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First take one cow…

June 14, 2019 4 Comments

It’s going to be a very busy day for me today. I have a booth at the Show and Shine event at Wentworth, Nova Scotia tomorrow and there’s still lots to do, so my project and blog post will have to be quick. As luck would have it, I had a couple of new stamp sets delivered yesterday so that would be a good start. Then the Just Add Ink challenge dropped into my Inbox this morning. I took the colours from the challenge and one cow from the new Over The Moon Stamp Set and got to work.

Simple card with cow image and "dream big" sentiment from the Over The Moon Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

CAN A COW DO THE SPLITS?

This cow image is so funny, I mean look at that face! An she’s doing the splits! It simple had to be the image on my first project using this set.

I began with some Whisper White Card and stamped the cow using Basic Gray ink. Then I stamped the “dream big” sentiment.

Finally I stamped three little tufts of grass but first ‘stamped-off’ onto scrap paper to lighten the colour a touch.

DID YOU KNOW… You don’t have to stick to Memento Tuxedo Black ink when stamping images to colour with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. In fact you can use any of the 50 Classic Stampin’ Ink colours available from Stampin’ Up!

Taking the colours from the Just Add Ink Challenge #JAI461 I pulled out Stampin’ Blends Combos in Smoky Slate and Mango Melody. Then I coloured the cow image very simply.

Once that was done I mounted the piece onto some Mango Melody Card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

Close up of simple card with cow and "dream big" sentiment from the Over The Moon Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

FINISHING TOUCHES

I wanted to make the cute cow the focus of my card so I created a simple card base using Thick Whisper White Card. The layered image was then added to the front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

At the top of another layer of Whisper White Card I used Basic Gray ink to stamp the heart / thought bubble image from the set. Then I stamped the same image in the centre of the flap on a Whisper White Medium Envelope.

Next I used the light and dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to colour in just the heart part of the images. Then I fixed the card layer inside the card base using liquid glue and my project was complete.

CHALLENGE INSPIRATION

Inspiration photo for Just Add Ink challenge #JAI461 (June 14-19, 2019)

Here’s the photo from the Just Add Ink challenge #461 that inspired my project.

I could have chosen the shapes created by the images in the photo as my inspiration, or gone with the trees. Instead I was struck by the bright pop of yellow against the grey tones in the rest of the image. I think my project captured that rather well, don’t you?

So that’s all I have time for today. The weather for tomorrow is looking lovely, so if you happen to be in the Wentworth area, do pop by the Recreation Centre and say hi.

PRODUCT LIST

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Medium Whisper White Envelopes
Medium Whisper White Envelopes
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends
Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends
Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set
Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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  1. Kim Badelt says

    June 18, 2019 at 8:42 am

    I love how you applied the inspiration colours to your fun cow card Tracy! That little pop of yellow from his bell is such a great way to bring in the yellow. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      June 18, 2019 at 8:47 am

      Thank you Kim

      Reply
  2. Jan M says

    June 18, 2019 at 9:26 am

    This is such a great Clean and Simple card, Tracy! I love how you’ve used the colours to give the pop of yellow to the cow’s pretty bell and your frame and allowed the details of the stamped scene to shine. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week.

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      June 18, 2019 at 11:42 am

      Thank you Jan

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