Kraftin’ Kimmie Previews, Day 3

Hi everyone.  I’m back with another pirate preview.  Since it’s Saturday, that also means it’s time for a challenge on Kimmie’s Krafty blog.  This week Melanie has challenged us to “Stash the Booty.” We’re incorporating a hidden or secret component on our card.

You Are a Treasure

This is Billy Blyth.  Isn’t he cute?  I think so.

I got the ‘double row of stitching’ idea from my friend, Lori. 

For my hidden component, I decided to hide a thank you gift card behind Billy.

X Marks the Spot

I adhered a double thickness of foam tape behind the focal image on the top, bottom and left sides (except where the twill runs beneath the image), so the gift card slides easily behind and won’t fall out the other side.  It also helped to mat the gift card onto black cardstock cut just a tad shorter than the open space between the foam tape (measuring from top to bottom).

The colors I used on Billy’s face are a little darker than those I usually use as I wanted his face to look just a wee bit rugged.

I traced a thin line of black glitter onto his earring and used a black 3-d glaze pen on his buttons.

You can check out the challenge details here.  If you play along, be sure to post a link on the challenge blog as one random stamper will receive a free Cutthroat Lizzie image!

You can find links to other design team previews on the challenge blog or under my “Kimmie’s Krafty Girls” category on my right-most sidebar.

I’ll be back tonight (tomorrow…1 a.m. EST) for Kimmie’s February release blog hop!  Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Kraftin’ Kimmie “Billy Blyth” and “Pirate Sentiments”  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress  Cardstock: Prism Black, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream  Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee, Amber Road Collection, “Harvest Hayride” and “Autumn Blossom”  Accessories:  Copic markers (E08, E31, E33, E50, E51, YG91, YG93, YG95, R20, Y11, W00, W1, W3, W5), Prismacolor pencils, Basic Grey buckle, twill, black Sakura 3-d glaze pen, sewing machine, sponge, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.