I have something very different to share today and I can't wait! I was fortunate enough to get three of the gorgeous new sketchy stamp sets by Josh Griffiths. They are such a new-to-me item where the sets are filled with a variety of elements and you can really build your scene however you want. It made me put my creative brain to new use! Plus it was so fun to pull out my Distress Inks again... It has maybe been a year since I've used them?!
All 3 of my cards feature the new stamp sets, Into the Wild, Words for the Wild, and Wild Friends.
I was determined to keep everything as one-layer, so some simple masking was used for all of the cards I'm sharing today. To get a sense of what would be masked or not, I first put together a mock-up layout of how I'd want the stamps...
While this isn't the exact layout I used, it was close enough! I also highly recommend these fine point Sharpie pens, which helped to draw in grass lines or help extend some branches and rock lines.
The sketchy look of the stamps is just screaming to be watercolored! Each card was watercolored using a variety of Distress Ink colors. I simply press the ink pad directly on my glass mat and use my favorite watercolor brushes by Winsor and Newton. I'll list the Distress Inks used at the bottom of the post.
This card has a simpler feel to it, and I really reeeally wanted to use the cute possum stamp! Similar Distress Inks were used to watercolor the scene.
It is showcased using the Arches Infinity Dies to create the window, and the cardstock was embossed using a woodgrain embossing folder. That Sharpie pen came in handy to fill in the sentiment that couldn't stamp fully on the woodgrain.
My last card required a full masking of the fox, so I stamped the fox on post-it tape, fussy cut the mask, and placed it on top of the stamped image. This allowed me to stamp the trees and the grass without stamping over the fox image.
This card is more simple so the lovely sentiment could be the star!
SUPPLY LIST:
Distress Ink used for grass and trees: Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Evergreen Bough
Distress Ink used for rocks: Hickory Smoke
Distress Ink used for wood: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
Distress Ink used for sky: Tumbled Glass
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