AAA Cards Challenge #193: Sketch + Critters, with video

 

This fornight we're playing with a sketch over at AAA Cards Challenges and the optional twist of Critters was chosen by Joy.

For my card I flipped the sketch upside down, you can do that as long as we can see the sketch in your card.

I've masked off a strip at the bottom and instead of making it straight I went for grass as I thought critters live in grass, hadn't decided on which critter I would use just yet, but figured you can't go wrong with grass. Applied Distress ink Mowed lawn and for the "sun" Mustard seed and carved pumpkin. 

Now I went with the circle in the sketch, but offset it a little as my cardbase if rectangular,

not square as in the example. but as it could be any shape, my gnome could have been the circle with in the sketch. I just thought this would look more recognizable.

the Gnome was in my precoloured stash and is from StampinBella (the Gnome and the Birdie). For the sentiment I went with one from Woodware stamps (Good Friends set) and stamped it with Versafine ink and then heat set it.

Mounted the Gnome with foamtape and adhered it on top.

For more information, or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.

Monogram

 The new Less is More Challenge is : ONE layer and Monogram....pfff that threw me

My Initials are really not the prettiest, especially the U...but hey.

For my card I decided if I did a monogrammed card it still had to be "me", so I 've used a funky font and printed my initials with my laserprinter, so I could foil them.

But before foiling I added the butterflies from Concord and  9th (Butterfly Beauty), stamped them with Memento ik on the cardbase.

Took Rose Gold Thermoweb foil and passed it through the laminator.

I think pewter would also be nice.

I'm sorry about the angle, need to catch the shiny surface...

For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this.

Octopi Guys

 

#19 and the last in my Whimsy Stamps Fan month :-(. I have many more stampsets left I didn't use, ah well...there might be a sequel? We'll see

Today I have used the recently released Octopi Guys the stamp set I mentioned was on it's way in an earlier video.

Remember I placed them all in a nice playlist if you want to revisit them or if you're just joining in.

I thought it was perfect for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: we can see clearly now.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.

Whimsy Stamps Fan Month #18 Yeti for love

Whimsy Stamps Fan Month #16 Monkey Sundae

Whimsy Stamps Fan Month #15 Adopt don't shop Cats

Summer fun

 The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Animal Antics.

For my cards I 've used an array of Whimsy stampsets ( Simple Sentiment Strips, Hippo Fun in the Sun, Hippo Beach fun, Dragons fishing).

I stamped them al on Copic safe paper and colored them with different alcohol markers (Copic, Triblend, Graph-it Brush markers).

For the Backgrounds I've inkblended Distress Oxide on Craft card. (Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean), Splattered with water, white ink and Normal Distress ink Blue Print sketch, which kinda faded into the background.

I thought the kraft could be the beach and the blue the sea or lake.

I've stamped the sentiment with Versafine

black ink.

Mounted the critters with foamtape to adhere it to the cardbase.

For more information or to play along the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.