Thank Mew!

Back again today (X-post to the Sassy and Crafty Blog, time zones permitting.) with the second of my two cards for Sassy and Crafty using the Thank Mew Stamp Set!  

It was unfortunately sold out when I wrote this post, but if you feel spendy make sure to leave your email address on the shop listing so you get notified when it's back in stock! 

Good news, it's back in stock!

Isn't she cute? Obviously I coloured her with polychromo pencils on kraft card.

This is what the stamp set looks like, more kitties and some awesome sentiments:

If you've spotted that she is somewhat bigger than she is in the rubber stamp set you are correct. I'm going to repeat what I said on the last post, I hope you don't mind.

Normally it's not ok to (just) digitise a stamped image but lucky for me, I asked and the folks at Sassy and Crafty they said "yes!" I was able to go to town on this chap with my polychromo pencils. If you are a pencil artist and find it hard to work with small stamped images it can never hurt to ask if it's ok for you to enlarge them. Lots of artists will be ok with it, they might even help your out with the process, but always ask! Don't be offended if they say no, and never share your digitised stamps with anyone else!

Here is a close up of the kitty bit, or erm kitty-bitty? lol.

I cannot think of pink and yellow and not also want to eat some Battenberg Cake immediately! Gosh they are delicious. It was hard to take photos and not just eat them, lol! Apparently it's a very English thing, do you have it in your country?

I used some papers from Making Cards Magazine. I went with a  fruit paper again, it's a bit of a theme as I used watermeh-lone papers on the last Sassy and Crafty card I made, lol.

Loved colouring her up, printed her out as a complete topper and then masked off the wording so I didn't get it too dirty with my pencil dust. Afterwards I 3D foam mounted her onto my backing paper.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you can find something to tempt you in the Sassy and Crafty shop as the Battenberg Cake tempted me! Thanks to Sassy and Crafty for inviting me to take part on the GDT team during July!

Woolly Cats!

Hi Everyone! (X-posted to the Sassy and Crafty Blog! time zones permitting!) Very happy to share with you a special GDT project I have been working on for Sassy and Crafty!

This is one of the kitties from their Thank Mew (4x8) Stamp Set.

Here is the super cute stamp set (this kitty has friends!) -

And here is my version -

I know, you've spotted it's A LOT bigger than the stamp set. Normally it's not ok to (just) digitise a stamped image but lucky for me, I asked and the folks at Sassy and Crafty they said "yes!" I was able to go to town on this chap with my polychromo pencils. If you are a pencil artist and find it hard to work with small stamped images it can never hurt to ask if it's ok for you to enlarge them. Lots of artists will be ok with it, they might even help your out with the process, but always ask! Don't be offended if they say no, and never share your digitised stamps with anyone else!

I created the whole topper on the computer and printed just the kitty/wool part slightly pale (no-lines colouring style) straight onto kraft card. This meant all I had to do was colour it up and then cut it out!

Top inside tip, if you want to try no-lines colouring but get frustrated when you lose the details of the original stamp, always print out a normal dark version to refer back to as you colour. I always do, so I can remember where things are, like whiskers! 

I'm not sure why I went for a watermeh-loon ( Always pronounce it just like this, it's going to make you chuckle every time, I assure you.) colour scheme but I did. I love some red and green free from having to be christmassy! Papers are all from Making Cards Magazine. Bling is from the stash. I used a white posca pen for highlights.

The sentiment is also from the stamp set which has a great choice of phrases to use with the kitty stamps! 

Why not check out their blog now to see all the other inspo and super new stamp sets at Sassy And Crafty?