DIY Squirrel with a Waterproof Pen

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I noticed something while looking at this adorable mouse stamp. Other than the tail, he looks JUST like a squirrel! Face, teeth, little hands and ears - all of it! 

So I hatched a plan. Just me and my waterproof pen.

Because of the way this image was designed, it was really easy to mask off the mouse's tail, as you'll see in the video short I did. I also masked out a moon with my circle dies. Then I stamped the image over the tail mask to omit it. I used this fabulous waterproof pen - this is my envelope addressing pen because the envelope can get wet and still make it to its destination - to make an easy squirrel tail, using the same little flicks the artist used on the mouse's body. 

With the mask for the moon on, I ink blended the whole thing in blue and purple - don't worry that ink gets on the squirrel. It won't matter.

Then I removed the mask and watercolored the whole thing! SO CUTE. 

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Here are the supplies I used.

Daisy Mouse [ SPL ] Waterproof roller ball [ AMZUS ] Daniel Smith Watercolor [ BLIC ] Stormy Sky [ SSS ] Wilted Violet [ SSS ] Cold Press Watercolor [ BLIC ] Circle Dies [ HA ] Masking Paper [ AMZUS ] White Paint Pen [ JGG ]

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Here's the quick video with squirrel facts:

@understand.blue #DIY squirrel #watercolor with fun #squirrel facts 🐿️ #squirrels #squirrelsoftik #stamping #crafting #papercrafting #treepuppies ♬ original sound - Understand Blue

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