Showing posts with label #penguin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #penguin. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2018

Most Adorable Snowman and Bunny!

Hey guys! I don't know what day it is where you live (because you might live on the opposite side of the world from me) but here in California, USA it is late Friday night, almost Saturday, and I am stoked for the weekend! I'll be hosting Christmas Eve and my house is a disaster, making my gifts and I haven't even started, need to mail some cards but have to make custom envelopes because I made weird size cards....you get the picture. I'm hoping to have at least a few major things done by the end of the weekend. 

Well, before I hit the ground running on all of the things I've got to get done I thought I'd share a card I made this week. On my last post I shared a card using stamps designed by Stacey Yacula and I've got more where that came from today. I wanted to play along with this week's Freshly Made Sketches and this stamp seems like it was made for this sketch (check out sketch at the bottom of my post). This tall snowman is so sweet and his little bunny friend is absolutely adorable.

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 I used my Copic Markers to color the snowman and bunny and then I fussy cut around the top of the image leaving the bottom wide. Then I used the Deckled Edge Dies from Honeybee Stamps to cut out both the background and the base of my image so that they would line up perfectly. 
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I used Tonic Studios Nuvo Glimmer Paste and some washi tape to create a shimmery striped background. I also used a clear glossy pen to add some shine to the heart ornament in the snowman's hands (are they hands or twigs?). It's really hard to see it in these photos but I colored the snowman's buttons gold with a gel pen. If you're noticing a little bit of sparkle on this adorable duo it's because I did my coloring on shimmer paper. 
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That sentiment in the top left is from a Penny Black set called, Christmas Bunch. After adding some fun snowflakes to the background I used foam adhesive to pop up my characters as well as the whole background piece. 
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Here's that awesome sketch from Freshly Made Sketches challenge #366. Head over and check out all of the awesome projects created by the design team if you have a few extra minutes to be awed.


I'm also going to add this card to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week because B is for Brrrr.... and these two are out in the cold! I'm glad they've got each other though because those hugs will help keep them toasty.

Ok, guys, I'd better go get some cleaning done before I go to bed. Before I go I'm going to add some links to the supplies I've used today. If you feel like doing a little shopping I'd love to have you use my links. When you do I make a small extra commission (at no extra cost to you) and it helps me keep my blog going.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have an amazing weekend and I'll see you back here soon!

Maria

Purple Onion Designs (Not an affiliate link)
Penny Black (Not an affiliate link) 

Nuvo Glimmer Paste: Moonstone

Honeybee Stamps: Deckled Edge Honey Cuts

Shop for Copic Markers at Blick Art Materials



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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Adorable Christmas Penguin

Hey everybody! It's been a hot minute since I've been here hasn't it? I've been off working hard on a variety of things and helping get ready for my sister's wedding celebration. The wedding party was at my parent's house (they actually got married in the Sierra's in September-so cool!) so we all pitched in to get things done... and the wedding celebration was wonderful! I've also started training jiu jitsu again and I'm so happy about that. All the time off is not good for me. But, I'm guessing you aren't here for my life story so let's get on to the card!

I don't know if you are familiar with stamp designer Stacey Yacula but she is absolutely amazing. She has the sweetest style and draws the most adorable animals and scene building stamps. Until recently I believe she was only designing for Purple Onion Designs but she's now working with MFT Stamps as well. The penguin I've used today is from MFT and the background stamp is from Purple Onion Designs. That's one of the awesome things about her stamps. You can mix and match from her different collections to create so many different possibilities.

I started this card with a sketch in mind. Freshly Made Sketches has got a fun sketch for challenge # 364 and you can check it out at the bottom of my post. I knew I wanted to use one of the MFT penguins and once I found this background the card fell into place pretty quickly.

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I colored the penguin with my Copic markers and I'm betting you can see that he's a bit sparkly? I used shimmer paper from Stampin' Up. I love this paper for copic coloring as the ink blends so well on it. The shimmer adds just that extra touch to winter cards too.
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My background was colored with Copic Markers too. I added some shading and then some snow to both the trees and sky with a white gel pen. It's subtle but pretty. Finally I heat embossed the sentiment (MFT) in white on black.
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Here's a graphic of this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. It's a fun one to play along with so head over to their challenge blog if you have a little time to get crafty. If you're interested in checking out these products I am providing links below. Both MFT and Purple Onion are having sales right now. If you don't mind clicking through my affiliate links below I'd sure appreciate it. When you all buy from my links I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. There are also a ton of other Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales going on right now. If you're ready to do a little shopping (I did mine last night and I'm so excited for it to get here!) please head on over to my SHOP. 

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I am also playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Let It Snow 
and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Baby It's Cold Outside



Thanks for stopping by today! I didn't mean to leave you in craft limbo for so long but I am glad to be back here with you now.

Have an amazing weekend! Bye for now!
Maria

mariawillis@hotmail.com

My Favorite Things Stamps
Stacey Yacula Sweet Holiday Penguins
Stacey Yacula Sweet Holiday Penguins Dies

Purple Onion Designs
Stacey Yacula Studio-Farm Horizon









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