Yeti to Party

My card today is for the color challenge at Splitcoaststampers where I am the hostess this week.  My colors are Balmy Blue, Pacific Point and Fresh Freesia; dessert - add pink.

I colored the images with the corresponding Stampin' Blends except for the Pacific Point. I colored matched that with a Copic marker.  For my favorite pink I used Lovely Lipstick.  Not sure it's actually my favorite pink but is was my favorite with these colors!

I used the Layering Diorama dies to create a "cave" for my yeti. The blue dotted paper reminded me of snow although it wouldn't be snowing in his cave.  Oh well - it's all mythical anyway.

I hope you've enjoyed my card today.  Now it's time to run off and get to work on Thanksgiving!

Products used: All Stampin' Up!

• Stamps/Die: Yeti to Party
• Dies: Layering Diorama
• Accessories: Stampin' Blends in challenge colors, Copic B16, embossing powder, banner punch

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Anna Griffin Thanksgiving Card

My card for this week's Tic Tac Toe Challenge features Anna Griffin products.  I chose the diagonal Embossing, Free and Wood.  I often find with this challenge my card also fits another column - Wood, Red and Animal.

As usual I was grumbling while making this card.  Anna makes it look so easy to just put the throw the elements together and suddenly you have a beautiful card.  No coloring, no stamping (usually) - just die cutting, embossing, ephemera and voila - a gorgeous card.

Holy Cow!!! There is a learning curve to making her cards.  It takes awhile to choose all the elements. Longer than I'd like to admit.  However, for a card like this it is easy to make multiples ONCE you have the design done.  While there is some cutting and embossing it is minimal.

I enjoy making cards with her products because they are a challenge for me.  Most of what I have made with her products are 3D items - easel cards, ornaments, boxes, etc.  I love making interactive and 3D crafts and hers are very detailed making them that much better.

I hope you've enjoyed my card today and will join us for this week's Team O challenge!

Products used: All Anna Griffin (except scrap of wood grain paper)

• Fall Plaid Cardstock
  
• Cartouche Cut and Embossing Folder
• Mini Hoilday Sentiment Stickers
• Fall Foliage Stickers
• Birds and Butterflies Stickers

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Oh What Fun

My card today is for the color challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  I was pressed for time this weekend so I copied the design from the Lawn Fawn blog.  I just changed the colors to Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green.

For the background I made a watercolor wash using colors close to the Bermuda Bay - Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon and Broken China. The mice's scarves and hats are all colored with a base layer of Copic markers with Prismacolor pencils on top.  The mice themselves are Copics alone and I see now that I should have used pencil on them as well!

This was a fun card and very easy to create since the layout was already done for me!

Products used:

• Stamps/Dies: Lawn Fawn Snowball Fight
• Dies: Oh What Fun
• Cardstock: Basic White, Dazzling Diamonds, Mixed Media
• Copic Markers: W00, W0, W02, W03. C01, R0000, YG23, RV06
• Prismacolor pencils: to match! (Sorry, I often don't keep track)

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