May Release! – MFT Stamps – ink.therapy.designs

We’ve made it to release day! I hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend. Run over to the MFT shop and blog to see everything new and pick up the items on your wish list.

Today, I’m sharing a mermaid from JB Fintastic Friends that I colored with Prisma colored pencils. I went live on Instagram for the first time ever on Friday night. During the live, I colored one of these mermaids. I have never colored a person or hair with pencils before so it was a night full of firsts. I wasn’t super happy with how my first one turned out, so I tried again. I really liked how this one turned out so it made it to this card. Check out the replay of the live to see some colored pencil tips. I am learning something new each time I color and am enjoying the process. I encourage you to keep practicing!

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

On an A2 card base, adhere a piece of patterned paper cut down to size from the Soft Stripes paper pad.
Stamp a few images from JB Fantastic Friends on Strathmore Toned Gray sketch paper. Color the images with a variety of Prisma colored pencils. Then die cut with the coordinating die-namics. Add one additional layer behind each die cut for extra stability.
Die cut a white panel of cardstock with the stitched rectangle in Blueprints 24.
Using Sno Cone, Cornflower, and Caribbean Sea inks, stencil the Watercolor Strokes Stencil. Overlap the strokes so the colors mix together.
After stenciling, splatter with water, blue ink, and white paint. Take a wet paintbrush to areas to spread the ink further and add a more water feel.
Once the panel is dry, stamp a sentiment in the upper left. Add foam tape and adhere to the card front.
Adhere the images with foam tape and liquid glue.
Embellish with iridescent bubble drops.