SSS My Favorite Blog Hop - Handmade by Heather Ruwe

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Today, we are featuring products from the new release called, “My Favorite”. Speaking of my favorite, THIS die from the release is my favorite. I used it to create this card…

Instead of die-cutting with it, I lightly inked it up with black ink and used THIS embossing mat in my die-cutting machine to create a faux letterpress look. I used the impression as a guide to trace the outer edge of the letters with THESE markers. I used a paintbrush and water to pull the color into the rest of the letter, creating a watercolor look…

I used THIS die to create the speech bubble and THIS die to create the black heart. For the background, I used THIS stencil and applied some of THIS embossing paste on top. After the hearts were dry, I colored random ones with the same markers.

KEEP HOPPING

Click HERE to visit the next stop on the hop and one of my favorite artists, Jenn Shurkus. Click HERE to start at the beginning of the hop.

GIVEAWAY

Simon is giving away a Goody Bag to one lucky winner on each stop on the hop…so make sure to leave a comment along the hop for your chance to win. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 25th.

LINKS TO SUPPLIES USED:

Simon Says Stamp YOU ARE MY FAVORITE Wafer Dies SSSD111578	Lawn Fawn SPEECH BUBBLE BORDER Lawn Cuts Dies	Zig CLEAN COLOR 12 set Real Brush RB-6000AT	Simon Says Stamp MINI HEARTS OUTLINE Wafer Thin Die sssd111571
Simon Says Stamp Stencil FALLING HEARTS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK	Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18 Reusable NSC20677
Dreamweaver WHITE Embossing Paste 4oz DWDEP	Hero Arts Hues BLACK FOLDED CARDS PS688	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK	Tsukineko Irresistibles SHIMMER PICO EMBELLISHER 1 Fluid Ounce IW000005
WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 9 x 12	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425	W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN EMBOSSING MATS 5 x 7 twin pack
Ranger Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush BRU40842