Bunny Mask-erade With Kara

Hello Guys! So, summer is drawing to a close, school has started and I'm turning my attention toward fall. When I think of fall I think cool cozy nights, falling leaves and, of course, Halloween!

This adorable set, Bunny Mask-erade, was released this time last year. I was in the process of moving into our new house and I never had a chance to play around with it. I thought this was the perfect time to pull it out and ink it up for the first time!

As always with a new set, I start by die cutting a ton of pieces. I always make a mistake or two, trying different things to see what I like, so I really appreciate taking the time to die cut ahead of time and not have to keep getting up and die cutting more.

I started coloring in these cute little masks. I wanted the masks to stand out against the little bunnies so I left them quite simple with just a swipe of a light gray T1 Copic Marker. This also keeps the coloring to a minimum. Since this is an invitation, mass production was a consideration. Keeping the coloring simple will make the process much quicker. I attached the masks to the bunnies with some foam adhesive. I then& colored the accessories with Copics and also added a some shimmer with a clear Wink Of Stella brush pen.

The background is created simply by sponging on some Distress Inks. A little green at the bottom to create grass, a little blue at the top for the sky. I kept the background technique simple, again for ease in mass production.

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Bunny Mask-erade Bunny Mask-erade Die 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Wplus9 Black Premium Cardstock Wplus9 White Premium Cardstock

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No Fail Layout for Quick & Easy Cards

Hello! I'm almost over the "Release Hang-Over". Unfortunately, I had to roll straight from the August Release into back-to-school prep. Which means, very...little...time for crafting.

But I have to be creative. It's just part of my DNA. No worries, because the pair of cards I'm sharing today are quick and easy. And also happen to be perfect for giving those brand new stamp sets a good test drive. You know, like the warm-up before the serious crafting goes down!

The No Fail Layout:

• 3 x 4" center panel - focal image
• 4.25 x 5.5" card base - all over pattern featuring elements from the focal image

For the first card I stamped, colored with Copics and die cut the bunnies and raccoon mask. Here, one bunny is "un-masking" their little love bandit. A bit of ink blending for the sky helps to separate the focal panel from the background. A simple sentiment stamped in black ties in the image with a cute pun.

For the background, I repeatedly stamped the raccoon mask and a little heart to reinforce the love theme.

This card uses all of the same principles. This time, I only added color to the focal panel and used a halo of blue ink blending to keep all of the focus on the bunny in his costume.

From here, you could add any little details and extras that you want. Some glossy accents to the hearts, or their eyes and nose. Perhaps some Wink of Stella? It's up to you!

Thanks for stopping in. I hope you are having a great week!

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Bunny Mask-erade Bunny Mask-erade Die Friends For All Seasons: Fall Wplus9 White Premium Cardstock Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TDP40064 Wplus9 Bo Peep PURE COLOR Dye Ink Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965 Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425 *Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY NO.5 Medium Blend Blending *Copic Sketch Marker W2 WARM GRAY NO.2 Light Blend Blending Copic Sketch Marker W0 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE *Copic Sketch Marker YR20 YELLOWISH SHADE Cream Creamy Milky Light Pastel *Copic Sketch Marker YR23 YELLOW OCHRE Bright Bold *Copic Sketch Marker E07 LIGHT MAHOGANY Light Brown Copic Sketch Marker R24 PRAWN Red *Copic Sketch Marker R22 LIGHT PRAWN Peachy Pink Bold Copic Sketch Marker R00 PINKISH WHITE Pale Pink Copic Sketch MARKER YG13 CHARTREUSE Green *Copic Sketch Marker YG00 MIMOSA YELLOW Light Subtle Pastel Copic Sketch MARKER g20 WAX WHITE 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511 Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle 317

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AUGUST 2016 RELEASE: Release Day!

Happy Release Day! All of the new products we've been previewing this week are now available at wplus9.com as well as at many of your favorite retailers. I want to thank you all so much for joining us and making this such a fun week. It means a lot to us to read your comments and hear all of your enthusiasm over the new products.

I didn't get a chance to do any videos for you all this time, but that also means I got in more projects for you. I hope you didn't mind. Speaking of more projects...there were a couple of sets I didn't get to show enough love just yet, so I am here today to remedy that.

Did you guys see Bunny Mask-erade? This set is so much more than just a "Halloween" set and can really be used all year round thanks to the sentiments included. Oh my, that Steph, I tell ya. So, the phone conversation went a little something like this; "I've got a request. I'm been wanting to do this for a while now, but just can't flesh it out exactly how I want it." She says "OK?".

I say, "it might be a hard one, and just tell me if I'm crazy...but I want animals, animals dressed up like other animals." Silence. Kind of an awkward silence. So I go, "it's OK, no rush. I haven't been able to figure it out myself. So, if you come up with something...that'll be awesome."

And she comes back with THIS! This. right. here. Signed, sealed, done. Loved it. Loved it then and love it now! The masks are perfect! I love how you can have them wearing them over their eyes, propped up on their heads or even holding them out like I've done in the card above. Can you tell you I love this set?!

And that moose almost didn't make it into the set....it's my favorite now! I love stamping the masks and sentiments in an all over pattern as well. In the card above, I didn't want a plain white background, so I used Fairy Dust to stamp a faint background pattern. You could swap out any of the masks and the matching sentiment to create this card for any occasion.

The companion die always makes things easier, but this set is great all by itself as well. With a little masking you can create seamless little costumes for your bunnies. I opted to leave the bunnies entirely white and only color their masks in this next card.

I decided to create a fun little trick or treating scene. I thought this would be great for a party invite, or even a "group trick-or-treating" invite. Or you could mask off the "You're Invited" portion and only stamp "No Tricks Just Treats" and it's a great Halloween greeting card.

It was really important to me that this set be able to be used beyond Halloween. So I made sure to include several sentiments that make it appropriate all year long.

And finally, I still haven't gotten enough of these Forest Friends just yet.

I paired it with our previously released Sending, Hoping, Wishing Words die and stamp set to create a Get Well card. I wanted the bear to look like he was taking care of the raccoon and I think it worked out well. How about you?

If you missed it, here is a quick recap of everything now available:

August 2016 Release

Forest Friends Forest Friends Die Friends For All Seasons: Fall Friends for All Seasons: Fall Die Curious Forest Friends Curious Forest Friends Die Bunny Mask-erade Bunny Mask-erade Die All Year Cheer All Year Cheer Die

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Again, I want to thank you all for joining us for another release! Have a wonderful weekend!