Artful Angel DT - Sweet Sentiment - Earth Goddess

 Good morning, lovelies!  Happy Monday!  I have never liked Mondays, but this month, Mondays have been good to me, as it is the day that I get to share my projects for Artful Angel! Today, my card is a bit different from my usual and I am so excited, as I was able to step out of my comfort zone and I think the results are beautiful! 

For my project this week, I used the Earth Goddess stamp set from Sweet Sentiment.  This image was so much fun to color up and it was a huge challenge for me, as it incorporates all of the elements that I struggle with, especially clothing and hair!

I was really excited to use the Sweet Sentiment Manly Mandala Stencil for this card.  It might be called "manly," and it will be fabulous for masculine cards; however, I think that it is incredibly versatile, and I just love how it really fit the "earthy" theme of this card!   Using Distress Oxide Inks (colors listed below), I stenciled the image onto a panel of Ranger Distress White Heavystock.  This paper is MAGIC for ink blending!  I spritzed some water over my stenciled panel, let it sit for a few minutes and then patted it with a paper towel to add a little bit of texture to the ink blending. 

I heat embossed the sentiment in silver detail embossing powder and adhered it to a piece of navy cardstock. I also adhered a silver panel to my navy card base and then the stenciled panel to that.  I randomly wound some silver metallic thread and adhered it to the panel with a mini glue dot and I adhered my sentiment piece in the upper corner.  Lastly, I popped the Earth Goddess up on foam dots. 

Distress Oxides Used: 

Squeezed Lemonade

Twisted Citron

Peacock Feathers

Chipped Sapphire

Copics Used: 

Skin: E11, E21, E00, E000, E0000, R20

Hair:  BV29, BV25, BV23

Pouch:  E13, E11, E21/Shoes:  E18, E15

Shirt/Leaves:  G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Bracelet:  RV09, RV00 / Bird:  Y15, Y13

Overskirt/Necklace:  B69, B66, B63, B60

Skirt:  C8, C5, C3, C1

Plaid Wrap:  BG49, BG57, BG53, BG11

Earth:  G9, G29, G28, B66, B63, B60, YG11

Come over to the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group and see what is happening!  I happen to know there is lots of excitement coming soon!  

Artful Angel has generously provided me with a 10% discount to share with you!  Just hop on over to the shop and enter discount code KIMSIMPSON.  Make sure to share your projects with us on Facebook and IG! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Xoxo, 
Kim