Octopi Guy Challenge

Hello there! Ok, so here is yet another one with the adorable Octopi Guys. I know, I know, it's the third card in a row showing off the sweet octopus but I can't help it 😎 I love them so much 💜

My friends Alanna, Faye and I are doing a mini challenge again. This time we are all playing with the Octopi Guys....obviously....LOL. We all use different coloring mediums. Alanna is using Copics, Faye pencils and I used watercolors.

Please visit their blogs to see both of their fantastic creations:

Alanna
Faye

Here is what I came up with using Karin markers to color my Octopi Guy

I decided to do a slimline shaker card. I used the Connected Bubbles die and NEW Slimline Under the Sea papers to create my background with the shaker element. I die cut the Connected Bubbles several times from white cardstock and once from glitter paper. I stacked them with the glitter version on top. This gives more dimension. I then made the largest bubble in the center a shaker element. I filled it with Sprinkletz Fish Tank. I glued some of the tiny fishes to the background of the shaker. This way they wont fall all down when the card is held upright.  

Here is a close-up on the shaker element and the octopus. I also used some of the Octo-Elements  to decorate and bring everything together.

To color my Octopi Guy I used Karin Brushmarkers Pro. I stamped with Versamark Clair Nocturne ink - my favorite ink when I do watercoloring - onto Grumbacher 140lbs. watercolor paper. I stamped on the smooth side. I just recently discovered that paper at Walmart. It is fairly cheap and honestly I did not expect much. To my surprise I really liked it. Especially with the Karin markers it is working very well. It holds water quite well without starting to pill right away when doing several layers. For the price this is an awesome heavy weight watercolor paper to stamp on and watercolor images.   

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More Octopus Greetings - Big Hugs!

I just can't help it, I'm totally in love with the Octopi Guys ♡😍❤😍♡. This time I used one of the sweet characters together with the NEW A2 sized Wonky Window 4 die and the NEW Big Hugs Word die set. 

I made the middle window a shaker element and also dry embossed the background using the Wave Lengths Simline Embossing Folder. I colored the Octopus with Karin markers and cut him out using the matching NEW Octopi Guys outline dies.

I used the NEW Slimline Under the Sea papers to create the background of the other two windows. For my sentiment I die cut the NEW Big Hugs Word die set from white glitter paper.

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Octopus Selfie! - Whimsy Release

Hey friends! There is another mini release from Whimsy Stamps in the store today and it's ocean-tastic 😉🐠🐙. See for yourself...

I used the adorable Octopi Guys clear stamp set together with the Octo Elements clear stamp set and some earlier released dies (seelink list below) to create this scene. I colored this funny guy with Karin markers and a waterbrush.

I die cut all the stamped and colored pieces using the matching sets - Octopi Guys outline dies and Octo Elements Outline dies. Then I arranged everything on my card front and used glue and foam dots/tape to adhere all the pieces. The white glitter frame was created using the Wavy Pierced Rectangles die set.

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You're Awesome

Happy Saturday! I am taking part in the National Teen Self-Esteem Hop today on Instagram to support Teen Self-Esteem Month. Please visit me on IG @iriswiechmann  for all details and how to participate. There are lots of prices up for grabs and Whimsy Stamps is one of the sponsors of the hop.

I used Enjoy the Little Things as my main image on my card. I stamped with Versamark ink onto kraft mixed media paper and white heat embossed. I then watercolored the image. 

The sentiment is created using the Awesome Large Word die and the 'You're' stamp from the You're Birthday clear stamp set. I die cut the large word die several times from black and teal cardstock and layered them on top of each other for more dimension.

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Speckled Star

Hey Crafty Friends! I made two cards with the Whimsy Speckled Star Stencil using two different techniques even though both cards are violet/purple heavy :-). 

On my first card I used Distress oxide inks on black mixed media paper. I love how the oxide inks stand out on dark cardstock. For a sentiment I added the Awesome large word die and a stamped 'You're' from  one of the 'You' re...' clear stamp sets.

The second card is more in a mixed media style. Again I used the Awesome large word die together with the Speckled Star Stencil. To break up the oxide ink sprayed background and add some texture I used the Micro Patterns clear stamps. The Awesome large word die cut is layered on one of the Simple Sentiment Strips. 

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Sweet Wish

Hello there! I just love how versatile the Make a Wish stamp and Make a Wish die sets are and they team up perfectly with the Doodle Frames  clear stamps and Doodle Frames die set.

I used a black card base to make the die cuts pop even more. For the cake I used glitter cardstock, silver glossy cardstock and a sheet of the Eat Cake 6x6 papers.

The frame was stamped with Distress ink worn lipstick. Some confetti sequins were added as a finishing touch.

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