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Back with a Card

I bet you thought I had forgotten about you. No, I've just been super busy. We went to Washington DC all of last week and had a wonderful time. Now, I'm just trying to get all of the little bits and pieces of things done that have needed my attention this week. I did manage to finish putting this card together last night so I would have something to share with you and certainly before Easter. 

For my base I used Early Espresso that I ran through the Big Shot using the framed tulip impression folder. I then added some Pear Pizzaz DSP to a piece of Pretty in Pink card stock, sponged it and added some lace with a piece of Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon gathered across the center. I then adhered it with dimensionals. For the bunny, I stamped him in Early Espresso on a piece of Soft Suede card stock and cut him out. I layered him with dimensionals and then put a piece of Certainly Celery satin ribbon to his neck. The greeting was created with a piece of Whisper White stock and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp in Early Espresso. It was looped through the safety pin and adhered with a button brad and attached to the ribbon. Trim the tail in a "v" and sponge a little. That's it. I hope you enjoy! I will try to get some more stamping done tomorrow. 

On a Blog Vacation

Hi Gang. I'm sorry I do not have a card for you today. I had hoped to work on some projects today but other non stamping projects are preventing me from doing so. I'm going to be taking a little vacation from blogging for the next week but I will see you all the week after that. If you are new to the blog, feel free to look around and hopefully you will find something ti inspire you.

You're Sweet & A Video

Good Morning. Today is the final Pun Fun card in the series. You can find all of them posted consecutively before this card. I also have a little extra treat for you today on how I did the watercoloring on all these cards. It's extra long so grab a cup of coffee and relax. Or better yet, grab some watercolor paper, stazon ink, blender pen and follow along with me. Now back to the card. I stamped the cute little skunk in Black Stazon on watercolor paper and colored him in with Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive & Blush Blossom ink. I then mounted it on a piece of Basic Black card stock that is 1/8" larger. I felt it gave more weight visually to the focal point. For the card base, I used a square of Melon Mambo card stock and added a piece of Melon Mambo & Old Olive DSP. I then tied a piece of Black Satin ribbon. I then added my focal point using dimensionals. For the greeting, I recommend using your stamp-a-ma-jig. As a final touch I added a little rhinestone that I colored yellow with my sharpie marker in yellow to the center of the flower. I hope these cards have been as fun for you as they have for me. And I hope the video encourages you to make some time to practice your own watercoloring. Just like anything else, the more you practice the better you will get. Smiles!

Love You a Latte!

Any latte drinkers out there? I love a latte. I don't like my coffee sweet and I find that a latte is the perfect blend of coffee to milk ratio for me. yum! For this little card I began with my focal point, as with all the Pun Fun cards, by stamping the image in Black Stazon on a piece of watercolor paper. This time I colored it in with my blender pen and Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink and Baja Breeze along with a touch of Blush Blossom around the cup.  I then began working on the card base. I started with a piece of Crumb Cake and added a piece of Baja Breeze that I textured with the Perfect Polka Dots impression folder, then added that to the top half of the card. For a little definition and to incorporate more color I added a strip of Pretty in Pink and Early Espresso. Now back to the focal point. I added a tab of Early Espresso striped grosgrain to the top left edge then mounted it on the card with dimensionals. For a little bit more texture, I added the smallest pearls to the dots on the bottom of the cup.  That's it! Pretty simple but the texture is what makes this card so yummy. Notice how the pearls mimic the polka dots in the Baja Breeze card stock? Even the watercolor paper has texture. Gotta run. I'll see you tomorrow with the final Pun Fun card. Have a great Tuesday.

Hip-hippo-ray!

As we continue the Pun Fun parade for a couple of more days this week, I thought I would begin the week with my favorite little guy in the set, the hippo. Do you know what else is funny? I always call him a guy, but I always color him like he's a girl because I love to color his toenails, usually pink. I don't know what it is. Oh well, guy or gal, it sure is one cute hippo. And for this one, I began by stamping my hippo with Black Stazon on watercolor paper and then colored using blender pen and Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzaz along with some Blush Blossom around his body to make him pop a little more. For a little bit more pizzaz, I added some dazzling diamonds to the balloon, bow tie and toenails. I also punched the edge with the spiral punch. For the card base, I began with Basic Gray and added some Pear Pizzaz DSP to the bottom edge. To pull out the pink a little more, I added two piece of Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon around and knotted. The greeting was stamped in Black Stazon as well. I then mounted the focal point using dimensionals. That's it. Pretty simple actually. I'll see you tomorrow for another Pun Fun card? Can you guess which one we haven't done yet?

Get Whale Soon!

Welcome back for day 5 of the Pun Fun week. It's Friday! I know you are all excited about that. For today's card, I stamped my whale on watercolor paper with Black Stazon ink and colored it in with Marina Mist and Baja Breeze using my blender pen. I then did some shading with Blush Blossom around the outside of the whale. For a little more impact, I added some dazzling diamonds glitter to the water & the water spout. I then punched it out with my 1 3/4" circle punch. For the card base, I used another square card, this time in Marina Mist. I took a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and another piece of Pumpkin Pie DSP and layered them together with the card stock being 1/4" wider. I punched the edge with the scallop trim border punch to mimic the waves. I then tied a piece of Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon into a bow around this layer and mounted it with dimensionals. The tag was created with watercolor paper as well that I punched using my Jewelry Tag punch, just modifying the length. I added it to the bow with some string. I then mounted my whale using dimensionals on the top two-thirds of it only, so it is level with the second layer. I hope you like it. Since I still have a few more Pun Fun samples, we'll continue this on Monday after a little weekend break.  See you all then!