owl be home again for christmas

• Hunkydory cute Christmas luxury card collection: owl be home for Christmas
• Hunkydory adorable scorable cardstock
• 6x6" & 5x5" card blanks

I created the 6" square card using a background of red adorable scorable card. I trimmed the printed image from the cardstock down to fit inside the frame. I glued the image down flat then added the frame and sentiment on foam pads to complete the card with some dimension.

For the smaller card, I used the opposite corner of the patterned cardstock with the other image and made a feature of this. I simply trimmed to fit the card front, leaving room down the folded edge for a strip of the contrasting cardstock. I covered the join with the border from the collection and added the sentiment topper to the bottom corner to finish the design.

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owl always love you

• Hunkydory festive elegance luxury card collection: owl always love you
• Hunkydory little book of snowy scenes
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• silver mirri card
• 7"x 7", 5"x 7" & A5 card blanks

 For the 7x7" card, I matt and layered the card front with silver mirri and the pink patterned cardstock. I added the circle topper inside the frame, with the heart shaped sentiment using foam pads. I cut the matching insert and glued inside to complete the card.






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I used the remaining piece of pink cardstock to cover a 5x7" card blank. Since this had the image on, I simply embellished with the border strip down the side and a pretty sentiment from the essential book. I trimmed down the other half of the insert for inside, to be stamped with a greeting later. 




inside

 With the lilac cardstock, I used the sentiment banner printed across the split in patterns as the base of the card. I finished this by matting onto silver and positioning the image topper in the centre. Again, the insert was placed inside to match the card front.




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 I chose a little book image from another collection to compliment the remaining lilac cardstock. I cut the cardstock to fit the front. With the little book page, I rounded the corners and matted onto silver with rounded corners. The sentiment from the collection was positioned overlapping the topper. I finished the card with the coordinating insert glued inside.




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Woodland wonders

• Avery elle- woodland wonders (stamps & dies)
• Archival 'coffee' ink pad
• Prismacolor coloured pencils- trees: pc947,945,941. pc938. pc911,1005. Owl: pc1076,1074,1072,1070. pc1034. pc938. Butterflies: pc1008,956,1086. Banner: pc1008
• Kraft cardstock

I also used the Misti stamping tool for this technique, although it is possible without, the Misti makes it alot easier. You could also use a pen to trace the lines after colouring, however the wax does coat the nib and becomes difficult if doing large amounts.

Begin by stamping the images you would like to use and colouring with the prisma pencils. Then, stamp again directly over the top to redefine the lines. I started by doing the trees and then moved on to the critters as this was easier with my Misti. I added detail to the butterflies using the dot trail in the coordinating die set. To make the sentiment banner, I repeated the colouring procedure, then diecut it. I glued my banner onto my card using foam tape for dimension.

 

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owl be home for christmas

 

• Hunkydory cute Christmas collection 'owl be home for christmas'
• 5x7 & A5 white cardblanks

 

 

To make this card, I trimmed my cardstock to fit and glued it to my card blank. I stuck the topper down flat and added the frame using foam pads for dimension. I added an insert to complete my card.

 For the second card, I cut my remaining cardstock to fit the front of my 5x7 card blank and glued down. I added the topper using foam tape for dimension. Finally, I added an insert.

 

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challenge I would like to enter
abc Christmas challenge blog- c is for 'creatures'

twoo cute ...

• hunkydory 'what a hoot' paper craft kit : twit twoo
• 7x7 card blank
• silver mirri card

I took inspiration from the sketch and thought it would work perfectly for this topper sheet as it had a banner on it. I matted my card with silver mirri, then layered with the coordinating paper from the kit. I cut each end of the banner off to sit behind the topper as they do in the sketch, making sure to leave the strip in the middle just over 5" long to be used on another card. I then arranged the topper and banners onto the card blank. I glued the banners in position onto the topper then mounted this on foam pads for dimension. These toppers are so lovely they really don't need a lot doing to them to make a nice card, I will simply stamp a sentiment inside to complete this card.

 

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challenges I would like to enter:
freshly made sketch #274
Simon Wednesday says: cute

woodland wishes...

stamps: tim holtz wallpaper and wood from stampers anonymous, petite pairs & perfect punches from stampin' up!
inks: archival ink pads (sepia)
papers: 6x6 away we go designer pad from my minds eye, happy days 6x6 designstax from papermania, kraft 6x4" landscape card bland plus extra kraft, cream & black cardstock and green patterned paper
punches: bird builder & owl builder punches from stampin' up!

first, i stamped my kraft card blank with the wood effect stamp from tim holtz. i added a strip of red patterned paper to my card. i then cut a mat out of kraft cardstock for the centre of my card and stamped it with the wood effect too. i layered it with a turquoise paper, stamped with my sentiment. i then created my topper by adding punched elements. i used the owl builder punch to make a owl, using the red patterned paper for the tummy, and added the heart above the sentiment as an embellishment. i then created the branch to stand him on (from the bird builder punch). i cut this once in kraft and once on green... it took a bit of time to trim the leaves off the branch, as it is small, but its worth the effort to get the layered look. the final touch i added was a tab detail to complete the sketch. i used a stamp from the perfect punch set, onto kraft and red patterned paper, cut them out, then layered them together. i glued this in place on the card then added the central topper using foam pads for dimension. 

'fab friday #34'

'seize the sketch #13'

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wood and wisdom !!

 

so I was having a play around with my owl punch and thought I would do a couple of card designs using similar products and the same colour scheme to show how versatile the products can be. I went for neutral green and browns here as I think it works with the imagery and goes for either gender, (especially good for couples) but it would also work in other colours.

 

 

stamps: petite pairs, beyond plaid from stampin up!,wallpaper and wood from stampers anonymous tim holtz collection.

punches: scallop trim border, owl builder, large oval, scallop oval all from stampin up!

inks: brushed corduroy & peeled paint tim holtz distress ink pads, memento in rich cocoa.

other: big shot and sizzix circle and scallop circle dies

 

this is a 4x6 inch kraft card. I cut the aperture through the front of the card to reveal the owl inside, as I thought this would make a cute feature. I have added detail to the design with three little hearts from the owl builder punch. I cut all the pieces from digi cardstock, that I coloured and then stamped with the beyond plaid stamp set to make my own patterned paper.

 

inside

 

stamps: language of friendship

inks: tim holtz distress markers in brushed corduroy & peeled paint and ink pad in the brushed corduroy

 

I made this insert as I think it decorates the inside of the card nicely. its cute to see the owl peeping through the card, but I popped him on a branch so he wasn't just floating inside. I think it works well as there is still just enough room to write a message!!

 

 

stamps: made for you, French foliage, beyond plaid from stampin up!

punches: scallop trim border,owl builder from stampin up!

inks: brushed corduroy & peeled paint tim holtz distress ink pads, memento in rich cocoa.

other: big shot and sizzix circle and scallop circle dies, woodgrain embossing folder from stampin up! and some ribbon and twill.

 

this is a variation on the design, this time on a 6x6 card. the little water marks are stamped to create a subtle background. I embossed the wood, instead of stamping, to add texture. I then layered the owl on sizzix circles as a topper for the card. the border punches in green define the edges of the centre piece, with the ribbon and twill as a finishing touch. this one is a thankyou card, but of course you could change the sentiment depending on the occasion.

 

hope you found the ideas of how to vary a design useful (or just like the cards)

please let me know what you think to the new recipe inspired layout ... thought I would try something new.

comments welcome !!

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valentines day cards!!

 well since im not the worlds most mushy person, i enlisted the help of mum to whip up this batch of valentines cards. hope you like them all, i know i am pleased with how they all turned out!!

 first is mums card, im so proud as she did it by herself. she used a stampin up! stamp set (you are loved) and some embossing and cutting dies on the big shot. the page out of an old book, kraft card stock, an archival ink pad in verillon, some bakers twine and a button.

 i made a no glue box to match using kraft cardstock, then decorated it with a page of old book, archival ink pad in vermillion, and the stamp set (you are loved)

from stampin up!

 this is my card i used the owl builder punch & the bird builder punch both from stampin up! kraft cardstock, brown,white & cream cardstock, pages from an old book and various tim holtz distress ink pads.

 i looked for certain words to spell out a valentines message for the front of my card instead of stamping one, it did take a long time but i think

it was worth it in the end.

this card was a combined effort, the base is an acetate card blank i made, shaped dies from stampin up! and oval dies from sizzix, stamps from the you are loved set from stampin up! and some ribbon to finish.

(the paper was out of a 12x12" scrapbook pad

which i dont have the name of now)

inside, the acetate card is finished off with the same diecut shapes and a message from the you are loved stamp set by stampin up!

 

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busy busy week...

well this week i've been so busy,i have had some cards to do , bracelets to make and a cake to decorate.

well i have done 2 out of 3 and hoping to crack the other tomorrow, so fingers crossed...

i made these 2 cards using my stamping up! owl punch,

 paper from serif and kraft card

(sorry about the last pic, super flash!!)

i have been making quite a few of this style of bracelet lately for a few friends only got these 2 left and the black one is an order, will have to buy more cord as they are so fun to make.

and because its me i had to do a skull one for myself...

pictures of the cake to follow if it ever gets finished!!

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