Introducing the Cutest Cows!
One of the things I love most about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is the ability to pre-order new stamps sets! As soon as I saw the Cutest Cows bundle in the January – April 2024 Mini Catalog it called out to me just begging for me to get it! So of course I did!
Yesterday I had a chance to create with it and it was as much fun as I had anticipated. I don’t know why but creating these adorable little critters just makes me smile! And let’s face it, we could all do with a few more smiles in our life! Right?
Every Thursday at 7:30 PM Eastern I go live (ok sometimes it’s taped!) on my YouTube channel to bring you a video tutorial featuring my stamp set of the week! Yesterday I was so happy to bring you a sneak peek of this adorable bundle!
I created two cards – one that was pretty basic and one that need the use of the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to do some die cutting! Here’s a look at the two cards I made. What do you think?
Although the designs are fairly basic with minimal die cutting, I did use a few differnet tools to add a bit of color to the cards. For the card on the left, I used blending brushes to add a touch of blue and green tone down the bright white of the background and to try to create the illusion of a horizion with the sky meeting the ground. The flowers were colored with Stampin’ Write markers to add even more color.
For the card on the right, I also used a blending brush to add some deeper color to the Balmy Blue cardstock in an attempt to add shadows and tones to the blue. I also used a Basic Black Stampin’ Write maker to free hand color the spots on the cows, adding a black line to create hooves and adding color to the tail. It’s so easy to do this since cows are anything bu uniform and no matter how you color the spots they will look great! Don’t you think so?
You can watch the replay of the vido on my Crafty Klock YouTube Channel. Just click on the “Watch on YouTube” button in the lower left to go directly to the video. And while you’re there, I would love it if you would subscribe to my channel! And don’t forget to click the bell icon to be notified when new content is uploaded!
Measurements & Supplies
Here are the measurements for each card:
Simple Stamping Card
- Real Card cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ (21.0 cm x 14.8 cm scored at 10.5 cm)
- Basic Black cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ (14.3 cm x 10.0 cm)
- Basic White cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ (14.3 cm x 10.0 cm) for inside; 5″ x 3 3/4″ (13.8 cm x 9.5 cm) for front plus scraps for punched cow and cloud
Stepped Up Card
- Lemon Lolly cardstock (8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ (21.0 cm x 14.8 cm scored at 10.5 cm)
- Balmy Blue cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ (14.3 cm x 10.0 cm)
- Basic White cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ (14.3 cm x 10.0 cm) for inside plus scraps for punched cows and clouds
- Garden Green cardstock 5 1/4″ x 1 1/2″ (14.8 cm x 4.0 cm) for die cut
Here’s the list of supplies I used for these cards. Please note the Cutest Cows bundle is not available for puchase until January 4, 2024.
- Basic White cardstock
- Basic Black cardstock
- Lemon Lolly cardstock
- Balmy Blue cardstock
- Garden Green cardstock
- Real Red cardstock
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
- Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad
- Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad
- Dark & Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends
- Stampin’ Write markers in Basic Black, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Real Red, and Crushed Curry
- Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
- Cutest Cows Bundle (stamp set and punch)
- Grove dies
- Blending Brushes
- Stampin’ Seal +
- Mini Glue Dots
You can purchase all these items and more on my Stampin’ Up! store. Just click here to shop.
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