"don't wallow" card

I haven't posted in a while...teaching is keeping me pretty busy!

Challenge/contest time again!  

This one is for: www.papersmoochesstamps.com >> 

The challenge was to use this color combo for a card/project:

Here's my take on a card:

The pink and brown made me think of a happy pig in the mud.  Hence the sentiment and title of my post.  :)

Supplies:
Light blue and mint green cardstock for the background, handcut hills, mud puddle/splashes, and clouds, some diecut grass (C.C. Designs metal die), and I added some brown Liquid Applique (by Marvy) to add some shine to the mud.  I stamped the sun on goldenrod and the pig on hot pink cardstock.

Stamps:
Pig, sun, smile -- Paper Smooches/
sentiment -- PrintWorks Collection (I got it at Hobby Lobby)/

Thanks for taking a look!
~ Amanda B., the manderbean :)

"smarty" card/embellishment

This card is actually going to be part of some scrapbook pages I'm doing on training our puppy.  My plan is to use this on a page describing the tricks we've taught him.

Supplies:
Turquoise, red, and gray cardstock for a background mat (I love that color combination!), stamping, a red pen, formula-pattern washi tape, green & blue twine, and coloring with Copic markers (highlighting with white Sakura gel pen) -- I am getting good with shading thanks to watching lots of YouTube videos on how to blend/shade/highlight when coloring!  :)

Stamps:
Dog and glasses -- Some Odd Girl Stamps/
formula (background stamp) -- Basic Grey/
notepaper -- Jenni Bowlin/
graph paper (background stamp) -- Stampendous/
sentiment and pawprint -- Technique Tuesday/

Thanks for taking a look!
~ Amanda B., the manderbean :)

"Olympic dreams" card

So...I started this card while the Olympics were going on.  That just shows you how busy a teacher's life can get...in my defense, I was doing lots of crafty SuperHero-themed decorations for my classroom.  :)  My idea was inspiration from Gabby Douglas and the USA women's gymnastics teams -- since her nickname is "the Flying Squirrel", I thought it would be fun to use my squirrel stamp.  Plus, the tree branches could double as parallel bars.  Pretty clever, in my humble opinion!

Supplies:
I created the background scene with a cloud background stamp.  I hand-cut the tree trunk and the hills on the ground.  Coloring was done with Copic markers -- I am getting better at using them!  I also added Sakura souffle pen to the squirrel's paw prints, clear glaze to her eyes, and a pink sparkly star as a bracelet.  A little red, white, and blue twine, a little of my own handwriting ("big") -- and a lot of careful cutting -- and this one makes me grin!

Stamps:
Squirrel, branches/leaves, two birds -- Paper Smooches/
sentiment and dream bubble -- KI Memories/
Olympic "rings" (letter "O") -- Studio G/
clouds (background stamp) -- Hero Arts/

Thanks for taking a look!
~ Amanda B., the manderbean  :)