Glossy Accents | D.Ann's Crafting Whims

Time for the grand finale of the Coffee Lovers Hop! Also incorporating die cuts for the Cut It Out for DIEcember Challenge #60 from Simon Says Stamp’s Flickr challenge and snow on the pj’s for Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge – Let There Be Snow!

Isn’t she just the cutest?! I also put a twinkle in her eye by adding Sparkle pen and, after dry, adding Glossy Accents – which I also added to the coffee and coffee bean – you’ll see it better in the close-up in just a minute. I love those gorgeous stacked embossed and de-bossed dies, too. Here’s the best pic I could get of the inside embossing.

It really is elegant in real life. Don’t know why the pic wouldn’t cooperate and I’m too tuckered out to figure it out. Apologies!

Just wait til you see the details of the front close up, though!

Yes, those are actually fuzzy slippers and a fuzzy bear! First I colored them and did their noses in Glossy Accents. Once dry, I added the flocking (which has some glitter in it). I wish you could touch your screen and feel these warm fuzzies!! Come back when technology catches up, ok?!

Supplies used:

Spellbinders dies: Labels 25 and Adorning Labels 25
Simon Says Stamp SLEEPOVER stamp and die set
Simon Says Stamp Coffee Hour stamp set
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink
Copic Markers BV00; E00, 02, 04, 11, 13, 23, 25, 31, 33, 37; R39; RV02; V04, 06, 12; W1
Sharpie white paint pen extra fine point
Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle pen
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones
Martha Stewart Crafts Flocking Powder Set
Core’dinations cardstock
DCWV Bright Metallic cardstock stack
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner permanent adhesive
Aleene’s Clear Gel Tacky Glue

I’m playing along with the following hops and challenges… click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Hop

It’s been a fun week with the Winter 2016 Coffee Lovers Hop! Here’s a summary of my accomplishments on my ‘brag board’:

A nice little batch of cards and the ones not already going out will beef up my stash which can always use more. If you’ve been following along, can you spot the project that WASN’T made this week? Yep, the Newton’s Nook game. It was posted during the Cat Lovers Hop, but since it was a super fun project and is also coffee related, you might want to read about it HERE if you missed the original post.

I’d like to thank you all for visiting my blog and for leaving all of those kind and encouraging comments! They always brighten my day!!

I’ll look forward to seeing you soon!

~D.Ann

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Here we go… the grand finale of the Cat Lovers Hop! It has been a fun week of all things feline!

Jamis, at Her Peaceful Garden, organized this fun hop and she and her four-legged friends deserve a huge round of applause, as do all of the fab sponsors!! Raise your paw if you agree!

(By the way, this paw belongs to Charlie, my friend’s Main Coon cat. If you want to see the rest of him, you can check out the post HERE)

I have a fun Thinking of You card for today:

Here it is open. I really love that adorable kitty by Stampendous! And I think it’s funny that he’s looking at the fish and ‘thinking of you.’ lol! I debated stamping Thinking of You again on the inside to match up, but decided that would leave me with little room to write a message, so left it as is.

This was my first attempt at coloring on acetate with Copic markers. It was a learning experience! Since the ink sits on top of the acetate, they do not blend. You can, however, get some neat texture with a little practice.

Unfortunately my first attempt was too dark and you couldn’t see the cat very well through the fish bowl. Back to the drawing board!

The other thing you have to remember when using Copics on acetate is that the colors come out MUCH lighter than the do on paper. It took me several tries to get them dark enough to be seen.

This time I put Glossy Accets over it for water and it turned out MUCH better. Of course had I wanted NO bubbles, there would have been oodles of ’em. There were still a few and they look terrific.

I put glossy accents on the cat’s eyes, too for a little more realism. You can’t hardly tell in the pictures, but once I added the Distress Inks, I sprinkled some water over the card, so there are water spots as if someone’s naughty little paw has been splashing around in the water!

Materials used:

Stampendous stamps: Feline Curious, Sushi Bowl Party, & Jumbo Thinking of You
Staz-on solvent ink – Jet Black
Judikins Permanent & Fabric Ink Cleaner
Copic Markers:
- Fish bowl: B29; BV08; E37; G19; R29, 89; V06; Y17; YR07
- Cat: C1; E000, 00, 02; R20, 22, 32; YR02, 21, 24
Wink of Luna Gold (Cat’s eyes)
White Gelly Roll (adds dimension to white ‘fur’)
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Versamark Ink
Recollections Clear Embossing Powder
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Broken China
Misc. cardstock, acetate, adhesives

I’m playing along in the following hops and challenges:

The Cat Lovers Hop: http://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-cat-lovers-hop-is-here.html

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Throwback — March Lion (that you can find HERE ) http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=3130

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-20/

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Cat Lovers Hop and my cards this week! Hopefully we can talk Janis into organizing this again next year! >^.^<

Oh, wait… I said we’d go out with a bang, didn’t I… Perhaps I’d’ve been better off saying we’ll go out with a ‘pop’…

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Now, don’t everyone run out and buy Rice Krispies to try this! lol! And if your dog DID try this, just remember…

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Well, hello there! Are you still sticking around?! I reckon you – like your four legged furry friends – think you deserve a treat, eh?! I DO have another small blog candy package up for grabs:

A ‘Meow!’ Cat magnet, a foot of paw print ribbon (yes, I DO see the irony in that!) and a couple of kitty embellishments for your next cat card.

If you’d like to have a chance at winning this little package, pay close attention: Leave ONE comment on this post telling me: What’s the most cats you’ve had at one time? (I think Janis will win in quantity, but the drawing will be random!). You must leave your comment before 11:59 p.m. PACIFIC time, Sunday, November 1, 2015. If you don’t tell me the highest number of cats you’ve ever had, I’ll assume you’re not interested in the blog candy. If you are (or become) a follower of this blog, you can make a SECOND comment telling me so for an additional entry. On November 2, 2015 I will use Mr. Random org to draw a winner from the comments that qualify and TRY to announce it here on the blog. I will be in an area with spotty internet, so if there is no announcement on November 2nd, I will announce the winner on November 10, 2015. The winner will have 72 hours to contact me with their snail-mail address or another winner will be chosen.

Well, it’s been a fun week I hope you enjoyed your visits here and hope to see you again! I’ll sign off now as Tigger would:

TTFN (which, for those who have forgotten, stands for Ta-Ta For Now!)

-D.Ann

akkk… now I’ve got the Tigger song running through my head… ‘their heads are made out of rubber, their tales are made out of springs’…. I guess we DID have a ‘bouncy, bouncy, fun, fun, fun, fun’ week hopping around, didn’t we?!! >^.^<

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