Hi friends! I am a member of the Collected Crafty Collabs (CCC) group which is a small group of bloggers who come together for monthly challenges. This month’s theme is Critters and/or Stencils.

For my card I chose to use two mini stamp sets from Lawn Fawn: “So Jelly” and “Seahorsin’ Around” and a Dutch Doobadoo’s stencil “Triangle Wave”. I used a wreath builder template and stamped four times the octopus and one of the seahorses to create a circle. Then, I stamped the star in the center but a bit off side so that I can add a sentiment later. I masked them all (didn’t bother masking the legs of the octopuses) and ink blended Distress ink in Tumbled Glass all over the card panel. After that I applied Salty Ocean Distress ink through the stencil.
For the coloring I picked alcohol markers in bright and happy colors: pinks and purples for the octopuses, blues and greens for the seahorses and yellows for the star. I added details with Stardust and White Gelly Roll pens, a little bit of sparke with Clear Wink of Stella (I can’t have a card without sparkle π ) and Nuvo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard. And I almost forgot to add the sentiment. Stamped “You’re a star” in black and heat embossed in clear. I trimmed a bit the card front on each side so it is a bit smaller than my card base (4×4) and before adhering all together, I also ink blended Cracked Pistachio Distress ink just around the edges.

So hard to capture the glittery details…

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am so excited to see what my crafty friends create. You should have come from Charlotte and your NEXT STOP on the hop is Lounon .
Have a great day!
Boryana
This is so cute, Boryana! Your critters are adorable and the stenciled background looks great.
Thanks so much, Charlotte β€οΈ
Adorable ! Great card !
Thank you, Lounon π
Wow, Bory! This is like a 1 layer wonder!!! I love it π§‘π§‘π§‘! I’m happy to see I’m not the only one who goes all out with a masking project, too! Super cute design and coloring! And I feel your pain about getting glittery, shimmery things to show in pictures… ugh! Its adorable in photos and I can tell its even better IRL with all that shimmer! Thanks so much for joining the hop group. So glad to have you along!
Thank you so much, Karen β€οΈ! Yes, it is so hard to get that glitter show and I use it on every single project π Thank you so much for having me, still so many things to learn about blogs π
I love your critters and how you combined the 2 smaller stamp sets together. I love the square design of your card. Did you use a wreath builder stencil for the circle it turned out amazing.! I can’t wait to see what you make next month.
Thank you, Lisa π Sometimes these little stamp sets get forgotten. Yes, I used a stencil wreath builder. Thank you for stopping by β€οΈ
Bory, I don’t see a way to subscribe to your blog. We need to fix that, my friend!!! π Am I missing it somewhere?
Karen, dear β€οΈ See, I’m a complete beginner and I don’t know how to add this feature without making the blog crash π
LOL! We’ll get you there Bory!!! I promise! You and I are both on WordPress, so I can help. When you have time, DM me and we’ll figure out a time we are both available and we’ll play with your settings. I know the time zones may be hard to coordinate, but I don’t sleep much so we should be able to figure something out π Let’s get it figured out before the next hop though so you can get some subscribers!!!
Thanks, Karen! I know It’s a bit hard when we have like a half day difference but I’ll get to you soon. Oh I think my blog can be followed on Bloglovin’ but not 100% sure π
Your card is amazing Bory! I love what you did with the stencil! with the darker blending in the middle fading out to the sides. I enjoyed reading your process! Great job on the blog post!
Oh thank you so much, Anna β€οΈ!
Oh wow!! I love this so much!!! It is adorable!!!!
Perfect way to kick off this monthly hop in style!!
Thank you so much, Tasha β€οΈ! It was fun diging out these stamps to use π
Absolutely adorable! Love this card Bory
Thanks, Renee β€οΈ
This came out so cool! 1 layer wonder! And itβs funny how not masking the legs gave them a little something extra!!!!
Thank you so very much β€οΈ!
Awesome card, Bory! I love all the Lawn Fawn critters, and these are too cute! Great colors, and a great design! π
Thank you, Marie β€οΈ! I tend to collect these mini stamp sets and forget about them so this was a great challenge π
Bory, This is adorable!! I love the bright colors and that stencil brings it all together!!
Thank you, Katy β€οΈ
Bory, this card is adorable!!
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I love your design! The critters are too cute!!! -Danielle
Thank you so much, Danielle β€οΈ