Thursday, September 3, 2015

Alpaca Masked Shaker!

Morning friends!!  Jessica here with my first post as part of the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team and I am so thrilled to be here!  Lawn Fawn was the very first stamp company I discovered online two years ago and every release I fall in love with all of the cute critters and sentiments!!

And this new release is no different...the Winter Alpaca stamp set is adorable!  I knew I wanted to use him for this post!  I decided to combine him with the new Ready, Set, Snow shaker add-on die for a holiday shaker card!

Here's the front of the card:

And here's the inside:
I thought it would be fun to make it seem like he put on a scarf when you open the card!  I created the background by watercoloring distress inks in chipped sapphire, evergreen bough, salty ocean, and tumbled glass onto the background.  I added several layers of color to get a darker background.  I dried it with my heat gun and then added a layer of watered down iridescent medium for a little shimmer and then finished it with paintbrush flicks of picket fence distress ink.  It created a really shimmery, sparkly winter sky!  The alpacas were colored with copic markers and I added a little more iridescent medium to his scarf so it would sparkle when it caught the light!
I assembled the shaker and filled it with sparkling clear sequins and lots of white and clear seed beads in various shimmery shades.  When I stamped the alpaca for the front of the card I used post-it tape to cover up his scarf while I was inking the stamp and then I removed the post-it tape prior to stamping so the scarf didn't stamp.  I created a second distress ink background, sealed the back of the shaker, and adhered it to the front of the card.  I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiments from Winter Alpaca and finished the card with a little teal and silver twine!  
Thanks so much for visiting today and I look forward to sharing more Lawn Fawn creations soon!!  Don't forget to check out our first September challenge that starts on Monday and have a fabulous day!

22 comments:

  1. Congrats on the new dt position and both of your cards are beautiful Jess. Tfs

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  2. yahooooooo Jess!!!!!!!! This is thee cutest...seriously.

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  3. WOOT!!! Congratulations again, Jess! LOVE your projects!!! So cute!

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  4. Love this card, Jessica! Your techniques are rockin'! Love, Love, Love the background!!!

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  5. Great background!! Love the card!!

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  6. Yay! Awesome news that your on the team :) I love this card so much, really clever and done perfectly.
    Kate xx

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  7. Congratulations and love this fun cad. The alpaca is SO darling!

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  8. Love your Alpaca card Jessica and the sentiment cracked me up!

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  9. hi jess.. glad for you:) and wow... i find myself shivering.. but i still love snowflakes... good thing we all adjust yet..:) have fun on this team by the way...

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  10. Jess, so glad for your new assignment....Been doing this a while and follow many companies. Lawn Fawn is my VERY favorite....so glad you are part of their team!!!!

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  11. What a cute card! Congrats on making the team :D

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  12. Congrats, Jessica!! Love the alpaca card! :)

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  13. Congratulations Jessica! I love this card...the background is amazing!!!

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  14. Woohoo, Jessica!! Super cute card!

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  15. Congrats!! Absolutely adorable!
    Have a blessed day,
    Millie
    Crafting With Creative M

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  16. Congratulations, Jessica! So happy for you!! This card is just the cutest ever! I want this set!!

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