Hello there crafty peeps
It was my niece’s birthday earlier a few weeks back and I wanted to share the card that i made for her. I was really excited to make this card because i got to play with some new products. 🙂
First of all, i {heart} this background stamp. Isn’t it fab?! It is an unmounted etched rubber stamp from Creative expressions, so i mounted it onto some EZ mount kling so i could use it on my acrylic block. I think i’ll be using this stamp a lot, especially for Mens cards.
I also picked up this cute Gorjuss stamp called ‘Little Foxes’ when I was in Scotland. I have had my eye on it for a while because I love using stamps that you can colour in and build up on your projects, and the Gorjuss girls are so cute and easy to use. The problem I had was chosing which one i would buy, they have so many really sweet ones – but as soon as i saw the foxy one the others didn’t stand a chance. I love foxies, and i remember when we lived in Glasgow we would see them all the time because we lived next to a big park. One time we even saw a little fox kit wandering through the neighbourhood. So cute!
Not only did I have some new stamps to use, but i also couldn’t resist using one of the new Limited Edition Tim Holtz fall distress ink colours- Ripe Persimmon. It is such a yummy colour. I remember when Bethany was little she used to debate whether her favourite colour was pink or purple. Now that she’s growing up so fast, i decided to use purple, rather than an overly girly pink. Ripe Persimmon distress ink was perfect.
To create the flower i used a Sizzix die that i had in my stash, but to create the dimensional curvy effect on the petals i placed the flowers upside-down on a foam mat and used the rounded tip of a paint brush to gently apply pressure in the middle. I did this with each flower and then finished off the centre with a little printed chipboard circle. The colour of the candle matched the project perfectly, so i couldn’t resist!
November already, huh? I really must start thinking about all the Christmas shopping i have to do…
Have a great day.x
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Welcome to another MAN-day Monday everyone. Thanks for joining me today. 🙂
I have a little box of cards that I sell at my hubby’s work and as he works in the computer games industry, when I spied some Super Mario badges for sale at my local pound shop, i couldn’t resist buying them. I just know there will be lots of people at his work that want ‘geek-chic’ cards! And what’s better than the legendary retro plumber himself?
I wanted to create a scene for the basis of the card, so i used a journaling stamp to stamp the green blocks at the bottom of the card. It reminds me of those little pixely computer screens on the gameboy (ohh geez, remember the gameboy!??)
I mounted the badge onto the card using some foam tape, but i removed some of the stickiness first by tapping the tape onto my jumper a few times first of all. I wanted to make sure it was sticky enough to hold to the card, but easy enough to remove without tearing the card.
To create a sense of movement i pulled out my beloved eyelets (that have been in hibernation i think) and made a ‘boing’ line. {press A to jump, double tap A to double jump….boiiiiing!} 🙂
Forget about boys, even I would love this card!!
xx
Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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Bonjour tout le monde
Isn’t it looking rather autumnal out there!? LOVE IT!
I have a card that I don’t think i’ve shared with you as yet. This was a card I made for Rachel, Piper’s keyworker at her nursery. I heard that it was her birthday, so i wanted to make a little card for her from Piper – after all, i trust this lady with my daughter every day, so she is a pretty big part of Piper’s life.
When making this card, I had just treated myself to the Victoria Gardens 6×6 paper pad from Echo Park. SWWOOOOOOOON! Oh, my – the colours are just delicious! I love the way they give a wonderful vibrant feel to the card, without being OTT.
The bear and the present are rubber stamps which I embossed onto white cardstock. I coloured the present with some pigment markers, but for mister bear i used my distress inks. I love the way this gives a soft even finish. And of course – my enamel accents added that little bit of dimension on his nose, eyes and paws. What a sweet bear!
The greeting is a rub on, but unfortunately it was an anonymous one that was in my stash, so i have no idea who makes it. Looks pretty sweet though if i do say so myself.
Rachel loved her card. Hope you like it too.
Happy Autumn!
x
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