First - the other day I was painting this image, and I had to google what a baby goose looked like. Turns out they are olive green for the most part, with a bit of yellow. Also, they don't have that little stripe across their eye fur (I'm certain that's what scientists call it) like baby ducks do.
I needed to get it right because this storybook SWEET new stamp set demanded it. Doesn't it just kill you? I stamped the image in Fadeout ink and then watercolored with Daniel Smith watercolor. I tried to make it look like they were at the edge of a lake, and I used a teeny brush to make him look fuzzy. The sentiment is from this GORGEOUS beach themed set, and I stamped that in Nocturne. It's matted with Wild Dandelion and mounted onto a Desert Storm card base. I cut the sentiment in half to wrap it for a landscape card. Don't freak out - stamp surgery is my specialty!
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NEXT - there are two FANTASTIC single stamp sets for birthday sentiments in this release. I love single stamps like this - they are affordable, and for birthdays - these especially make quick cards simple and easy. There's this one, and the one I used today. I just used the Life Changing Blender Brushes to brush Passionate Pink, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Key Lime and Blue Raspberry ink through this stencil. I doubt that took even a minute.
Then, I stamped this sentiment in Nocturne and added my favorite sequins. The card base is Key Lime. That is a super fun and quick birthday card where the sentiment is the star.
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Now I saved the best card for last. I cracked myself up with this card - the sentiment is SO hilarious and gave me an idea to turn this girl into a mugshot. I stamped her in Nocturne, and then drew stripes across her shirt for that jailbird look. I used the same Micron Pen and a ruler to draw stripes behind her and added the heights. I added accents to her and some sparkles behind her with my fave white gel pen, because come on - a girl who loves coffee that much leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes! Even to jail! Look at her death grip on her cup haha.
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Then, for today's second to last (of ten) Falliday Fest tutorials at Splitcoast, I updated Cindy Lawrence's adorable Card Pouch Tutorial to an A2 sized pouch. It has two pockets inside to hold cards on one side, and envelopes on the other. I temporarily adhered the top edges together with Hermafix repositionable, and used this rectangle die to cut a handle out of both pieces at once.
I used Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides to stamp this gorgeous distressed stripe background onto both the main pieces of the pouch and also the pockets on the inside with my MISTI.
The STUNNING large floral is from this set. I stamped that in Nocturne and then used Shaded Lilac and Twisted Citron regular distress reinkers to do a quick watercolor.
I added some glitter paper to the bottom of each side of the pouch to make it a bit sturdier. My updated dimensions are below.
So if you look at her original tutorial linked above, the cards in her project are 4.25 x 4.25. Mine are A2, so here are my modifications.
Here's what it looks like on the inside. And there's a handle on top - I just cropped the photo so it wasn't three feet long. Don't those Oxides look beautiful on Desert Storm? The envelopes are this color.
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There are more goodies to be had today including this cute coffee background, and this GORGEOUS girl.
Head over to see the rest of the release and enjoy your knowledge bomb about green geese! :)
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Fabulous cards! I do love that momma goose! And oh the coffee convict is pe4fect!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was very young we lived on a hatchery ... and my geese memories are not so pleasant ... that are not hospitable birds. Fabulous cards.
ReplyDeleteYes! You win!! These are awesome and the whole line up idea is perfectly brilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteOmigosh, they are all beautiful cards, but that first one is so precious and is my fave for today!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I! AM! THAT! GIRL!!!!!! These are FABULOUS cards my friend!
ReplyDeleteAs always, amazing! I have to say your coffee one is my favorite and absolutely genius! Such an awesome release!
ReplyDeleteGah! Love the geese, you’ve turned me into a big sentiment fan, and the convict! Bwahahaha!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Lydia! I love the one with the baby goose. Did you know your favorite sequins are no longer available? I tried to order some today and no luck.
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