I am absolutely in love with yet another Katzelkraft stamp set. This one, called Monsters is filled with six quirky monsters that all seem to have a personality. I wanted to really let the actual stamp images shine so I decided to create some CAS (clean and simple) single layered cards that would be great for boys kids of all ages!
I stamped out 3 of the monsters from the set and also created some post-it note masks of each of them. I covered up the monsters with the masks and blended on some Tim Holtz Distress Inks through a Diane Reaveley Dylusions Quotes Bubbles stencil behind them. This masking and stenciling backgrounds technique is a favorite of mine, and I love how the Claritystamp Stencil Brushes make it so easy to do smooth blending like this (no sponge or felt marks here!) for a soft ombre look. For the red monster, I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink; the blue monster got Dried Marigold Distress Ink; and the ladybug monster got a combination of Squeezed Lemonade and Spun Sugar.
Then I Copic colored each monsters with the following colors:
Gold: YR21 and YR24
Red: R14, R24, and R29
Yellow: Y11, Y35 and Y38
Blue: B21, B24 and B28
Gray toes on blue monster and ground shadows: N0, N2, N3 N4 and N7
Next I was on the hunt for sentiments that I thought would compliment the monsters well. I found two from an old Inkadinkado stamp set called “Kids Quotes” that I thought went well with the red and blue monsters. The third one I made up using the Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script Stamp Set to spell “monster” and hand writing in “hugs!!!”
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The following is a quick card share video:
These cards are being entered into the following challenges:
Penny Black and More Anything Goes Challenge
Addicted to CAS Gold Challenge – blue monster with gold accents and stenciling
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Mostly Blue Challenge – WINNER
Crafters Castle Anything Goes with Optional Share a Technique Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Ombre Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday for the Boys Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Add a Sentiment Challenge
Those are soooooo cute!!!! I love them!!! I especially like the “feeling blue” card’s saying. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at Crafter’s Castle this month….good luck 🙂
Hugs… Janie
DT
Crafter’s Castle
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awww thanks so much Janie! I like that cute blue monster too. 🙂
Wonderful!! The monsters are so cute and your perfect coloring made them alive. I love how you gave them stencil background. The designs are CAS perfection and eye-catching. Thank you for joining us and sharing your talents with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge .
Marge xx
Awww thanks so much Marge!
What a real fun collection of cards, many thanks for sharing with us at Penny Black and More May challenge.
B x
Thanks so much Brenda!
Ho cute are these little monsters? love the sentiment you have used. Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Challenge this month
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Awww thanks so much!
A great collection of fun cards. Perfect designs.
Glad you stopped by at 613 Avenue Create, hugs Sheryl. DT member xx
Thanks so much Sheryl!
Such a cute set of cards and I love those sentiments. You placed them perfectly on the cards for brilliant designs.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at PB & More.
Lynn x
DT
Thanks so much Lynn! You’re so kind and encouraging!
awww, these are the cutes cards EVER!!! Love every design you made and love how you placed on the cards! DEfinitely the RIGHT place in all three of them!
Thank you for joining us over Simon Says Stamp MOnday challenge! Please forgive me if this comment is way later than the challenge you joined in, but i had internet issue. I still wanted to thank you though for playing along with us and to let you know I appreciate your project!
Have a gorgeous week!
Zoey
Awww thank you so much Zoey! You are so sweet to comment while dealing with computer issues. I’ve been dealing with Internet and computer issues for the past week too.
These are adorable! I love the quotes that you added. I remember these stamps. so cute.
Thanks so much Victoria!
Sweet cards. Those monsters are so adorable and fabulously coloured.
Thank you for joining in with the Crafts Galore Encore May Challenge “Anything Goes”. Good luck x
Thank you so much Andree!
How fun! You’ve done such a lovely job on these, but I have to say the middle one is my favourite 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing with us over at Creatalicious!
Awww thanks so much Sonya!
These are massively cute monster cards ! Love all 3 of them.
Awww thanks so much AJ!
Fabulous monster cards!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional add a sentiment” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…
I loved crafting this little monster card. Thanks oodles Melanie!