GUEST ARTIST FEATURE: Gettin' Sassy w/Janette Kausen ft. Flock Yeah!

Good day to you! It’s Janette Kausen here, guesting with you today. I am so happy to be back! A little something about me? I’ve got a thing about flamingos and sass. It has gotten me in the hot seat a time or two. The sass, not the flamingos! When Wplus9 released the Flock Yeah! set… gasp! It jumped in my cart, ASAP. It had to come live with me!

I began by stamping the flamingo, palms and crown from Flock Yeah! in Pure Color Black Dye ink on smooth Bristol paper. I then clear embossed the images to create a well for color. Embossing is not necessary, unless like me, you are impatient and want to paint wet colors right next to each other. I like to lay down a base color with watercolor markers, blend with water and then go back and add deep rich colors enhancing depth, shadows and detail. There is something about adding layers, and second or third colors from other color families, that make me swoon! Green leaves with a touch of blue. Pinks with a splash of orange. It really is where watercolor comes to life, yum!

While the watercolor dried, I die cut a circle into a 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” white cardstock panel. I placed the panel into a Misti replacing the circle die cut back into is original space. After adding two small loops of invisible wrapping style tape I picked up the circle with the Misti lid. I then nestled the Flock Yeah! sentiment against the circle (still adhered to the lid) curving the photopolymer stamp to match the arch of the circle. I inked it up in Black Pure Color ink and stamped the sentiment with precision!

Once all the images were dry, I die cut them, with the exception of the Hibiscus Bouquet, which I fussy cut. I arranged them within the circle, tucking some edges under, others over, and then covered them carefully with Press’n Seal. When pressed in place well, the Press’n Seal securely holds the images without disrupting their placement or damaging them. I turned the panel over and applied foam tape to the back being cautious of areas that could be seen from the front.

Finally, I removed the Press’n Seal and with all die cuts secure, I adhered the panel onto a 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” folded card base. I added a touch more foam tape behind the flamingo and orange flowers, for dimension. A few sequins add the requisite sparkle.

Thank you for joining me today, and, thank you to the crew at Wplus9 for inviting me to another adventure into creativity! I hope you’ve been inspired and I’ll see you again!

xo, Janette

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Flock Yeah! Shop at: WP9	Flock Yeah! Die Shop at: WP9	Hibiscus Bouquet Shop at: WP9