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CTMH July SOTM Blog Hop & Tutorial
By Helen | June 30, 2010
Get ready to smile! The CTMH July Stamp of the Month is a fun set of hedgehogs. They are certain to bring a smile to your day.
Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back and join us on a journey of amazing things you can do with this stamp set. There are over 60 CTMH Consultants joining in on the fun…that’s a LOT of ideas that YOU can take and duplicate with this fun stamp set. If you arrived here from Katherine’s blog you’re on the right path.
Materials:
- CTMH Happy Forever D1423 – the July Stamp of the Month
- CTMH Inks in Black, Sweet Leaf, Topiary, Heavenly Blue, Crystal Blue, Dutch Blue, Outdoor Denim, Cranberry and Black
- CTMH Marker in Chocolate
- CTMH Dutch Blue Cardstock
- CTMH Photo Clips
- CTMH White Card Value Pack
Tutorial follows…
For those that want to skip the tutorial, ”hop” on over to my friend Kathleen’s blog to see what she’s created.
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Tutorial:
Using Black ink, stamp Hedgie on a 5″ x 3.75″ White Daisy panel.
Using Sweet Leaf ink and one of the hedgehogs, ink just the outer edge to make grass.
Stamp, stamp and stamp some more to fill up the bottom of the panel with grass.
Hedgie looks kinda lonely….he needs a tree! Using the branch from the You’re a Hoot stamp set, ink the leaf portion using Sweet Leaf. Using a Chocolate marker, go over all of the branch sections. Tip: Exhale onto the stamp to moisten the ink…this gives a better impression. Tip: When coloring with the marker, make long strokes to avoid any missed sections.
Clean the stamp and reload to add a variety of branches giving the impression of a tree.
I pulled out the stencil I had made for another card.
Using Chocolate ink and a Sponge Dauber, color the outer portion darker than the body of Hedgie. Using Sweet Leaf ink and a Sponge Dauber, add more color to the grass.
Using the stencil, Outdoor Denim and Cranberry inks and a Sponge Dauber color in the kite too.
Take a scrap piece of paper and tear it. Position it to form a horizon line across the panel. Using a wedge of a Round Sponge and Heavenly Blue ink, add color to the entire top of the panel.
Using Crystal Blue ink, add more color to the top of the panel. Darken the very top using Dutch Blue ink.
I debated and tested a variety of ways to fill the empty space between the grass and the sky’s horizon line, in the end I opted to fill that with more grass. Using the hedgehog and Sweet Leaf, add more grass up to the horizon line.
To give the grass more depth, add darker grass using Topiary ink.
Attach the image panel to a 5.25″ x 4″ Dutch Blue panel that’s been swiped with Dutch Blue. Add the Silver Photo Clip and mount to a White Daisy card.
Wishing everyone a very happy & blessed Fourth of July!
Now… ”hop” on over to my friend Kathleen’s blog to see what she’s created.
Topics: blog hop, Cards, Happy Forever D1423 | 17 Comments »
June 30th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Hi Helen! I couldn’t wait to get on with the hop. This is so much fun! Thanks for sharing your cute card. That grass effect is amazing. . I am going to have to check it out!
June 30th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I love the summer background yo added to Hedgie’s world!
June 30th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Great job Helen!
June 30th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Love the masking tutorial. Thanks for posting this!
June 30th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
What a great card Helen!
Love the use of the branch from You’re A Hoot.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Love your card as always! Fantastic work with the grass!!!
July 1st, 2010 at 12:36 am
Absolutely love your card!!! I love the way you made the grass. Thanks for sharing! I love quick coloring this set.
July 1st, 2010 at 7:12 am
so cute! great ideas….thanks again for coordinating the hop
July 1st, 2010 at 7:28 am
Very creative Helen. I love the way you thought outside of the box and used him to make the grass…great. See you next week and have a safe journey.
July 1st, 2010 at 9:09 am
How creative! Super use of different techniques, not only looks great but very informative too! Thanks for inspiring!
July 1st, 2010 at 1:50 pm
How darn cute! Love the hedgehog grass, what a great idea. Thanks so much for all you do to keep this going!
July 1st, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Love love love that hedgie GRASS!!!!! You are so creative. Thanks once more for the inspiration.
July 1st, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Helen, this is an amazing card! I love the tutorial.
July 1st, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Beautiful card Helen!
July 3rd, 2010 at 10:07 am
LOVE this card! It’s absolutely beautiful – and I so appreciate the tutorial on this one! Skip it? No way!
July 5th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
WOW! Great techniques! Loved looking at how you did everything! YOU MAKE IT LOOK SOO EASY!
November 10th, 2010 at 9:53 am
I appreciate these type of instructions and guidelines for the beginner and sometimes it useful fr professionals as well.