Angry Bird Birthday Card

One of the type of cards I love to create are punch cards.  To me they are like a jig saw puzzle and you have to figure what punch will give you the image or scene you are trying to create.  Sometimes you could be so lucky as to find someone on line that has done all the work for you. Thanks Niki and Michelle.

Right now, Angry Birds seems to be a phenomena with both the younger crowd and the not so young crowd.  One of my grandsons loves Angry Birds and he can sure make them fly through the air and end up where he wants them to go.  His Nan, on the other hand, has difficulty making them go anywhere.  Do you think maybe it's the hand/eye coordination that's a little off?

Here's the Birthday card I created for Cody and I had so much fun doing it.

Stamps: On Your Birthday (retired)

Paper: Natural White, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Calypso Coral

Ink: Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Bashful Blue,

Accessories: Punches: Full Heart, Boho Blossom, Owl Builder, Heart to Heart (retired), 1-3/4” Circle, 5-Petal Flower (retired), Butterfly (retired), Word Window, White Gel Pen, Brad, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies (retired), Wordgrain Emboss Folder, Early Espresso Bakers Twine

I just love the expressions on their faces and this is accomplished simply by where you place the punched images.  

The hardest part of this card was getting the Bakers Twine to wrap around the sling shot.  

Check out the Stampin' Up! punches as I am sure that you will find one that appeals to you.  A Punch has so many different lives.

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We're in a Deep Freeze

Hi Everyone:  The temperature keeps dropping and it's even supposed to get colder tomorrow.  BRR!.  It's supposed to go to -20 C or 0 F.  I guess the only thing is to bundle up.


The card today is for the Tangled Up In Creativity final challenge of the year.  It is hosted by Jenn and it's "Gobble til we Wobble" .  Check out her BLOG.

Stamps: French Foliage(C-121166 - $17.95, W-120845 - $24.95 P 14 Holiday Mini),

Paper: Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Textured, Sunny Garden DSP
Ink: Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive. Soft Suede
Accessories: XL Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Corner Rounding Punch, Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder,2-Step Owl XL Punch


Very Vanilla CS stamped with French Foliage and run through the Big Shot with the Lattice Embossing folder to provide some texture.


The scallop ovals are clipped using the SU Paper Snips and sponged with Soft Suede ink.


The sentiment is printed on the computer on Very Vanilla CS and punched using the XL Decorative Label punch.

Check back tomorrow - Stampin Up has an awesome on-line promotion that will start.
 
Have a great evening and until next time...
 
Karen

Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Ring.

Hi Everyone:  Well, Thanksgiving dinner is done and everything cleaned up and put away.  I was watching the news this morning and one of the statistics was that is take 12 hours to shop for the turkey and all the other goodies, chop, slice, mash,  stuff and cook the turkey, 20 min to eat and 4 hours to clean up.  Something is wrong with that picture.  Oh well, we all enjoyed the dinner and it  was fun to have the family around.

Tangled Up in Creativity blog group has been issued a challenge.  You can check out the challenge HERE. April's Blog. We are to make something that boy scouts could make in about an hour and give to a Senior's home.  So this is my creation, turkey napkin rings. 

These are very easy.  Using a scallop circle punch, punch 4 circles using different colours card stock  Punch one for the turkey and cut one scallop for the head and 3 for his feet.  Sponge his feathers and add feet and eyes using a marker.  Add his waddle, I used an upside down heart and a piece for his beak.  Attach to a strip of card stock, and voila, you have a Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Ring.

Don't forget the Clearance Rack

It's also a happy time over at Stampin' Up! as there are 200 new items in the clearance rack...You saw right 200 new items at very reduced prices (up to 80%). These will be here until they are sold out, so if you are wanting some new product, check out my site HERE and shop til you drop. Who doesn't like a good deal!


So, it's back to work tomorrow.
 
Until next time...
 
Karen

Using the Stampin' Up! 2-Step Bird Punch

Hi Everyone.  The weekend is almost gone, again!!! I did have some time this weekend with my daughter.  We had our toes done and it was very nice to spend the one-on-one time with her.  Between her busy schedule with 2 small children and mine, we don't get a lot of quality time for just the 2 of us.  It was wonderful to spend the time with her.

 I, at least, had time to get 1 card completed and I used the MOJO Monday 147  sketch and the Curtain Call Color Challenge 38 as inspiration.  Although I am too late for the Curtain Call Color Challenge , I think I have some time to upload to the Mojo Monday link.

Recipe

Stamps: Punch Potpourri, Pedaling Past

Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Sweet Pea DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, 2-Step Bird Punch


Layer 1 measures 5 ½” x 8 ½” and folded in half to make the front of the card 4 ½”.



Layer 2 is done with Regal Rose and the top and bottom punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch


Layer 3 is the Pumpkin Pie from the Sweet Pea DSP


Layer 4 is Rich Razzleberry which is cut into 4 squares and used as a mat for layer 5.


Layer 5 in Whisper White is also cut into 4 squares. Prior to cutting into the 4 squares, using the 2-step Bird Punch, randomly stamp the bird using Rich Razzleberry in.


Punch the bird and the wing from the Sweet Pea DSP and the leaves and stems from Certainly Celery. These are layered on the 4 whisper white squares.


The sentiment from the Pedaling Past stamp set is stamped on Certainly Celery using Pumpkin Pie ink and punched out using the circle punch. Trim the circle to a half circle and attach to the card with a dimensional


Tip Of the Day
Want to know what to do with those strips of card stock you end up with after making a card and/or project?  Use the 2-Step Bird Punch and punch stems and leaves to use for future projects.
 
Until next time......
 
Karen

Happy Birthday Sagan

Hi Everyone.  Well, here I am and I want to share the Birthday Card that I did for my grandson who was 2 years old last week.  Sagan is a happy little boy and lovesssss his trains.  Of course, Thomas, the Train is his favourite, so I tried to do something in his favourite.  Unfortunately I don't have a Thomas the train, so gave him a little red engine.

Recipe

Stamps: Happy Moments

Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Basic Black, Red Riding Hood, Basic Gray
Accessories: Markers – Basic Black, Cricut – George’s Shapes, Every Day Paper Dolls



The card base is the standard 51/2” x 41/4” in Red Riding Hood Textured and layered with the Basic Gray and then attached the train engine, train tracks, and train signal. The train was outlined with the Basic Black marker to give depth and definition. The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black.

My order from Stampin' Up! is waiting for me at home and I can hardly wait to start making cards and other things with the NEW COLOURS (on the top left hand side of my blog) and the new In Colours.  The In Colours will now be available for 2 years with a new set being added every year.  What a bonus!

The new cattie and the new products will be available starting July 1, so check out the retiring stamps, accessories and decor items that will be disappearing June 30th.  That's only another 14 days!  Check Here to see what is available and then contact me if you do not want to miss out on these  stamps and colours that are going away.

The next posts will have cards showing the new colours.

So, until next time.............

Karen

Inspiration comes from everywhere

Hi to everyone and yes, inspiration does come from everywhere.  When you look at nature the different colours can inspire you to create.  How many different greens, reds, yellow, blues do you see out your window.  It's sometimes just deciding what to use, because really everything goes together.  No longer is there...."blue and green can never to seen".  So in the end it's just the decision and sometimes that is hard.

The card I'm sharing today is based on MOJOMonday 136 and somewhat based on CD 64 over at http://www.colordare.blogspot.com/.  It for my BFF's Mother who is gravely ill and I want her to know that I am thinking about her. 

Recipe

Stamps: Vintage Labels
Paper: Very Vanilla, Textured and Plain CS), Always Artichoke, So Saffron, DSP (retired)
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories: Stampin Up original ribbon, dimensionals, 2 step bird punch, eyelet scallop punch (other), Pastels
Technique: Punch Art, Layering


This card is based on MOJOMONDAY 136. The idea of the flowers came from Ruth M on Split Coast Stampers.

1. The card base is the textured very vanilla and is a 5 x 5 square.
2. The eyelet scallop punch is used along one side of a strip of so saffron and attached to the DSP and layered on the card base.
3. The flowers are made using the 2-step bird punch and using the wings. 3 wings are attached together to resemble a flower and each petal was coloured using the pastels to give them dimension. A piece of the leaves are trimmed off and attached to the base of the flowers giving them a cup to rest in. Extra leaves are attached to the stems. All are attached to the plain very vanilla CS and layered onto the always artichoke when then is attached over the DSP. The sentiment is stamped on one of the layers.
4. The ribbon is attached along the bottom and a bird punched from always artichoke is attached using a dimensional.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and until next time........

Karen

Happy Easter

Well, it's good to back on my blog.  I have been in Toronto for the past 2 weeks, not a holiday but for work, so I have itching to get  back and work on some cards to share.

The ones today are not exactly cards but Easter gifts for my grandchildren. 

These gifts I cased from Kim Lampone over at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ and I also came across another idea on how to save paper using 12" X 12" cardstock when cutting the match box dies.  http://stampingwithlisa.com/paper-saver-template-for-matchbox-die  You can cut four match boxes using this paper saver template.

I so enjoyed making these gifts for my grandchildren....can you tell which one is for my granddaughter?

Recipe
Stamps: Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Eggplant
Paper: Perfect Plum, Whisper White, DSP, Black, Ballet Blue, Brocade Blue, Garden Green, Regal Rose, So Saffron
Accessories: Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Circle Punches (13/4”, 3/4”, 1/2”), Butterfly Embosslit, Square Scallop Punch, Crop-o-dial, Ribbon (other), Scallop Punch, Big Shot Match Box die, Dimensionals, uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, archival black pen
Technique: Punch art


How To


1. Using the Match Box die, assemble 2 boxes and attach to each other using 2-sided tape. I used textured whisper white for the boxes.
2. For the boxes in brocade blue, cut the card stock 73/4” by 61/4”
3. Score the long edge 31/2” and 41/4”
4. Assemble bunnies
5. Cut the Garden Green CS 1/14” and scallop punch one edge
6. Cut the DP 2” and edge with decorative scissors
7. Attach to top of box
8. Attach the match boxes to the inside spacing evenly from the side and aligning the back of the match boxes with the ¾” space that was scored
9. Punch a hole in the top and bottom for the ribbon which will act as the closure
10. Assemble the bunny and attach using dimensionals.
11. Decorate with embossed butterflies and sentiment.
12. Fill the matchboxes with chocolate Easter eggs.
13. Insert the ribbon and tie.

Have a wonderful day.

Karen