Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini Card #1

 

Hi everyone,

It's Christmas in July - and it's time to start sharing my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team Projects now that my 6 month term finished in May.  You can start sharing your projects online 6 months from when they first went live on Splitcoaststampers.  This card was for the December Central Theme of Stockings by the Fireplace.

So today I am sharing a cute little Colorado Craft Company Christmas Card:

I adore the stamps that Anita Jeram designed for Colorado Craft Company - they are just so cute and very sweet.

I first masked off a square using 3M Post-It Labelling and Cover-up Tape, then ink-blended from bottom to top using Distress Oxides in the colours Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans.  I heat-set the background to make sure it was completely dry, then used my Powder Tool before stamping the sentiment with Versamark Watermark Ink, added the White Embossing Powder and heat-set.  This sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

I stamped the image using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock then coloured it using various brands of Watercolour Pencils and a #2 Round Paintbrush.  I diecut the image using my Big Shot.  I went over the black lines using a Zig Millenium .005 Black Pen to darken up the lines as they always lighten up a bit from the watercolouring.

The bird on the branch is glued flush to the ink-blended square but I popped up the mouse on 1mm foam pads.

I re-attached the 3M Tape to the square panel and splattered on some White Posca Paint Pen so it looked all snowy.  Here is a close-up:

The snowflakes were punched using a Martha Stewart Snow Flurry Edge Punch but are the leftover punchies from using the punch.  I glued down just the centres so I could pop the snowflake arms up - then added a tiny Blue Molossi Rhinestone to the centres.  I added a tiny dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath the rhinestones to ensure they were stuck down really well.

Finishing touches were adding the Red and White Twine + Sparkly Glitter Glue to the two stockings.

Finished size is 4-7/8" x 4-7/8" or 124mm x 124mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini AJ597

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark, Ranger Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch + Faded Jeans

Designer Paper:  None

Accessories:  Big Shot, Watercolour Pencils, #2 Round Paintbrush, 3M Post-It Labelling and Cover-up Tape, Tombow Mono Multi, Art Glitter Glue, 1mm Doublesided Adhesive Foam Squares, Zig Millennium .005 Black Pen, Doodlebug Red and White Twine, Heat-Gun, Powder Tool, White Embossing Powder, Sparkly Glitter Glue, Molossi Blue Rhinestones, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, White Posca Paint Pen

Dies:  Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini AJ598-D

Punches:  Martha Stewart Snow Flurry Edge

Penny Black Don't Break It Anniversary Card

Hi everyone 😀

It is my husband's and my 34th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card that I made for him.  My husband is easy to make cards for because he doesn't mind cute and cuddly critters so that makes life a little easier.  The Penny Black critters are so timeless and adorable - and I have been using their critters for years and years.

The main image is called 'Don't Break It!' and is wood-mounted - and still readily available.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April - Anything Goes - Optional of Something Funny

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #632 - Anything Goes - Optional Twist of Something Blue

Splitcoaststampers - Ways to Use It - WT920 - Teddy Bears

I stamped the image using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it with a mix of Jasart Voyager watercolour paints and Faber-Castell watercolour pencils using a #2 round paintbrush.  I added some Glossy Accents to the heart that the teddy bear is holding.   I went over the black lines of the image with a Zig Millenium .005 black pen which had lost some of their blackness from the watercolouring.  The hearts around the image and sentiment are a mix of Sizzix Drifting Hearts Thinlets and leftover punchies from using my EK Success Arrow border punch.  I cut them from some of the designer paper.

The designer papers are really old - from 2012 - and are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters from their 6" x 6" paper pad.  Although you can no longer get them, there are so many Valentine's Day releases that you could substitute.

I diecut the main image using a Lifestyle Nesting Circles die using my Big Shot.  The red circle underneath was diecut from one of the designer papers and the black circle is American Crafts black cardstock.

I added a strip of black cardstock underneath the image and it looked like it needed something so added some dry embossing using a Cuttlebug/Provocraft Love Language embossing folder.

Here is a close-up of that adorable teddy-bear:

The sentiment is by Colorado Craft Company - Lots of Love and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I diecut it using a retired Spellbinder Labels Trio Shapeabilities die S3-147.   I added some more tiny hearts from my EK Success Arrows border punch.  All the hearts were glittered using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush which adds some subtle sparkle so it is isn't too tizzy for a guy 😉

Both the main panel and sentiment are up on dimensionals.  Once I had finished the card front, I attached it to a white card base.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Don't break it!' 3605F wood-mount, Colorado Craft Company 'Lots of Love' AJ418 clear set

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters 6" x 6" pad (2012) - retired

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ranger watercolour cardstock, Cuttlebug/Provocraft Love Language embossing folder (retired), dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, Glossy Accents, Jasart Voyager watercolour discs, Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, #2 round paintbrush, Perfect Layers Tools, Zig Millenium .005 black pen, Stamping Platform, cardstock - American Crafts black, white card base (Anko - K-Mart Australia)

Dies:  Sizzix Drifting Hearts Thinlets #663451A, Spellbinders Labels Trio Shapeabilities S3-147 (retired), Lifestyle/Quickutz Nesting Circles L-CC-001

Punches:  EK Success Arrows border

Colorado Craft Company Valentine's Day Card

Hi everyone 😊

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day card that I made for my daughter:

The main image is by Colorado Craft Company and is called Birthday Wishing.  The illustrations in this set are by Anita Jeram who is an accomplished children's book author and illustrator.  Her classic book:  "Guess How Much I Love You" was a favourite of my daughter's when she was little so when I saw this set, I had to have it. 

I stamped the image onto watercolour paper using Ranger Potting Soil Archival ink.  To turn the image into a Valentine's Day image, I masked off the balloon and drew in a heart balloon using a Uni Pin Fine Line 0.1 Sepia pen which matched the Potting Soil ink perfectly.

I coloured the image using a mix of Lyra Watercolour pencils and Jasart Voyager Watercolour discs and a No. 2 round brush.  I used a No. 4 round brush for the sky and grass.  Once the image had dried, I went over the image with my Sepia pen to darken up any lines that had got a bit lost with my colouring.

I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock using Versamark Watermark ink and heat-set it using Stampendous Detail White embossing powder.  I diecut the sentiment using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle die and my Big Shot and punched a small hole using my Stampin' Up 1/16" hole punch. 

I layered the image onto kraft cardstock using Tombow Mono Multi glue, tied on the Pink Sorbet twine and popped the sentiment up using 2mm dimensionals.  I popped the finished panel onto a white cardstock base.

I added some sparkle to the balloon and the bunny's cheek using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush.  Lastly I added some pale pink hearts which I picked up at a Craft Show back in 2019.  There is no brand name on the pack.  

I think you could use the card for many occasions such as an Anniversary or Friendship.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #673 - CAS  

Craft Catz - Challenge #538 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Metal  

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon. 

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Colorado Craft Company - Birthday Wishing AJ373 - clear set

Ink:  Ranger Potting Soil Archival, Versamark Watermark

Designer Papers:  None

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Embossing Buddy, Stampendous Detail White embossing powder, Heat Gun, Lyra Watercolour Pencils, Jasart Voyager watercolour discs, #2 and #4 round paintbrush, Twine, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, pink hearts, 2mm dimensionals, pale pink hearts (from stash), Tombow Mono Multi glue, Tacky glue, 140lb Watercolour Paper, Kraft and Black cardstock, White card base 

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Punches:  Stampin' Up 1/16" circle handpunch