Lawn Fawn - You Brighten My Life Card

Happy Saturday! Today I wanted to share a card I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge. They asked for black and white cards with a splash of color and I came up with this idea:

I knew I wanted to do an underwater scene using gray tones instead of blues so I started with a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock and a few Distress Inks. With an ink blending tool, I started with Squeezed Lemonade distress ink and created a little circle in the middle. Next I used Pumice Stone Distress Ink to color in all around the circle making sure just to go over the edges of the circle. Then I laid on a wave stencil and used Hickory Smoke Distress Ink color to create the look of ocean waves. Lastly, I took Black Soot Distress Ink and went around all of the edges to give it a bit more depth. Once the piece had dried, I took my distress sprayer and squeezed out a few water droplets. I immediately regretted it and tried to dry it off. I was able to cover most of them up with more distress ink. Lesson learned!

Next I colored each little fish with varying tones of neutral gray Copic markers. Since I knew the little jelly fish was going to be a center light I had to arrange the fish first and color them appropriately so they appeared to be highlighted by the jelly fish. This took a little bit to figure out but I loved the result. I then colored my jelly fish in yellow and orange Copics and covered him in two coats of clear Wink of Stella to ensure he really shined!

Before I adhered the fish, I grabbed a sentiment from another Lawn Fawn set and heat embossed it in white. I also went around the yellow area with more clear Wink of Stella. I really wanted this area to sparkle. I choose to use some multi medium matte to attach the fish so that I had a bit of wiggle room to make sure they were in the correct places. I also wanted to keep them all flat. I popped up the jelly fish with two layers of foam tape and in person this really helps to make him the center of the card. My last step was to adhere the panel to a A2 size black card. Here's a close up:

I just love how the little jelly fish seems to be radiating light! I really had fun staying away from color and loved being challenged to work in just grays. This really helped me to work on my Copic shading technique. I remember a similar exercise we did in the Copic Certification class. 

Be sure to pop over to the Lawnscaping Challenge blog and check out the amazing creations some of the designers came up with. They are awesome! Have a great weekend and I'll be back soon!

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Set LF15FF TANK YOU Clear Stamps and Dies	Lawn Fawn SO JELLY Clear Stamps LF899	Lawn Fawn LIFE IS GOOD Clear Stamps	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PUMICE STONE Ranger TDP40101	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger TDP47339
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDP39860	Simon Says Stamp Stencil WAVES ssst121357 This is the Life	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Brother ScanNCut2 Home and Hobby Cutting Machine with Rhinestone Trial Kit
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces TDA47414	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss	Stampin' Up Heat Tool
*3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4"" Adhesive Glue Gun	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8	Copic Sketch Marker N7 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 7
Copic Sketch Marker N5 NEUTRAL GRAY NO.5	Copic Sketch Marker N3 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 3	Copic Sketch Marker N1 NEUTRAL GRAY NO.1	Copic Sketch Marker N0 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 0
Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Bright Bold	Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW	Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE	*Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Sunshine Cheery Bright
*Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Blending Dual Tips	Ranger Stickles YELLOW Glitter Glue SGG01942	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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You're Souper Cool!

Happy Thursday! I'm so excited to share a card using the adorable chef from My Favorite Things. I just loved these little guys when I first saw them and knew I would love creating cards with them. I was inspired by a great sketch over at the Paper Players. It really challenged me because I'm typically "clean and simple/less is more." So stepped outside my box and played around with mixing different patterns and I was up for the challenge!

For my little chef, I used warm grays and red Copic markers for his outfit. I wanted him to have a bit of a back light so I die cut a piece of distress watercolor cardstock in a hexagon shape and used two different yellow distress inks to blend the background. I then fussy cut around the image and adhered him to the middle of the hexagon. I used some gray Copics to give him a little shadow and I used a stamp to add back the steam that I had cut off.

For the background, I selected several different patterns papers including this cute one with little veggies. I thought it went perfect with the soup theme! I layered them up and adhered them down some flat and some with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped and embossed on a strip of red cardstock that I cut a little flag end on. To finish the card, I added some glossy accents to the buttons of the chef coat, the ladle and the bowl. Here's a close up:

This card actually came together pretty quickly. I will definitely be using this stamp set again soon! The chefs are just adorable and the sentiments so witty! As I mentioned, I will be entering the Paper Players Sketch Challenge. Go check out the design team cards and other challenge participants' designs. So much inspiration in one place! Thanks for stopping by! Until next time!

My Supplies:

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=341987 My Favorite Things BLACK LICORICE Hybrid Ink Pad MFT Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10 Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898 EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 Ranger Embossing Powder, 1-Ounce Jar, Super Fine Clear Tsukineko Full-Size VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Ink, Onyx Black 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Ranger TDP40040 Spellbinders S4-368 Nestabilities Hexagons Die Templates *Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 American Crafts Imaginisce Heartland Farm 36 Sheets Paper Pad, 6 by 6 *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LIPSTICK RED LR10 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN LEAF GL11

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Yeti Birthday Card

Hello! For today's card, I was inspired by the sketch over at the CAS(E) This Sketch blog and a little scene I had in my mind for this adorable little yeti image from Lawn Fawn's Lovable Legends set.

I started by coloring the image with Copic markers and then fussy cutting it out. I next die cut a couple of stitched hills and the little forest tree line to help create a snowy night scene. For the background panel I was inspired by this photo of the Northern Lights:

I grabbed five different colors of distress inks, a piece of distress watercolor cardstock and got to work creating a nice Northern Lights ink blend. For the stars, I flicked on some white distress paint and a mix of perfect pearls and water. It gave me a variety in the size and shape of the "stars."
Once the piece had dried completely, I ran it through my Big Shot machine using a stitched rectangle die. I also cut the hill pieces with this die so that there was a uniform stitched line all the way around the piece. At that time,

To assemble the scene, I adhered the tree line and back hill flat down to the sky piece. I used foam tape to pop up the front hill just to give it a bit more dimension. I also popped up the Yeti. For the balloon, I used another Lawn Fawn die and some awesome iridescent foil paper from Recollections. (It was a holiday special so unfortunately no longer available. I linked a comparable one below.)  I love how it looks like the Northern Lights. So pretty in person but hard to capture in photos.

I tied a piece of black and white twine around the balloon and draped the end down to make it look like the Yeti was holding it. My final touches were small star sequins and a bit of Wink of Stella on the hill tops & tree tops to make it look like shiny snow. Here's a close up:

I really liked the way this card came together. I think the image is super cute and hopefully the recipient will think so too! I'm adding this card to the link up over at the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge blog. They provided this great sketch for inspiration. Be sure to check out all of the great entries!

My Supplies:

RESERVE Lawn Fawn LOVABLE LEGENDS Clear Stamps LF1038 Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065 Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10 Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET C Markers CCCS72C EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120 LB Base Weight 12 Pack 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Lawn Fawn STITCHED HILLSIDE BORDERS Lawn Cuts Dies Lawn Fawn FOREST BORDER Lawn Cuts Die Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies Lawn Fawn PARTY BALLOONS Lawn Cuts Dies LF856 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200 RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Ranger TDP47322 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDP39860 RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET Ranger TDP47360 Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965 *Ranger Perfect Pearls PERFECT PEARL Individual Pigment Powder Tim Holtz Distress Paint PICKET FENCE Ranger TDD36425 Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82 Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE CLEAR Detail EPJ37385 Bazzill Foil Cardstock, 12 x 12 *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320 Pretty Pink Posh METALLIC SILVER STARS Sequins Ranger MINI MULTI MEDIUM GLOSS Gel INK41542 Doodlebug BEETLE BLACK Chunky Twine 4817

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