Tuesday, January 31, 2017

CASology: Youth

There's a brand new cue from CASology and it's sponsored by Kitty Bee Designs!



I used the adorable Sleepy Love Bug digi for this card. I simply printed it out with my printer and then colored it in with my Copics. I'm a lazy crafter, so I used my Brother Scan N Cut 2 to cut it out instead of fussy cutting. I created my background by simply using 3 different YG Copic Markers to sketch in some grass. I used my MISTI to help me line up a simple sentiment and then added my image with a little foam tape for a tiny bit of dimension. Super simple and super cute!



Friday, January 27, 2017

Kennedy Grace Creations Post

I'm over on the Kennedy Grace Creations blog today with this sweet card. Go take a look for more details!

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Hello

I'm playing along with the current Color Throwdown today. The colors are Green, Pink, and Aqua.


I love this new stamp from Mama Elephant! It's just such a gorgeous image and it's super fun to color! I used my Zig Brush markers for this along with a water brush to move the color around. I love how it turned out! I started by stamping my image in Versamark and heat embossing in white. I colored my images and then heat embossed my sentiment in white on black paper. I adhered my panel to a white card base with some double-sided tape to overcome the little warping I had and then added my sentiment with foam tape. I finished it off by adding a sprinkling of Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.




Tuesday, January 24, 2017

CASology: Glisten

Hello, everyone! I'm back again today with a brand new challenge from CASology. The cue word for this week is Glisten.


So I actually had a little trouble with this one. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do, so I closed my eyes and thought of things that glisten. My mind finally rested on ocean water. When it's snowy, I want to make warm cards! I just got a new otter set, so I knew which animal I wanted to put in my water. The problem was, I didn't know how to color one, so I went to trusty google and found a cute image.

Adorable, right? And that gave me my idea for my card!


I started by masking off a strip of paper that I was going to blend some ink into. I used 3 different inks to create water with some varied color. Then I placed a waves stencil over it and blended in a fourth ink over the top of it. I didn't stop there though! I wanted my water to really glisten, so I also applied some translucent embossing paste through the stencil. I removed my stencil and tape and set the card base to the side so it could dry.

I stamped my images and then colored them in with my Copics, using the photo as a guide. I used my Brother Scan N Cut 2 to cut them out and then set them aside while I finished the card base.

By this point, my embossing paste was dry, so I used my Big Shot and a stitched edge die to add a little stitched detail outside of my water. I used my MISTI to stamp my sentiment and then adhered my images with some foam tape.


And here's a close up so you can see that beautiful shine from the embossing paste! I think this card may just be my husband's Valentine this year!