Birthday card with bird on a wooden bucket

My mom's birthday isn't until October but I've already made her card because I don't know when I'll have time to create something due to teaching.

My parents live in a house with a garden, and they always put out food and water for the birds. They like watching them.  So, this card is about a bird landing in their garden to drink water. 

If you like it, here comes the tutorial.

First the bucket. 

For this, I used the Sizzix Bigz, Potted (664184) die. I cut out twice the pot and the parts of the hoop.

Then I drew four lines vertically on the bucket. Then I cut it into pieces along the lines.

I placed the five pieces to the Sizzix Lumber, 3D embossing folder (662718). I ran the embossing folder through the Sizzix machine.

Then I coloured the embossed papers with brown inks (Gathered Twigs and Pumice Stones). I coloured the bucket which remained in one. And then I started to glue the pieces to the bucket. 

Then I painted silver the hoops with Brushed Pewter Distress paint. When the hoops were dry I inked the edges with Black Soot Archival ink.

I put two fasteners (Idea-Ology Mini Fasteners) to the holes and I attached the hoops to the buckets with strong glue. 

Now the bird.

For the bird, I used the Feathered Friends, Sizzix Thinlits die (664433). I cut out the bird from 300gsm watercolour paper and I coloured with the following Distress inks (normal and oxide): Stormy Sky Oxide, Faded Jeans Oxide, Faded Jeans, Prize Ribbon, Ground Espresso, Vintage Photo.

And the background. 

I stamped the Flourish background stamp (Stampers Anonymous, Lattice&Flourish CMS257) to a piece of watercolour paper with embossing ink. And heat embossed with Ranger Silver Pearl embossing powder. 

I placed a piece of real twig to the bottom of the card and I glued a thin strip of moss on top of it. 

I also placed a few tiny hearts to the card. For this, I used a paper that I coloured previously, so I don't remember what kind of inks I used. But I cut out the hearts with Falling Hearts Thinlits die (664415).

The text was stamped with an MFT stamp (Bitty Birthday Wishes). 

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp it.

Tag with Valentine's Day couple

The story of my Christmastime couple continues. (You can see my Christmas creations with this couple here and here.) Now they are celebrating Valentine's Day.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Christmastime by Tim Holtz

Sizzix Thinlits die, Cityscape Suburbia by Tim Holtz (for the trees)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Circle Play by Tim Holtz (for the twine of the heart balloon)

Sizzix Bigz die, Heartfelt by Tim Holtz

Idea-ology, Small Talk Stickers, Occasions 

The background is painted with acrylic paints and some of my die-cuts too. I used Archival Distress ink (Vintage Photo) for the edges of the tag.

With my tag I would like to join the:

Simons Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love/Hearts

Simons Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Love is in the air

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Valentine's Day card with rusty frame

Hello everyone, I would like to show you my rusty Valentine's Day card.

And I start - in medias res - with a tutorial. 

First, I cut out a rectangle panel, then I placed the biggest Stacked Baroque die in the middle and I run it through the Sizzix Big Shot.

Then I added Grit-Paste directly to the surface with a palette knife but then I tapped the whole surface with a piece of sponge to achieve a really textured, a more rough surface.

When it was completely dry, I coloured the surface with the following paints: DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream, Transparent Red Iron Oxide, Quinacridone Gold and Burnt Umber.

I inked the edges with Black Soot Archival ink.

Then I inserted 4 Hex Fasteners to the corners.

What I used:

Sizzix Bigz Die, Primitive Hearts

Sizzix Thinlits die, Stacked Baroque by Tim Holtz

Idea-Ology, Hex Fasteners

Idea-Ology, Angel Wings Adornments

Idea-Ology, Typed Tokens

Stampers Anonymous, Reflections by Tim Holtz (CMS111)

Stampers Anonymous, Burlap layering stencil by Tim Holtz (THS007)

DecoArt paints

Ranger Distress paint (Stormy Sky, Picket Fence)

Ranger Distress Archival ink (Black Soot)

Ranger Grit-Paste

With my card, I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Rust It Up

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use A Stencil

Card with globe and Eiffel-tower

One of my friends has seen the text, " together is the best place to be" on my robot card. And I was asked to make a card with the same text for her husband for their wedding anniversary. So after a lot of consultations with my friend I made this card.

For the edge of the second layer and for the globe, I used Liquid Platinum embossing powder from Ranger.

The Eiffel tower was heat embossed with Ranger Vintage Photo (Rust Effect) embossing powder. I repeated the process, so in the end, there are two layers of embossing powder on the Eiffel tower.

Behind the globe, I put a kraft paper which was inked first with Hickory Smoke, then with Black Soot.

I glued the globe on this inked kraft paper then I cut off the excess.

The background paper of the first layer and the little vintage New York picture were in the Graphic 45 Cityscape 8x8" paper pad.

The hearts were cut out from watercolour paper with the Sizzix Bigz Heartfelt die and I added diluted acrylic paints to the surface then spritzed with more water. When it was dry I smeared Antique Linen ink onto the surface. 

I inked the edges of the hearts, the text and the New York picture with Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap.

What else? Oh yes, I smeared a little Titan Buff DecoArt Media paint to the edges of the Graphic 45 paper.

The first layer and the second layer were mounted on a blue card base, then I attached all the other elements, one by one. 

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

With my card, I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Vintage/Past times
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything goes

Sending you lots of love

Last year I made a card which was quite similar to this one. I really love that design, this is why I insisted on many elements from that card. But let me show you the new one:

What I used:

MFT Pure Innocence, Blowing Kisses stamp

MFT Birdie Brown, New Best Friend stamp

MFT Mini Hearts Background stamp

Die-Namics A2 Rectangle STAX 2

Die-Namics A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX

Die-Namics Stitched Fishtail Flags

Die-Namics Stitched Circle STAX

Die-Namics, Grand Greenery

Die-Namics, Mini Rolled Roses

Copic Sketch markers

Ranger Archival ink pad (Forget-Me-Not, Cobalt)

etc.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Have a heart

Rusty tag with cogs and red heart

Hello everybody, here is my first inspirational make for our June Challenge: The Written Words. 

For making this tag, I cut out a tag from chipboard with Sizzix Tag&Bookplates Bigz die by Tim Holtz. Then I cut out several cogs from 300gsm paper with Sizzix Gearhead Thinlits die by Tim Holtz and I glued them on the tag (the back as well).

After this, I put a layer of black gesso on my tag - both sides.

I smeared some rust paste mixed with brown paints onto my tag. 

I inked the edges with StazOn Jet Black ink.

The heart was cut out with Sizzix Primitive Hearts Bigz Die from chipboard. I painted both sides red with acrylic paint.

I embossed a piece of 210gsm paper with Riveted Metal Texture Fades embossing folder by Tim Holtz. I painted it red. I glued this piece of paper on my chipboard heart then I fussy cut the excess.

With archival ink, I highlighted the embossed parts end the edge of the heart.

The text is from the Stampers Anonymous, Simple Sayings set by Tim Holtz. I stamped the text with Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black). I cut out and distressed the edges with a knife. The edges were inked with Ranger Distress Vintage Photo ink.

I glued the text strip and the heart with 3D foam adhesive onto my tag.

The arrow was attached with Tacky Glue Fast Grab.

Here is the back of my tag. Cool, isn't it?

This is why I didn't want to put too many elements on the front. I didn't want to cover this beauty :-)

So if you have any project with a text added, please don't hesitate to join our June challenge where you can win a £20  CVC voucher!

With my tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Masculine

Card - Blowing kisses by MFT

Yesterday afternoon we returned from our one week holiday from France. We visited that part of the Loire Valley that we couldn't see last year. It was wonderful!

But now I'm back and I was so lucky today for having some time to finish a card.

For making this card, I combined two challenges of the MFT Card Challenge, the Sketch Challenge 386 and the Color Challenge 94.

What I used:

MFT Pure Innocence, Blowing Kisses

MFT Birdie Brown, New Best Friends

Die-Namics, Stitched Fishtail Flags

Die-Namics, Stitched Circle

Die-Namics, Swiss Dots

Die-Namics, A2 Rectangles Stax 1

Copic Sketch markers

Ranger white embossing powder

With my card, I also would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use more than one stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Card with little girl by My Favorite Things

Here I am with a card that I made for the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge 380.

What I used:

MFT Pure Innocence, Blowing Kisses stamp

MFT Pressed Flowers stamp

MFT New Best Friend stamp

MFT Mini Hearts Background stamp

Die-Namics A2 Rectangle STAX

Die-Namics A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX

Die-Namics Stitched Fishtail Flags

Die-Namics Stitched Circle STAX

Copic Sketch markers

Ranger Distress ink pads (Spun Sugar, Antique Linen)

Ranger Archival ink pad (Forget-Me-Not)

Thanks so much for stopping by! xx

Sending kisses - greeting card

Let me show you my latest make, a card with the MFT Blowing kisses stamp. She is so adorable, isn't she?

What I used:

MFT, Pure Innocence Blowing Kisses stamp

MFT, Mini Hearts background stamp

MFT, New Best Friend stamp

Die-Namics, A2 Stitched Rectangle, Stax 1

Die-Namics, Stitched Circles

Die-Namics, Rectangle Word Window Frames

Ranger Archival inks (Carnation Red, Potting Soil)

Ranger Distress and Zig Clean markers

Ranger Distress inks (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo)

watercolour paper (300g)

kraft paper (280g)

double sided foam adhesive 

With my card, I would like to join the MFT Sketch Challenge 373.

Anniversary card with hearts

One of my friends asked me to make a card for her hubby on the occasion of their wedding anniversary. She liked my blue Valentine's Day card with hearts but she insisted the following elements on her card: the always-forever text and their special date. So I made this:

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love Is In The Air

MentésMentés

Mosaic Valentine's Day card

Hello Everyone, Here I am with the second inspirational post for the January challenge of the Country View Challenges: Anything goes. 

This is a Valentine's Day card because that special day will be soon here, so it's time to prepare.  

I used a piece of mixed media paper (300g) and my Sizzix Bigz Die, Mosaic by Tim Holtz (661194) and I ran it through the Sizzix Machine. 

Then I gave a rectangle shape for the paper with the windows using a Sizzix Framelits Rectangle Die.

Then I cut out another rectangle (the same size) but without the windows. I painted it with Whispering Turquoise then I smeared the card with Blue Chiffon.

Unfortunately, I wasn't satisfied with the result, so I spritzed with water a little dab from the same colours and I tapped the paints onto the surface here and there with a sponge.

After drying I spattered with white paint the blue card.

I tapped white paint onto the mosaic card. 

The next step was to spatter with brown paint (Burnt Umber) both cards.

I inked the edges with Gathered Twigs and since the blue card was too clean for me, I smeared some watered Vintage Photo ink onto the surface.

Here are some pics of the hearts:

Here you can see that I painted with two different pink paints.

I inked the edges of the hearts.

With a brush, I put a layer of medium onto the hearts and sprinkled with Clear Rock Candy Stickles. I let them dry.

The text was printed by me.

The leftovers from these sugar candy hearts were used for this Silly Monsters card.


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Thanks for visiting!!! Happy crafting!!!