I started by stamping all of the animal heads on some Copic friendly paper. I chose bright Copic color combinations for each animal so they'd really pop against a black and white scheme. I wanted them to be the focus of the card. After coloring, I fussy cut each image. Let me just tell you how challenging those little deer antlers were! Since my cutting was not perfect, I took a black brush pen and touched up all of the edges. This just makes the shapes look seamless and clean.
For the layout, I was inspired by the Sunday Stamp Sketch below. I thought this would really provide a nice frame and highlight the little animals. I settled on a fun black and white chevron paper from my stash for my "wallpaper." I played around with the order of the animals. I wanted to make sure it look balanced. Once that was set, I broke out some black foam squares to pop up each little critter. I did have to cut some very small pieces for the antlers. What a challenge!
Before adhering them, I remember I needed that sentiment. I masked the word "wild" so that I could heat emboss the first half of the sentiment in white. I then masked that part off and embossed the word "wild" in gold. I really like the way it turned out. Once that was all done, I adhered my little animals. For the finishing touch, I grabbed my clear Wink of Stella pen and gave each animal a bit of sparkle. Here's a close up of the card:
I am joining the Sunday Stamp Sketch challenge this week. Be sure to check out the other cards crafters came up with. I will definitely be utilizing this layout again. So clean and simple.
Have a great rest of your week! Until next time!
