WLS Sept#2 Cute

Good Morning everyone

Half way through September so time for more inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

CUTE

There is always the anything goes as long as you use stamping if cute's not your thing.

Cute isn't really me but this cute elephant is on a stamp set from art by marlene so I decided to make a couple of baby cards, first time id inked up this stamp.

DL size (approx 4x8") I used cream linen card for a softer feel than white.  I stamped the elephant with blue ink onto the cream linen and watercoloured with distress inks and cut out.  I stamped it a 2nd time onto cream so that I had its tail and die cut into an oval and added the watercoloured version on top with glue gel. 

I then searched my papers and found this floral one with pinky purple tones that went well with my inks so i die cut to fit the base and adhered.  I die cut a fancy oval from pink mirror card and added my elephant topper to this and then the card front.

Sentiment stamped, matted onto more pinky mirror card and added to the top with foam tape. 

Sadly the photos don't do the pinky mirror card justice, but it is lovely when the light hits it. 

and a blue version

Made the same way, this time i matted onto a matt blue cardstock that matched the blue inks used in the elephant.

Items Used:

Art by Marlene stamp set 'goofy animals' (STAMPBM63)

Baby bottle die set (brand unknown)

Spellbinders oval oval die sets S4-140 petite ovals & Elegant ovals S4-425

Patterned papers (very old)

craft consortuim pink mirror card

CraftUk ltd cream linen cardstock

Distress Inks - picked raspberry, shaded lilac, seedless preserve, chipped sapphire, salty ocean, wild honey

We have an amazing prize of house-mouse stamps this month kindly supplied by oakwood

So hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning - we love seeing how creative you can get

 

WLS Sept#1 - Cute

Good Morning everyone

Time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

CUTE

So right out of my comfort zone , if cute is not for you, you can always go with the anything goes option as long as you use stamping

Looking through my stamps I don't have many that are cute, but found this cute mouse image that a friend had stamped and sent to me which is called Ballerina Mouse by Pink Ink designs.  I thought it would be ok for my niece Charlottes birthday.

6x6" card which I made from acetate.  After colouring the mouse with alcohol markers i went searching for a paper and found this one with rainbow tones which also picked out the pinks, purples and blues in the colouring.  I folded it and adhered inside the acetate card so that is shows through. 

I die cut a frame from teal and white card and added to the front with foam tape, i die cut circles from the same colours and adhered flat in the middle, to this I added the mouse on a 'wobbler' so she dances around.  I then computer printed the sentiments die cut into fishtail banners and added to the front with glue gel.

2 pink glossy hearts added to the sentiments and glitter glue added to the wings to finish.

(After finishing and looking at it a while I realised that if I had thought it through I would have cut the backing paper so the circles were more even on each side.... which I could have done as it was a 12x12 paper but Im sure my niece won't even notice that)

The wobbler gives lots of dimension

Whenever I make an acetate card and added a paper insert, i will always add the frames and such to the front first as i then add the glue behind these to hold the insert in place, therefore no glue shows through the acetate.

Charlotte decided she wanted a recorder for her birthday so we all needed ear plugs! lol 

Items Used:

Pink ink stamp 'ballerina mouse'

Spellbinders and MFT circle dies

Fancy square nesting dies

MFT fishtail banner dies

Alcohol makers

Make & Create Patterned paper (the works)

hunkydory acetate

CraftUk ltd white linen card

Jellybean teal pearl card

Wobbler

Heart gel stickers  

We have this fabulous prize of house mouse stamps this month kindly supplied by oakwood so hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning.  Get as creative as you can with your stamping and have fun.

Thank you all for stopping by once again. Crafty hugs Emmax