Gray Granite: Otterly Amazing cards

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Week 29 – Gray Granite

Today I feature the Otterly Amazing bundle and the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper (new to the Online Exclusives section of the store).

As you can see above, there are some adorable full page 12 x 12 patterned sheets and I have cut one up to create this first card, a simple single layer card. The card base is Gray Granite and then I inked the edges of the patterned paper with my Gray Granite ink pad, added Clear Emboss Powder and melted with my heat tool. This adds a lovely soft border without adding extra cardstock bulk to my card. A piece of the soft Loft Lagoon Soft Cording is wrapped around and tied in a bow.

Can you see the glisten of the water? I used an old Water Painter and some Versamark refill ink to paint over the water before adding Clear Emboss Powder then melted with my heat tool. This added a bit of wow to a simple single layer card.

on the inside a simple white panel and a diecut otter from the DSP. How cute is he?!!

Card 2 is for the casual crafter, more of a stepped up card but not difficult to create. Using the patterned papers really helped creating the scene, and the otters are diecut from the papers – how cool is that?! The extra plant life is cut from Pretty Peacock and Garden Green cardstock and the rocks from Gray Granite.

Here is a close up of the sentiment that is heat embossed with White WOW Emboss powder. I have used a white gelly roll pen to add some detail to the rocks and around the sentiment. Some Riverside Irregular Pearls were added.

Here is a side view

On the inside I added another of the die cut otters, the same as what is on the front. I stamped an otter onto the envelopes for both these cards.

Basic measurements
Card base: 16.4cm x 10.5cm & 27cm x 10.5cm
Step 1 DSP: 10cm x 5.5cm
Step 2 DSP: 10cm x 14.4cm
Diamond: 7.5cm x 7.5cm
Diamond DSP: 7cm x 7cm

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Highland Heather.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Amie McIlroy in Western Australia.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: Otterly Amazing*
Dies: Otterly Amazing *
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Garden Green, Grey Granite, Pretty Peacock, Otterly Adorable 12×12 DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Gray Granite, Versamark
Embellishments: Lost Lagoon Soft Cording, Riverside Irregular Pearls
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Clear Emboss Powder, White WOW Emboss Powder, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters, White Gelly Roll Pen (non SU)
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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