Scrap'n Stamp and Tracey Hey hop

 

Today's hop is a celebration of the artistry of Tracey Hey. And we have a large hop for you including many guests.
The exciting part is that each designer has a stamp set by Tracey Hey to give away! So that means we have 14 Tracey Hey stamps for this hop. All you have to do is leave your comments on each of the participants blog/youtube/instagram for your chance to win.

Easy eh! But wait - we also have a sale going with savings of 20% on all of the Tracey Hey products!
So hurry and get your picks in before it all ends.
Now, back to the cards I made for today's hop.
When picking the stamps I wanted to use I could not resist the Lion and the Elephants. They are both so cute, and I had to have both.
For this card I stamped using Fabriano Hot Press watercolour paper. I then picked out 13 distress ink colours, and put down the colours, one at a time, spritzing with water and painting each of the manes a different colour.

I painted his paws and tail using scattered straw with a lighter version on his face and added fun colours to his ears and the feathers. Once all my painting was done he was fussy cut.
For the background, again using distress inks I did a watercolour loose plaid using pinks, yellows, greens and salvaged patina. While still wet I sprayed the background with a mixture of perfect pearls and water, which gives a subtle sparkle to the background.

I then attached the background to my white card base using foam tape, and added the lion, also using foam tape. I die cut the banner and stamped the sentiment using VersaFine Clair ink, then attached with foam squares. A few sequins from Studio Katia finished this card.
Next up are the elephants. I decided to do a whimsical card using mostly a pastel colour palette. For the card base I used a stencil where I could divide the areas up to apply different colours of distress inks.

 I then die cut the heart and used another stencil to add ink to the lower part of the heart, and stamped the hearts in place using VersaFine Clair ink in Tulip Red, then attached the heart to my card base using foam tape.
I then stamped the elephants using Memento Ink in London Fog and coloured using Copic markers. To make each elephant a bit different I reversed the Copic colour order to give the different look.

Once I was done with the colouring I fussy cut the elephants and styled each of them with my stylus and my Rubit Scrubber. I use this mat all the time for styling on one side and scrubbing stamps on the other.
In my Misti I stamped the sentiment to the bottom left side using VersaFine Clair Ink. I then attached the elephants using foam squares and finished with a few gems.

Up next on the hop is Allison. The complete list follows:

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28 comments

  1. I adore the colours you used - lovely cards!

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  2. Cute cards! I love the colours and the sentiments are lovely!

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  3. Kia, these cards are just adorable! The soft pastel colours are gorgeous, and of course your painting is spot on :)

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  4. These are both adorable, Kia! Love the pastels.

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  5. Adorable stamp sets and cards, TFS!

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  6. I love your pastels Kia!!! Soooo Happy to Be a part of this hop with you!

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  7. I'm loving all the spring colors, they look like water colors and so pretty

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  8. These sweet stamps are the cutest and I love how you colored your images in soft pastels for a whimsical look.

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  9. Green elephants on parade...so different and cute. Nice job.

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  10. Both cards are so gorgeous!!!! The lion card is over the top! The colors and the background are incredible! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  11. Marisela Delgado said: Kia, your cards are just adorable! So beautiful! ☺ Marisela mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  12. I really love that lion image. The whimsical mane, and the sentiments are so inspiring! Great card.

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  13. I also think those elephant's are just adorable.
    Cute cards.

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  14. Love the lion. In the pastel
    colors he will be great for a
    babies card. The feathers in
    his mane is a fun idea.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. GORGEOUS cards! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!

    Blessings,
    C

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  16. I love the lion and these soft colors

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  17. Love how you colored the lion!

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  18. Oh My Gosh!!! These are super ADORABLE!!!!

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  19. Love both cards but the elephants the most. They make me feel all mushy!

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  20. Beautiful and sweet showcases of these cute images; I can certainly see why you love them! The pastels: soooo pretty!
    ~carol

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  21. Love your version of the lion, and those elephants are adorable.

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  22. The lion and elephants are adorable! Darling cards with pretty coloring!

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  23. Marisela Delgado said: Your cards are always so beautiful. Marisela mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  24. They are so cute! I especially love the elephants.

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  25. Nice project shares and look at the sets. I like the art style for both as well.

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xoxo, Kia