Welcome to the January, 2024, Creation Station Hop! We are an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who hop every first Sunday of the month. This month our theme is Fuzzy & Furry so get ready for some fun animal inspiration this month!
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My fuzzy (?) and furry critter is the bear from the Wildlife Wonder stamp set (#157923). I have used this bear on a lot of cards--especially masculine birthday cards, so I tried something different this time. Still masculine, still a straightforward design, simple but with the two Artistic Mix decorative Masks (#159178) that create a plaid design and some fun texture. I used the same color palette on both cards: Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Copper. (I was going to use Copper Clay for the layer on both, then switched to Copper Foil in the end, not realizing it is retired. Copper Clay card stock looks great with this, too.)
For the plaid on both cards, I used a blending brush (#153183) and Pretty Peacock ink with the large square mask for the first layer and then the small square mask and VersaMark ink to create the second layer. I used Copper Stampin' Emboss powder (#155555, Metallics collection) with the VersaMark ink to heat emboss the second layer. The bear was stamped in Pretty Peacock on Lost Lagoon card stock.
To create the plaid bear, I stamped the bear image over the plaid in VersaMark ink, heat embossed it with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (#155554, Basics collection), then fussy cut it out with my Paper Snips (#103579). The Lost Lagoon layer was embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder (#156406). I chose not to put a sentiment on either card. I like the simplicity of just the image on the background.
Next up is Dani Dziama, one of the talented 2024 Stampin' Up! Artisan Team members on the Creation Station Design Team. I can't wait to see her fuzzy and furry design! Head over to her blog, Dani's Thoughtful Corner, to be inspired.
Have a Very Happy 2024!
--Sara Nell
