Monday, September 4, 2023

Mushroom Hunting with Hero Arts

Hello Crafty Friends,

How about some fantasy mushroom hunting using the latest printable from Hero Arts -- are they not adorable?  Kind of Autumnal Alice in Wonderland goes wild, I think?

I drank my morning coffee while watching the AMAZING Kelly Taylor do some bokeh/Copic backgrounds--her video was so inspiring that I had to try it myself! 

I spent today recovering from jet lag and coloring the grouped mushrooms in this digital printable (while binge-watching Better Call Saul...how have I missed this show?).  My back ground did NOT come out smooth and dreamy (sigh...it is not like Kelly's...), but the streaky colors still made me smile and I carried on coloring my little mushroom patch.  

Following Kelly's lead, I used Hero Arts unicorn white pigment ink with the Large Sprinkled Dots stencil to add that bokeh effect (Kelly does that a little differently, but I think this stencil really gets the job done).  I added a sentiment from the printable that's appropriately punny, backed both the mushrooms and the sentiment in HA's woodland cardstock, mounted them on an A2 card base and BOOM!  presto-card-o, ready to mail.  

I'll have more digital-based cards later this month for you (there's also a tree printable and a leafy digital kit to play with).  Until then, enjoy the changing season and thanks for stopping by. 

Essie

23 comments:

  1. Beautiful coloring on the mushrooms! WOW!

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    1. So glad you like it! I feel like it's been ages since I did a Copics card!

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  2. Nice to see you using a digital image - thanks for sharing!

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    1. Hi Lin! I'm glad you like it--I love coloring digis!

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  3. Adorable! I just love the background for these cute mushies.

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    1. Thank you! Kelly Taylor's video was such an inspiration for me!

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    1. Thanks so much! The bokeh sort of pulled it all together for me!

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  6. Love these whimsical mushrooms! Great colors and style for your fun card!

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  7. Lovely card - the colouring is great!

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  8. The bokeh effect is gorgeous paired with the mushrooms, love these illustrations.

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  9. Love this colorful mushroom scene.

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