Hello, Whimsy Friends!
I am so excited to be back this week to share a card featuring the Gnome One Else stamp/die and Build A Fairy Garden die sets. Okay, let me just put it out there, I have seriously been searching for gnomes to add to my stamping collection and low and behold, Whimsy Stamps has some of the cutest gnomes ever! And then I came across these awesome mushroom dies in the Build A Fairy Garden set and I was in creative "need mode." These two items pair together so nicely. Swoon-worthy for sure.
To create this card, I started by stamping, Copic coloring, and diecutting the ever-so-sweet gnome couple. To achieve this depth of coloring and shading, I like to pair my Copic coloring with colored pencils. I find that layering colored pencils on top of Copic markers provide me with more control and the ability to better color smaller, intricate images. Coloring this image took me about 1.5 hours, but I love how it turned out.
The mushrooms are so fun to play with as there are several techniques you can use to color these diecuts. In the end, I chose to ink my mushrooms with dye inks using a range of colors from deep reds and yellows to subdued browns. Once the mushrooms were assembled, I was ready to put together my card. A few layered mushrooms, a loving couple, sweet sentiment, and an enamel heart complete this card. I designed this card with my hubby in mind. We will be celebrating our twentieth wedding anniversary in a few weeks. And truly, "There's Gnome One Else for Me."
Thank you for stopping by and spending a bit of time with me. I enjoyed my time as a guest designer with Whimsy Stamps. I hope you are feeling inspired to step into your crafty space and make something beautiful.
Happy Crafting,
Keia
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Happy Friday! I am stopping by to share this week's Just A Scrappin' Challenge...Celebrating The Happy Couple. The challenge is to create a wedding card, project or layout using your favorite color palette.
Welcome to this week's Just A Scrappin' Challenge...Garden Party! I love spring and summer because of all the beautiful flowers and foliage in the great outdoors. This week, I decided to break open my new WPlus 9 Flora and Fauna stamp set and get creating.
Welcome to this week's color challenge at Just A Scrappin'. This week, we invite you to create a card, layout or project using the colors: black, white and kraft.
Welcome to our weekly Thursday challenge. Are you ready for Spring? Well we are hoping to help you spring into crafting action this week. This week we challenge you to create a card, layout or project centered around spring using any colors.
I created this card using a distress ink water technique. I started by placing ink on a piece of wax paper and spritzing it with water. I then brushed my color wash over heat embossed flowers. Added a few matching watercolor splatters and sequins to complete my card.
Do not forget to stop by the Just A Scrappin' blog to view the other great project by my fellow design team members.
Smiles,
Keia
I have been drawn to the idea of creating a monochromatic card; and secondly, creating a card simply using embossing as a design element. This was my chance to try both of these design elements and see where the creative winds would take me. I will write, that as the pieces slowly came together I did opt to use a hint of color. While the card is mainly composed of ivory layers there is a subtle hint of gold matting. I really enjoyed the elegant look of the embossed paper. I continued to apply embossing to each matted layer of the card. I completed and enclosed the card with a belly band (another first for me). I think the overall effect is rich in texture, but not overly done with too many embellishments.
I will definitely try my hand at both techniques some time in the future.
All the best,
K
Thank you for 11 wonderful years together. I am looking forward to the rest of life with you.
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I made this card for my wonderful husband who has loving supported my crafting hobby for the last 10 years. My special guy listens to me as a describe the latest and greatest crafting gadget that I must have with an attentive expression on his face. My hubby even has a craft table next to me so that we can craft together in the evenings. I could not ask for a better partner.
Recipe: A2
Paper: Echo Park (This and That), DCWV, Bo Bunny
Scrabble Tiles: Stash
Black twine: Hobby Lobby
Wooden Figures: Studio Calico
File Tag: Stash
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