Prickly Birthday Wishes!!

Good morning, what a gorgeous weekend we had.... hope you did too :0)
Not the best weather to craft in... much better to be out enjoying the sun just like the prickly little characters on my card today!!!

Have you seen these cute cacti in the new Paper Smooches set called Southwestern Charm??  Not only are they great for making a landscape or scene but they make great houseplants too, ideal for housewarming/new home cards or even a birthday card for the Mother in Law.... *wink* !!!!   

After a quick search through my Paper Smooches sets I found two suitable containers..... the base of the sewing machine and the thimble from Needle Little Love :0)

These guys (or gals) are so much fun to colour and I just had to add that smiley face and some prickles too. I went with a good old general 'Happy Birthday' this time from Birthday Sampler  but I'm sure you could think of some funny puns to use alongside the cacti and print them out on a computer of use Lawn Fawn alphabets to spell them out!!

                                         

Don't forget our monthly challenge ends this week, check out the details here and join in before it's too late!!

Thanks for stopping by, catch ya next week :0)

Jenny x

Dino birthday

Hello.

Today i have a dino birthday card that i made for my nephew Keane.

He knows all the names for dinosaurs and has done from a very young age, he loves them in a big way.

So it seemed appropriate to make a card using Paper smooches Cutasaurus which is currently out of stock.

I also used the matching dies which are in stock and you can get here.

I coloured all the images using copics.

Other sets used are Birthday sampler and He said she said.

Thanks for looking.

Exploring a Hot Spot!!

Hello there...

As the title suggests I decided to have a play with the Paper Smooches

Hot Spots large base die that is available in the store.

It's actually a versatile shape with many creative uses and you can let your 

imagination run with it :0) I find the easiest thing to do is cut out the pieces in scrap card

so you can play with the shapes and stamps to generate some sparks of creativity.

I don't know about you but when I was a child I used to love, and still do, a new pack of coloured pencils or crayons... all those rainbow colours and sharpened points, not to mention the lovely smell so seeing the window in the larger die, I set about stamping the pencils from I Heart Art in a rainbow of colours to make a teacher thanks card.You can use the same die for the acetate and base layer and just turn them upside down so the window is hidden at the base of the box.

I added shading to the pencils with coloursoft pencils so they look more 3 dimensional and cut them out all together in one piece :0)

I also wanted to use the zig zag shapes in the smaller die... these little pieces can be so fun to play with!!

By cutting the panel in three different blues I could make this pattern, the zig-zags fit snugly together and each die cut actually gives you 5 strips by snipping out the remaining two zig-zags from the panel when three have been removed.... neat eh??!!

I needed to make a card with a specific request for a seal on it and I thought this pattern would make great looking water in an ice hole for Mr Seal... I think he looks quite happy perched there :0)

Has that got you thinking?? I have a couple more ideas that I want to turn into cards this week to show you next Saturday, hope to see you then !!

Thanks for stopping by

Jenny x

Stamps used : I Heart Art,  Chilly Chums,  Birthday Sampler,  Smarty Pants