Tap Thump Art: February Blog Hop Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

February Blog Hop Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Welcome to the Sweet n' Sassy Stamps February Release Hop!

There's another fabulous release in the SNSS shop that we've been stamping with and we're so excited to share our projects with you! Hop along and leave a little comment love for the designers linked below and you just might be a lucky winner! One lucky comment from all the comments along the hop will win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet n' Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, February 19.

I made my card with the new sets Dragonfly Dreams and the stamp of the month Sentimental Mash-up. The dragonflies are a layering stamp set (it's amazing) and pairs perfectly with the mixed fonts of the sentiment set. I used a painting techique I learned watching a video Korin did live during the January stamp-a-thon in the VIP Group on Facebook.

I used Canson XL watercolor paper for the technique (it is the second one taught in the video). I started with dry paper and then using a damp flat brush I dipped each side into a different coordinating color of watercolor paint. I used artist loft brand from Michaels. I chose a green and blue hue that I thought would work well together. Then starting at the edge of the paper swipe the brush, repeat until one side is covered. Don't worry about being perfect or having even edges as it adds to the effect. You don't want your brush too wet as it needs to be on the drier side for this technique.

Then I added some paint splatters in green, blue and black, but felt like the background needed something else. So I pulled out Texture Tiles 1 and added some black grid marks and blue dots on the painted side and die cut the panel. Next, I stamped and heat embossed the dragonflies with black embossing powder onto blue cardstock and fussy cut out. I decided on placement of the dragonflies and adhered to the painted piece. I then stamped the words on the front with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. As the final touch I added three small sequins.

Thanks for stopping by and your next stop on the hop is the amazing Lee Ann Barrett!

Sweet n' Sassy Stamps

Jane Bosi

Lucinde van Ballegooijen

Lyn Tomlin

Sheri Gilson

Karen Decknick

Karen is married to the love of her life, pharmacist and author Steve. Together they have a close-knit family of five girls and one boy, spanning 33 years of adventures together. She has a love of nature and all things creative, particularly paper crafting. After two decades of stamping, Karen can be found most afternoons and evenings at her craft table tap thumping to her heart's content.