Chubby Chums Go Back to School

 

I am still so loving Chubby Chums (I'm not fat--I'm big-boned!).  These cards are going to two sisters as they head back to school so I wanted them to be alike enough to reduce competition but different enough to be uniquely her own.

For each card I used painter's tape to create a frame before sponging.  For the hills I cut a curve in a piece of scrap and sponged away.  Next, I took a Spellbinders scalloped circle die and cut out a make shift cloud mask to sponge the clouds.

For the bird card, I wanted a very fresh, clean and girly look so I chose to emboss the bird and Hero Arts sentiment in white.  I was very pleased the sentiment remained easy to read.  I colored the bird in Spectrum Noirs and fussy cut it out, lopping off the bow on its head and using twine for that instead.  I then mounted the bird on a branch cut out of scrap.

I wanted an edgier look for the dog card so used Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossing powder for the dog.  I then colored him in a bright purple and gave him some brindling with white speckles.  I wanted the sentiment to pop too so used a speech bubble. 


The Details:  PTI white cardstock, Spectrum Noirs (bird: BP1, BP2, CT2, CT4, OR1) (dog: PL2, PL3, IB3), Stampendous Detail White embossing powder, Hampton Art clear embossing powder, VersaFine, VersaMark, Memory Box branch die, Hero Arts MX261 sentiment, Paper Smooches Chubby Chums, foam tape, baker's twine (white strand only), Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Memento Pear Tart, mask made from Spellbinders Scalloped Circle die, Marianne fence die, Penny Black speech bubble die, Sakura white pigment pen

I'm entering these in Paper Smooches Anything Goes, Hero Arts One Layer, Fab 'n' Funky Walk on the Wild Side, Time Out #11 Celebrations, Penny Black Anything Goes