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Your Next Stamp Santa’s Helper ~ Zig Clean Color Real Brush ~ Christmas card

Posted on November 21, 2017April 9, 2020 by pixiedonna

Hey everyone,

Moving right along on making Christmas cards, I made this one inspired by YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #77 using Santa’s Helpers stamp set from Your Next Stamp.

Your Next Stamp Santa’s Helpers stamp set colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and patterned papers handmade Christmas card.

I wanted to use my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers for this card so I began by stamping all of the images onto a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock with Versafine Onyx black ink. I also embossed the images using black embossing powder, so that I can have a nice dark outline.
Using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, I used the following color combinations:

Chimney: 024 Wine Red and 260 Deep Red for shadows
Santa suit: 024 Wine Red and 260 Deep Red for shadows
Santa boots and belt: 095 Dark Gray and 010 Black for shadows
Santa hats: 024 Wine Red and 260 Deep Red for shadows
Penguins: 095 Dark Gray and 010 Black for shadows
Penguins beaks and feet: 070 Orange
Penguin bellies: 091 Light Gray
Snow: 091 Light Gray and 099 Cool Gray 1

Your Next Stamp Santa’s Helpers stamp set colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and patterned papers handmade Christmas card.

To put this card together, I fussy cut the images out and adhered them onto an A2 sized card base using the sketch template and patterned paper from Recollections called Christmas Noel paper pad. I generally leave my cards blank on the inside, however, the sentiment in the stamp set was just begging to be added and since I had an extra penguin image I added the little guy inside to complete my card.

Your Next Stamp Santa’s Helpers stamp set colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and patterned papers handmade Christmas card.

As always, thanks for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

P.S. I edit all my projects using Pic Monkey, which allows me to crop my images, add effects, adjust exposures, sharpen colors, minor touch up and add my watermark. Click here for more information

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Your Next Stamp Huggles Christmas Star ~ Zig Clean Color Real Brush ~ Christmas Card

Posted on November 8, 2017April 9, 2020 by pixiedonna

Hey everyone,

It’s been a hectic two weeks around here, hence the lack of posts and participation in the card challenges that I love so much.
But I’m finally finished with the project that took me away from my craft time and now I can get back in to my happy place to create some cards.
This card was inspired by Your Next Stamps’ Sketch or Color Challenge # 76. This week I choose to do the color challenge with this one layer card.

Your Next Stamp Huggles Christmas Star colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Distress ink background handmade Christmas card.

I did not intentionally set out to make a one layer card (originally, I wanted to use an evergreen trees die in the background) but the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, so they say!
I started by stamping the images onto a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock using Versafine Onyx black ink and masking it using Molotow art masking liquid.
I have to say that I was not a 100% happy with this product when I removed it as it left some of the blue residue onto the image. Perhaps it’s a user error and I will try another time before I make up my mind.
I wanted to create a wintery scene background and used my favorite distress inks for the night time sky and added a spritz or two of the Shimmer Sparkle spritz for an all over sparkle. I finished the background with splatter of diluted white paint to mimic snow.
I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color my images and very little water as I had to cover up some of the blue residue left by the masking pen.

Colors I used:
Bear: 068 Deep Brown, 065 Mid Brown and 072 Beige
Scarf: 029 Geranium Red and 022 Carmine Red
Gingerbread man: 072 Beige
Shoes/bow 032 Persian Blue
Hat: 022 Carmine Red
Star: 051 Lemon Yellow

Your Next Stamp Huggles Christmas Star colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Distress ink background handmade Christmas card.

To put this card together, I cut the main panel using a stitched rectangle die and adhered it to a white A2 sized card base.
The sentiment I used is from the same stamp set and I die cut it with a banner die after stamping it with Versafine Onyx black ink. And that will complete this simple yet I think stunning Christmas card!
I followed the Color Challenge on this card and hope that I made a card that inspired you.

As always thanks for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

P.S. I edit all my projects using Pic Monkey, which allows me to crop my images, add effects, adjust exposures, sharpen colors, minor touch up and add my watermark. Click here for more information

Supplies used
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Your Next Stamp Huggle Christmas Star Shop at: Amazon	Bristol Smooth cardstock Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: Amazon \| Blitsy	Molotow Masking Fluid Shop at: Amazon	Distress Ink Mini Tumbled Glass Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink Mini Blueprint Sketch Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink in Salty Ocean Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink in Chipped Sapphire Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy
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Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties~Copic Colored~Sketch Challenge #74

Posted on October 6, 2017April 9, 2020 by pixiedonna

Hey everyone,

It’s been an interesting month or so around here, with a hurricane threat, evacuation, power outage for almost a week and two weeks of steady cleaning up after the storm. But we are super blessed that we were together as a family and endured very little damage.

This week I’ve created a card inspired by the fall season for a very special cousin for her upcoming birthday.

Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties stamp colored with Copic Marker patterned paper handmade card.

To start, I cut a panel of a 4.25” by 5.5” bright orange cardstock and adhered it to a standard A2 sized card base. Next, I cut a panel of a 4” by 5.25” piece of patterned paper from Heidi Grace Designs and added some foam tape for dimension.

For the background piece, I used Distress Oxide Ink in Twisted Citron for the grass, Salty Ocean for the sky and ink blended the areas onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. To finish off the background piece, I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die from Lawn Fawn.

Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties stamp colored with Copic Marker patterned paper handmade card.

Working on the focal point image, I stamped the adorable little fox from Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties onto a piece of Spectrum Noir ultra-smooth cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink.
I used Copic markers to color the fox and add some shading to the grass on the background piece.

Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties stamp colored with Copic Marker patterned paper handmade card.

Fox: YR65, YR18 and E19
Blender 0, W1 and W3 added Wink of Stella Glitter Brush marker
Grass: YG01, YG03 and YG05

I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the background piece using some foam squares for dimension. To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment and used a ornate square frame die to cut it out. And that completes my card. I am entering this card into the YNS Sketch and Color challenge # 74. More details are available on their blog.

As always thanks for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

P.S. I edit all my projects using Pic Monkey, which allows me to crop my images, add effects, adjust exposures, sharpen colors, minor touch up and add my watermark. Click here for more information

Your Next Stamp Santa’s Helpers stamp set Shop at: Amazon	Bristol Smooth cardstock Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: Amazon \| Blitsy	Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com	Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Dies Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com	Hero Arts Embossing Powder in White Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Tonic Studio’s Nuvo Embossing Powder in Jet Black Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy

Your Next Stamp Huggle Christmas Star Shop at: Amazon	Bristol Smooth cardstock Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: Amazon \| Blitsy	Molotow Masking Fluid Shop at: Amazon	Distress Ink Mini Tumbled Glass Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink Mini Blueprint Sketch Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink in Salty Ocean Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy	Distress Ink in Chipped Sapphire Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy
Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Sparkle Shop at: Amazon	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers Shop at: Amazon \| Scrapbook.com \| Blitsy