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I created two cards to share today. :)
The first card utilizes Lawn Fawn's Critters in the 'Burbs stamp set:
I die cut a label from Neenah Solar White Cardstock using the Stampin' Up Sizzix Top Note Die.
To create the cute little stamped scene, I combined the dog and tree on the Fiskars Stamp Press and stamped the images with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then I stamped the tire swing. Once the scene was all stamped, I was ready to add some color to the sweet little puppy with these Copic Markers:
Then I added color to the tree:
Lastly, I added some gray tones to the tire swing, aqua to the dog collar and silver glitter marker to the dog tag:
Next, I stamped each of the images on Masking Paper and cut each image out and adhered it over the colored images. I also masked off a strip at the bottom. (Mine have been used before, thus the ink on them.)
I used the Hero Arts Clouds background stamp and CTMH Crystal Blue ink to make a bright colorful sky behind the stamped scene.
I also stamped some grass along the masking paper (also from the Critters in the 'Burbs Lawn Fawn set) using Garden Green CTMH ink.
Is it wrong that I get such a kick out of peeling off the masking paper to reveal the colored images underneath? It's like magic.
The bottom part of my label needs a little color, eh? I used Shabby Shutters Tim Holtz Distress Ink and the Ink Blending Tool to add it. I put the masks back in place so I didn't mess up my Copic Colored images.
The stamped greeting is from Papertrey Ink:
I like adding a little pen detail to the "stitched" border from the die cutting:
To complete the card, I used a Sizzix embossing folder to emboss the front of the card. I rounded the corners with the Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile and then used a sanding block to sand the embossed design.
The label is adhered with foam adhesive and I added a punched heart attached with a mini staple and some twine with a button.
SUPPLIES
PAPER: Grass Folded Cards by Hero Arts; Neenah Solar White Cardstock 25 sheet pkg OR Ream
STAMPS: Critters in the 'Burbs Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn; Hero Arts Clouds Background Stamp; Up, Up & Away Sentiments by Papertrey Ink
INKS: Crystal Blue & Garden Green Inks by CTMH; Shabby Shutters Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink by Tsukineko; COPIC Sketch Markers: (R21 Sardonyx, E31 Brick Beige, E35 Chamois, E31 Sepia, E29 Burnt Umber, YG13 Chartreuse, YG17 Grass Green, E55 Light Carmel, E57 Light Walnut, BG15 Aqua, C3 Cool Gray No. 3, C5 Cool Gray No. 5, C7 Cool Gray No. 7); Silver COPIC Spica Glitter Pen
EMBELLISHMENTS: Button and Twine (Papertrey Ink)
TOOLS: Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Dots & Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folders; Top Note Die Exclusive for Stampin' Up; Fiskars Stamp Press; Ranger Inkssentials Ink Applicator & Blending Tool; Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper; Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile; Sanding Block; Foam Adhesive
My second card uses the Critters in the Sea Lawn Fawn Stamp Set:
Again, using a die cut Top Note label, I stamped several of the images on the label and created masks to stamp the whale in the ocean.
I used the Hero Arts Clouds background stamp to give the image a sky:
Next, I stamped the rest of the underwater scene and the greeting using all stamps from the Lawn Fawn Critters of the Sea set:
I colored in the ocean water with some pale blue Copic Markers:
Some light pinks and yellows for the fishies:
Copic Spica Clear Glitter marker for the water coming out of the whale's blowhole and for the underwater bubbles:
Googly eyes to make the characters come to life:
Again, I finished the card with an embossed and sanded background, a button and some twine and a few gemstones:
SUPPLIES
PAPER: Cerulean Hero Arts Folded Cards; Neenah Solar White Cardstock 25 sheet pkg OR Ream
STAMPS: Critters of the Sea Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn; Hero Arts Clouds Background Stamp
INKS: Crystal Blue Ink by CTMH; Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink by Tsukineko; COPIC Sketch Markers: (BG0000 Snow Green, BG000 Pale Aqua, BG01 Aqua Blue, R30 Pale Yellowish Pink, R32 Peach, Y32 Cashmere, Y35 Maize, C1 Cool Gray No. 1, C3 Cool Gray No. 3, C5 Cool Gray No. 5); Clear Spica Copic Glitter Pen
EMBELLISHMENTS: Button and Twine (Papertrey Ink); Sea Mixed Accents by Hero Arts
TOOLS: Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Tim Holtz Dot Matrix & Gridlock Textured Fades Embossing Folders; Top Note Die Exclusive for Stampin' Up; Fiskars Stamp Press;Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper; Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile; Sanding Block; Foam Adhesive
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