Monday, June 4, 2018

Lemon Sour

HMR119 Lemon Sour



Stampendous:
HMCR119 Cling Lemon Sour
SSC1283 Big Words Thanks PCS
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Kraft,  Light Aqua, Gray
Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Chocolate
Foam Applicator
Copic Markers - Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08, R81, R85, B0000, W0, W2, W3, W5, E01, E31, E42, E44, E51, E95, 0
Foam Tape

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of light aqua cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Lemon Sour image on a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Adhere the colored image to a 4" x 5 1/4" gray mat
Step 4 :  Tear the top edge of a 6" x 2 1/4" piece of Kraft cardstock, use a foam applicator to brush the Chocolate ink along the torn edge and the other three edges, adhere to the card front
Step 5:   Tear a thin strip of Kraft cardstock, ink edges and adhere to the bottom edge of the colored image
Step 6:   Tear other strips of Kraft, ink edges and adhere randomly to the Kraft cardstock on the card front to create a sandy appearance
Step 7:  Use foam tape to add the Lemon Sour image to the card front
Step 8: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Missing You on a scrap of white, trim close and adhere to a small gray mat, adhere to the upper left corner of the Lemon Sour image

There are more great House Mouse samples at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating
Louise

14 comments:

Unknown said...

This is so cute!

Unknown said...

This is so cute!

Lisa Ja said...

Very cute!

Shari said...

Ha! I hadn't seen this one before now. It's completely adorable!

sharon g said...

They just crack me up. The little tiny lips are so cute. What a way to stay cool in the summer.

Linda BL said...

How cute! Perfect to cool off on a hot summer day.

Sue said...

What a super fun summer scene! Love how beautifully you have colored it up.

Hugs
Sue

Donna Ellis said...

LOL! Your little mice made me pucker up between giggles! Very cute, and such pretty colors! Definitely summer time.

Becca Yahrling said...

Adorable image! Love the puckered lips of the one mouse.
Awesome card; love how you used kraft paper for the sand.

FD91354 said...

Great card. Love the coloring and the detailed instructions. Love how you layered the kraft cardstock and added the chocolate to it.. Lovely!

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Am in love with this Pucker Up image and especially those LIPS!!! This is so not typical and am in love with everything!!! So summery and hilarious!!

Mary Holshouser said...

The faces are so expressive.
You can tell that what they've
been into is not sweet.
Fun card. Great coloring
thanks for sharing
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Beckie Williams said...

OK these two are just adorable!! I love the sour faces. You did such a fab job with them. Thank you for sharing!!!

Tam said...

great coloring! This is a great design for the saying 'when life gives you lemons...'