Hey friends! Today I'm sharing details of this super cute mouse filled slimline card for the which I created for Lawnfawnatics Challenge #89 'Happy Holiday Critters'.
I stamped and coloured lots of images from various sets of Lawn Fawn stamps (see below for a full list of supplies). I coloured all the mice the same colours and many of the images are coloured with same pinks and reds (all listed in the graphic) to keep the colouring quick and keep the card looking cohesive throughout.
For the background I used Distress Oxide inks in Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry, focusing the intensity of the colour at the top of the card stock. To deepen the shade further I brought in Distress Ink in Festive Berries. I added some white dots with a gel pen to create more interest and give the look of wallpaper to the scene.
The idea of the card was to create a production line so I know my oven would go in the middle of the card. I spent some time arranging the left side of the card to feature all the baking and mixing elements and on the right of the oven, I pulled together lots of images to create a feast for Santa!
I kept the sentiment simple, not least because I didn't have a great deal of room, but also wanted to keep the focus on the images. The sentiment uses two stamps from 'A Creature Was Stirring' stamp set which were white heat embossed with my favourite white embossing powder (Ranger Fine Detail) on to black card stock and cut into thin strips.
My card panel measures 8 3/8" by 3 3/8" and was secured down to a white card base measuring 8 1/2" by 3 1/2".
For a full video tutorial please view my YouTube video!
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Here is the list of supplies I used to create this card (pssst....affiliate links are included. I appreciate any purchase made through my links - it's at no extra cost to you but helps me out so much and enables me to keep bringing you the crafty goodness 💗)
Hello and welcome back to my YouTube channel and blog! Today I am sharing a slimline card featuring a winter wonderland full of cute gnomes using stamps and dies from Mama Elephant.
To start with I ink blended a piece of light blue coloured card and starting at the top ink blended on some Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers. I focused the majority of the colour at the top. To darken the sky a little more I used Distress Ink in Blueprint Sketch and finally used a dye ink in Navy from Hero Arts.
To add the falling snow I dotted on white dots using a white paint pen by Jane Davenport (link down in the supplies section). Sometimes I just can't be dealing with the splatter clear up :) and this method is so super quick!
I used the Slim Woodland die by Mama Elephant to help build the scene. I cut two from heavyweight white. I trimmed the bottom section to just leave the snow banks and ink blended on some Peacock Feathers. For the trees I used Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo.
For the gnomes I used Little Gnome Agenda stamps and used the candy house from Cookie Christmas and coloured these with my copic markers as follows:
To add more interest to the card I coloured some holly sprigs from Snow Friends stamp set and some gift packages taken from Page Huggers stamp set. To ensure they co-ordinated I used the same colours of copic markers.
On the trees I added some chunky glitter, I can't make a card without adding sparkle at this time of year!
I trimmed down my blue ink blended panel so that it fit behind the woodland die cut and then adhered the snow banks on top. I made a card base from heavy weight white card (I have a stash of these pre made....the card base measures 8.5" x 3.5") and secured the scene panel to the card base.
For the sentiment I used Mama Elephant's Jingle Greetings stamp set and used Versafine Onyx Black Ink to stamp this on to the card front.
To finish up the card I applied some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen on to various parts of images and also accented certain elements with Glossy Accents....I love the dimension this gives. I added a small clay heart to the gnomes sign.
For a full 'how-to' tutorial check out the video below! I'd love to know what you think :)
Supplies used:
Slim Woodland Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant Little Gnome Agenda stamps - Mama Elephant Cookie Christmas - Mama Elephant Jingle Greetings stamps - Mama Elephant Page Huggers stamps & dies - Mama Elephant Snow Friends stamps & dies - Mama Elephant
Distress Ink:
Peacock Feathers - https://bit.ly/36zomca
Blueprint Sketch - https://bit.ly/2UqcymQ
Antique Linen - https://bit.ly/2Um8ZxZ
Vintage Photo - https://bit.ly/35sreIt
Pool - Navy Ombre Ink Pad - Hero Arts
White Paint Pen - Jane Davenport https://bit.ly/2Iyf7RB
White Gel Pen - https://amzn.to/2K1oIkd
Versafine Onyx Black Ink - https://amzn.to/38F7EL6
Thank you for joining me here on my blog! I look forward to seeing you back here again soon for some more wintery themed cards!
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I'm back with another card for Halloween! Couldn't wait to used my new Lawn Fawn Fox Costumes stamps and make a fun fall themed card.
I started by finding an inspiration photo on Pinterest then picked out some Distress Ink and Oxide colours that I thought matched quite well.
I cut a scalloped slim panel from Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock using Scalloped Slimline Die from Time for Tea Designs. Using an assortment of Distress Inks I ink blended the panel. The colours I used were Distress Ink in Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans & Black Soot. I also used a little Weathered Wood Distress Oxide to blend from orange to blue. To add some distressing to the panel I splattered on some rose gold metallic paint and some black paint. I set the aside to dry.
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I stamped and cut the foxes and coloured them in with alcohol markers. A list of the main colours used can be found in the colour map pictures below
The grass banks the foxes are each standing on were made from black Sparkle card from the Autumn sparkle card pack. I cut a long strip, 1/2" wide and then ran the strip through the die cutting machine with a grass border die from the Landscape Borders die set by Time for Tea designs. I cut the strips in to 2" lengths. The strips were adhered with liquid adhesive at alternate intervals down the card.
To give the strips the scalloped edges I ran the whole panel back through the die cutting machine with the same scallop slimline die.
The scallop panel was adhered to a white heavy weight card panel measuring 8 3/16" x 3 3/16" then the white panel adhered to a black slimline card base. The card base measured 8 1/4" by 7" scored at 3 1/2" to create a card front measuring 8 1/4" 3 1/2".
Scotch 3M foam tape was secured to the back of all the foxes and adhered to the card on the sparkly grass banks. The accessory images (some from Fox Costumes and some from Spooky Village stamp set) were applied using liquid adhesive.
For the sentiment I stamped 'Trick or Treat' on to treated black card stock with Versamark Ink, coated the inked piece with Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder and heat set with my heat tool. I cut the words out using my Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer, popped double sided adhesive on the back of each piece and secured them to the card. A T-square ruler helped to get the strips straight.
To finish off the card I added some 'BOO' and 'EEEK' all over the background with Versafind Onyx Black Ink and a few bats from Spooky Village stamp set. I applied some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen on various elements of the copic coloured images for some subtle sparkle. Lastly I added a few small dots of glue and adhered some small gold star confetti.
I really hope you enjoyed this card, I really had fun making it! Check a out the YouTube video below for a full how-to tutorial.
Supplies used:
Fox Costumes Before 'n Afters – Lawn Fawn Spooky Village – Lawn Fawn Scalloped Slimline Die – Time For Tea Designs ** Landscape Border Dies – Time for Tea Designs **
Look forward to seeing you back here again soon for card #7 in the Halloween series!
Elaine xx
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Hello everyone! Today I'm back with card number 5 in my Halloween card series for 2020! I hope you like it, I've really loved seeing other crafters' green Halloween cards so I'm having a go at creating my own! In this card I used Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint and Black Soot. I concentrated the darkest colours around the edge of the card and on top of the grassy borders
I used the Slim Window Dressing Creative Cuts from Mama Elephant for the base of the card. I cut the panel 3 times. I kept 1 panel whole and then used the grassy border dies in the set to cut the two more grassy banks. This will help give the card some dimension and more spaces to add in my mummies!
For the Mummies I used the Little Mummy Agenda stamps set and stamped them on to Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock. The mummies were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.
I coloured the mummies in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I used the darkest shades in the areas I wanted to create shadow and then pulled the colour out with lighter colors. Here are the colours I used:
To created the large letter sentiment on the card I used the Whimsy Alphas. I cut them out on the largest panel and again from some black cardstock. I attached the largest panel to a 3.5"x8.5" black cardbase and then adhered the other grassy panels on top. The black letter die cuts were glued in to the negative letter spaces and the green letters were adhered on the corresponding letter but was offset a little to help make them pop. To add more dimension I covered all the letters in Glossy Accents.
To add to the sentiment I heat embossed in white embossing powder the word 'wishes' from the Sincerely Yours stamp set on to black card. I trimmed this down and adhered it to the middle of the die cut letters.
Once the mummies were stuck to the front of the card I popped on some pretty Peacock Feather jewels and stamped the spider few times around the card using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.
If you would like a start to finish tutorial of this card then please see the YouTube video I created below:
Here is a list of all the supplies used in this card:
Little Mummy Agenda - Mama Elephant
Slim Window Dressing Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant
Whimsy Alphas Creative Cuts - Mama Elephant
Sincerely Yours - Mama Elephant
Distress Ink - Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Black Soot
Black Paint - Gansai Tambi Watercolor 36 pan
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Versamark Ink
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Card
Black Card - Creative Expressions 220gsm
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Super Fine White Embossing Powder - Ranger
Misti Stamping Tool
Embossing Buddy
Heat Tool
Thank you so much for joining me! Come back soon for card number 6!
Welcome to a super fun and cute Halloween card tutorial! I absolutely love making Halloween cards and think its a great chance to explore vibrant and colours. For this card I used Mama Elephant Little Mummy Agenda stamps along with the slim card basics dies from Mama Elephant. A full list of supplies can be found towards the end of the post.
I created lots of grassy layers for my cute Mummy's to stand in and I think it just looks adorable!
The finished card measures 8.5" x 3.5", heres a diagram to help....
The distress inks I used for this card were:
Tumbled Glass
Peacock Feathers
Blueprint Sketch
Chipped Sapphire
Black Soot
Check out the video for a full tutorial on this card...there were quite a few steps but I think it was worth it!
