Do you feel as intimidated by small images as I do?  I rarely buy stamps that are really small because I'm never sure what to do with the rest of the card front.

For these cards I used the Downloadable Guide for the Workshops Your Way Merriest Wishes Cardmaking Kit as a reference.  I've never used a template before but I thought the stamped images in the guides were small like the Punny Pals.  I really enjoyed using the guide and encourage you to download them from my Close To My Heart Website.

These cards feature the Punny Pals Stamp Set.  Seven Dollars from the sales of each of these stamp sets goes to the non profit organization Operation Smile which helps children around the world with surgeries on their cleft lips and palates.  While supplies last you can purchase this set in a card kit or with Thin Cuts made just for this set.

To make the Just PIGcause I Care card I cut out a 2" Circle out of Daisy White Cardstock and stamped the Pig and Saying in the center.  The nice thing about this stamp set is the word are not attached to the images so you can arrange them however you want.  I centered the saying below the pig and stamped it with Archival Black Ink.  I colored the pig with the pink and purple watercolor pencils in the Basic Colors set and wet them with a Waterbrush.  I set it aside to dry while I assembled the rest of the card. 

I cut another circle using the 2 1/2" Thincut die out of Pixie pink cardstock to use as a mat.  I also cut a piece of Pixie Cardstock 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" to cover the card base.  For the card base I used a card from the Value Pack Cards and Envelopes.  These cards come pre scored and are the A2 size. 
I cut a piece of Polka Dot Cardstock from the Whimsy Fundamentals Paper Pack 3 1/4" X 5 1/2", a piece of thistle Cardstock 3/4" X 5 1/2" and a piece of Silver Glitter Paper 1/2" X 4 1/2".  I cut a the end of the silver glitter paper to form a fish tail. 

I adhered the cut pieces onto the Pixie layer by centering the polka dot paper, then added the thistle piece to the right edge of the polka dot paper.  Next I adhered the glitter paper to the left of the thistle piece.  Finally I adhered the pig circle to the Pixie circle.  To adhere all of my paper I used the CTMH adhesive tape.  But to adhere the circles I put two pieces of 3-D Foam tape on the back of the circles and adhered them lining the right side of the circle along the right side of the thistle layer.  I left the inside of the card blank.

For the "I like your CATITUDE" card I stamped the cat image onto a piece of Watercolor paper with Espresso Pigment Inc which is part of a set.  This type of pigment stays wet for a while and allows embossing powder to stick to it for heat embossing, which is exactly what I did.  I embossed it with clear embossing powder so you could see the espresso colored pigment.  By embossing the image it made small wells to hold the water colors which keeps them from mixing together within the image.  I used yellow and orange watercolors to color the cat and pink to fill in the inside of his ears.  I painted the round patch on his tummy a darker orange.  Once it was painted I set it aside to dry.  I cut a banner out of Goldrush cardstock.  I cut a piece of Goldrush polka dot Cardstock from the Enchantment Fundamental Paper Pack 3" X 5 1/2" and a piece of large Orange polka dot Cardstock also fro the Enchantment Fundamental Paper Pack 2" X 5 1/2".  I also cut a strip of Gold Glitter Cardstock 1/2" X 4 1/2" and cut a fish tail in one end.

I adhered the Goldrush polka dot paper to the left side of a cardfront, the orange polka dot paper to the right side.  The two pieces overlapped a bit.  Then I adhered the gold glitter paper to the left of the large orange polka dot paper and adhered the Goldrush banner on top, lining the left side of the banner with the left side of the glitter paper. 

I punched the top and bottom corners on the right side of the card with a corner rounder.  The rounded edges looked good with all of the circles and polka dots.  It softened the look of the card.

I used 3-D Foam tape to adhere the cat to the top of the banner.  It was important to round the edges before adhering the cat because in my prototype card, I punched the corners last and the layers got in the way. 

To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment under the cat. When I mounted the sentiment on an acrylic block I positioned it toward the top of the block so the block wouldn't bump the raised circle the cat was stamped on. 

 To watch me make the cards please follow the link below to my YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/IwUb131NZ-Y

To purchase supplies please follow the links below to my CTMH website.  Thank you.


Shared Supplies

Punny Pals Stamp Set
White Value Pack Cards and Envelopes
Waterbrush - Small Round
Micro Tip Scissors
Adhesive Runner
3-D Foam Tape
Archival Black Ink

Just PIGcause I Care

White Daisy Cardstock
Whimsy Fundamental Paper Pack
Whimsy Cardstock Combo Pack
Silver Glitter Paper
Basic Colors Watercolor Pencils
Basic Circles Thin Cuts

I like your CATITUDE

Enchantment Paper Pack
Watercolor Paper
Gold Glitter Paper
Goldrush Cardstock
Espresso Pigment Ink (Basics Mini Pigment Pads Set)
Ranger Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder
Watercolor Paints
Basic Banner Thin Cuts
Corner Rounder
Liquid Glass