Hello Everyone! I did it!! I completed my 30-day Coloring Challenge. It took me a while to get to Day 30 but here we are and I am really happy I tried this challenge again.
I pulled out my distress inks, cardstock tag, a stencil, a digital stamp and my Copics to create my day 30 project. I have had these tags around for a long time and this seemed like the right time to break one out and use it as a base for the project.
I taped the stencil down so that it wouldn’t move while I put down the distress inks. I selected three colors: Cracked pistachio, fossilized amber, and abandoned coral.
I love how these colors blend and compliment each other. They definitely remind me of Easter so I think it was a perfect selection for the digital stamp I selected.
When I removed the stencil I just loved the result. Apollo happened to be in the room and said he wanted me to make an additional one he could use for a bookmark. What a pretty bookmark this makes too.
I also grabbed this mini card set from my recent Michael’s Haul from the Recollections’ Color splash line. It already had the sentiment on it so all I needed to do was add color. So I used the same three distress inks.
I love that I can use the distress inks on these products too.
I picked this Saturated Canary digital stamp to add to the project. I had this already cut out. I often cut digital stamps out in varying sizes so that I can use them on different projects so this one was the perfect size for a tag.
I used my Hex Chart to find coordinating colors in my Copics stash to use to color her up. The final product came out so cute. It’s a vary happy tag and makes me think of spring, Easter and joy!
I will be creating one last post with a wrap-up of the 30 days for this coloring challenge. I enjoyed it and love all the fun things I was able to make with my commitment to color for a minimum of 10 minutes each day.
Happy coloring friends!
Belinda
I finished coloring a second pair of the flowers and then cut them out as well as the leaves.
I then used my Memento pen to go around the fresh cut edges for a more finished look.
Inspired by Kathy, I pulled out my distress inks and added some more color. Using different color mediums on a project can really bring them to the next level. They softened any hard lines on the flowers.
I colored a third flower center so that I could have three levels of dimension on the final card. I also embossed some cardstock and diecut a stitched circle on my Cuttlebug. I also played around with cutting out several petals on for the top layer to make the flower look more dimensional and curled the petal edges so they would raise nicely.
I used my MISTI to stamp a new sentiment I just bought this week at Michael’s from Hero Arts. I layed out the circle like I wanted it and positioned my stamp right where I wanted it to go and then inked it up.
It came out great. I love this tool because it takes the nerves our of sentiment stamping for me. Nothing like ruining a pretty project with a messed up impression.
While I had the stamp on the MISTI, I inked up and stamped another sentiment so that I could make another card soon.
You didn’t think I used any of the leaves I fussy cut did you? Well I did. I placed one more on the right side with dots and my tweezers. I love the way it looks with this extra leaf.
I added Wink of Stella clear to the centers for a touch of shine. and you can see the dimension of this card from this shot.
My final card came out pretty cool. I definitely going to make some more.
