Monday, June 5, 2017

Elephant Card Tutorial

Hello everyone and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge post. We had a fun weekend with swim and soccer practice, a flea market, and friends coming over to play on both Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow is a public holiday here (national day) and the kids are home today so they got a nice long weekend.



Since this week is the first week of a new month, the team is showcasing products from a specific designer/company, and the turn has come to Darkroom Door and their wonderful and versatile stamps. This week at we have a Masculine challenge theme.

A new month also means a new guest designer, and during June the wonderful Anne Redfern will be our guest designer. Don't miss her fantastic projects and the often clever and unusual ways that she uses products.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

I decided to make another card this week and wanted to make this gorgeous elephant the star of the card. I love elephants and I am lucky to have seen them in the wild quite a few times. The Darkroom Door Wild Africa sets are really wonderful and I have used them quite a few times lately.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

I wanted to use the Camera Eclectic stamp, but it was too big for my card, so I stamped it on shrink plastic and shrunk it. Here you can see the original and the shrunk versions. Punch a hole through the cameras before shrinking.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

I colored the cameras with alcohol in on the back. Be careful not to color them on the front since you'll smear the black ink then.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

The elephant was stamped with Black Soot Archival Ink on gloss cardstock. I filled the bottom out with grasses from the Leopard stamp on Wild Africa Vol. 2 set.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with Colorbox Stylus Tool

I coloured it with Distress Inks using a Colorbox Stylus Tool with an Oval Tip. Start with the lightest color and gradually build up darker shades. For the smaller areas, I used a Ranger Craft Nib. I want to do a video on this type of inking, but things have been too busy lately. Hopefully soon!

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

Add some highlights to the elephant with a white gel pen. It really brings it to life.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

Finally, I sponged a thin layer of white pigment ink underneath the elephant, using a Q-tip. It kinds of looks like mist.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

For the background, I decided to extend the scene and applied Distress Inks to an acrylic block. The block was misted and then stamped on a a piece of watercolour paper.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

Add a layer of Glossy Accents on top of the cameras and leave them to dry overnight. The Glossy Accents gives them a great finished look. Attach with a Mini Fastener to the card. The birds come from the African Trees set.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

I love the look of this gentle giant. For a different twist, color her pink instead.

Layers of ink - Elephant Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin with stamps by Darkroom Door

A closer look of the mist at the feet. Stamp the sentiment on a Tattered Curvy Banner, for some added dimension. I also layered the elephant on a piece of burlap.



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Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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22 comments:

  1. Fabulous card Anna-Karin, the elephant is stunning and I love how you coloured the background and added a touch of ground mist, the whole design is gorgeous :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. It was so very clever to shrink the lovely camera down so that it does not dominate that gorgeous elephant Anna-Karin - I love how it just accents your card. The burlap border is such a lovely touch and I love the beautiful background you created. A stunning project! It is so lovely to have the opportunity to work alongside you at Simon Says during June too! Anne xx

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  3. Love this card! The elephant is gorgeous and you are right. The little white gel dots are very effective. The white mist is, too. Wonderful stamping.

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  4. Hermoso el trabajo ! los colores y diseños que uso son muy lindos

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  5. Your card is fabulous, Anna-Karin. I love the elephant and the way you made the cameras is so clever. Love your background too!

    Cathie ♥

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  6. This card is beautiful!! It's also very inspiring!! Thanks for your tutorial!

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  7. Oh my! The elephant tamp is amazing and so huge. The details are so well visible, love it. Hugs, Marzena

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful card Anna-Karin! It has a wonderful sense of peace to it. I love your elephant and the gorgeous background you created! hugs, Maura

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  9. Stunning details! Love the burlap sticking out behind the image and the cameras :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  10. Beuatiful card, Anna-Karin! I love your inky background, the realistic elephant and the clever way you made the camera image work on your project. Well done!

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  11. Awesome card Anna-Karin! love the elephant and the backrgound you created! Fantastic creation! x

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  12. This is AWESOME Anna-Karin! I love everything about it from the colours you used, the burlap (an amazing addition!) and the elephant is just fantastic! Very nicely done!

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  13. Shrink plastic! How brilliant! I love how that re-sizes your image, but also gives it some dimension. Great work and genius ideas, as usual!

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  14. Beautiful! love the vintage camera adea with shrinki dink!

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  15. I love this card. Everything about it is wonderful. Of course, you can't go wrong with that great Elephant stamp.

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  16. Oh, the elephant--truly one of God's most magnificent creatures! I have only seen them in zoos and at the circus and let's hope that we learn to take better care of them so they will be here in the future. Great piece of art--Anna. Enjoy your holiday!

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  17. Oh my...you are absolutely right...the elephant is gorgeous! The little cameras are brilliant...Awesome!
    Hugs...xxx

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  18. Love your beautiful creation! Anna-Karin. The cameras are awesome! Love the beautiful elephant image, too. :)

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  19. This is so beautiful Anna-Karin and you've captured such serenity with the scene, it's just stunning and I love how you created those cameras with the shrink plastic! Have a lovely weekend... :)

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  20. stunning card Anna-Karin...I love how you kept the background simple to showcase that beautiful and powerful elephant image and what a genius idea to shrink the cameras...hugs kath xxx

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  21. your use of these stamps is incredible! You are an artist, you create fabulous scenes for your projects! Wonderful as always! barbara

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