Curtain Call: Smitten

Happy New Year!!! 

It's time for a new challenge at Curtain Call and we have this fun inspiration graphic that we have called "Smitten".

There's so much inspiration in this one - mittens, wonderful colors, the title of "Smitten" - it's going to be fun.

The sponsor for this challenge is Linnie Blooms and the LEAD (or winner) of this challenge will receive a gift certificate.

Linnie Blooms graciously provided the design team with Faber-Castell Gelatos.  I chose the Tropical set - others got the 50's Diner.  I had never worked with Gelatos and I am generally not a technique person.  However, I have to admit that Gelatos were easier to use than I expected and they gave really fun results.  I did a card with a simple color-wash that is ultra easy - but I am saving this card for the Curtain Call reminder post on January 7th.  

I did something slightly different for today because I really wanted to focus on the mittens and love theme.  I never put away my winter stamps after Christmas.  In Colorado, Valentine's Day is typically much colder and much snowier than is Christmas.  (In fact, March is Colorado's snowiest month!)  So it makes total sense to me to include mittens on my Valentine's cards!

This idea came about as I was looking at the Dot Dabber that comes with the set of Gelatos.  I knew that if I did these small mittens, there really wouldn't be room for a wash of color so I made some dark smudges of color on my paper (I used a smooth watercolor paper).

Then I spritzed it, the I pounced around with the Dot Dabber to make it look a little fuzzy - like a colorful knitted mitten!!!
If you like Gelatos - here's a link to a number of tutorials.  You can also search on Pinterest to get a number of other ideas.  I also like this blog post which shows how easy it is to get a wash of color.
I hope you play along!  Remember...the Gelatos are not a required part of the challenge...so take your inspiration from the challenge graphic and HAVE FUN!

• Stamps: Avery Elle Lots of Love (sentiment), Stampin' Up Make a Mitten (the cuff and pattern)
• Paper: Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, smooth watercolor paper
• Ink: Versamark
• Accessories: Faber-Castell Gelatos Tropical set, Stampin' Up Mitten Punch, Hemptique white 10 lb. twine, Wow! Super Fine White Embossing Powder, Neat and Tangled Pretty Pretty Pink Satin sequins