GCOC - August

 

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining me. You should be arriving here from Jenn; a full list of participants is linked over on Jenn's Blog! Jenn is hosting a YouTube LIVE August 25th at 8p ET sharing how she made this months card; that would be the perfect time to grab some of those supplies and craft along with us! 

My card this month features the absolutely fantastic Nutcracker set from Avery Elle Jenn featured last month! I just couldn't resist them. Watching the Nutcracker ballet as a kid was one of my favorite winter activities.

The background I did starting with a light blue cardstock base and inking the edges first with Tumbled Glass distress oxide and then darkened it with some Broken China creating a highlighted area in the middle to draw the eye in. I then splattered the background using yellow gold starry water color. 

I finished up the card by white heat embossing the sentiment on a black cardstock strip and some diamond stickles.

Copic Markers used: E40, 43; Y35; YR31, YR31, 30; R29, 27, 24, 20; N10, 8, 6,4, 2; C0; B02, 00, 0000.

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June - Get Cracking on Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s time for another installment of Get Cracking on Christmas hosted by Jenn Shurkus. Every month on the 3rd Thursday we are here with fresh inspiration for you! Don't miss Jenn's LIVE on youtube June 17th at 8pm ET. www.youtube.com/jennshurkus where she will have a demo on how she put together her card for this month!   And stay tuned for a very special Get Cracking next month for our Christmas in July event. You wont want to miss it!

This months card features some Avery Elle stamps & dies. I just love the little peekaboo critters. When i saw this little Cocoa Stand I just had to have it. 

For these images I used my Tombow markers. I have really been enjoying using them lately. This time I used the blender pen instead of water. I was surprised at how well the blender works. I stamped them on Bristol which I feel is the best paper to use with these. I just get the best blend on it. For the background I used some white heavystock from Tim Holtz and blended on some Salvaged Patina distress ink with a blender brush over 2/3rds of the background. I just love the blending on this paper. 

Don't forget to hop along and see the rest of the inspo here, see you next month!

Choo Choo - Avery Elle

 Hello Crafty Friends, Merry Christmas to those celebrating today! Christmas has taken on a whole extra bit of magic for me since having my Son and its so much fun to watch his eyes light up. He's six and its the perfect age for Christmas. I missed seeing Santa this year but he doesn't seem to mind. Spending so much time with him this year since I am home has been amazing though. 

This card features the Peek A Boo Christmas Train from Avery Elle. I couldn't resist, its so cute. This card is copic heavy and I am not going to list them all out but if you want to know a certain color combo, just ask! The background though was done with the new Speckled Egg distress oxide. 

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A Family Celebration - Avery Elle

  Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by! I am here with a darling card with fun images from Avery Elle, Oh Tiny Tree which is illustrated by Elena. I just adore her work. 

The background is simple ink blend with one color of distress oxide in; Tumbled Glass. The images are colored with Copic Markers. E47, E44, E43, E40, C1, C0, R89, R29, R27, R24; Y38, Y35, YG63, YG61, B02, B00.

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Fly me to the moon - Avery Elle

Hello Crafty Friends! I have a video here for you today and I am so excited to finally get it posted! I shot the video back in February but so many things got in the way; first I was sick, and then I had other work that was under deadline etc etc. So don't mind my allergies and nasal sounding voice; I promise I am ok. This time of year just makes me super congested.

So for the colors for the background: Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon & Chipped Sapphire. I splattered with water, white gold Gansi Tambi starry color & Lawn Fawn's liquid stardust for shimmer.

The copics I used are: E21, E11, E000; C7, C5, C3, C0, B02, B00, B0000, E27, E25, E23, BG72 & BG70! I finished off the card with some Pretty Pink Posh Silver star sequins.

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Happy Bunny Day! - Avery Elle

Hello Crafty friends & Hoppy Easter! Today's card features a little stamp set from Avery Elle designed by Elena called, you guessed it, Hoppy Easter! Its an adorable, affordable set to make some easy Easter cards with.

I used some distress watercolor paper to cut my panel using the smaller Wonky Stitches Elle-ments die. I used distress ink in Broken China to put down a background wash. I then stamped my images and sentiment right onto the water colored panel. I also used distress ink to watercolor the egg using Peacock Feathers & Mermaid Lagoon with just a touch of Cracked Pistachio on top.

The sweet little bun was colored using E55, E53 & E50 copics with a little R11 for the cheeks and ears. Yes you can use copics on watercolor paper, it just sucks up more ink. I don't find it to be an issue. I stamped a few tiny hearts using the peacock feathers for a final touch.

Lastly I added grey and white striped pattern paper border and grabbed this dotted tone on tone paper from my small pattern paper stash.


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Twu Wuv - Avery Elle

Hello Crafty Friends! I am back with another Avery Elle card featuring the cupid set. I of course had to make the traditional card to go with my Galentine's card.  (Which is being featured on Scrapbookpal.com today!)

I started with a true red card base and added some black soot distress ink to the edges to create a center highlight which really draws your eye into the images. I used ink instead of oxide so they it would soak into the cardstock and smooth out a bit for a better blend since I wasn't using another color.

The images I kept simple with a bit of copic coloring. Skin - E000, E00, E11 & R20 and YR24 for the freckles! The hair is YR24, YR21 & YR31. A little N2 for shading on the pants and the clouds. The Red on the arrows is R89, R29 & R27. I white heat embossed the sentiment on black cardstock. As a finishing touch I added some little heart sequins.

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Be my Galentine? - Avery Elle

Hello Crafty friends! As much as I love Valentines or Love themed cards I was absolutely head over heels for the additional sentiments included in this Cupids set from Avery Elle that was designed by Elena. Perfect for any friend or for a gal pal on Galentine's day!

I found some light pink cardstock in my stash that was just a few shades lighter than my worn lipstick distress ink. This time it is ink, and not oxide. I used a regular foam blending tool and brought the Worn Lipstick in around the edges to create a spotlight effect. I then splattered the whole panel with white paint. I kept it heavy around the edges. 

Cupid, the birds and the little cloud I colored with Copics.  I wanted a little redheaded cupid (because I'm a redhead!) So I used some YR24, YR21 & YR30 for the hair. The skin is E11, E00 & E00 with a few dots of YR24 for freckles above his nose. I added a little R11 for the cheeks and white pen details. The wings are outlined with a touch of N2 and the birds, cloud, cupids undies and arrow are all done with R20, R11 & R00 and a light glaze of RV00 over top to try and match the background a bit more since Rs are more on the peachy side. I white heat embossed the sentiment on some black cardstock. Lastly I added a little silver confetti heart to the cloud.

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Santa Bear is coming to town! - Avery Elle

Hello Crafty Friends! I am back with a stamp set designed by my friend Elena for Avery Elle. I was so excited to see Bear all dressed up as Santa!  This set has a special place in my heart because I just absolutely treasure the time my son has spent with out local "Santa". I know someday the magic will end but I am so glad to see his wonder and excitement. Our kindhearted resident travels around our local area and my son has not met any other Santa (so far). Every year he stops for lunch at our little coffee shop and all the kids come and see him. Its such a fun personal magical meet and greet. I cant imagine it any other way now.