Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Happy Thursday crafty friends, Ashley D. here!   I know you're all counting down until National Pizza Day!   *wink, wink*   Yup, it’s this Saturday, February 9 th , and it seemed like the perfect occasion to create a simple pizza-themed card, that could also conveniently double as a Valentine too.   And a gift card to your favorite pizza spot tucked inside sounds perfect!   I f you’re a foodie like me, you probably love food stamps too, and Lawn Fawn’s Pizza My Heart set is one of my favorites.   Lots of simple, versatile images.   To begin this card, I first stamped the round pizza, two slices, the box, and cutter with my go-to Memento Tuxedo Black ink.   I then focused on the pizzas and stamped the individual toppings that would be colored, in this case the pepperoni, and what I’m calling onions.   I then colored the pizza and slices with Copic markers - cheese (Y15, Y35, YR15, YR23, YR28); sauce (R05); crust (E50, E...

Happy Thursday crafty friends!   Ashley D. here!   Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year as it’s commonly called, is coming soon - just 5 days until we ring in the Year of the Pig!   And one of my all-time favorite sets has to be Mama Elephants Lion Dance!   To create this festive card, I began by die cutting a red frame from Bazzill Wax Lips cardstock using Mama Elephant’s Tri Window Cover die .   I then splattered it with Blue Gold Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor paint , backing it with a panel cut from Bristol Smooth Cardstock ink blended with Distress Oxide ink in Squeezed Lemonade , splattered with a quick spray of water for added texture.   For a bit of depth, I adhered it with foam tape.   I then stamped several images from Mama Elephant’s Lion Dance and Mama Elephant’s Lunar Extras in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored them with Copic markers (Y11.Y15, Y17, R02, R05, R27, R11-for the cheeks, E000, E00, E50. N3, N5, W3,...