Somewhere over the Rainbow

I needed a Bon Voyage card, but I don't have any stamps or anything really suitable for a young lady who is moving to England with her family.  

I found this cute card here that was my inspiration.   Not having any of the things used in the sample, I made up my own.

What do you think?

All the materials used are Stampin' Up!, But essentially it's just cardstock & the Big Shot with the Timeless Type Alphabet.   I drew the clouds by hand and cut them out.   The rainbow was made using the 2 1/2" circle punch.  Basically, you punch a half circle out of cardstock, then slide the punch back over the negative, about 5mm above the top edge of the semi-circle and punch again.  That gives you the arc for each layer of the rainbow.

See you soon!
Karen

Extra Large Mickey

My daughter asked me to make a card for her friend's birthday.  Apparently she loves Mickey Mouse and having never made a MM card, I turned to my endless source of inspiration, blog-land.   Thanks to a very talented lady by the name of Michelle Reynolds, I was able to C.A.S.E. this!

I make no apology for casing - Michelle had done a perfect card, so why mess with perfection?!   

My card is however, larger than standard.  I started with a whole piece of A4 in Real Red and folded it in half.   The Basic Black layer has been run through the Big Shot with a Textured Impressions Plate (I bought it when I was a demo in the U.S.).  Thank goodness I still had it - it allows you to dry emboss a piece of cardstock that's almost A5 in size. 

I used the 1 3/4" circle for the head, and 1 1/4" circle for the ears in the main Mickey.   The sentiment is from Word Play.   The word "Dream" is a stamp I had in my stash which I punched out using the Decorative Label.  But I may just have to buy the set "Loving Thoughts" on page 20 of the current mini now!

The 3 smaller Mickey's were made using the 1" & 3/4" circle punches.   Unfortunately, the gingham ribbon is retired.  I do wish they'd bring it back.....pleeeeeease!   The scallop trim border punch, and corner rounder punch adds a little extra detail. 

Thanks for looking!

Have a super day.
Karen

A birthday weekend

Wow!  What a busy weekend.  We were on the go constantly, but what a fab time we had.  It was Lana's birthday on Saturday and I wanted to share the cards that Hayley & I made for her.

Hayley's first:

She's used Fox & Friends for the monkey stamp.  And what a great job of cutting them all out!   I love the colours - inspired by the new Big Top DSP.


Here's mine:

I found the idea for the bear on SCS.  Isn't he cute?  He was easy to make: I used the 1 3/4" circle punch for the body, the 1 1/4" for the head and tummy, 1" for the face, the large circles from the Owl Builder for the paws & ears, and the small circles for the eyes.  I drew the claws, nose & eyes on with a black journalling marker.  The paper is Big Top DSP and I've used it on the flag banner & the present.   I hand cut the little flags because I don't have a punch that I was happy with to get the right shape.   The present was made using the 1 1/4" square punch.  Linen thread attached with brads is ideal for hanging the banner but it was a bit fiddly & I had to punch a hole in the whisper white cardstock first, then tie the bow in the thread and set the middle of it over the hole before pushing the brad through.  I like the stripes embossing folder but did find that it cracks the white cardstock - odd because it's ok on coloured stock.  Who knew?    The stickers for the numbers and word "Bear" were in my stash - how lucky that I had the right colours!

Thanks for looking.   I'll pop back tomorrow with a picture of the cake made by my friend Michelle.

Happy Halloween!
Karen