Sunday, October 30, 2022

Rocky Raccoon meets FMSC #559

I really like having a sketch challenge to give me inspiration for creating a card, so I thought I'd play along with Jen Timko over at Freshly Made Sketches challenge #559.

Here's My Card:
As I've mentioned before, we live on the edge of the Discovery Trail forest in Abbotsford. With the drought this summer we've had a lot of animals accessing our property looking for water and food and recently we've had recurring visits from three raccoons.  They aren't shy and visit during the day and late evening drinking water from the base of my plant pots and scooping up grubs along the concrete edge.

This threesome is probably a mother and her two juveniles and they aren't afraid of us. So far they haven't touched or broken anything, on their visits. For our part, we don't feed them, handle or encourage them in any way, we just watch and enjoy their brief visits. 
All Bundled Up 8 piece red rubber cling stamp set from the July -  December Holiday Mini catalogue. 

When I was deciding what elements to use for this sketch challenge I was influenced by these raccoons and to use the sweet little raccoon image in the All Bundled Up stamp set.   Just look at this little "Rocky Raccoon", too cute! 


Stampin' Up! Products Used:

Stamp Sets:

  • All Bundled Up Stamp Set 
  • Checks and Dots Embossing Folder for Circle 

Card Stock and Paper:  

  • Whisper White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" for the card base, scored at 4 1/4".  A 4" x 5 1/4" piece for the inside of the card.  A 3" circle for the card front and a scrap for the white snowflake die cut.
  • Highland Heather - 4" x 5 1/4" mat for card front, 3 1/4" scrap for circle mat on card front, Scrap for the snowflake die cut. 
  • Gorgeous Grape - small scrap for snowflake die cut 
  • Specialty Paper:  3 3/4" x 4" piece of Silver and Gold DSP (retired from  July Sale-A-Bration 2022) for mat layer on card front,

Ink:
  • Momento Ink for Raccoon
  • Gorgeous Grape for the "Merry Christmas" sentiment (from retired All That Glimmers)
  • Stamping Blends:  Light and Dark Smokey Slate, Light and Dark Highland Heather, Light Flirty Flamingo, 
  • Nuvo Drops clear for nose and eyes
Dies:
  • Snowflake is from Celebrations Tag Dies #159866
  • Circles are from retired Stitched Circles die set.
  • The Merry Christmas tag was hand cut with scissors.  

Well that's it for this FMSC #559 sketch and I hope you've enjoyed my rendition.  Let me know your thoughts on this stamp set and my cards.  Very appreciated.

Happy Stamping!
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7 comments:

paper bag create said...

OMG...this is so STINKING CUTE!!! You're doing an amazing job showcasing this stamp set! Loving all your cards!

Jen Timko said...

Well this fellow is such fun! Great take on the sketch. So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

Jacquie Southas said...

Love your color palette and this raccoon is much sweeter looking than any I've seen in real life! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week.

Linda Callahan said...

That raccoon is adorable! Delightful card! Glad you joined us at FMS!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks Jen Timko, Jacquie Southas, Linda Callahan and Sheri Lee, for your wonderful comments. So nice to get feedback. Appreciate it.

Anonymous said...

What snowflake die did you use?

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. Makes my day. For the person who asked what snowflake die was used, this beautiful little snowflake is from the Celebration Tag Dies #159866 and can be viewed on page 72 of the holiday mini catalogue from Stampin' Up! It's just the perfect size.

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