It's a Masquerade

Hi.  Today I have my very first card in a box to share with you.  It was made for my son to give to his girlfriend for her 21st birthday.  She had a Masquerade Themed Party!

 

 Masquerade Card in a Box

 

The card in a box and mask shapes are all Silhouette cutting files made from the beautiful Modern Medley DSP and SU card stock. I would have loved to have added some stamped party balloons etc to the layers in the box but my son's instructions were "not to make it too tizzy", so I had to comply :)  I know the birthday girl loved her special card.

The following photo shows the card and box set that we gave Toni for her birthday.  It was based on this card that I made almost a month ago.

This time the leaves were e-cut using a digital punch from the very cute Warm Weather Woodcuts Digital Download (MDS) -

Here's a few snap shots of the birthday girl and some of our family all dressed up in Venetian Masks -

 Toni

   

 Toni and Ryan

 Laura and Toni

 

Our gorgeous daughter also turns 21 this week but we will have to wait until June to celebrate as she is right in the middle of rehearsals for a play that she is directing, as part of her final year of Performing Arts at Uni.  

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back tomorrow night to share a project for the next round of SUO Challenges.

FREE Tutorial for Top Note Owl Gift Bag Holder

Hi lovers of punch art and all things cute and 'owly'.  As promised, here's a tutorial for the little Top Note (Pointy Eared) Owl Gift Bag Holder.  Happy Mother's Day!

TUTORIAL

 

Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, Basic Black, Neutrals DSP (Crumb Cake)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie 

+ Envelope Punch Board, Stamping Sponges

1.  Prepare punched pieces and die cuts

2.  Optional:  Sponge around front pieces with matching ink.

3.  Make a little gift bag/box with a 6X6 piece of DSP.  I made one with the Envelope Punch Board and followed this tutorial by Monica Gale (UK) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB4wWaIJAnc&list=UUZu_PHXe5NPHlUKodtyxwYw

(I folded down the top flap so the gift bag will fit neatly inside the Top Note section)

Now you're ready to make this little guy -

 

I hope the pictures are fairly self explanatory.

4.  Score the first Top Note piece as shown below and glue in the two punched birds to form the ears -

 

Inside Front Piece

5.  On the second piece, cut off at the score line and discard top section -

 

 6.  Glue the front folded piece to the back piece that you just cut -

 

 Back View

7.  Assemble the eyes using the circle punches - 1 3/4" x1 Choc Chip cut in half for eye lids, 1 3/4" x 2 in Whisper White, 1 3/8" x 2 in Soft Sky, 1" x 2 in Basic Black.  Attach 2 small Basic Pearls.

  

8.  Attach the small heart for the nose.

9.  Attach the Full Hearts to the inside of both Top Note body pieces.

10.  Adhere the gift bag to the inside of the front piece of the body as shown below -

 

11.   Apply sticky strip to the top of the gift bag and adhere the front and back body pieces together -

 

 

Inside View

12.  Add the belly and wings -

 

13.  Glue on the back head piece to the back of the owl body -

14.  Attach velcro dots on the inside of the front head piece and match up to the inside of the front body piece to form a flap -

 

 

     

 Side View

 Ta Dah!

Compare the Pair

If you enjoyed the tutorial, I'd love to hear from you.  It is actually a combination of several different ideas rolled into one and I hope to make a slightly modified card like this one very soon.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

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Marina Butterfly

Hi and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a butterfly easel card to share with you.  It was made using Beautiful Butterfly Shapes' digital punches from Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio and cut out using an electronic cutter (Silhouette Cameo).  Did you know that you can trial MDS for FREE for 30 days!

     

Once you're familiar with MDS and e-cutters, you're bound to want to know how to make your very own Butterfly Easel Card like the Marina Mist one that I have shared with you today! ... or maybe you don't have a clue about where to start in this 'digital world' because it's all just a bit high tech???  No problem!  I've written a tutorial that will show you, step by step, how you can download digital punches to make fun shaped cards -

 Tutorial BJE 8

SUO Challenges also have a Birds, Bees and Butterflies Theme happening at the moment, so hop on over and join in the fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

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Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit

Have you seen the latest card kit called Hip Hip Hooray?  It has the cutest selection of trendy note cards that you can assemble in a flash and everything (*) is provided to get you started!

The only 'challenge' for me was to decide which design I would do first.  Here's the one I chose to share with you -

Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit - Sample Card

The Kit

Here's what Stampin' Up!® have to say -

"Why get your cards at the store? You’ve got 20 cards at your fingertips. They’re thoughtful, they’re beautiful, they’re handmade, and they take just minutes to make! The Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit contains everything you need * (minus scissors) to create 20 beautiful cards for a variety of occasions. The kit is excellent for people who are just getting started as papercrafters, and also makes a great gift!"

The Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit includes:
* Cardstock and envelopes for 20 cards
* Twine, clips, and adhesive die-cut embellishments
* Three-piece Hip Hip Hooray Stamp Set & clear stamp block
* Stampin Dimensionals
* Basic Gray Stampin’ Spot (mini ink pads)
* Full-color instructional brochure

The price is only $34.95 and you will find the kit in the 'Newest Arrivals' Section of my on-line store (Number 134998) -

Thanks so much for stopping by,

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