Peppa Pig

Hey! 

I haven't done much punch art lately but I found the perfect opportunity last week. Stuart's cousin, Georgia, was 3! She just loves Peppa Pig! I thought I'd just include a picture of Peppa for any of you who have no idea who she is. Has Peppa made her way over State-side? 

Isn't she cute? She looked pretty simple to make but the head was going to be the most tricky! 

Stamp Set: Express Yourself, Petal Parade (SAB)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush, Basic Grey 

Cardstock: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Primrose Petals, Basic Black, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz

Big Shot: Ovals Framelits, Typeset Alphabet

Punch: 1 3/8" Circle, Modern Label, 1" Circle, Owl Builder, Itty Bitty, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle

So, the head, I eventually decided the best way to do it would be to make a template with the 1 3/8" circle punch and the modern label. I then drew around it and added a curve under to make the correct shape that I could hand cut out. I didn't have a circle punch of the correct size for her nose so I freehanded mine but I think the 1/2" circle would work a treat. 

 Peppa's eyes and nostrels are made with the ever so handy owl builder - notice the owl punch was also used for the balloons! I also used the owl punch for a mask that I lightly sponged the cheek in. Her ears and feet are actually from the 4 petal flower with two petals snipped off. 

The legs and arms are thin strips - couldn't be easier! Same for the tail, I just twirled it around a thin stick to curl it! I love her cute tail! 

Inside I wanted to add Georgia's age - I think its a cute touch on a kid's card! 

Hope you enjoyed my version of Peppa! 

Happy Stampin',

Petals MM330

Hello! 

I'm trying another challenge today. I've followed and admired the creations on the Mojo Monday blog for quite a while but never got the courage up to enter something of my own. They have lovely sketch challenges, this is this week's...

What a great challenge to make a tall and skinny - so often its tempting to just make a standard sized card so to have the challenge to make a different size is fun! 

Stamp Set: Petal Parade (SAB), Express Yourself

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party

DSP: Sweet Sorbet (SAB)

Punch: Fancy Flower, 2 1/2" Circle

Big Shot: Circles Framelits

Embellishments: Sweet Sorbet Accessories (SAB)

I reversed a couple elements on this card to fit in with my incredibly narrow card. I've got to say I didn't really know where I was going with this card. It was one of those cards I just fiddled with until it looked right.

I've used a whole host of Sale-A-Bration products here - the DSP, Petal Prade stamp set and the accessory pack! 

I am totally LOVING the cork embellishments in the Sweet Sorbet accessory pack - love the mixture of flowers, diamonds, scallops! Also in the pack is three twines. This Summer Starfruit twine is three pieces knotted together and then I unravelled them so they'd spread out more. 

For the flower, it was punched and then I used the bonefolder to break down the fibres of the card until it separated - its softer, creates more layers and created a beautiful suede effect. The leaves are just folded and cut tear drop shapes, then sponged a little. 

Hope you enjoyed this creation. Do you ever make tall and skinny cards?

Happy Stampin',

Inky Fingers Challege 2

Hi there! 

I've had a super weekend. It was Stuart's birthday yesterday so we had a weekend of celebrations - dinner out, friends over, cake(!!!), watching Monster's University on dvd and eating Ben and Jerry's....yum! Stu got a mandolin for his birthday so there's been a fair amount of strumming and playing going on too!

Well, here we are a week on and today there is another Inky Fingers Challenge for you all! Did you enjoy last week's challenge? 

Today is a sketch challenge, they can be a bit tricky but so rewarding when you look at what you've created and think wow, I would never have thought of a card like that without that sketch! Its such a great feeling and true of my creation for today. 

The layout looked quite easy and simple but I was determined to do something different and not follow the sketch to the letter! (Yes, its okay to switch up a few things on the sketch as long as the main basis of the sketch can be seen and is being witheld! This is something I didn't realised for ages!)

Stamp Set: Express Youself, Petal Parade (SAB)

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Black

Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

DSP: Sweet Sorbet (SAB)

Big Shot: Circles Framelits

Accessories: Sweet Sorbet Accessory Kit (SAB)

Yes I'm still having a bit of a nuts rave with Crisp Cantaloupe! I'm liking the Sweet Sorbet SAB designer paper - there's some beautiful florals and geometrics in there - a great mix. The centrepiece flowers were all fussy cut out of the designer paper, it took a while but the effect is great! 

I like how the flowers really pop against all the other elements on the card. The strip of designer paper, sentiment and twine are lovely and work so well on the card, tone on tone with the background. 

I just wanted to share a quick trick with you for the perfect bow. Wrapped the twine around the card and taped it on the back, tie a bow and use a glue dot to attach it to the front of the card in the perfect position. Its such a stress free way to get a perfect bow, facing the correct direction without all the fiddling and twisting.

I made a co-ordinating envelope by stamping the Petal Parade stamp set (co-ordinates with the Sweet Sorbet DSP) all over the envelope flap in Crisp Cantaloupe. 

I hope you'll have a go at making a card using this sketch from Inky Fingers, if you do, be sure to upload it to the blog so we can all appreciate your work! I can't wait to see what you all create! It can be as simple or elaborate as you like! 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx