Thursday YouTube with Humming Along

Happy Hibiscus Card Tutorial

I love trying new color combinations with the Stampin' Blends.  Today's card shows a bit of how far you can stretch the blending capabilities too.  Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends were used and blended on the hibiscus flower from the Humming Along Stamp Set.

My YouTube video tutorial is a bit different than usual this week, mainly because I wanted to make sure everyone is able to see and use the techniques from my Facebook Live I did this week.  So today's tutorial is all about using Stampin' Blends.  I shared three different coloring techniques.  Of course the full measurements and tutorial are below for the card.

Thursday YouTube Tutorial: Techniques with Stampin' Blends

Product of the Week: Stampin' Blends

Stampin' Blends are one of my favorite coloring tools.  I love using them because they blend together so well.  It's easy to create shading and even blend from one color to another with Stampin' Blends.  There are some good techniques to learn on how to use them and create amazing projects and I'll be discussing some of those techniques this week on my blog.

Using Stampin' Blends Part 4:  Shading

Each color of Stampin' Blends comes in a light and a dark shade with exception of the Color Lifter, Ivory, and Bronze Blends.  I went over the Color Lifter yesterday, so be sure to check out that post for more information on that.  But the Ivory and Bronze Blends are intended for skin tones, and can be used to blend together as well.

For the remaining colors, they are actually called "light" or "dark" on the color name.  When you see that, you know there is a partner for that specific Blend, which means you have two colors that will blend together consistently too.  This also means you can do shading, which is something standard markers just don't know, and why Blends are so special.  They are able to make seamless transitions from light to dark shades, and also, in many cases, seamless transitions from one color to another.

How does this work with shading?  They actually make shading much easier to do.  You want to use the lighter shade where the light would hit your project.  And with the dark Blend, you do the opposite: use it where there would be shadows.  Having trouble visualizing?  Decide on a point from where the light would shine.  All the light will come from that point, which means if there are parts of your image that overlap, there will likely be a shadow just under an object in the light.  Or some objects may have parts that face away from the light, which would have a shadow or darker shade.  Also, in general, light hits things that are higher up and has a harder time reaching lower things because other stuff can get in the way.  So shading and getting darker the lower you get on a project will aide in the shading effect.

Happy Hibiscus Card Tutorial
Humming Along Stamp Set

Measurements:

Base: Whisper White Thick Cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Lovely Lipstick Cardstock, 4" x 5 1/4"
Layer 2: 18-20 In Color Designer Series Paper in Pineapple Punch, 2" x 4"
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, 3 3/4" x 3"
Layer 4: Pineapple Punch Cardstock, punch one piece with the Tailored Tag Punch
Layer 5: Whisper White Cardstock, punch one piece with the Tailored Tag Punch

Embellishments: Call Me Clover 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Instructions:

1.  Stamp "Wishing You..." sentiment onto Layer 5 with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

2. Stamp hibiscus image onto Layer 3 using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

3.  Color hibiscus image on Layer 3 using Stampin' Blends, use both shades of Pineapple Punch and Lovely Lipstick Blends to color the flower petals.  Use both shades of Call Me Clover Blends to color the leaf and stem.  Use one Pineapple Punch and one Call Me Clover Blend to color the stamen of the flower.  See my YouTube video tutorial above for coloring techniques.

4.  Adhere both pieces of Layer 1 to the back of Layer 2 using Snail.  Pieces of Layer 1 should be touching on the back side, but make sure to use both patterns.  One should show from the front of Layer 2 on the top and the other pattern should show on the bottom.

5.  Adhere Layer 2 to the middle of Layer 1.  Wrap left edge of Layer 3 with Call Me Clover Ribbon, adhering with Mini Glue Dots to the back of Layer 1.  Adhere the Layers to Base.

6.  Adhere Layer 3 to right side of Layer 2 and 1, creating a border on the right side with Layer 1.

7.  Cut Layer 4 in half the long way and adhere both pieces to the back of Layer 5 with one framing the top and one framing the bottom of Layer 5.

8.  Adhere Layers 4 and 5 centered on top of the Call Me Clover Ribbon toward the bottom using Dimensionals.

8.  Tie a bow in the Call Me Clover Ribbon and adhere to the bottom of Layer 5 using Mini Glue Dots.

Supplies for Today's Tutorial:

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