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A Valentine? Not exactly since it has a “miss you” sentiment. But this card idea came from looking at Valentines on Google…so it’s got lots of hearts!
When I saw this mini stamp set with a girl and her sweet kitty from WPlus9, I immediately knew I’d have to create a vintage image. (By the way she comes with a die…just so ya know!) I started looking online for vintage images of little girls so I’d get an idea where I wanted to go….layers of hearts is what I saw! I stamped the sentiment and little girl in a steel blue first, just to keep the lines softer. I airbrushed the piece quickly first to create a vintage texture, then went to town with my markers.
The pen I used to touch up a bit of the lines was a warm grey SP Multiliner – I’ve had it sitting in my pen drawer for ages and decided to try it out on this image since I didn’t want a harsh black in there. A lot of the soft white you see in the image is from using colorless blender over the airbrushing – the rest? Signo, of course! If you can’t see the video below, click HERE to watch it in HD on YouTube.
If you’d like to see this image colored by a master, check out Dawn’s image HERE – I couldn’t believe it looked this good and she asked me for advice!? (By the way my friend Dawn is the owner of WPlus9 and designs their stamps. And is a creative GENIUS. And super sweet. And a military brat. And drop dead gorgeous – no fair to have all those things wrapped up in one person.)
If you’re not enamored with this little girl stamp and the amount of coloring she is (even without this background!), stay tuned next week – I’ll be using THIS easy to color set from the same new release. Just a heads up if you wanna order it right now. After THIS, I’m going out on a limb to predict it’s going to be sold out before next week.
I hope you enjoyed this bit of coloring – it took me over an hour to complete the image, so it’s not for the faint at heart! But I know a hero will love sending it to their kiddo at home…and since it’s been pretty slim on cards lately, I’ll be spending part of my weekend making a bunch of cards for OWH I think.
Coming up
Tomorrow: something for your kids. Yes, your kids! Then next week I have a huge project I’ve been working on – I daresay some of my best work yet – and it comes with giveaways. Be sure to come back for a visit, or better yet, subscribe to my blog – and it’ll all come right to your inbox!
Things of note
- I’m excited to have inspired Janine to try a northern lights background HERE!
- Love ugly sweaters? You might need to make some of THESE – I know I will be.
- I just had a sneak peek at an upcoming Lawn Fawn release, and Oh. Em. Gee. Watch for it.
- For some reason, I clicked through to watch THIS from Rhett and Link. Warning, fart humor!
- Have you kept up on Jennifer’s Favorite Crafty Things? My wallet hurts!
