Good morning!
Welcome to the new Anita Jeram release blog hop with Colorado Craft Company. There are six adorable new sets being added to the store, along with their coordinating dies, so there is plenty to get excited for! To celebrate this release 3C is generously providing a chance to win one new stamp set (winner's choice) at each stop along the hop. Simply leave a comment on this blog post and you are entered into the blind drawing! The giveaway ends on July 3rd at midnight mountain time and winners will be announced July 5th on the 3C blog.
Here's a quick list of all of the talented designers sharing inspiration in today's hop:
Both of the cards I am sharing today feature the wonderful Stargazers stamp set with the bears being the stars of the show on this first one. I paired the two bears looking up at the sky with the Well Loved mini stamp set, turning this cute duo into an even cuter trio. Together they are watching the night sky with wonder as the stars twinkle above. To create this look I first stamped and colored the bears and ground then masked them off so I could use my Copic airbrush system to color in the night sky. I then left the mask in place while I used a paint brush and some Dr PH Martin's bleed proof white to flick the stars into the sky. By gently tapping the brush above the paper you get a great, natural spray of speckled white dots. I then used the pointed end of my paintbrush to add the shooting star, dragging the ink out across the paper to create its tail.
Next, these two sweet bunnies are also part of the Stargazers set. I love how they are laying out feet to feet, taking in the vastness of the dark sky above. They have quite the unobstructed view from atop their hill as I did my best to color in the treetops of the forest extending out beneath them. I used the same technique as above to create the starry sky and both sentiments were heat set using white embossing powder so they would show up on the dark background.
Alrighty, I won't keep you any longer as I'm sure you are anxious to check out the rest of the hop. Have fun and stay crafty my friends!
Bear supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Stargazers and Well Loved mini)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Dr PH Martin's bleed proof white
Copic markers:
bears- E50, E53, E30, E31, E55, E34, E43, E44, E49
grass- YG03, YG63, G94, G99, BG96
sky- B14, B16, B18, BG45, BG09, B99, BV29, 100