New Release + GIVEAWAY: JessicaLynnOriginal UFO Brentwood Owl Launch (Part 1)

Hi everyone,

Today JessicaLynnOriginal.com is launching a new stamp set.  This fun UFO Brentwood Owl set!  The design team has put together another round of fun projects (multiple projects this time) with these new stamps!  You'll see them popping up on our blogs throughout the day, so be sure to keep an eye out on our blogs.  You can link over to the other design team members' blogs in the column to the right.  In addition, there's a giveaway for this set, scroll down to see more info.

I especially love this set because it reminds me of my good friend and freshman college roommate.  She is literally a rocket scientist -- probably the smartest person I knew in college.  She studied aeronautics and astronautics and later went on to work on space shuttle programs, satellites and all things space-related. I, on the other hand, ended up in the entertainment & marketing world.  How very different!

GIVEAWAY:

Head over to the JessicaLynnOriginal.com Blog for your chance to win this fun new set.  All you need to do is leave a comment on that blog post.  Good luck!

Materials:

• JessicaLynnOriginal.com UFO Brentwood Stamp Set
• Kraft card base: 4.25"W x 11"H, scored at 5.5" mark
• Blue polka dot patterned paper: 4"W x 5"H
• Water color paper
• Distress Inks (shades of blue and green)
• White Pigment Ink
• Avery Elle Finished Frames dies (smaller 3x4 size)
• Metallic Thread
• Copic Markers
• Body: E15, E17, E18
• Feet/Beak: YR21, YR31, YR15
• Helmet: N0, N2, 0
• Laser Gun: RV21, RV23, RV25
• Space Suit Trim: BG10, BG11, BG13, V01, V15, V17
• Space Suit: N0, N2, 0, RV000
• Glossy Accents
• Foam Adhesive
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Directions:

• For the owl:
• Stamp the UFO Brentwood Owl on white Copic-friendly card stock using the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Color the image using Copic Markers, fussy cut the owl
• Add Glossy Accents to the beak, feet and laser gun
• For the water color background
• Use a variety of blue and green distress inks and paint onto the water color paper.
• Once it's dried, use a circle die and blot white pigment ink on the background to create the "moon" or Bokeh effect
• Die cut with the finished frames die
• Adhere all the layers together.  I used foam adhesive behind the watercolor paper to add more dimension
• Add metallic thread behind the owl.
• Attach the owl using foam adhesive.
• Here's a close-up of the owl:

Enjoy!  Please come back later today to see my other two projects using this stamp set!

"New" Product Tuesday: Bokeh Watercolor technique featuring Mama Elephant Stamps

Hello!

Happy Tuesday!  Today I had a ton of fun experimenting with watercolors, pigment ink and a new Mama Elephant "Up and Away" stamp and die set (well, new to me that is).  I created two cards.  Yes, two!!  I had so much fun making the first one... so I decided to make a second card since all my supplies were out.  These would make great baby cards.  I have several friends who are expecting babies in the next few months.  Some know the gender and others are keeping it a surprise.

I really wanted to make a watercolor background and I've been intrigued by the Bokeh effect that I've seen on Instagram and in YouTube videos.  This was so much easier to do than I expected!

Materials:

• Kraft Card Stock: 4.25"W x 11"H, scored at 5.5" mark
• Pink and Blue Card Stock: 4"W x 5.25"H
• White Card Stock: 3.75"W x 5"H
• Watercolor Paper: 4"W x 5"H, then trim down to 3.5"W x 4.75"H
• Mama Elephant Up and Away Stamp and Die Sets
• Yellow Baker's Twine
• Spellbinders Back to Basics Tag Die
• Homemade Circle Stencil
• Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink and Soft Granite Shadow Ink
• Ranger Distress Inks:
• For the Pink Card: Picked Raspberry, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade
• For the Blue Card: Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade
• Adhesive

Directions:

• Start with all the watercoloring... this way you can let your watercolor background dry naturally.  
• Tape the watercolor paper to a hard surface using painter's tape or washi tape.  I used an art board (similar to the back of a clipboard).  The water tends to warp the paper, so having it taped down helps keep the paint in place.  Apply a clear coat of water using a clean brush over the entire surface.
• Spread the distress inks on an acrylic block.  Using a paintbursh, gradually add each of the colors to the wet watercolor paper.  I like to start with the lighter color and go darker.  Since I was using three different colors... I went in rainbow order.  Just because :-)
• Here's a picture... sorry the lighting isn't that good

• Once the background has dried, use the pigment ink and a circle stencil to apply the Bokeh effect.  I didn't have a stencil, so I made my own using a sheet of plastic and various sized circle dies from Sizzix.

• Use different degrees of pressure when applying the dots.  I like the small ones to be the most visible so I used more pressure there.  Here's what it looks like.  Once it dries, the pigment ink lightens up a little, so don't be afraid to push hard.  

• While all that was drying, I colored the rabbit from the stamp set using copic markers.  I used C00, N0 and N2 on the main body and accented it with R20 in the ears, cheeks and feet.  I used R20 and R22 for the pink flower and Y000 and Y21 for the yellow flower.
• Die cut the rabbit and fussy cut the flower.
• Stamp the sentiment on a white tag (I used a Spellbinders die to cut out this tag).
• Tie some twine on the end of the tag
• Cut all the paper down to size and adhere each layer.  Add the sentiment, rabbit and flower to the front using foam adhesive.

Here are the two cards: 

Enjoy and have a GREAT day!