This week (May 2, 2018), the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday is "Animal Magic"!
I've had this stamp set from Hero Arts for some time now (June 2017!) which is wild animals, mostly African, but there was a supplemental stamp-and-die set that was offered at the same time that featured Bengal Tigers and I wanted to do that as my "animal". (I think tigers are, in and of themselves, magical and am worried that soon, they will only be surviving on the genetic edge in zoos and wildlife parks. But I digress...)
I did a little research and discovered that tigers care found in just about any vegetative system, even savanna's like the ones portrayed in the African set. But these were Benga; Tigers --- and that meant a jungle scenario was in order. SO I set about collecting various green papers and die cut some "jungly" leaves with the Sizzix die set "Tropical". I stamped on Neena Solar white two tigers using Distress Oxides and Archival "Jet Black" and fussy cut them (I didn't want the white order left by the dies). I also stamped some vegetation in Distress Oxides, die cut it and blended Distress Oxide "Frayed Burlap" over the pieces to eliminate the white borders, I then layered an olive green scrap on a white notecard blank, and added all the pieces. A sentiment from the June 2017 stamped set finished the card off...
I've had this stamp set from Hero Arts for some time now (June 2017!) which is wild animals, mostly African, but there was a supplemental stamp-and-die set that was offered at the same time that featured Bengal Tigers and I wanted to do that as my "animal". (I think tigers are, in and of themselves, magical and am worried that soon, they will only be surviving on the genetic edge in zoos and wildlife parks. But I digress...)
I did a little research and discovered that tigers care found in just about any vegetative system, even savanna's like the ones portrayed in the African set. But these were Benga; Tigers --- and that meant a jungle scenario was in order. SO I set about collecting various green papers and die cut some "jungly" leaves with the Sizzix die set "Tropical". I stamped on Neena Solar white two tigers using Distress Oxides and Archival "Jet Black" and fussy cut them (I didn't want the white order left by the dies). I also stamped some vegetation in Distress Oxides, die cut it and blended Distress Oxide "Frayed Burlap" over the pieces to eliminate the white borders, I then layered an olive green scrap on a white notecard blank, and added all the pieces. A sentiment from the June 2017 stamped set finished the card off...
No step-by-stpe photos as all it entailed was pasting leaves and tigers on a green background...
Products used in the making of this card were:
Products used in the making of this card were:
- Stamps: Hero Arts “Bengal Tigers” (CM176) and “My MONthly Hero Set June 2017” (MH10617C)
- Dies: Sizzix Thinlits “Tropical” (661207)
- Inks: Distress Oxide “Spiced Marmalade”, “Fossilized Amber” and “Frayed Burlap”; Archival “Jet Black”; Hero Arts “Moss”, “Pine” and “Feather” (? from My Monthly Hero kit February 2018); Distress Marker “Mowed Lawn”; Versamark
- Embossing Powders WOW! Opaque Bright White Super Fine” (WL01SF)
- Papers: Paper Studio “white notecard” (225359); Graphic45 “Safari Adventure” 6x6 Patterns and Solids” (4501367); scraps of bright, dark and olive green cardstock
- Adhesives: Xyron 500 Sticker Maker; RedLine 1/8” Embossing Tape; Ranger/Wendy Vecchi “Perfect Card Adhesive” (wVA62134)
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