Crazy Bird Birthday

This card is for my Great Great Nephews 3rd birthday on Tuesday.  I get a bit stuck doing cards for youngsters since I don't really do 'Cute' anymore, but I think these fun birds are great for any age.

I started by inking up the background with Distress Inks in Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass, and splashed on some water to leave the white splodges.  I then ran it through an embossing folder, and applied some Pebeo Gilding Wax to the raised parts.  I coloured the Crazy Bird with Distress Ink Markers and positioned him so he's standing on the sentiment, which is computer generated.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Long time no post!

I didn't realise how long it was since I last posted, been that busy with Christmas cards and other Christmas stuff.......   I have a couple of birthdays in the next week, so I've finally got round to making them.

I used Distress ink in Tumbled Glass and Tea Dye for all the colour on this one.  The sentiment is a stamp by Woodware, the others, of course are Crazy Birds.

I used the bubble stencil from Clairty, inked through with Adirondack Inks in Pink Sherbet and Egg Plant.  All of the stamps are from a set by Marion Emberson called On Your Special Day.

Crazy Bird Christmas

Don't you just love the Crazy Birds!  This one doesn't look happy at all does he...... lol.

I stamped the had and the bird first on water colour card, then cut them with the matching dies.  I then used Distress Inks to colour him in.  The branch and cones were cut with Marianne dies and the background was ran through an embossing folder with Distress Ink added with a blending tool.  It doesn't show on the picture, but I also rubbed Gilding Wax all over the embossing, the sentiment was cut with dies by Tim Holtz.

Thanks for looking

I'd like to enter this into the present challenge at Papertake Weekly where the theme is Anything Goes.

Halloween Tags

I don't send Halloween cards, but I do like Halloween, so thought I'd make some tags.

 I used 2 Distress Inks for the background, Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint, which I also used to colour Crazy Bird along with Black Soot and Spiced Marmalade.  All other stamps are from Chocolate Baroque.  I now have the dies to match the Crazy Bird stamps which makes things so much easier when you want them cut out..... lol.

I'm entering this tag into the present challenge over at Fantasy Stampers where the theme is 'Fright Night'.

Thanks for looking!

xx