School Is Cool - Aloha Friday Challenge

Hi crafty friends. I hope you’ve found time to spend on something crafty this month.

I’m posting a card today as a design team member for the Aloha Friday Challenge.  Click on the link to go to their page and see all of the crafty inspiration posted by the talented team.

The theme this month is school/books.  As soon as I saw the theme for this month, I knew immediately which stamp set I wanted to use… “School Is Cool” by My Favorite Things.

I stamped the images I wanted to use on a cardstock that is new to me for Copic coloring.  It’s called Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White, 80#, Super Smooth.  I saw a video where Dawn from W Plus 9 did some Copic coloring on this cardstock.  I love all of her creations, so I gave it a try.

Thinking maybe this would improve my coloring results, I purchased a reem from Amazon.com.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t super impressed with the results.  Don’t get me wrong, the paper is great.  It is a welcome addition to my crafty stash.  I don’t think I will be using it to color stamped images with Copic markers though.

The paper is very smooth and bright white.  It’s only 80# paper so I did have some bleeding out of the lines when I put down multiple layers.

I need to do some more tests with this paper before I give my detailed review of it.

I would like to try it with hot foiling and coloring of die-cut images.

As far as a paper for coloring stamped images, I’m going to stick with my two favorites: Hammermill 100# and Spectrum Noir Ultra Premium White Cardstock (100 bright/100#).

As for the card I’ve created, I’ve listed all of the supplies I used below.

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-Shannon

 Products I used to create this card

School Is Cool Stamp Set – My Favorite Things

School Is Cool Die Set – My Favorite Things

Grassy Hills Die Set – My Favorite Things

On The Road Die Set – My Favorite Things

Copic Markers - http://shrsl.com/42ca8

R29, R27, R24, R21, E04, RV32, RV14, RV13, RV11, RV17, Y38, YR21, Y15, E13, E11, E00, E000, E49, E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E31, E50, N0, N1, N3, N5, N7, N9, YG45, G03, YG41, BV17, BV08, BV04, B37, B34, B32, BV13, BG01, B000, BG0000

Extreme Black Hybrid Ink – My Favorite Things - http://shrsl.com/42cen

Distress Inks – Ranger (Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron) - http://shrsl.com/42caj

Platinum Die Cutting Machine – Spellbinders - http://shrsl.com/42cer

Mini Guillotine Timmer – We R Memory Keepers - https://amzn.to/3I91u74

Acrylic Matte Medium – Handy Art - https://amzn.to/3MoaA2n

MISTI Stamp Positioning Tool – My Sweet Petunia - https://amzn.to/3MkKddB

Bone Folder - https://amzn.to/3VXh37B

Scotch ATG - https://amzn.to/3P3ETcz

Hammermill 100# Smooth White Cardstock - https://amzn.to/3I7zq45

Classic Crest Cover Cardstock, Solor White, 80# - Neenah

Reverse Tweezers  - https://amzn.to/3MkKRYz

Blending Brushes – Waffle Flower – https://amzn.to/3nYL2PU

Blending Brushes - https://amzn.to/3O0lIng

Ice Ice Plushies

Hello friends... it's me, Shannon Lee with another card made with a stamp set from Clearly Besotted called "Ice Ice Plushies".  These are the cutest little guys with ice cream treats and a little ice cream cart.  I used a "Cloudy" stencil from Lawn Fawn, a "Love is in the air" stencil from My Favorite Things and a die from Mama Elephant called "Birthday Wishes" (I think, I forgot to write that one down).  The grass was created with dies from My Favorite Things.

I used Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers to color the characters and cart.  I highlighted them with a white gel pen from Arteza.

I hope you like this card. Please leave a comment below to let me know what types of cards you'd like to see next.

Thanks for stopping by friends!

On The Farm 5" x 7" Greeting Cards

 For these cards, I used products from LDRS Creative, My Favorite Things, Penny Black, Clearly Besotted, Lawn Fawn, and Mama Elephant.  The Barns are from LDRS Creative. The pasture (grassy hills) is from Penny Black.  The sunshine is Lawn Fawn. The clouds are made using a stencil from My Favorite Things... I think.

In the card above, the pig and cow are from a Mama Elephant stamp set.

When you read this and want to know what specific products I used, please leave a comment and I will provide all of the information requested.

In this card, I used a goat and small cow from a Clearly Besotted Stamp Set.  The large cow is from a Mama Elephant Stamp Set. The milk can is from My Favorite Things.

On this card, the horse and cow are Mama Elephant... I can't remember where the tractor is from.

On this card, the farmer and the little horse are from a Clearly Besotted set. The larger horse is from a Mama Elephant set.

On this card, I used sheep and the farmer from a Clearly Besotted set.  The cow is from a My Favorite Things set.

My First Post

Two of the first cards I made using My Favorite Things "Party Like A Pirate" stamp set.

I started creating handmade greeting cards after watching tons of videos by Jennifer McGuire. I'm a huge fan and can only dream of being as creative as she is one day.

More to come as I create. 

See you soon!

Products I used to create this card:

Set The Scene: Stitched Waves - Taylored Expressions