Saturday, I had the pleasure of hosting my first cardmaking and scrapbooking class and it was AMAZING!! I was truly humbled and flattered by the crafters that came out to play. It was a successful and inspiring day. I want to thank you again Mommie, Kris, Danielle, Michael, Brooklynne, and Crystal!!
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When I saw this week's sketch for CAS(E) this Sketch (#97), I was inspired to pull out this little mummy stamp that I picked up in the dollar clearance bin. He would be easy to fussy cut for this sketch.
Here's my submission for the challenge.
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You may recognize this purple panel...it was from the Virgo birthday card I did several weeks ago. (If you missed it, click this link.) The leftover panel was too bright and inky to just toss in the recycle bin, so I kept it (like I do so many other paper scraps, lol). I knew that it would come in handy. I added some yellow highlights using a dauber and Hero Arts Butter Bar ink and a Mini Mister to "spritz and flick" water on the panel to create a more speckled look.
I stamped the mummies into place on the "purply" panel, then cut them out to create negative space, like the sketch shows.
Tip of today: When cutting out images, check your edges to see if they are white. If so, use a marker tip to run round the edge to color them. I used black here and I think it makes your pieces look more finished. What do you think?
Next, I whipped out the Copic markers (muahahaha). I solo adore them and I think they gave the perfect coloring to these mummies. I'm still learning with these markers, so I had to do a trial run before I got it right :)
Lastly, some clear embossing on the black cardstock to make it pop without overtaking the real stars of this card and a sentiment. I proved to myself that I don't have to buy every coordinating die set for the stamps I own...money saved! Whoo hoo!
Thanks for stopping by! I love to read your comments too!
Deidre
That was a fun day. Never forgot it.
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