Por-cute Pine with Jenn

The cute porcupines are multiplying at my place. I've just spent the last 2 days doing Jenn Shurkus's Por-cute Pine Class, as well as Copic colouring the  porcupines we got to play with Distress watercolor pencils which was so much fun. She got us doing things with them I wouldn't even think possible. Just playing with them is worth the price of the class alone, as always Jenn has videos for 3 cards and ideas for 2 more, she also provides a written guide to print out at home.

The first class was my favourite we got to colour up die cuts from the Happy Mushrooms set, Jenn's card had a bigger porcupine on it, as well as the baby but I must have spread my mushrooms too close. I was thinking about leaving the little one off but s/he is so cute. All the colouring apart from the porcupine is done with the Distress watercolor pencils.

 

I love especially the details in the rocks and for the ground that the watercolouring gives. I can also tell you to read the prep instructions properly this technique doesn't really work on Distress Heavy card stock and I had to re-cut all the mushrooms, ferns and rocks. I decided the word "mush" which is on heavy card worked but I was very careful how much water I added to get the colours mixing. All the background panels have been done using Ranger Distress Watercolor Paper.

The mushrooms have had Distress Collage medium added and then "organically" spread with a finger before Distress Rock Candy was added and left to dry. Jenn says she loves the Rock Candy being used on "nature elements". The "mush" letters have Prisma glitter on them.

Close ups of cards two and three whose backgrounds have been coloured with the watercolor pencils and stencils to start the process and get the shape.

My poor Kitsch Flamingo pencil is a bit munted after all the techniques and was probably not dry/firm enough to do this colouring but OMG it is still so cute!

Just a sneak off all the stamped images I Copic coloured (I ended up not using the porcupine holding the cactus but can use it on another card and my wee card image disappeared from the pile after colouring and glittering it and I can't see on the floor, maybe I should check the glitter pot!)

I love that Jenn always does something a little bit different in every class so you are constantly learning. Her classes are really reasonable, most are $20USD for the guide and approx. 5 hours of videos to craft along with. I also love her pace in most instances it is very easy to keep up with but if I want to jot down notes I just push pause.

✿Karen✿

Just for You

It's a very hot day so hiding inside and thought I'd play along with CAS on Friday's current challenge "Just for You". I thought one of my favourite stamp sets Farm Fresh could make a small bunch of flowers to give to someone. I'm not a 100% sure of the final card but it's "certainly better than horrible".

I've gone for a very soft pink look but maybe it's a bit too monochromatic. I also sponged the edge of the milk urn with Cherry Blossom ink as well to add a hint of pink. I'm probably not clean and simple enough for a CAS challenge but that's what is fun, you can misbehave a wee bit when you're not the DT and just be inspired by the challenge, but I feel I have lots of empty space on my card as I like it and I have another birthday card for 2024 in my stash. Hope you have time to join in too otherwise click on the links and see what everyone came up with.

Supply List:

Stamps: Farm Fresh (PFS) and coordinating dies

Ink (all PFS): Warm Buff, Doe, Cherry Blossom, Begonia, Sunkissed, Mimosa, Waterfall, Turquoise, Soft Freesia, Hydrangea, Sage, Eucalyptus

Paper: Neenah Natural White (cream) #110, Petal Pink (SU!), Hammermill white 

Dies: Rounded & Braided Rectangles (PFS), Fancy Tags (CTMH)

Other: Bakers Twine; white and ?Calypso Coral (SU!), Pink Opalescent sequins (SP), foam squares (SP)
Challenge: CAS on Friday #274

✿Karen✿

Porcu-pine for You

This was the name of the FREE Create with Us class Jenn Shurkus and Chari Moss hosted last weekend using their 2024 Valentine Critter the porcupine, their porcupines are so cute and there's also mushrooms (which makes my heart squeal) but I also love the heart garden stencil that was part of this release. If you missed the live event the colouring guide and links to the video can be found on the Lawn Fawn blog or clicking above where I have highlighted the class. I've seen lots of cute other critters used instead of the porcupine too online.

I've pretty well followed the Class instructions apart from using my own inks as I don't own any coloured Lawn Fawn ink. I used Catherine Pooler's do-si-do (instead of Bubblegum), Cummerbund (instead of Merman). Pinkfresh Studio's Key Lime (instead of Freshly Cut Grass). Concord & 9th's Sprout (instead of Celery Stick). I'm probably a tad light with my blending on "Quill You Be Mine" and a tad dark on "Prickle my Fancy" but they seriously are such cute cards and I will enjoy giving my wee great nieces a thrill again for Valentine's but they should be able to work out this year I am their secret admirer;)