I LOVE YOU, WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE JUST HOW MUCH (1)

I created this mother's day card with the Bear Hugs stamp set from Mama Elephant.

I started by die cutting all the elements I wanted to use for my cards. I used the Fancy Scalloped Rectangle Stackables and the Stitched Hillside Borders. For the kast I used Paper Bag cardstock. The scalloped rectangle I ink blended with Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment.

I stamped all the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Bears: E53 - E55
Bees: Y02/ W7/ B00

I assembled the card and stamped the swirly lines with Hippo Ink. I added the panel to a Paper Bag cardbase. As a finishing touch I added some white dots to the bear's faces.

I really enjoyed making this card and how it eventually turned out.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING MY PAPA BEAR (1)

With Father's Day just around the corner, I decided to make another card with this theme. I used the Bear Hugs stamp set and combined it with the Thank You Wishes stamp set. Both are from Mama Elephant.

I started by stamping the sentiment onto watercolor cardstock and heat embossed it with Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder from Wow. I then applied Distress Inks onto the panel, with a blending tool. I used three colors: Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio and Squeezed Lemonade. I added water drops to the panel and dabbed them off with a paper towel.

I stamped one of the bear images, the honey pot and the two bees. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Papa bear: E29 - E57/ E00 - E11
Little bear: E71 - E77/ E00 - E11
Honey: Y17 - YR16 Honey pot: E43/ Y00 - Y02
Bees: Y00 - Y02/ BG000

I stamped the second part of the sentiment onto a Black Licorice piece of cardstock and heat embossed it.

I fussy cut the images and adhered them to the panel. I added the panel onto a Blue Jay cardbase. I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops, in the color white.

I bet this card would make any dad happy!

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WORDS CAN NEVER DESCRIBE JUST HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU (1)

For this Mother’s Day card I used the Bear Hugs stamp set from Mama Elephant.

I wanted to create the scene first. I blended the background first, with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I added some stars to it, with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink. I used the Starry Sku Vertical stencil from My Favorite Things.

I die cut clouds with the Puffy Cloud Borders from Lawn Fawn. I also used the Meadow Borders die and the Stitched Hillside Borders dies from Lawn Fawn. I blended the grass with Mowed Lawn and the hill with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo. I adhered all the elements together and stamped the sentiment.

I stamped the image and colored it with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Bears: E57 – E29/ E00 – E11
Inside ears: RV10 / C0

I fussy cut the image, adhered it to the scene and added the panel onto a white cardbase. As a finishing touch I added some white dots the the bears' cheeks.

I looks like the bears are walking in the dunes, towards the sea. I didn’t even intend that.

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Monthly 9: Arpil 2016

Bye bye April, hello May. Here are my nine favorite creations of April.

Happy Home (2)
It's Your Birthday Strike Up the Band (1)
Super Hero It's Your Birthday (1)
Thank You For Being My Mama Bear (2)
Snail Mail For You (1)
Happy Birthday (6)
Monster Wishes (1)
You + You = ❤︎ (1)
You're a Cool Chick (1)

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THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MAMA BEAR (1)

I wanted the Bear Hugs stamp set from Mama Elephant from a while and I finally found it. I got it second hand from a woman who ended her crafting hobby. Luckily for me I got it for a fair prize, right before mother’s day. Because I wanted to create a mother’s day card with it.

I decided to try something new. I did some no line watercoloring. I stamped one of the images with Antique Linen Distress Ink. A very light Distress Ink, that will fade when I start watercoloring the images. I used Distress Inks to watercolor everything. I used Walnut Stain for the mama bear and Antique Linen for the nose and ears. For the little bear I used Vintage Photo and also Antique Linen for the nose and ears. I created grass with Mowed Lawn and the sky with Peaock Feathers. I’m really happy with the look of this no line watercoloring, especially for my first try.

To add more interest, I die cut the top part of the panel with the Puffy Cloud Borders from Lawn Fawn. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I adhered the panel to some kraft cardstock with foam tape and the entire panel was adhered flat to a dark brown cardbase. I rounded off the top corners with the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

Although I prefer coloring with Copic Markers, I really do want to try this watercoloring technique more often.

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