Highland Hare and Happy Spring Card Tutorial
The Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper is perfect for spring and comes with 5 spring colors to make all sorts of projects. This cute little bunny is also perfect for spring, and the Fable Friends Stamp Set comes with more fun springtime animals that are excellent for coloring with Stampin' Blends too. I'll be sharing some coloring techniques on Facebook Live today at 11:00am EST.
This little guy also reminds me of my sister. She had a stuffed animal bunny when she was little, although hers was white. Little Bunny was extra special too, because our grandma made Little Bunny with much love. We are a family of makers, and I love that I can make cards for those who I love and care about to give them a little something special made from my heart.
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 2: Work in Small Sections
This little guy also reminds me of my sister. She had a stuffed animal bunny when she was little, although hers was white. Little Bunny was extra special too, because our grandma made Little Bunny with much love. We are a family of makers, and I love that I can make cards for those who I love and care about to give them a little something special made from my heart.
Product of the Week: Stampin' Blends
The big thing about working with Blends is working in small sections. That means picking one leaf or flower, or a small section of an image to work on at a time. The ink in the Stampin' Blends work best if they are active or wet. That means you want to be blending them together as soon as you put the ink on the paper.
It is also helpful to load most of your ink away from the lines of your stamped image. I prefer to start by outlining my image with the light and dark colors, then fill in the image blending the two away from the stamped edges. There may be points where you need to blend along the stamped image, but limiting how much you blend along the edges will help keep your ink within the lines (because that's the one thing we were all drilled on when we were kids right...color in the lines?).
Measurements:
It is also helpful to load most of your ink away from the lines of your stamped image. I prefer to start by outlining my image with the light and dark colors, then fill in the image blending the two away from the stamped edges. There may be points where you need to blend along the stamped image, but limiting how much you blend along the edges will help keep your ink within the lines (because that's the one thing we were all drilled on when we were kids right...color in the lines?).
Highland Hare and Happy Spring Card Tutorial
Fable Friends Stamp Set
Fable Friends Stamp Set
Measurements:
Base: Whisper White Thick Cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper,
3 3/4" x 5 1/2", cut lengthwise at 1 1/4" so you have two long strips that are 5 1/2" long
Layer 2: Highland Heather Cardstock,
2 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, 4 1/2" x 1"
Layer 4: Pearlized Doily
Layer 5: Highland Heather Cardstock,
die cut Scalloped Oval from Layering Ovals Framelits, ~ 3 1/8" x 2 1/8"
Layer 6: Whisper White Cardstock, Oval from Layering Ovals Framelits, ~1 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Embellishments: Pearlized Doily, Whisper White 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
Instructions:
1. Stamp "Happy Spring" sentiment onto Layer 3 with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the right side. Banner cut right end.
2. Stamp bunny image onto Layer 6 using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. Color bunny image on Layer 2 using Stampin' Blends, use Dark and Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends to color the jacket. Use Flirty Flamingo Blends in light to color the inside of the ears, buttons, and the nose. Use Crumb Cake Blends to color the rest of the bunny.
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 3 to Layer 2 with the left side lining up with the edge of Layer 2 and slightly lower than center on Layer 2.
6. Adhere Layers 1, 2, and 3 to Base using Snail. Adhere Layer 4 on the left side of Layer 2/3 using Snail.
7. Adhere Layers 5 and 6 together using Snail. Adhere both over the Layers on the Base using Dimensionals on top of Layer 4.
8. Tie a bow using two pieces of the Polka Dot Tulle and adhere by the right foot of the bunny using Mini Glue Dots.
Layer 1: Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper,
3 3/4" x 5 1/2", cut lengthwise at 1 1/4" so you have two long strips that are 5 1/2" long
Layer 2: Highland Heather Cardstock,
2 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock, 4 1/2" x 1"
Layer 4: Pearlized Doily
Layer 5: Highland Heather Cardstock,
die cut Scalloped Oval from Layering Ovals Framelits, ~ 3 1/8" x 2 1/8"
Layer 6: Whisper White Cardstock, Oval from Layering Ovals Framelits, ~1 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Embellishments: Pearlized Doily, Whisper White 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
Instructions:
1. Stamp "Happy Spring" sentiment onto Layer 3 with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the right side. Banner cut right end.
2. Stamp bunny image onto Layer 6 using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
3. Color bunny image on Layer 2 using Stampin' Blends, use Dark and Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends to color the jacket. Use Flirty Flamingo Blends in light to color the inside of the ears, buttons, and the nose. Use Crumb Cake Blends to color the rest of the bunny.
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 3 to Layer 2 with the left side lining up with the edge of Layer 2 and slightly lower than center on Layer 2.
6. Adhere Layers 1, 2, and 3 to Base using Snail. Adhere Layer 4 on the left side of Layer 2/3 using Snail.
7. Adhere Layers 5 and 6 together using Snail. Adhere both over the Layers on the Base using Dimensionals on top of Layer 4.
8. Tie a bow using two pieces of the Polka Dot Tulle and adhere by the right foot of the bunny using Mini Glue Dots.
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