I Vike You

It's time to get some Valentine's ready, and I thought I'd start with this super fun Viking stamp from Birdie Brown. I really enjoyed coloring the Viking - from choosing the colors to getting the textures just right. I'm very happy with how the fur overcoat turned. I brought in some colored pencils to my Copic coloring to get the texture just right.

I kept the rest of the card very simple, adding a sentiment and a blended background. I used a few distress oxide inks for the blending and a hexagon die to make my mask. It's a pretty simple card, but I really like how it turned out.

Thanks for reading!
~Elle~

Color Monday: SOG Pixie Watercolor and Pencils

It's Monday, the beginning of the week, and it's time for another Color Monday card. With this card, I challenged myself to do something a little different - combine watercolor and my Prismacolor pencils to create a different look - maybe something inspired by a storybook.

I started by stamping the adorable pixie from Some Odd Girl's Pixie Dust stamp in light ink. I grabbed my Artist's Loft watercolors and quickly colored in the stamp. I used the cheap watercolor because I knew I would be enhancing it with colored pencils - so I really just needed something that had a good flat color range.

I also created a quick background and I let everything dry. Once the image was dry, I went in with my colored pencils and added some details. I mainly used the pencils for the outline and to add some light shading in a few spots.

I used a loaded paintbrush to add some splatters around the image and let everything dry completely (I actually left it overnight, just in case). I die-cut the image with a stitched rectangle die, and stamped the sentiment onto a banner die-cut. I chose to highlight the purple in the image, and grabbed a purple patterned paper. I adhered it to a standard A2 card base, then added the watercolor panel with foam squares.

Thanks for reading!
~Elle~

Happy Mothers' Day

Power Poppy - Go Wild stamp set; Prismacolor pencils

 

I'm sharing a quick card to wish all the moms in my life a happy Mothers' Day. Thanks a bunch for all you do for your families! :)

Peachy Hugs

 Lately, I've found myself slightly obsessed with the color peach. I love that it's a soft mix of pink and orange, where it's softer than orange but warmer than pink. And since I've been in love with this color, I managed to grab several supplies that feature it over the past few months. So, I decided to make good use of them and create a cute love card.

When I think cute, I usually reach for Lawn Fawn - and this card is no exception. I stamped the two adorable hedgehogs from Hedgehugs onto some white cardstock and then cut them out with the matching dies. I colored them in with my Prismacolor pencils and set them aside to work on the rest of the card.

For my card base, I used a piece of medium gray cardstock, cut and folded into a standard A2 card (4¼ by 5½"). 

For the center panel, I die-cut a piece of watercolor cardstock with Mama Elephant's Femme Frames. Normally, I use the smooth side of the cardstock, but I decided to change it up a bit and use the textured side this time. I used my Koi watercolors to do a quick background wash, using a peachy color. Once it was completely dry, I used a splatter stamp to create a bit of extra texture.

Since I had my Bigshot out, I did a bit more die-cutting. I cut a scalloped patterned paper panel out of Femme Frames, using Lawn Fawn's Hello Sunshine (which is a paper line that's now retired). I cut a stitched circle with a heart in the middle out of peach cardstock, using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Party Banners and Lawn Fawn's Hearts dies. I also cut a piece of Let's Polka gray paper into a slightly larger circle with some stitched circle dies.

Then I adhered everything together! I used a combination of regular adhesive and foam tape, popping up certain elements like the watercolor panel, hedgehogs and the peach heart circle. Just before adhering the front panel to the card base, I tied a piece of peach satin ribbon around the left side.

Lastly, I decided to add a few sequins from Let's Polka mix. It was hard to capture in the picture, but they're shiny and catch the light beautifully.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn - Hedgehugs stamp and coordinating dies

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Party Banners dies

Lawn Fawn - Hello Sunshine petite paper 6x6 (retired)

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka Petite paper 6x6

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka sequin mix

Impression Obsession - Splatter I stamp

Hero Arts - Soft Cantaloupe inkpad

Mama Elephant -  Femme Frames dies

Sakura - Koi Watercolor sketch box 24 colors

My Favorite Things Hybrid Inkpad in Black Licorice

My Favorite Things - Stitched Circle STAX dies

My Favorite Things - Peach Bellini prestige cardstock

Neenah Solar White in #110lbs

Tim Holtz Distress watercolor cardstock

Peach satin ribbon 3/8"

Tombow Craft Dot Adhesive Runner (pink)

3M Double-Sided Foam Tape