Strawberry Hello Duo with Guest Becky Roberts

You’re going to love the spring time duo by Guest Artist Becky Roberts. We are thrilled to have Becky back on the blog.

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Hello friends! 

Today I’m the featured guest artist on the Ellen Hutson blog with a couple of products from the latest release. I have a couple of tricks for you when using these products, starting with stamping the strawberries. 

I stamped them first with Concord & 9th Poppy ink and then used a sponge dauber to load up a bit of Cranberry ink and shade the bottoms and sides of the strawberries before stamping again.  This adds a little depth to the berries.

Once they are dry, use a mat and a ball stylus to shape them. Turn them over on the mat and gently press in a circular motion until they start to round or cup.

Use Foam tape or squares on the back to keep the shape. Do the same with the flowers.

Berry Basket: Assembly is easier if you lay then flat and glue together all the tabs first. Then you know it is level and folds up like a breeze.

For the finishing touches, I’ve hand cut a tag to add the strawberries on.  I did a little bit of stenciling with River Rock Stencil from Honey Bee Stamps,  The hello is stamped ion Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.  Finally I tied a piece of ribbon around the basket and attached the tag.

All of the products I’ve used are available in the Ellen Hutson Shop.

Dies:

Berry Basket Die

Strawberry Fields Stamps and Dies

River Rock Stencil (Honey Bee Stamps)

Cardstock:

Sea Glass cardstock (Concord & 9^th)

White Cardstock

Ink Pads:

Poppy, Cranberry, Buttercup, Sea Glass, Parsley, and Evergreen (Concord & 9^th)

Memento Black

Versamark 

Supplies:

White Embossing Powder

Sponge Dauber

Mat and Ball Stylus

To see more of Becky’s wonderful designs, you can find her on Instagram at @inkingidaho

Supplies