Hey Love

Another project using my gelatos!  The first Paper Smooches Sparks challenge for April is Anything Goes. I have been dying to use my new Love Word die and came up with two ways using my gelatos.  

On the first one, I used the Fiber-Castell Tropical Mix & Match gelatos by making circles and then wetting my finger and rubbing on the circles.  Then I used my glue pen to add the diecut and stamped the Hey letters individually from the Alphadots set with Memento Tuxedo Black.  Then I adhered it to my Simon Black Cardstock and added some black and pewter rhinestones.  I super love the black background with black accents.

For the second card, I rubbed the gelatos and added water using the brush included in the Mix & Match set.  Instead of a black diecut, I added a white one.  When I was making brushstrokes, I got pink into the blue.  I made it work by added this layer to a coral pink card base.

There's still time to join the challenge!

Because of You

I learned a new technique this week from Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday challenge - using gelatos to do watercolour stamping.   I didn't have gelatos and although I could have done something with distress ink… I really wanted to try out gelatos.  My friend helped point me in the right direction of finding them online in Japan (I ordered them from a store called Voice on 楽天).  They don't seem to be readily available here.  I do recommend ordering from overseas, like Simon Says Stamp because of the price and the cost of shipping.  I was able to order a pack of the Faber-Castell Mix & Match Tropical Gelatos.  I chose this set because they had the best colours.  Sno Cone is like a light sky blue, Watermelon is a nice pink, Raspberry is actually purple, and Margarita Mix is a lime colour.  It also comes with two tools - a brush and a dauber.  I definitely recommend this for beginners.

I was playing with a few ideas for my watercolour card, but decided on the Modern Woodmat Stamp Set.  I used all of the four gelatos.  Sno Cone for the the circle woodman, Raspberry and Watermelon on the flower, and Margarita Mix for the leaves.  I tried two techniques.  First, I rubbed the gelatos on the stamp and misted them with water before stamping. Next, I decided I could get a better colour if I used a small paintbrush to wet it with a little water and then stamp.  I think my Mini Mister sprays too much water for the look I was going for.  I used the bracket type stamp along with the sentiment and inked them with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I picked out the lime colour from the image and paired it with my mat layer.  The woodgrain circle matches my card base.  Thanks to PTI again for teaching me a new skill!