Sunset Butterflies

Morning all.

For those of you who are frequent readers, you will know that I do not sponge a lot. However when I saw THIS card by the mega talented Darlene from Darlene's designs, I had to give it a crack. She does a lot of instructional VDO's and this helped greatly.

This is my original version of Darlene's card......

 

 

Her colours pop a lot more than mine, but for a first attempt I was not totally disappointed. The "sunset" look and the colours used blended so well.

 

 

My cogs then got a clunkin'. The first card was on Whisper White and I know that gloss card, well the ink goes on a lot easier, so this is how take 2 ended up.....

 

 

(Sadly the dicky weather we had been having in Sydney did not allow for fab photography!!!!) However, IRL the colours popped a lot more in this example. Some of the butterflies lay flush and some were popped up on one side on a dimensional.

 

 

Thanks for popping by today. Things are very slowly settling back down although we are still setting a cracking pace. Thanks Darlene for getting me out of my comfort zone too.

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Whisper White, Glossy White, Basic Black

Ink: (SU) Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Passion (ret), Stazon, Black SWM

Stamps: Amy R - Birthday Sentiments, Clear generic stamp fm stash

Dies: (SU): Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die

Other bits: Post its, Dimensionals, Sponges, White 1/2 pearls fm stash

 

Lynda xx

 

 

 

Angry Birds - II

Morning all.

Please forgive the length between posts of late. Someone appears to have left the gate open on my life and all is coming and going MUCH quicker than I would like!!!

I wish to share with you the 2nd of the Angry Birds cards I did. You will find all the links for tutorials etc in my previous post here. This one involves the YELLOW angry bird.....

 

Once again I used Paula Dobson's cloud making technique to do the sky of which the link is in my previous post. I love the look that it gives and it cleans so very easily too....a BIG bonus!!

 

 

Here is the yellow bird close up. If you can believe it, the hardest thing to do was the darn eyebrows!!! Thankfully I had an epiphany....I used a triangle punch and I trimmed 2 of the sides. Worked a charm!

 

 

Here is the bird and his sling shot. Yes...I persevered with the PVA and the rubber band, but this time I knew what I was up for and was prepared.

 

 

Thanks for popping by and for you patience with my tardy posting. Be back soon....I promise.

 

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Pacific Point, Basic Black, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzaz, generic yellow textured CS and blue glitter CS fm Alice's

Ink: (SU) Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede (sponging the sling shot)

Punches: Pretty mych same as prev Angry Birds post with the addition of Carla Craft CP-11C heart punch (bird's body), Francheville triangle punch, Carla Craft CP1 Sun punch (hair and tail), Carla Craft CP8 Heart Punch (beak)

Other Bits: as per prev post, plus Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet

 

Lynda xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angry Birds - I

Morning all.

I finally jumped on the Angry Birds bandwagon. I only played the game (for the 1st time) not so long ago. When I am out shopping, I see them everywhere...on T-shirts, plush toys, activity books...you name it, they are there. Therefore, it was not a hard stretch to make them into a card!! If you put it into your Google search engine, it goes NUTS!! There are also many fantastic examples on SCS.

I was lucky enough to find a brilliant Angry Birds tutorial by Niki Toll here. It was really easy to follow and the results were so much fun!! I got the inspiration for my card here. This was the result.....

 

The hardest darn thing to do was to get the darn rubber band to stick to the CS!!! Finally with tweezers and a lot of PVA...I got there!! I textured the sling shot with with the Cuttlebug "Branches" EF and then sponged the embossed bits with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink. Came up alright I think! 

 

One of my favourite bits of doing this card was the sky!! I got the idea from the uber talented Paula Dobson here. Needless to say, since having the acetate template, I have used it heaps!! I cut out different sized scalloped circles and ovals and then put them together with DS tape.  Gives such a good result....

 

 

Here is the red Angry Bird a little closer up.....

 

 

....angry wee bird ain't he???

 

Thanks for popping by....I gotta fly (yes pun intended!!) I have another Angry Bird to share with you soon as well as much more!

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz (ret), Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: (SU) Stazon, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Stamps: Clear happy birthday stamp fm stash

Punches: As per Niki's tuorial and CP8 Carla Craft heart, Martha Stewart Grass Punch

Other bits: Dimensionals, generic rubberband

 

Lynda xx

Magic Puff

Morning all.

Today I have another Punch Art Project for you. I got the tutorial from the amazing Tami White here. There is also a down loadable pdf which lists all the punch bits that you will need.

This card was for a demo friend's little boy. I had a lot of fun doing it. Before I discovered stamping, I was a dedicated punch art freak. I love the fact that I can combine the two now. Here is my version of Tami's card...

The colour combo took me out of my comfort zone (ie using Peach Parfait!!) but other than that it was pretty much as to Tami's tute. The only minor difference is that I sponged the cloudy background to the card and I also embossed the "horns" using the Cuttlebug "Spiderweb" embossing folder. Gave some great texture.

 

Here are the clouds a tad closer up, part of the horns and the pretty, sparkly 4......

 

 

 

The "Happy Birthday" was achieved by partially colouring in a stamp with a black SWM (Stamp and Write Marker) and presto.......

 

 

 

Thanks for popping by. Soooooooooo much more to come with more blingy numbers, not so happy birds and a little bit of girly stuff to even it all up. I really enjoy reading your comments.

 

Stuff uesd:

CS: (SU) Always Artichoke, Peach Parfait (ret), Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: (SU) SWM in Basic Black, Bashful Blue

Stamps: (SU) Birthday Wish (ret)

Punches: As per Tami's Tutorial

Other Bits: Dimensionals, SU Square Lattice EF, Orange Glitter CS fm Alice's, Cuttlebug Spiderweb Embossing Folder

 

Lynda xx

 

 

Sunny With A Chance Of.....

Morning all.

Today....I have a very, very rare card....a Teen MALE card!!! Recently, Bestie's eldest hit the big 13! I think she is nearly over the shock. She is my role model as her eldest is nearly a year to the day older than my boy.

Whilst blurfing (as I so often do) I came across this magical technique by Geri Utterback. Ashamedly I had not inked up my Extreme Surfer stamp that retired the year previous to the one just gone!! I had this idea bouncing around my brain for a fair while. It combined 2 techniques I do not do often....sponging and wet embossing. Her is the new teen's card......

 

Personally, I think it looks just a little cool...and a massive happy dance was done when finished!! DH when I showed him even thought I had bought the card!!! Here is the embossing up close....

 

 

Usually I would first ink up in Versamark and then the darker ink and then the clear EP, but with the new formulated SU Foam Ink Pads, they are so JUICY, I did not need Versamark!!! Both the birthday boy and Bestie were suitably impressed with the card...I hope you are too.

 

Thanks for popping by.

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Glossy White, Summer Sun (ret), Night of Navy

Ink: (SU) Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Midnight Muse

Stamps: SU Extreme Surfer (ret), Jemac "Happy Birthday"

Other bits: Post it notes, Sponging and masking, Clear EP

 

Lynda xx

 

More Zero celebrations

Hi all.

In the upcoming posts, I will be sharing a multitude of same concept, different spin ideas that I have done for friends with ZERO birthdays.

Recently I have a Blog Buddy that celebrated one such milestone!!! I have never met this gal, but she has a passion of coffee (a kindred spirit indeed)...take a bow Leonie Schroder. Now I had to take a bit of a stab-in-the-dark with a colour scheme, because trawling through Leonie's blog did not really give up any real clues!!!

The idea I had in mind was this FAB and super cute Bird House post it holder by Cynthia Richards. I downloaded the tute and started to work. Essentially it is easy peasy to put together, the only real modification I made was at the base with adding a Round Tab Punch to help it sit up a little better. I also added a wee slip for the pen to go to through at the base. Given the gift was based around an easel format, I made a matching card too. Here are the two together.......

closed.......

 

 

 

...and open in all their easel wonder......

 

 

 

The bird houses are made identically for both the card and holder. I sponged ALL edges which made a big difference actually!!! There is fine detail all over with texture in the bird wing, the roof and even the letterbox lid!! Here is the card and the post it holder detail close up......

 

 

 The flowers were stamped with the "dotty centre" from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and then the flowers were punched out and layered.

 

 

The bird sits pretty on a branch from the XL bird punch and the post box was done with the 1 1/4 inch square punch, double punched just to nip a corner....if that makes sense. The post is a word window punch cut lengthwise and trimmed. on the second pic you can see how the addition of the round tab punch helps the whole thing sit.

 

 

There are MANY punches, pieces and things used in this and I will try to list them all. If I have missed anything out, ask the question when you leave a comment and I will get back to you with an answer!!

 

Thanks for popping by....much more to share very soon....including a fab teen male card!!!

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Crumb Cake, River Rock (roof), Soft Suede (main house), Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzaz (grass), Old Olive (branch)

Ink: (CS) River Rock, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzaz

Stamps: (SU) Sincere Salutations, Mixed Bunch

Punches: (SU) XL Bird Punch, 1 3/4" circle Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Word Window Punch, Round Tab Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Border Punch,  Martha Stewart Grass Punch, Carla Craft CP2 and CP1 Daisy punches

Other Bits: SU Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Crimper, Sponges, Metallic Gold number stickers fm stash, Clear Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Post it notes, small blue glitter gel pen

 

Lynda xx

 

 

 

 



Cherries - II

Morning all!

Firstly, thanks to all those commenters on the last post that pointed out all the PINK I have been using of late!!! Yes...it has been prolific, however, when it comes to little and incredibly girly girls....it is an obvious choice!! Please keep that in mind when viewing today's post and photos!!!

Miss 8 enjoyed a sleep over (her 1st) at a friend's house not so long ago, She was turning 9 and Miss 8 wanted one of the cherry cards to give her. We had her gift already (bling from Diva) so all I needed was the packaging. Miss 8 also wanted to give her a special bookmark. This is the booty from Diva....

 

I had fun with the last pillow boxes I did, so I thought I'd have another crack...and this is what I came up with....

 

 

 

So cute all done up together.

 

The bookmark was a variation on one I had done for my son (that I don't believe I have posted yet...oops!!) It uses the 2 Tags Die.

 

 

Finally, since the card did not have the birthday girl's age on it, I fancied up the inside a bit. Miss 8 chose this card....

 

 

and then on the inside......

 

 

This is it all together.........

 

Not to be outdone, Miss 8 also wanted to make her own special card for the birthday girl. As she was turning 9, it was based around 9 items on the card. Miss 8 designed it all.... and I was so very touched by the words she wrote inside.....

 

 

Thanks for popping by and enduring all the photos. Will be back with some fun bloke things very soon.

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Regal Rose, Whisper White, Doodlebug Cherry paper (see prev post), Hot Pink and Fluro Green Glimmer CS fm Alice's

Ink: (SU) Pink Passion (ret), SWM in Regal Rose and Lucky Limeade

Stamps: (SU) So Happy For You (ret SAB '12)

Dies/Punches/Embossing Folders etc: Large and Regular Scallop Circle Punch, Two Tags Die, Leisure Crafts Pillow Box Die, Nestabilities Classic Circles and Scallop Circle Dies, Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF

Other Bits: Dimensionals, Double Sided tape

 

Lynda xx