Far Out

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a super fun card I created that includes a galaxy background and an action wobble spring!  Instead of starting off with white watercolor paper, I decided to use a piece of dark blue card stock as the base......

Here's how I created my background:

• I cut a piece of dark blue card stock to size (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
• Using sponge daubers I added Faded Jeans, Broken China, and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide to my paper
• I spritzed the paper with water and heat set
• I repeated the process till I had a coating of color I liked

Next I:

• added some Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges
• added some white paint spatters to resemble stars
• stamped several images from the Changito in Space (Stampendous) stamp set on watercolor paper
• colored the images with Prismacolor pencils and used q-tips and baby oil to blend the color

• I fussy cut and popped up the rocket with mounting tape 
• Using a circle punch, I cut out the monkey astronaut and added dimension to my card front by popped him up with an Action Wobble Spring
• I added some accents and the sentiment by stamping in Versamark watermark ink and adding white embossing powder
• I stamped a few more images inside the card and colored them as above

Now it's your turn to share your creativity with us! Stop by our CURRENT CHALLENGE and link up any project that includes a product or two from companies in the Cropstop store! Hope to see you there!

Guest Designer - Marsha Drain

It's Guest Design Friday and today we're sharing the talents of Marsha Drain of Gramma's Room. Marsha has created an adorably fun card featuring a cute frog and punny sentiment.

Here's what Marsha says: "

It is fun to make extra special cards for my little grands and this was a fun card to make.  The background is made with designer paper for the sky, Darice Woodgrain embossing folder for the water (inked with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink), and  die cuts for grass and flowers.  The grass is YNS and the flowers are Cuttlebug.  Cantaloupe Liquid Pearls  were used for the flower centers.  The frog (and sentiment) are by Gina K Designs.  After stamping and coloring the frog, I cut him out with a Spellbinders circle then attached it to the card with a Action Wobble Spring. Also added some Glossy Accents to give him shine."

 Thanks for sharing your talent with us, Marsha!

Now it's your turn....stop by our CURRENT LINK PARTY and showoff any projects that include a few products from companies Cropstop carries in the store! 

I'll look forward to seeing your work appear in the gallery!