Wednesday Trends - Sponging

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday!

I'm here with you today to share a Wednesday Trend with you! One of my most FAVORITE things to do on my focal images is sponging, so I thought I would show you how I do it!!!

As you can see here in the first picture, I masked and stamped the balloons from Aim For The Clouds by There She Goes and I colored them with Copic Markers.

At this point, the two panels are the same.

Next, I put the Nestabilities die back onto the panel and starting with Memento Canteloupe, I lightly sponge around the entire edge of the Nestabilities die.

You can already see how the ink has given the image a bit more depth.

For the third step, I sponge again, this time using Memento Tangelo. I go VERY lightly with this darker color, as I just want to accent the edge.

Here is a side by side view. You can see the original panel which I did not sponge, and the panel that was sponged with both Memento Canteloupe and Memento Tangelo.

I used the sponged image to create the card you see here! I used one of Jen's SFYTT sketches for the layout!

As a rule, I generally use the Memento Canteloupe and Memento Tangelo, but you can certainly use any color...even match it to your card!!! I personally think that sponged focal images just finish off a card and give it a little extra "something".

I hope I have inspired you to add a bit of sponging to your next project!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

Recipe:

Stamps: Aim For The Clouds by There She Goes

Paper: Classic Red, Black, Choice Buttercream & Thrift Shop by October Afternoon

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Tangelo & Memento Canteloupe

Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Sponges, Copic Markers, Die-Namics, Sewing Machine and Foam Tape

Jodi