Aviary (3) - Three bird cages

Hi everyone, here's the last card from the Aviary card class: 

 

The cages were stamped in Basic Grey ink and the colour scheme was Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Melon Mambo. The flowers were punched using the flower punch from the Itty Bitty punch pack:

Here's a close up of the flowers. The green edge has been punched with the scallop border punch:

I stamped the inside of the card too, with a row of birds. This is a terrible photo but you get the gist (I hope). Right, you've seen all the cards from card class now, hopefully you've enjoyed them. The next  card class has a masculine theme and takes place on Wednesday 30th. Let me know if you fancy joining us. x

 

Aviary - Card 2.

Hi everyone, apologies for not blogging for a while. I've done 2 fairs this week and now I'm not very well with a nasty cold. Still it gives me a bit of time to do some typing. I bet you thought I'd forgotten about the Aviary cards but I haven't. Here's the second of the Aviary cards which we made at the last card class. This one use the oak tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set, as a fern. Have a look:

I used Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke cardstock. The foliage of the oak tree was inked using old Olive, taking care not to ink the tree trunk. An Always Artichoke marker was then used to dab spots of darker green onto the stamp, to create depth. The small stamp from Lovely as a Tree (just 2 leaves and a pine cone) was stamped round the edges, creating a 'fern leaf look'.  The birdcage was then stamped on top of the 'fern' in Basic Grey ink, which looks less stark than black (although in the photos it looks like blue) Here's a closer look:

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set again. I've used the gorgeous dotted scallop ribbon in Melon Mambo and the fllower was punched using the Boho Blossom punch with a rhinestone in the centre for a bit of bling. Here you are:

The scalloped edge was punched using the Scallop Edge Border punch. If you fancy making these cards and need any products, then please get in touch. x

Aviary Class May 16th

Hi everyone, here's a sneak preview of the Aviary Class which will be held on the 16th May, 7.00-9.30pm at my house:

We'll be making these lovely bright cards, not at all my usual colour scheme but I really enjoyed making these samples.

I won't keep you waiting to see all of these cards in more detail so here's the owl card:

I used Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. The little owl is one of the stamps from the Aviary stamp set. I used the clear set so managed to stamp one owl on top of the other without using the stamp-a-ma-jig, although this is still my favourite tool.

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. This set is so useful as it contains just about every greeting you can think of and they fit the Word Window punch. The label is punched using the Modern Label punch. Here's a closer look:

 

If you fancy making this card, and the others, then it's not too late to book your place. Just contact me on 07970 708348. Check back soon for the others in close up. x

Happy Aviary Birthday

Hi Everyone, as promised, this is the Birthday card I made with the Aviary stamp set. For this card I used Coral Calypso for the base card and used the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder to emboss the Whisper White layer:



I stamped the bird cages in Concord Crush and the birds in Calypso Coral ink. The sentiment is from the hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes - you can only buy this set with 'hostess pounds' earned by hosting a party. If you're interested , give me a ring. Here's a close up of the embossing. I added some glitter to the centre of the flowers but it is difficult to see in the photos:

This stamp set has loads of potential so why not get it? It could help you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set, free with £45 spent. If you fancy having a play with all of the stamp sets then come along to the next card class on the 22nd February and you'll get a chance to make 4 cards, using all of the 4 sets and Designer Papers. Cost is only £12 so contact me soon to book your place. x

Get well Mum

My mum is having an eye operation next week, so I've made her a Get Well card in advance. My mum loves birds and I have just treated myself to the Aviary stamp set. This set is great!!. You can just play about and have birds in the cages, out of the cages, it's a lot of fun. The Nursery Nest Designer Papers also match the set, although I haven't used them in this card:

I used Pool Party, Soft Suede and Whisper White for my colour scheme and I love how it turned out:

I used a bit of bling on the cages and the Scallop Ribbon Border punch to create a Soft Suede edge to the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon. I then used one of the Lots Of Tags dies in the Big Shot to cut the tag out of Pool Party and punched a Modern Label shape in Soft Suede. The Get Well sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. 

The stamp set has a gorgeous little owl image which I just had to use but it didn't really suit the card front - so I used it on the inside of the card. The inside sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set:

Oops, I've just noticed that I haven't rubbed out the pencil line yet. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position my owls in a perfect line. It makes this sort of thing very easy. I hope you like this card. I enjoyed making this card so much, I also made a birthday card using the Aviary set. Check back soon for details. x