fox n boots...

Hello my fabulous friends! 

One of the things I love about fall and winter is the cute clothes! I love my boots and sweaters!  

I think this cute little snow fox from LDRS Creative likes his boots too!

Paper: LDRS Creative Arctic Snowfall; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Stamps: LDRS Creative Arctic Snowfall, Tree Line

Ink: LDRS Creative Raven; Uniball Signo White; Gellyroll Clear Star

Coloring: Copics

Fox- W00, W1, W3, W5, R00

Trees- YG67, G28

Snow- BV20, C0

Blue- B34, B37, B39

Black- T5, T7, T9

Sky- B45

Other: LDRS Creative Stamping Mask Paper

I love the foxes in the Arctic Snowfall stamp set! They are adorable! They also come with some boots, hat, and scarf.. all as separate stamps so you can mix and match to your hearts content! 

It can be a bit tricky to get the had and boots onto a fox though if you don't want to layer paper.. 

Here's the easiest way that I know to get the fox to wear boots....

The first thing we need to do is create masks for the hat, and boots... I didn't end up using the scarf on this project, but it's a good mask to have, so I made it while making the others..  Simply stamp your images onto the matte side of the Stamping Mask Paper, cut them out, and peel off the backing paper. 

Super simple!

The color ink you use for the mask doesn't mater. I used a bright blue so it would be easy to see in photos when the masks are on the project. 

Cut  a piece of scrap cardstock that is the same dimensions that your actual card panel will be. Line it up in a stamp positioning tool (like the MISTI) and stamp the fox where you want it to be on the final panel. I used pink ink so you would be able to easily see when I'm working on my actual project, and when I'm working on my scrap card.

Keeping your scrap card in the stamp positioning tool, lay the boots and hat stamps where you want them to be on the fox. Pick up the stamps with the positioning tool. (for me, that means closing the lid to pick up the stamps.. use your tool however it is supposed to be used)

Place your project panel into the stamping positioning tool and stamp the hat and boots. 

Cover the hat and boots with your masks.

Place the scrap card back into the positioning tool and line up the fox stamp over top. Pick that stamp up with the positioning tool.

Place your project panel back into the positioning tool and stamp the fox over the masks. 

When you remove the masks, the hat and boots are perfectly placed on the fox, and he is ready to play in the snow!

To create a background, simply keep the masks on the hat and boots, and create another mask for the fox itself. After all the parts of the image are masked, you can stamp trees or other images to create a scene!

When you remove the mask, whatever was masked off will appear in the foreground of the image, while everything else will appear behind the masked image.

Finish the card by mounting it on some patterned paper, and adding a sentiment... By keeping the layout simple, your eye focuses on the scene you created with all the masking and stamping!

I hope this helps!

See you soon!

~Kassi

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