Mail art cuteness!

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Cathy here today with a mail art envelope. 

I started out with stamping the Holmy dog and then I masked him off. Then I masked off a square for the address and I took a stencil and 2 orange distress oxide colors and blended them out on the envelope. 

I colored the dog with copic markers. I then outlined the address space with black pen, and I made some lines on the side of the envelope. 

Today is the last day to join the challenge. 

You can still join in the cute and fluffy fun here.

#184 Cute and-or Fluffy art journal page.

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Hello everybody, Riet here,

Challenge #184 "Cute and/or Fluffy"

is still running.

Last days, but you can still join.

I made a page for my art journal that I just started.

And I am so in love with this sweet white cat from Carmen's Veranda stamps.

What I used.

Flower stamps,

Crackle background,

CV White cat,

Party words,

Pieces of calligraphy,

Shadow frames.

Washi tape,

Distressink,

Crackling campfire,

Twisted citron,

Forest moss, 

Evergreen bough.

Versafine Onyx black or any other waterproof black ink.

Markers or color pencils.

Start by inking the largest stamp of the shadow frames

 with twisted citron and evergreen bough.

Spray a little water on it and print it on the paper.

Dry the paper well with the heat tool.

Looks so pretty, just like watercolor art.

Take 3 different washi tapes and stick them on.

I cut them with the washi chomper from We R makers.

Stamp with Forest moss and the stamp from the pieces of calligraphy sheet,

 on the right side of the green ink print.

1x at the top and 1x at the bottom.

The bottom print is upside down because the text runs nicely along the cat's body.

Because the cat is pasted over it later, you cannot see that the text is printed upside down.

We now stamp the crackle background with distressink 

Crackling campfire and Evergreen bough.

But only use a small part of the stamp.

Now the flowers and the cat.

Stamp them with black waterproof ink in the places where you want them.

Now take thin paper and stamp them on it again.

Color the flowers and cat and glue them on.

Stamp the sentiment with the black ink.

Give the words some orange accents.

And finally, take a green pencil and create

 some shadow along the washi and the cat.

And that's it, hope you liked it.

The LCD challenge runs until the end of the month.

So there is still time to participate.

You can also participate with other brands of stamps. 

As long as your project is stamped.

See you next time, and don't forget, have fun stamping.

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Hello Cutie

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Today I wanted to share this cutie with you...

Baby Elephant, Brick Wall

Still time to play in our Fluffy & Cute challenge!

#184 Cute and/or Fluffy.

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Hello stampers and crafters.

I love this challenge, so cute!

 Today I have a card that is also very suitable for beginners.

But first I will tell you what I used to make the card.

The stamps:

CV White cat

LCD Mother goose mice

CV Cats birthday

Distressink:

Mustard seed

Wild honey

Kitch flamingo

Black waterproof ink pad

Derwent colorsoft pencils

Black fineliner

White gellpen

Stamperia stencil

Masking tape

To start, we make a puddle on our work sheet with a little water and the distress ink.

We run the paper through that.

Make sure you get interesting spots and don't make it too dark.

Allow to dry, possibly with a heat tool.

We start by stamping the mice with waterproof ink.

Make sure there is some distance between the mice so that the cat can sit between them.

Mask the mice with masking tape.

You can find a tutorial on how to mask here.

Now stamp the cat.

Remove the masks.

Now you would think that the colors of the background run through the animals.

But that's no problem, you will see that if you color with the same colors they disappear.

We use a white gel pen to whiten the cat's eyes and put a white dot in the pupils and on the nose.

We also make the scarf and the buttons on the mice's coat white with the gel pen.

Stamp the text at the top of the card in black.

Because my hands are quite shaky, I have difficulty drawing lines. 

So I drew the border with the handy stamperia mask and a black fineliner.

I rounded the corners of the card,

and glued the card onto black cardstock.

And this was it, a fairly easy card but super fun to make.

Of course with the beautiful stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmens Veranda Stamps.

Do you have a nice cute or fluffy stamp?

It may even be from a different brand, then join our challenge and have a chance to win stamps.

PLEASE read the RULES first, this way you avoid disappointments.

See you on the challenge, 

Hoppy Birthday

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with another cute card for our Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.  What's more cute and fluffy than a bunny!!!!

I used Carmen's Veranda Bunny and Lost Coast Designs Flowers Background.  Isn't that bunny adorbs!!!   The Happy Birthday is a partial stamp from Carmen's Veranda Queen of Everything.

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop back and see their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

 

2 Cute Gnomes

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Goodmorning, Cathy here with a postcard for you today.

Stamps Used:

Two gnomes

Brush stokes

Pieces of calligraphy

I started out by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 4x6. Then I stamped Two gnomes on the bottom.

Next, I randomly stamped Brush stokes and Pieces of calligraphy on the background. After that I grabbed a Tim Holtz stencil and some blue ink that was left on the blending brush and blended the background. 

I then colored the gnomes with copic markers and then layered it on black cardstock.

 

You can join over at The Lost Coast blog.

Cute and/or Fluffy: Cute Elephant

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Hello everyone! Liesbeth here with a lovely little elephant :-) for our Cute&Fluffy Challenge! I stamped it ( Small Baby Elephant) with black StazOn ink on a Distress inked background and masked it. Than I stamped the trees (ATC birds in trees) and texts (Pieces of Calligraphy and Party Words), also with yellow and green ink. I removed the mask and finished the piece with charcoal, white gel pen and colour pencils. Join us and have fun!

Liesbeth XX

Quack Quack...

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We're playing cute and fluffy this month and today I have just one duck and lots of squirrels - LOL!!

Duck & Bunny set, Carmen's Veranda ClearStamp Words & Phrases

Sheepy Spring

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with a spring card for our Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.  I've gone a bit more wooly than fluffy, but you gotta admit, she's a cutie.

I used Carmen's Veranda Sheep Doll and coloured her in spring greens.  The background stamp is Lost Coast Designs Daffodils Background.  I used a scallop die to cut my shaker aperture and also die cut some lovely green grass for her to stand on.

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop back and see their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Cute and/or Fluffy: Another fluffy cat!

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here some more fluffyness for our Cute/Fluffy Challenge! Hope you`ll join us! :-)

I stamped the cat from Up Close and Personal on a piece of inked/coloured paper and stamped Ironwork Border around the edges. I coloured it a bit with watercolour pencils and some water, and highlighted the eyes with a white gel pen. A simple quick card, the stamps make the effect!

Hugs, Liesbeth

 

In The Cat House

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Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today and I seem to be going big this month.  The current challenge is
Cute and/or Fluffy and what's more cute and fluffy than cats!!

I was feeling lazy so I fussy cut everything.  Nightmare for some, but I enjoy fussy cutting and everything here was pretty simple.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Yourba Adire Background twice and Fourth Dimension Background once on blue paper and fussy cut.  Not much fussy LOL!  Straight lines go fast.  I cut the Fourth Dimension in half and stuck the four pieces down on an A4 page.  I stamped three Yoga Cats and the Anchor Fish with blue ink and fussy cut.  I stamped ATC Many Cats on an inky scrap and added a die cut frame.

Hope this makes you smile.

 

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop back and see their awesome makes.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

#184 Cute and/or Fluffy. ATC Coin booklet.

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Hi, dont you love this challenge, whell I do.

Cute and fluffy, well these little gnomes are so cute.

 The gnomes are a small version of the large gnomes from Lost Coast designs.

If you like to make ATCs or ATC coins, these are ideal for you.

They are the perfect size for ATC's.

I will explain to you how you can make such a nice ATC coin booklet.

But first, a list of supplies.

The stamps I used:

Flower

Gnomes,

Spiderwebs background

Rustic checkerboard border

Mini fish collage (only the edge)

Brush strokes

Pieces of calligraphy

Misc words

Other materials I used.

Distress ink.

Crackling campfire

Lucky clover

Peacock feathers

Wilted violet

Musterd seed

Versafine onyx black

Various stencils

Derwent inktense pencils

White gell pen

Acetate sheets

Circle punch and die.

Stencils.

I started making backgrounds.

By applying the ink directly to the stencils and spraying with some water.

Use the stencil as a stamp on your paper.

Look what a quick and fun result this technique gives.

Now punch the number of coins you want to make with a 2.5 inch punch.

My book has 7, because I wanted to make 6 but thought I would have one as a spare.

But I didn't have any mistakes or accidents this time, so I used all 7.

Stamp something on the background of the coins. 

Find something that fits the gnome well.

Stamp the gnomes on thin paper and gleu them on the coins.

The words come from the Misc words sheet.

Very handy to have, there is almost always a word that fits.

Since English is not my language, I find it difficult to explain this.

So I made a drawing with an explanation.

If you don't understand something, feel free to ask me.

Once you have made the page, 

glue an acetated window onto the circle on the inside of the folder.

Do this for every coin you have.

Now for the hinge and cover.

Follow the schedule on the drawing.

For those who have made a mini album before, this is the same way but smaller.

There are many videos on YouTube with clear explanations.

Fold the score lines and stick them with double-sided tape.

Make the cover and gleu the hinge in it.

Now we are going to attach the pockets to the hinge.

We leave the top open.

We stick double-sided tape on the flap at the bottom. 

But leave a cm free of tape on the hinge side.

Apply glue to the hinge and slide the pocket over it.

Press it well.

Now you can put the coin in the pocket.

Decorate the front and back of the cover as you like.

Don't forget to stick a ribbon in between to close the booklet.

I hope you enjoyed it and maybe make an ATC coin book yourself.

Now back to the "Fluffy and Cute" challenge.

This runs until the end of the month.

Maybe you have time to join us.

The team would really like that, and you have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

Don't forget to read the rules to avoid disappointment.

Good luck and see you next time.