Lovely Wishes

Hello stampers! My card today uses images from Heartily Yours and Heartily Yours Addition. These are Nina Bracket's latest stamp sets and they have so many cute images! More details below, but for now...

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Nina Brackett {Illustrator}

Jessica Fick
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Carolyn King
Lee Murphy
Tami Mayberry
Erika Martin
Jen Charboneau
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I colored the wishing well with Copic markers, starting with E49.

Added E57.

Added E35.

I filled in with E53, then added some texture with E57.

For the bottom of the well, I decided to color all but one of the hearts like rocks, but left one un-colored so I could color it red later. I started with N5.

Added N3.

Filled in with N1.

For the red heart I used R29, R24 and R20. I used R24 on the tiny heart by the handle.

Used E51 and E53 for the rope.

For the grass I used G21, G24 and G28, using G28 to add some lines for dimension. After coloring, I cut out the image.

For the background I sponged Memento New Sprout.

Sponged Memento Bamboo Leaves.

Next, I sponged just a tiny bit of Memento Cantaloupe, but didn't get a photo. Then I sponged Memento Angel Pink.

Sponged Memento Rose Bud.

Stamped the little hearts with Angel Pink.

I stamped the sentiment, from Heartily Yours Additions, then cut it out with Labels 4 Nestabilities. I used my airbrush while it was still in the die to add some color. I'm finding it helps to work from the top down, aiming the airbrush above the piece and working down onto the paper in a gentle circular motion. (kinda like sponging!!). This is the kind of application that I am going to find using the airbrush very useful for. I like to stamp my sentiments before cutting with the nesties, so I can make sure they are lined up perfectly, but sponging over the sentiment later can cause some smearing. You don't have to worry about smearing when you use the airbrush.

I layered with Pure Luxury Passionate Pink and white, and used an Innocent Pink card base. That pretty gingham ribbon is from Gina's Romance Ribbon Assortment.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!