Blue Succulent

Hello!  I ordered this new IO stamp, especially for a watercolor project, and thought this would be a great time to use it.  I did a Google search for succulents and found that there are blue ones!  How fun is that?  I placed watercolor paper in the MISTI and stamped the succulent image with Fade Out ink. I used the Sticky Mat to hold the watercolor paper in place while stamping several times for a clear impression.  Then, I used the wet-on-wet technique for the pure fun of watching water and paint do their thing.  I added a bit of splatter, a few pearls, and a sentiment.  

The last thing I do on my cards is to add a watermark or signature to the back.  I am thrilled to have a dedicated Mini MISTI for my watermark stamp! I leave the stamp in the Mini MISTI which is a huge time saver. I won't talk about how many times I stamped it crookedly when it was wood mounted!   

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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So Little Time & a Sticky Mat Tip

Hello, This is Angie here with a fun quilt-like card and a Sticky Mat Tip!  

Today's card features the Acetate Smooshing Technique.  This is one of my favorite ways to color a background stamp.  First, stamp distress inks on acetate.  Next, spritz with water. Lastly, tap the inky acetate onto the cardstock.  This technique is a favorite as it gives a bit more control over where the ink lands!  

Tips & Tricks:

 Background stamps can be used to create one-of-a-kind art projects.  However, sometimes it can be difficult to achieve a perfect pattern because of their large size.  This is where the Sticky Mat shines!  It holds the cardstock in place during repeated inkings for perfect coverage. 

  I have received questions regarding the stickiness of the mats.  Heavier cardstock comes off the mat with ease but light-weight cardstock might cling to the mat.  Here's my tip to easily remove even light-weight cardstock.  Since pulling the light-weight cardstock might warp or bend the paper, instead, pull the mat away from the paper!  As shown below, (with a little help from my personal handyman).  Simply add a little pressure on the mat while holding the opposite corner of the cardstock.  The paper easily pulls away!

Next,  this isn't so much a tip as just a wonderful feature of the Sticky Mat.  When using open dies, it's easy enough to stamp a sentiment or image and then die-cut. However, when the die is solid the inking needs to take place after it's been cut.  The Sticky Mat will keep the die-cut in place for precision stamping!

I hope you found today's post helpful!  Below you will find links to all the items used today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  Today's Featured Items:

Sticky Mat

New Original MISTI

Double Dip Notes

Flower Quilt (background)

Quilting Friends (sentiments)

Scissors

Pin Cushion

Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner

Double Background Stamping with the MISTI

Have you ever wanted to layer one cling background on top of another? Well I have and I am not a fan of kissing stamps. Sometimes, I just want a faint layer to show through a darker pigmented layer.
Using my regular sized MISTI and Neenah Solar White 80 lb card stock, I inked up Impression Obsession's Cover-A-Card Fluff cling stamp with WPlus9 Designs Fairy Dust Dye Ink. It is important to use a dye ink for the first layer as the ink is translucent. Once I was done with the stamping, I heat set the ink.

Leaving my card stock in the same position, I added Simon Says Stamp Wide Stripe to the door of the MISTI. I inked it up several times with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide. For the second layer I found that using a pigment ink was best as these inks lay down a layer of opaque ink and will hide the first layer. I then set this main panel aside to dry. Once it was dry, I cut it into a 4" x 5.25" panel and mounted it onto a Neenah Solar White 110 lb card stock side folding note card.

I am making this card for my granddaughter so I stamped the cute little girl with a big bow from Ink Blot Shop's Little Something stamp set. I used my mini-MISTI to stamp this image on a scrap piece of Neenah Solar White 80 lb card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. It is very humid here so I had to heat set this before using my Copics to color the image. I colored her in my granddaughter's favorite colors of navy blue and pink. I used B91, B95 and B97 for the blues, RV11, RV14, RV19 for the pinks. I stamped the leaves from WPlus9 Modern Roses with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored these in with various greens. Honestly, they were sitting on my desk so I decided to add them at the last minute.

I used my mini-MISTI to stamp the sentiment - Lovely Old World- from Impression Obsession using some Versafine Onxy Black ink. This is a cling stamp so I removed the foam pad from my mini-MISTI. After this I added some droplets from Pretty Pink Posh. I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the bow and her dress. I allowed that to dry and then added some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the bow.

Thanks to Lydia Fiedler for adding me back to the team 

and to you for stopping by;

Susan

Products Used: I am using compensated affiliate links at no further cost to you. I make a small commission on each sale. I was gifted some of the stamp sets used in this card but the majority of the supplies I purchased myself!