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!
Halloween! What fond memories - from my childhood and when Lauren was little we threw the funnest Halloween parties, complete with games and trick or treating. Last night, Lauren told me that Louisa is going to be a skunk this year. I'll have to see if I can put together a skunk Halloween card!
These critters aren't skunks, but they are adorable! I had a lot of fun coloring them. The mummy rabbit is so cute!
The background on this card is really cool! It's basic distress ink blending with a layer of microfine warm highlights glitter on top. I've got a video showing this technique and a few tips along the way.
Here's the video:
With Lauren getting Louisa's skunk costume from Pottery Barn Kids, I don't have to make a Halloween costume this year. I wouldn't mind making one, but I'm kind of glad that's one thing to cross off my list. What are your Halloween plans this year?
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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:
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This all started with a request for a birthday card. They like my vintage image cards so I picked an adorable Agnes Richardson image. Then I wanted to use a stencil and didn't really see one in my stash that was exactly what I wanted.
So, I got carried away making my own stencils from background dies and really like the results!
Scroll on down for a video with tips and that Agnes Richardson couple is ready for you to download if you would like.
I love this sweet image of the girl with her cat. I think she's a companion for another girl - you can see the card I made with her HERE. She has polka dot hair and well, so does this one! Polka dots on her sweater, the leaves and the cat, too!
So fun to color!
Speaking of color - isn't this card bright and cheery? This background die made a lovely bold stencil.
Really like how that big bold sentiment really pops! And it is really fun: Vintage Text Message!
This is the one I turned into a birthday card for Kirby to give to his wife, Gail. I hear it was a hit! If you like vintage images and want to use this one in one of your creations, you can download it below.
Download Cute Couple HERE.
Here is the video:
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I was going to say Welcome to the last post for Visions of Sugarplums in July, but it's August already! Christmas in August just doesn't have the same ring. Nevertheless, this is the last post for Visions of Sugarplums in July!
I decided to join Spellbinders Die Hard club and the first set of dies I got was their Festive Wreath Slider. I've made sliding easel cards in the past and I must say that having the dies certainly makes it easier!
I've got a video below showing how to make this card and if you want to see how to make a sliding easel card without dies, check out THIS POST AND VIDEO.
Aren't those carolers adorable? The Christmas tree is fun - each layer is a separate die. You can't really see it in the photo, but there is a lovely layer of glitter that really makes this card shine!
Watch the Caroling Critters Sliding Easel Card video here:
The winner of the Poppy Stamps Purrfect Holiday stamp set is:
Pam: Email me at lhairston@cox.net (link in right side bar) to send me your address.
Well, at least I've got several Christmas cards done by having Visions of Sugarplums in July (and August)! How far along are you?
Birthdays are always fun! They're are even more fun when everyone can get together. My daughter's birthday and my mom's birthday are one day apart, so we tend to celebrate them at the same time.
I made this card for Lauren. I sent it to her in Wichita, because we didn't get together until a week after her birthday. So I thought a paper hug would be fun!
I'm calling this card design a Z Fold Window Pass Thru card. The Z fold part of the card is pulled through the opening of the base card. I like making cards that are a little different from the standard fold.
I think this mouse kind of looks like he's opening his arms for a hug. The mice are simply colored with copics and a couple of Staedtler Fine Liners for the little details like eyes, noses and glasses.
I've got a video below on making a Z Fold Window Pass Thru Card. It's not hard at all!
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Hi, there! This is a Louisa weekend coming up, so I'm looking forward to seeing her.
I've got a couple of crafts for her to make. We made tulips a couple of weeks ago and she had so much fun using scissors and a hole-punch for the first time!
These tri-fold window cards were a lot of fun to make. I've got a video (below) with a couple of tips (especially how to hide the tab).
I love the plaid stencil on the front of this one with that fun turnabout showing through the window. The colors are soft and pretty.
Here you can see the turnabout stamped and then cut to fit the flap.
Have you created with any of the turnabout stamps? Such a cool idea!
The inside is actually the leftover piece that makes the window from the front.
Adorable kitties steal the show on these! I couldn't decide how I wanted to color the kitty, so I colored it up a couple of different ways and then used both of them to create cards.
I think the kitty might be jumping up to catch a butterfly and then
he caught it or maybe the butterfly caught him!
This one's fun with all the sequins and the silver embossed grid panel. It's so weird - in this photo it looks like there are some blue sequins. Reflecting light, I guess - there are no blue sequins!
I really love corny puns - I love mew cracks me up!
Here's the video with some tips on making tri-fold window cards:
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I've been having fun with my mini floral stamps again. I finished these up while Louisa was taking her naps last weekend.
This time I've added distress ink into the mix. All fun, easy ideas to incorporate into your creations. You can see the video with tips below.
Talk about getting your money's worth - I've used these butterfly dies a lot! I love the butterfly covered in flowers with a little milled lavender distress ink blended on the edges.
I heard someone say " Quit using unicorns, already!" Well, no. I think this unicorn is adorable and I'm going to continue coloring unicorns as long as I want to! So there!
Seriously, though. this is cuteness! The mini floral stamps in the scallop tag are covered with a light layer of cracked pistachio distress ink. I really like the flowers showing through, so I used distress ink in lieu of distress oxide.
The unicorn is colored the same colors as the flowers - love the stripes and pink hooves!
This is another stamp that is pure cuteness! I love the tea theme and those mice are adorable. You can barely see the distress ink on the teapot and cup. It's spun sugar and the light pink is really pretty.
You can probably think of stamps you could decorate with mini flowers.
My favorite mouse is the little one asleep with his little round belly.
Here is the video:
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