Harpy Birthday, designed by Big Bear & Bird for Waffle Flower is cute, quirky and fun! And yes, that is H-A-R-P-Y. Seriously, a dog playing the harp! Who thinks of things like that?
Today, as guest designer for Waffle Flower, I've got a fun card and a video for you.
I colored up the dog and harp with copics and created a fun heart background by creating my own stencils with heart dies and distress inks.
Here's the video:
The December 2019 release is available now from Waffle Flower.
Have a Harpy (cute, fun & quirky) day!
Hi! Aren't these two little mice the sweetest? They are part of the Secret Admirer stamp set from Waffle Flower. I'm so happy to be guest designing this week for Waffle Flower (especially when the stamp sets are so adorable)!
Of course, this little guy is giving chocolates, which is perfect. My husband and Louisa are totally into chocolates. I stumbled upon Louis Sherry chocolates, which are wonderful - if a little pricey. And the tins are so pretty. When we finish off the chocolates, Louisa loves to play with the tins. (That's how I justify the price: my granddaughter loves the tins!)
I couldn't resist putting my favorite doily die in the background and that cool heart rosette front and center. Waffle Flower's dies make the heart rosette so easy! (If you would like to see a video on making a heart rosette without a die, you can see it HERE.)
Waffle Flower's December 2019 release is now available.
Have a lovely day!
I've walked past my Zig Clean Color brush pens a lot since the last time I used them. Every time Ii'd think "I've got to get those out again." Well, I finally did.
This pretty hummingbird seems like a good reason to get them out!
I still hesitated. I'm such a novice with these pens.
But, I still did a video! You can watch it below.
Want to see what else I did last weekend?
(Out of the blue.) "Grandma, I want a lion's head." Okay... like the stuffed lion in your bedroom?
"No." Okay...do you want to draw a lion?
"No. I want to wear it." Okay...a lion mask?
"Yes, Grandma!"
Lots of concentration here! She wore her lion mask almost all day. It was a big hit!
Here's the Easy Watercoloring video:
So glad you stopped by!
Unicorns, rainbows AND a pop up! How cool is that?
I have to tell on myself. When I was designing this card, I could not figure out the pop up part. I glued the tabs to the rainbow and glued it to the card and
IT. WOULD. NOT. POP. UP!
I took it off and put it on about four million times. Pulling my hair out ensued. While that may be a slight exaggeration, it was still frustrating.
Then an accident happened. I got the angle right and it popped up! Who knew an angle could be so important. If you're thinking that I should have known, I bet you're a math genius or an engineer. Or at least it makes me feel better to think so!
As long as it took me to figure out, this was still a fun card. And now I know how important that angle really is.
The background on this card is made with Copic inks. I used my refills and a small paintbrush. I really like the subtle color.
Here's the video on the unicorn rainbow pop-up card (including that all important angle):
Thank you for stopping by!
I made this card for my grandmother to give to her great-great granddaughter, Louisa. She turned 94 this December!
Cute, sweet and adorable for the cute, sweet and adorable Louisa. (I know, I know but...Grandma, remember!)
So fun to watercolor. And it still makes me smile.
It's almost Christmas - it sneaks up on me every year. I knows it's coming, but I'm still somehow surprised when Christmas actually arrives.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
The loose theme of today's post is Home at Christmas. That has more than one meaning for me this year. Louisa and her mommy and daddy now live close enough to come home for Christmas! I'm looking forward to it and so glad that I don't have to fly.
I've got a video on how to make this house shaped box. And free images to download.
This is the second day of Visions of Sugarplums (the abbreviated version). If you would like to see the first post, click HERE. Check out the new giveaway below.
I love the gold and white of this box. I've never been able to resist a house - stamps or dies. (Or boxes, it seems.) All sides have houses - embossed ones on the back and sides. The little santa's sleigh and reindeer seem perfect in the gable of the box.
Neither of these houses are actually decorated as houses, although you could certainly do that. I really love this sweet candy cane girl and she's ready to be downloaded below.
I've included a card made with her as well. I think the die cut as a base for the card and the two-tone gingham frame are really fun.
Here's the House Box Video:
Keeping loosely with the Home for Christmas theme, I've also included a mailbox in this post. These dies are from the Parcel and Post kit from Papertrey Ink several years ago. Sometimes it takes me awhile to get around to using things! When I came across the card with the little girl and her dog at a mailbox, I thought it just might be perfect for the front of my mailbox.
I've also got her ready to download, if you would like to create a little something with her.
Download Candy Cane Girl HERE.
Download Girl at Mailbox HERE.
I've posted Visions of Sugarplums Challenge #2. The theme is Home at Christmas. Doesn't have to have a house - you're free to stretch the theme as you wish.
The prize (winner by random selection) is $20 to Simon Says Stamp.
Let's keep the number of links per person to 4 maximum. Thank you!
You can find the link up HERE.
The giveaway for this post is this great set of house dies. There are trees, stars, lamp post and clouds.
I don't have any idea where these dies are from. I bought a box of stamps and dies recently - a wonderful box of about 40 items - from an antique, vintage, junk store that's only open one Saturday a month. There were three sets of these dies in the box.
I created a quick card and tag with them.
I'll give a set to two of you that leave a comment. Be sure to let me know that you would like to win the house dies. Winners will be announced Wednesday, December 12th.
Whew! I hope I remembered everything! So glad you stopped by!
Welcome to an abbreviated version of Visions of Sugarplums! Time got away from me this year and I just didn't get everything organized. I'll miss the hop part of Visions of Sugarplums - everyone always makes such wonderful Christmas projects - so hopefully I'll get it together next year. A lot of my time went to Louisa, so that's not too bad!
My plan for this year's Vision of Sugarplums, is to post a couple of videos, some fun projects and a challenge or two with prizes.
Today, I've got a video showing how to make these easy gift card pockets. I also do a little mini review of the brushes (see one above) I've been using for Distress Inks.
I fell in love with these mice dies - they're adorable! I used the baby one on the gift card pocket and one of the bigger ones on this card.
Here's the gift card pocket video:
To read about (the prize is $20 to Simon Says Stamp) and link to the first Visions of Sugarplums Challenge, click HERE.
I'm also giving away the Little Bits Skating Quartet stamp set - so cute, I mean seriously cute - to one lucky winner!
How do you win the Little Bits Skating Quartet? Comment on this post and let me know that you would like to win. One winner will be selected randomly and will be posted on Sunday, December 9th.
Hope you find the gift card pocket useful and easy! Check back for the next Visions of Sugarplums post...
