Update to the Sea Turtles Coat of Many Colors

I had so many nice comments on my earlier post using Sea Turtle and the "coat of many colors" technique.

I thought I'd show you some new ideas and colors.

This one (above) uses Mango Melody, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis.  

And for a faster technique, you can use brighly colored designer paper. Check out this option with the new Floral paper in our new Mini Catalog. Tip: use very bright paper with many colors. I'm showing you the paper on the left and the card front on the right. 

To create with this technique, there are 3 simple steps

1.    Put color on a piece of white 5 ¼ x 4, I used Tide, Mango, Parakeet and Orchid. I used inks with blending brushes, you could use daubers or other coloring tools.  Try NOT to overlap colors. You could use DSP

2.    Stamp the images with versamark. I stamped turtles, fish, weeds, stars and sand dollars.  Cover with CLEAR embossing powder and set with the heat tool. Tip: stamp the emboss the turtles, heat.  Now stamp and emboss the next image and heat.  This 3-4 step process makes it easier to see where your images are!

3.   
Cover the whole card with a dark ink, I used Starry Sky by spreading the ink pad on the stamped images.  See below.  Wipe the card “clean” with a paper towel, removing the starry sky from the images and letting the color show through. 

4.    Add to a card base, I used the In Color Card Bases.

5.    Add a greeting, I used 2 different options both from the Whale Done set.

 So fun, I hope you try it!

HHappy Stamping, MaryKate

Sea Turtles using the "coat of many colors" technique

Sea Turtle - check it out page 29 in the New Mini Catalog 

A "coat of many colors" technique is really cool and super easy.  If you look closely, the card has the turtle, fish, seaweed and sea life in many different colors.  

To create this technique, there are 3 simple steps

1.     Put color on a piece of white 5 ¼ x 4, I used Tide, Balmy, Coastal, Bermuda and Highland Heather. I used inks with blending brushes, you could use daubers or other coloring tools.

2.     Stamp the images with versamark. I stamped turtles, fish, weeds, stars and sand dollars.  Cover with CLEAR embossing powder and set with the heat tool

3.     Cover the whole card with a dark ink, I used Starry Sky by spreading the ink pad on the stamped images.  Wipe the card “clean” with a tissue, removing the starry sky from the images and letting the color show through.  Add to a card base

Add a greeting, I used 2 different options both from the Whale Done set.  

And if you love this and want to try it, this project will be part of our Crafty Day in Palmyra Maine Jan 21.  It's one of 7 fun things we'll make that day.

 

If you have questions, or want to join us Jan 21 10-3pm for a full day of crafting, please reach out! MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com 

 

IDEAS Blog Hop Loving Sale-a-bration

Hello and welcome to the IDEAS Blog Hop for January 2023 - featuring projects with our new Sale-A-Bration products with a theme of love! Love is simply love, or it can be Valentine's Day or wedding, anniversary!  Sale-A-bration products are free with either a $50 or $100 (US) spend.  So many to choose from!

 

We have a range of projects from easy and fun for new stampers or more detailed designs for an avid crafter.  Each tutorial includes a card and a 3D Packaging item.

This month we have curated tutorials from 14 international Demonstrators with a 75 page full color tutorial bundle for you, featuring colorful cards and 3D projects.  You will get 14 detailed tutorials with a range of projects including 14+ cards and 14 3D projects.  The tutorials have detailed instructions in imperial (aka inches!) and metric.

Here is our sneak peek collage for the January IDEAS Tutorial Bundle.  Each photo represents one designer's tutorial in our bundle.

I used 2 Sale-A-Bration items:  The Dandy Designs paper 48 sheets of pretty and colorful paper, perfect for spring projects. I also selected the pretty and versatile Stamp Set Beautifully Happy. It's a 2 step stamp set so the flower outline is black and the inside flowers use colorful inks. Super quick and easy with a stamparatus.

My tutorial shows you how to make this great "clutch handbag" using a single sheet of 12x12 paper.  It takes longer to read the simple directions vs folding it up!  It easily holds 4 cards.

All the details, how-to, dimensions and tips are in my tutorial. Lots of photos and diagrams to make it easy to follow along.    A super fun project!  

I hope you like these projects and the projects from my fellow IDEAS demonstrators.  It's really a great bundle of inspiration for crafters or demonstrators looking for new ideas or workshop ideas.  Keep hopping so you can see all the creativity.   The bundle is about 60 pages of detailed full color instructions with 15+ projects and so many tips.

Would you like a copy of the instructions for these projects to use for your personal use, or even to use in your classes? Contact me at MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com Free to customers, or Free to my team members, or $15 by PayPal.  

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support.

Thanks for stopping by. Please click on NEXT and visit Sigrid in Germany, she's the next talented IDEAS demonstrator.

Happy Hopping! MaryKate