Welcome to day 5 and the last day of the STAMPlorations Spring Release. The four-legged friends are the star of the release and today it's all about our friends in the forest. Meet Woodland Friends. I may not be a cat fan, but I love me some woodland critters. And I love that Shery illustrated these with some solid areas, cuz I'm a fan of black and white. In other words, no coloring necessary. You may have seen this card of mine with lotsa coloring (for me at least). Well, I went with a similar design, but kept the critters B/W. See how those touches of black give them just enough interest? I love it! I actually masked and stamped and fussy cut the bottom section from white CS and added some watercolor shadowing under the critters before glueing it onto my Distress Inked BG (Stormy Sky, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot). Heat embossed the sentiment almost camouflaged into that wintry sky.

And then I decided to showcase the racoon and his (or in this case, her) wonderful tail. Paired her up with a bold sentiment Be You, colored the tail with Copics (cuz she's being the "you" she wants to be, get it?) and gave it a shot of Wink of Stella for sparkle. A touch of washi gave this super CAS card a little something extra.

And then, cuz a gelli print scrap fell into my hands during my craft room organizing... From the moment I saw the deer's stance and that sentiment, I knew I wanted to pair them up. I thought that little forest scene (Poetry of the Earth) on the gelli print strip was wonder-worthy. So I added it to the card. Used Memento brown ink to stamp the sentiment and the ground using Mixed Media Grunge. Stamped and watercolored the deer with DI Gathered Twigs.

I think this set is going to be a lot of fun ;) It's somewhere between cutesy and artsy which I predict will make it a joy to reach for for both styles of projects.

Shery's offering generous prizes during this release. Leave comments by April 2 on all the release posts this week on the STAMP blog and the DT blogs to be in the running for a $25 GC or all five new stamp sets from this release! Check out what my teamies created over at the STAMPlorations blog.

I'm joining the fun at:
Simon Says Stamp - Work it Wednesday - Inking Technique
Simon Says Stamp - National Craft Month
Kreativetanten - Tiere

Labels: acrylic paint, all occasion, cas card, Copics, distress ink, encouragement, fussy cutting, gelli, heat embossing, stamplorations, washi, watercolor All three cards show your love for woodland critters ! I love each of them..

March 30, 2018 at 4:06 PM Karthikha said...

Fantastic set of cards!! The first one is my fav, with that gorgeous night sky background!

March 30, 2018 at 4:13 PM Three wonderful creations here - I like the background very much on the deer card - and the lovely sky on the first one - the second was a nice layout with the fab stamp as well

March 30, 2018 at 4:44 PM Denise Bryant said...

Awesome cards! Love that raccoon with the rainbow tail!

March 30, 2018 at 5:31 PM Rebecca Yahrling said...

Gorgeous cards, Maria. Love these cute critters.
Love your beautiful BG on the first card and the
critters in b/w. The 2nd card is a perfect CAS card.
And the last card, love the artsiness!

March 30, 2018 at 5:50 PM Dee Earnshaw said...

delightful cards - love the different techniques you used on them :)

March 30, 2018 at 7:28 PM Love the variety of cards you created with this cute set.

March 30, 2018 at 9:32 PM Amazing cards, Maria. I'm glad I don't have to pick a favourite, since I love them all!

March 30, 2018 at 10:37 PM Karenladd said...

I love all three cards, and that rainbow tailed raccoon is adorable!

March 30, 2018 at 11:57 PM These are all so cool! Love the unexpected tail colors, the white contrast to the night sky and the gorgeous background for the deer!

March 31, 2018 at 12:43 AM Fantastic cards, love the variety, Cathy x

March 31, 2018 at 12:53 AM Lucy E. said...

I love all of your cards-what
a variation of styles!
I agree-great set...the animals are cute,
but also have a realistic side as well.

March 31, 2018 at 1:15 AM Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Totally fun and stunning!

March 31, 2018 at 4:07 AM Arianna Barbara said...
March 31, 2018 at 1:33 PM Awww!!! Too sweet and cute cards!!! Love these adorable critters!!!

March 31, 2018 at 1:37 PM Fikreta said...

Wonderful cards!

March 31, 2018 at 3:42 PM Awesome trio of cards -- love the "snowy" scene with the galaxy bg

March 31, 2018 at 6:11 PM Craftychris said...

All three cards with these adorable critters are amazing! The rainbow tailed raccoon is just awesome! xxx

March 31, 2018 at 7:12 PM These are fabulous! The hedgehog really makes me smile a lot. I love that you've kept them black and white with your first card to contrast that gorgeous blue xxx

March 31, 2018 at 10:48 PM KT Fit Kitty said...

Super cute animals! I love your adorable cards!

March 31, 2018 at 10:57 PM Valerija said...

These are fabulous. I love them all.
Valerija xx

April 1, 2018 at 7:58 PM Raga Senthil said...

These are super cute. Love the racoon with rainbow tail very much. 💕❤️😍

April 1, 2018 at 9:51 PM Gorgeous cards. You are right about them needing no colour. The racoon is so cute. Hugz

April 1, 2018 at 11:17 PM Esther Asbury said...

Three great cards! Love the background on the first and the fun way you did the deer card!

April 2, 2018 at 3:22 PM The Altered Paper said...
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