Waffle Flower Harpy Birthday: Card + Video

Harpy Birthday, designed by Big Bear & Bird for Waffle Flower is cute, quirky and fun!  And yes, that is H-A-R-P-Y.  Seriously, a dog playing the harp!  Who thinks of things like that?

Today, as guest designer for Waffle Flower, I've got a fun card and a video for you.

I colored up the dog and harp with copics and created a fun heart background by creating my own stencils with heart dies and distress inks.

Here's the video:



The December 2019 release is available now from Waffle Flower.

Have a Harpy (cute, fun & quirky) day!

Use Your Background Dies as Stencils+Video+Free Image

This all started with a request for a birthday card.  They like my vintage image cards so I picked an adorable Agnes Richardson image.  Then I wanted to use a stencil and didn't really see one in my stash that was exactly what I wanted.

So, I got carried away making my own stencils from background dies and really like the results!   

Scroll on down for a video with tips and that Agnes Richardson couple is ready for you to download if you would like.

I love this sweet image of the girl with her cat.   I think she's a companion for another girl - you can see the card I made with her HERE.  She has polka dot hair and well, so does this one!  Polka dots on her sweater, the leaves and the cat, too!

So fun to color! 

Speaking of color - isn't this card bright and cheery?  This background die made a lovely bold stencil.  

Really like how that big bold sentiment really pops!  And it is really fun:  Vintage Text Message!  

This is the one I turned into a birthday card for Kirby to give to his wife, Gail.  I hear it was a hit!  If you like vintage images and want to use this one in one of your creations, you can download it below.  

Download Cute Couple HERE.

Here is the video:



So glad you stopped by!  Have a lovely day!

Distress Ink Halloween Background + Dress Up an Image with Stamps

Love the Halloween sky in these cards.  So fun and easy.  Apply yellow distress ink in a circle and then surround with blues and purples.  Sprinkle a little bit of water and you're done.

Fe-Line.  Hah - love the word play!  Such a cute name for this line of felines die.   Also love the black glitter paper.  It's corrugated like cardboard.   I picked it up at a cool little shop in Wichita.  Guess I won't be going there again any time soon, considering my bunch have moved on to Savannah.  I'll have to find all the cool little shops in Savannah.  Something fun to look forward to...

Dennis says this sweet little girl looks like Louisa.  I think she does, too!  She's not a Halloween image, but the black cat lends itself to dressing her up for Halloween.  I just added a cute witch's hat and voila!  she's dressed up for Halloween.  Just to take it even further I added a couple of pumpkins in front of the fence and some bats to the Halloween sky.   Think about adding stamps to printed images - fun!

You can download Girl with Black Cat HERE.

Dropbox seems to work differently for different people.  Either right click and save when image appears or click the download button in the top right corner.  If neither method works, email me and I'll send the files to you.

Happy Halloween!

Put a (Background) Spotlight on It!

Oh, boy is it HOT!!  We've had several days at or almost 100 degrees and I'm a cold weather girl.  Always have been.  This time of year has me yearning for fall weather. 

I can't wait for Louisa and her mommy and daddy to get here.  They're coming to stay for a couple of days.  What are you up to?

I've been up to bear cards again.  This time a cute birthday bear and that same bear couple from my last post, but I got to color them this time.  I figured out how to take out the color of the image with a bit of trial and error and a tip or two from a couple of videos.

The birthday bear is highlighted with what I'm calling a background spotlight.  It's super easy to do and adds a fun element to your card.

The masking paper makes the creation of a spotlight really easy.  I'm sure you could use a lightweight paper, but the masking paper has the added convenience of an adhesive that's easy to remove.  

Masking paper is also really thin making it so easy to glide over with the applicators.

The key here is to use a light touch with the distress inks, so that you can build up color.  If you start with a heavy hand you might get way too much color for your liking.  I'm sure you don't have to ask how I know that.  Let's just say blotchiness is not pretty!

I mentioned that the masking paper is lightweight, but it's also strong enough to use a couple of times.  I stuck the same piece to the inside of my card.

And then stamped my sentiment and another birthday bear in that background spotlight.

Don't throw away the trash (oh, excuse me:  the negative space).  It works great to leave the circle space open, but cover the area around it, so the stamping just shows in the spotlight.

I just love this beary sweet couple.  They were fun to color too!   I split them apart and created a fold-over card using twine to hold it closed.

The polka dots on the front and the squares inside were created using stencils, inks and stencil brushes.  So soft and pretty.

I've got the bear couple for you, if you would like to color them too.

Download Bear Couple Coloring Page HERE.
That's it for me.  I've got to go open a box full of toys and board books that just came for Louisa.  Who is also beary sweet, by the way!
Have a lovely week!

birthday bear	birthday bear dies	circle dies	Spellbinders Nestabilities CLASSIC HEART
MASKING PAPER 20	True Black Cardstock	solid twine	Distress Ink SPUN SUGAR
Distress Ink CRACKED PISTACHIO	Premium Dye Ink Pad ROSIE CHEEKS	Premium Dye Ink Pad DUCKLING	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD
Tsukineko Versamark	Memento LONDON FOG	EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail	clarity stencil brushes
blending tool	accent opaque 80 lb	Accent Opaque White 120lb	Aleene's Tacky Glue
tombow mono glue

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