I was recently introduced to Sassy & Crafty Stamps. They're a new company... about 3 months old, and have some super cute stamps, amazing stencils, and one of my all time favorite things... sentiments that flow more like what you would actually write in a card. I fell in love with this little zebra hanging out in a coffee cup, as well as this sentiment. {grin}
The stamps are from the Chronic Pain Warrior set. Along with new stamps and stencils from Sassy & Crafty, I also picked up the Ink Cubes Bundle from Concord & 9th. I'm completely smitten with these inks! The pads are quality, and the palette of colors is beautiful.
I started the card by randomly stenciling the Comic Book 2 stencil on smooth bristol with sprout, parsley, evergreen, aqua sky, oceanside, and peacock. Then I blended a bit of the same color inks around the edges. Next, I layered the Comic Book stencil over that and stenciled with molding paste.
While that was drying, I stamped the zebra image and a few flowers and got to coloring. I wanted a zebra cup, too, so masked off the zebra, and then used the Zebra Stripe stencil to add some zebra stripes with black ink. I used the C9 inks to watercolor the flowers, adding a few little accents with a copic marker.
When those were fussy cut, I cut my stenciled panel down, then layered the Comic Book stencil over it again and coated with a coat of Glitz Glitter Gel for some fabulous sparkle! I set this aside to dry and got to work on the background.
I pulled out the Hearts stencil and blended the background with aqua sky, oceanside, and peacock. These inks were a dram to blend and I'm hooked! I splattered the background with a bit of black ink, then layered all the elements together, adding thin black mats to frame my panels.
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3 comments
super fun and cute
This is darling!!! I love the cute little zebra cup, the fun background and the colors you used. Amazing design!
What a fun card Julee - love that sparkle there, and also that funky sentiment!
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine
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