Let's Talk About Clarence + $1400 in Prizes!

Hey friends! Lydia here today to help celebrate the Altenew anniversary!

Because I have recently struck up a friendship with a squirrel, who I have named Clarence, I had to make a squirrel card today. 

The image is from the cutest little set, which also has chipmunks! Fun fact - my first word was "chippink" when I saw a chipmunk, so I'm a little partial to critters. 

Clarence waits for me every day with his little paws on my front steps. I think he thinks he wills me into existence with his mind - because he just sits there and stares at the door until I come out. Sometimes I see him on our camera, but sometimes I just go out and there he is. 

So this set was so perfect for recreating my daily scene. 

First, I used Limestone ink and a small blending brush with Post-it tape to create the steps.

The stamp just happens to have Clarence in his exact pose, so I stamped him in Milk Chocolate on a scrap of cardstock and cut him out with the matching dies.

Then I used two brown, a grey, and a reddish brown Polychromos pencil to color him in, and arranged him in the begging position on the step. So adorable! The sentiment is from the same set. You can see a video of Clarence below. 

Here are all the supplies I used today.

Altenew Chipmunk and Squirrel... [ ALTN ] Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils and... [ BLIC ] Milk Chocolate Crisp Dye Ink – Altenew [ ALTN ] Limestone Crisp Dye Ink – Altenew [ ALTN ] Altenew Ink Blending Tool Set -... [ ALTN ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #3... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #1... [ CTC ] Understand Blue Card Making Bundle #2... [ CTC ] My Sweet Petunia [ MSP ] Pre-Cut & Scored Cardstock [ CTC ] Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05... [ SSS ] Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473 [ SSS ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for... [ BRG ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI... [ SSS ] Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring... [ SSS ] Storage Envelopes, Medium 25pk,... [ ELH ] CheckOutStore Stamp & Die Clear... [ CHC ] Extra Large -50 pk, Avery Elle Stamp... [ ELH ] Mermaid tidy towel case and glue... [ ETS ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | CST ] Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies [ ART ] Altenew Blog - Inspiring crafters... [ ALTN ]

Now enjoy the real life inspiration for this card in this video.

Now this is all part of the anniversary blog hop! Click the graphic to see the full list of people and companies participating, and if you came here from Jaycee, your next stop is Agnieszka.

Thanks for stopping by!