Amanda is the House Mouse of the month for June. Everyone in the Mouseketeer class loved these samples of cards using a varity of techniques. First we used the Cuttlebug embossing folder to make a music background on ColorCore cardstock which was sanded to show the design. The vintage music layer was sprayed with GlimmerMist and the colored mouse image was placed on top with foam tape for dimension. The blue card features pleated twill and a button for embellishment. And, the lavender sample has Nesties with the design cut beyond the border. All these images were colored with Copic markers, but look good done in watercolor pencil and blender pen also. Have a micey nice day!
Musical Amanda
Stamp: Stampabilities
Color Core Cardstock: Core’dinations
Vintage Music: Stamp Express
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels
Markers: Copic
Other Cardstock: Paper Cut
Amanda's Band
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Designer Paper: Karen Foster
Stamp: Stampabilities
Twill: Creative Impressions
Markers: Copic
Button: Stamp Express Stash
One Man Band
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Swirl Stamp: Hero Arts
Mouse Stamp: Stampabilities
Markers: Copic
Nestabilities: Spellbinder
Right now butterflies are very popular. Stickers, stamps, digis, die cuts, and papers are fluttering around at high speed. Below are the winners in the Stamp Express butterfly challenge. The Grand prize was awarded to Brenda Trimmer for her unusual butterfly shaped book. It features quotes about butterflies on one page with pictures and scientific facts about each species on the following page. Very cool!
The #1 card was designed by Pat Knecht. She used Outlines stamps and a discontinued butterfly stamp from Stampin’ Up for her project. Tracy Myers took 2nd place with teabag folding surrounded by various butterflies on vellum. Sheila Roos has a photo card with her new grand-daughter’s picture. So clever for the 3rd place winner. Then Betsy Gibney punched and layered the 4th place card. And Jan Vick submitted the 5th place card with a vellum butterfly and scalloped Nestie. Enjoy these cards. They’re like a breath of Spring!
Butterfly Mini Book - Grand Prize in Butterfly Contest
All Those Butterflies - 1st Place Card in Butterfly Contest
Teabag Butterflies - 2nd Place card in Butterfly Contest
Butterfly Kisses - 3rd Place card in Butterfly Contest
Embossed Butterfly - 4th Place card in Butterfly Contest
Best WayTo the Future - 5th Place card in Butterfly Contest
