Still on the subject of rockets...

Well, after all the amazing work the teachers at kindy put in to the Rocket Festival I thought I'd better make them a thank you card to accompany a little gift - and of course it had to feature rockets!

I did a quick search on Splitcoast Stampers and found the idea for the moon (with a whole lot of craters on it!) and sort of got an idea how to make a rocket and I was ready to make my card.

Punch art was the way to go today and with only three punches I made the rocket - if you have the "Pennants" punch you could use that one too for the tip, fins, etc.  (hmmm do rockets have 'fins'?  I know fish do, not so sure about rockets....)

I'll be making a few more of these to keep on hand for birthdays, that's for sure!

What I used:

Card:  Pacific Point, White, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Daffodil Delight.

Ink:  Riding Hood Red, Versamark Watermark ink.

Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations, Starring You (retired)

Tools and other fun stuff:  Wide Oval punch, Large Oval punch, 1/2" circle punch. Stampin' Dimensionals, Small Star punch (retired), non SU embossing folder, embossing buddy, heat tool, gold embossing powder.

Fox and Friends thank you

We had visitors at the weekend and a friend brought around a present of Lego for Leo - he has had such a wonderful time putting it all together!  So taking my cue from the gift wrap I made a wee thank you card to send to Lynette to know how much we appreciated the visit and the gift!

What I used:

Card:  Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, White, Kiwi Kiss (retired)

Ink:  Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Stamp sets:  Fox and Friends, Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Tools and other fun stuff:  Square Lattice embossing folder, 1 3/4" circle punch, Scallop Border punch, Word Window punch, non SU scallop dies.

Bright and Breezy

Not quite sure why that title sprung to mind, I just find this colour combination quite tropical with the turquoise, orange and pink.

I started making it yesterday with a vague idea of what I wanted to achieve but no definite purpose - like a lot of things in my life lately LOL!

This morning I popped into my old workplace for a 'pre-birthday' morning tea and the card took on a whole new purpose!   I came home with renewed enthusiasm and turned it into a thank you card for al my friends there, thanks for the lovely cake, biscuits (cookies) and finger food - it was delicious as usual!   (My birthday is actually tomorrow but as my parents are arriving then the morning tea was brought forward - thanks guys!)

So, back to the card....

Lots of fun stamping the flowers and punching them out, double-punched a border, punched a couple of flowers and here is the result.

What I used:

Card:  Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, White.

Ink:  Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black.

Stamp Sets:  Eastern Blooms, Sincere Salutations

Tools and other fun stuff:  1" Circle punch, Wide Oval punch, Scalloped Circle punch, Scalloped Border punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Basic Pearls, Square Lattice embossing folder, Stampin' dimensionals.

Red Butterflies

I know.... second post today!

Just a quick card to show you today, I like the little butterflies made with the Heart to Heart punch, thought they turned out very cute.

I used the colour combination on Diva Coffee Break's challenge this week - Real Red, Basic Gray and Pink Pirouette -  as I don't actually have any of the ink pads in those three particular colours I went for a 'punch up' instead!

What I used:

Card:  Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Basic Gray

Ink:  Basic Black

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Prints, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Tools and other fun stuff:  Heart to Heart punch, Wide Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Scalloped Oval punch.

Another thank you card

I was in need of a couple of thank you cards hence yesterday and today's posts - little 'Emily' once again has become the focus of today's card.

What I used:

Card:  White, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red

Ink:  So Saffron, Riding Hood Red.

Stamp Sets:  Eastern Blossoms, Sincere Salutations

Tools and other fun stuff:  Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Scallop Border punch, Scalloped Oval punch, Wide Oval punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' sponges.

Navy and Red thanks

I had a reasonably quiet week in the crafting department last week so this morning I decided I'd try a new technique that was showcased in one of Stampin' Up!s demonstrator magazines a couple of months ago, called "Faux Silk".  I used the latest Clean and Simple sketch as my inspiration.

It involves stamping an image on tissue paper, crumpling,  smoothing, glueing, etc.  I think the tissue I chose was a little too fine as you can barely see it, but still, it was good to try it out.  I've attached photos of the process as well in case you were interested in trying it.  I will definitely try it again but with gift wrap tissue which is slightly thicker than what I had on hand this morning.

Do you know I've given this little girl a name?  It just seemed a little sad to be referring to her as 'the little girl' so from now on she will be knows as Emily on my blog!  Don't ask me why I chose that name, it just popped into my mind, slightly old-fashioned perhaps?  She looks like an Emily to me anyway LOL!  And don't worry, I won't be naming all my other stamps!

 First stamp your image on tissue and prepare a base for it to be glued to.

 Crumple up your stamped tissue paper.

 Smooth it out, but not too much, you want those wrinkles, really!

 Roughly cut it to size, allowing for an overhang to tuck around the back

 Apply glue to the base with your glue stick - I have sponged around the background with Riding Hood Red - just experimenting, again!

 Carefully lay the image on the base and smooth it out - I think this is where I went wrong because I smoothed it out too much, removing all the wrinkles...

 When happy with the front, turn over and apply more glue with your glue stick to the back and start glueing down the overhang.

 Finished back, no one will see this part!

Finished 'medallion' ready for your use.


What I used:

Card:  White, Night of Navy

Ink:  Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy

Stamp sets:  Easter Blossoms, Sincere Salutations

Tools and other fun stuff:  Stamp-a-ma-jig, glue stick, Stampin' Sponges, non SU circle and scallop dies/templates.

Clean and Simple Stripes

I saw this sketch here a couple of days ago and the stripes appealed to me so thought I'd try it out.

Now, what I've learnt with challenges is that the earlier you join in the more scope as far as ideas you have as you always like to come up with something a little different.  As of yesterday I hadn't seen anyone use the Stampin' Around Wheels to make their card so I thought I'd use them as they are ideal for making stripes of designs.I'm really pleased how the overall design turned out, hope you like it too.

What I used:

Card:  Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron

Stamp Sets:  Vine and Blossom Wheel, Fresh Cuts

Tools and other fun stuff:  Stampin' sponges, Stampin' Around standard wheel handle, ruler, adhesive, cutting mat and craft knife.