Carnival Cupcakes

Happy Monday, my friends! =) I am sharing a card made using a combination of stamps and dies from Mama Elephant and Paper Smooches.

I did the fun ink smooshing technique for the background with Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn and Squeezed Lemonade distress inks. You can see a video of how it's done here by the fabulous Laura Bassen and here is another one (this is the method that I used) by the amazing Betsy Veldman.

Mr. Bear Cupcake is from Mama Elephant's Carnival Cupcakes set. They are stamped with Antique Linen distress ink and colored with Copic markers for the no-line coloring look.

The background piece is die cut using a die from Mama Elephant's Landscape Trio die set and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches Sugar Rush set.

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That's all for now. Have a sweet day, my friends! =)

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies:
cardstock: (kraft, white, vellum) Papertrey Ink, (white watercolor) Strathmore Artist Papers
clear stamps: (bear, cupcake) Mama Elephant, (sentiment) Paper Smooches
dye inks: (Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Antique Linen) Ranger Industries
hybrid ink: (Chocolate Brown) My Favorite Things
fiber: (sewing thread) 
accents: (enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
stickers: (gold/silver stripes Japanese washi tape) mt Kamoi Kakoshi, (gold dots Japanese washi tape) MARK'S
dies: (Landscape Trio, Tags A Lot) Mama Elephant
tools: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft, (sewing machine)
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
bear: E27, E25, E23, E53, R14, E33, E31, E30
cupcake: E35, E33, E31, Y26, Y21, YR20
card size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/8"