Happy Thoughts & Inkspots: Mix ‘n Match Card

Happy Monday! I hope you are keeping those January blahs at bay! I had the chance to finish up a project that I started in December to put in my December Daily album. I hope to get that completed soon ;) There is just always something else more pressing!

I did a little mixing and matching with product lines. There is some MFT, Mama Elephant and some Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. They ended up working together so well and I love this original little scene I was able to create.

To create my card, I cut a piece of Neehah solar crest white cardstock to measure 4.25 x 5.5”. This is a basic A2 size. I then cut another piece of Neehah to measure 3.37 x 5.0” which I used to create my background. More on that later.

I then used more Neenah cardstock to stamp and die cut the girl image which is from MFT’s Warmest Wishes stamp and die sets, the trees, squirel and ornaments which are from Lawn Fawn’s Joy to the Woods stamp and die sets, and the snowbank which was created with Mama Elephant’s Landscape trio die set.

To create the background, I sponged the cardstock with 3 different inks. I started with at the bottom with SSS Wisteria ink, then I added some Hero Arts Soft Pool blending towards the middle. and then added SSS Scuba working it upwards to the top of the cardstock. I added the snow with a white Sharpie Poster Paint pen. I love how opaque and clear it is.

The coloring of the images was done with Copic Markers and I will have them listed and linked below. A couple of little touches that added a big impact (for me anyway!) was the addition of Clear Wink of Stella to the ornaments, using a Gold Metallic pen to go over the string in the trees and stamping the little footprints from the Lawn Fawn set in Soft Pool ink.

Love, love how this turned out and I love being able to stretch my stamps by mixing and matching to get new and unique looks.

Supplies (affliliate links used when possible)

My Favorite Things WARMEST WISHES Clear Stamps MFT BB9	My Favorite Things WARMEST WISHES Die-Namics MFT MFT562	Lawn Fawn SET LF214JTTW JOY TO THE WOODS Clear Stamps And Dies	Lawn Fawn JOY TO THE WOODS Lawn Cuts Dies	Lawn Fawn JOY TO THE WOODS Clear Stamps	*Mama Elephant LANDSCAPE TRIO Creative Cuts Steel Dies MEL-005
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT POOL Aqua AF146	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad WISTERIA ink052 The Color of Fun	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SCUBA ink043 The Color of Fun	*03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	*Sharpie Water Based WHITE EXTRA FINE POINT Paint Marker 355743	ZIG Glue Pen FINE TIP Two Way Acid Free 00779	*3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4"" Adhesive Glue Gun	Lawn Fawn 4 x 5 Inch Acrylic RECTANGLE Grip Block with Grid

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Copic Markers Used:

Copic Sketch MARKER E0000 FLORAL WHITE	Copic Sketch Marker e00 SKIN WHITE Flesh Tone	Copic Sketch MARKER E11 BARELY BEIGE	Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink Flesh Skin	Copic Sketch Marker R30 PALE YELLOWISH PINK	Copic Sketch Marker BG10 COOL SHADOW
Copic Sketch Marker BG32 AQUA MINT	Copic Sketch Marker BG34 HORIZON GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker BG07 PETROLEUM BLUE	Copic Sketch MARKER YR24 PALE SEPIA	Copic Sketch MARKER RV11 PINK	Copic Sketch Marker RV29 CRIMSON Red r v 29
*Copic Sketch Marker RV25 DOG ROSE FLOWER Bright Bold Hot Pink	Copic Sketch MARKER E30 BISQUE Skin Flesh tone	Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE Cream	Copic Sketch MARKER E33 SAND Beige	Copic Sketch Marker E35 CHAMOIS Light Brown	Copic Sketch MARKER C0 COOL GRAY NO. 0
Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey	Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey	Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Grey	*Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Blending Dual Tips