Hot Dog Birthday Card

 Today I am participating in a blog hop with the Stampin’ Birds.

Today’s card is a birthday card for my nephew. As he’s a twin I decided to put his name right on the front of the card so it was obvious who it was for ! (Don’t worry, his brother will get a personalised card too.)

I started with a standard A5 piece of Coastal Cabana card stock, scored it at 5.25cm from each end, then folded the sides in to create a gatefold card.  I then cut three pieces of Night of Navy measuring 9.9 x 4.3cm, and three pieces of Basic White measuring 9.3 x 3.7cm. I also cut two pieces of DSP from Playing With Patterns measuring 4.65 x 14.2cm to adhere to the front flaps.

I then stamped the three white panels with the Hot Dog Stamp set and the name with the Layered Alphabet. I coloured the dog in using Stampin’ Blends. 

Finally I assembled the card, adhering the top and bottom panel to the left flap and the middle panel to the right flap.

Hopefully he’ll enjoy opening his card tomorrow. I’ll be back soon with his brother’s card but in the meantime please click on the Next button below to hop to the next blog.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Balloons and Streamers

This week’s theme is normally more associated with birthdays than Christmas, so it was a bit of a challenge to incorporate balloons into a Christmas card.

I decided that traditional colours would look more Christmassy so I started with a Shaded Spruce card base and layered a Real Red DSP mat on top.

Next I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the retired Balloon Adventures stamp set at the bottom in black, then randomly stamped the streamers over it using Bumblebee ink. I added this panel to the card base.

Onto a piece of scrap white, I stamped and punched the balloons in Shaded Spruce and Real Red and attached a piece of linen thread behind. I then stamped, coloured and punched Santa from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and attached Santa and the balloons to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

I was pretty happy with the end result and I think Santa looks pretty happy too!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Igloo Christmas card

Last week’s alphabet challenge was I for Igloo. I don’t have any igloo images in my stash so it took a while for this idea to form in my head, but once I knew what I wanted to do it was actually a very quick and easy make.

I cut a pile of white card scraps into rectangles then glued them onto a piece of black card stock in a brickwork pattern. I then cut the top into a curve and cut a circle in the middle using a 2 1/4 inch punch. I then immediately regretted punching the hole and put another piece of black card behind it to form the doorway. I layered this onto some silver card then adhered the whole thing to a Night of Navy card base.

On a piece of scrap white, I stamped the Eskimo image from the retired Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set in black, and the sentiment in Misty Moonlight. I coloured the Eskimo in with Stampin’ Blends, punched it out, and added it to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

Finally I punched the sentiment with the banner punch and backed it with a piece of Night of Navy before mounting it onto the front of the card.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Hey Girlfriend card

Although I’m not hugely keen on colouring, I couldn’t resist buying this stamp set because I knew it would be perfect to make cards for my daughter and her friends.

To create this card I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped the images of the girls and the sentiment in black Memento Ink. I then coloured in the images using Stampin’ Blends, trying to make them look like my daughter and her friend.

I took a piece of A4 card in Rococo Rose and cut it in half lengthways, then scored and folded to make a tent fold card base. I layered this with a piece of Purple Posy and added the stamped panel on top. 

I finally added a bit of bling to make it sparkle. I’m pleased to report the birthday girl was very happy with her card!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Lots of Love card

I normally tend towards symmetry in my card designs, and like to place things in the middle. I followed a sketch to create this card, to challenge myself to do something a little different.

I started with a horizontal card base and layered it with DSP from the From the Heart collection.

Next I stamped the jar image from Lots to Celebrate, with hearts inside, and punched it out using the Jar Punch. I also stamped the lid and fussy cut it out.  Next I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of scrap and punched it out. I layered this onto a circle of Real Red card stock.

Finally, I took a piece of Whisper White and wrapped a ribbon around it, before mounting it onto the card front and adding the jar and the sentiment using Dimensionals.

Conclusion - I still prefer symmetrical cards, I think this one looks weird!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Jingle Bells

 Already on week 11 of the Christmas card challenge, and the theme this week is ‘Jingle Bells.’

I’ve been looking for a reason to use this cheerful chipboard topper for a while, so I decided to go with a non-traditional colour scheme.

The card base is Magenta Madness, with coordinating DSP matted on top.

I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped these three-step bells on the lower half using Pretty Peacock ink. I then made a hole in the card at the top of the bells and threaded some gold ribbon through so it looked like the bells were hanging off the ribbon.

I then mounted the panel to the front of the card and adhered the sentiment over the ribbon.

It’s a bit unconventional as far as Christmas  cards go but I love the finished item!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Thinking of you card

 This fun fold format pops up a lot on this blog as it really is one of my favourites and is a great way to show off DSP.

To create the card I took a Mint Macaron card base and folded the front flap in half to create a zig zag shape.

Next I took a piece of Highland Heather measuring 93x136mm and a piece of DSP measuring 87x136mm and wrapped a piece of purple ribbon around the DSP before adhering it to the card. I then mounted the panel onto the front of the card, taking care only to put glue on one half.

I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Labels stamp set onto scrap white and punched it out with the Darling Label Punch. I then punched two more shapes from Mint Macaron to create a mat and mounted the sentiment onto the front of the card using Dimensionals. A little bit of bling finished the card off.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Puppy Love card

 Another alphabet challenge, this one was D for Dog.

I started this card by stamping the puppy on a piece of scrap in black Memento ink, then colouring him in with Stampin’ Blends. I then punched the image out and mounted it on a gold circle.

I then took a Melon Mambo card base and covered the front with this gold writing DSP. The paper was actually from a 4x4 block so I used two pieces and added the ribbon across the card to hide the join.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap and punched the end with the Banner punch, before mounting both the sentiment and dog image onto the card using dimensionals.

This card could be used as a Valentine’s card, or just any occasion for a dog lover.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Best of Cluck card

Here’s another card from the Alphabet Challenge. As you have probably guessed, this one was from the ‘C’ week for Chicken.

I don’t own any chicken themed stamps or dies so I thought I’d try my hand at a bit of punch art. I started with punching a circle in yellow card and sliced a portion off to create the body. The tail feathers were created with the splashes from the Whale Builder punch and a heart for the wing. I used a portion of the decorative ribbon punch for the top of his head and a tiny sliver of orange card for the beak. I sponged a little ink across the body for texture.

Once my chicken was assembled, I used my Cricut’s drawing function to create the sentiment on a piece of white card, then using Distress Ink I stencilled the clouds across the top of the card. I added a piece of DSP, the chicken, then finally drew his legs on in black.

The image was them mounted onto yellow card and centred on a white card base.

I’m not in love with the finished product but it was a good brain workout trying to create a chicken out of punch shapes!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x