{The Cat's Pajamas} Welcome Back Big Bear

The Cat's Pajamas October release of digital products is available now. Back in the day one of my very favorite TCP sets was Big Bear. It broke my stampy heart when it was retired. So....I was thrilled when Alma brought it back for the latest digital release. 

Using Silhouette software, I printed Big Bear, the signpost from the Beary Christmas set upon which I placed the words from Crossroads Gnome set onto Copic friendly cardstock, then colored with Copic markers. Since my cutting machine is still under the weather I chose to fussy cut out the two images. For the background, I created a snow bank using an older die and embossed a sno cone cardstock panel with an embossing folder. The images were attached to the main panel using foam dots then a few snowflakes anchored with a sparkly gemstone finished it up. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, Bazzill and MFT cs, Darice embossing folder, Spellbinders gems, Lawn Fawn dies, Copic Markers

Copics: Bear-W00, E81, N2,N3,N5, N7; Signpost- W00, E81, Y02, Y15, Y17, R20G2, R24, R27, BG01, BG02, BG04

A Fall Feeling

Today's faith based cards were created for Grace Klein here in Birmingham (@grace_klein_community). This is a wonderful faith based organization that has many charitable endeavors both locally and globally. Their goal is to give out 100,000 scripture based cards this year to be included with the food, clothing and school supply boxes, etc. They want cards in bundles of 25 which is daunting to our kind of card makers but my goal is to donate 100 cards by the end of the year. If you have any questions or want to join me, please send me an email or comment on this post and I will give you the details.

I stamped the leaf cluster from the Spellbinders Fall Thoughtfulness set (Sep23 Clear Stamp & Die club) onto Copic friendly cardstock. I cut out with the matching die, then trimmed off the string portion as I wanted to add a 3d version. I attached the stamped piece with layer of craft foam onto a card stock piece cut with the largest die from the Papertrey Ink Reflections:September set. The sentiment from the Stamp Simply Fear Not set was stamped directly onto the backgroundpanel using chocolate brown ink.

Products: Spellbinders stamp and die, Simply Said stamp, Hemptique cord, Papertrey Ink and Lil Inker Designs dies, Altenew and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: E07, E08, E09, E30, E31, E33, E35, YR01, YR02, YR21,YR23, YR27, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, G40, G43, G46, V15

In keeping with my usual, I made another card using the same stamps and dies while they were on my craft table, this time using the pumpkin cluster image. I wanted a more muted color scheme as I know so many of my cards lean toward the feminine side. The sentiment is from the Psalm Reflections: August Mini set stamped with chococolate brown ink. 

Products: Spellbinders stamps and dies, PTI stamps and dies, PTI cs, Lil Inker Designs die, Altenew and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Pumpkin- YR01, YR14, YR21, YR23, YR24, E71; Leaves-G40, G43, G46, E33, E35, E37

I have to say, I found these images hard to color, especially the first one. I made a lot more mistakes than I usually do. 

These cards represent #36-37 and are part of my second bundle of 25. 

I am submitting these to the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #667-668

and also to the October Four Seasons Challenge.