This month’s sketch at
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group (BYSHC)
Challenge on FB is a simple one that has inspired me to make many cards. I love the sweet little gingerbread boy from Beccy’s Place, so you’ll see him show up several times this
month! (My nickname for this pudgy little cutie is “Pillsbury” because he is
such a cute little doughball!) I printed
Pillsbury onto Kraft cardstock which is the color of gingerbread, and also it
simplifies the coloring process (which mainly included shading with a few tan
and brown makers, adding his nose and tummy button with red markers, added
green to the irises of his eyes, then finishing with a white gel pen to fill in
the whites of his eyes, and to add highlights to the image (check the photo for
their placement!)
I wanted the coloring of the gifts and
candy canes to be bright and clear, so I printed an extra copy of just that
part of the image on white cardstock, colored it, fussy-cut it, and then adhered it in place atop the original image. I also printed an extra copy of the pudgy guy's hands from Kraft cardstock and attached them with foam tape to
provide some depth to the image. (You can see this in one of the pics.) So
cute!
An added note- Sadly,
Beccy Muir, artist/owner of Beccy’s Place, is discontinuing her digi line on
June 30th (she explains the reasons for this difficult
decision HERE.)
So, if you have plans to add any of her digi sets to your collection, or have
any gift cards you need to use, you will need to do that within the next few
weeks! Beccy added a “Digital Stamp Sale”
section to her shop, in which she has posted many individual digis
and sets from the past, priced from $3.50 to as low as 31¢ (US rate.) The good
news is that Beccy will continue to offer all the wonderful free digi images
and tutorials on her blog. Plus, clear stamps,
cutting dies, patterned paper, and cut sheets will be available from several
vendors in Australia, and also via the web. Check HERE
for details.
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Gingerbread Boy Digi set from Beccy’s
Place is no longer available, but a Clear
Stamp Set (Sugar and Spice) is available through one of her vendors HERE
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white and gold sparkle gel pens
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Patterned paper from Hobby Lobby and my stash.
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Sentiments- Computer-generated.
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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All other items from my stash.
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I created this card to enter
several challenges with circle and/or beach-related themes. It features a mermaid and a sweet little fish from Sweet
November Stamps, a beautiful seashell- embellished wreath from Patties Creations, a small
silver anchor (embellishing the inside sentiment), and of course BLING!
(Specifically, Stickles to add shimmer to Shimmer Redkelps' tail, fins, and
jewelry!
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Small Fish Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Coral Reefweaver and Moki)
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Mermaid Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Shimmer Redkelp and Otto)
· Digi- Patties Creations (Nautical Shell Circle Frame)
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All images colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
· Stickles- Diamonds
· Sentiments-
Computer Generated
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Patterned background paper- Hobby
Lobby
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Small anchor paper punch, other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Time Out Challenge- Challenge #291 (Photo Inspiration- beachy, shells, heart) Double D’s Challenge- Beach
Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: June Mood Board-Summer (Shades of Aqua Blue)
Since I retired, I’ve started making
packets of cards that I deliver to several places for holidays: my dentist's and optometrist's
offices, a nursing home, and the residential drug treatment facility where I
worked for 13 years until my retirement. (The clients there earn “points” for attending
educational sessions, completing required steps toward recovery, etc., and they
love being able to “purchase” handmade cards to send to loved ones during the
30+ days they are in treatment.)
I’ve had this fishing-themed stamp in my
collection since I co-owned a stamp store in South Dakota back in 1998-2001. (Sadly,
I don’t know the company's name because I pulled the rubber from the wood
years ago.) I created the fishing scene
by taping a 2x3-inch scrap of cloud stationery to a 1x2-inch scrap of blue
cardstock. I inked the stamp with black ink, then carefully positioned it above
the fishing scene so that the boat could “float" on the water and the fishing
lines could reach "into" the water. (It took some time to get the correct placement, but my MISTY helped!) A few
ink pads in various shades of blue and a ripple stamp added depth to the ripples, and a
white colored pencil added highlights. I used a template to cut the
scene into a rectangle, creating a lovely scene of fishermen floating along on
a beautiful day with their lines dropped into the depths of the cool blue
water. I adhered the scene to a scrap of black paper, trimming it to create a frame
for the scene. The rest of the card then
came together pretty quickly with computer-generated sentiments, scraps from an
old map, rustic-looking washi tape, and realistic fish stickers.
Supplies:
· Wood
Stamp-Fishing (unknown company)
· Water
ripple stamp from Stampscapes
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Upcycled state map for background
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Digi- QKR Eureka Digital Stamp (Fishing Fly) Currently Not Available
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers, a white colored pencil, Sakura Gelly Roll white &
silver gel pens
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Sentiments- “Behold the fisherman…” Computer Generated (Source Unknown)
Note- I’ve had
this in my file of sentiments for many years, but it wasn’t sourced. A few years ago I did some web research and found a few versions; the earliest was a vintage
postcard on eBay with a 1946 postmark. It’s no longer available, but I did save
pics. You can see that it contains no copyright or name of source. (And when just re-reading them, I realized the original sentiment I’d saved in
my files didn’t have the line “smelling of strong drink.” Considering that I
provided some of my cards to clients in a drug/alcohol treatment center, I’m
thankful for that!)
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Fish Stickers- Hobby Lobby
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Washi Tape- Tim Holtz
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Templates, cloud stationery, cardstock, ink pads, and other items from my stash.
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