Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Coffee Character

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Always a fun time to be guest designing for Your Next Stamp. Especially with a new release arriving this Thursday. I had a complete blast playing with this Coffee Character stamp set. I mean who doesn’t need a good set of fun characters enjoying their morning pick me up. And the sentiments are a perfect match. 

For these cards I wanted each character to be the star of their own card, so I went with slightly smaller 4”x4” panels.  I also wanted to give them fun bright backgrounds to compliment the playfulness of the stamps. 

 
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Get the look:

  • Start by laying out where the character and sentiment will be placed on the 4”x4” card. I spaced it so I could easily use post it tape to mask off half an inch on 2 sides. Left the other sides open so the ink blend could fade out to nothing.

  • Stamped and masked character and added sentiment.

  • With character and two sides masked I lightly blended two distress ink colours. Each colour blending out from one of the edges and meeting in the middle and fading out towards the top. 

  • Once I was happy with the solid colour blends, I blended the same colours over the top of a dotted stencil with a little more pressure.

  • Then there is the joy of the big reveal as your pull all the masking up. 

  • Colour your characters with your favourite method of colouring. Add some shimmer.  

  • All that is left to do is add panel to a 41/4” x 4 1/4” card base.

Abondoned Coral & Mustard Seed

Abondoned Coral & Mustard Seed

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Cracked Pistachio & Peacock Feathers

Cracked Pistachio & Peacock Feathers

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Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet

Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet

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Each preview day, YNS will be giving away the stamp sets being showcased. Each individual set will go to randomly selected comments left on the YNS blog, YNS Designer’s blogs or YNS IG. Leave all your comments by June 10th at midnight EDT, the winners will be announced on June 11th.

To find out the full details on the giveaway and also to check out the other design team creations head over to Your Next Stamps Blog

Supplies:

Your Next Stamp - Coffee Characters

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