Radiant Neon, 8 of 8: Elizabeth

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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Last, but not least, Radiant Neon inks are superb for direct-to-stamp inking.  The coverage is outstanding.

Penny Black’s “Petal Power” was the perfect set to illustrate how beautifully silhouette images work with these inks.  

The flowers were stamped in Electric Pink, Electric Coral and Electric Yellow Radiant Neon.  Electric Green was used for the leaves.  Extra highlighting was created with a Brushstix.  The trimmed flowers were attached to an elevated panel with dimensional foam tape.

The beautiful sentiment was stamped in Onyx Black VersaFine.  A die cut border (Dots & Swirls) paired with a strip of red cardstock added a simple accent without detracting from the main focus of the card.

[Supplies: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts: Electric Coral Radiant Neon, Electric Pink, Electric Green Radiant Neon, Electric Yellow Radiant Neon, Onyx Black VersaFine, Brushstix; Penny Black: 01-001 Storm, 16-003 Fall Festival Mix & Match Cardstock, Petal Power 30-225, Friendship Flowers 30-223, Dots & Swirls Creative Die 51-035; 3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape]

Thank you for joining us during our our 8-part "Radiant Neon" series!

Radiant Neon, 7 of 8: Jill

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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What are my two favorite Radiant Neon ink colors?
Definitely Electric Purple and Electric Coral!

Using Penny Black's T for Transparent set Puzzle Parts, I stamped my backgroud using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and Radiant Neon Electric Coral and Electric Purple inks.  There's nothing like a touch of bright color to bring a background to life.  My tag was colored using ShinHan Art Touch Twin markers in coordinating colors.  I embellished the tag with a couple Penny Black Creative Dies, 51-035 Dots and Swirls cut from vellum and 51-027 Triple Banner. Floral image by Penny Black, 40-311 Poppy Trio. 

Radiant Neon, 6 of 8: Jill

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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One thing I especially love about the Radiant Neon Inks is how seamlessly they blend with Tsukineko's other inks.  On today's card I've paired Electric Yellow Radiant Neon Ink with VersaMagic Turquoise Magic, Mango Madness, and Sea Breeze inks along with Memento Luxe Lilac Posies ink.

I inked my Penny Black Creative Die Pennant with the various ink colors.  Once dry, I also stamped the turquoise pennants with Penny Black Paisley Outline using Memento Teal Zeal ink.  The multiple rows of pennants were layered onto my card in addition to Penny Black Creative Dies Pinwheel and Leaves, also colored with coordinating Tsukineko inks. 

Radiant Neon, 5 of 8: Elizabeth

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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Grab your paintbrushes....and let's watercolor with Radiant Neon ink!

To begin, ink Poppy Trio (Penny Black) in Claret and Jet Black StazOn and stamp on watercolor paper.  Press the Radiant Neon ink pads on an acrylic block to create swatches of ink.  Lift the color from the block with a damp paintbrush and color the flowers.  "Fussy cut" the flowers with scissors.  For embellishment, spray the flowers with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz and dab tiny drops of Goosebumps textural spray in the centers.  
Die cut the swirl border from white cardstock and adhere to a small rectangular piece of forest glen cardstock.  Tuck the trimmed flowers behind the accent strip and attach to a Les Petites card base with dimensional foam tape.  Stamp the sentiment in black and round the top right corner.

[Supplies: Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon (Electric Yellow, Electric Green, Electric Pink, Electric Coral), StazOn (Jet Black, Claret), Onyx Black VersaFine, Psst Shimmer Spritz (Sparkle), Goosebumps; Penny Black: Les Petites 90-001, Poppy Trio 40-311, Special Wishes 30-229, Dots & Swirls Creative Dies 51-035, Forest Glen 07-001 Mix & Match Cardstock; Canson Watercolor Paper; Scotch 3M Dimensional Foam Tape; Corner Rounder]

Radiant Neon, 4 of 8: Elizabeth

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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Welcome and a Sunshiny Hello!

I am thoroughly enjoying the creaminess of Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts’ Radiant Neon inks.  They are a dream to blend!

 Today’s design technique uses Brushstixs for the color blending application. 

Penny Black’s Sunny Hello was stamped several times on white cardstock in Onyx Black VersaFine and heat embossed with clear powder.  Brushstixs were tapped on the Electric Yellow and Electric Orange Radiant Neon ink pads to pick up the color.  The ink was applied with a flicking motion.  This helped feather the color from the center of the flower to the tips of the petals.  The center of the flower was colored using “circular” blending to achieve a deep, solid hue.  The layers were then “fussy” cut and assembled using dimensional foam tape.

I love the classy look of gray and black paired with yellow so I designed accents in those tones to complement the flower.  The decorative paper is Penny Black’s gray Mix & Match Cardstock stamped with Paisley Outline in London Fog Memento.  The same color cardstock was used for the washi tape; however, the ink was switched to Onyx Black VersaFine when stamping “Embellishments” and was then heat embossed with clear powder.  The sentiment (Sunny Hello) was also stamped in Onyx Black VersaFine and heat embossed. 

[Supplies:  Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon (Electric Orange, Electric Yellow), London Fog Memento, Onyx Black VersaFine, Brushstix, Clear Embossing Powder; Penny Black: Sunny Hello 30-230, Paisley Outline 40-048, Embellishments 30-161, Mix & Match Cardstock – 01-001, 01-002; 3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape]

Wishing you a Sunshiny day....

Radiant Neon, 3 of 8: Jill

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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For today's neon card, I wanted my neon colors to really POP against a dark background...

I began by inking white cardstock with Electric Green ink using an ink blusher.  Once dry, I stamped Penny Black, 40-283 Floral Tapestry, using StazOn Midnight Blue ink.  I love the way these two inks mixed on the solid areas, giving the background additional texture.  Next I used Penny Black's Creative Die Pinwheel to cut a "window" on the background.  The butterfly (Penny Black Creative Die 51-010 Delicate Wings) was colored with a combo of Memento Luxe Lilac Posies ink (bottom butterfly layer) and Electric Pink (top butterfly layer).  Some ribbon and twine from May Arts finishes things off along with my die cut sentiment (Penny Black 51-038 Hooray).  I really love the way the Radiant Neon colors look paired with darker Tsukineko inks...I just might have to try that again!

Radiant Neon, 2 of 8: Jill

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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Can I let you in on a little secret, my friends? As much as I love color, neon was a little scary for me. LOL  So to begin, I decided to create a card that was mostly neutral with just a pop of neon.

The Radiant Neon inks worked perfectly to color my feather die cuts (Penny Black Creative Die 51-039 Feather and Frames).  I simply pressed the ink pads directly to the feathers and used my fingertip to blend where the two colors met in the middle.  The colors blended beautifully.  For each feather I paired two colors--Electric Orange and Electric Yellow, Electric Blue and Electric Green, Electric Coral and Electric Pink.  To create my neutral "backdrop" I stamped Penny Black 40-277 Garden Letter in Memento Gray Flannel ink. I also die cut Penny Black Creative Die 51-042 Petals from vellum and layered it onto grey cardstock.

Radiant Neon, 1 of 8: Elizabeth

Put on those sunglasses...as we dream of the bright sun and warm temps of summer, we're going bold and bright in the Studio with Tsukineko's Radiant Neon Inks.  Join us over the next several weeks as we share eight projects featuring these incredible inks with fun techniques and happy color combos!

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Besides all the wonderful colors, I am enjoying all the fabulous ways you can use Radiant Neon inks.  

Pardon the pun, but I couldn't "resist" using today's technique.

To begin, a piece of white cardstock was stamped with Penny Black's Star Ivy in Tsukineko's VersaMark Watermark ink and heat embossed with white powder.  Electric Blue Radiant Neon ink was then rubbed over the top with a sponge dauber.  (Fabulous Feature:  Extremely creamy and blendable.)  The blended ink was removed from the embossed design with a damp cloth.  

A small strip was trimmed from the stamped design and attached to the card base for a decorative edge.  Orange acrylic paint was applied to the centers of the ivy leaves to create flowers.   

An elevated panel die cut with the scallop circle from "Pinwheel" (Penny Black Creative Dies) forms a happy window.  A coordinating bloom was designed from die cutting a flower (Pinwheel set) from a piece of the Radiant Neon resist/ink design. Embellishing features of splattered speckles and a big yellow brad were used as accents.

The Edge-To-Edge sentiment (Penny Black) was cut to create a two-line phrase and stamped in Onyx Black VersaFine.  Tsukineko's Onyx Black VersaFine is my favorite ink for stamping sentiments.  It yields bold and crisp impressions.

Jill will be in the Studio tomorrow with more Radiant Neon...her design is sure to "tickle" your creative imagination.

[Supplies: Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Electric Blue Radiant Neon, Onyx Black VersaFine, VersaMark Watermark Ink, White Embossing Powder, Sponge Dauber; Penny Black: Star Ivy 40-310, Creative Dies Pinwheel 51-026, Edge To Edge 30-164; 3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape; Other: Orange Acrylic Paint, Large Yellow Brad] 

Radiant Neon Inks are chillin' in the Studio!

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Needless to say, everywhere you look in the Studio, something is stamped in these bright, happy colors.  We can't wait to share!