January Release Countdown Teasers Day 2: Roman Hippos

Welcome back to day 2 of the January Release Countdown Teasers.

Today we're introducing a set called Roman Hippos.

Hippo Hooray Have A Great Birthday

Instructions

  • A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
  • Stamp building in black ink on to 10 cm x 13.5 cm white card and mask
  • Die cut rectangle aperture from mylar sheet (or your preferred medium) to create stencil
  • Position custom made stencil centrally on top of stamped building and secure in place with washi tape
  • Create background using ink blending technique with blue ink, cloud stencil and mini ink blending tool
  • Remove stencil and mask, colour building with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
  • Manually draw additional background detail using markers, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
  • Stamp hippo in black ink on to separate white card, colour with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
  • Cut out hippo with scissors and adhere to card using foam pads
  • Stamp sentiment in black ink

 

All Roads Lead Home Welcome Back

Instructions

  • A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
  • Stamp hippos in black ink on to 10 cm x 13.5 cm white card, masking first hippo prior to stamping the second one
  • Remove mask, colour image with combination of markers and pencils and add white highlight detail with gel pen, then attach to card base using foam sheet cut to size
  • Manually draw grass detail using markers
  • Stamp speech bubble and sentiment in black ink on to separate white card, cut out using scissors and adhere to card using foam pads 
  • Stamp second sentiment in black ink
  • Watch colouring video for this card here

     

    All Roads Lead Home Welcome Back

    Instructions

    • A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
    • Stamp Colosseum in black ink on to 10 cm x 13.5 cm white card, draw a square frame around image using black pen and ruler
    • Colour image with markers and adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
    • Stamp hippos in black ink on to separate white card, colour with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
    • Cut out hippos with scissors and adhere to card using foam pads
    • Stamp sentiment in black ink

       

        Please check in on our fantastic Design Team for more countdown teasers today:

        Thank you for looking and happy stamping!

         

        Clearly Besotted Supplies

        Other Supplies

        • Neenah Solar White 110lb card stock
        • Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
        • VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad
        • VersaColor ink pads
        • Copic Sketch markers
        • FaberCastell Polychromos pencils
        • Uni-ball Signo white gel pen
        • Mylar sheet 190 micron
        • Ranger mini ink blending tool
        • MISTI stamping platform

         

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        8 comments

        incredible scenes, fabulous colouring as always from you, I need a 1/1 lesson from you x
        Andrea Hastilow

        Awesome..loved the scenes and hurray for hippos :)

        Sd Pooja

        These are amazing! I love the different backdrops you have created xx

        Michelle Short

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