Here are the Playful Penguins (150532) again. There’s a brilliant card in the catalogue which inspired this one. I used pigment sprinkles for my background though – and only the bermuda bay. I first tried just sponging on inks but it go muddy. I like the variety that I got with the one pigment sprinkles.

I used water color paper and a spritzer plus a paper towel to blot it to get this effect. I matter it in black which also helps with the curving tendency of watercolor paper that has been well drenched  I then went on a search for the perfect card base – turned out to be shaded spruce! The penguin is stamped in memento black with a blueberry bushel bow tie. A few of the Woven Threads sequins finished it off.

I’m a member of the Talented Tutorial Team and each month the 15 of us create a bundle of 15 tutorials. If you spend $50 with me on product, I’ll send you all 15.

Click on the buttons below to join my team or shop. This month’s host code is above the Shop Now tab in the menu on the left. Just copy and paste it or type it into the box at the bottom of your order where it says HOST CODE and then click apply.

See you on Wednesday,

Liz

This week I’m using (again) the Playful Penguins set (150532) which gives you 12 cling stamps with 3 adorable penguins and 3 ways to dress them up. I decided to use all of the penguins and the accessories on a single card.

Aren’t they adorable?!

I used the memento tuxedo black ink and real red. I think the finishing touch is the puff paint.

I’m a member of the Talented Tutorial Team and each month the 15 of us create a bundle of 15 tutorials. If you spend $50 with me on product, I’ll send you all 15.

Click on the buttons below to join my team or shop. This month’s host code is above the Shop Now tab in the menu on the left. Just copy and paste it or type it into the box at the bottom of your order where it says HOST CODE and then click apply.

See you on Sunday,

Liz

The  week’s product that I’m focusing on is the Nature’s Beauty cling stamp set. It costs $21 (150528) but the best part is that Stampin’ Up! donates $3 to mental health organisations for every stamp set sold. And it’s a really nice set. Win win!

I used old olive for the trees, text and card base and stamped the fox in memento tuxedo black ink. Next I used the cajun craze light and dark blends to color the fox including a little pretty peacock for his eyes. I extended the hill that he was sitting on to bring him more into the forefront and then added the snowfall accents puff paint which you apply and then heat to make it puff. It’s really fun.

Nature’s Beauty also contains a bunny and a deer and with the shading on the stamp itself it’s easy to color without having to worry about adding your own shadows. Perfect.

I’m a member of the Talented Tutorial Team and each month the 15 of us create a bundle of 15 tutorials. If you spend $50 with me on product, I’ll send you all 15.

Click on the buttons below to join my team or shop. This month’s host code is above the Shop Now tab in the menu on the left. Just copy and paste it or type it into the box at the bottom of your order where it says HOST CODE and then click apply.

See you on Sunday,

Liz