Get Well Chicken

Hello!  I created this card awhile ago and forgot to share with you.  It was a fun card that I created for a coworker that was out for medical leave.

Get Well Chicken

OK... isn't this image darling?  I had a BLAST coloring it!  It was wonderful coloring therapy... something about playing with markers helps me relax.  Maybe it's taking me back to simpler days where crayons ruled.





I tried something different with the shading, grass and sky area.  I carefully dotted my colors around the image, adding contrast with various non-standard colors (like the red and yellow).  I think this turned out OK for a first try at the technique.

Thanks for visiting,
lise

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Supplies:
Stamps: Get Well Chicken by Whipper Snapper
Ink: Black Soot Distress ink by Ranger
Paper: Natural White by Neenah, Yellow and Kraft by Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Thrift Store by October Afternoon
Other: Nestabilities by Spellbinder

Copic Markers: YG17, YG11, YG13, Y11, Y15, Y19, R20, R27, R29, YR04, YR09, BG10, BG13, BG18, E44, E50, E53, E55, E57, W1, 0

Halloween Treat Boxes

I thought I'd post a quick and fun project I created for my children and my niece for Halloween.

Treat Boxes

I am completely enamoured with the Happy Haunting stamp set by Whipper Snapper.  The super talented Ms. Anna Wight is the illustrator for these images... and as soon as I saw the sneak peaks for the set, I knew I had to buy it.  Now... I don't send Halloween cards, but I really think I'll get a lot of use for this fun set.  If anything else, I'll find an excuse to send Halloween cards or treats to everyone I know!!!  Haha!!

Believe it or not, this was a very fast project to complete.  I used my Cricut Expression to cut the fry boxes with the Make the Cut program.  I found a fry box in the gallery and cut using my Expression.  It's really a fantastic way to use your Expression... since the cost of the cartridges can be very prohibitive.

Once the boxes were cut, I stamped (in orange ink - and not visible in my photos) the little ghost image on the boxes.  I adhered the sides with very strong tape and set aside.

I stamped my images and layered on Lacey scallop die-cuts.  Images were colored with copic markers.

The treats were a huge hit... and I had the pleasure of creating for fun!

Thanks for visiting,
lise

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Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Haunting by Whipper Snapper Stamps
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink by Tsukineko, Sunset Orange Adirondack ink by Ranger
Paper: Solar White by Neenah, Black and Orange by Bazzill
Other: Nestabilities by Spellbinder, seam binding in black, dog tag punch by EK Success, Make the Cut software in conjunction with Cricut Expression (boy do I love that program!!)
Copic markers: E50, E53, E55, E57, E59, YR00, YR02, YR04, BV00, BV02, BV04, YG21, YG25, 0, T1