Christmas Birds

Hi everyone,

 

Ready for some more Christmas Cards – I am!

 

It’s a new challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas and this week Julie has picked the challenge –
Tweet Christmas.

 

So what type of Christmas bird would you use?  For some inspiration click here and pop over to see what the other members of the Design Team have created and join in the fun!

 

Well for my Christmas Birds, I have gone for Christmas Owls and they are both dressed up for Christmas.

 

I do not really have any Christmas Bird images and so I went surfing on the internet and found a punch art tutorial which was created by Rebecca at Stamp 4 Joy using the Owl Builder and Bird Builder punches.

 

So I found all my scraps and started punching.  The Owls bodies were embossed in the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder before they were punched out.

 

The Owl’s hat’s have been created using the wing from the bird punch and the trim is created using the Word Window punch. 

 

The branch was hand drawn on a scrap piece of paper to create a template and then I used the template to give the outline to cut out on a piece of the Well Worn DSP.  I added a little Early Espresso ink to the outside edges of the branch when it was cut out.

 

The snow flakes from the Snow Swirled set were added to the base card, which is Old Olive have been stamped in Old Olive ink. Of course there is ‘bling’ added for good measure, love my ‘bling’.

 

The sentiment is also from the Snow Swirled stamp set and has been stamped in Cherry Cobbler, punched out using the Decorative Label punch.

 

The edges of the Top Note Whisper White layer and the sentiment have had Old Olive ink added with a dauber.

 

Here is my card….

 

 

 Supplies

Stamp set: Snow Swirled

Card: Old Olive, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Accessories: Word Window Punch, Owl & Bird Builder Punches, Well Worn DSP, Decorative Label Punch, Daubers, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

 

 

They are both very cute and they are looking like they are behaving so that Santa finds them!

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Do You Stack Up Challenges – # 73 Little Birdie Told Me

Crafty Calendar Challenge (monthly) – Things with Wings

Cup Cake Inspirations Challenges – # 162 (Owl Cupcake photo)

Card Makin Mamas Challenge - #46 Feeling Punchy

Sundays With Crissy Challenge (monthly) – # 29 Things with Wings

Rubys Rainbow Challenge – # 29 Things with Wings

Totally Paper Crafts Challenge – # 118 Animals

Christmas Card Challenges – # 26 Bling

 

 

Thanks for visiting my little creative corner, hope to see you again soon….. Meg

 

 

Easter Treat

Hi everyone,

 

Things have been rather busy leading up to Easter and I haven’t had a chance to do any crafting.

 

But after browsing on the internet last night, I had a thought to create a little Easter Box for my daughter to take to school today and share some Easter eggs with her friends.

 

I have not ventured into creating anything with my punches I have just used them as punches but my searches let me to You Tube and I found a video that was linked by Dee - click here to see the video and the link to Dee’s website. Dee’ used her punches to create a little bunny.

 

Such a simple and creative Bunny but he needed a box to sit on and I found a video with a tutorial link on You Tube from SplitCoastStampers – click here to see.  The tutorial/video is for a Pillow Box Bucket and I got to use my Pillow Box die to create something else too.

 

Some of the punches I did not have so I used other punches or things in my stash to create the box and Bunny. 

 

There are also Silver Brads on the side of the box for the handle and I use a strip of the new Attic Boutique DSP.

 

Now isn’t he cute!  But the eggs look good too don’t they, hmmmm all that chocolate :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Tagtastic (Hostess)

Card: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Soft Suede

Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Owl Builder,  1-3/4” (4.4 cm) Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Circle Scissor Plus & Glass Mat, Attic Boutique DSP, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Sponge Dauber, 2 Way Glue Pen, Silver Brad, Crop-A-Dile, White Crayon, Biro, Soft Suede Ribbon (Retired), SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to enter this Easter Box in the following challenges:

 

Pixie Cottage Challenge – # 115 Sweet Treat

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – Easter or Spring

Creative Card Crew Challenge – # 7 Spring

Paper and Such Design Challenge – Spring or Easter

Ribbon Carousel Challenges – Spring is in the Air (but must include spool item)

Always Crafting Challenges – Anything but a card

Lollipop Crafts Challenges - #74 Card/project with embellishments

Inspire Me Fridays Challenge – # 52 Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend – # 6 Anything Goes

Totally Paper Crafts – Easter

Anything Goes Challenge – Anything goes

Catch The Bug Challenges – Easter

 

 

I had a great time creating this little project, I hope that it inspires you to go and create something that you would not normally do.

 

Have fun and a wonderful and safe Easter…. Meg

Hello Hello Hello

And Hello once more :)

 

All the greetings are because I used the ‘hello, hello, hello’ sentiment stamp from the Happy Greetings stamp set in the Summer Mini Catalogue. 

 

The card base is Basic Gray which has been dry embossed using the Big Shot and the Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  This is a great folder and just adds that little bit to the background.

 

The colours are from the colour challenge at The Play Date Cafe – Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black and Whisper White as the neutral.

 

The layout is from the sketch at Create with Connie & Mary which you can see here.  I have flipped the sketch around and used the wonderful Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die to create the butterflies.  This Die is one of my favourites at the moment (of course don’t forget the ‘bling’) as I love how the butterflies are embossed and cut at the same time when the folder goes through the Big Shot. 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Happy Greetings

Card: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black

Accessories:  1-3/4” (4.4 cm) Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8” (3.5 cm) Circle Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

There is normally some bling on my cards – so you will not be surprised to see it on the little butterfly.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Create with Connie & Mary – #192 Sketch challenge

The Play Date Cafe – # 122 colour challenge – Charcoal, Ash, Butter

Totally Papercrafts – Favourite things

Divas By Design – Favourite things

Paper Take Weekly – Anything Goes

Secret Crafters – No image Just Words

 

Thank you for visiting my little creative corner, hope to see you back soon….. Meg