WISHING YOU A HARVEST OF BLESSINGS (3)

Time to use my favorite Lawn Fawn set again: Happy Harvest.

For the background, I wanted to create a brick wall. I used the Small Brick Wall Stencil from My Favorite Things. I first blended some Fired Brick Distress Ink without the stencil, with a very light hand. Then I added the stencil and applied more Fired Brick overtop. For the edges I added some Aged Mahogany to darken it up a bit and give it little bit more dimension.

I took the Classic Window die from My Favorite Things and die cut it out of the stenciled background. From white cardstock I die cut the window frame. I added this frame to the card and also stamped the sentiment, from Harvest Mouse by MFT.

I die cut a grass border, with the Meadow Borders die and blended Crushed Olive Distress Ink onto it. I adhered it to the panel. I also die cut the curtains, from Perfectly Plaid Fall paper, and added them to the back of the window.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Face scarecrow: E00 - E21 - E11
Pants: B93 - B95
Shirt: Y38 - YR68
Hat: E31 - E33/ Y38 - YR68
Stake: E31 - E33
Straws: E57 - E29
Crows: W3 - W5 - W7/ Y38
Pumpkins: YR16 - YR68 - YR07/ BG93 - BG96
Cart: C0 - C3 - C5

I fussy cut the images, adhered everything together and added the panel onto a Sticky Note cardbase.

I never seem to create bad cards with this set. And that;s why it's my favorite!

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HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS (1)

I just can’t get enough of these cute elves, from the Santa’s Elves stamp set by My Favorite Things. I combined this set with the Classic Window die set.

Hat + sweater + shoes: R17 – R46 – R59/ C0 – C2
Holly + pants: G05 – G28
Berries: R46
Sock: G14 – G05/ C0 – C2
Bell: Y17 – YR15

I fussy cut the image. I die cut the window, with the Classic Window die, from white cardstock. I wanted a snowy night sky to peek through the window. I blended Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks together and then added some white dots with a gel pen, to look like snow. I adhered this behind the window frame, with foam tape.

I die cut a card panel from Kraft cardstock, with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX from My Favorite Things. I adhered the window and the elf onto it. I then stamped the sentiment onto a red strip and adhered it to the panel with foam tape.

I added the panel to a red cardbase. Also a very simple Christmas card, but this will make anyone’s day!

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HAPPY PURR-THDAY (2)

I got this Small Brick Wall stencil from My Favorite Things and I wanted to combine this with the Cat-Itude stamp set, for a peek-a-boo style card.

I first trimmed a cardbase, from Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock. I’m going to work on this cardbase, something I normally don’t do. I folded it, making it a top folding card, and masked of the back of the card. I die cut a window with the Classic Window dies from My Favorite Things. I covered the window up so I could start stenciling. I used Texture Paste from Ranger and colored it with Fired Brick Distress Ink, so it actually looks like a brick wall. I used a palet knife to spread it on to the stencil and cardbase. I didn’t want to cover the complete panel, it had to be a bit messy around the edges.

I set the panel aside, so it could properly dry. I stamped one of the cats onto some white cardstock and colored him with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Cat: W0 – W2/ W5 – W7
Collar: YG03 – G14 – G05

I die cut the cat with my Cuttlebug. Because the cardbase was dry, I assembled the window. I used Kraft cardstock for the window, shutters and ledge. I also die cut the curtains, from green cardstock. I did it all twice, because I wanted the window on the inside as well. I put a sheet of acetate in between, so it looks like an actual window.

Because I wanted the cat on the inside of the card, so he could look outside the window, I used Distress Inks on the inside. I create a wall with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and I used Walnut Stain for the floor. I used the Herringbone Brick stencil from My Favorite Things for the floor.

I adhered the cat on the inside. I also stamped the sentiment and adhered it with foam tape onto the front of the card. And my card is finished. I’m going to send it to my aunt, who loves cats.

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YOU'RE KINDA PAWESOME (1)

I got these awesome Classic Window dies from My Favorite Things and I immediately got an idea. I combined it with the Cat-Itude stamp set from My Favorite Things.

I started by die cutting the window frame and also the bigger window, to put over top. I also die cut the window ledge and the curtains. For the curtains I used some light green colored cardstock.

I stamped the smallest cat from the Cat-Itude set and colored him with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Cat: YR15 – YR07 – E08
Nose: W2 – W5 – W7
Ears: RV21
Collar: YG11 – G21 – BG93

I die cut the cat with my Cuttlebug. I wanted the cat to sit in front of the window, on the ledge. But I also needed something one the outside of the window. So I created a background using Distress Inks. I used Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers and blended them together. I added some water to it and dabbed the droplets off with a paper towel.

Time to assemble. I added the biggest window over the frame with foam tape and also added the curtain, ledge and cat to the panel. I adhered the blended sky to the back of the panel. I adhered the entire panel to the same light green cardstock as I used for the curtains. I left a little border on the left and right side. I used foam tape to adhere it. The entire thing was adhered flat to a white cardbase.

As a finishing touch I added some Wink of Stella to the curtains. And that’s my card.

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