STAMPtember | It's STAMptember Party Time!

Hello there, as I mentioned yesterday, I would be back to today to share some more STAMPtember inspiration with you. This time I am taking part in Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember party! Lots of designers have got together to celebrate STAMPtember and create projects for the occasion using the new release. Of course it wouldn't be a party without gifts! Each person at the party is sharing a different promotion with you so that you can enjoy the party too (more on that below).

My first card today uses the floral type image from the Simon Says Stamp Healing Hugs Stamp Set. This image is in a rounded shape and would be perfect to fit a sentiment inside but I thought I would use it in a different way today. I stamped the image on to hot pressed watercolour paper using Versamark Ink. I applied White Embossing Powder and heat set. I taped the piece on to a board and then coloured around parts of the image using Peerless Watercolors and a paint brush and water.

 

 

I wanted a few different colours on the card, so I made sure to mix a variety of colours. I used Gamboge Yellow, Deep Yellow and Rose Pink on the left hand square, Jackquemint Red, Turquoise Blue and Wisteria Violet on the middle square and then Butterfly Wing Blue, Robin's Egg Blue and Grass Green on the right hand square. I then spritzed the image with a solution of Perfect Pearls and water in a Mini Mister bottle. Once the panel was dry, I die cut the panel out into three squares using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares Dies.

 

 

I added the image squares to an A2 white card base with foam tape. I then took one of the sentiments from the same Healing Hugs set and stamped this on to black cardstock with more Versamark Ink. This time I used Detail White Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with more foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Lucy's Ice Cube Jewels.

 

My next card uses one of the larger sentiments from the set for a very quick and simple card. I started off by taking a sheet of printer paper cut to 4" x 5.25" and adhered strips of Hero Arts Hero Hues Cardstock on top. For interest, I varied the width of these and then added them in rainbow order with tape runner adhesive.

 

 

Once the strips were added to the paper, I cut off the edges with my guillotine. I then took the large 'get well soon' sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Healing Hugs Stamp Set and stamped it on to the panel with Versamark Ink. I applied White Embossing Powder and heat set. I then stamped one of the little hearts and heat embossed that also.

 

 

Because I heat embossed on to an uneven surface, the embossing wasn't perfect so I went over the areas were the stamping was over a join in the cardstock with a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen. The panel was then simply added to a white A2 card base with foam tape.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

 

PARTY TIME!

 

As mentioned, this is a party (not a blog hop) and we all have different promotions to share (as well as inspiration) so it is kind of like a scavenger hunt to find them all! The Simon Says Stamp Blog has links to all those participating in the party.

 

My gift to you is a free Simon Says Stamp branded pen with any purchase. Use the code PEN983 at checkout. You can find the new release here.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a fabulous rest of the party, I am off to get some nibbles! :) Have a great day!

Watercolour Two Ways

Hello there, today I have the honour of participating in The Ton's Summer 2016 Release Blog Hop. If you are following the hop, you should have arrived here from the amazing Kymona Tracey, but I have a full list of participants below in case you get lost :)

Today I am using two gorgeous new floral stamp sets - Graceful Rose and Lucy Tulip. I thought these would look pretty coloured with watercolours. I decided to make one card using loose watercolour and one more controlled with the no-line technique.

 

My first card uses the new Graceful Rose set. I took a piece of cold pressed watercolour paper and stamped the rose on top using Versamrk ink. I then coated this with WOW! Bright White embossing powder and heat set it. I added the piece to a board and coloured it with Peerless Watercolours. I went with more of a loose technique using wet-on-wet. This leaves the water to do the blending.

 

I cut the panel down slightly and then stamped the sentiment from the same set on top using Archival ink (this goes over set embossing powder without a problem). I took a piece of SSS Island Blue cardstock and made this in to an A2 card base. I added a strip of black cardstock to one side and then adhered the image panel on top with foam tape. To finish off, I added sequins from the Ton's Evening Shoot Couture Mix.

 

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If you would like to see how I painted the image, using Peerless watercolours, I made a speed paint video:

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Please click on the picture or wording to be taken to where I purchased it. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links.

SSS Island Blue Cardstock MFT Black Licorice Cardstock Arches Cold Pressed Watercolour Paper The Ton Lucky Tulip Stamp Set VersaMark Ink Pad WOW! Opaque Bright White SF Embossing Powder Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Peerless Bonus Pack Peerless Water Color Complete Edition Book Faber-Castell Click & Go Water Cup Winsor & Newton Cotman Size 8 Round Brush Winsor & Newton Cotman Size 4 Round Brush Hardboard Panel Shurtape Frog Tape Delicate Masking Tape The Ton Evening Shoot Couture Mix

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PEERLESS WATERCOLOURS: Butterfly Wing Blue, Turquoise Blue, Grass Green, Dark Green, Peacock Blue.

 

My second card uses the beautiful Lucky Tulip set. I took another piece of watercolour paper and stamped the tulip on to this with TH Antique Linen Distress Ink. For this image, I went with more of a controlled watercolour.

I used Winsor & Newton Professional Tube Watercolours and I did wet on dry. At times, my paintbrush was very dry so that I could control where the colour went. Once the image was dry, I enhanced the colour using Polychromos pencils.

 

The panel was then cut using the largest of the SSS Stitched Rectangle dies. The sentiment, from the Graceful Rose set, was stamped on to more watercolour paper (just so that the papers matched) and then cut out. The image panel was adhered to a white A2 card base with ATG and then the sentiment piece with foam tape. To finish off, I added sequins again from the Evening Shoot Couture Mix.

 

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I also have a speed paint of me colouring the tulip:

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Please click on the picture or wording to be taken to where I purchased it. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links.

MFT Black Licorice Cardstock Arches Cold Pressed Watercolour Paper The Ton Lucky Tulip Stamp Set The Ton Graceful Rose Stamp Set Memento Tuxedo Black TH Mini Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour - Cobalt Violet Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour - Permanent Mauve Winsor & Newton professional Watercolour - Hooker's Green Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour - Aureolin Winsor & Newton Cotman Size 4 Round Brush Winsor & Newton Cotman Size 2 Round Brush Faber-Castell Click & Go Water Cup Hardboard Panel Shurtape Frog Tape Delicate Masking Tape Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Dies Faber-Castell Polychromos 60 Tin The Ton Evening Shoot Couture Mix

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W&N WATERCOLURS: Cobalt Violet, Permanent Mauve, Hooker's Green, Aureolin. POLYCHROMOS: 160, 134, 168.

 

BLOG HOP DETAILS:

Here is a full list of everyone taking part in the hop in case you get lost along the way:

 

The Ton

Vera Yates

Amy Tsuruta

Emily Midgett

Lisa Harrolle

Eunji Jung

Laura Sterckx

Mayline Jung

Laurel Beard

Jessica Frost Ballas

Ruby Naz

Stephanie Klauck

Keeway Tsao

Kymona Tracey
Michelle Short

 

As you can see, I am last on the list for the hop but if you have missed anything, you can go back to the start, over at The Ton's Blog.

 

Oh and before I forget, there is prizes to be won! Four $25 gift certificates will be won randomly from the comments on the blogs, so please make sure you leave a comment on everyone's blogs for maximum chances to win :) You have until Saturday June 18th at 11.59pm EST / Sunday June 19th at 5.00am BST and the winners will be announced over at The Ton's Blog shortly afterwards. Thanks so much for visiting me today. I hope you have a great day!

VIDEO | Hi Friend

Hello there, today I have a card to share that I made using Peerless Watercolours for a background panel.

I started off by taking a piece of TH Watercolor Cardstock and stamped The Ton Peony Background stamp on to it using Versamrak ink. I then applied white heat embossing powder and heat set. This piece was taped to a board and then I applied Peerless Watercolours, followed by a few liberal spritzes of a Perfect Pearls and water mixture.
 

While this was drying, I took the rectangle shape tag from the Clearly Besotted Tiny Tags die collection and cut this from white cardstock. I then stamped the sentiment, from The Ton Large Peony 1 stamp set, on to this using black ink. The background piece was then cut in to strips and added to a white A2 card base with foam tape. I then tied some silver thread on to the top of the tag and added this to the card with more foam tape.

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SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Please click on the picture or wording to be taken to where I purchased it. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links.
 

PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock Tim Holtz Watercolour Cardstock The Ton Peony Garden Cling Background Stamp The Ton Large Peony 1 Stamp Set Memento Tuxedo Black VersaMark Ink Pad WOW! Opaque Bright White SF Embossing Powder Peerless Water Color Complete Edition Book Peerless Bonus Pack Faber-Castell Click & Go Water Cup Daler Rowney Aquafine 1 1/2" Flat Brush Winsor & Newton Cotman Size 8 Round Brush Hardboard Panel Shurtape Frog Tape Delicate Masking Tape Ranger Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl Ranger Mini Mister Clearly Besotted Tiny Tags Die Collection Coats Metallic Silver Sewing Thread Anita's Tweezers Set 3M Foam Tape EK Success Honey Bee Scissors

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PEERLESS WATERCOLOURS: Jackqueminot Red, Helitrope, Butterfly Wing Blue.

 

I love this large background stamp by The Ton. I am planning on using it again soon for some Copic Colouring. Thanks so much for visiting me today. I hope you have a great day!