Hi cardmaking friends. Today is the NEW RELEASE for Colorado Craft Company and you are in for a treat. So many fun new products all with a winter/holiday theme, and so much fun to color too. Today’s card features the new Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear Stamp and Die combo and it’s adorable. My mother in law has been visiting and when I opened this parcel, she immediately asked for a bunch of cards to take back to her knitting group. SO I got busy and did some coloring. The little penguin is so adorable, he just makes me giggle, LOL. I’m currently knitting a scarf in teal wool, so I colored his little scarf the same color.
I have shared a list of the copic colors I used in today card at the end of the post for you.
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It’s also Blog Hop Day for this new release, so grab a coffee and check out all the great inspiration from the design team.
Colorado Craft Company will be giving away a stamp set at every stop on the hop so don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win, contest ends Nov 8. Winners will be notified on the CCC Blog.
And, the entire bundle will be given away to one lucky winner. The winner will be chosen from orders placed through design team member links and will be notified directly by email.
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How to create the Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear Card:
Start by using a large blending brush to add Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink to the card front.
Next, splatter it with white paint and set aside to dry
Then, using a Misti, stamp the images onto Hammermill White Cardstock with copic friendly black ink. I used Simon Says Stamps Intense Black Ink.
Finally, color the images with copic markers.
Adding the Sentiment:
The splatter paint should now be dry, so pop the card back in to the Misti and stamp the sentiment in black ink.
Then, use the coordinating dies to cut out the art pieces.
PROTIP: I colored the background of the fire with an N4 marker as having white around the fire inside the fireplace looks weird!
Putting it all together:
Add small pieces of foam tape to the back of all the art pieces.
Next, start by placing the fireplace on the card front.
Then, add the chair, then place the bear in the chair.
PROTIP: – The chair needs to be as far to the left as you can so that the penguin fits on the card without cutting off his scarf. My envelopes allow for a bit of an overhang on each side.
Finally: embellish the scarf and the tuffs in the chair with a white gel pen. My favorite pen “Sakura Gelly Roll #10 (because I get asked that question a lot, LOL).
Copic Markers Used:
Chair: B99, B97, B95, B93 Wood: E44, E43, E40, Scarf: BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11 Fireplace: R95, R46, R35, R20 Bear & penguin tummy: Light gray: N3, N1, N0, Penguin: N9, N5, N3
Cheeks: R32, R30, Fire: YR15, YR 27
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Love the color choices, simply beautiful designs!
Thank you, they are my favorite.
How did I know you would use your fave color for these cards?? 😉
Teal just makes it pop! As, always you inspire me!
haha, they are certainly my go to colors, LOL and seemed perfect for polar bears and penguins, thank you my friend
These are so cute, Sandi!
thank you Sharon
Love your techniques
thank you Lou
This color combo is spot on! Great job. Thanks for sharing!
thank you Natalie
Beautiful card. The white ink adds a lot of interest to the card
Thanks so much Barbara
Wow Sandy- your copic coloring is so pretty, & shows off this adorable stamp set perfectly! Love it!
thank you Donna
That’s way too cute! Love the colors and the sentiment is perfect! 🙂
thank you Amy, it was so fun to color
Such a cute card. Love the coloring and background!
Thanks so much Nita
Adorable cart and humorous sentiment. Thank you for your details instructions. How do you splatter the paint and what paint do you use?
thank you Jen. any water based paint works, just mix it with water until when you load a brush and tap it, dots drop off onto your card surface. Two I’m currently using, Every Ella, White Ink Spray, and Winsor & Newton white Gouache.
Your coloring is SOOOO perfect! LOVE the little white highlights on the scarf!
thank you Meghan, I was trying to get it to look nubby, haha
Such an adorable card. Love the colors you used.
Thanks so much Margaret, I did have fun with it
What a great card for your mother in law to share with her knitting group. And how very generous of you to create some cards for her to take home to her group. As always, your card is adorable/beautiful/fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
Aw, thank you Debbie
Your card is stinkin cute!!!
Thanks so much Alma
Adorable cards and love the colors you used.
thank you Evelyn
Wonderful scene. The background
adds a touch of cold so you know the
little guy needs that scarf. thanks for
sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
thank you Mary.
Such a cute card!
Thank you Vickie
What an adorable card! Your coloring is fabulous as usual. Thank you for the inspiration today.
Thanks so much Bonnie
thanks for all the info on making your creation. A wonderful card.
You are so welcome Janelee, thanks for stopping in
Soooo cute! I absolutely love the sentiment! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Cathy, I do do, it makes the card so fun
Sandi your coloring is really great! I just love this set and Kris’s illustrations are too adorable. This bear is super sweet. I bet your Mom-in-law will be happy to share these bears with her knitting friends back home. You are so generous to help her out !! Nicely done.
Aw thank you Anne, and yes Mom loved the cards
Adorable card and I love the colors you used especially the aqua in the background. It gives it a wintery feel.
thank you Janice, I had to make it snow, LOL
This card is adorable. Your colors are so pretty.
Everything about this card is so deliciously adorable!! I am taking lessons from the way you colored the brick and the chair!! So inspiring!! Thanks!
This scene cracks me up! You inspired me to hop along!