Hello again! I've missed the last few weeks at The Paper Plunge - I've gone back to my day job for a couple of months and it's really messing with my crafting time! I'm hoping to get a couple of these in while I'm working, so here's my card for this week's challenge:
I fell in love with this cutie-patootie stamp set as soon as I saw it! I have a friend who's been dealing with some major health issues and tomorrow is her birthday, so I'll be bringing this to her with some flowers. I hope it cheers her up!
I used the Simply Scored Borders Plate to create the "waves" at the bottom, then sponged them with ink to bring them out a bit. I colored in the bunnies with my Blendabilities. Since I only have a couple of color combo sets, I decided to coordinate my colors with the cardstock and DSP. I added the baker's twine bows by piercing holes on either side of the bunny ears and threading the twine through to tie the bows. Now they look a bit more girly! :)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! As promised, I've put together a "cheat sheet" showing different hair color and skin tone combinations that can be achieved with the Stampin' Blendabilities markers. I don't have all of the color assortments, but most of them wouldn't have worked for this project anyway (unless you've got a little one with purple hair!).
I used the darkest two markers from the Skin Tone Assortment and all three from the Daffodil Delight Assortment for the hair color, and then the four lighter colors from the Skin Tones for the face. Another assortment that might work for the hair would be the Crumb Cake markers.
Here's my chart:
You'll need to take into account that the room light, the camera, and your computer monitor will all affect how these colors look to you, but there are obvious differences. The little guy on the bottom right reminds me of how I used to look in the summer when I was a child - hair bleached blond by the sun and sunburned most of the time!
I hope this chart is helpful to you. This was really the first time I've played with these markers. I think I'll be using them more in the future, and if you'd like to join me, click on the "Shop Now" button on the right, or on the showcase below and order some for yourself! And here's a bonus for you - right now, during Sale-A-Bration, you can choose a Blendabilities assortment as your free item for every $50 you spend!
You may not be hearing from me quite as often for the next several weeks. I started back at my day job yesterday - I'm a seasonal tax accountant - so I'll be busy until April 15th! I'm still hoping to post at least a couple of times a week, so please bear with me!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the design team at Can You Case It? We've got a sketch challenge for you this week.
The design team has lots of great ideas - here's mine:
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I've been wanting to ink up this stamp set ever since I got it! The Sweetie Pie set with the little girls was cute (and sold out very quickly!), but since I have boys, I was much more drawn to this one. This is also the first time I've used my Blendabilities alcohol markers. The Skin Tone Assortment is perfect for coloring in these little guys!
To make the framed picture, I stamped the round frame on Baked Brown Sugar cardstock with BBS ink and punched it out with the 2-inch circle punch. I stamped the head with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the face with the Ivory marker and the hair with the Mocha marker. I'm planning to put together a "cheat sheet" with the different skin tones and hair colors for reference, so watch for that! I used the 1-1/2 inch circle framelit to cut out the head and glued it onto the frame circle. I stamped the picture wire with Baked Brown Sugar onto the DSP, added a silver mini brad for the nail, and popped up the frame with dimensionals. Doesn't this DSP look just like wallpaper? All in all, a pretty simple card, but stinkin' cute, don't you think?
I look forward to seeing what you will create!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
