July 2017 Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks....Social Sally!

Good morning and welcome to Day 1 of our July Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Over the next several days, we will be introducing a total of 7 incredible new sets!!

Today we are sharing sneak peeks of 2 sassy sets from artist Annie Rodrigue...BESSIE BUS STOP and SOCIAL SALLY!

At the end of my post, you will find links to all the Krafty Design Team members and Guests who have designs to share with you today featuring these two new sets. Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop.The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this Saturday afternoon...just click on the link and let us know you are planning to attend!

My card today features the adorable Social Sally! She just perfect for sending a little love to all those texters in your life. ;) She also comes with some great coordinating sentiments, one of which I used here on my card. 

Quite a while back, I purchased a complete set of Polychromos coloured pencils...I researched these pencils for a very long time before deciding to purchase. While I love the pencils, I have been struggling to find an affordable paper that I like. I have tried several different types including watercolour papers (both cold and hot pressed) and various mixed media papers. There are a few I'd love to try, but as I mentioned, I'm trying to find something that is budget friendly lol. Now that being said, I truly believe in buying quality materials...sometimes I think the root of artistic frustrations could be alleviated by avoiding low quality supplies (hence my decision to save up to buy the polychromos). It's hard to achieve great results without the proper tools. However, we are all working within a budget, so it's important to find balance. I finally decided to try Canson Mi-Teintes paper. My preferred technique for blending coloured pencils is to use Gamsol, and I have to say that this paper has by far given me the best results out of all those I've tried. I used the smoother side which still has enough tooth for applying multiple layers...that tooth is important! After a few test samples, I dove in and stamped SOCIAL SALLY in Memento Desert Sand. I worked in many layers applied with a light hand so as not to damage the tooth of the paper. Between layers, I blended with a little Gamsol applied with a paint brush. She was completed almost entirely with Polychromos; I did add a few Prisma Premier pencils to my skin combination. I'm still very much a beginner with this medium, but I look forward to working with it more in the future!  

Here's a look at the full stamp set:

And here's the hop list:

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings, 

Melanie