Zombie Critters

No, I didn't set out to make zombie cards, but it happened anyway. In other words: I made three cards and ruined two of them. That's about right.

I went into the craft room to disappear some patterned paper I'd recently re-discovered in a nice pile, all cut and ready.  I chose a stamp set that didn't work with the papers, so I set the papers aside and used the set anyway. I'm weird like that. But the set was new and now it's been inked and used. Go, me.

All three cards are pretty much the same, except one doesn't have the zombie look. Here's that one:

I opened and used my Mama Elephant Up & Away set. I needed those cuties with balloons!  I colored the balloons with Copics and added a "shine" by drawing a line with a white glaze pen. I drew the bottoms of the balloon strings with my .1 Multiliner.

This guy was masked to get the balloons to look like they are behind the critter. I'll show you how I did that with this next card. I bring you: Zombie Bunny:

Doesn't he look possessed? I made the eyes too big when I added the drops of Enamel Accents. He looks kinda scary, even. I hope the fuzzy white tail is distracting:

Nope, he's still scary.

The mask. Since these balloons needed to be behind the critter, I needed to mask him, so I stamped him on a piece of masking paper, but only cut out part of him:

I mean, really, why cut out the whole mask when you only need to stamp over one small part of it, am I right? Some may argue the masks can be re-used, but I've not been overly successful in that effort, so I was lazy.

Here's the balloons stamped over the mask:

and here is the image once I removed the mask:

Cool, huh?

Here's the third and last of the three cards:

He's a zombie, too. His eyes are too big. Maybe someone will get past that and just see the fabulous balloons, right? Sigh.

Now I'm going back in to find a sketch or two to disappear that stack of patterned paper. Wish me luck!

Stuff I used: SU 2-way glue pen, SU white flock, and the following:

*Mama Elephant Clear Stamp UP AND AWAY Set ME1306-035 *Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK *Copic Sketch MARKER R08 VERMILION Red *Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW *Copic Sketch MARKER YG13 CHARTREUSE Green *Copic Sketch Marker BG13 MINT GREEN *Copic Sketch Marker RV14 BEGONIA PINK Bright Bold *Copic Sketch Marker E51 MILKY WHITE Cream *Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Tan *Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Light Brown *Copic Sketch Marker T1 TONER GRAY *Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Blending Dual Tips *Hero Arts Layering Papers POOL PS653 *Hero Arts Mixed Layering Papers POOL PS640 *Hero Arts MIX NOTECARDS POOL 2011 PS639 Blue *Inkadinkado STAMPING MASK PAPER Dimensional Crafting 62-01022 *Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad INDIA INK Black af248 2013 *Copic Multiliner SP 0.1 BLACK Ink Marker *Sakura GELLY ROLL GLAZE 10 Pen Set GELLYROLL Gel Pens *Sakura ASSORTED COLORS GELLY ROLL GLAZE Bold Point Pens 38371 *Ranger ENAMEL ACCENTS Black White Opaque Dimensional Glaze Inkssentials *Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS Micro-tip 09921 *PREORDER S5-171 Spellbinders A2 CURVED MATTING BASICS A Nestabilities Dies NEW 2013 *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Super Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets *3M Scotch ATG GUN 714 Use GOLD 1/4"" TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue Stamp *3M Scotch ATG 1/4"" GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free 3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape

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