my own Dylusions arrived yesterday so I am now able to play. Aren't they pretty! I'm in love already!

Sam had showed us some beautiful techniques with masks and as I don't have any of my own I decided to make some on my trusty Cougar. I had some A4 plastic zipper wallets from Asda in the house & cutting the edge off gave me a nice piece of plastic to work with. It cut beautifully and at only 55p per folder it's a bargain price.

Here are the results - this one is Birds Cards Background 1

This fish scales one came out slightly wrong as my cutter stood itself down part way though the cut, but I actually really like the effect so it was a happy accident.

I used tags & sprayed Midnight Blue and Calypso Teal Dylusions through the gaps in the mask. The one on the left has cosmic shimmer spray applied as well.

I also experimented with spraying the whole tag with Midnight Blue & Calypso Teal. I then applied the mask & sprayed cosmic shimmer water thorough the gaps before removing the mask & blotting the tag with some kitchen towel. This removed a bit of the ink from the sprayed areas making them lighter.

The tag on the right was made by taking the sprayed side of the mask & applying it to a plain tag.

This tag was made using Crushed Grape & Cherry Pie Dylusions, placing the other mask over the tag & spraying with water, then dabbing with a piece of kitchen towel.

I like all of the effects & am so pleased I an make my own masks

I had a think for a while about how to complete my tag - this is what I came up with:

I've stamped & embossed a swirl from the Inkadinkado set Dot Flourishes and embossed it with green and holographic embossing powders to make the pond plant.

The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up hostess set Occasional Sayings

The Koi are amazing rubber stamps from Designs By Ryn I stamped them, sprayed them with Dylusions, then cut them out & embossed them with clear embossing powder to make them look even more realistic.

I hope you like them. I've had a great time playing & am looking forward to making more. Thanks for the inspiration & tutoring Sam x

Designs By Ryn - Meet a Fish Called Wanda :D

I recently had a wonderful time staying with a great friend Brenda. We had lots of fun and I got to explore her craft stash which was great. She introduced me to three amazing things - Rubber Stamps by Designs By Ryn, Dylusions sprays and Cosmic Shimmer Sprays. We had a wonderful day playing and this is one of the creations I came up with:

I stamped Wanda on white card and then stamped her again on a scrap piece of paper cutting her out carefully using a craft knife. I then places the paper mask over Wanda before spraying the background with Sky Blue, Lime and Granite Dylusions (the old name from before they became a Ranger brand) and Aqua Lagoon and Midnight Blue Cosmic Shimmer Sprays. This gave it a shimmery effect but unfortunately that doesn't really show up on the photo.

I removed the mask from Wanda and used the outer bit of the mask to cover the background leaving Wanda uncovered. I then sprayed her with Burnt Orange and Pomegranate Dylusions (again the old colour names) and Silver Cosmic Shimmer Sprays.

I stamped the Rising Bubbles stamp then painted the bubble with water using a small brush. I then blotted the bubbles with kitchen paper. This removed a little bit of the colour & after repeating a couple of times it gave an effect I was pleased with on the bubbles. I finished them off with a small white highlight on each bubble.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Here are some of the other things I created - all playing really but great fun.

Wanda and Rising Bubbles before the mask idea

Dylusions and a range of Ryn's Rubber Stamps 

I'm going to cut these out at a later day to add them to projects

Cosmic Shimmer Sprays & Water Droplets 

Dylusions and Water Droplets