MFT June Release Countdown Begins!

It's that time of the month: My Favorite Things New Release Countdown!

Day 5 begins with Watercolor Flowers, a layered set of blooms and leaves,
paired with beautiful bold sentiments from Written in Watercolor.

The base layer of all the images was stamped with Distress inks and spritzed

with water before stamping on watercolor paper. The second layer was stamped with

the same ink without water, for a darker tone.

And see those bigger leaves? I didn't realize they were actually flower images
until I stamped them, but I like the look and probably invented my own leaf species.

After the images dried, I stamped the sentiment, then die cut the panel with the new
 Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Stax then popped it up with foam tape to give it dimension.
A few sequins finished off the card.

Head over to the MFT blog for links to the designers participating in the countdown
and leave a comment there for your chance to win a $75 prize to shop in the MFT store!
All new products will be available for purchase in the store on June 2nd.

Thanks for stopping by today--hope to see you tomorrow!

InLinkz.com

MFT Ingenious Inking--Watercolor Wash

 

Today I'm joining the MFT design team for my first Ingenious Inking Challenge.
Our challenge is to create a watercolor wash on our project using inkpads and/or reinkers.

If you already have them on hand, MFT's dye based inkpads and reinkers
are the perfect medium for watercoloring, and they come in a rainbow of colors, too.

For my card, I used several inkpads to create the ombré rainbow background.
Tap the inkpad color on an acrylic block to use as your palette. Add water, depending
on the intensity or opacity of color that you want.

The surface was prepped with water, then color was added over it. The water

allows the colors to blend and mix to form new colors. After it was dried, I stamped the

sentiment, flicked on some white ink, and finished off the card with sequins and twine.

Visit the MFT blog for links to other design team members, and see how
they interpreted the challenge. If you want to play along, be sure to tag
your project(s) #MFTStamps and share on social media--we'd love to see!

InLinkz.com

Color Layering Hibiscus

Hero Arts new Color Layering stamps let you create images with added dimension

by layering colors of ink. A helpful chart can be found in the back of each set

to show you how to layer the stamps for best results.
 

I was eager to play with the hibiscus stamp, since the yellow variety happens to be

our state flower. Here are my projects--a card and pillow box.

I'll have to admit that the new Forest Floor background stamp is becoming a fast fave.
I love that the new 6x6" size lets you stamp your card with full coverage
in either landscape or portrait format.

It was perfect for the pillow box because only a single impression was needed per box.
After assembling, I tied the box with some twine and added a leaf,
a hibiscus, and sentiment.

I hope you'll give the Color Layering stamps a try. It's fun to create a variety
of images and have them on hand to add to a card or layout.
You can find all the Color Layering sets here in the Hero Arts Online Store.

Thanks for stopping by!
 

InLinkz.com

CAS(E) this Sketch 124

Are you ready for CAS(E) this Sketch 124? Here it is, brought to you by Chrissy.

To say that I was stumped is an understatement.
I think I hid under a rock for a bit, then came up with this.

Winnie & Walter saved the day with the large "hi" die that arrived last week.

I inked it with three colors of Distress inks, flicked on some water, then added

the rest of the PTI sentiment. Done! 

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the creative design team 

interpreted the sketch and join us because we'd love to see your take on it!

You have until Thursday, May 28th to upload your card(s) and as a winner,

you'll be invited to guest design with us!

Thanks for stopping by!
 

InLinkz.com