I'm Sandy Allnock - and I can't stop coloring! I got a sneak peek of the darling new United We Flourish Sweet Sprinkles stamp & die combo by Concord & 9th (which will be available this Sunday, 12/17), which is made up of solid stamps. What's a colorist to do?? Well, you get creative - and oh man, was this fun!
First, I cut out card fronts for my two cards - first the frosting and ice cream tops, then their respective bottom pieces - overlapping them so they meet up like a puzzle piece later. All this was done with Neenah Cream paper, cut to 4"x4".
Next, I put the first layer of Copic color onto each one of the pieces; I put a tidge of adhesive on the backs so they'd stay put on my scratch paper while I did my coloring.
The ice cream cone and cupcake bottom both have textures that can be drawn in - crosshatching for the cone, and stripes for the cupcake.
Before finishing those pieces I got distracted by the frosting and ice cream! Gah! Sugar draws my attention all the time. LOL! With 3 colors I built up the swirl shapes - they're basically "C" shapes at the bottom of each swirl delineated by the scallops cut by the die.
Now, back to the cone and cupcake bottom - adding a little more shading and blending. Don't overblend, or the texture underneath will disappear entirely.
Now for assembly: I put some scotch tape on the back of the card fronts and laid my pieces inside. After, I added more tape to the back to be sure they stayed in place well.
And then put dimensional adhesive on the back - I like it around all sides, and if it's a full card panel I put a slice in the middle so the card doesn't cave in during mailing.
Finishing touches: I diecut the little hearts out of scrap paper to glue on top with Glossy Accents. An alternate that I almost wish I'd tried: Diecut the heart sprinkles from the pink and chocolate pieces - place them back together swapped - so you have pink sprinkles on the chocolate cupcake, and chocolate sprinkles on the ice cream! A little glossy accents on top of them would be sweet too, to make them shiny.
The finished cards are so clean and simple!
Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial - be sure to hop along on the bloghop to see more ideas with this set; I have a video showing a way to use distress inks with them!
Sandy's Supplies:
The new United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo, Sweet Sprinkles by Concord & 9th will be available on Sunday, December 17th!
