Bamboo!

(Yet Another Catchupmageddon Post) Hi again folks!  A quick post today sharing a couple of panda cards with you! I love all the Agenda Stamp Sets from Mama Elephant and I can never resist a panda! One of my fav sets from last year is the Little Panda Agenda set! 

I saw these bamboo straws in The Range and knew immediately I wanted to use them on a card! I have a really old die and stamp set from Sizzix & Hero Arts (which were a series called Framelits) and this stamp is from the Fern Set. I always think it looks pretty bamboo like!

So I printed out a topper that had the sentiment and the swirly line on. I then stamped onto that line three Pandas. I coloured the pandas with copics. I then stamped the "fern" in distress oxide and used the die in the set to cut it out and then added it to the topper. I trimmed the bamboo straws to match the topper height. I added some bling to the corner of the topper I rounded a corner on.

Thanks for joining me on another catch up!

Cat cards!

Recently read someone's blog where they mentioned that they made a prototype of their card before making the final version, phew! I am glad I am not the only one to do this!  Because I am very new to the Eclips I was experimenting with free svg files and used one of a cat for a commissioned card order.

This is the prototype! I decided not to waste the cut and used it to make a card. The background and rainbow strips are using up a background I made on a previous "having a mess" day. I'm pretty sure it was using liquid distress ink refills on glossy cardstock.

So after making that card I edited the cutting file and made the cat a bit more streamlined. I also popped on some text to make it relevant to the customer's order.

This was another "having a mess" background. I used sequins from the stash, stickles on the text and some glossy accents in the eyes.

Bit of Festive Tim Holtz :)

Saw this gorgeous set featured in one of the craft mags so when I saw it half price the following year I snapped it up!

It's A Sizzix Framelit (So stamps and dies) called "Holiday Joy" and is part of the Tim Holtz Alterations Series.

I created a dark blue "Chipped Sapphire and Weathered Wood) distress ink background and flicked water to create a night-time snowy effect. I then stamped in white the fir tree stamp. I then blended three distress inks and stamped the topper elements.
Distress Inks: Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet.

Added ribbon, bling and sentiment to finish.