Mixed Up Saturday

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies, 

It's been an exciting week in our house, with Matt getting his new job, Becca is having a lovely time in Sri Lanka, they went on s littlest Safara yesterday,  she got really close to an Baby elephant and it's Mumma....

How blessed is she,  she was overcome with emotion bless her.  The top photo of is of the Baby Elephant,  the second is Adam,  his twin Ross and Becca and Ross's Girlfriend Katie are in front, the last photo is Becca with star of the show in the background ❤️ 

Retiform Technique 

Step by Step

I decided to show you how to create cards using the 'Retiform' technique'

Retiform Technique Explained:

It involves creating a network or grid-like pattern on your card using lines or shapes. For this reason it is also called the grid technique. The technique is incredibly adaptable. It can be used with a variety of materials, such as pencils, pens, markers, watercolours and stamps.

Its a great way to use stamp sets that you already have, you could use magazine free stamps too, they don't even need to be themed like mine is.

You start with a piece of card 1/4 inch smaller than your card base.

Next step is to take large post it or low tack tape and mask off a section of card,  you then take your chosen ink and whichever blending tool you prefer and starting off of the card front, blend the ink along the line that you have masked. 

Just like this, you now need to decide where your next section is going to go.

Reposition your post it or tape and ink along the masked line again, you can blend the ink out into the area you have created, just make sure the actual line is visible. 

Continue to reposition your post it /tape to create the pattern you like.

This is my inked pattern.

Now we can add some stamping, before you start though Mask of the area you are going to stamp in so that the stamping remains totally inside each section.

Stamp your desired details in a darker shade of the ink that you created the borders with.

I started mine with this anchor stamp, once I had stamped, I moved the post it notes and moved on to the next area. 

Continue to mask off each area and stamp your chosen design.

Here is my finished piece, I will say that it is a good idea to decide at the start where your chosen sentiment will go and build your pattern around it. 

I then mounted my stamped piece onto a contrasting card base.   

This is a different version to the one above, after I finished I realised I hadn't done enough photographed steps, so I made another one. 

I am going to make my next one in shades of green,  using different foliage stamps for the details.   

You could use any theme you like,  I quite fancy doing Seasons as a theme.  Especially Spring! 

I hope you enjoyed this brief tutorial on the Retiform Technique,  I look forward to seeing any that you make. 

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I hope that you all have a great Saturday, 

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra

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