Still Night Owl - Not So Negative

This card is entered into this month's Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see all of the entries and vote for your favourites.

A multipurpose card, suitable for either male or female recipient.  I just love that owl!

I really don't like to waste anything - especially paper and cardstock!  So after I'd cut out the branch from the Smoky Slate for another card (I'll be sharing it on Sunday 2 September), I used the negative space for this card!

The layers in the card are Smoky Slate and Basic Black and one of the layers has been embossed with the gorgeous Woodland Embossing Folder - still one of my favourites!

I stamped the owl with Bright Copper Shimmer Paint - I used the spatula end of the tool to place some shimmer paint on a sponge brayer and then rolled the paint onto the stamp.

The greeting, from the Graceful Garden stamp set, is copper heat embossed and I cut it out with one of the Merry Christmas Thinlit dies and added some copper Metallic Brads before adhering it to the card with mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

The Still Night Bundle will be available from 5 September 2018 to 2 January 2019 in the new Holiday Catalogue.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Available in my online store

Still Night Clear-Mount Bundle

$72.00

Graceful Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$15.00

Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Bright Copper Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Metallic Brads

$7.75

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Embossing Buddy

$10.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$14.75

Coppery Winter Woods

I'm so happy with the way this card turned out ... and it started out as the result of an accident!

An atmospheric Christmas card: A background of sponged Shimmer Paints with images from
Winter Woods and Dashing Deer stamp sets

The other week I was experimenting with the new Shimmer Paints (Bright Copper, Vegas Gold, Champagne Mist and White Frost).  I was attempting to pour a little of the copper onto the large acrylic block that I was using as a palette so that I could apply it my owl stamp with a sponge brayer (you can see the results of that here, here and here).  However, rather too much spilled out and, loathe to waste any, I thought about ways to use it.  So I used the sponge brayer to add some to the embossing in this card and then used the same brayer to apply some to a piece of Early Espresso card stock.

Since it was looking a bit dark, I then used the same brayer with some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint  and then a tiny bit of Champagne Mist.

Once my shimmery background was dry, I used Jet Black Stazon ink to stamp the Pine tree from the Winter Woods stamp set.  Switching to the other tree image in the set, I stamped off and then stamped on to the background.  Having reinked the stamp, I then stamped again, lower and to the right and then added the deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set.  Hint:  Using the Stamparatus will allow you to stamp an image as many times as you like in the one spot to obtain a darker image.

To add a bit of contrasting highlight, I used a paint brush to apply some of the White Frost Shimmer Paint to the snowy parts of the pine tree and a little in the foreground.  I used a combination of light strokes and stippling.

I used the greeting from the Star of Light stamp set because it was a good size for this card.  It's copper heat embossed.

The base card is Basic black and there's a Sahara Sand layer.

Products from the Holiday Catalogue (sale period 5 September 2018 to 2 January 2019)
Winter Woods stamp set
Dashing Deer stamp set
Shimmer Paint in Vegas Gold, Bright Copper, Champagne Mist and White Frost

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Available now in my online store

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set

$45.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$15.75

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Patsy Waggoner

Click on this image to visit Patsy's blog

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Patsy Waggoner - we are thrilled to have Patsy join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her.

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey through the blog hop.

I like the layout of Patsy's card and the subtle use of the Swirly Snowflake edging.  Mine is less subtle, but the basics are there!

The copper shimmer of the deer echoes the copper in the pattern of the paper in this Christmas card

I cut the Swirly Snowflakes three times, twice from Gray Granite cardstock and once from a piece of Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This gives them a little depth.

The Detailed Deer is cut from Copper Foil Sheet and has a Faceted Dot eye.

The greeting from the Dashing Deer stamp set, is copper heat embossed and cut with a die from the Merry Christmas Wishes Thinlits dies.

A Christmas card with masculine colours and a leaping deer

The base card and centre strip are Merry Merlot with a layer of Gray Granite and the centre strip is popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for following our blog hop.  Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration that they contain.

The Joyous Noel paper, Dashing Deer Bundle and Merry Christmas dies are all new products in the Holiday Catalogue  and will be available from 5 September 2018 to 2 January 2019.

Thanks for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - Available from my online store

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Bundle

$87.25

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$24.25

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Faceted Dots

$10.50

Coppery Still Night

When I was experimenting with the Shimmer Paint the other week, I stamped three of these owls (from the new Still Night stamp set) with the Bright Copper Shimmer Paint.  You can see the other ones here and this one also describes how I did it.

Copper and black make quite a statement and an unusual Christmas card

I kept this one very simple and cut it out with a Layering Oval framelit.  I copper heat embossed the greeting, cut it out with the coordinating Night Owl die set and then hand painted an edge with Bright Copper Shimmer Paint.

The strip of Copper Foil Sheet is embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder.

The Still Night Bundle comprises the stamp set and coordinating Night Owl Thinlit dies (saving 10%) and will be available in the Holiday Catalogue from 5 September 2018 to 2 January 2019.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Available now in my online store

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$16.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Pug Punch Art card

This card is a little different for me - not just because I don't usually do much punch art but also because I designed it but my son actually made it for his girlfriend who has a pet pug called Peanut.

Punch art in the form of Pug dogs creates a very cute card

The base card is Early Espresso 6"x6" with a layer of Blushing Bride embossed with the Subtle folder.  He stamped the greeting "I love you" from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set and then had-built the word "most" with the Brushwork Alphabet stamp set.

Using Peanut as our model, we made the pugs with Early Espresso and Crumb Cake cardstock.  He hand drew the wrinkles and foot pads with an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker.

The hearts (large from Up & Away die set, small from Cookie Cutter Builder Punch) and bows were my son's idea.  I think the result is just adorable!

Head:
1.75" square - round corner with the Detailed Trio Punch (or you could use a circle punch or die)

Ears: 1 x Four Petal Flower Punch - divided into 4 pieces (2 for each dog!) and curled with a bone folder

Pug's Ear Step 1

Pugs Ear Step 2

 

Pug's Ear Step 3

Tongue: Small circle with the top cut off (the same punch as for the black part of the eyes would work) or the ears from the Elephant Builder Punch may work

Nose: Same small circle as black part of eyes, trimmed with snips

Eyes: 3/4" circle in Early Espresso x 2
          Cookie Cutter Builder Punch - 2 Small white circles & 2 larger black ones

Bow/Bowtie: Cookie Cutter Builder Punch

Lower part of face:  1 5/8" Layering Circle die, trimmed to size

Body:
A piece of Crumb Cake cut to 4 1/8" x 2 7/8"
Make a fold in the centre and open up again
Fold the top corners down to the centre line as illustrated
Fold the top sides down to meet the centre line (rather like making a paper plane)
Fold up the triangles at the bottom in line with the straight edge to make the feet. Use snips to round off the points if you like.

Judicious use of glue will hold everything in place and I recommend using a bone folder on the folds.

Pug Body fold Step 1

Pug Body Fold Step 2

Pug Body Fold Step 3

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All supplies available in my online store

Cookie Cutter Builder Punch

$31.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Four-Petal Flower Punch

$31.00

Bone Folder

$12.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

$37.00

Brushwork Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$45.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

$14.75