Twofer Moon

TGIF!!! Or as Darnell and her hubby would say "Wait, is it Friday again?" I'm one of the guest designers this month over at Darnell's Twofer Challenge where the theme is Sun/Moon. The other GD is the talented Mac Mable (The Sweetest of Peas). For my challenge launch cards on the 10th I used a sun image. Then I was out shopping (big surprise) the other day and spotted the gorgeous Hero Arts Star Light Star Bright cling stamp. It's the night sky with a crescent moon. Had to pick it up and give it a go for this challenge. Here's my Moon Twofer:

 

I started by stamping the entire image twice using various blue inks and varying pressure to get a more natural sky look to it. I cut one panel into a horizontal rectangle and the other into a vertical square to put behind a window diecut. Here's a closer look at each with supply list:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Fireweed cardstock - January 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit

Stamps - Hero Arts CG755 Star Light Star Bright Bold Print,

CM100 Christmas Messages, & CM171 You Are Loved Messages

Dies - My Favorite Things Blueprints (retired);

Hero Arts DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies;

WeR Memory Keepers Rectangle Labels

Other - Hero Arts inks and heart gem; Wink of Stella

Once I had my horizontal rectangle panel finished, what to do with it? I considered it as a background for a tent image from the August My Monthly Hero kit - but for what occasion? Then I thought about a rocket image - hmm, didn't want to go looking for it. Then the globe image popped into my head when I spotted the sentiment in my Christmas stash - perfect & I knew right where to find it! Thought this would make an unusual Christmas card! Funny thing about the label I used. I always have a huge pile of these (the strip die cuts 5 at a time) to use for my "handmade by" on a card back. I usually stamp about 20 at a time but I had a pile of blanks - tried one and liked it! I colored the earth using internet inspiration photos but it's a bit lame, oh well... 

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

DCWV Ms Sparkle & Co A2 card & Woodgrain Neutral;

Poptone Black Licorice;

Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Birthday

Stamps - Hero Arts CG755 Star Light Star Bright Bold Print and 

Nov 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit (sold out) - dog w/matching die

Dies - Art Impressions Window Die ;

Hero Arts DI713 Square Infinity Dies;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Die Set

Other - Copic Markers, foam tape

Many others have done it, but I wanted to try a window view of the sky & had a darling Art Impressions die for it. I may have used it once but I couldn't find any photos of a previous card with it. Very cute die, in any event! Was going to put a wing-backed chair beside the window (see a card with one here) but I couldn't find that stamp set. Then I thought of an animal and remembered a cute dog from the November 2019 MMH kit - there's another kit that hasn't seen any play til now!! I have a pile of sentiment strips cut up from Simon Says Stamp and I thought this birthday one was kinda funny - like a bday card to ET or something! 😀😀I colored the doggy in the same taupe family as the card but wonder if he's too plain? Maybe I'll turn it into a she and give her a jeweled collar...

Will also add my card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #17 since my sky and dog stamps both got first play. Remember, you have until the 24th (11:55 PST) to play along at the current Twofer and until the end of the month for NBUS. Thanks to Darnell for both challenges and for having me as a guest at Twofer this month!!

Have a great weekend and thanks for the visit!!