Today I am sharing my cards for the ProCRAFTinator’s blog hop on Instagram.
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The ProCRAFTinator’s Club hop is for those of us who hold Ph.D’s in procrastinating! This monthly card hop is hosted by @createwithkas and @touchofmagik and we’re (finally) creating with any kit, class, camp and more that we signed up for.
We’ve dusted off those monthly subscription kits, online classes, and camp boxes that we didn’t finish! On the 2nd Monday of each month, we’ll share our creations, and you can follow along with us at #theprocraftinatorsclub!
I definitely have enough credits (a.k.a. kits) for a Ph.D. and decided to join in the fun again this year.
I can’t believe I have already been participating for a year, but I have been very happy with the number of older kits I have been able to tackle.
It seems like I have a never-ending supply, but I do have a couple that are almost finished off now.
I have been primarily using old Studio Calico kits and combining those supplies with new things from my stash.
For today’s cards, I used two newer-to-me dies and a new stamp set along with the Studio Calico October 2014 Underground Project Life kit (of which I have two.)
October 2014 Underground:
I used one 3×4 card, four 4×6 cards, and several of the rose gold rubons (hello, hearts, dashed line, numbers.)
Here are my cards:
For the penguin card, I separated all of the numbers and applied them individually behind the penguin and added a dashed line rubon below the penguin. I was surprised these rubons still worked!
The polka dot card had a circle in the middle that said harvest, but the yeti covered that up perfectly. The tri-colored card underneath had a list on it that said work, play, and rest. I was pretty happy that I was able to use these cards-even though they were originally intended for fall.
For this card, I stamped my images in Distress ink on a 4×6 card and used a water brush to pull out the color a little. I like the technique, but I think next time I would then restamp the image over the top using my MISTI so that I could get the hint of color but still have a crisp outline to the image. I also had to be really careful as the journaling card didn’t take water very well.
Supplies: Journaling Cards, Rubons: Studio Calico; Stamps: Studio Calico (thanks), Avery Elle (happy birthday), Hello Bluebird (animals), Mama Elephant (you’re awesome); Dies: Poppy Stamps (penguin), Spellbinders (yeti); Ink: Distress Gathered Twigs, Memento Tuxedo Black; Other: Water Brush
I used the following from CutCardStock.com: Pop Tone Black Licorice, Pop Tone Grape Jelly, DCS Patriot Blue, Lessebo Sunset Orange, Lessebo Cherry, Lessebo Arctic Blue, Lessebo Misty Blue, Stardream Metallic Silver, Cougar White 100 lb., and Tombow Mono Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.
That’s it for today-have a great one, and feel free to come join us on the hop!
I am entering these into the following challenge:
Neglected Stuff January Challenge
Slow Down, Enjoy, and Create 