Clearsnap: Introducing our 2nd April Guest Designer! Jen Goode

We are very excited to welcome Jen Goode of J.Goode Designs as one of TWO guest designers for April 2012! Jen is an inspiring illustrator and digital artist who is also a blogging and marketing guru. We're so excited to have her here to share some of her fun and inspiring takes on all things ink!:

Jen Goode

http://www.jgoodedesigns.com/

Jen Goode is the owner and “doodler in charge” of JGoode Designs, a Denver based art and design studio. She has been a creative professional since 1996, developing art for a variety of uses in an array of mediums from handmade crafts to Graphic design and illustration for licensing. Jen, a designer member of CHA, is a tech savvy, work-at-home mom of 3 who shares her creative inspirations with other moms through her sites Projects for Preschoolers and 100 Directions and as a featured contributor on various sites throughout the web. For more art and design examples, view Jen Goode's Art and Design Portfolio.

I like to use stamp ink to create areas of color. You can use a tissue to gently rub on color or a paint brush to create a different texture.

Today I’m sharing a card layout how-to that uses the color rubbing method. You can create really pretty tone on tone art while ensuring your colors are an exact match by using the same ink color to stamp and rub color. Always make sure to start your color rubbing on a scrap piece and then blend in even movements.

Welcome Little One Baby Card by Jen Goode

Materials:

● Jumbo Rollagraph with Tiny Leaves Stamp Wheel

● Colorbox Berrylicious Fluid Chalk Ink Pad

● ColorBox Fluid Chalk Paintbox Primary Pastels - yellow citrus, wisteria and blue lagoon

● Watermark Twinkle Stardust

● Smooch Sp ritz Ginger Ale

● Smooch Glitz ™ Frost●

● Baby Carriage and Bow digital stamp by Jen Goode, printed on cardstock

● 5”x7” blank white greeting card

● Additional materials:
White cardstock, coordinating ribbon and buttons

● Tools:

Scissors, decorative edge cutters, corner cutter, glue, tissue and Q-tips

Add color by rubbing ink onto paper

1. Start with a tissue wrapped around your index finger.

2. Dab tissue onto ink pad.

3. Gently rub color on to scrap paper to remove initial bold color.

4. Continue to rub color on to your intended paper piece using even movements. You can add shading by applying additional layers of color to the same area. You can add various color tones by adding layers of different colors to the same area.

Step-by-step instructions to make this pretty in pink baby card

1. Start by measuring and cutting paper leaving excess for decorative edges you’ll cut later.

2. Using Fluid Chalk ink pad and the tissue coloring method, add a layer of color to your paper pieces.

3. Using the rollagraph with leaf stamp roller and Berrylicious ink, create a background pattern. Start with the Rollagraph, then using the tissue method, add a touch of color on top.

4. Add sparkle accents using the Rollagraph and twinkle ink on the card piece and Smooch Spritz on the other background paper pieces. Let dry.

5. Trim down pieces to final size. Use decorative cutters or punches to create decorative edges or rounded edges.

6. Color baby carriage and bow using tissue and Q-tips with your ink colors. Start with adding Berrylicious by tissue rubbing on the main carriage body. Then add Indigo to the ruffle and around the edges of the carriage. Finally, using a Q-tip, add a touch of blue to the ruffle. Color the bow with a tissue using yellow.

7. Cut out baby carriage and bow and add sparkle accents by carefully brushing on Smooch Sparkle in desired areas. Let dry.

8. Add stamped message.

9. Adhere all your pieces together starting with ribbon layers first and then trim edges flush to card. Finish off by gluing buttons in place.