Yeti Or Not - GCOC

***Update: Winner is Meghan!***


Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining. 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 on December 15th 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! 

Yeti or not its the last Get Cracking of the year! I hope you've been playing along with us all year and have a whole pile of special cards and aren't cramming it in last minute. But if you have been let me incentivize you for next year by offering a $25.00 gift card to Butterfly Reflections Ink (sorry friends US only due to shipping from the store). Just leave a comment here on the blog to enter By Dec 31. One entry per person. I will update this post and on Insta with the winner by Jan 6th. That way you can get some new Christmas goodies for next year to play along with us!

For todays card I started by die cutting some Neenah cardstock with the Stitched Mountain borders and the Stitched Hillside borders. I then took the top panel and inked it with distress oxide in salvaged patina and then the mountains in shaded lilac. I heat embossed the sentiment directly and nestled it between the two biggest mountain tops. For the images I used Yeti or Not, Happy Howlidays and Joy to All. I inked up the tree from Joy to All while I masked off the carpet. I just like the size of this tree with my Yeti. I then copic colored all the images and finished them off with stickles and that’s it! 

Copics used: BG13, BG11, BG10, BG0000, BV13, BV01, BV31, RV11, Y35, Y13, Y11. 

Stickles: Diamond and Crystal

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Snow time - GCOC

 

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining. 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 on November 17th 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! 

For this month I was inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, "Make the Sentiment the Star". For the card background I used Cracked Pistachio, Broken China & Prize Ribbon distress oxide inks. Once that was dry I added some Gansai Tambi starry colors in yellow gold as some splatter. Then I combined the Deer from Ugly & Bright with the snowflake sweater and the deer from Say What? Holiday Critters. I used E47, E44, E43, E41 on the faces & antlers and BG13, BG10; B69, B66, B63 on their sweaters to go with the background. I then die cut the Giant Let it Snow out of sparkle cardstock in Pixie Dust. Once it was all assembled I decided it needed some extra snow and used a few snowflakes from Happy Howlidays (but really there are lots of sets with snowflakes you can use instead)

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Nutcracking Christmas - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! I’m here with a brand new Digi Stamp release from Rachelle Anne Miller, “The Nutcracker Scene Creator”! 

I started with copic coloring the main images. I am sharing the colors I used for each of them. The accessories are using the same combos as well. 

For the background I started with some green cardstock from my stash that matched well with Pine Needles distress oxide. This saves me a bunch of time from having to ink blend a whole panel from scratch. I took that pine needle distress oxide and went around the edges leaving a good portion in the middle untouched. Then I used black soot distress oxide very sparingly around the edges on top. This nicely draws the eye into the middle where our focal point will be. Lastly for the background I added some splatter in Blue Gold Gansai Tambi starry water colors.

As a kid I grew up watching the theater and ballet and my absolute favorite was definitely The Nutcracker. My mom and I still try and go every few years to a performance and it’s always magical. I even have a Mouse King ornament we bought at one of the performances years and years ago. That’s what inspired the color palette for me today. 

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Thank You - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Sunday! I’m here with a  Rachelle Anne Miller digi design “Canadian Beaver” because I couldn’t resist this sweet pair. I decided to add a fall twist just because. 

For the background I used distress oxide in Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers & Uncharted Mariner. There is a reel of the ink blending up on my Instagram (cardsbysharna) if you are curious. I then white heat embossed the sentiment, it really pops off of the teal in the background. Then I copic colored the images. 

Copics used:

E49, E47, E44, E43 {tails}

E29, E27, E25, E23, E21 {bodies}

RV69, R46 {leaf}

YR18, YR16 {leaf}

Y38, Y35, Y13 {leaf}

YG67, YG65, YG61{leaf} 

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Dream Big - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful week. I’m here with a DT project featuring 'Dream Big Circus'  from Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps. 

For the background I did a blend with distress oxide inks. I used Scattered Straw, Saltwater Taffy and Abandoned Coral. Then I splattered the whole thing with white gold Gansai Tambi starry water color. Lastly I stamped the frame around the sentiment (lawn fawn) and used the die to cut it out.

Copics Used: E55, E53, E51, E50; R22, R20, R11, R00; YR21; C0, C1

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Hello from Hammy - Mama Elephant

 Hello crafty friends! Todays card features the new Mama Elephant set exclusive to Ellen Hutson "Ice Cream Stand". I could not resist the cuteness and had a card design in my head as soon as I saw it. I also used the frame from the Cloud Nine creative cuts. 

For the background I used Salvaged Patina, Shaded Lilac & Spun Sugar distress oxide inks. I love how they look together. I’ve been using the domed foam on Bristol Smooth paper and loving it. I also added a tiny bit of Diamond Stickles to the ice cream in the mama bunnies hand and in the cart. 

Copics: YR24, YR31, YR30; RV13, RV10, RV000; R20, R11; E000; C0; BG11, BG10, BG0000; BV01, BV31

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Far from home - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! I have news! I am super excited to be joining the Rachelle Anne Miller design team! She has some of the sweetest designs that I love to color.

For this card I used the new ‘Astronaut Explorer’. For the background of my mini slimline card I started with some distress Oxide in Shaded Lilac and added a touch of Blueprint sketch along the horizon. I then splattered it using my Gansai Tambi starry colors in white gold. 

I printed my image onto some Neenah 80lb and colored using copics. 

Hair: E40, E41, E43, E44 (also flag pole)

Skin: E53, E51, E000, R20

Outfit: B69, B66, B63, B60; BG10; C0, C3, N4, N6

Bird: B63, B60; R23, R20 

Moon: W3, C1, C0

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Spring Showers - Mama Elephant

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am here today with a fun little card featuring a Mama Elephant stamp set Flower Shower & Lil Cat agenda. Inspired by all the rain we have been getting here I just couldn't resist.

On some Bristol cardstock I first used some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink coming down from the corner. Then I placed my cloud stencil and using Peacock Feathers Oxide I filled in the rest. Once dry I stamped on my sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black ink because I find it stamps the best over the oxide. I got out my white Gel Pen and added some tiny raindrops to set the mood.

I copic colored the tiny cats (there is a reel over on my Instagram, CardsbySharna, if you want to see the coloring!) I used YR 24, 21, & 30 for the cat bodies & added E99 for the stripes with a bit of R20 for the cheeks. For the flower I used B02, 00. For the stem of the flower and the puddle I used BG13, 11, 10.

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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #120 Entry

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am back this month with another entry for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #120. This one is all things Birthday so I couldn't resist. 

For the background I inked the entire card with the new Saltwater Taffy distress oxide ink. Its such a gorgeous color! I then took the longer strawberry field stamp from the Berry Special set and stamped it in Abandoned Coral. For the mice I copic colored them with N5, N3 & N0. I used the N5 very sparingly in just a few places because I wanted them to be fairly light. The strawberries and overalls I did in R29, R35, R22 & R20. The sign is colored with E37, E35 & E31. I then inked another paper with those same copics and that's what I used to die cut my big sentiment. Once die cut I covered it with the new Sparkle Glaze.   I stamped the rest of the sentiment in more black ink before adding Sweet to a wavy Banner and popping it up in the middle with foam tape.                      

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GCC - March

 

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 on March 24th at 8pm Est. sharing how she made this months card; that would be the perfect time to grab some of those supplies and craft along with us. Can you believe its March already?? I sure can't. Its finally starting to warm up here and I've started my spring planting.

Todays card features the Lawn Fawn stamp set Penguin Party and Mini Slimline Stackables. 

 

First I  took some Salvaged Patina distress oxide and lightly inked the sky for my background. I took some cool grey copics for my penguins in C5, C3, C1 & C0 with a little YR02, & YR00 for the beaks and feet. The igloo I used a bit of BG10 just around the edges of the lice blocks. For the sentiment I did some masking so I could use the Salvaged Patina for the large Smiles part of it. And lastly I added some Stickles in Crystal for some added sparkle snow in the sky!

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LAWN FAWNATICS CHALLENGE 119 ENTRY – CARD SKETCH

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am back with a new entry for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. Again slipping in close to the wire. I had the idea in my mind but life gets crazy with balancing all the things that need to get done in a week. 

The background paper is the perfectly plaid remix, Nancy! I then die cut the images from Strawberry Patch from Bristol paper so I could do some ink blending. I used distress oxide ink in Worn Lipstick, Festive berries and Cracked pistachio. For the bee hes from the Bee Mine mini set, isnt he so cute? Lastly the sentiment is from How you Bean? Strawberries add on.  

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Happy Monday! - Flora and Fauna

 Happy Monday Crafty Friends! I have a pair of fun cards today! 

Todays cards are some CAS birthday messages perfect for anyone! I stamped the main sentiment with distress oxide inks in Salvaged Patina & Twisted Citron. Then I stamped the support sentiment and the image in regular black ink and boom, done!

Supplies:

Everyday Word Party, Stacked Birthday Word Set. Both from Flora and Fauna Clear.

Distress Oxide Inks in Salvaged Patina & Twisted Citron.

May - 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 today at 8pm ET. www.youtube.com/jennshurkus!   

Todays card features the Fuzzy Hugs stamp set, and Puffy Holiday Greetings from Mama Elephant. The background was done during a Cardmaking Class Mermaizing with Jenn. It was such a fun class! Also in honor of Jenn I added some Lawn Fawn prisma glitter.

Distress Ink in: Salvaged Patina & Wilted Violet

Distress Oxide: Kitsch Flamingo

Copics:
BG13, 10, 0000
RV11, RV10, RV000
N0
YR00

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Spring Robin - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am here with a mini slimline card featuring some adorable birds from Pretty Pink Posh. I decided to go with Robins as the stamp is named for Spring and the gorgeous robin eggs. I chose a sentiment for this card to work at any time. I did a simple ink blended sky background with distress oxide ink in Broken China. I used copics to color the images. Hope you are inspired to create your own simple cards!

Supplies: 

Spring Robins Stamp Set - PPP

Broken China Distress Oxide - Ranger Ink

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March - 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 today at 8pm ET. www.youtube.com/jennshurkus!   

Today’s card features a bunch of sets from Hello Bluebird. Coffee Friends for the rabbit and the squirrel, Snow Play for the birds and a sentiment from Typed Christmas. The card itself is a non standard size of 3.5x5. I’ve been just loving this size lately. 

The background is inked using Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch distress oxide inks. I also used the Blueprint sketch to stamp the sentiment. The images are colored with copics. 

E53, 51, 50

W3, 1, 0

R29, 27, 24

N4, 0

E29, 27, 25, 23

E74, 70

G00, 000

B69, 67, 63

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A bit of Spring - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! I have a simple distress ink watercolor for you today. 

First I took the entire stamp set and washi taped it to my Misti. Then I used embossing ink to stamp the whole thing onto some watercolor cardstock. I used some white embossing powder and heat set it. I enjoy this technique for watercolor which gives a little more freedom not having to worry for one section to dry before moving onto the next. It also makes it much easier to do the background. 

I don't have an exact list of everything I used but some of the colors are Kitsch Flamingo, Peacock Feathers, Wild Honey, Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, Twisted Citron and Dried Marigold. I was just pulling colors at random. 

The dimensions after I trimmed it down ended up being a mini slimline at 3 1/4 by 5 1/4. I am really into alternative card sizes, how about you? 

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Pretty Pink Posh March Blog Hop!

Hello Crafty friends it’s release week for Pretty Pink Posh! This release is jam packed with goodies. You definitely need to check out the whole release HERE and probably save yourself some money and just order the whole bundle!

I couldn’t resist these adorable bunnies from the new Easter Bunnies stamp set. This is a mini slim line card. I used one of the Scalloped slimline frames over a Cracked Pistachio inked background. The buns and extras are copic colored. 

Copics Used: 

E,47, 44, 43; RV11, 10, 00; YR02, 00; G02, 00; R11; B00

There are 3 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/16/2021. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Blog Hop Day 3

Pretty Pink Posh blog 

Yana Smakula  

Yoonsun Hur

Melody Rupple

Sharna Waksmulski

Thi Lam

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Koala Cake - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! Second installment of my birthday series. This one features the Koala from the Party Friends Stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh. I used all my favorite color combos in this one. The sentiment is from the Everyday Greetings set. 

The bankground is done with distress oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch & Shaded Lilac. I stamped the stuff over the background in the same Blueprint Sketch ink. The copic colors are: W5, W3, W1; B69, B66, B63; Y11; C1, C0; R11. I added some diamond stickles on the candles as a finishing touch.

Bun Cupcake - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends, back here with the first of a little series of birthday cards. All the main birthdays in my family are in November and December and I am always running low on cards by this time of the year. So to start off I have this adorable bunny card for you!

The background is done with Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick distress oxide. I white heat embossed the sentiment with detail white embossing powder. The sentiment and the critters are all from Cupcake Critters stamp and die set. The critters are colored with Copics in E53, E51, E50; W3, W1, 0; E39, E37, E35; YR30, YR31; C3, C1, C0; RV14, RV13, RV11, R29, R27, R24; R20, R11, R00. Also has a bunch of diamon stickles on it but its hard to capture in a photograph.

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Little Polar Bears - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am here today with a new winter card featuring the Bear Friends stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh. For a more winter feel for this card I turned the bears into Polar Bears. I was inspired by a recent video from Christy of Christy Gets Crafty who showed this idea! 

For the background I used distress oxide inks in Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough & Chipped Sapphire. I splattered for snow with Dr. Ph Martins Bleed Proof white which worked really well. For the copic coloring I used C3, C1, C0 & 0 for the polar bears with a little R11 for the ears and cheeks and toe beans. For the stump I used E43, E40 and a little YR21 for the leaves. 

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