I've purchased a few Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kits but sadly haven't been posting much. This one is from December 2018 and I was sold as soon as I saw this mouse. I chose to make him a brown harvest mouse with some pink on toes and tail. The cool frame is from another August 2017 kit. That's one of the things that attracted me to these kits. Besides the wonderful stamps, they include really awesome dies!
This also gave me the chance to try out my new Picket Fence embossing brushes. I never could quite get a consistently smooth look with my other blending tools and these worked great!
The other new technique I discovered is for using gamsol and Prismacolor pencils. Jennifer McQuire recently posted info about putting the gamsol in a refillable alcohol ink pen instead of using stumps.I didn't have this pen so decided to try some Ranger ice resin brushes that I had. They are rubber, angled and flexible plus the perfect size for detail work. And they worked great! I'm looking forward to trying them again for more coloring with pencils as I love the blending you can achieve.
Thanks so much for dropping by,
Sharron
Supplies:
Stamps and Dies: Hero Arts MMH Kits
Cardstock: PTI White and Smoky Shadow
Patterned Paper: Autumn Dreams (Recollections)
Stencil: MFT Mini Cloud Edges
Misc: Prismacolor colored pencils; gamsol; Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss; Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder; Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls EF
4 comments:
If he isn't the cutest little guy! and he comes bearing wishes? Sharron what an adorable stamp, and sentiment. You have made him so safe in his beautiful little forest glade!
Love your coloring. Therese Calvird uses gamsol blending quite often, Sharron - besides that she's a genius with every other technique you could think of. Lost in Paper is her blog... have you visited her?
Have a great weekend! xx
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Such an adorable card, Sharron. I have this kit and have not even opened it. Your mouse stole my heart, and way to go with all those fun new techniques.
Awww, he's a little cutie patootie! I love the way you've framed him. This is a darling card!
What a lovely frame for your adorable little mouse, Sharron ... your colouring is fantastic ... I can almost feel the warm furriness from here! Hugs, Anita :)
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