Scentsational Skunks AND Squirrels

Hello Crafty Friends!! I have a couple adorable projects to share with you along with a funny story. Both projects today were made using the Pink and Main's Scentsational Stamp and Dies sets and both are so stinking cute... hahaha, pun totally intended!

 For my first card (featured above), I also use the Pink and Main Stitched Circle Dies as well as the Lacy Border Dies sets. As well as the new Spring Flings paper pad.

Supplies Used

Scentsational (Pink and Main)

Scensational Dies (Pink and Main)

Stitched Circle Dies (Pink and Main)

Lacy Border Dies (Pink and Main)

Spring Flings (Pink and Main)

Other Supplies Used

Natural Corrugated (DCWV) 

Mega Runner (Xyron)

White Cardstock

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig/ Kuretake)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts

Hemp Twine

Paper Flowers (Prima)

Flower Button

Fabri Tac (Beacon)

Tim Holtz

I started by first stamping my images with Versafine Onyx Black ink on 140 lb. Mixed Media Paper. 

Then I colored them using my Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers with a waterbrush filled with water.

After I was done coloring I die cut the images out using the coordinating Scentsational Dies set.

I die-cut white paper using the Lacy Borders Dies to make to border strips. I also cut out a piece of corrugated paper to 4.25"x5.5" and a piece of pink & white gingham patterned paper to 3"x4" .

 I used a Xyron Mega Runner to add adhesive to the back of the pink and white gingham paper. Then added a border onto each of the long edges.

I added more adhesive onto the back side of the borders and attached to the corrugated piece.

I die cut stitched 3 circles (2- smaller, 1 larger), added foam adhesive to the back and also added foam adhesive to the back of the skunks.

I then added the a skunk to the front of each stitched circle.

I tied a multi-looped bow and used a small dot of liquid adhesive to attach to the front corner of my card. Then I decided my bow needed a cute little center. So I added a couple of tiny paper flowers and a acrylic flower bead.

I didn't use any of the sentiment stamps that came included with the stamp set, I didn't have much room to really add a sentiment because of the layout of my card. But... I did find this short and sweet phrase that says "enjoy today" from Tim Holtz's Small Talk sticker book. It was the perfect sentiment and importantly the perfect size and as an added bonus it looked super cute paired with this sweet little ladybug (which IS included with the Scentsational set).

I attached the finished card front onto a standard A2 (4.24"x 5.5" folded) sized card base made from white cardstock.

And here is the finished card...

Now, here is where the funny story comes in...

When I first got this stamp set I was so excited to use it I got my stamps out, stamped out a few images, got out my markers and water brush, and started going to town. Before I knew it I had colored my images with black ink running down the middle of their heads. I only realized after, what I had believed to be the third "skunk" image, it wasn't quite looking right. 

***FACE PALM***

My fingers totally ignored my brain and started coloring... it totally ignored the fact that skunks have WHITE stripes running down the middle of their ENTIRE BODY (including their heads)!!

I always believed that there are no mistakes in crafting... only opportunities! So I was quick to turn my frown upside-down by turning my botched SKUNKS into the perfect SQUIRRELS! Yup, Color the rest of the body and tail with a little bit of brown and presto adorable squirrels! LOL

Waste not, want not!

And now, I have a multi-functional stamp set that can make 2 cute critters for the price of 1!

For this second card, I die cut patterned paper from the Spring Flings and Shades of Spring paper pads and layered the pieces on to each other and attached them using my Xyron Mega Runner. 

The sentiment was a little hard to read so I die cut just that part out of black cardstock and layered it over right over the patterned paper piece using a glue pen.

I mounted the squirrels using foam adhesive dots. I also added a few enamel dots for a bit of sparkle.

Then I tied a bow using 3/8" black grosgrain ribbon.

At the last minute, I decide that it a little more texture so I carefully removed the card front and reattached it onto more corrugate cardstock then back onto the cardbase.

And here is my second card...

I think it turned  out pretty darn cute! Especially when it started out as an "Oopsie".

Additional Supplies Used

Spring Flings (Pink and Main)

Shades of Spring (Pink and Main

AND

Stephanie Barnard's Scallop w/ Flowers & Sentiments Drop-Ins (Sizzix)

Stephanie Barnard's Scallop w/ Greetings Drop-Ins (Sizzix)

Enamel Dots

Black Grosgrain Ribbon

I hope you all enjoyed my projects for today!

Remember to think outside of the box... you never know what you can come up with!

Happy Crafting!
~Mitsy

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You Mean the World to Me!

Hi Crafty Friends... I am so excited about this weeks sponsorship for team ebrush!! Why? Because it involves two of my favorite crafting pastimes... eBrushing and Paper Piecing!! And I am head over heals in love with with all the digital files from our August sponsor, KaDoodle Bug Designs!!

Supplies Used

eBrush (Craftwell)

Cutie KaToodles Earth Squirrel (KaDoodle Bug Designs)

Sizzix eclips and ecal software

Owl Nerds stamp set (Pink and Main)

Book Shaped Nesting Dies (Darice)

Mega Runner(Xyron)

Sharpie Markers (light green, green, orange, brown, light blue, blue, dark blue)

Spectrum Noir Marker GB1

Cardstock(light blue, light green, craft, black, white)

Foam adhesive squares

2 way Glue (EK Success)

white opaque marker -snow (Recollections)

PITT Artist Pen XS, M

Chalklets chalk (EK Success)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad (Tsukineko)

Paper Trimmer

Scissors

I used my Sizzix eclips machine and ecal software to cut out my file. I used the default sizes and just separated the shapes by color to make cutting faster and easier.

I started off by ebrushing  my globe land pieces in light green, green, and brown sharpies.

for the main planet piece I ebruhed it in light blue, blue, and dark blue.

Then I glued my land pieces on my planet using a glue pen.

I also ebrushed my irises in light green, green, and a small bit of brown.

For the highlights of the eyes I made little circles on the blacks of the eyes using a white opaque marker. I line the eyes with an fine tip black pen. I love Faber-Castell's PITT Artist Pens for this. They dry permanent so even if I go oever them with another color it will not bleed or smear.

For the body of the squirrel I cut it out of craft paper and ebrushed it with my brown sharpie and then lightly went over the edges with orange.

One thing I super love about the KADoodle Bug files is that most of them come with a shadow to glue the pieces onto. This helps to guide you on what pieces go where and how far apart they should go. I glue all my pieces down with a glue pen and start with the ears first.  

I ebrushed the inner ears, muzzle, tummy and foot bottoms using Spectrum Noir in GB1.

I added foam adhesive to the back of my piece to give it more dimension.

I used my Darice scalloped die andcut polka dot patterned paper and  a 2"x 4" strip of patterned paper to make a card front. I adhered my pieces to my card using my Xyron Mega Runner.

I stamped out my sentiment and used my scissors to cut out each word separately and adhered to my card. 

At the last moment I decided I wanted a a bow on my card. So I used some brown and white bakers twine and wrapped it a few times around my card front panels. I made a quintuple loop bow and glued it down with diamond glaze and topped it with a flower button.

And here is my finished card... 

I hope you enjoyed my paper piecing... I really do love making them! I always find joy just staring at the finished product! I hope you did too!!

Head over to the KaDoodle Bug Designs or Craftwell fanpage to see how you could win a $25 Gift Certificate to KaDoodle Bug Designs!!

Good Luck & Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy

Fall themed Design Challenge

Continued from previous post...

Last week Design on Cloud 9 had a scrap challenge. The challenge was to make a project using their "freebie" file of the week. Winner was chosen at random for a $10 gift certificate to their website. I took on the challenge and played along. And, of course, I didn't win. Well, since I'm on the design team I think it automatically disqualifies me. It was fun anyway!

Here is the freebie file that was used:

It's called Scrapbook Layout #6. (This file was only free during the week of the challenge)

And here is my take on the challenge:

I decided to change it up a bit. I used the same elements in the layout but re-purposed them. I like being able to take things and make it my own. And, who said we were limited to just that one file?! I used DC9's Nuts About You file(bow not included with file). Threw in a splash of pink to tone the oranges and brown... I didn't want a traditional fall layout and the pink was a great choice! Lastly, because it was a simple layout I decided to emboss throughout to add some interest.

 All the squirrels in this set looked like boys so I added a bow from another set to the top of her head... and ta-dah, instant girl. then added, of course, embossing. Love how something so small made her very feminine!

Lovin' the pink!

I love the houndstooth!

I even embossed the photo corners.

Tags easily come out of the pocket for journaling.

Hope you all liked my take on last weeks challenge. And, don't forget, Design on Cloud 9 started there weekly challenges back up. Check out their fan page every Friday for each new challenge and the results of the winner of the previous challenge. Each challenge runs from Friday till the next Thursday. You'll have until 5pm est to submit your project to the Design on Cloud 9 Facebook fan page. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the DC9 website.

Good Luck Everyone! And, I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Happy Crafting!!