My Inkie Fingers

Hello, Stampers and Fellow Paper Crafters!
I hope this post finds you enjoying your Sunday afternoon in your "Happy Place"

I got to play with a random (Non-Stampin' Up!)stamp this week for some Easter Cards. I will post a video about the masking technique on Wednesday (the video is here) as part of my "Ways to use it Wednesday" Series on my YouTube Channel. I will also be using a Stampin' Up! Easter Stamp with that card.

But for today's card, I used a random image from my stash. I don't even remember where I got it from. Sorry!

I also played along with THREE challenges for this card. I will link them all below for you.

I started out by painting on a mask for the word "Easter" with a cardstock stencil I made from cutting out the letters with the "Hand Lettered Prose Dies" (All supplies listed below)

I traced the cut-out word onto some watercolor paper, then painted some PEBEO Drawing Gum inside the letters I traced so that when I watercolored the background the word "Easter" would remain white. I used Strathmore Bristol Smooth Watercolor paper for this project because it's so smooth and would allow a nice clean edge for painting the drawing gum on.
Again, I'm posting a tutorial for this technique on Wednesday. Subscribe to my channel so you don't miss that video! It's so much fun!

After the drawing gum was dry, I painted a wash of water on the entire piece of watercolor paper. Once the paper was wet, I added the 4 colors in a random pattern. I used re-inkers, Shimmer Paint and water as my painting medium. Once painted, I set the watercolor paper aside to dry naturally. Once the watercolor paper was dry I rubbed off the drawing gum with an adhesive remover eraser to reveal the words Easter.I added some random sequins from my stash and some Nuvo Drops. I love how it turned out!

I colored the Bunny Stamp with some Copics then fussy cut him out, curled his ears, then glued him down. I stamped the word "Happy" on a piece of black cardstock then used some white embossing powder to make the sentiment pop. And that's pretty much it.

My video on Wednesday will go into much more detail.

As for the Challenges I entered, they are as follows;

The House That Stamps Built

-Anything Goes-

#F2620

Addicted to Stamps

-Any Holiday Cards-

Challenge #378

Freshly Made Sketches

-Sketch Challenge-

#FMS424
( Flipped the Sketch upside down)

Question: Which do you prefer? Sketches or Challenges?

Did you know My Inkie Fingers has a Design Team Call? Details

Happy Stampin'!

**Supply List**

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$13.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$12.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[115662]

$5.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

$5.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147167]

$5.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[115662]

$5.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$13.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.25

Frost White Shimmer Paint

[147046]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Non-Stampin' Up! Products

Pebeo Drawing Gum -https://amzn.to/32FKXBp

Glue & Residue Remover - https://amzn.to/2TcF7Ez

**Strathmore Bristol Smooth 100lb. Watercolor paper

**Old Paint Brush (for drawing gum)

**Paint tray or a plate (to put your re-inkers on to mix with water)

**Copics - RV01, R85, R83, R81, E31, E33, & E43

**Nuvo Dream & Glitter Drops

**Misc Sequins
**Bunny Stamp

**Some Non-Stampin' Up! supplies you may see me use I cannot provide links to due to conflicts of Stampin' Up! carrying a similar item. I will mark these items with 2 asterisks if they appeared on my blog.

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Today I'm going to show you what I use to create all my splatters & sprays. I will show you how I mix them and what different types of spritzers I use to achieve the different looks.

There are many many ways to make your own splatter & sprays, this is just how I choose to do it.

I tend to lean towards using the "Heat Protectant Spray" because, well, not only does it smell nice, I find that over time, the heat protectant spray helps all the mica (the small shimmer granules) adhere to the paper. Remember, when 'splattering' you are applying little 'globs' of the mixture, so you want the shimmer to stick and last over time. Back in the day, we used to use hairspray, but I found that hairspray clogs up the spray mechanisms and heat protectant spray did not. This is just what I have found personally.

As for the heat protectant spray, the Pantene Bottle I have had for a decade is almost used up, I couldn't find that exact same one so I tried the Herbal Essences. It worked the same way. I'm sure ANY heat protectant spray will work just fine for you

Question: Have you made your own splatter & shimmer sprays? What worked for you?

Did you know there is a current Design Team Call? Details

Happy Stampin'!