New week, new challenge! This week we are talking All-Stars. You know, those fantastic stamps (or inks, I suppose!) that are your go-to, your best, your stamps you can turn to for any project!
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I went with my Dylusions leaf stamp because I use it TONS. I also combined it with the Memento Luxe inks that I’ve been playing with (and loving!) to create a surprisingly easy home décor piece. I’ll share the how-to with you. I know this is something I’ll be doing more of in the near future!
How-to:
1. Take a wood letter (or shape) and coat with thick white acrylic paint. Use a popsicle stick or credit card to apply paint, leave some areas thicker so that ridges and lines form and create a great texture. Allow to dry.
2. Take 2 colors of Memento Luxe inks and stamp directly onto your letter/shape a few times. Then squirt with water and watch those colors blend, bleed, and run together! Use heat gun to dry or dab away excess.
3. Once dry, stamp with black memento ink (the leaves) and use heat gun to dry. Then use dylusions ink (in water brushes) to color in the leaves.
4. Edge project with black memento luxe ink, heat set.
5. Apply a gel medium (I used Imagine Crafts Creative Medium – but any would work) with a dot stencil. Let dry.
6. Finish by brushing a bit of gold paint over the top of some areas.
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It was simple, and while there was a LOT of drying time, the actual creative time was minimal on this project. I love the results- and I’m REALLY loving these Memento Luxe inks for my home décor and “off the paper” projects! I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s creation.
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Beautiful project May! Love the pretty color palette!
Really cute “F” May. Love the colors and I am also a huge fan of Dyan’s leaf stamps and stencils. Great step by step! <3 Candy
Fabulous letter May! Love the textured background and great colours and the leaves are perfect here.
Wow… May, I love your beautiful creation! The acrylic paint and credic card made such a great textured background! The colors and stamping are totally awesome! Thank you for the great inspiration. 🙂
May, this is a little beauty! I love the colors you used. Happy Stamptember!
fun girlie project. I want to try this-thanks for the tutorial
Great tutorial for a fun & pretty project!
Great textural letter May and those inks look intriguing. Love the leaves stamped around the edges. Tracy x
MAYYYYYYY! Possibly the coolest alphabet letter I have ever encountered. Seriously love this technique and the stamped leaves around the edges create such a whimsical, yet sophisticated effect.
Love this! The texture is awesome. Very cool! And thanks for the info about the Luxe ink. I’ve been thinking about getting those for myself, but It’s so hard to purchase ink sight unseen. I really rely on recommendations for those purchases. After seeing this project, those inks just shot straight to the top of my shopping list. 🙂
Wow!! Super cool letter, May! I was literally just looking into making a letter for a good friend of mine for a Christmas present so this gives me lots of ideas 🙂
Thank you!!
*mwah*
Steph
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Sweet letter! Love the effect of the paint on the surface and the leafy accent is sweet!
Great piece, May! Love all the texture you made with the acrylic paint! The leafstamp is a beauty! Hugs, Sandra
Great tutorila! fantastic project, thanks for sharing with us! Barbarayaya
I love this “F”!!! The leaves and coloring are wonderful! Great personal make!
This is so cool May!! What a great piece of home decor. Beautiful colors — love the Memento inks. I’ll look out for them. The leaves around the edges were the perfect accent for the piece. I would love to try this. Thanks for the ideas!!! — Mary Elizabeth