In the Wild!

Here's one more sample for the DTGD challenges at SCS. Amy is hosting this one, the theme is all things wild (i.e. animal related). I decided to use Gordie the Giraffe and some fun DCWV Safari Kids paper. I drew my colours for the giraffe from the paper. I wanted a somewhat realistically coloured giraffe, so I stuck with the brown tones. I stamped the greeting several times on the oval to make a fun background, then coloured and cut out the giraffe and placed it over that. I added a bit of ribbon and a flag sentiment and that was that!

Supplies: Stamps: Gordie the Giraffe, Birthday Basics
Paper: Night of Navy, White, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, DCWV Safari Kids DP
Ink: Spring Moss, Prussian Blue, Rich Cocoa
Accessories, etc.: Copics, nestabilities, pop dots

Paperworks Co. Release!

As you may have seen, PaperWorks Co. has released a second set of adorable animal stamps, this time, it's the Aqua Amigos! Be sure to check out the store site for a few deals (good until July 23rd). First up is Ollie the Octopus! I thought that PTI's colours Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides went nicely with the ocean theme.

Next up is Carlos the crab. I went with bright cheerful colours and a computer generated punny sentiment.Thirdly is Wallie the whale. I went with a classic clean and simple design here. First I printed out the sentiment. I jazzed it up a bit by added scalloped "waves".
The final image is Tommy the turtle. I have a soft spot for turtles and was quite excited when I saw this image! I coloured all the images with Copics, I wanted to add a little something extra to Tommy. It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but I added crystal effects to make the shell really shine.

Mark the Calendars

Please join us tomorrow (Wednesday, July 15th) on the Paperworks Co. blog at 6:00pm MT for something BIG and Exclusive! I'll be there chatting!

Here's a card that may give you an inkling of what's to come...

I stamped and coloured the lion, then added a bit of flock to make the mane ultra fuzzy!

Stamps: Safari Friends, Wild About You

Ink: Rich Cocoa

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Summer Sunrise, White, DCWV Safari Kids

Accessories, etc.: Copics, Nestabilities, ribbon, brads, pop dots, white flocking powder

Gordie the Giraffe

When I saw that Peggy at PaperWorks Co. was starting a stamp line, I was super excited for her. She's one of the nicest people I've never met :D. By that I mean in person of course, we have chatted back and forth through the occasional email.

So, onto the stamps, so far there are a few Safari Friends. I love giraffes, so I had to use Gordie right away. In case you're wondering, the stamps are rubber,die-cut, ez-mounted, and ready to go. Very nice quality.

For my card, I stamped Gordie in Tuxedo Black, then coloured him in with Copics, I used E33Sand and Y21Buttercup, and a bit of Y11 Pale Yellow to blend. I cut that out, mounted it over a stamped background.

Supplies:
Stamps: Gordie by PWC!, Sentiments from Bitty Baby Blessings by PTI Ink: Lemon Tart, Tuxedo BlackPaper: White, Lemon Tart Accessories, etc.: Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Folder, Satin Ribbon, Yellow Dotted organdy ribbon, circle nestabilities, tag die cut, pop dots, yellow brad, Copic markers