Just Add Ink #255 - Just Add Eggs or Ovals

This week at Just Add Ink we have an Easter inspired challenge suggested by Nikki, being Just Add Eggs or Ovals. I don't own many, if any, Easter stamp sets so it was a perfect time to do a little Punch Art.

The idea for the bunny was not my own, it was CASEd from demo Barb Mullikin from Barb stamps, but the rest of the card was my own. I love punch art and how it makes the Stampin' Up! punches so versatile but I'm not very good at making something out of the different punch shapes. 

I sponged the grass with Pear Pizzazz and the sky with Soft Sky. The flowers come from the Sheltering Tree stamp set. 

The bunny looks really cute punched out of Whisper White too.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Teams fabulous creations this week.

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Inspired by 'Frozen'

My daughter and my niece both celebrated their birthday's last week, turning 6 and 7. What do most 6 and 7 year old girls love at the moment? Anything to do with the Disney movie 'Frozen'.

 

I made them both the same card inspired by the character Elsa. I got the idea for the 'Elsa' dress from fellow demonstrator Kelly Kent. Check out her Elsa card here.

 

This is my version!

 

The dress is made with the retired Dress Up framelits. This is a set of framelits that I will never sell, that's for sure!

 

 

To decorate the dress I used the Endless Wishes stamp set from the current Holiday Catalogue. The medium and small snowflakes were a perfect size for on the dress. I stamped the snowflakes with VersaMark, sprinkled over the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and then set the embossing powder with the heat tool till it 'melted'.

 

I wanted to keep the same colour theme for my nieces present. Because she lives interstate it's easier to send a gift card which doesn't cost so much to post.

 

 

I dressed up the Gift Card Enclosure with the Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon and the Silver 1/8" ribbon. I embossed the medium snowflake from the Endless Wishes stamp set on to the vellum. Its a bit hard to see here but it looks so sparkly IRL.

 

 

I sent a few lollies with the gift card as well and put it all in on of the very cute Polka Dot Tag a Bag Gift Bags

 

Again using the same colours to tie it all together. I do like a bit of matchy matchy.

 

 

Let's hope my niece likes it all!

 

Thanks for Looking!

 

Have Fun and Happy Stampin'

 

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Punch Art Flowers

Who loves Punch Art? I do! It makes the Stampin' Up! punches so versatile than what they were actually intended for. I'm also blown away by some of the ideas other crafters have to use punches in a different way. Often I'm saying when I see Punch Art creations "How did they think of using that punch that way?"

I my most recent class I wanted to show attendees different ways of making flowers. We had 4 different techniques and this was one of the ways we made a flower.

 

I must say that this idea is not my own and I have CASEd it from somewhere on the Internet. I just love the simplicity of it and also how simple it was.

 

 

It's just layers of circle punches with sections randomly sniped out and then the edges sponged with the same colour ink as the card stock to give it some definition.

 

 

Have Fun and Happy Stampin'

Products Used
Stamp Set - Itty Bitty Banners
Card Stock - Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink - Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Other - Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Pearls, Various Circle Punches, Modern Label Punch, Linen Thread, Stampin' Sponges

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Festive Friday #48

Well it's been a while since I've posted on here. Sometimes life takes over from our crafting and we have to put that first. Especially at this time of year when there is lots of Christmas/end of year/end of school things happening.

Over at Nicole Defendorf's Festive Friday Challenge (Click Here) the challenge this week is a Product Challenge being ... PUNCH ART! YAY! I love punch art.  I love what can be created with punches and I love that punch art makes your punches so versatile to use in many ways.

My punch art has a Christmas theme with 4 different Christmas characters.

Aren't they cute! Who would have thought you could make all these characters with punches!

Thanks for Looking
Have Fun and Happy Stampin'

Products Used
Cardstock - Gumball Green and Real Red Paper Stack DSP, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Old Olive, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Silver Glimmer Paper, Red Glimmer Paper
Punches - Petite Pennants Builder, Small Heart, 3/4" Circle, Cupcake Builder, Small Oval, Extra-Large Oval, Large Oval, Ornament, Itty Bitty Shapes, Bird Builder, 1/2" Circle, Owl Builder, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle
Other - Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Dazzling Details, Cellophane Bags, Dimensionals, TomBow Adhesive

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One for the kids - Cute Punch Art

I love Punch Art! I love how you can transform the various Stampin' Up! punches in to all different things! It makes your punches so much more versatile than just to use them with your stamps. I came across this wonderful blog by Jackie Topa. To view her blog click here. She has a Cute Critters Punch Art Class that I just had to try! The critters are all so cute and makes it a little easier to make kids cards when you have all the instructions for these animals.
I had a go at the mouse. That was one of the animals that I had all the punches for too.

I added a few pieces of cardstock embossed with some of our embossing folders and a the Top Note Die and then put it all together. Turned out very cute!

Well, must go now the kids are home from school and I'm off to go and order some more punches!

Have Fun and Happy Stampin'!

Rochelle xo

Products Used

Stamps: Bring on the Cake

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Regal Rose, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, Basic Grey

Other: Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Hand-held punch (Non-SU), Stripes Embossing Folder, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

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