I "Roar" for You

If you are wild about that special someone this is the perfect card for Valentine's.
This lion was created when I first made my honey bear last month. I struggled for quite a while on the card front but finally came up with this jungle like theme.

This was the first time I used my hexagon hive die and I have to say it was a touch die to get to work; but it does look rather nice as a background. The little lion is pretty fast and easy to put together and only used 3 punches.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Basic Black - all SU
Stamps: All Around Alphabet (I) - SU, Rummage (roar) - MM,  Vintage Frames - SU, Gorgeous Grunge - SU, Secret Garden - SU
Dies: Hexagon Hive - SU, Secret Garden - SU
Punches (other than punch art lion):  Hexagon - SU, Itty Bitty Shapes (4 petal flower) - SU
Misc.: Foam mounting squares, white gel pen, red chalks, black marker, 7 1/8" gold rhinestones.

Full punch art instructions below:

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Horse Treat Wrapper

I have one more"animal face" themed treat wrapper to share. This one is a studly horse (or you could easily turn him into a bull or cow as well).

He comes together just as fast as my previous treat wrappers and of course he was made using the Curvy Keepsake die.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, both SU
Dies: Curvy Keepsake - SU, Oval Framelits - SU
Punches: Large wide oval (muzzle), Boho Blossom (largest, mane), Fun Flower (ears), Owl Builder (smallest circle - nostrils) - all SU,  3/4" circle (eyes & lids) - PB, 1/2" circle (pupils) - PB,
Misc.: white gel pen

Notes: Only cut two "handled" sides of the box die. Trim the bottom to approx. 3/4" (just enough to accommodate a treat/candy bar. Glue the handles together.
The oval shape used for the head was trimmed approx. 1/2" straight across one short end and lines up with my wrapper to create the head. For the muzzle I trimmed my large, wide oval a bit at the bottom to give it an inner curve.

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Little Piggy Treat Wrapper

I am sharing another Curvy Keepsake treat wrapper today. This time it's a sweet little piggy.
He was a little trickier to make due to the snout, but I still like how he turned out.

This little pig can hold a small bag with candy, kisses etc. or a chocolate bar. He's great for Valentine's as well as a party favours.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Smokey Slate, Crisp Cantaloupe - both SU
Dies: Curvy Keepsake - SU, Oval Framelits (3rd smallest) - SU
Punches: 1/2" circle - PB (pupils), 3/4" circle - PB (eyes and lids), 1 1/4" circle - PB (snout), Owl Builder (medium circles) -SU (nostrils, Pennant Builder - SU (ears)
Misc.: white gel pen

Notes: Only cut two "handled" sides of the box die. Trim the bottom to approx. 3/4" (just enough to accommodate a treat/candy bar. I bent the handles towards each other and glued the snout on top. I did have to trim the corners of the handles so that nothing sticks out from under the snout.
The oval shape used for the head was trimmed approx. 1/2" straight across one short end and lines up with my wrapper to create the head. I also curled the tips of the ears a little so they droop down.

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Mouse Treat Wrapper

I am really enjoying making treat packages with the Curvy Keepsake die I have several more and way too many ideas in my head)

Today's' treat wrapper is again only using two of the handled sides of the box die.

This little mouse (or rate if you like) can hold small bag with candy, kisses etc or a chocolate bar. He's great for Valentine's as well as party favours. I glued the bag handles (under the nose) together so the treat will slide out on either side.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Smokey Slate, Pink Pirouette - both SU
Dies: Curvy Keepsake - SU, Oval Framelits (3rd smallest) - SU
Punches: 1/2" circle - PB (pupils), 3/4" circle - PB (eyes and lids), 1" circle - PB (inner ear and nose), 1 1/4" circle - PB (ears)
Misc.: white gel pen

Notes: I cut the box bottom to approx. 3/4" so that my wrapper is not much thicker than a candy bar.
The oval shape used for the head was trimmed approx. 1/2" straight across one short end and lines up with my wrapper to create the head. The whisker were hand cut.

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Alligator Curvy Keepsake Box

I have another quick Curvy Keepsake box to share. This one again only uses two of the "handled" sides of the die shape but to change it up I turned it into an alligator.

He came together really quick and looks rather sweet if you don't mind the teeth. He can hold any small treat package in his mouth (I glued the handles together, so access is from the sides). My little fellow is holding a clear little bag with 6 Hershey's Kisses.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill: hunter green, black and white
Punches: 1 1/4" circle - PB (eyelids and eye base), 1" circle - PB (whites of eyes) , 3/4" circle - PB (pupils and cheeks), Lotus Blossom - SU (teeth), medium oval - SU (bridge of "nose")
Embossing folder: Reptile - Darice
Die: Curvy Keepsake - SU
Misc.: white gel pen

Hope you enjoyed this harmless little reptile project. Thanks for stopping by!

Curvy Keepsake Valentine's Treat

Today I am sharing this cute little Valentine's treat package made from the Curvy Keepsake die.

 

This little package only uses 2 of the "handled" sides of the box shape. I also trimmed the base to approx 1" so it creates a narrower box.  I embossed my cardstock using the border stamp and then sponged it with the green and coral ink. Then I cut out a window and glued together the bottom of my `bag``. I filled a little clear bag with candy and taped it to the inside. Then tied the bag at the top with ribbon and added my greeting and accent.

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill (base is light grey)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Basic Black - all SU, Versamark

Stamps:  Love Always - SU, Love Swirls (wheel-border) - SU, Lovely Little Labels - SU

Punch: Jewelry tag - SU

Dies: Curvy Keepsake Box - SU, Circles Framelits - SU

Misc.: Desert Tapestry embossing powder - Personal Stamp Exchange, 1/2" peach satin ribbon, Foam mounting square.

Hope you enjoyed this quick little treat.

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Love Birds Valentine

I admit of all the cards I've made for Valentine's this year,  this on is my favourite.
I love this adorable little couple perched so cozily on their branch enjoying the moonlit night.

 And in case you are wondering, yes, these birds are made using just one punch.
So for those of you that do not currently own the owl builder punch, you might just want to consider it for your next order. It's amazing how versatile it is.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamp: Perfect Pennants - SU
Dies: Circle Framelits - SU, Branch Tree - Tim Holtz
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral - all SU
Misc.: black marker, white gel pen, foam mounting squares

Full punch art instructions:

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Must be Puppy Love

I'm back with another Valentine's creation.
This lovely pooch princess came about quite by accident when I was playing with my scallop circle punch the other day.

She turned out rather regal looking with her lovely poodle like grooming.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Animal Talk - SU, Good Greetings - SU
Ink: Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry - all SU
Dies: Banner Framelits - SU, Apothecary Accents - SU
Punch: 1 1/4" square to make banner tail (sentiment), Various  hearts
Misc.: 3 x 3/8" rhinestones, 1 x 3/16" rhinestone, black marker, white gel pen, red/pink chalk, foam mounting squares


Full punch art instructions:

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I Love Ewe

When my daughter was little she was a big fan of the TV show Lamb Chop's Play Along (and that darn never ending song - This is the song that never end..., sorry to those that know it and now have it playing in their head, repeatedly).

Anyway, this card was made with my daughter in mind and therefore features an adorable little lamb.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Wimsey Alphabet Upper - Stampendous, Tiny Tags - SU, Soft Swirls - SU
Ink: Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry - all SU
Dies: Banners Framelits - SU, Ovals Framelits - SU,  Floral Ovals Nestabilities - Spellbinders
Punch: Mega heart - Nankong
Misc.: Black marker, white gel pen, foam mounting squares, pink chalk.

Full punch art instructions:

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"Tumbling" Head Over Heals

I am sharing another cute little Valentine's critter today.
He's just as easy to make as my honey bear (just one punch) and I have to say I absolutely fell in love with this floppy little bunny.

Truth be told this little fellow had not been intended for Valentine's at all. I came up with this design when working on upcoming Easter themed creations. I made several bunnies, posing them all in different positions and somehow managed to have this little fellow look like he is almost somersaulting. This reminded me of some stamps I own that haven't been used too much and I went searching for the "Head over Heals" sentiment as I thought it work extremely well.

Wouldn't you love to have this little guy tumble head over heals for you?


Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Many Happy Returns - SU, Vintage Frames - SU
Ink: Calypso Coral, for inking card edges: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Garden Green - all SU
Dies: Banners Framelits - SU, Lacey Squares Nestabilities - Spellbinders
Embossing folders:  Chevron - SU, Stripes - SU
Punches: Word Window - SU, Modern Lable - SU, Medium Heart - PB, Scallop Heart - PB (punch art see below)
Misc.: black marker, white gel pen, pearls, foam mounting squares for dimension


Full punch art instructions:

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Bee Mine Honey Bear

Valentine`s Day is the next special occasion for showing all our loved ones just how much we care, which makes it the perfect time to gift a handmade card. Therefore my next few creations will all be Valentine's themed.

First up is this huggable little honey bear; and believe it or not you need just one punch to make him!

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: Honeycomb Hello - SU, Many Happy Returns - SU (for the Honey, from Honeybun)

Ink: Basic Black for sentiment; Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Real Red for inking edges, all are SU

Die: Lacy Ovals Nestabilities - Spellbinders, Banner Framelits - SU, Oval Framelits - SU

Embossing Folder: Honeycomb - SU

Punch art: see below instructions

Misc.: 3/8'' green gin ham ribbon, 3/8" heart punch (MU) or use the new SU border punch, foam mounting squares for dimension, black marker and white gel pen, red chalk for the cheeks.

 

Full punch art instructions below:

 

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Sending You My Love

I have another fast and simple card to share today. I have to say I love the look of step up cards. It's amazing what a difference it makes to have the card front split into 3 sections. It seems to make the items "pop" a lot more than on a simple folded card.

 

I hope you aren't bored yet with my enthusiasm for the note tag punch because I'm not quite done yet.

Although today's  project is a fast & simple one I have several more involved designs coming up that will probably surprise you. If there is one punch you want to add to your collection I'd definitely recommend this one. The versatility is amazing!

 

As you can see below, my "punch art" really just consists of folding the note tag and adding a couple of lines in Smokey Slate to create a little mini envelope.

 

 

and here are the extra views from left and right angle:

 

 

You can see I've even finished the inside of the card, although the little hearts I added in the corners are hard to see. 

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Smokey Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso*, Basic Black - all SU

Ink marker: Smokey Slate - SU

Stamps: Many Happy Returns (greeting and envelope border **) - SU, Distress background - Impression Obsession, Soft Swirls background - SU, Music Notes background - Hero Arts

Punches: Word Window - SU, 1" square for banner tail (PB), various heart punches; these are all older. The largest curved one is an EK Success large Papershaper. The 2nd largest-wide heart on the font panel was a one time exclusive key chain punch (around 14 year old). The larger one used on the side panels is an old All Night Media punch and the little heart is from a Punch Bunch border punch (the heart is in the centre and on either side is a little spray of tear drops). But honestly, any small to medium heart shapes would work for this design.

Misc.: white gel pen, 3 x 1/16" clear rhinestones

 

* I don 't like when my stamps get stained form black ink. So quite often I use Early Espresso. It's usually dark enough to fool the eye and does not stain my rubber stamps the way black does.

 

** This stamp set came in 3 large stamps that I cut apart to make into little one line stamps. They all fit the word window perfectly and it makes the border designs more usable.

 

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Wedding Card

My nephew is getting married end of the month. Unfortunately he lives overseas and my husband and I are unable to attend. I therefore thought to make a personalized card for the occasion.

This led to digging through various stamp sets until I finally settled on an oldie but goodie SU set.
 
Here's the card: 

 

I personalized the envelope with the couples initials (an old Club Scrap alphabet set) and stamped it with the SU border stamp to match the card.

 

Here is a close up of the card:

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: white Bazzill

Stamps: Love Always - SU, Swirly Heart Wheel (matching border) - SU

Ink: Crumb Cake - SU, Versamark

Dies: Floral Ovals - Nestabilities - Spellbinders, Lacy Oval - Spellbinder

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print - SU

Misc.: 5/8" burgundy organza ribbon, 2 each, 1/4" and 1/8" pearls, foam squares, fine white embossing powder 

 

I started with a standard A2 (5.5 x 4.25 ins) card base. My first layer is 1/4" smaller all around. This I embossed with the pretty print embossing folder. I then applied some Crumb Cake ink with a sponge dauber over the embossing. Next layer is the largest Floral Oval die followed by a Lacy Oval one size smaller than the Floral oval. I stamped the Swirly Heart border across the long side of the Lacy Oval in Crumb Cake. All edges were inked with the same colour.

I then stamped the lovely heart design with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

Then using my sponge dauber I inked the design with Crumb Cake and wiped the embossed finish with a baby wipe to remove the excess ink. The heart was hand cut and then mounted using foam squares for a little added dimension.

I added a hand tied ribbon bow (approx. 2.5 ins) to the bottom of the heart and some pearls to 2 opposite corners for a touch of flair.

 

Here is a peek inside the card:

Additional supplies for inside of card:
Stamp: Versatile Verses - SU
Punch: Deco Label - SU
Die: Adorning Accents Edgelits - SU

I stamped the Lacy Oval border onto a 5.5 ins long piece of cardstock. I then trimmed the it width wise right along the edge of the stamped image and inked the edges. This is layered onto a approx. 2.5" wide piece of cardstock that was die cut both at the top and bottom with the scallop die from Adorning Accents. Again the edges were inked with Crumb Cake. I then adhered it to the inside of the card just slightly higher than center.
The sentiment was punched out with the deco label punch and mounted at the top of the border.
This leaves enough room for a personally message below the border.

You're Foxy

This is another left over card from Valentine's day. I made the eyes extra big as I think it gives this sly little fox a sweet and whimsical expression.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Colorbox
Die: Top note - SU
Embossing folder: Christmas elegance - Sizzix
Punch: Ticket due - SU
Stamps: Brush Alphabet - SU,  Many Happy Returns - SU (The You're is from "You're my only one"
Misc.: foam squares, white gel pen

Full punch art instructions to make this sly little fox are below.

Skunk Punch Art Card

Today's project is a left over from Valentine's, but it will work for many occassions.
Meet Mr. Skunk (or if you like Mr. Le Pew's cousin):

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Colorbox

Stamp: Vintage Frames - SU

Die: Top Note - SU

Embossing folder: Crackle - Darice

Punch: Jewelry Tag - SU

Misc.: foam squares, red/white bakers twine, white gel pen

 

Full punch art instructions for Mr. Skunk below:

Up next is Mrs. Skunk.

Chandelier Punch Art

I had hopped to be able to share this yesterday, but as I am in the processing of painting cabinets (started on my laundry room yesterday) I ran out of time. Oh well, better late than never.

So without further ado, here is my chandelier punch art card. This is another great design that would work well for Valentine's Day (or any "grand" celebration):

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Colorbox

Greeting: written on my PC; punched with a large oval - SU and mounted on a scallop oval - SU

Edging scissors: large scallop trim - unsure. I think it's an old Provo Craft

Misc: foam squares, rhinestones, silver cotton thread (1/8" circle punch to secure wrapped thread)

 

 Full punch art instructions below:

 

One more "light" inspired card to come, so check back soon.

Candelabra Punch Art

I had hoped to share this post yesterday but ended up working late and never had the chance.

So one day late, here is my candelabra punch art. This again would work nicely for Valentine's Day.

 

Supplies used:

cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Colorbox
Embossing folder: Pretty Print - SU
Greeting: typed on PC, punched with Word window - SU and matted on Modern label - SU
Corners: punched with a 3/4" circle punch - PB
Misc: foam squares, 5/8" black organza ribbon, 4 x 3/8" black rhinestones

Full instructions for the candelabra punch art below:

 

Two more "light" inspired punch art creations still to come, so check back soon.

 

Lantern Punch Art

Today I am sharing an exotic lantern punch art. This would work really well for Valentine's Day.

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Colorbox

Embossing folder: Modern Mosaic - SU

Die: Tickets Framelits - Sizzix

Greeting: type on PC and tag punched with jewelry tag - SU

Misc: 5/8" black organza ribbon, 1x 3/8" black rhinestone, foam squares

 

Punch art instructions below

 

Come back for more "light" inspired punch art in my next post.

 

Chinese Lanterns Card

With Chinese New Year just around the corner I was inspired to make a quick card this week.
It only took a few minutes to make and turned out quite cute (at least I think so).

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Real Red - SU, Chocolate Chip - SU, Black - Colorbox, White - Staz On

Stamps: Asian Inspired - Fiskar, Wonderful Words - SU

Die: Top Note - SU

Misc: 3 x 1/8" black brads, white twine

 

Punch art instructions with punch list below.

Come back soon for more "light" inspired punch art.

Snail Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I have one more Valentine punch art card to share.
Here is my cute little snail couple.

Don't they look adorable? suppleis used:
cardstock: Bazzill, , background oval - Coluzzle, Ink: Colorbox, Stamp/greeting: Love Always - SU
I trimmed the banner at each end with my medium heart punch.

Full instructions for the punch art snail below.

 

Next couple of posts will feature 2 more little bugs bearing gifts, so come back soon.