Comparing Markers on a Poinsettia

   It's the middle of the month so this card is to remind you that you've only got until March 24th to enter CAS Christmas "Winter Flower".

 

I stamped the flower by putting it in my MISTI, inking up with Tombow markers, spritzing with water and stamping repeatedly until I was happy with the results.  I added a gold sentiment and gold splatter (might have overdone the splattering!).

I did another one using Distress markers just to compare.  Here's the focal image (I haven't turned it into a card yet).

I was not as happy with the results with the Distress markers.  They are several years newer than the Tombows but they seem to have dried up a lot more.  I had a much harder time inking the stamp with them.  I had to go over the stamp several times with the marker to get enough colour, whereas the Tombow markers went on to the stamp much more easily.  Did way too much splatter on this one too!

   Guess what?It's CAS Christmas's second birthday!!

  And to celebrate, we're offering prizes:

Winner - $25 GC to Simon Says Stamp

Random Draw from eligible entries - $25 GC to Simon Says Stamp

  So please come and join us!  There is more inspiration for you from the rest of the Design Team and this month's Guest Designer, Linda (Scrappin', Stampin', Singin').

Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black poinsettia, Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Delicata Golden Glitz
Paper - watercolour paper, gold shimmer cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Tombow and Distress markers, gold paint for splattering, fun foam

Watercoloured with Markers

For the September CAS Mix Up challenge:

I put a Penny Black stamp into my MISTI, inked up with Distress markers and spritzed lightly, repeating till I was happy.  When it was dry, I stamped the sentiment with one of the matching inks, and then with Antique Linen, sponged the edges softly.

I popped the panel up on fun foam on a green card base, and added green twine to the right side.

For CAS Mix Up, it has stamping with an ink pad, stamping with markers, sponging, and twine.

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black Effulgence, Rosie's Roadshow sentiment

Ink - Distress Peeled Paint and Antique Linen

Paper - hot press watercolour paper, Bazzill green linen cs

Size - A2

Accessories - Distress markers (Peeled Paint, Squeezed Lemonade, and Wild Honey), fun foam, green twine

Zig vs Distress Markers

Zig Version:

My friend Christine (known as calex on SCS) and I spent yesterday at Loll Thompson's (Stamping with Loll) house having a great time crafting with her.  One of the things I wanted to do was try Loll's Zig markers as I've heard so much about them.

I stamped this image by Penny Black on mixed media cs and coloured it using yellow, orange, and green Zigs, laying down a little bit of colour and pulling it out with a water brush.

The Zigs were very smooth and easy to use, and have a great brush tip and wonderful vibrant colours.  Christine did a comparison with SU markers and concluded that the Zigs pulled the colour out much more easily and gave a smoother blended result.

When I got home, I cut a rough mask to lay over the poppies and added some pale green stencilling (using a leaf stencil made for me by Loll) around them.  I felt a need to balance the yellow of the poppy on the left so added a thin strip of yellow cs along the right edge. And popped the panel up on a white cardbase.

I'm entering it in Loll's Happy Little Stampers "Masking" challenge and one of the SCS Dare to Get Dirty challenges.

Distress Marker Version:

Before I spend the money on the Zigs, I want to know how they compare to the Distress markers as I have the full set of them.  So before I left Loll's, I stamped the same image on the same cs and brought it home to colour in.  Here's the result:

The Distress markers took more water and more effort to pull the colour out but gave a pretty good result, though of course the Distress colours are more muted.  So do I need the Zig markers?  I'm not sure - though I definitely want them!

In keeping with the use of the Distress markers, I finished this card in a more distressed style.  I spritzed the Peeled Paint marker in random spots, and then, using Peeled Paint ink, I added a partially inked text stamp and sponged the edges.  A simple green cs border seemed to be all it needed.  I used an ivory cardbase for this one.  I'll add the sentiment to the inside.

Supplies for the first card:

Stamps: Penny Black poppies, Impression Obsession sentiment

Paper: mixed media cs, white and yellow cs

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Distress Bundled Sage

Accessories: leaf pattern stencil, Zig markers, SU label punch, dimensionals

Supplies for the second card:

Stamps: Penny Black poppies, Inkadinkado text

Paper: mixed media cs, ivory and green cs

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Distress Peeled Paint

Accessories: Distress markers, marker spritzer tool, dimensionals