Tuesday Tutorial With Sue

 Hello everyone,

Oh my word - these Tuesdays come round quickly don't they! - I swear time is speeding up! (:

It's Sue here to day to share a sweet (VERY sweet)! (; tutorial!

I'm going to keep you guessing today so if you don't read ahead you'll have a nice surprise - unless you can guess what I've made! 

If like me you adore Mer-May then Whimsy Stamps has got you covered!!

I decided to try something a little different with two of the fabulous Whimsy Stamps mermaid stamp sets.

Mermaid Dreams 

Lets Be Mermaids

and the 

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Mermaid Dreams

Lets Be Mermaids

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set

Other Ingredients

Cling Wrap

Watercolour Card

To create the inky background for my project I used (Watercolour) Sparkle Pens but you could use any sort of watercolour pens or watercolour medium for this technique. 

Black Stazon Ink

Mini Mister or Spray Bottle

Precision Scissors

Cocktail Sticks

Glue (I used a cold glue gun) 

First I placed a piece of cling wrap on my glass mat and scribbled and dotted some inks in blue, turquoise and pink onto it.

I then sprayed water onto a piece of A4 watercolour card.

I then placed the inky cling wrap onto the card, pressed it down and scrunched it up slightly.

I took the cling wrap away and this was the effect...

I repeated this with a different selection of mermaid type colours!

I ended up with two inky deliciously inky backgrounds.

Then I randomly cut the card up into about odd shaped pieces - don't overthink this, just dive in with the scissors, random is best!  I cut the card into about eight pieces in total.

I then stamped the mermaid tail from the Mermaid Dreams  stamp set onto the inky card.

I use Stazon Ink for this as it works best on top of watercolours.  It doesn't bleed and it leaves a crisp outline.

I stamped six tails in total and the gorgeous mermaid from the Lets Be Mermaids stamp set.  (You can see I also stamped the seashells but I decided not to use them this time)

I then fussy cut the mermaid tails (not my favourite part but I'm getting better at it -( I'm a bit of a muppet because I have a Scan n Cut - I'm just too lazy to get it out and set it up)!

Make sure you keep all the off cuts - you will need them later!

I coloured the mermaid with Copic Markers

Hair - E47, E39, YR27, YR24, YR21

Skin - R20, E04, E11, E00, E000

Tail - B39, BG07, BG15, BG01, BG11, YG00, White Gel Pen

I then fussy cut her...

Here's where you need the offcuts I said to save earlier! - I used the smallest and second smallest dies from the Wavy Nested Frames Die Set to cut shapes from the tail offcuts.

I then stamped a selection of sentiments from the Mermaid Dreams and Lets Be Mermaids stamp sets onto them (again with Stazon Ink)

Here is my lovely selection of tails, sentiments and a mermaid!

I used a glue gun to fix a cocktail stick to the back of each shape.  (You could use PVA but I'm impatient and I used the glue gun because it dries so quickly)!

...so, if you have n't already read ahead, can you guess what these are for! (;  ...

...well I did say it was a sweet tutorial! (:

I had a bit of a time deciding which stamp set to use for the cupcakes!  I uuuummed and aaaaaahed over using...  

 

Unicorn Wishes Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong 

or

Over The Moon Clear Stamps by Krista Heij-Barber

...and I already have a few more ideas up my sleeve for halloween! (;

Thank you so much for popping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed my tutorial, it would be great to see your projects so remember to share them with us!

look after yourselves and those you love!

Happy creating from Sue...xxx

  

Magical Mermaid Wishes...

Hello everyone!

It's Sue here today with even more 

Whimsy Stamps

new release gorgeousness!

Mermaid Isabelle Rubber Cling Stamp by Crissy Armstrong

Isn't she just the.most.beautiful!

I stamped her onto Bockingford Watercolour Card in black ink and coloured her with Polychromos.

I blended Distress Inks in 
Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw and Salty Ocean to create the background.

I added some Star Dust Stickles bling and a glitter card background.

Finally, I added a die cut sentiment, some twine and a charm!

I loved colouring this beautiful image! 

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to pop to 

Whimsy Stamps Blog 

to see the gorgeous Creative Team creations there and then to 

Whimsy Stamps 

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx

 

Are You An Ocean Child?

I'm having so much fun with all the great beachy themed products Whimsy Stamps has released the past couple of months.  Here is one of my favorite mermaid images from the Let's Be Mermaids clear stamp set.

I stamped the seaweed and bubbles on my main card base with Memento black ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I also used Copics to color in the sand and water in the background.  

The mermaid was stamped separately, colored with Copics and fussy cut (cut out by hand).

For the frame I used the Mermaid Scales stencil and sponged on some green and blue ink onto a full piece of card stock.  Then I cut out the opening using the largest oval from the Stitched Oval die set.  Now I have a leftover piece to use on another project later ;). 

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine black ink.  The mermaid was popped up on foam tape and tucked into the corner.  I left her foot and fin loose which creates  movement when you see the card in real life.

For the final touch I added some Glamour Dust (love) to the mermaid fin and the bubbles.  

 

I welcome you to come and visit my blog anytime...and I hope you are having a great summer!  

See you soon,