Hi and welcome! I'm trying to spend more time in my craft room this year to try and bring back some of the joy in the hobby that disappeared when my son passed in 2019. Today, I made a card for a few challenges, which I used to do every week, but now do so very rarely. This card is for
Addicted to Stamps & More (Any Occasion),
Time Out Challenges Favourite Technique (stenciling and ink-blending),
Krafty Chicks Masculine Challenge and
Just Us Girls Stencil Challenge.
Any New Zealanders reading this post will hopefully recognise my inspiration for this Valentine card for my husband. For those that don't recognise it, this is a play on one of the most popular potato chip brands (see photo of packet below). He loves potato chips so buying this die and stencil set from Hero Arts was a no-brainer. I die-cut the elements from white cardstock and used Distress Inks to colour them. I went looking through my stash for a penguin and did some masking to remove the cocktail glass this one was holding up. I then filled in the gap with a black Copic pen (although in hindsight I didn't need to because the chip covered it up anyway).
I took the "originals" from the chip pack and added the sentiment (although I wish I had white-embossed it now, but never mind).
On the card base, I stenciled over the Geo Leaves stencil with Distress Grit Paste and once dry I assembled all the elements.
Thanks for visiting!
Products used:
Stamps: Penguins In Paradise, Be Original (MFT), Peony Memories (The Ton)
Ink: Amalgam (Gina K), Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Tea Dye, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Fired Brick, Festive Berries Distress Inks
Cardstock: White, X-Press It
Dies: Snack Attack (Hero Arts), Penguins In Paradise (MFT)
Accessories: Geo Leaves stencil (SSS), Distress Grit Paste, Copics
Cheers
Karren
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LOVE IT! Gorgeous Karren.
ReplyDeleteKarren... love your inspiration! The card is adorable. I think those chips are from Hero Arts new release... what fun!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful card with Just Us Girls this week.
ReplyDeleteYou may have lost some of your joy but you surely didn't lose your creativity, Karren. This is such a fun card made to look like your local brand. Thanks for sharing it with us at Just Us Girls and Time Out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card, Karren! Love your inspiration and the way you used this Hero arts set! It's tempting me to add it to my purchases! Thanks for sharing with the Addicted to Stamps & More "Anything Goes" challenge! Cathy ATS&M DT
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely brilliant, Karren! Those potato chips look so real. I love the story behind this fabulous card and every detail is wonderful. I love how you masked the cocktail and replaced it with a chip. Your husband is just going to love this! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome card with us at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun take on the original package, penguin and all! And your chips look SO realistic! It's like they're popping off of your card!
ReplyDeleteSo clever and punny!! I love it! So will your husband. Thank you for playing with the MASCULINE themed project with the Krafty Chicks Challenge.
ReplyDeleteDiane - KCC DT
I love how you've used the penguin and cleverly masked its flipper to hold the chip instead. And I love your take on the chips as well. You've really used your imagination to the fullest on this card, Karren! It's clever, fun and adorable! Thank you so much for joining us at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge!
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