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Hello all and Happy Friday!! (TGIF, right?)
I know, I know, Christmas is over and we're all trying to put this cold weather behind us, but I just got some new stamps from Whimsy Stamps AND THEY ARE PRECIOUS!! You guys know that when you get a new stamp, you just have to use it...no matter what. So I did! I had a little time between classes and I popped out a card with the Xmas Hamster and I just adore this little fellow.

Isn't he adorable? I stamped him on a 5 1/4in by 4in piece of heavy cardstock (later attached to an A2 card front made of the same heavy cardstock). Then, I colored him in with my Copics and used my Wink of Stella to add a little sparkle to the ornament, the little bubbles, and his tiny nose. I also added some Glossy Accents to the little bubbles to give them a more dimensional look.

The ornament string didn't extend to the top of the card like I wanted it to so I grabbed a black fine tip marker and drew the rest of it up...no it isn't straight, but I won't fuss over that. If you want to recreate this card or do something similar, a ruler would probably be the best option if you want it straight or anything with a straight edge if you don't have a ruler handy.

The sentiment is from a the Pamela Loves Poinsettia stamp set by Stamping Bella in their Tiny Townies collection. I just inked up the top of the stamp for the front and used the rest of it for the sentiment on the inside. And Voila! It is complete!

No, I can't send him out quite yet, but hey, I'm ready for when the time comes! I guess I'm getting ahead on my Christmas card collection! Ha! It won't sneak up on me this time.

What are you guys working on this week?

I will be submitting this little guy into the following challenges which you all should go check out and maybe even participate in:

Morgans Art World Blog -- Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog -- Also Anything Goes

Art By Miran Challenge Blog -- You guessed it, Anything Goes

Love you all!

Mattie

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Hello everyone and happy Tuesday!! I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year so far! Anyone got any crafty resolutions?

One of mine is to get better at my Copic coloring and to get as many colors as I can without going entirely broke! Coloring is therapeutic and calming whether it be with Copics or crayons, but I've recently fallen in love with Copics and I've seen so many beautiful crafts done with them. I'm excited to see what is to come with the rest of this year and even how my blog will develop! I'm new to the blogging scene and don't know what all it entails, but I suppose we will have to see!

Anyway, enough ranting and onto the card! (Apologies in advance since the lights I use at my apartment on campus like to wash out everything!)

This card did take me out of my comfort zone a little since it's just a one layer card and I used so many sequins, but I like how it turned out! I, as usual, started off with some heavy white cardstock cut at 5 1/4 by 4 and stamped on the flowers (a retired stamp from Stampin' Up! called Blended Bloom). I then colored those in with my Copics, of course! (R20, R24, and YG63 for the petals; Y15, E47, and E34 for the centers with a little clear Wink of Stella for sparkle). While I'm coloring, I always start with my lightest color and work up to the darkest before going back down to my lightest...I feel it gives me the best blending of the different shades.

I then grabbed my Mini Misti (I linked to Amazon's listing, though there are a bunch of places selling them), and lined up the sentiment how I liked it (from Mama Elephant's Birthday Wishes stamp set) and inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. It came out great so I didn't have to stamp twice! It's the little things that can make a day great, haha!

After that, I spent about twenty minutes trying to get the sequins just right. I just used some shiny clear ones from a previous project and glued them down with some Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Then I put it onto an A2 card base before stamping the sentiment on the inside. Voila! Ready to go!

I'll be submitting this card to the following lovely challenges (go check them out!!):

Jo's Scrap Shack (Anything Goes)

Catch the Bug Blog (Anything Goes)

Stamp Ink Paper (Black and White with a Pop of Color)

Colour Crazy Challenge (Always Anything Goes)

Mod Squad Challenge (BLING!!!!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Pipsy

(Mattie)

With a relative of mine welcoming a new little one to the world soon, I figured I should see what I could do to make a card for them to say hello to the little guy or girl (we don't know yet, they wanted it to be a surprise)! I have a set from Mama Elephant called New Family with just the most adorable little animals in it. I decided to go with a fox and a baby along with a couple of the sentiments too.

All of the stamps I used came from the same set including the sentiment on the inside which I don't have pictured here. I used my wonderful Copics to color them in (YR16, YR68,C-0, C-2, and BG53 for the foxes and G43, YG63, and YG67 for the grass).

It's a standard A2 with the front panel cut at 5 1/4 by 4 and I used Whisper White Cardstock from Stampin' Up, though any paper that can handle Copics works too! I can't recommend the heavy Bazzill paper for it however since I've noticed my Copics tend to bleed on it. I still love it for card making and stamping since it is absolutely perfect for sturdy cards, but try another one for Copics if you can! It really is just a clean and simple card...nothing too crazy today!

I will be submitting this card to a few challenges...all of which you all should go do by the way! It's fun to challenge yourself and be inspired by other crafters. You have nothing to lose! Here are the Blogs I'll be submitting this one:

1. Crafty Calendar Challenge Blog---> Something New Challenge

2. Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog---> Something New Challenge

3. My Time to Craft Challenge Blog---> Something New Challenge

I know I've been doing a lot of challenges lately, but I enjoy challenging myself instead of always doing my own thing. Of course, I love that too, but why not see what my limits are as a crafter and find some people and ideas that inspire me for later projects? I recommend trying a challenge at least once to see how fun it is!

What are you guys up to this weekend?

Love you all!

Pipsy

(Mattie)

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