SNOW DAY! Gnome for the Holidays

Hello there inky friends!  I'm excited to be sharing my first SNOW DAY CARD today!  WAHOO!!!  While it sleets and rains outside (and ice piles up all over), I'm toasty warm inside sipping my coffee, cleaning, making soup and...creating a few crafty cards.  Yes, I'm also still in my jammies! WAHOO!  I love days like this!  

I created this card that features the most adorable gnome set from TCP called Gnome For the Holidays.  I inked up the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored them with Copics.  I also did a little dotty-doo on the base panel and spritzed it with some Snow Shimmerz Spray to give it some shimmery shine.  I added some Pearl Nuvo Drops and some no-hole sequins to add to the layering.  

Taking a little liberty with the images,  I doodled up a string of lights on the tree as well as a nice pile of snow for them to play on finished off this fun and playful card.  I used a Staedtler .01 Black pigment ink for my doodle marks.  

A few dots of the white Gelli Roll Pen helped give their snowy outfits just the adorable vibe it needed. 

Fussy cutting these images is quite relaxing and I love to pop them up to let the lighting and shadows just play off of the page.  :)

Happy Snow Day! 

TCP New Release Continues: Cosmic Christmas

Hey there inky friends!  This week I'm featuring projects using the adorable Christmas Space set called "COSMIC CHRISTMAS".  This set is just too fun and lends itself quite well to gorgeous backgrounds and fun interactive elements!  

To create this card, I started out by brushing some light ivory acrylic paint onto a piece of white cardstock.  After that, I rubbed a bit of black Nuvo Drops over that, then applied some teal and a little sparkle.  I let that dry and then applied some "poofs" of Shimmer Powder. I spritzed the powder with water and let it do its magic!  Next, I used my heat gun to speed up the drying process and then I applied some stamping (the little star trio in the set) using Versafine Onyx ink.  I added some sparkly silver embossing powder (from Hero Arts) and the beautiful background was complete.  

I trimmed up this inky panel and added some foam squares so that I could mount it onto a teal card base.  

Just look at that gorgeous background!  So sparkly, so textural, so fun!

 Next up, I stamped and colored the astronaut with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Copics.  After that, I applied a penny, some foam squares and then poked a hole into my background paper so that I could help the little fella spin around in space.  I attached another penny to the back side of the card so that he could spin!  Take a look at the spin action (and disregard the background noise-Mason says HI!!)

I used the star Liners CutUps Die to create a little star embellishment, added some sparkly sequin trim and some black twine and finished my card off with some pretty golden pearls.

See you later this week for another fun Cosmic Christmas card!