Welcome to our Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. I am part of an amazing group of demonstrators from around the world who are part of a Tech Academy run by the amazing Louise Sims. Her Website School and Tech Academy helps Stampin Up Demonstrators navigate their way around the world of websites and social media. Now many of us have our websites up and running, a blog hop seemed the next logical step. This month the theme is BRILLIANT BLENDING. Now I just love using my Stampin Blends, but we also have our wonderful Blending brushes. Hmmmm which to pick? I couldn’t decide so chose to use both for my Brilliant Blending Mermaid Card……..well why not!
Pirates and Mermaids
I had this stamp set sitting on my desk as my niece came to visit the day I was designing a card for this hop. Its just so cute… but not something I would not normally purchase if it wasn’t for my mermaid crazy niece. However I am glad I did as I can see lots of options to use this set for some of the small peeps in my life.
Brilliant Blending Mermaid Card
The card has deliberately been kept clean and simple to show off the two blending techniques
How To Make This Brilliant Blending Mermaid Card
- The blended background was made using a piece of scrap paper cut into a curve shape and then used to create a mask. Add layers of ink using the Blending brushes to create an Ombre layered wave effect.
- The inks used were: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana
- To create the splatters, just flick on some water, leave for a couple of seconds, then dab off wiyh some kitchen towel
- Die cut an aperture in the second layer using the largest Layering Circle.
- The Mermaid was coloured using stamping Blends and then a Wink of Stella was added
- Heat emboss the sentiment in White onto the scrap of Basic Gray card
- Finally add some clear epoxy essentials.
Brilliant Blending Mermaid Card Measurements
- Card Base: Basic White – 29.7 cm by 10.5 cm score at 14.9 cm
- First Layer: Shimmery White card – 9.0 cm by 8.5 cm (background)
- Second Layer : Basic White 13.8 cm by 9.5 cm
- Mermaid: Shimmery White 6.0 cm by 6.0 cm
- Sentiment: Basic Gray – Scrap
Voila!
I so enjoyed making this card and I would love to know what you think? Please do leave me a comment.
If you would like to know more about any of my projects please do get in contact and I would be happy to help you
So now it’s time to hop around the rest of the wonderful demonstrators blogs to see some more inspiration for using these wonderful patterned papers
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Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop Team
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Love this, if only I had a niece who was equally crazy about mermaids! Tfs.
Love this technique – fabulous !