Nov 2023 Group of Seven Cardmakers Technique - Smooshing with Cling Wrap

 The November Group Of Seven Cardmakers post is up today.  This month we are Smooshing with Cling Wrap.    There are full instructions and links to videos over at the blog.

Here are 3 of the cards I've created so far!   

I made many panels using the technique using different colors as you'll see below.  Now I have lots of backgrounds to create with!

Inks Used on All Is Calm

Ranger Distress Uncharted Mariner, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs

Ink Used on Baby It's Cold Outside

Gray Brushos

I put the white die cut panel up on foam strips over the gray panel to give depth

Inks Used on Peace on Earth

Ranger Distress Festive Berries and Pine Needles

I'm linking this card to:

Peace on Earth Christmas

I have trees, sky and snow - but my sky is red!

Here are the steps I used to create all of the panels.  

These particular colors were used on the background on the Peace on Earth card above.

1. I rubbed Ranger distress inks Festive Berries and Pine Needles onto my craft mat and spritzed with water

2.  Then I rubbed a panel of Bristol Smooth Mixed Media Paper over the inks - smooshing and pressing the panel, checking to see I got full coverage and stopping before it mixed too much

3.. I place a 'larger than the card panel'  piece of Cling Wrap over the panel .

4.  Then I wrinkled up the cling wrap over the panel with my fingers.

5.   If the panel warped a bit, I put a cutting pad over the cling wrap covered card and let it sit for about an hour. Then I removed the cutting pad and the cling wrap and let the panel dry over night before creating with it.

Here are all the panels I made using Distress Inks.

This shows how, even when you use the same inks, you get different results.

Left column - Festive Berries and Rusty Hinge

Center column - Uncharted Mariner, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs

Right column - Festive Berries, Pine Needles.

 

I wanted to try Brushos to see what happened with them using this technique.  

Below, I used Sand Stone and Turquoise on left, Sand Stone and Gray in center, and Gray alone on the right. 

I found the Brushos didn't melt with the spritzed water as well as Distress Inks and the colors I used didn't end up as bright. 

I made the Baby It's Cold Outside card with the panel created with Gray Brushos.

We hope you will check out all of the inspiration from the Group of Seven using this technique - and that you will try it out yourself and link up your creations so we can see them!   

Check it all out at the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog!

All is Calm

Stamps:  Cabin with Fence - Stampscapes, All Is Calm from Great Outdoors - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.

Paper - Bristol Smooth Mixed Media, Brushed Gold - SU, Metallic Gold - Parklane (JoAnn)

Ink:  Ranger Distress Peeled Paint, Uncharted Mariner, Gathered Twigs,  Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Accessories:  Craft Mat, Water Mister, Cling Wrap, Snowy Stars Thinlit Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix

Baby It's Cold Outside

Paper:  Bristol Smooth Mixed Media, White Hammered Paper - Amazon.

Ink:  Gray Brushos

Accessories:  Craft Mat, Water Mister, Cling Wrap, Lamplight Tree Collage die - Memory Box, foam strips, yellow Copic, Black and White POSCA pens, Quote Chips: Christmas - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology.

Peace on Earth

Stamps:  Peace on Earth from Great Outdoors set, trees and cloud stamps from Stamptember 2021 set - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.

Paper: Bristol Smooth Mixed Media, White - PTI.

Ink:  Ranger Distress Festive Berries and Pine Needles.

Accessories:  Craft Mat, Water Mister, Cling Wrap, White POSCA Pen, Nested Rectangle with Square Holes Die - Rubbernecker.