Heffy Doodle June 2018 Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

Good morning!  I am so excited to help celebrate the June 2018 release from Heffy Doodle Stamps!  I have two cards to share using some of the new release products!

Remember this smooshed watercolor background I made a few weeks ago?  Well at the same time I made a few more because I really loved the color combination.  To create this one I actually used a second generation smooshing of the three distress ink colors: blueprint sketch, twisted citron, and salty ocean which is why the colors are SO much lighter.  My other card created a great grass and sky scene…and this one is perfect for an underwater scene! 🙂 After smooshing the inks and letting them dry I splattered the panel with water and blotted off the excess to create bubbles across the panel.  I trimmed it down to 4″ by 5.25″ and adhered it to a black card base.

Next I stamped the adorable jellyfish from Oceans of Love onto watercolor paper with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I watercolored them with Mijello Mission Gold watercolors and then let them dry.  Once they were dry I added spectrum noir clear sparkle to the top of each jellyfish and then a layer of nuvo crystal glaze.  Once that was totally dry I added a few accents with a white gel pen.  Then I stamped the large sentiment word on black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before die-cutting it with the coordinating dies.  I added a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle to the word and then set it aside while I assembled the card.  First I stamped the rest of the sentiment and the bubbles onto the watercolor panel with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I added spectrum noir clear sparkle to the bubbles and a layer of nuvo crystal glaze.  I adhered the jellyfish and the word die with foam mounting tape.  To finish the card I added a swirl of iridescent clear sequins!

My second card features the fabulous parrot from Wingman!  I started by stamping him and his perch onto watercolor paper with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I watercolored them with Mijello Mission Gold watercolors.  To get a bright vibrant color I used a lot of pigment and very little water.  I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle to the parrot before adding white gel pen accents to the bird and perch.  While I was stamping I also cut apart one of the sentiments from Wingman to stamp the word ‘bird’ onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a tiny label and set it aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

To create the background I started by blending candied apple, squeezed lemonade, lucky clover, and blueprint sketch distress ink diagonally on a piece of watercolor paper.  I spritzed it with water and blotted off the excess drops.  Then I laid the Unbeleafable stencil over the watercolor panel and spritzed it with a water bottle.  I pressed a paper towel over the stencil to soak up the excess water and create that subtle pattern!  Next I stamped the sentiment from Big Bold Words onto the watercolor panel with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Finally I adhered the perch with regular adhesive and the bird and bird word with foam mounting tape for a little extra dimension!

One lucky winner will receive a £50 voucher to the Heffy Doodle store. Leave a comment on each hop to qualify.  The winner will be announced on Friday, June 8th on the Heffy Doodle Blog. 

You should have arrived from Ali’s blog and Francesca is your next stop.  If you get lost or encounter a broken link here’s a list of all the hop stops:

• Heffy Doodle Blog
• Kelly Martin
• Ali Farmer
• Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
• Francesca Vignoli
• Jessica McAfee Mercer
• Dennice Watts
• Cassie Tezak
• Tallie Clewley
• Sindu Jay
• Crystal Thompson
• Heather Hoffman
• Koren Wiskman

Thanks so much for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Have a fabulous weekend!! 🙂

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases through my links help keep my blog running with no additional cost to you and I thank you so much for the support!!

Heffy Doodle OCEANS OF LOVE Clear… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle OCEANS OF LOVE Dies… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle WINGMAN Clear Stamps… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle WINGMAN Dies hfd0056 at… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle BIG BOLD WORDS Clear… [ SSS ] Heffy Doodle UNBELEAFABLE Stencil… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad LUCKY… [ SSS ] Tonic LIGHT MIST SPRAY BOTTLE Nuvo 2… [ SSS ] Tonic CRYSTAL GLAZE Nuvo 947N [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY… [ SSS ] Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ] Sequins Cupped CLEAR IRIDESCENT Pack… [ SSS ] Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR SET… [ SSS ] Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR… [ SSS ] Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4… [ SSS ] Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2… [ SSS ] Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ] Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR… [ SSS ]