Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hi there,

it's time for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I have two projects that I would like to show you.

My first project is an Artist Trading Card:

• in one of my previous posts I explained how I created the background for several ATCs
• choose two of them and stamp the STAMPlorations Framed Coffee for Two with Archival Ink (Black Soot)
• cut out the image
• stamp some circles from the STAMPlorations Art Marks set with Memento Luxe (Teal Zeal) and some stars with Archival Ink (Black Soot) onto some Tissue Paper
• glue the tissue paper onto the image and cover the whole image with matte gel medium
• color the image with PITT Artist Pens and use your fingers to blend the colors
• use the second ATC as a background
• apply Memento Luxe (Teal Zeal) through the ARTplorations Swirly Blooms stencil and ink up the edges of the background with that same ink
• wrap some natural twine around the background and adhere the focal panel on top with double-sided foam tape

My second creation is a Greeting Card:

• cut out a Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangle from watercolor paper
• stamp the beautiful STAMPlorations A Cup of Roses off the left side with Versafine (Onyx Black) - I used my MISTI to stamp the image several times in order to get a crisp impression on the textured watercolor paper
• color the image and the background with Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• add grey splatters with watered-down grey watercolor pencil
• mount the panel onto a grey cardbase
• cut the CUTplorations Hugs word die from that same grey cardstock twice and glue the two layers on top of each other
• add Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to sentiment

I hope you got inspired.

Enjoy the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

Yours,