Special Birthday Cards

Hello,
I hope this post finds you all well on this gloomy looking Tuesday.  The sun seems to be trying to make an appearance, but there's a definite feel of Autumn in the air.


At my card class last weekend, my most local crafty customer had a request for two cards for her niece's 1st birthday.  So while she set about tackling the 5 cards I'd designed for class, I started to pull together the cards for her niece.
I'd seen some gorgeous side-step teddy bear punch cards on the internet, so thought I'd try this for her.
She really wanted her nieces name and age on the cards, but I don't have any of the alphabet or number stamp sets yet, so I printed these bits from the computer and punched them out with the Decorative Label Punch and 1" Circle Punch, and then added the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Level 2 Hostess Set - Something to Celebrate.
The card base is Pink Pirouette and the drawers were made with the Modern Label Punch and then a Rose Red Designer Brad was added.
The teddy bear itself was made of various different circle punches and the Heart to Heart Punch and also the little heart from the Two-Step Owl Punch.
There was lots of daubing done on this card to give it some depth. 

The second card was again using Pink Pirouette as the card base, with a layer of Baja Breeze DSP which I thought kind of gave a sky backdrop.  The leaves were from the Two-Step Bird Punch.  The owl was punched from Crumb Cake card and we added a little ballerina outfit using Pink Pirouette card for the chest and Pink Pirouette DSP punched with one of the Itty Bitty Punch Pack for the skirt.  a little string of Basic Pearls were then added.  The balloons were punched with 1" Circle Punch and I again used the little heart from the Two-Step Owl Punch for the tie on each balloon and this gave me something to tie the Silver Elastic Cord to.  

While I realise a 1 year old might not be able to full appreciate these cards, at lot of work went into them and I know my card class lady, the lovely Joan, was very pleased with the results.

While these weren't the cards I actually designed for class, if you love these and would like to take part in a class and make 5 cards for yourself, then please check out my Saturday Card Class page.

There are details of the theme classes coming up over the next few months and the stamp sets we will be using.  Spaces are limited, so please contact me to book your space.

August Card Class - Pearly Owl

This is the final, and I think my favourite, card from my August Card Class.

There is only one small stamped image and the rest is all about punches!

The base is 4"x4" Certainly Celery card, layered with a piece of Whisper White and a piece of Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper from the Subtles Stack.

The branches have been punched from Certainly Celery card with the 2-Step Bird Punch, and the flowers from Pink Pirouette card with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack Flower.

We have obviously used the 2-Step Owl Punch here, with Soft Suede card, some Whisper White for the eyes, and the same DSP as before for the chest section.

The sentiment is from Plane and Simple stamp set in Soft Suede ink, punched with the Word Window Punch and layered onto Certainly Celery card punched with the Modern Label Punch.  This was stuck down with Dimensionals.

The flowers have had a tiny Basic Pearl added to the center.

Very simple and very cute!

If you have liked the cards I made for my August Card Class and would like to come to the next class, it is being held at my house on Saturday 10th September.  Click onto the Classes tab at the top of the page for all of the details.  I'd love to see you there!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Certainly Celery / Whisper White / Soft Suede / Pink Pirouette DSP Subtles Stack

Stamps / Ink - Plane and Simple / Soft Suede Marker

Embellishments - Basic Pearls

Tools - 2-Step Bird Punch / 2-Step Owl Punch / Word Window Punch / Modern Label Punch / Itty Bitty Punch Pack / Tombow / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Piggy Birthday Time!

Hello,

I hope you have all had a lovely day!  I have spent the day with family and friends at an annual bbq some friends hold.  Lots of fun, laughter and bbq food made for a wonderful day out :o)

Tomorrow I am off the Kew Gardens with my OH and then meeting up with a friend who lives nearby for dinner.  I wanted to share with you the birthday card I made for her.

She loves pigs, so I got some ideas for Piggy Punch Art online and came up with this card:

The base is Marina Mist, sponge daubed around the edges - I can't stop daubing at the moment!

The grass is torn Pear Pizzaz, again daubed.  The fence is a strip of Textured Crumb Cake with the posts made from the Jewellery Tag Punch.

And the we come to the little piggy, so cute.............. all Pretty in Pink!

Body - 1 1/2" Circle from Circles # 2 Die

Head - 1" Circle

Nose - 3/8" Circle Punch from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Ears - 5 Petal Flower Punch

Feet - Flower from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Eyes - 2-Step Owl Punch in Early Espresso

Tail - 3/4" Circle Punch cut into a spiral.

Again, everything was dauber and the glued together.  I added accents of white and then popped him onto the card front with Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from Cute and Curly inked in Basic Gray.

I hope she's loves it as much as I do!

Happy Anniversary my lovlies.......

Today I wanted to show you the card I have sent my Brother and his Girlfriend for their 2 year Anniversary.

I've seen lots of cards with the Owl Punch used, and thought it would be perfect for the two love birds :o)

The Owl Punch is just so cute and has so many uses, Tulips, Penguins, Rudolf to name a few.....  it's just fab!

I went with a brights palette, plus some gorgeous Crumb Cake.

The base is Tempting Turquoise and I added a Whisper White backdrop that I created a cloudy sky on with the Scalloped Circle Punch and Tempting Turquoise ink with a dauber.

I made a male and female owl and added in a little love heart in Melon Mambo.  The Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon acts like a branch for them to sit on.

The sentiment is from Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) - I used this a lot, it's just great for so many occasions.  I punched it out using the Large Oval Punch and mounted it on a Melon Mambo Scalloped Oval.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Tempting Turquoise / Whisper White / Early Espresso / Crumb Cake / Melon Mambo / Tangerine Tango / Brights DSP

Stamps / Ink - Something to Celebrate / Melon Mambo / Tempting Turquoise

Embellishments -1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Two-Step Owl Punch / Large Oval Punch / Scallop Oval Punch / Scallop Circle Punch / Glue Dots / Snail / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Sponge Dauber

One Card - Two Challenges!!!

Hi there,

I've been perusing some other peoples blogs the last few days and a couple of people in the Stampin Stars team had made cards for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge this week called The Darling BUGS of May!.  This is a challenge site I've not come across before, but seeing their lovely creations inspired me to have a go and join in the fun.

It also turns out that today is the day for another SU Only Challenge called May Flowers Are Here!, so I thought I would combine the two challenges in the one card.

What do you think of my little Lady Bug???

This card was made using pretty much just punches, with the Build a Blossom stamp set thrown in for good measure!  The Lady Bug is various circles punched out of Basic Black card, with the wings punched out of the Scalloped Circle punch in Real Red.  I used the Owl Punch to get the tiny Daffodil Delight and Basic Black dots, and the Real Red hearts too.  The centre of the flower is a Scalloped Circle in Basic Black cut down a little, and the petals were punched using the Blossom Petal punch. 

Once I'd figured out the basic format for the lady bug, it was a pretty quick card make.  I think the hardest part was getting all of the little dots stuck to the flower and the wings :o)

Right, off to pop my card onto the challenge sites and look at everyone else's wonderful creations.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Real Red / Basic Black textured and smooth / Daffodil Delight / Pear Pizzazz DSP

Stamps / Ink - Build a Blossom stamp set / Daffodil Delight ink

Embellishments - Brad

Tools - Owl Punch / Blossom Petals Punch / 1" Circle Punch / 1 3/8" Circle Punch / 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch / Lattice Square Embossing Folder / Paper Piercing Tool / Snail / Sticky Strip / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Penguin Mania

Hello......

The card I'm uploading today was actually made about a week ago.  I made four cards tonight for various birthdays and anniversaries, even a new home one, but I seemed to be finding my inspiration in retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets, so I thought I'd post this card instead as it uses the Two-Step Owl Punch which is in the Mini Catalogue that's out now.

My friends Jenny and Richard will be celebrating 8 years of wedded bliss in May, and they are both mad about Penguins.  I haven't sent them the link to this blog yet, so I'm safe to post this now.

All I did was punch the main body of the owl and then chop of it's ears......I was gentle.......hey presto, a Penguin!

The punch also pops out the little chest pieces, the various size circles for the eyes and even the tiny hearts - so cute don't ya think?

I hope they like it!

The Details:

Card / Paper - Whisper White / Basic Black / Poppy Parade (In Colour) / Daffodil Delight (for the tiny little beaks / Designer Series Paper Pack - In Colour (level 1 hostess gift)

Stamps / Ink - Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess gift) / Poppy Parade (In Colour)

Embellishments - None

Tools - Trimmer / Two-Step Owl Punch / Snail / Dimensionals / 2-Way Glue Pen / Stampin Scrub & Mist

Thanks x