These Ghost Friends are super cute but I had to add a little spooky to them — by using Glow in the Dark Embossing powder. This powder is a bit tricky though because you really need good coverage and I ensured I’d get good coverage by stenciling the ghosts and embossing a couple of times. It was totally worth it!
Let’s create a pattern just by using masking tape and some ink blending. I thought it would be so fun to create with this jumbo jumbo die cut. AND it lets me create 2 cards at the same time. Perfect!
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Lately, I’ve been in a color slump so my go to trick is just to google! I have comfort colors that I stick with and really want to step outside of that from time to time. Here’s what I got when I googled “ocean color palette”:
And I used it here for this color palette and I love it.
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I love when a die cover plate creates an entire scene. I used this Mountain Scene Cover Plate cut out of watercolor paper. Then I did some easy painting and then put this back together like a little puzzle.
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Happy Thursday! Today is Day 2 of blog hops showcasing Pretty Pink Posh’s new release. Check out everyone’s projects for inspiration and leave a comment. There will be a $25 up for grabs. The winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. There’s a total of three $30 gift cards, one for each day so be sure to stop by Pretty Pink Posh’s blog tomorrow and the day after! Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 8/17/2022. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.
I’m super excited to share my card for today showcasing a couple of the new release items from Pretty Pink Posh. I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween cards but last year, I really got into them and now, I’m loving when it rolls around. This new release from Pretty Pink Posh has me super excited and once I saw the Ghost Friends, I had to bring back the flashlight card. I’ve done it previously here but I wanted to show a second way of creating it — it’s easy and super fun for the kiddies (even if you’re not a cardmaker)!
To start off, I stamped out a little scene using Ghost Friends and I wanted to use all of them, including a sentiment. Then I used the Spooky Sky stencil from last year’s Halloween release — you can use this or anything else you want — and used it as a literal stencil with a pencil. Once I had my scene ready to go, I pulled out an A2 shaker pocket and slipped my card panel inside but don’t close it up!
Using an ultra fine point sharpie, I went ahead and traced all my images. Alternatively, you could stamp out the images using Stazon because it’ll work on acetate. Then once all my images are traced, I’m going to go ahead and color it. It’s helpful to add a white panel under the acetate so you can see your coloring. For coloring on acetate, I’m using Sharpies — specifically the ones with the brush tip because it’s easier and quicker to color. You can also use any alcohol markers as well (these leave a bit of residue so I would suggest using an anti-static powder on top to remove the stickiness). Once I finished coloring, I’ll remove the white panel and insert a black panel, flip it over, and remove the release paper so it can adhere to the black cardstock. Then I freehand a flashlight and coloring it up with copic markers and the ray of light will be colored in yellow to give it a realistic look. Once I’m done, I’ll go ahead and fussy cut it out. Then let’s go ghost hunting!!!
If you want to see the entire project from start to finish, I’ll leave my YouTube video below.
I really loved how my card turned out and hope it inspires you! Again, make sure to hop along the fellow designers for more inspiration and for a chance to win a $25 giftcard.
Been in love with ink blending lately so been playing with a lot of color combos — this one is so pretty! I also had to add glittery wings to the fairies and I love how it turned out. So simple, yet so fun!
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I love ink blending but my favorite inks to use for any type of rainbow colors or bright assortment are the Ink on 3 Atelier inks. They are bold and bright and pack a punch. I went in heavier with my layers for this peach to give the entire look a pop art vibe. What do you think?
I’ve always said I love ink blending. It’s one of my favorite techniques but even then, it still really surprises me. I was able to create this sunset ocean scene that just seems super dreamy. I love it so much and all the little elements really pulled it together. Check out how I pulled it together in this little tutorial below.
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Today’s card is part of an instagram hop for the Color for Ukraine Fundraiser – a charity event in support of Ukrainians! The war continues and it is important that we continue to help! All profits from the sale of all Sketchmarker products on both Ellen Hutson LLC and Sketchmarker between August 5-7, 2022, will go to support the people of the Ukraine.
There will be a FREE digital coloring book (designed by Ukrainian artists Nika and Vera) with all purchases of Sketchmarker product orders over $25 OR purchase the Coloring Book separately. One of the images is featured in my card below.
Also, if you decide to visit the instagram hop – we have a GIVEAWAY – a Sketchmarker Brush Pro Marker Set of 96 markers which costs over $500! Every valid comment on IG and TikTok posts is an entry in this RANDOM selection giveaway. We are grateful for your support of our artists – leave a nice comment supporting our artists and share this post to spread the word about our charity event!
The card I’m sharing over on my instagram for this hop features the large sunflower cluster for a 5×7 card. I thought this was a gorgeous image and wanted to also feature the Sketchmarkers. Admittedly, I didn’t have any of these markers prior to the hop but from using them, I really like them and think they are comparable to copic markers. They are alcohol markers with a chisel and brush tip. The brush tip was nice and worked really well for flicking and coloring.
For this particular card, my coloring is quite simple as I wanted to showcase the fact that you don’t need a ton of markers to color up an image. In this card, I used a total of 5 markers along with a white pen. For the sunflowers, I just flicked the one color on the top and bottom of the petals. For the middle, I dotted two colors to create some dimension.
Because I’m using white space to create that dimension on the flowers, I wanted to create a dark background and just inked up the entire black using a black marker and then dotted on stars with a white pen. It’s a cool effect to create when you really want something to pop!
Remember to stop by instagram or tiktok for a chance to win the Sketchmarker Brush set! And heres a quick video of how I colored this and put it together.
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Here’s a little trip for when you don’t want to fussy cut? I love a bold black background but adding color to it is another story. Here’s how I was able to add my fun cocktails to this card without having to fussy cut the images out to place it on top!
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Ever make an Eclipse card? It’s actually a really easy concept. You just choose an image within your background that is popped up for dimension — the easiest way is using die cuts and cutting multiple layers, which is what I did here. For the ink blending — it’s I’m using the white space for the water foam that creates that beachy look!
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The popular Trinity Stamps Shimmering Sea Hot Foilah plate is back in stock and here I’m using it to create the background to a fun die cut card. You can always use your die cuts for a no-line coloring look. The plate itself is only half a card panel but you can stretch your supplies to create that full panel of the gorgeous waves.
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