Teddy Bear Fairies

Hello again!
I know, it has been an awfully long time between posts. I do apologise, but I do have a wee bit of an excuse. I am 16 weeks pregnant with my third child and have been feeling pretty yuk. Only now am I feeling a little like my old self :-)
I haven't been terribly busy creating, but I have managed to make a few cards when birthdays have come along. I will post these over the next few days.

Last week was my daughters 7th birthday. For her party we went to the Teddy Factory where all the children got to make their own teddy bear to take home. It was very sweet. I do not own a teddy bear stamp so I decided to make my own wee teddies. I found a tutorial on Andrea Wilford's blog (she is a very talented Canadian demonstrator) on how to make teddy bears with punches. They were very easy and fun to make.



Andrea uses a butterfly die for the wings which we don't have here in New Zealand, so I had to put my thinking cap on. What I did was trace around the butterfly wings from the Garden Whimsy set onto vellum, and cut them out. Viola! Fairy wings, just the right size :-)

For the background sky with clouds, I cut a template of a cloud from card and sponged the sky with Stampin Pastels. The flowers are also punched from the Scallop Circle and 1" Circle punches.

My daughter absolutely loved the card and I was pretty chuffed with the outcome too.

Supplies:
Card: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Pink Passion, Real Red, Only Orange, Yoyo Yello, Lovely Lilac, So Saffron, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Green Galore, Wild Wasabi (retired), Vellum, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Kraft, More Mustard
Stamps: Itty Bitty Background (retired)
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1" Circle, 1/2 " Circle, Word Window, regular hole punch, 5 Petal Punch
Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Stampin Pastels, White Gel Pen, Stampin' Write Markers, Fine Supernova Stampin Glitter, 2-Way Glue, Dimensionals.

Until next time...
Janine

Flowers For Mother

I know, I know, I've been AWOL for quite a while. I have been around and I have been creating a little, but just now blogging - sorry ;-)

Some time ago I found the instructions for a wonderful card idea called the Flowerpot Card on Stephanie Luman's blog. When I was trying to decide what to make for my Mother for Mothers' Day, I thought this card idea hit the spot nicely.

These are popping up all over the place on blogs around the world. But they are so cute, a little different and oh so easy. I have made a VERY easy one for my Mum as I left it a little 'til the last moment (who said I was a procrastinator??!! :-) ), but I can see the possibilities are endless!

My flowers are from the Blooms Die Cuts sheet and the pot is in Kraft cardstock with a little sponging along the edges in Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip inks. The greeting is from the ever useful Wonderful Favourites stamp set. The leaves are made by using the 5 Petal Punch.

Until next time...

Easter Bunny Basket

Here is a cute little basket perfect for Easter. Just fill it up with a few mini eggs and anyone would be happy to receive it.
I found the instructions for the basket on Dawn's blog here. And it's really easy to make, even for me who is 3D object phobic! :-)
The basket is stamped all over with Boho Backgrounds and the dots are highlighted with our white gel pen.
The wee bunny is so cute and really easy to make with our punches. The head uses the scallop circle; The cheeks uses the 1/2" circle in Kraft; the nose is a tip from petal of the 5 Petal Punch; the eyes are from the 1/8" Circle and the teeth are just a wee scrap of white c/s with a line drawn in Sahara Sand. To make the ears, I stamped two petals from the Pick a Petal set in Creamy Caramel and hand cut them.
Here are a few more tiny baskets in different colours I made. The one with the red bow was made by my 6 year old daughter - so, that proves they are easy - give them a go!

Until next time...
Janine

One Card - Two Ways

One of the great things about being a Stampin' Up demonstrator, is that each month we receive a publication which includes new ideas and ways to use our stamps and accessories. This is where I got the idea for the following two cards.

This bright and cheerful flower is made from folding Designer Series Paper cut out with the Tag Punch. It is so easy to put together and the results are great. A sure way to impress the receiver of the card.



This first card uses the gorgeous colour combination from the DSP Bali Breeze in the current Summer Mini Catalogue. The card base is Elegant Eggplant. I have stamped the 'Thanks' and flowers from Live Your Dream using Elegant Eggplant, Taken with Teal, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie on Whisper White c/s with a strip of Pink Passion to contrast. The felt flower is also from the Summer Mini - aren't they cute?


The second example uses the DSP Jersey Shore on a card base of Blue Bayou. The greeting is from the very versatile set Short & Sweet stamped in Blue Bayou and Pumpkin Pie stamped on Whisper White with a strip of Real Red for contrast. The centre of both flowers has been stamped with a circle from Seeing Spots.

Let me know which colour combination you like. And if you would like to know how to make one of these cards, let me know.

Until next time...

Janine