Punch Art Yoda

This card was so much fun to make. I needed a birthday card for somebody who is very much into Star Wars and this is what I came up with.  The body is the Large Tag punch, arms are made with the Window punch. The head is a 1" circle, the ears are half a petal from the Blossom Builder punch. The hand and feet are partial flowers from the Boho Blossoms punch. For the eyes I used the circles from the Cupcake pnch and the Owl punch. The light saber is cut free hand. For the sentiment I used my MDS. 

Over at Splitcoaststampers.com this card made the  FAVORITES for the week ending February 17, 2013.

Secret Garden Birthday

There are so many fun things in the 2013 Spring Catalog but the Secret Garden stamp and framelit bundle is one of my favorites for sure. The flowers are adhered with Dimensionals to give the card some depth. The pink flowers are embellished with pearls. For the stems in the yellow flowers I dyed white bakers twine with a Tango Tangerine marker, tied a knot on the end and applied Crystal Effects to give it some dimension.

Card Stock:      Whisper White, Basic Grey, Gumball Green, Pacific Point

Stamps:           Secret Garden, En Francais, Papillon Potpourri, Curly Cute

Ink / Marker:     Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Tango Tangerine; Pacific Point, StazOn, Whisper White Craft

Accessories:     Secret Garden Framelits Dies, 3/8" striped Organdy Ribbon Melon Mambo, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Ovals Collection Framelits, Honeycomb TIEF, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Bakers Twine, Pearl Basic Jewels

Patterned Occasions Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak of the Patterned Occasions stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration 2013 catalog. Sale-A-Bration starts January 22nd, 2013.

Honeycomb Valentine

I am totally in love with the new Honeycomb TIEF!!!! The hexagons are cut from DSP and glued into the honeycomb impressions. It was a lot of fun playing with the different patterns and putting them together like a puzzle. Adding a single black hexagon really makes the glitter heart pop.

Card Stock:      Whisper White, Real Red, Brights DSP, Summer Smooches DSP, Basic Black, Glimmer Paper Real Red

Stamps:           Something to Celebrate

Ink / Marker:     Real Red

Accessories:     Honeycomb TIEF,1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon Real Red, Small Heart Punch

Secret Garden Gate Fold

There are so many wonderful new stamp sets and accessories in the new spring catalog. I am having a lot of fun with the Secret Garden stamp set and framelits bundle. The card above is a gatefold card. The interlocking flowers keep it closed. The jumbo rhinestones add some bling to the card.

Card Stock:      Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, DSP

Stamps:           Secret Garden

Ink / Marker:     Melon Mambo

Accessories:     Secret Garden Framelits Dies, 3/8" striped Organdy Ribbon Melon Mambo, Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Bordering on Romance

For this card I stamped the entire image from Bordering on Romance on Whisper White card stock and then punched out the circle and colored it. I stamped the image a second time and cut out the flowers. To give the flowers some dimension I put them on a foam pad and rubbed over the petals with the Simply Scored Stylus in a circular motion. Then I attached the flowers to the image with Dimensionals.

Lego Ninjago Kai

Another Lego Ninjago Birthday card. For instructions on how to assemble the body see the Sensei Wu tutorial. The rest was cut free hand. The background is sponged in different shades of yellow and brown, using the masking technique. To make it look like a swirly motion I took some makers and went over the yellow areas in a circular motion.