July 2022 – Page 4 – Sproatmeyer

I have another cute elephant to share! For this card, I basically used the same supplies as the card yesterday with only a few changes but ended up with a completely different looking card. A lot of that has to do with the colors but also the layout contributes to that. At first I didn’t like the colors – what do you think? But then I added some heavy black and some black accents around the words which I think helped brighten it up. Isn’t that weird – to add black which brightens it? I thought so. This one is certainly out of my comfort zone but in the end I like how it turned out.

Metal Dies:
Wonky Window 4 die set
Up in the Clouds die set
Grass Frames die set

Stamps:
Elephantastic Elephants clear set
Free Spirit Sentiments clear set
Chippy Paint Background rubber stamp

Other:
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes LARGE
Whimsy Blending Brushes SMALL
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

There’s a new release at Whimsy Stamps today and I enjoyed making this card to showcase some of those products. I fist took the laughing elephant from the Elephantastic Elephants clear set then paired it with the new background and sentiment stamps. And if you’ve noticed I used one of my favorite pairings on the dies that frame it all. This little elephant is one of my favorites and is really fun to color. This time around, I went with a simple gray color but then really focused on the highlights of her tummy, face, hands and such. She makes me giggle. … oh and before I go, I must say that I love the new Whimsy Blending Brushes!