Nancy here. Fall has definitely arrived, even  in Alabama where summer usually sticks around a lot longer than other places. And I actually created today’s cards on the first day of fall as I was definitely in the mood for a change of seasons.

Both cards feature a pair of not so scary gnome scarecrows from the new Hay Gnomie set. I created the two scenes using Silhouette software, resizing, sending to the back or front until I was happy with the arrangement. I then printed onto Copic friendly cardstock and cut out both with a stitched rectangle die. I colored both with Copic markers using the colors from the patterned paper I wanted to use. I can’t resist a fall paper pad even though I already have so much paper.

It’s Brenda here with  a new card for you featuring Glitter Protector  digital stamps and Just a Word cutting file.  I have to tell you, wearing an mask to protect yourself from stray glitter when you are cleaning or creating in your craft area is not a bad idea and it certainly is a much more fun way of looking at wearing a mask if it is something  you have to do.

I love this fun set that comes with 3 main images and 5 fun sentiments to suit your particular interest. You can pop the sentiments onto the different shaped word balloons to add a little extra pizzazz .

I used Silhouette Studio to import, size, print and cut my images.  As you can see, I cut the word balloon true to size, but it’s easy to add a border like I did for the kitty image.  I thought layering the sentiment in the word balloon from Just a Word  would be fun.  The word balloon is comes pre-colored (or you can print it and color it yourself).  I used Copic Markers to color up our kitty friend.

I printed and fussy cut a second mask which was colored with Copic and decorated with, of course, glitter.  The background paper was stenciled with Stickles glitter gel for a little extra shine which looks much better in real life.  The tail was glued to the background once it was dry and the mask was glued to the face.  The cat was popped up on some foam tape as was the word balloon and positioned as shown.

I do hope you’ll give these fun new digis a try.   See you again soon!

The Copic colors I used are:

Apple: R05, 17, 29, 46, 59
Green: YG21, 23, 25, G28
Pencil: YR21, Y17, 38, 35, R32, 35

 Until next time crafty friends!
Cristena

It’s Brenda here with a couple of cards I had fun making with digital stamps and cutting files from the September release (can you even believe it’s September?).  The first card uses the following new sets –

This card started with an A2 card blank covered with a patterned paper.   To  create the note I used Silhouette Studio to place the text from Teachers Rule digi onto the Just a Note Cutable .  I added the digi ruler, apple and pencil, to the design page and sized to my preference.  It was printed using the registration marks option and after printing, returned to the Silhouette  for cutting.  It worked like a charm.

I colored the images with the following Copic markers –

Ruler – B 32, 34, 39

Apple -R 05, 29   Y 38    YR 31

Leaf – YG 3, 5, 7

Worm –  YG 3, 5    Y 38

Pencil – E 51, 53    Y 13, 15, 17    B 34    R 20, 21, 22

After the images were colored, I went around the edges carefully with a black marker to cover any white edges that might show.  This gives it a nice finished look.

The images were  positioned as shown above, with the note, the pencil and the apple being popped up on fun foam.  A bit of red buttonhole twist tied around the note was the finishing touch.

This second card was created with the following digital stamps and cutting files.  The “crown molding” is the TCP eyelet die, but you could use something you have or even totally skip it.

This card began with a kraft cardstock card blank topped with a patterned paper that I thought looked like wallpaper.  The eyelet border was cut from coordinating cardstock and glued in place.  Once again I used the Silhouette Studio (SS) to print my images using the registration option.  The sentiment and Just a Thought Balloon and darling bear images  were opened and sized accordingly.  The sentiment was positioned on the thought bubble the same way the sentiment was printed on the note in the first card.  This was all printed on white cardstock.  It was once again returned to the Silhouette for cutting.

I also used SS to print and cut the bear/chair images from a patterned paper to do a little paper piecing.  I fussy cut the bears from the white cardstock, colored them with Copic markers and glued them to the pattern paper image.  All of the images were adhered to the base as shown below.  The sentiment was popped up on fun foam squares.

Copic Markers used –

Bears – E31,33, 34, 35, 3737

Bunny slippers – W 1, 3, 5

Book – B 32, 34, 37    E 40, 42

That’s all for me for today.  I hope you’ll visit the TCP store to take a look at all the new offerings and Alma’s tutorial on making a darling “Back to School” card in a box.   Thanks so much for popping by.  Wishing you all well, stay safe!