Whew! I finally feel like a got a handle on the new computer and am able to return to blogging with all the features I'm used to. It's always a learning curve, which is good for me, but sometimes a little painful. Thank goodness for kids that have been Apple fans for years and are willing and able to help, including driving over at night to solve problems with uploading photos! Thank you Jenny!
I've mentioned our new product a couple of times and today I have some fun cards featuring the new Stampin' Blends! These are new alcohol markers specifically designed to color and blend. There are 12 colors, two shades of each and they will be your favorite coloring tools! I can't believe how easily they spread the color and saturate the paper with a rich and vibrant color. I have been having a lot of fun trying them out. Here are a couple of ideas for you, featuring the "A Little Wild" bundle of stamps and framelits.
Aren't these critters adorable! I stamped the images with black Momento ink for best results with coloring and then colored with the Stampin' Blends pens. I wanted to also feature the "Bundle of Love" Designer Series Paper for each card, making a blue version and pink version. I did grab a retired heart framelit because it was the size I was looking for. I adhered the Bundle of Love DSP to my card before I cut out the heart, then glued the heart on the inside of the card. The animals are actually designed to be tags, so they have a back and a front. I just cut off the little tag part from the top and glued the animal over the heart opening so the front is outside the heart and the back of the animal is on the other side of the heart opening. You can place any sentiment you want on the inside of the card. My mistake with these cards was making them a top fold card. When you open it, the backside of the animals are upside down, which is why I didn't bother photographing the inside. When I do this again, I will make a standard side fold card and then the back of the animals will make more sense.
Anyway, November 1st is right around the corner and the Stampin'Blends will be available to purchase for all customers! Contact me if you would like more information as I can email you a brochure. Here are some other coloring samples from my messing around:
I think the blending will take a little practice but it sure is fun! I'll be sharing this fun new product with customers in my card classes starting today so sign up for a class and check them out!
Hope you are having a great week of creative fun!
Sarah
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