Lion Punch Art

Happy Birthday Amy!  Today is my niece`s birthday.  She is turning 11!  It is difficult to know what to make for my niece.  She is not a very girly girl nor is she a total tomboy.  So I decided to try my hand at another punch art card I saw on Jackie Topa`s website. 

I punched out the blossom twice in More Mustard and sponged the edge with More Mustard Ink.  I also punched out another blossom using So Safrron (this piece was used for the paws on the sign).  Again, I sponged  it with More Mustard.  Using my stylus, I curled the edges of the lion`s mane up to give it some dimension.  I had some scrap So Saffron that was already embosssed, so I decided that it would be perfect for the lion`s face as nobody`s face is smooth.  I also sponged the edges with More Mustard.  Once all the pieces were sponged, I layered them using pop-ups.  For the paws, I had cut out one of the petals and layered that piece a little lower than the head.

I hand drew the freckles and the whislers.  Punched out the nose using the heart from the Owl Punch and the eyes.  I then added the wiggly eyes to give it the surprise expression he has. 

Mounted the DS paper onto cardstock, tyed the Baker`s Twine around, stamped my sentiment and mounted that onto Cherry Cobbler.

I think he is absolutely adorable!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Delightful Dozen

Paper:  Pawsitively Prints II, More Mustard, So Saffron, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Punches:  3/4" circle, Owl Punch, 1 3/8" circle, Blossom Punch

Ink:  More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler Baker`s Twine

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day,

~ Pat

Birthday Angler

I am a day late in posting my birthday card for my brother.  You see, I have difficulty creating any kind of masculine cards but did have an idea – I just needed to think it out.  This is also my first time breaking out the Midnight Muse cardstock.

My brother is an avid fisher, and although he doesn’t get out as often as he would like to, I know he will appreciate this card.

My original idea was to do triple stamping with the fishes but when I saw this stamp amongst the hundreds of other stamps I have, I knew this it had to be main focal point.  So in essence, this card is not actually triple stamping but rather double stamping.  I apologize in advance as I do not know the name of this stamp set, but it is similar to the SU Angler set.  If anybody knows the name of the set or company, I would love to know.

I also wanted to do an ocean scene, but because I was limited in time, I decided I would go with the shaving cream technique – something that I have done in a long time, but am very pleased that I have.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have enjoyed this masculine card as much as I have creating it!

Here is the recipe:

Paper:  Midinight Muse, Stardust

Stamps:  Fishing/Angler (unknown), Elementary Elegance

Inks:  Midnight Muse for Angler and Sentiment; for shaving cream – Forest Foliage, Tempting Turquoise, Taken with Teal

Accessories:  1-1/4” Circle and 1-3/8” Circle Punch

~ Pat

Happy Birthday Dad!

This is a card I created for my dad.  His birthday was last week and we were all suppose to get together to celebrate the January birthdays but dad suffered a heart attack the day after his birthday, so our birthday celebrations were post-poned.  Dad is a mechanic by trade but he is retired now.  I have always wanted to try punch art cards but have alway found them very intimidating!  I cased this card loosely from Splitcoaststampers.  I kept the layout the same, but added a bit of my own finishing touches to make it mine.  Very simple to do! 

I used foil paper to wrap around my cardstock, and then ran it through my embossing folder.  I also added the punched out nuts using the SU Cogs punch (I believe it is retired now).  To make the wrench, I just cut a piece of strip of paper and sponged the areas with basic grey - my youngest son asked why I did that and I explained that when mechanics work, they always have grease on their tools - so the sponging was to make it look a bit dirty.  Nothing is ever clean! 

I think this card also qualifies for Sunny Challenges 071/13!

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Occasional Quotes

Punches:  1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Cog, Word Window, Modern Label

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP, Silver

Accessories:  Harlequin Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Shimmer Brads (Making Memories), Foil

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day,

~ Pat

Wild Blooms

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything - partly due to the time (it is difficult to sit down and craft when you are working full-time) and partly because I felt I lost my mojo!  You see, I feel that I shouldn't be posting any creations if I haven't created it myself - but I guess you may think that is silly!  Yesterday, I was at my LSS browsing and noticed this Memory Box die cutter - wild blooms - I just had to have it.  Of course, nothing really came to me until now. 

I die cut the blooms on Whisper White and mounted it onto Cherry Cobbler.  But while I was doing this, I thought it needed a bit of colour.  So I took out my chalks and sponged Pretty in Pink around the blooms and Certain Celery along the stem.  I then mounted it again onto a swatch of Pretty in Pink.  I then stamped the sentiment in the space to fill in the area.  I ran the Cherry Cobbler through a Cuttlebug embossing folder and tied the satin ribbon around it.  Mounted the blooms panel onto pop ups and voila!  I hope you like this.

Thanks for stopping by.  I am hoping that this is the end of my almost non-existing crafting period! 


Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  SU - Favourite Sentiments

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Black

Accessories:  Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Memory Box Wild Blooms Die Cut

SC046/12 - Take 2

Ok, stampers!  Here is my second take on Sunny Challenges 046/12.  With this card, I decided to make a masculine card.  You will see a similar card a few blogs below – only I changed it to fit the challenge.

I used the technique direct to paper to give it that antique look, and did the same for the inside.

I added the ribbon to my panels before adhering it directly onto the front flap.  Because it is suppose to be a masculine card, I opted to use the Pewter ribbon buckle  to one side, rather than tie a knot.  And on the other side, I just wrapped it around the panel.  To make it more symmetrically appealing when the card is opened up, I also added a strip of the DS paper to the bottom of the inside of the card. 

The photo holder (if that is what you call the embellishment) on the top right was meant to hold the card closed.

Thanks for stopping by ~  Pat

Here  is the recipe:

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree

Paper:    Whisper White, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Mocha Morning DS

Ink:                Soft Suede

Accessories:  Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Black Grosgrain Ribbon

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Hi everyone!

I must say I was tickled pink when I was asked to participate as a weekly guest designer as Sunny Challenges.  This week`s challenge is Fancy Folds.  Now I have to admit, I don`t think I`ve ever made a card with this type of fancy fold – and I was a little apprehensive on taking this on this project, but here is what I have come up with.

You take a 5 1|4” x 12” card base and score at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”.  Mountain fold the score lines so that the edges are facing the outside of the card.

I added the black layer under the DS paper to give it a bit of dimension.

Stamped the Happy Birthday medallion and punched it out with the small scallop punch.  Punch out a large scallop in real red using the large scallop punch and layer.  Now here`s the tricky part – only apply sticky strips or glue to half of the medallion and not the whole thing, otherwise, you will glue it shut.

The balloons were added as an afterthought to try and keep the flaps closed – it didn`t quite work but I love the effect it gives, plus it gave me a chance to use the baker`s twine I had but didn`t know quite how to add it to a card.

I also layered the inside with a layer of black just so it will match the outside and stamped the party hats (using my markers).

Enjoy!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, Party Hearty

Ink:        Basic Black

Paper:   Whisper White, Cutie Pie DS, Old Olive, Real Red

Accessories:  Scallop punches (small and large), Baker`s Twine, pop-ups

Coach Thank You

This year, Owen decided to try out field hockey as the league was looking for boys to play in an all boy team.  It was a great experience for all the new boys to try something new, but it was also very disheartening as the teams we played had mostly been playing together for a very long time.

Today was our wind up game and we decided to have a little wind-up party after the game.  This is the thank you card I came up with for the coach.  I didn`t have any field hockey stamps and I searched the internet for field hockey images – that was a tough one as most of the images were for girls but I finally found this one.

I went over the outline with black liner and coloured the shorts in black.  Cut out my field hockey player and mount it onto a white piece of card stock, then matted it onto a pumpkin pie piece. I added the ball and if you look closely you'll see little lines showing the ball bouncing which I hand-penned in.

This is the first time where I have started with the main focus point - being the field hockey player and working with the colours already on the boy.  I love Jersey Shore DSP and am very grateful to still have some.  The colours were perfect!

The Thank You was from the Cuttlebug Thank You embossing folder that I had embossed in black and then cut out.

Recipe:             

Paper:  Whisper White, Jersey Shore DS Paper, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Well this is the last of my post for the day.  I hope you have enjoyed them and feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you think.  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Pat

Lego Birthday Card

My third take on making a lego card (not really, as I cased this one but cannot remember the person who I cased it from).  Although I wouldn’t exactly call it a lego card – more like a duplo card!  LOL – the blocks were big!  This time, I added with the white gel pen, the little shine that you will see in the real blocks.

The measurements are as follows:

Two button block:  1-1/4” x 5/8”

Six button block:  1-1/4” x 1-3/4”

Eight button block:  1-1/4” x 2-1/2”

Recipe:

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink:  Sunshine Yellow, Real Red, Pacific Point
Paper:  Sunshine Yellow, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DS
Accessories:  1-1|2” circle punch, SU markers

Let me know which one is your favourite!  I love to tell my DH and my DS the results.   

Pat

Birthday Lego Card - Take 2

So here is my second take on making a lego card.  I absolutely love the way it turned out!  This is a great way of using up all the little scraps in your scrap bin – although I wish I could use more of it. I was trying to think of all the colours my son’s lego had, but I think you can almost use any colour to suit any gender.  Obviously, my DH liked this one better than the lego head.

After punching out the circles, I edge them with their coordinating inks to give it some depth.  Popped them up on pop-ups.  By the time I had all the circles popped up, this made a very heavy card and would think twice about mailing it.  The only little stamp that I could find to fit the word window was the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Happy Moments SU set. 

The measurements are as follows:

Two button block:  1-1/4” x 5/8”

Four button block:  1-1/4” x 1-1/4”

Five button block:  5/8” x 3-1/4”

Eight button block:  1-1/4” x 2-1/2”

Recipe:

Stamps:  Happy Moments

Ink:  Sunshine Yellow, Basic Black, Real Red, Green Galore, Eggplant Purple, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Whisper White, Blue, Lime Green

Paper:  Sunshine Yellow, Basic Black, Real Red, Green Galore, Eggplant Purple, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Whisper White, Blue, Lime Green

Accessories:  1-1|2” circle punch, Word Punch           

Pat

Lego Head Card

Happy Birthday Sajan!

So there is nothing like doing things last minute.  Most of you know me by now where I am usually up the nite before preparing for either a class or making a card for somebody.  But this time, I swear it was not preventable.  My youngest DS received a birthday invite on Wednesday.  So Thursday evening after field hockey, we whipped up to Wal-Mart to purchase a birthday gift.  Owen tells me that Sajan loves legos, so Owen purchased a new lego set for his friend.  I had one of these “aha!” moment and thought wouldn’t it be nice to make a card to go with the present.

So when we got home, I set off to make Sajan’s card (I actually made three).  When I was done, I presented it to my DH and to my oldest son, both of whom laughed at what I made and also queried what it was.  I thought, hmf!  I’ll wait until the morning so that Owen can decide for himself. 

In the morning, I showed Owen the card, and immediately a smile came to his face along with a little giggle and said that’s the card for Sajan!  Instantly, I knew it was a hit.

This card measures 6”x6”.  I had notched out the corners measuring 1-1/2” in from both sides and 1” down / up from the top and bottom.  Rounded out the corners, and added my face using the ½” circle punch and the large oval punch.

If you haven’t figured out what this is, it is a lego head.  What I need to do is make the top and bottom button narrower the next time. 

Recipe:

Stamps:  none

Ink:  none

Paper:  Sunshine Yellow, Basic Black

Accessories:  1-1|2” circle punch and large oval punch

                

Thanks for stopping by

Pat

Best Fishes

Here is a great little card for somebody who has a summer birthday.  It is suppose to be a window card.  I stamped the fishes onto pumpkin pie in black ink and cut them out. 

Stamped the front of the card as well as the inside using the bubbles to give it that look of being underwater.

I then punched out two circles – the top right being bigger than the bottom left.  I punched out the circles and using a smaller circle punch, punched out the centre.  I added the acetate between the punched out circles and the card front and to make it look like windows.  The most difficult part was trying not getting glue onto the acetate. 

On the inside of the card, I added the flourishes using the Old Olive ink to make it look like seaweed. 

Tied my ribbon to the front and we are done!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Here is the Recipe:

Stamps:  Hero Arts (fishes & best fishes), Rubber Stampede (bubbles), Flourishes

Ink:  Black, Pool Party, Old Olive

Paper:  Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Accessories:  Silver Brads, Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain, Circle Punches, Acetate

Thanks for stopping by

 

Pat

My Father's Day Card

So this is my Father’s Day Card.  I am trying to use up some very old DS paper from SU so that I can make room for some new stuff.  Again, I reverted to my old trusty stamp set from SU – Lovely as a Tree to make this masculine card.  I hope they never retire this stamp set!

I stamped the oak tree in chocolate chip and then sponged some green onto the branches (sorry the photo isn’t the greatest), but you can see it in real life.  Matted the oak tree onto chocolate chip and popped it up to give some dimension.

I added a strip to the left side and some vintage brads just to try and balance out the card as I felt it was too plain without.

I stamped the sentiment using Thinking of Father (retired).

Here is the Recipe:

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Thinking of Father

Ink:  Black, Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, SU retired DS

Accessories:  Pastels, Vintage Brads

Thanks for stopping by

Pat

Nathan's Father's Day Card

Here is a card that Nathan made for Father’s Day.  I didn’t even know that he had been in my craft room as he had also cleaned up after himself!  Hurray for Nathan.  For those of you who know Nathan, he doesn’t usually clean up after himself, but would rather leave things for other people to clean up after him.  In any event, here is his card.

I love how he used circle punches in different shades of colours  and popped them up over the reeds.  And how he added a touch of blue to the left corner to show that the salmon was jumping out.

Again, dad loved the card!

Way to go Nathan!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Salmon (PSX), Reeds (stamp co. unknown), Best Fishes (Hero Arts)

Ink:  Black, Green

Paper:  Bashful Blue, Various green scraps, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories:  Circle Punches

Thanks for stopping by

Pat

Belated Father's Day Gift

I wanted to share with you what the boys made for Father’s Day, albeit am posting it late – but I always say better late than never.

This is a picture that Owen had coloured using pastels.  I absolutely love how bright the picture is and that it does nothing but leave a smile on your face.  I think he did a wonderful job in outlining the flower to show some depths.  Dad loved it too!

Feel free to drop a line and let me know what you think.

Bright Blossoms Thank You

Here is my card for upline’s swap using only new times from the new catty.  Well at the time of this swap, the only new items I had was the Bright Blossoms Stamp set and the Summer Smooches designer paper.  It was difficult to come up with something that wasn’t retired. 

I embossed the Island Indigo using the Stripes Embossing Folder (not sure if you can see that in the picture); punched the bottom the Scallop Border Trim.  I added a strip of the DS paper and the Rich Razzleberry Ribbon.

I only inked up the vase in Rich Razzleberry.  I then coloured the individual flowers using the SU markers, gave it a huff and stamped.  Stamp your sentiment. And voila, simple and easy thank you card!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Bright Blossoms, Curly Cute

Ink:        Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo

Paper:   Whisper White, Island Indigo

Accessories:  Stripes Embossing Folder, Scallop Border Trim Punch, SU Markers, Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon

May Christmas Card

Hi everybody,

I must apologize for the lack of posting.  It has been extremely crazy busy around here.  My mother-in-law had a fall back in March and had been in the hospital for approximately 5-6 weeks.  She finally got out just before Mother’s Day but still had issues.  On top of it all with our almost daily visits to the hospital, I was also working on own my taxes, my husband’s and my mom’s and dad’s!

To make things worse, I was asked to work full time to cover somebody’s desk – now don’t get me wrong – the extra money was nice, but it was cutting into my crafting time!  Boo hoo!  Anyways enough of the boring stuff, I have a card to share with you.

This is my Christmas card for the month of May – I know I am posting extremely late, but I figure better late than never.  This is using one of my favourite stamp sets – Snow Much Fun.  You’ll see that I’ve layered it 4 times – Base card is Whisper White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White.  I embossed the top left corner first with the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder.  I added a little bit gitter glue to give it some spark.  Stamped the snowman and coloured him in.  Stamped my sentiment and punched it out using the Fancy Label punch.  I also punched out the Modern Label in Night of Navy and cut that in half and adhered it to the white label to give it the layered look.  I punched out bashful blue twice and adhered it to the back of the Night of Navy (I hope that makes sense).  Popped up the sentiment.

Thanks for being patient and I truly apologize for not being a better blogger!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun

Ink:        Basic Black

Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  Northern Flurry EmbossingFolder; Modern Label Punch; Glitter Glue; pop ups; Pastels

Happy Mother's Day

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Wow, I finally get a chance to play!  My chores are all done and the house is somewhat back to normal after a very busy weekend and I don’t feel the slightest guilt at all!

Anyways, Sunny Challenges this week below and the theme is “Mother”. 

I am going to give this to my mother-in-law seeing that she is so fond of cats . . . not!  But I think it will bring a smile to her face, knowing that our cat isn’t the most angelic cat, but rather, very naughty!

I coloured my flowers using my chalks and blender pen. 

I sometimes like these sketch challenges because it allows me to use my non-SU stamps.  And Fluffles does remind me of my own mischievous cat, Casper!

I don’t know if you can see it but on the Wisteria Wonder strip, I stamped the background with the round stamp from My Friend as it reminded me of the dandelion weed when it is in the seed mode.

When I finished my card, and went back to look at the sketch, I realized that my white cs should have been a little bit shorter, but oh well, I can’t fix it once it has been adhered to my mine card.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Stampendous – Flowers Fluffles, Messages for Mom, My Friend

Paper:    Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder

Ink:        Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories:  Dotted embossing folder, primas, chalks, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Pinking Hearts Border punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!

~Pat

Masculine Birthday

My upline, Susan Paterson, is hosting her monthly shoebox swap and I always like to participate.  This month, the theme is masculine.  Now how many of you have problems with creating masculine cards?  I sure do, but I managed to get one created.  I always seem to revert back to my old-time favourite, Lovely As a Tree, as I truly believe this stamp set is a classic!

I stamped the oak tree in Early Espresso and also used the direct to paper technique with Early Espresso on the edges to give it a weathered look.  Layered it onto basic black and popped it up on pop ups to give it some dimensions.

I layered the Mocha Morning DSP onto black cardstock and then onto the Soft Suede.  I have to admit that I will be sorry to see this DSP go – but it gives me a chance to stock up on it before it retires!

I stamped the Happy Birthday in gold and layered it with Soft Suede.  Added my brads to either side and mounted it onto the card.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Loveley as a Tree, Happiest Birthday Ever (hostess)

Paper:    Basic black, Mocha Morning DSP, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Ink:                Early Espresso, Gold

Accessories:  Vintage Brads

I hope you’ve enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed creating it.  I will post the rest of the swaps as soon as I receive them.

Thanks for stopping by,

~ Pat

MIA! . . .

Sorry for the lack of posts . . .

Two weeks ago, my mother-in-law had a bad fall.  For legality reasons, I can’t post any details, but you can imagine how my time has been eaten up with almost daily visits to the hospital and cooking, etc. 

I asked my sister if she would create a little vase with my some flowers for her because I knew that these would last longer than real flowers – don’t get me wrong, we did buy her a potted plant, and she has enjoyed them so far, but because today is Easter and she would be spending it alone, I am heading up the hospital with this little surprise along with some Easter treats, of course.

I don’t have any instructions for you to copy these beautiful paper flowers, but as soon as my sis teaches me this, I’ll be happy to share with you.

You can see here she added a ribbon rose – isn’t it beautiful?

Here is a close up of the daisy flower:

And last but not least, the other rose:

I hope to be back on line more often and back to crafting because I surely miss it!

Thanks for stopping by,

~ Pat

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!

It has been a long time since I’ve done any dry embossing.  This is one of my all-time favourite dies for Easter from Lasting Impressions. A long time ago, I purchased a computer software that coordinates with the Lasting Impressions template and you can create your own colours therefore skipping the need colour in your dry-embossed features.  It makes easy peasy!

Here is a close up of the layers.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Hero Arts

Accessories:  Lasting Impressions Embossing Template; Lasting Impressions Software

Paper:    Lasting Impressions

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!

Thanks for stopping by,

~ Pat