Team Tuesday - with Kassi Hulet

 

Hello friends, and happy spring! 

Ok, so spring tends to come a bit late where I live, but I like to imagine the raccoons and bunnies that live in my yard are sneaking out to do dances welcoming the spring early in the mornings, and that can give me hope that warmer weather really is coming!

I started this card using one of my favorite techniques for overcoming the “fear of the blank page”- taping it down to the Platform and just played with paint and water… I never know what exactly will come out of the play. This is a no pressure, no expectation, no perfectionism exercise that I have come to really appreciate!

I absolutely adore this sweet raccoon from Pink Ink Designs (Macaroon Racoon)! He makes me smile every time I see him! He is a bit too big for the MISTI Lite to handle, so I did have to move my paper over to my MISIT to give him some room. 

I stamped him using Inkon3 Fadeout ink, and this is where the MISTI really shines- because I always end up needing to stamp the image 2-4 times because of the texture of the watercolor paper, and the fact that I keep my ink pad a bit on the dry side, so the ink is lighter. The MISTI lets me build up my ink slowly so I can get the lines JUST dark enough to see but still super light.

Back to the Platform! I like to keep the edges all taped down when I’m painting so my paper stays nice and flat. I used a variety of watercolors from Rockwell, Dusty Bee, and Daniel Smith. (Yes, you can mix and match your watercolors! Grab the colors that you love and don’t worry about what brand they are!)

I’ve started to really appreciate the ease of adding in a sentiment using the MISTI Lite while my paper is still taped to the Petunia Platform! This sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Ruffled Blooms.

I finished out my card by matting my raccoon on some coral paper (that I’ve had in my stash for a while…) before adding it to the card front. Nothing too fancy, but that also means it should go through the mail without any extra hassle. 

I hope you all have a day as happy as this raccoon!

Kassi 

My Sweet Petunia products:

MISTI

MISTI Lite

Petunia Platform

Power Mag

Paper: Arches Cold Press

Stamp: Pink Ink Designs Macaroon Racoon 

Ink: Inkon3 Fadeout, Blackout

Colors: various watercolors from Rockwell, Dusty Bee, Daniel Smith