I created this card set for the Grab Bag swap. They’re Blue cards with a Grape-colored octopus (our letters this round were G and B).
The sentiments and octopuses are both stamps. I drew the scissors, paintbrush, pencil, and yarn doodles with pen and colored them with alcohol marker before cutting them out and gluing onto my octopuses. The octopuses were fussy cut using an exacto knife, which took ages.
The card set lives with @EclecticDreamer now.
These are so cute, and I love the sentiment! (Also, mad props for fussy cutting all those tentacles…)
The little purple guys really pop on that blue background. And I agree that the octopus-cutting looks like it must have been such a challenge!
The colors are so saturated and I would have never known your hand drawn elements weren’t also stamps!
Thank you, @wittychild, and @endymion!
@stitchandstones - I use Ohuhu alcohol markers and those suckers are juicy so you get really nice, saturated colors and blends. I’m still working on my alcohol marker technique. @gozer is our resident alcohol marker queen!
That’s what I use too! I currently have the 100 marker set, but I have been dropping hints for Mr. Stitch that I may need the 320 set for Christmas, haha.
I’m in the middle, I have the 200 set. 
These are so fun! I love the teensy accessories you drew and cut! And oh, dear. Maybe there ought to be a craft rule about not setting yourself up to fussy cut anything with more than 5 legs! 
Beautiful!
You are even better than i am. Great blends! I love these. They make me smile!
Ahem:
I present exhibit A.
But thank you, even if it’s a huge exaggeration .
@TheMistressT - thank you! That seems like an entirely reasonable rule.
@MistressJennie - thank you!
Thank you so much! And I love that you made this post to share.
I hope they come in handy!
Holy manoli- cutting the octopuses by hand…? There’s some serious commitment there! These cards turned out really great!
Thanks! Not gonna lie, round about octopus #3 I was reconsidering my life choices.
