Kool Kitty Musings

Magical 6th Birthday Wishes

Earlier this week, my niece turned six.

How on earth...?

Well, this momentous birthday called for a snazzy card...

Behold the unicorn snowglobe!

Stamp: Poppy Stamps - Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit
Dies: Poppy Stamps - Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit, The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics, Poppy Stamps - Cabin Snowglobe Pop-Up Easel, The Greetery - Bold Numbers
Other: Distress Inks, Copics

I started out by cutting the Snowglobe Easel card base elements from coloured cardstock ("purple" with a blue tone is a particular favourite of the birthday girl).

For the night sky background, I blended various blue tones of Distress Ink on smooth Neenah cardstock, trying to create light areas behind where I would place the moon and stars. When that was dry, I cut it with the circle die in snowglobe set and added pearlescent Gansai Tambi paint splatters to create a constellation in the background.

While the paint dried, I cut all the elements I'd need to build the scene, choosing glittered cardstock where possible and adding a Wink of Stella to the rainbow arches once I'd coloured them in with Copics. The matt silver elements for the wings, horns, and base of the snowglobe were actually from some left-over packaging for a non-crafting item. They did the job perfectly!

I stamped the sentiment on the left-over piece of Neenah cardstock I'd blended ink onto, and cut it out with a banner die from the Sentiment Suite Basics set below.

I then assembled all the elements, using 3D foam tape here and there for extra pop.

Finally, I added the die-cut number 6, and a matching pink gem as the detail to keep the easel card popped up.

And there we have it, a different take on the Christmas snowglobe pop-up easel card...

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Poppy Stamps - Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit Shop at: EH | MISC	The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Poppy Stamps - Cabin Snowglobe Pop-Up Easel dies Shop at: EH | MISC	The Greetery - Bold Numbers dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Distress ink pad - Chipped Sapphire Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Faded Jeans Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Mermaid Lagoon Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | MISC | SBC	Memory Box - Delicate Pastel glitter pad Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Festive glitter pad Shop at: EH | MISC
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Zig - Wink of Stella glitter brush pen - Clear Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

DCM - Woods and forests

Good morning!

Well, Friday has come around quick, and of course that means a brand-new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers Blog.

This week, Miri has challenged us to feature elements found in a wood or forest, or even make a forest scene.

I immediately reached for my Curio Autumn Findings dies from The Greetery, and a few more coordinating sets to make my card:

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Mini Everyday Messages
Dies: The Greetery - Curio: Autumn Findings, The Greetery - Curio: Divider and Details II, The Greetery - Curio: Summer Findings, The Stamp Market - Tiny Tags
Other: Distress Oxides

Once I had all my supplies together, I cut the various woodland elements out of white cardstock and got to work adding colour with Distress Oxides and sponge daubers, then using pencils to accent the finer details where necessary.

I planned out where I would place the various elements by arranging them on the metal Curio Divider die and taking a photo for later reference.

Then I created a wash on watercolour cardstock using regular Distress inks (Antique Paper and Forest Moss), heat setting the colours between applications, and adding a few splatters for good measure.

Once that panel was dry, I cut it with the Divider die and cut the die from a few pieces of spare cardstock to create dimension against the kraft card base I'd prepared.

I used a Tiny Tag from The Stamp Market for my sentiment (loved the Mini Everyday Messages set from Mama Elephant for these tags) and added it to my card as the final finishing touch.

Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Mama Elephant - Mini Everyday Messages stamps Shop at: SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Curio: Autumn Findings dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Curio: Divider and Details II dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Curio: Summer Findings dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Stamp Market - Tiny Tags dies Shop at: MISC	Distress ink pad - Antique Linen Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Forest Moss Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Brushed Corduroy Shop at: EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Candied Apple Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Crackling Campfire Shop at: EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Crushed Olive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Fired Brick Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Gathered Twigs Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Ground Espresso Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Hickory Smoke Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Old Paper Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Peeled Paint Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Pumice Stone Shop at: EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Rustic Wilderness Shop at: EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Rusty Hinge Shop at: EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Tattered Rose Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Walnut Stain Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC	Tim Holtz - 4.25 x 5.5 Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Brutfuner 120 Colouring Pencils Set Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Royal Langnickel - Zen watercolour round wash brush set Shop at: AZ (UK)	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

DCM - September elemental inspiration

Morning!

Well, the first Friday of a new month means a new elemental inspiration challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Here's the image Miri chose:

And the elements I went with are: squares (like the keyboard keys), autumnal flowers, knit texture

Stamps: The Greetery - Just Mason Around, The Stamp Market - Field Flowers (r), The Stamp Market - Criss Cross Background (r)
Dies: The Greetery - Just Mason Around, The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics, The Stamp Market - Field Flowers (r), The Greetery - Crimped Frame
Stencils: The Greetery - Knit Wits, The Greetery - Mason Jar Fillers

I started out by stamping the Criss Cross Background stamp in Gravel grey on white cardstock.

I worked out where I'd be placing the Just Mason Around jar on the card, and then added in the stencilled Leafy and Rusty Mason Jar Filler stencils as the background to the Field Flowers. 

Before adding the stamped die-cuts created with autumnal shades of ink (all listed below) I die cut the white cardstock panel with the large crimped rectangle die from The Greetery. Love that crimped edge detail.

Next, I stamped the Mason Jar with Mermaid ink from Lawn Fawn for all three steps and used the Rusty ink again for the twine accent.

I stamped a sentiment from the Just Mason Around set onto one of the small Sentiment Suite Basics dies and managed to hide an ink smudge with that little sentiment. Handy!

The jar and large flower have some extra dimension behind them, making them pop out from the background.

As the background to my card panel, I stencilled Pacific blue ink on the teal card base using the solid Knit Wits stencil that looks like little hearts, but also has the desired look of a knit pattern.

Once the card was assembled, the final step was to splatter on some copper paint that really sparkles when the light catches it. :)

Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Just Mason Around stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Stamp Market - Field Flowers stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Criss Cross Background stamp (r) Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Just Mason Around dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Stamp Market - Field Flowers dies (r) Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Crimped Frame dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Knit Wits stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Mason Jar Fillers stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Lawn Fawn - Mermaid ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Coral Reef ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Gravel ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Leafy ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Mossy ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Pacific ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Peach ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Rusty ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Salmon ink pad Shop at: MISC
Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC	Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | MISC | SBC	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)
Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC