Thinking of You!

Hi everyone!  I'm Beverly and I am delighted to come back today to share another cute way to use the adorable Cup of Love stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs!  When I chose this blue tiled paper by Recollections, I knew exactly which stencil I would use in the background - Stamp Mosaic from A Colorful Life Designs.  I mixed few drops of reinker with water to create the splatters.  Just tap your wet watercolor brush across your finger to splat color!  Now here's how I paper pieced the tea cup:

Once the glue was dry on the tea cup, I was ready to color the mouse and the interior of the cup.  I found the right match for the cup in my Prismacolor Pencils (PC1087).  The mouse is colored with Copic markers COO, CO, C1, and RVOO.  Now the mouse is ready for a little extra dimension attention as follows:

Next, the cup was mounted on a die cut circle with foam tape, and the complete circle was glued atop the stenciling on the card.

"Thinking of You" was stamped with VersaFine Onyx on Neenah Classic cardstock, and trimmed wide enough for the sentiment before layer on a coordinating strip of cardstock to pull everything together!

It has truly been my pleasure to be asked to Guest Design for Gerda Steiner Designs!  Now here's to your next opportunity to enjoy some sweet paper crafting time!

Thanks for your visit!

Beverly Gerard

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Hey, Kitty

Coming up on an uber-busy weekend staying with Grands while their parents are away .... which means >> color while you can!  So I did.  Multiple softball games are scheduled to dominate much of the weekend, so there's fun to come!

I must say ... this kitty is likely to become one of my very favorite stamps.  Plus, the Peeking Kitty stamp set is my talented friend Dina Kowal's design for Impression Obsession!  She is so talented in a variety of ways.

First, I colored the stamped kitty image and the separate paws with Copics and fussy cut the paws.  Then I masked the kitty with Eclipse tape before topping it off with the 'Wavy Fade' stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  Next, I lightly stenciled with a Clarity brush.

Before adhering the layers, I stamped the sentiment with my Mini Misti positioner.  Finally, a strip of textured white card stock was brushed with Bundled Sage Distress Ink, and adhered directly beneath the kitty image.  The paws were then attached to the textured layer.

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That's it for now.  Here's to a fab weekend for all!  

Inky (((hugs))),

Iris "hugs"!

Time to add some color to this week!  OMGosh ... this gray & dreary stuff is getting rough on those of us who need a little sunshine in our days!  (If that's you, "Welcome" to the club.)

My intended color palette had to morph a couple of times due to some AWOL acrylic paints.  In reality, it looks like I scanned my closet & chose the focus color.   lol

The stenciled background was created with the beautiful 'Chain Weave' stencil from A Color Life Designs.  It was so easy to create, simply braying acrylic paint atop my Gelli plate.  

I colored the Iris from Rubbernecker Stamps to coordinate with the background ... Sort of seems like reverse order of color selection, doesn't it?  Rubbernecker's  'hugs' die was layered to create a bit of a shadow effect, and an old splatter stamp was used to lightly fill in the white space with a soft yellow.

I hope you like it!  I know I'll enjoy sending it to a special friend who brought me bunches of smiles recently.

Inky (((huggss))),

Butterfly Kisses?

Cute little critters and/or cute little critter stamps ... they're both incredibly hard to resist!   

Fluttery little nose-to-nose touches is something I've loved passing along to the little ones across my life.  It's a treasured memory that seems so simple but its value runs very deep into my heart.  So how could I not adore and need this House Mouse stamp?!   

Admittedly, I did have to browse through a couple of crafty drawers to search for a possible charm, and ta-daahhh!  I found one ... for the current House Mouse Challenge, HMFMC #273.  

Inky (((hugs))),

Card Supplies:

Stamps:  House Mouse 'Nose to Nose in Flowers'

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers

Papers:  SEI designer paper, Neenah White

Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle dies (The Stamps of Life), natural thread, 'love' charm