Hugs & Kisses

it's never too late for those, right? (totally meant to post this fella on V-Day)

Hugs & Kisses:

bebunni hearts

sentimentals friends & family

memento gray flannel, rose bud, angel pink dye

SN: IG1, IG4, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP1, PP5, blender

ultra smooth cardstock

I Was Wondering...

...what inks played best with the Crafter's Companion Gamsol Blending Solution. So I did some experimenting. I gathered up all of the black ink pads I have (no small task, I have all of the inks) and stamped an image from Sheena Douglass' A Taste of India Henna Mango set in each black ink on a strip of Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock.

These are my results:

• in the area that is circled, i dripped blending solution
• where the pink is i blended Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencil with a blending stump saturated in blending solution
• at the swirly tail, i swiped a clean saturated blending stump over the area
• all inks were heat set before i began my experiment
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available at the CC US webstore

available at the CC US web store 

available at the CC US web store

Live Like There's No Tomorrow

For this regal card, I created a background with Spectrum Noir Markers, rubbing alcohol and Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold. I achieved the scattered dots of gold shimmer by using a small round watercolor brush loaded with the product, rather than spritzing it on. I also painted over the sentiment tag, which is stamped in Staz-On Midi Claret, as is the large text background. I stamped the peacock in Memento Rich Cocoa dye ink and colored with Spectrum Noir Markers. 

stamps: Stamp-It Australia Dreamer Once In A Lifetime, Stamp-It Australia Dreamer Take Flight, Sentimentals Memories Are Made

spectrum noir markers: BT2, 4, 5; PL1, 2, 3, 4; OR3, GT1, 2