You Make Me Happy!

Yes, you do.  Especially when we craft together!  What better way to spend time than making something pretty that you can give to brighten someone's day.

Today's card is a very simple design, and I imagine I could use all my Itty Bitty punches similarly - some Christmas tags would be really easy with the tree & ornament, don't you think?

Anyway, back to this card - the most challenging part was punching out the heart in the centre of that little one inch square!  Yeh, who knew?!

The stamp is from Hello Lovely, stamped in Cherry Cobbler to match the Glimmer Paper.  My ribbon is Real Red so while it's a bit brighter than the CC I think it works ok.  I seem to be doing more of the white on white layering but it frames the card nicely and just adds that extra dimension.

Happy Friday!
Karen

In Colours Showing Off Again!

Here's a card that not only features the lovely new In Colours, but also our paper clay.  Ooooooh I like this product!

The idea for this card came from Pinterest. The simplicity and layout appeals to me and I saw it as the perfect opportunity to feature the clay using our button mold.  The squares were all cut using the Postage Punch.  They are in Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral & Coastal Cabana.  The sentiment comes from the stamp set of the same name - Hello Lovely - and was a freebie from Convention.  Yay, another SU benefit!  It was cut out using the Decorative Label punch.  I used re-inker to dye the clay (it's white when you get it), and adhered each button & the little flower with a glue dot.  You can also use Tombow liquid glue if you prefer.   You'll notice the buttons have a bit of detail in them so I put them in the freezer for a minute or two before popping them out of the mold, otherwise they're a bit tricky and you don't want to bend them out of shape before they're dry.  Watch out for my video on paper clay.

Happy molding!
Cheers
Karen