There’s something undeniably captivating about a vintage valentine, where every delicate stroke of ink and carefully chosen sentiment carries a timeless charm. This new House Mouse Candy Hearts rubber stamp had a very retro look to me, so I went with an old-timey mixed media vibe.
Easy One Layer Vintage Look Mixed Media Valentine Tutorial:
- I started by creating my background. I masked off a border and then used two shades of tan Distress Ink to ink blend my background. (Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap)
- With the masking tape still on the cardstock, I then used the same tan inks to stencil and stamp bits and pieces on the background. Most of the stamping was “second generation” where I stamped first on a scrap and then onto my background so that the pattern would be subtle. I also added light stenciling to the background. Cathe Holden has some great stamps and stencils that I added here and there. I also used a bit of stamping with white pigment ink, but it is hard to see in the photograph. To finish I added a touch of Gold Wax to a few places around the border.
- Carefully remove your masking tape. I used Post It Tape, which is the best!
- After my background was dry, I stamped the Valentine Mouse with Versafine Black Pigment Ink.
- PRO TIP: For a crisp look, keep the stamp in your Misti stamping platform and restamp the image after you are done coloring. You won’t believe how much this one step will elevate your project!
- I used Faber Castell Polychromo Colored Pencils to color the mouse and candy hearts.
- Remember to restamp the image and let dry.
- The cute sentiment is included with the stamp set and finishes off my one layer valentine.
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