Just Us Girls~ Using Stamps Multiple Ways with Guest Designer, Sari "Granne"!

Hello Lovely Stampers!
Today we another special post from one of our Guest Designers, join me in welcoming Sari!

Sari made 3 cards using the same stamps and it looks like she had a lot of fun along the way!

I used the "no line" technique, stamped (masking one of the girls) the images with Distress Ink Antique Linen and then colored them with watercolors.

The other set I stamped with black ink. My watercolouring on those was a disaster so I decided to make them even more messy by slapping "loose" color on them using piece of acetate. Then I fussycut the girls and glued them onto design paper.

 Blank Page Muse stamps, Just Us Girls

Meet Sari!

I'm a Finnish mother of 2 teenage girls. I’ve been stamping since 2011, I got started when my neighbour introduced me to the world of stamping and paper crafting in real life and in blog land; that’s how my blog also got it’s name: Granne (=neighbour in Swedish).
Usually I make cards, but I do love making ATC’s too, and and and ... what ever seems to be fun and inspires me. Sometimes things work out nicely sometimes not, but I have fun creating.

You can find more of Sari's projects on her blog:

Granne

I can't wait to see what else Sari create for us, can you?

Come on back later on to see more and please do come back to play along in our creative challenge. The theme this month is use any 3 stamps! ( no digi stamps) The link opens on February 10th!

Have an amazing day and we'll see you again soon!

No Line Water-coloring

 Hi everyone! Charlotte here, and today I am sharing a fun, summery card featuring no-line watercoloring.

Blank Page Muse products used:
Tall Pineapple Line Art by Pam Bray
Tall Beach Umbrella with Hello Sunshine Sentiment by Pam Bray

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Other materials:

White card base

Heat gun

No line coloring ink (Antique Linen works well)

Stamping tool or acrylic block

Watercolor paints
Watercolor cardstock
Paintbrushes
Coloring Pencils
Dark green ink
Nuvo Drops in Limoncello
Adhesive backed fun foam, or foam tape

Instructions:

First stamp the Tall Pineapple Line Art image onto some watercolor paper with an ink suitable for no line watercoloring. Then begin painting the leaves of the pineapple. Use a narrow paint brush and work a leaf at a time, leaving one leaf to dry before painting the ones next to it to avoid the color bleeding together. Start with a lighter green and build the color up in layers.

Next paint the body of the pineapple. Add a wash of color across the entire area, keeping it darker to the left hand side where the shadows are, as well as beneath the leaves. Once the wash of base color is dry, and detail in the same way as with the leaves, working a section at a time.

After completely painting the pineapple add splatters to the image using the same colors of paint as were used for the pineapple and leaves.

Use colored pencils to enhance the details on the image. Pay particular attention to adding depth to the shadow areas, and use a white pencil to intensify the highlights.
Trim down the panel to about a quarter of an inch smaller than the card base. Place the panel into the stamping tool and stamp the Hello Sunshine Sentiment with dark green ink. Alternatively use an acrylic block to stamp.
Use adhesive backed fun foam, or foam tape, to pop the panel up on the card base.

As a final touch add some Nuvo Drops in Limoncello around the pineapple, as well as some very tiny drops dotted amongst the splatters.

I hope you enjoyed my blog post! This card was a lot of fun to make, even though I struggled with the painting initially. I definitely think it's worth persevering even if it feels like it's not going well, as it turned out nicely in the end. I hope you'll give it a try, and I'd love to see what you make!

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