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  • Out of My Gourd

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    X4!
    This is anything BUT a card today. If you can’t tell, this is actually a gourd that I carved, painted & varnished. For the Inspiration Challenge IC1046, we are visiting Lucuma Gallery & their Pinterest Boards. Since they are all about gourds, I had to use this one. It reminded me of so many but THIS one in particular.  I made several of these & two I still have but I am unable to locate the other one. These were all different & the third one was gifted to a relative. Since it is a round, 3D object, it’s a little trickier to photograph. This is one view showing a pair of cardinals. To make this, I penciled in the scene, then used a Dremmel tool to carve the lines. The lines were accented with black then the insides were painted. Apparently, the paint I used was a little fugitive as they have faded a bit, even with the varnish coating.

    Another side showing a single cardinal & a cherry blossom branch. I will mention, carving a round, slightly slick surface is a bit tricky, even with the Dremmel.

    Third side with a hummingbird. I also would like to mention that the gourd was thoroughly washed & scrubbed, then allowed to dry before I started.

    Top view with wisteria surrounding the stem. After I finished drawing the wisteria, I cut it open & cleaned out the inside. Then the carving, painting & coating took place. Since the top is cut around the wisteria, it only goes back on in the corresponding spot.

    This is a view with the top off. I padded the inside a bit & covered it with fabric. Next time, I’ll be sure to use better paint so it won’t fade. The gourd is about 6 inches high & 7 inches across at the widest point.

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

     


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  • Purrfect Christmas

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    This is  fun card to make and purrfect for your cat lover friends and family. And I’m really loving this new Circle Cover die. I only used part of it here but normally it completely covers the card front. Put any color you desire behind it for a different look and it’s an all season die; no need to wait til Christmas. The little kitty in the sweater is just plain fun. And be sure to pick up the set of the edge dies. They make the divide between papers look so professional.

    A big congrats to Laura, the newest Featured Stamper FS983! She has a super duper gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout & cute Christmas kitty theme, but I used different images, dies & papers.

    To make my card, I colored & die cut the cute kitty & his cup of cocoa. He’s popped up one layer & I added him to a small white square with a slightly larger red scallop square behind it. For the background, I blended a bright red & a bright green on a piece of white. No rhyme or reason to the placement of the color I just tried not to mix them because together they make brown. The circle cover topper was added on top & trimmed to about 2.5 inches wide. I also trimmed down the top & bottom just a smidge. A piece of designer paper about 1.5 inches wide was added to the left of it & I used a small red scallop edge to cover the join.

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:  (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Christmas Cats
     Paper: Staples 110# white, red,  Brass & Bliss: Holly Jolly paper pad
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Distress ink Candied Apple & Mowed Lawn
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss: Circle Cover, Christmas Cats, Classic Edge Cut, Squares, Scallop Squares dies,  Misti, Copic markers 


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  • Martini Season

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    I have a fun, classy, holiday card for the grownup crowd today. This would also be great for a holiday party invite or for your favorite martini loving friend. Change the colors, papers and greeting and you have an all season card. Great for birthdays and parties. The best part is it only takes 3 die sets, a greeting and some pretty paper.

    For the Inspiration Challenge IC1042, we are visiting Callister’s Christmas & their Pinterest Board where I was inspired by THIS ornament.

    To make my martini card, I die cut the glass out of a shimmery silver card stock. The shaker was cut out of 2 shades of metallic silver & paper pieced. The glass insert was cut twice out of transparent vellum & I used a lt red marker on the back side of the vellum pieces. After cutting the olives out of red & green glitter paper & piecing them to the stir stick, I attached one of the vellum inserts to the back side of the martini glass. The glittery olives were attached behind the vellum & the second vellum insert was attached behind it. Another glass cut out of card board was attached on the very bottom to sandwich all the parts together. The little bows & holly were cut out of glitter paper & added. The largest & mid size tag frames were cut out of white & a piece of designer paper was attached behind the largest one. A piece of vellum was attached behind the smaller one & popped up once more, before the the glass & shaker were added on top.

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:  (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Holly & Cheer set
     Paper: Staples 110# white, shimmery silver, 3 shades of metallic silver, red & green glitter, vellum,  Brass & Bliss: Boughs of Joy paper pad
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss: Holly & Cheer, Tag Frames, Martini & Shaker, Market Stand dies 


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