Thursday, June 23, 2016

Birthday Sheep

Today's card was made for a friend that lives clear across the country. I love black and white cards with a pop of color and the color combination for this week's Can You Case It? was perfect for this. I also added a bit of shimmer, so I'm going to enter it into this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge as well.


I started by cutting my panel and then stamping my focal point sheep first. I then stamped the other sheep slightly tilted around that first sheep. Then I set about coloring each of them in with multiple combinations of Copics from the W family. I used W00, W1, W3, W5, W7, and W9 in various combinations to get each of the sheep's colorations. It's amazing what you can do with just a few markers! The red heart was shaded with R35, R37, and R39.

When all my coloring was completed, I adhered the panel directly to a black card base with a tape runner. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black and cut the flagged tail with my scissors. I adhered the sentiment with foam tape for some dimension.

To finish the card, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the heart for a little bit of shimmer.


It's hard to get a good picture of the shimmer, but I did my best!

 




9 comments:

  1. This is such a cute card, Rachel! Love, love, love it!

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  2. Seriously in love with this card! Great use of the colors!!

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  3. This is SUPER cute! Love the focus on one little sheep...darling design all around! The shimmery heart is perfect for this! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Add Some Shimmer” Challenge! Well done!

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  4. I just love your card! The sheep are adorable!

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  5. Hi Rachel. So in love with your card. I too love the sheep and the pop of red! Thanks for playing with us at CYCI. - Christine

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  6. OKay... WOW!!! Love those Ewes! Lucky friend! Thanks for joining CYCI :) Eva

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  7. awe, such a super sweet card! i love all your coloring and shading! It's just perfect! Thanks for joining us at Can You Case It? --Elizabeth Jeanne (Happy Stamper)

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  8. Rachel, what a cute card. The sheep look really good in the different shades. Thanks for joining the challenge at CYCI. -Kim

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  9. Rachel, oh so cute these little sheep, I love it !!! Thank you for joining us this week at CYCI - Audrey DT

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