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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Mermaid Birthday Card

Happy Sunday! Today I wanted to share a whimsical birthday card I made for someone who loves Disney's The Little Mermaid. It's my favorite Disney movie as well so it was fun to pay homage to such an iconic character.

When I purchased this cute Newton's Nook stamp set, I just knew I had to make one of the mermaids look like Ariel. I started by stamping the image on some X-Press cardstock using My Favorite Things black licorice hybrid ink. I then ran the image through my ScanNCut2 machine. No more fussy cutting for me! I'm still amazed at how it cuts so close and perfectly.

After coloring the mermaid with Copic markers, I went to work on the card base. I had an idea to have her swimming in a shaker window. To accomplish this, I created a shaker pocket with my Fuse tool and filled it with blue, iridescent, clear and some ocean themed sequins. I used a large stitched circle die to cut a hole in the front of the card base and also in another piece of blue cardstock to cover the inside of the card so the back of my shaker pocket wouldn't show.

To complete the front of the card, I daubed on some blue ink around the edges of the circle to give it a little dimension. I then stamped some bubbles in Versamark ink and heat embossed them in clear. It gave them a little shine and really pops in person. Here's a close-up:

Next it was time to create the inside scene. I blended a couple of blue distress inks to create an ocean like background. I then grabbed a wave stencil and placed it over the card panel. I used a baby wipe to remove some of the ink from the places where I wanted to create waves. I love using this technique because you get a soft look that's perfect for ocean scenes. I built up a little sea floor using several different green inks and the seaweed stamp in the set. I adhered my mermaid making sure she was visible in the front panel. My last few touches were adding a sentiment, some bubbles and a little Wink of Stella for some shimmer.

I really liked the way the card turned out and I think the recipient will too! It's just plain fun! Since it's a birthday card, I thought I'd enter it into the Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes challenge. Be sure to check out the other great entries below!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Newton's Nook Designs MERMAID CROSSING Clear Stamp Set 20150802 Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10 My Favorite Things BLACK LICORICE Hybrid Ink Pad MFT Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A Brother ScanNCut2 Home and Hobby Cutting Machine with Rhinestone Trial Kit Stampin' Up Heat Tool Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE CLEAR Detail EPJ37385 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19 Lil' Inker Designs STITCHED MATS: CIRCLE DIE Set LILD125 We R Memory Keepers EUROPEAN VOLTAGE PHOTO SLEEVE FUSE Tool 662533 Avery Elle STAMP STORAGE POCKETS SS25 25 Quantity Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR MIX Cupped Sequins Darice 5MM CRYSTAL IRIDESCENT Sequins 10043-8 Martha Stewart IRIDESCENT HEARTS AND STARS GLITTER SET 40-34006 6mm Ocean Spray Sequins Little Mermaid Confetti 1.2oz Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDP40132 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TDP40064 Simon Says Stamp Stencil WAVES ssst121357 This is the Life Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LUCKY ink056 Splash of Color Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad JELLYBEAN ink044 The Color of Fun *Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad GREEN LEAF ink011 *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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