{ Yet Another Snappy Birthday }

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I finished another card for the night, actually, I guess you could say for the morning now. This one was very simple. I heat embossed the crab and masked him off to stamp the birthday hat which I also heat embossed. I then colored him in and punched him out. The background is done in So Saffron, which I stamped off first so the color would be very subtle. I sponged the edges of the crab punch and the edges of the card base. I also used pastels on the edge of the card base. So pretty straight forward. Enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Crab & Company

Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Craft Chocolate Chip

Embellishments: SU Ribbon

Other: SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, Pastels, Marvy Scallop Punches, Sponge Daubers, Clear Embossing Powder

Techniques: Masking, Heat Embossing, Watercoloring

{ Another Snappy Birthday! }

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This set sure is fun! I love coloring it all in and playing with punches. The coloring was done with WCWC's and a blender pen. A new little trick I just learned! I can't believe I've been water coloring with a paint brush for so long... the blender pen is so much easier for me! I masked off the crab then stamped on the hat, as I can't stand the way the hat looks sitting on top of the eyes. The whole crab image is popped up with pop dots under the chocolate layer. The fastners and the brads look a little gold in the picture, but they are really silver. This sure was fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Crab & Company

Paper: SU Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla

Ink: SU Craft Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, So Saffron

Embellishments: SU Ribbon, Misc Ribbon, Fastners, Brads

Other: SU Write Markers, Water Color Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Circle Punches, Square Punches, Fiscar's Circle Cutter, Sponge Daubers, Cuttlebug & CB Embossing Folder

{ Snappy Birthday }

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I needed a birthday card for my cousin. He's turning eleven, which is an hard age for me to make a card for. I didn't want my card to be too childish, but I still wanted it to appeal to him. He practically lives on the beach so I thought SU's Crab & Company would be perfect!

I've played around with this set a lot and haven't been able to come up with anything I liked until today. My background was done using a Cuttlebug folder then I used a brayer to apply a little ink over the top. All the coloring is done with SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons and a blender pen. I don't like the way the birthday hat looks when it is sitting on top of the crabs eyes, so I masked the crab in order to put the hat on. I love the way this card turned out, so I'll probably try it again sometime. So what do you think?

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Crab & Company

Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Very Vanilla

Ink: SU Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Craft Chocolate Chip

Embellishments: SU Ribbon, Fastners

Other: Cuttlebug, Brayer, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Circle Punch, Square Punches, SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Ticket Punch

Techniques: Heat Embossing, Masking, Water Coloring