Foxes four ways - Quatre renards

I kept very busy on international cardmaking day which was this past Saturday, October 6,  making several new cards with an adorable stampset from Altenew called Hug Me.

This is a perfect set for new babies, children's birthdays, love cards - you can make so many different cards.


I started by stamping all the fox images in Altenew Jet Black Crisp Ink onto Neenah 80lb cardstock using my MISTI and then I left the stamps in place while I colored the images with alcohol markers. This is a new media to me and I am certainly no expert, I just go with the flow and what I have picked up from watching YouTube videos.
I have also taken an Altenew Academy class called Magical Marker Techniques which is quite helpful when you are a complete newbie like me to this type of coloring medium.

Some of my markers are Letraset Promarkers that my son had and was no longer using and I also have set A from Altenew. Limited colors available but enough for me, I am not planning on becoming the next alcohol marker pro,  but I do love how easily you get even coverage with them.

So once they were all colored I put the paper back into the MISTI and over stamped the outlines in Versamark black ink - this makes a huge difference to the quality of the image which becomes really crisp. Then I diecut all the images using the coordinating dies.

I decided against using white cardstock for my card bases and went with Fog from SimonSays Stamp - it's a beautiful pale grey paper and I love how it showcases the images. To give the balloon-fox somewhere to stand I first put down a strip of silver glitter paper, then I stamped my sentiment in Altenew Pure Graphite.


You can better see the glitter in this pic below.
I also covered the balloons in Glossy Accents and added Ebony black Nuvo drops to the eyes and snout of the fox - he is so adorable!


For my second card, I diecut a total of three layers of cardstock to glue together to make the HugMe-fox a bit sturdier. I then sandwiched a white, a red and then the stamped image, slightly offsetting the red so it can be barely seen. Then I mounted him to the middle of the card using a mini action wobbler.


It's hard to see in the picture but I added a layer of Wink of Stella to make the letters glitter and the black Nuvo drops to the eyes and snout.


To continue my set I started looking for pieces of scrap in my stash - I try and stamp every day and find myself with so many bits and pieces that do not make it into a card that day but can possibly be used some other day. I'm happy to say that I found a piece of cardstock that I had inkblended Distress Oxides onto, probably Worn Lipstick and Antique Linen.
After diecutting the piece into a square, I added a strip of glitter - I felt there needed to be something separating the fox and his dream!



Then I mounted the square ont the card, stamped a sentiment from the Adore You set in Pure graphite, glued down the fox and the dream and added Nuvo drops as above.


For the last card I wanted to combine the fox image with one of Altenew's lovely flower stamps. I stamp these and keep them in my stash and so I had several to choose from before deciding on these from the set called Bride-To-Be. The reason I choose these is that I felt the flowers needed to be a little cartoonish to not clash with the style of the fox.


The foliage is from another small Altenew set called floral elements. The heart has added gold Nuvo drops. I think this is my favorite of all the cards but I do love the set.
Someone might get these fro Christmas...


I hope you have enjoyed my post, which is your favorite card?

J'espère que cela vous a plu - n'hésitez pas de m'écrire en français si vous avez des questions ou commentaires. Quelle carte préférez-vous ?


Comments

  1. Totally love this, Helen!! Your masking is absolutely superb! I also love the ink-blending that you have achieved! Your post makes me smile! Thanks so much for entering your beautiful work in Altenew AECP assignment Gallery. Beautiful colors and design. Well done!

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  2. Thanks Virginia, I had a lot of fun with these cards!

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    1. Love it when you have fun creating! xo

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