Penguin Joy

Oh, hi!  Whew, I went straight from Halloween cards to a Christmas card.  Which is unusual, because I do make Thanksgiving cards every year. But when these little penguins showed up at my door, I just had to whip up a quick card because, well . . . they are just too cute!

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So, I love the look of inlay die-cuts, but I don't have any alphabet dies, so for this card I used my Cricut to get that look.  I even show you how I did it in the video:


So, after I cut out the letters, I used my stamp positioner to get that little guy in just the right place.  He's from the Sweet Holiday Penguins set by My Favorite Things.  Then I colored him up with the following Copics:

Penguin - BV29. BV25, BV23
Beak and Feet - YR15, YR18
Shading on his face and belly - BG0000
Wreath - G09, R29
Scarf - YG01, BG13
Ground - BG0000, C1

After I was done coloring, I decided it needed a background.  So, I cut out a mask for the penguin and stamped the Christmas Background stamp in Sno-Cone Hybrid ink.  It added just enough.

I adhered the stamped panel to a red panel and then adhered that to a white A2 notecard.  I couldn't decide on whether or not to use the polka dot letters at first, but in the end, I'm glad I decided to use them.

Final step was to add a few sequins and Viola!  All done!

Thanks for visiting today!

Witch Way is the Candy? - Card 5

Welp... here's the fifth and final card in my Witch Way is the Candy Halloween Series.  I really enjoyed using this set and creating videos.  I hope you enjoyed them, too.

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For this card, I started out by stamping the kitty and witch from the Witch Way is the Candy stamp set onto a piece of 80# Neenah card stock measuring 4. 25" x 5.5" using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Then I masked the images and very lightly added a layer of Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink using a sponge.  Then I taped the stencil down and used an ink blending tool with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink.

I created the stencil using my Cricut Explore Air and the Spiderweb Placemat image from the Anna's Seasonal Soirees cartridge.  After all the stenciling was done, it was time to color!

Here are the Copics I used:

Cat - W1, W2, W3, W4, R00, R20; Bowtie - YR16, YR18
Witch Hat and Cape - BV02, BV13, BV17, BV29
Hair - YR02, YR04, YR09, R29, R59
Dress - YR12, YR14, YR15, YR16, YR18
Sleeves and Tights - YR12, BV02
Skin - E50, E51, E53
Hat Band - YR18, YR15, YR14; Buckle Y08
Boots - C1, C3, C5, C7
Broom Handle - E31, E33, E37
Broom - Y21, YR24, YR23, YR27, E09
Bat - BV20, BV23, BV25

After all the coloring was done, I trimmed down the stamped panel a bit and adhered it to a piece of black card stock and then finally, added that to a top folding purple A2 card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Witch Way is the Candy? - Cards 3 & 4

Oh, hi!  I'm back with the next two cards featuring the Witch Way is the Candy stamp set.  Card # 3 went pretty smoothly, however, Card #4 was a challenge . . . I tried to use a ruler.  Really, I should know better than that. . .they don't like me . . . which you can see in the video at the end of this post.

Anywho, on to the cards.

Here's Card #3:

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This one is pretty straight forward.  I traced the windows from the Stitched Triple Peek-a-Boo Windows die onto a piece of 80# Neenah card stock measuring 4" x 5.25".  Then I stamped the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink from the Witch Way is the Candy stamp set.

I colored them in with these Copics:

Bat - BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, R00, R20
Cat - W1, W2, W3, W4; Bowtie - YG13, YG17
Frog - G99, G94, G82, G40

I stamped the sentiment in Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink and heat embossed with white embossing power.

I used the same window die to cut the patterned paper, and adhered that over the stamped images using an incredible amount of foam tape.  I adhered the sentiment using Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue.

Then I adhered that to a piece of black card stock measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and finally adhered that to a white A2 card.  Ta-da!  All done!

So, Card #4.  You guys, this was seriously a hot mess.  Not at first, but boy oh boy, I sure did have a few issues with this one towards the end.  This card right here is further proof that pretty much anything can be fixed.

I started out by tracing a rectangle using one of the A2 Scallop Frame dies from Honey Bee Stamps so I would know where to stamp the kitty and pumpkins.  I used a stamp positioner to get them in just the right spot. . .and I did a bit of masking too so the kitty would be in front of the pumpkins.

Once all the stamping was done, I covered them up with masks and used Distress Oxide inks to create the night sky.  I used Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves and Peeled Paint.

For the clouds, I just scribbled on some clean water.  I do love how the Distress Oxide inks react with water.

After all the ink blending was done, I colored in the images using these Copics:

Kitty - W2, W3, W4, R00, R20; Bowtie - YG13, YG17
Pumpkins - YR27, YR15, YR12; Stems - G99, G94
Moon - Y11, Y13, Y15

And this about where things start to go awry . . . so, here's the video so you can see my struggles and how I fixed them.

If you missed the first video, you can see it here . .. and check back soon for the third and final video featuring this stamp set.

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Witch Way is the Candy? - Cards 1 & 2

Oh, Hi!  It's been a minute or two since my last post, but I had this grand idea to create five cards with one stamp set and of course, a video to go along with it.  However, one video would have been almost an hour long, even with all the coloring sped up quite a bit, so instead, I'll be doing a series of 3 blog posts (and videos).

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Here's the video for the first two cards:
And here is the first card:

To get started, I stamped the frog and pumpkins from the Witch Way is the Candy stamp set onto a piece of scratch paper to get an idea for placement.  Once I was happy with that, I created masks for the frog and the pumpkins and used my stamp positioner to stamp the images on a 4" x 5.25" panel of Neenah Solar White card stock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

After all the stamping was done, it was time to do some coloring!

I used the following Copic Markers:

Frog - G99, G94, G43 and YG93
Pumpkins - YR27, YR15, YR12
Shading around the small pumpkin - W3, W4
Ground - E43, E42, W4

The striped paper is from the Black and White Basics paper pack from My Favorite Things.  But, I decided that I wanted it to be black and orange instead of black and white, so I used my Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink and mini ink blending tool to change the color.

I adhered that on top of the stamped panel and trimmed down the excess.  I added a strip of black card stock to cover the seam from the patterned paper.  Then I mounted that onto a piece of black card stock measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I adhered that to a top folding white card base and to finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white card stock and attached it with liquid glue.  Ta-da!  All done!

Next up, Card #2:

I started out by stamping and coloring the witch on a white panel.  I decided after I had her all colored that she needed a buddy, so I masked her off and stamped and colored the frog.

Here are the Copics I used:
Hat and Cape - V12, V15, V17
Buckle on the hat - Y08 and Wink of Stella Glitter Pen
Dress, Band on Hat and Tights - YG01, YG03, YG17, YG25
Broom Bristles - Y21, YR23, YR27, E09, E99
Broom Handle - E31, E33, E27
Skin - E21, E00, E0000, R20
Hair - 100, BV23, BV25, BV29
Boots - C1, C3, C5, C7
Frog - G99, G94, G82, G40
Ground - E43, E42

After I was done coloring, I cut the panel down to 2 3/4" x 4" and lightly inked the edges the with black ink.

For the spider web background, I turned to my trusty Cricut Explore Air to cut it out.  The image is the Spider Web Placemat from the Anna Griffin Seasonal Soiree digital cartridge.

Once I had it loaded on my digital mat, I resized it to 4.25" 5.5" so it would cover the front of my card.  Sent off to my Cricut to be cut from black card stock and Viola!  A really cool background!

I used a Ball Point Glue Pen around the edges of the die cut and a few dots of Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue in the centers of a few of the spider webs to adhere it to the front of a green top folding card.

I adhered the stamped panel to the front of the card and Ta-da!  All done.

Thanks so much for visiting today . . . and check back soon for the second video and the next two cards.