Let's Go Wild On a Night Safari!

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG), Guest Designing for Gerda Steiner Designs!

Today I have another fun collaboration with Pear Blossom Press products to share. I wanted to try a night safari with the super cute (and back on the site to order) Go Wild! stamp set. 

 

The critters were easy to color with my Ws for the elephant, Ys for the giraffe and OR/Cs for the bird. The Jeep was the hardest for me to color but I settled on this combo. I used my OLO Markers, then cut out the headlights and window for some fun detail with vellum headlight covers and acetate for the windshield. 

 

I blended the beautiful safari sunset with Distress Oxides and then sealed it with the Distress Glaze (rub on with paper towel and smooth off excess) to hold that bright color. I always seal my oxide blends that I want to keep bright otherwise over time the color will go chalky since it is water reactive with the moisture in the air. 

Next up is getting all of this together as a completed light up card! Head on over to my blog today for the companion post! I even have a fun assembly video to see how easy it is to make this jeep wobble and headlights on just in time for sunset!

Here's the finished project!

See you again soon!

It's beginning to Smell a Lot like Christmas

 Hello Gerda Steiner Fans!  Christi from Scrapping For Tranquility here.  I am honored to finish up my Guest Designer time this time with one of my favorite stamp sets, Smell Like Christmas.

Not only does this set have some of the cutest mice but love all the cute sentiments.

When I saw this set I pictured exactly what scene I wanted to make.  I imagined being outside playing in the snow and someone bringing hot chocolate, with marshmallows and fresh baked cookies outside to you.... YUM!!!!  Just the smell alone makes you "float through the air" as if you remember being in one spot one minute and the next you are on top of cookies and hot chocolate.  I can smell them just sitting here at my computer.

I first took watercolor paper and Broken China Distress Oxide Ink and blended it for my background.  After that dried I used a snow flake stencil by Simon Says Stamps and Picket Fence Distress spray and made my snowflakes.  I colored with my Copics all my pieces assembled my card but wanting the little guy "smelling" the goodies to have the action of "floating",  I put him on a wobble.  Watch him in action below.

I have truly enjoyed the honor of being a  Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs and hopefully I will see you all again!

Thank you for having me!

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