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Hello everyone! With the end of December approaching in less than a week (my gosh, that also means the end of 2023 is approaching as well), it’s time for the Kindred Stamps December Release Week! For this release, I am sharing a sneak of the new Angel & Muse stamp set, which is a 3″ x 4″ set featuring a half-masked opera house menace and his muse!
I created 2 cards featuring this new set, and I’ve got some details to share with you down below!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Angel & Muse Stamp Set
Angel & Muse Outline Dies
Graveyard Scene Die
Grass Border Die
Bare Trees Dies
Spooky Fence Dies
Closet Dies
Snowfall Embossing Powder
Embossing Ink Pad
Other Key Products Used:
Copic Markers
Distress Oxide Inks: Bundled Sage, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, Mermaid Lagoon, Uncharted Mariner, Villainous Potion, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso, Hickory Smoke & Black Soot
Colored Cardstock
Metallic Watercolor Accents
Clear Glitter Enamel Dots
For my first Angel & Muse project, I created a A7-sized scene card where the masked menace is standing atop of mausoleum in a graveyard! I used a combination of several Kindred Stamps Dies to create this scene, and I decided to create the mausoleum by heavily distressing a die cut of the closet die!
I really think that when you are creating scenes that have a bit of darkness and a grunge factor to them, distressing different areas of your project with ink really helps create different dimensions and effects for your scene! I did an ink-blended ombré sky to really set the mood, but also distressed each layer of the ground elements as well to add shading effects!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Angel & Muse Stamp Set
Angel & Muse Outline Dies
Swirly Bits Stencil
Card Basics Die Set
Snowfall Embossing Powder
Embossing Ink Pad
Other Key Items Used:
Copic Markers
Distress Oxide Inks: Saltwater Taffy, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw & Fossilized Amber
Mixed Metals Glitter Paper
Clear Glitter Enamel Dots
For my 2nd and final Angel & Muse card, I used the image of the muse to create a card where the spotlight is really being shown directly on her. Before I ink-blended up my background, I used some low-tack mint tape to mask off the areas of my card that I intended to be different colors. I had to re-position the tape a couple times, but, in the end, it really came together nicely!
I placed the Swirly Bits stencil over top as well to blend up a nice design. My initial thought was to use a glitter paste, but because of how I was needing to reposition the masked area’s tape, I defaulted to just inking over the stencil because I knew it would be more fool-proof!
And those are my 2 cards that I created using the new Angel & Muse stamp set!
I have a little more information to share with you about the Kindred Stamps December Release!
The entire Kindred Stamps release will be available this Friday at 8am PST/11am EST. Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team! Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope these cards sing a little bit of crafty inspiration to you for when you sit down and create your own projects using the new Angel & Muse stamp set!
Justin
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