Sweet Storytime - JanB Cards

Hello, Crafters.

What a lovely bundle the Sweet Storybook is (page 160)? It’s a

two-step stamping set, and the image of the two mice is super,

albeit they are rather fat and look as if they’ve

rather over-indulged!

They also have their eyes closed, which I really don’t like, so I drew on

them to make them open – so much nicer looking! I found this

image to be one of the easiest two-step images ever! I stamped

the image using Tuxedo Black Stazon, and coloured the bodies

using first generation Sahara Sand Ink.

The easiest way I found to do the second step was to line the tail

up first, then the ears, and then the rest of the body! When it

came to colouring the toadstool, I forgot there’s a stamp

for the second step stamping.

Instead, I coloured it by hand using my Poppy Parade Marker Pen.

For the stalk and the underside of the top of the mushroom, I

used the Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend.

When I stamped the image using Stazon, I didn’t know that

I’d be colouring with my Blends! It smudged slightly on the stalk

but not enough to worry about! I used my Marbled background stamp

using Soft Sea Foam Ink, stamped off once.

I think the Soft Sea Foam goes well with the Call Me Clover Cardstock

and Ink I’ve used for this card! I adhered one of our

Pearlised Doilies in the centre so it made the mic and

toadstool, the central point of my card.

The HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment is from the Perenniel Birthday

Stamp Set, and I chose it as it fitted the same die that cut the other

sentiment: DID I EVER TELL YOU YOU’RE WONDERFUL?”

Such a beautiful sentiment!

To decorate the inside of my card I stamped the mice again in

exactly the same way as I did on the front of the card. That’s about it from

me today! As I don’t have a scheduled blog for tomorrow, I’ll be

back to share some more photographs from our recent trip

to Cornwall! In the meantime, happy crafting!

JanB,

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