Otterly Awesome

Mornin', y'all.  Well, our Friday plans have been scuttled...hubs' day off got taken away but daycare is still closed (thanks a lot, powers that be) so Ryan and I are chillin' at the house today and I'm trying to get some appointments taken care of for him.  But I'm kinda grumpy about it.

On the other hand, I managed to snatch a few minutes in my craft room yesterday between getting off work and picking Ryan up, so I made a card to share today.

I love the Sale-a-Bration set Awesome Otters, it was the very first thing I wanted out of that catalog :)  Here is this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

Which I paired with the Color Throwdown:

That cake is gorgeous and I think 85% of our house is decorated in blues and greens, so no way was I going to let this challenge pass me by.  I used Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, Shaded Spruce, and Early Espresso for the colors--all of the images and the sentiment are stamped with Early Espresso, and then I used some lighter neutral Blends to color the otters.

Well, Ryan just told me he's going to play upstairs until I finish my workout and all that boring stuff, so I'd better get to it :)  Have a good weekend, y'all.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Awesome Otters
Ink:  Early Espresso; Stampin' Blends in Seaside Spray, Shaded Spruce, Bronze, Ivory, Soft Suede
Paper:  Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, Shaded Spruce, Thick Basic White, Beauty of the Earth DSP
Accessories:  Layering Circles dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Dimensionals

SUO Challenges: Otterly CAS

 Mornin' stampy friends!  Are you ready for a new challenge from SUO Challenges?

Our challenge this time around is to make a Clean & Simple (CAS) card.  Sometimes I find that challenging (pun intended), but this time around I had an idea pop into my head immediately.  Check it out:

This looks similar to the Freshly Made Sketch from last week, but as it happens I stamped this card *weeks* ago!  Awesome Otters was the first stamp set I had to get from the Sale-a-Bration catalog, it's adorable.  I stamped the otter and colored him, masked him with a Post-It Note, and then used a blending brush to create the Coastal Cabana shading around him.  I used a marker to add some shading, and then added a bit of shine with some Wink of Stella.  His party hat was stamped on a scrap piece of paper, colored, and then I just adhered it right on top of his lil head.  Once I had stamped the sentiment on a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, my card was done!

Let's see your CAS creations at the SUO Challenges blog, and have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Awesome Otters
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Coastal Cabana, Stampin' Blends in Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Cinnamon Cider, & Ivory
Paper:  Thick Basic White, Coastal Cabana
Accessories:  Wink of Stella