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Introducing a New Line over at Colorado Craft Company (+GIVEAWAYS!)

10 Feb

Good morning!  I’m so excited to be hopping along to celebrate the newest line from Colorado Craft Company!  Kris Lauren with Pretty Little Lines is the newest artist for Colorado Craft Company and she has some of the cutest designs! I fell hard for the napping mouse in This is the Life Toadstool and that’s what I used today!

This is the Life Toadstool by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

I started by blending a background of Tattered Rose, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, and Black Soot distress oxide ink on a panel of heavystock cardstock.  I let it dry completely and then stamped the grass and sentiment from This is the Life Toadstool with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.

This is the Life Toadstool by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

Next I stamped the mouse, mushroom, and ladybug with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. I colored them with copic markers and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  I used the following colors:

  • Mouse: R0000, R00, R02, T0, T2, T4, T6
  • Mushroom: E40, E70, E71, E74, E77, R35, R37, R39, R89
  • Ladybug: R35, R37, R39

I adhered the images to my blended background with foam mounting tape and then added a few white gel pen accents.  Finally I added a little nuvo crystal glaze to the ladybug and the white spots of the mushroom for a little extra shine!  And that’s it!

Be sure to check out the full release from Colorado Craft Company and I’d love to know your favorite! Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

To celebrate the release, each designer on the hop is giving away a $25 gift card to Colorado Craft Company! To enter leave a comment here and/or on my corresponding instagram post for a chance to win!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM MT on February 14th, 2022 and the winners will be announced on February 16th!  

You should have arrived from Jennifer and Kassi is your next stop!  Good luck and happy hopping!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

This is the Life Toadstool stamps
[ CCC ]
This is the Life Toadstool dies
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Comments

  1. Anne Sturgeon says

    February 10, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    Just the perfect amount of shine … I too love this mouse! Like me I think he must either be retired or on a very relaxing vacation. Great job, TFS

    Reply
  2. Mary Smith says

    February 10, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    I love the eye catching red background! Such a cute card!

    Reply
  3. Char says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    Your blended background is a great way to show off the adorable napping mouse on the toadstool. Beautiful and fun card!

    Reply
  4. beccab33324 says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:37 pm

    That mouse is just too cute for words and your BG is amazing. Love this!

    Reply
  5. Sharon Gullikson says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    I like the red sky with the red mushroom. That is a nice look that I wouldn’t have thought of.

    Reply
  6. Mary P says

    February 10, 2022 at 6:50 pm

    So sweet – and the background is fabulous!

    Reply
  7. Lynda says

    February 10, 2022 at 7:40 pm

    Adorable

    Reply
  8. Linda Gorman says

    February 10, 2022 at 7:41 pm

    Love your card! What a great new collection for CCC! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Kristina Gentle says

    February 10, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    Oh that dramatic background is so different from all the rest of the inspiration, and it’s great. Thanks for creating and sharing.

    Reply
  10. Betty Sue says

    February 10, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    Oh my, this is absolutely adorable!

    Reply
  11. Marisela Delgado says

    February 10, 2022 at 11:51 pm

    So beautiful!

    Reply
  12. Marisela Delgado says

    February 10, 2022 at 11:51 pm

    Gorgeous colors!

    Reply
  13. Marisela Delgado says

    February 10, 2022 at 11:52 pm

    Your cards are so beautiful!

    Reply
  14. Carol Wortman says

    February 11, 2022 at 12:34 am

    Red sky in morning, cuteness warning, red sky at night, mousey sleep tight. The color of that sky is breathtaking. I especially like how you didn’t change the beloved red color of the schroom top, yet it doesn’t get lost in the red sky. The red on red is wonderfully defined. Hauntingly beautiful!

    Reply
  15. momentsofcrafting says

    February 11, 2022 at 7:55 am

    So stunning with your dramatic background for this sweet little mouse Jess!!! I just love it! Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Take Care! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Terri Burson says

    February 11, 2022 at 9:56 am

    Gorgeous ink blending, Jessica. Your cards are always absolute perfection. Love the new line and can’t wait to add some of those adorable images to my stash!

    Reply
  17. Mary Holshouser says

    February 11, 2022 at 11:06 am

    that little mouse sunbathing on the ‘shroom
    made me laugh. Darling card. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  18. Teri Smith says

    February 11, 2022 at 12:31 pm

    So clean & simple with a beautifully coloured/blended background which looks like the evening coming on which suits the little mouse just flopped on the top of the mushroom It is so sweet.

    Reply
  19. Lauryne Cunningham says

    February 11, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Wow! Love the red background! The images really pop!

    Reply
  20. Sue D says

    February 11, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    Fabulous background for this relaxing mouse.

    Reply
  21. Carol McCready says

    February 11, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    I love the background you created for your card. Very cute stamp and die set.

    Reply
  22. Connie Griffin says

    February 11, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    Gorgeous blending of the background, great coloring!

    Reply
  23. Heather says

    February 12, 2022 at 7:19 am

    So so cute!! The mouse is just DARLING! Your cards are just fabulous and I love following all of your creations!

    Reply
  24. Barbaralynn says

    February 12, 2022 at 8:34 am

    These mice are so dang cute–and I am excited to see what the new designer has in the future. Love the sweet creations! Your colors are Perfect!!!!!!

    Reply
  25. Flo Swinford says

    February 12, 2022 at 8:55 am

    Love the red sky, super cute card

    Reply
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