Showing posts with label High Tide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label High Tide. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Bird Birthday

 My grandson is 10 years old today.  He was my first, the one to make me a grammy.  And he's very special, as all grandchildren are, especially the first ones.  

Ethan loves birds.  It started when they visited the Grand Canyon when he was just 6, and he bought a National Audubon Society stuffed bird in the gift shop.  He was so taken with this "pet" that he began to study birds.  He has read extensively (his other hobby) and can tell you all about any bird in North America.  

So to honor his love of birds, I made him a special card:


I think I used just about every bird stamp I own!  😄  And do you see something new?  Just take a look at the "hills" - cut with a new die that will be making a debut on November 3rd.  The Curvy dies will coordinate with the Quite Curvy stamp set (see the greeting?) and I know you're going to love it!  Not only are the sentiments curved to match the dies, but those little birds are included.  So CUTE!


I used the die with the hole-punched border with three colors of green, and then layered them to create the hills.  The grass blades were from High Tide (as are the black flying birds).


I also pulled out Free as a Bird for the birds on the branch.  All the birds were colored with Stampin' Blends, and the trees, from Rooted in Nature, were stamped multiple times without re-inking.  

And inside:



I pulled a few stamps from A Grand Kid along with the larger bird from Free as a Bird.  



Happy Birthday to my amazing grandson!  


Curvy dies, Quite Curvy stamps and an exclusive Christmas set, Curvy Christmas, will be available November 3.  Watch for more samples, coming soon. 

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Friday, September 4, 2020

Got Men?

 Do you have men in your life?  I do...quite a few.  And I still struggle with ideas for their cards.  But every now and then, inspiration strikes, and I think this was one of those times:


How's that for a little manliness?  😁  Blues, greens and a lighthouse just say "guy", right?

I am really loving the Artistry Blooms patterned paper.  And that background paper is from that collection.  Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy and Coastal Cabana are all colors featured on this page.  So I had my pick of colors for my image.


High Tide is still one of my favorite stamp sets.  I love the sea-oriented images, and this lighthouse, stamped in two colors, can be stunning!  I stamped the lighthouse, masked it, sponged the "sky", and added sea and sand; this was then cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies, and mounted on a Night of Navy frame, cut with the Ornate Layers dies, which was wrapped with a piece of Braided Linen Trim.


Simple and stunning - just right for a guy in your life!  And Artistry Blooms is just right for making those stunning cards!  Get some today!


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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Nothing New

I've got nothing new today.  I've been busy making a ton of birthday cards (January is one of my family's biggest birthday months) and I needed a card for my adult nephew.  I thought about a few of the new stamp sets, but settled on one that just retired (gasp!):


Yes, Sip Sip Hooray just retired, but it is such a cute set that I decided to keep it for now.  And I'm so glad I did!  Any wine glass or cocktail glass set could be used to make this card, so I'm going to show you a few of the tricks I used to put it together.

First - that background.  I had pulled out the See a Silhouette Designer Series Paper because I love the bright colors.  The "sky" on this card is one of the sheets.  And those palm trees?  The Friendly Silhouettes dies...another of my favorite things!

I cut the sky paper with the die, leaving a hole where the palm trees are.  Then I had some need for creativity to make the trees.

First I stamped the Sahara Sand with the bubbles from the set.  Then I adhered a small piece of Soft Suede behind the trunks of the trees.  And I glued the "sky" to the "sand".



I used the die again on a piece of Old Olive, and carefully removed each of the palm fronds, glueing them into the holes in my "sky" piece...a form of paper piecing.  I finished the trees using a Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker to draw the "bark" lines.

The "water" was cut with the same Friendly Silhouette dies, to nestle into the "sky" piece, and then I free-handed the water's edge with my Paper Snips.  I stamped it with the water image from High Tide using Balmy Blue ink, and gave it some little white-caps with an old White Gel Pen.  (See next photo).

Now for the glasses:


Stamped on Whisper White and cut with the coordinating dies, I then covered them with the Shimmery Crystal Effects, which I believe is on the carryover list from the Holiday Mini Catalog (I've misplaced my list somewhere in the mess on my desk!).  This made the glasses look like glass:


Fun, huh?

I expect my nephew will enjoy his card; I sure had fun making it!


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