Tag Archives: fauna
- Stamps –
- Beaver: Avery Elle “Wood You?”
- Sentiment: Simon Says Stamp/Hero Arts “Brave (OWH)”
- Dies – Avery Elle “Wood You?”
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “29th Street Market – Carefree ‘Graceful’ Pattern Petite”
- Ranger Distress Oxide inks – Broken China, Worn Lipstick and Wilted Violet
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I’m continuing to play around with Distress Oxide ink backgrounds. I applied the colors listed above to a craft sheet and spritzed with water, layering them and drying between applications. This is becoming a favorite background technique, but I can’t have just one favorite! I could create nothing but backgrounds and be perfectly happy!
I colored the beaver and flower bouquet with Copics and popped them up with dimensional adhesive. This is a nice little surprise with a couple of goodies in my son’s suitcase as he heads out on a fun trip tomorrow. Enjoy your day!
Challenges:
Incy Wincy “So So Cute” Challenge
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity “Favorite Background Technique” Challenge
7 Comments | tags: Avery Elle, cardmaking, distress techniques, fauna, Hero Arts, my mind's eye, Simon Says Stamp, stamping | posted in Challenges, Distress Techniques, General Cards
- Stamps –
- Whipper Snapper Designs “Cute Bunny Butt”
- Printworks “Hoppity Easter”
- Die – Little B “Labels”
- Patterned paper – American Crafts “Lovely Bunny” (both sides)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – Making Memories – Sherbet Flower Brads
I colored this nice bunny image with Copic markers in bright colors. I layered the patterned papers onto a square card base and placed the sentiment at an angle. That accentuates the whimsical sentiment that I’ve had in my stash for years! I repeated the springy look by adding some flower brads to the edges, and yes I’ve had those from the days when we put brads on every card or paper project! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Easter!
2 Comments | tags: American Crafts, cardmaking, die cuts, fauna, stamping, whipper snapper designs | posted in Easter
- Stamps – Lawn Fawn “Year Five”
- Dies – Lawn Fawn “Stitched Circle Frames”
- Patterned papers – Lawn Fawn “Perfectly Plaid” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Bling – EK Success – Sticko dimensional stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Zig Clean Color markers
- KaiserCraft metallic gel pens
I’ve been meaning to make an otter card with this set for a while now. I brought it with us to the coast–how appropriate–and finally got it colored and put together! I colored the otter with Zig watercolor markers and the ribbon on the present with a metallic marker. It was fun to layer the different papers using the varying sizes of die-cut circles–almost like paper piecing. Thanks for stopping by today.
Challenge – LawnFawnatics Challenge #1 “Happy Birthday.”
3 Comments | tags: clean and simple stamping, die cuts, fauna, lawn fawn, stamping, watercolor | posted in Birthday, Challenges, Coloring
- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas, “This Could Be Vodka” and “Simply Stacked Sentiments”
- Dies – The Cat’s Pajamas, “Cups Duo Dies” and “Scalloped Duo Dies”
- Patterned paper – American Crafts/Amy Tangerine “Better Together: Push + Pull” (double-sided paper – both patterns shown)
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Paper Accents
It was really fun to use some of my new stash from The Cat’s Pajamas (TCP) and create something for the current TCP challenge: #329 Thank You. I stamped and colored the kitty in the teacup, then die-cut the teacup. I repeated the handle shape with the decorative scalloped die. Thanks for visiting.
7 Comments | tags: Cat's Pajamas, copics, die cuts, fauna, stamping | posted in TCP, Thank You
- Stamps –
- Avery Elle: “Hang In There” and “Petals and Stems”
- Stampers Anonymous “Vintage Text”
- Dies – Avery Elle: “Hang In There” and “Trees”
- Patterned paper – Bella Blvd “Time to Rake”
- Metallic copper paper
- Embossing powder – Personal Stamp Exchange – Copper
- Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist – Perfect Copper
- Ranger Distress Inks – Forest Moss, Crushed Olive, Walnut Stain, and Rusty Hinge
- Recycled Java Jacket (from Starbuck’s Coffee)
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling
It was fun to create this card with some new supplies I got recently (and some really old supplies!). I customized the tree with a versatile die set. I can make the trunk as skinny or as fat as I want! I die-cut the bear and stamped his face with the matching stamp set. I inked him up, which in reality just made him look grubby! I created my own patterned paper with Distress Inks overstamped with the Vintage Vintage Text stamp and then sprayed with copper Perfect Pearls Mist. From that, I die-cut the leaves for the tree branch. I embossed the leaves on the tree trunk and the sentiment to tie together all of the copper elements. The backdrop within the tree trunk is a recycled Java Jacket from a cup of coffee–a nice, small little piece of lightweight corrugated cardboard. I will post this on Paper Players for the Theme Challenge #326: Going Green. The copper paper and embossing powder have been in my stash for years and years! I’ve had the Petals and Stems stamp set for quite a while also. It is fun to use new and old supplies and see how well everything will fit together. Thanks for visiting.
2 Comments | tags: Avery Elle, cardmaking, die cuts, distress techniques, embossing, fauna, Stamper's Anonymous, stamping | posted in Challenges, General Cards, Paper Players
- Stamps – Darcie’s Heart & Home “Unexpected Surprises”
- Patterned papers – Carta Bella “Merry Ornaments, Merry Alphabet, and Merry Borders
- Die – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Ironwork Motifs”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Zig Clean Color Markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I’m still catching up on posting some holiday cards. This one was made with a background of paper strips using the Bargello technique. The colors are a little unorthodox, which was kind of fun for a change. I colored the image with Zig markers. Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!
1 Comment | tags: die cuts, fauna, spellbinders, stamping | posted in Christmas, Coloring
- Stamps –
- Lawn Fawn “Jump for Joy” set and “Wheelie Like You”
- Avery Elle “Petals and Stems” (sentiment)
- Patterned papers –
- Bella Blvd “Hello Autumn”
- Pebbles “Woodland Forest”
- Woodgrain tape – American Crafts
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card for my son to give his good friend who was just diagnosed with Leukemia. They’ve been friends since kindergarten–and now they are high school seniors. I colored the critters with Copics and then fussy cut them. I didn’t want any white around the edges that the dies would leave (and I don’t have dies for all of the creatures anyway!). I edged all of the critters and leaves with black. I arranged the animals and added some sequins to jazz things up a bit. I stamped the sentiment on the woodgrain tape and cut a “tail” for a flag.
Entry in:
Critters and Creatures Linky Party 8
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Autumn
Thanks for visiting today.
5 Comments | tags: cardmaking, copics, fauna, lawn fawn, leaves, stamping | posted in Autumn, Coloring, Get Well
- Patterned paper – Pebbles “Woodland Forest” (both sides)
- Stamp – Hero Arts
- Cardstock –
- Distress inks – Ranger “Carved Pumpkin” and “Walnut Stain”
- Circle punch – 1-1/2″
This paper is so cute–full of different animals. So I punched each of them out with a circle punch and edged them with Distress Ink. The flip-side of the animal paper had a pleasing pattern so that served as the background for the animal portraits. I also was able to stamp the sentiment on the paper. Thanks for stopping by.
Leave a comment | tags: cardmaking, clean and simple stamping, fauna, stamping | posted in Autumn, Thank You
- Stamps:
- Carabelle Studios – “Imagine a Scarecrow”
- Stampers Anonymous – Art of Brett Weldele “Trick or Treaters”
- Stencils:
- Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz “Houndstooth”
- Ranger – Dina Wakley Media “Spaced Dots”
- Ranger Distress Inks: Hickory Smoke and Wilted Violet
- Patterned paper – Carta Bella “Spooky” collection
- Kraft cardstock
I created this card on World Cardmaking Day. It was fun to see what I could do with these stamp sets. I stenciled the background with Distress Inks and used a little bit of sparkly twine to set off the crow image.I hope it isn’t too spooky for you! Thanks for stopping by!
Leave a comment | tags: cardmaking, fauna, Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous, stamping, stencils | posted in Autumn, Distress Techniques, Halloween
- Stamps and Dies – Lawn Fawn “Jump for Joy” sets
- Embossing powder – Stampendous “Lettuce”
- Sequins – 28 Lilac Lane “Neutrals”
- Cardstock – Paper Accents
- Copic markers
I couldn’t resist these creatures playing in the Fall leaves! I stamped and die-cut the various elements to create a clean and simple birthday card for my son. The images are colored with Copic markers. I’m thinking this card is perfect for the Paper Players Challenge #313 “Taste of Fall.” Thanks for stopping by.
3 Comments | tags: cardmaking, clean and simple stamping, copics, die cuts, embossing, fauna, lawn fawn, leaves, stamping | posted in Autumn, Birthday, Challenges, Clean & Simple, The Paper Players
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