Birdhouse Shaped Card for SA05 Waltzingmouse Stamps Inspiration Challenge

I've made this card for the Stamping Around SA05 Waltzingmouse Stamps inspiration challenge. Please click here to visit the SA05 challenge at the Stamping Around blog - the page will open in a new window.


The very pretty picture Anya chose inspired me to use pale purple, yellow, a darker purple and some green and a touch of pink to make a springtime card. I've got a thing for birdhouse cards at the moment and I really wanted to make a birdhouse shaped card. I Googled to find templates but didn't find what I wanted so I turned to Splitcoast Stampers for help. A kind crafter pointed me in the direction of a fab free template available from Victorine Originals - clicking the link will open the page in a new window. Click on the cards link and scroll down to find the birdhouse template.

I printed out the template onto some thick CS, cut it out and then traced around it onto some SU! Pale Plum CS to make my shaped card. I stamped the birdhouse and roof part with a woodgrain stamp in Pale Plum ink. The roof is popped up with 3d foam pads. I then cut a window out of the front of the card with a circle Nestie die and placed a larger Elegant Eggplant circle on the inside of the card.

I used the smallest die from the Spellbinders Birds Shapeabilities set for my bird and cut it out in Barely Banana CS. I die cut the leaf stem and cut it into 2 pieces. I then used the gorgeous Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Say It with Style' set to stamp the sentiment, the pattern on the bird and the pink flower. The bird and flower are both popped up and I added crystals to both shapes to finish. This cute card measures approx. 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" when finished and fits into a C6 size envelope.



Supplies:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Say It with Style' set, Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain background stamp
CS: SU! Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana & Pretty in Pink
Ink: SU! Pale Plum & So Saffron, VersaMagic Eggplant chalk ink
Tools: Circle Nestabilities dies, Spellbinders Birds Shapeabilities die set, SU! Little Leaves Sizzlits die
Embellishments & accessories: Purple Swarovski crystals, 3d foam pads

Birdhouse Notecard

I went to my SU! Stamper's Ten group Make & Take evening on Tuesday night and Joanne showed us how to make a sweet birdhouse card and I really fell in love with the design. We used new goodies that will be available to purchase from the SU! Mini Catalogue on 1st April. I can't wait, there were a few 'must have' items for me!

Anyway, I decided to make a birdhouse card using stuff I already have seeing as how I've got to wait to order the new goodies! The Certainly Celery card base measures a tad over 3" square. The roof was made with a 4" square of Choc Chip CS cut in half diagonally and then I scalloped the edge with a border punch. The Olive patterned paper piece was a 3" square cut in half diagonally. The roof triangle is then just glued to the front of the folded card base. The birdhouse 'hole' was made with a 1 3/8" punched circle. This card fits nicely into a 5" square envelope.

The bird was made using the smallest die in the Spellbinders Birds Shapeabilities set. I stamped the foliage stamp from the Fresh Cuts set in Caramel ink all over the bird. I die cut the Little Leaves die cut shape and cut it into 3 separate pieces. The flower was punched from the Boho Blossoms punch and I added some shaping with a DEET and a moulding mat. I added an olive gem to the centre of the flower and I coloured a clear Swarovski crystal with a dark brown Copic marker and used that as the bird's eye. The bird is popped up.

A friend recently told me one of our friends is trying to give up smoking. A perfect opportunity to send "a little birdie told me.." card! This will be sent to Jack to say well done and offer encouragement to keep it up. I inked the foliage stamp from the Fresh Cuts set again, stamping off once, on Vanilla CS, stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a Labels Trio die.



Supplies:
Stamps: SU! Fresh Cuts set, sentiment from Hero Arts 'Hello Birdie' Sparkle Clear set
CS: SU! Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Very Vanilla & Old Olive
Patterned paper: SU! Old Olive Prints Designer Series Paper pack
Ink: SU! Creamy Caramel, VersaMagic Jumbo Java chalk ink
Tools: Spellbinders Bird Shapeabilities die, Spellbinders Labels Trio die, Fiskars Threading Water punch, SU! 1 3/8" circle punch, SU! Boho Blossoms punch, SU! Little Leaves Sizzlits die, DEET & moulding mat
Embellishments & accessories: Swarovski crystals, Dark Bark Copic marker, 3d foam pads

Pierced Frame & Flourish Easter Card

I was browsing digital images on the Fred, She Said web site and when I saw this flower it made me think of a daffodil, perfect for an Easter card. I liked how the images also came with a paper piercing frame and flourish design that works with the Labels Eight Nestie dies too. This card will go to our neighbours Kath and Jim.

I stamped a speckly stamp as a background over the cream A6 card with So Saffron ink. I printed out the piercing design on a piece of white CS and used that as a template so I could pierce the Certainly Celery CS and then cut it out with a Label Eight Nestie die. I printed the flower parts, coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out. I used my DEET and a moulding mat to add some shaping and I put a pale orange gem in the centre. The leaves were made using a Sizzlits die. I then stamped the sentiment and finished off by placing five square clear gems underneath.



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Pricking Patterns Frame & Flourish digital image from Fred, She Said, SU! Itty Bitty Backgrounds set, sentiment from SU! Seasonal Wishes set
CS: Anita's cream A6 card blank, SU! Certainly Celery & Old Olive CS, Craftwork Cards Digital Extra Smooth white CS
Ink: SU! So Saffron, VersaFine Onyx Black
Tools: Labels Eight Nestabilities die, SU! Little Leaves Sizzlits die, DEET & moulding mat, X Cut Pokey Tool & mouse mat
Embellishments & accessories: Doodlebug gem, PaperMania Mosaics clear square gems

Lattice Grid Bling Blossoms Notecard

I've been filling up a crafty piggy bank for a while now. I wanted to save up for the complete set of SU! markers. After I'd counted the contents I was pleasantly surprised to find I had enough for the markers - plus lots extra! So I've spent some on a metric Scor-Pal and some accessories. I love how the Scor-Mat sits in the bed of the Scor-Pal and can be used as a cutting surface or work surface. I don't have to store it as it can sit out on my desk all the time.

One of the first things I wanted to do with it was make a lattice grid so that's why this card came about. I took a 4" square textured card blank and scored the diagonal lattice lines at 1cm apart. Easy peasy on the Scor-Pal!

I then stamped flowers and leaves from the SU! Petal Pizzazz set and cut them out. The pink and blue flowers are popped up. I stamped the sentiment, cut it out and edged the piece with Lavender Lace ink. To finish off the card, I've added some bling to the flowers.

So far, I'm very happy with my new tool!



Supplies:
Stamps: SU! Petal Pizzazz and Sweet Little Sentiments sets
CS: Anita's 4" square white textured card blank
Ink: SU! Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace & Certainly Celery
Tools: Scor-Pal, SU! Scalloped Circle punch
Embellishments & accessories: Crystals, 3d foam pads

Gift Box Set of Six Notecards

I'm giving this boxed set of six notecards to my friend Tanya as part of her birthday gift. It's not her birthday until May so I'm ahead of the game for once!

I used the M&F board to make the gift box from 2 pieces of SU! Chocolate Chip CS cut to 6 1/2" - the box is 1" deep. The cards are Anita's 4" square white textured card blanks. I made 3 'Thank you' cards and 3 'for you' cards using two different patterned papers from the SU! Sweet Always collection. On the 'for you' sentiment ovals I've stamped the tiny flower from the Flight of the Butterfly set. I kept the layout exactly the same for all 6 cards.

I punched the Regal Rose flowers out with the SU! Scalloped Circle punch. The flower centres are silver metal nailheads that I've coloured dark brown with a Copic marker. The scalloped strip is made with a Sizzix die and I used the SU! oval punches for the sentiments.



This pic shows the box and the pile of decorated envelopes. The flower is a Maya Road velvet blossom with a gem brad centre.



Supplies:
Stamps: SU! Petal Pizzazz, Fresh Cuts & Flight of the Butterfly sets
CS: SU! Regal Rose, Whisper White & Chocolate Chip
Patterned paper: SU! Sweet Always Designer Series Paper pack
Ink: SU! Regal Rose, Certainly Celery & Chocolate Chip
Tools: M&F Board, SU! Scalloped Circle punch, Sizzix Lace Edging Decorative Strip die, SU! plain and scalloped oval punches, dark brown Copic marker
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, silver metal nailheads, Maya Road velvet blossom, gem brad

Messy Day Easter Cards

Last Saturday I went to a Messy Day with some friends. We spent the day from 10 - 4 crafting, chatting, laughing and singing along to CDs. Great fun!

The first card I made used a fab free watering can template from Waltzingmouse Stamps. Click here to download the template - the page will open in a new window. I printed the template onto SU! Pale Plum CS, cut it out and sponged Pale Plum ink all around the shape. I stamped the leaf from the SU! Petal Pizzazz set a few times in Certainly Celery ink, cut them out and glued them to Prima hydrangea flowers and then decorated the watering can with them. I added crystals to each flower centre. After stamping the sentiment, I finished off by adding crystals to the spout where the sprinkler holes would be.



Next I made four identical balloon bunny A6 size cards. I used SU! Tempting Turquoise CS for the card bases. I coloured the images with Copic markers, used a ticket corner punch on each image and layered them onto Certainly Celery CS mats. I coloured clear gems with a Copic marker to get pink gems to place in the corners. To finish off, I stamped each sentiment and tied Certainly Celery ribbon around each card in a knot.



Supplies for watering can card:
Stamps: SU! Petal Pizzazz & Seasonal Wishes sets
CS: SU! Pale Plum
Ink: SU! Pale Plum, Certainly Celery & Chocolate Chip
Tools: Watering can template from Waltzingmous Stamps
Embellishments & accessories: Prima hydrangea flowers, clear crystals

Supplies for balloon bunny cards:
Stamps: Penny Black Balloon Bunny, SU! seasonal Wishes set
CS: SU! Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery & Craftwork Cards Digital smooth white CS
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Tools: Copic markers, SU! Ticket Corner punch
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, clear self adhesive gems

CAS Chocolate Chip Mint Butterfly

This card was made for the CAS58 Chocolate Chip Mint colour challenge on Splitcoast Stampers where we had to use any shades of green and brown plus white or cream. I went to a craft shop on Tuesday and found this gorgeous green patterned CS, it's really thick so is ideal for card bases and has a white back so perfect for writing your message inside too!

The card is a standard A6 size. Before stamping the sentiment on the white CS, I stamped the flourish background stamp in SU! Certainly Celery ink, having stamped off once first. I die cut the butterfly from Chocolate Chip CS and embossed it with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder. I then swiped my VersaMark pad over the raised embossing and heat embossed using clear powder to get a nice glossy look to the raised parts.

I scored lines down both sides of the butterfly body so I could fold the wings up a tad. I also put half a foam dot under each wing - with the backing paper still intact, which ensures the wings will stay popped up even after being in the envelope. To finish off, I added green crystals to the butterfly body.



Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts Design Block: Flourish background stamp, Hero Arts Lots of Wonderful
CS: Kanban green Deco Milano Card, SU! Whisper White & Chocolate Chip CS
Ink: VersaMark & SU! Chocolate Chip
Tools: Cuttlebug butterfly die, Victoria Cuttlebug embossing folder, heat gun
Embellishments & accessories: Clear embossing powder, green crystals, 3d foam pads