As promised... Owl Birthday Card

Hello gals! I am back today with the previously promised owl b-day card. I had to re make parts that got damaged by the dewey grass yesterday. Yep, wet grass does a number on water soluble inks for sure! How about I show you the card and then tell you a little about it?
Do you ever have images that you seem to put together over and over again? Well, for me, I can't seem to use an owl without putting it in some sort of branch or tree. Here, my little guy is sitting in a portion of the Season of Friendship tree. I stamped it first on a scrap of Whisper White CS, in Crumb Cake ink, and then used an old shape template to cut just the portion I wanted to use. The panel itself is trimmed with Pear Pizazz CS, which brings me to my next point...the color scheme for this card...

I wanted to use rub-ons so when I looked in the package of the Bday Party rub-ons which coordinate with the Celebrations DSP, I realized that a few of them used only 2 of the colors from the very vibrant primary colors used in that product line. When you take away the red and bold blue of Pacific Point, the softer Pear Pizazz and Bashful Blue take on a whole new look. The softer yellow print paper (from Sunny Garden DSP) pair nicely with these colors too.

The owl is from the new SAB set called Punch Bunch. This set includes 5 images that all coordinate with a matching punch. If you hate to cut images out, this set is for you. To give my owl a little personality, I added a birthday hat that I made out of scraps and popped his eyes up on Dimensionals.

As I mentioned above, the sentiment is a rub-on from the Bday Party set. One thing I love about rub-ons is that you get great coverage and an opaque image that you just don't get with ink and a stamp. Even using embossing powder doesn't give you quite the same result. I know that many people avoid rub-ons and think they are too difficult to use. I find that with a good embossing stylus or rubbing stick (which comes with SU rub-ons) they go on very easily.

For more info about this card or other SU products, please contact me. I love to help! :)

Sunny For You- SU only card

Hi guys! I am in a super big hurry today but I wanted to show you a really simple but sweet little card. This is a perfect sketch for those times you just don't have any time but you need a cute card. It could be tailored to the occasion very easily just by changing the image and sentiment. Take a look:
Isn't that cute? And it was so easy to make. I started by embossing the front of a Poppy Parade card base with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I rounded the corners on just the bottom 2 edges. Next, I trimmed a rounded piece of Sunny Garden DSP with a piece of Pear Pizzazz CS. These were placed along the top of the card, centered in the middle. A quick wrap with a length of Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding and we are almost done.

My image here is from the new SAB set called Punch Bunch. You can earn this set for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale A Bration. Can't get any better than free, right? This set has 5 adorable, all occasion images that all coordinate with SU punches making them all easy to use in a hurry. No cutting needed! If you don't love to trim freehand, this is a set for you. Instead of just using the whole image, I punched a 1 3/4" Scalloped Circle from Peach Parfait CS, which is the same as the outer edge of my image. I used Markers to color the image and then punched out the middle using the 1 1/4" circle punch. Breathing with your mouth open over the colored image will moisten the ink so you get a crisper image.

I added 2 snipped seam binding tails behind the image for a little texture and balance. The finishing touch is 2 Whisper White Designer buttons that have been stitched with a little yellow pearl cotton which you can find in the needlework section of any craft store. Here I used DMC #6132 which coordinates beautifully with Daffodil Delight.

Easy peasy, huh? Come back next time so I can show you one more Valentine card. It is a card that i was asked to make for a friend by her husband. I can't wait for her to see it!