Stuck on an Island...

Hello friends!

Have you ever thought of what you would bring with you if you were stuck on an island?

While I was stamping, I thought of this question and immediately, I know that I would pack...

Butterfly Charmer (Penny Black)
 is coming with me! I think as long as I have inks and paper, I can make many cards with this background stamp. I simply can not stop making cards with it! LOL

Do you know which stamp you would take with you to an island?  
My inquisitive mind likes to know.

 I started out with stamping the Butterfly Charmer in brown ink and with MISTI's help, I clear-embossed it. I had lots of fun applying watercolors with Kuretake (36).


It gives me such satisfaction when I can add various colors to each butterfly.

I highly recommend that you stamp a couple of large background stamps and do the coloring in front of a TV...which is exactly what I did. So therapeutic and relaxing!
Here are my previous versions of Butterfly Charmer. (I am not done yet!).

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Thanks for stopping by!
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About Butterfly Charmer cling stamp, it can sell out quickly. If you are interested, you'd better add it into the shopping basket!  Did you know Simon Says Stamp July Card Kit is out? Yeah, check it out here, it's pretty awesome!
  The coupon code for Simon Says Stamp is "Breezy" (does not apply to card kit). 

It will take $5 off for purchase over $5 or more (valid till June 15)!  Btw, you might want to check out what's on sale over Simon Says Stamp here.

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The Virtue of Distress Inks and MISTI

Hello friends!

My latest obsession is the Altenew Stamp. 

Peony Bouquet (Altenew) 

There are so many ways to approach this stamp set with different types of supplies and techniques. 

I decided that I should try using the stamps with the good old-fashioned/tried and true Distress Inks. Of course, I have to use my trusty MISTI for color layering and repeated stamping.

Much like any watercolor markers (Spectrum Aqua Markers) that I used in my previous video (see here), Distress Inks is another great way to stretch your supplies. I do not own lots of Copics and do not plan to invest more.  Using my current stash of Distress Inks give me plenty of color options.

Treating Distress Inks  as my coloring medium, I used a small brush to ink up the Distress Inks on the acrylic blocks and colored the image. I did all the stamping with MISTI and went over a few times for some of the images (such as the outlines of the peony).


 I love that Distress Inks allow you to control the amount of water when you color. I think a regular paint brush works beautifully. I truly have fun with color-layering and I hope that you take up the latest Virginia's View Challenge (see here).

Lastly, I want to mention that Craftsy class sale ends today.

 (click on photo to take classes)
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 In case you are shopping, the code for Simon Says Stamp is "Breezy".

It will take $5 off for purchase over $5 or more (valid till June 15)!  Btw, you might want to check out what's on sale over Simon Says Stamp here. 

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Virginia's View Challenge is BACK!

Hello friends! This is a re-post of Virginia's View Summer Challenge...

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I told you that I would be baaaaack!
How is your summer going so far? Hope you are enjoying summer fun whether you are outdoor or staying inside to escape the heat and craft away...

Are you ready for a brand new challenge? 

 

As you can see, the theme is "All about Colors". We have done "All About Coloring" in the past. So you might ask what's the difference between the two? 

The following criteria that fit this challenge:

~color-layering : get your multi-step color layering stamps out to play! 

~rainbow : it's obvious, isn't it?

~ink-blending: use 3-4 colors at least to make your project colorful.

~anything that involved multiple colors/coloring(soft, pastel, bold, bright...sky is the limit)

Please note that the entries will be deleted if it does not fit the theme of the challenge.

 To kick the challenge off, I am sharing a brand new color-layering project with you.

Color-layering is all the rage now. If you have never tried color-layering, you totally should give it a try. There are many ways of approaching it. You can line the stamps up perfectly or you can slightly offset them. It's entirely up to you.

I hope that you will be inspired to create something colorful!

GREAT chance to take the Craftsy Class as they are 50% off right now.

 
Thank you for stopping by!
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 In case you are shopping, the code for Simon Says Stamp is "Breezy".

It will take $5 off for purchase over $5 or more (valid till June 15)!  Btw, you might want to check out what's on sale over Simon Says Stamp here 

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 For all the detail about the challenge, please visit here