Here is a simple page I did in MDS before I left. Not everything has to be complex, ya know?
My Daddy and my youngest (a few years back)
Monday, April 18, 2011
I've been gone
Had a quick girlfriend trip this weekend - lots of talk, lots of antique store browsing (her thing - not mine) and a few adult beverages overlooking the lake... absolutely no crafting involved. Although I did spot a scrapbook store on my way out of the little town Sunday night so I just might have to check that out next time I drive that highway...
Here is a simple page I did in MDS before I left. Not everything has to be complex, ya know?
Here is a simple page I did in MDS before I left. Not everything has to be complex, ya know?
Sunday, April 17, 2011
VC Rocks has reopened it's doors
Long time readers might remember that each summer I participate in a Virtual Celebration of Stampin' Up! on the Yahoo Group VC_Rocks.
Well, this year I was drafted into ownership of the group so I'll be even more involved (If that is possible!)
This means 1 of 2 things.
I'll be crazy busy creating and have TONS of ideas to share with you here.
OR
I'll be crazy busy reading emails, laughing, playing games, chatting and my blog posts will get sparse.
We will be accepting new members to the group during the entire month of May. If you'd like to join us - we'd love to have you. You can be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator or a customer. We just require you to love SU product and be willing to have some fun. You can request to join from the group site I listed above and/or you can check out the VC Rocks blog. WARNING: This group produces ENORMOUS quantities of email and ENORMOUS quantities of fun.
PLEASE WAIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE TRYING TO JOIN - we won't accept you until MAY 1 and yahoo will only hold your request for 14 days.
But you can sure start thinking about participating! Watch our little "commercial" if you'd like: HERE
Well, this year I was drafted into ownership of the group so I'll be even more involved (If that is possible!)
This means 1 of 2 things.
I'll be crazy busy creating and have TONS of ideas to share with you here.
OR
I'll be crazy busy reading emails, laughing, playing games, chatting and my blog posts will get sparse.
Only time will tell.
We will be accepting new members to the group during the entire month of May. If you'd like to join us - we'd love to have you. You can be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator or a customer. We just require you to love SU product and be willing to have some fun. You can request to join from the group site I listed above and/or you can check out the VC Rocks blog. WARNING: This group produces ENORMOUS quantities of email and ENORMOUS quantities of fun.
PLEASE WAIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE TRYING TO JOIN - we won't accept you until MAY 1 and yahoo will only hold your request for 14 days.
But you can sure start thinking about participating! Watch our little "commercial" if you'd like: HERE
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Poser
If you have ever seen my gallery on Splitcoast Stampers you might recognize this face as my avatar. This is my "son" TJ - adopted from the animal shelter almost 5 years ago.
Poor dog has endured a lot...
Friday, April 15, 2011
more digi
I know it isn't that exciting looking at these scrap pages since they are MY memories- not Yours, but that is all I have to share 'cause that is all I've worked on.
Good thing is I've done 30 or so pages with no mess. A BIG benefit to digi scrapping.
The only mess on my desk is tax stuff. Yes, Miss "I like to do things ahead of time" does not like to do her taxes. So that is today's project. ugh...
Anyway, here's some of what I've beenworking on playin' with.
Good thing is I've done 30 or so pages with no mess. A BIG benefit to digi scrapping.
The only mess on my desk is tax stuff. Yes, Miss "I like to do things ahead of time" does not like to do her taxes. So that is today's project. ugh...
Anyway, here's some of what I've been
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Not my idea but I made one
This is my simple little slice of pepperoni pizza.
The idea came from Tammy Howell right HERE.
She has video and all kinds of detailed directions.
You can go simple or very complex on your slice.
You will want to make one.
And then,
You will probably order pizza for dinner...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Cuter Umbrella
I had an umbrella on my Under the Weather Duck last week - HERE is one that is WAY cuter!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Masters of Disguise
I bet I tried 5 or 6 backgrounds before I settled on white.
But with MDS, I don't have 5 rejected sheets of paper strewn on my desk.
And I didn't have to cut up any of my hoarded pattern paper.
This is based on a past Sketchy Thursday sketch.
Oh yeah, I'm hooked
MDS ROCKS!!!
And with MDS (my digital studio) I have all the retired SU colors to work with - Blush Blossom (title) is so perfect for beach scenes. These ocean photos are from our San Diego trip last summer.
AND with MDS you can make a change in SECONDS that would be very time consuming "in real paper" time
For example, first I made this:
Then I decided it was too much of ONE COLOR, so in less than one minute I changed it to this:
I LOVE MDS!!!!
yeah yeah yeah, I have some punch art in work for you - but right now it is more fun to play with my "new" toy (don't let any punches read that - it might hurt their feelings)
Monday, April 11, 2011
Come to Order!
To a Stampin' Up demo, "come to order" means you should drop by their house to place an order for some stamps, ink or paper!
To the rest of the earth, "Come to order" is the start of meeting or courtroom session.
Mary Lou Schussler emailed me for some tips on making a gavel for a journal project for a judge - she even sent a picture of what she had in mind. (Way to go, Mary Lou!) I figured it out and gave her the scoop....
But after a few days, I decided to go ahead a make the gavel myself since I was a PTA president 'once upon the past' and have not scrapped that yet. I bought a gavel for my charm bracelet so that should work on a layout too...
Sooooooooooo easy
Rectangle - approx. 1.5 (maybe a gooch smaller) x 2 inches
2 word windows
Strip 1/2 inch x 4.25 inches
Trim the strip a little narrower at one end (look at the photo)
Stamp all with wood grain background - sponge a little ink and stick it all together!
More blathering to follow - you can stop reading - no punch talk (promise!)
"Come to order" reminds me of one of my BEST meeting ideas EVER.
First, you need to know that I HATE meetings. I was a BELOVED PTA pres 'cause I had super short meetings (probably set a world record (or two) for getting 'em in and out)
I found myself in another organization where 3 committees were being merged into ONE and they needed a leader. I was drafted into the position (I think they must have known about my PTA reputation for speed). Now, this was with a group of people - nice people - who liked to talk and didn't particularly like to make decisions. Meetings for all 3 committees could go on all night - so combining them was a potential disaster. What to do????
Crafts to the rescue! I made a little bald eagle statue and brought it to the first meeting.
I explained. "See the eagle? The eagle is a good thing. Majestic. Beloved symbol of our country. We all have good feelings about an eagle. BUT an eagle doesn't belong in this room. A real eagle would be terrifying in this room with us - not to mention messy and the situation would be miserable for him."
After getting their agreement, I continued, "Just as an eagle doesn't belong here - there are other things that don't belong here. Lots of good information and interesting topics could be discussed BUT we don't have time. So, if you begin talking about things that aren't part of our meeting, I will quietly slide the eagle statue towards you. This is your cue to wrap it up and get back to our business. It isn't that what you have to say is bad - but just like the great eagle - it doesn't belong in this room tonight"
Ha, no one wanted that eagle in front of them - we stayed on target and got everything done in just a couple hours. No one's toes were stepped on.
There may not have been any eagles in the room but they all watched me like hawks during the next few meetings, hoping to push that eagle MY way.....
To the rest of the earth, "Come to order" is the start of meeting or courtroom session.
Mary Lou Schussler emailed me for some tips on making a gavel for a journal project for a judge - she even sent a picture of what she had in mind. (Way to go, Mary Lou!) I figured it out and gave her the scoop....
But after a few days, I decided to go ahead a make the gavel myself since I was a PTA president 'once upon the past' and have not scrapped that yet. I bought a gavel for my charm bracelet so that should work on a layout too...
Sooooooooooo easy
Rectangle - approx. 1.5 (maybe a gooch smaller) x 2 inches
2 word windows
Strip 1/2 inch x 4.25 inches
Trim the strip a little narrower at one end (look at the photo)
Stamp all with wood grain background - sponge a little ink and stick it all together!
More blathering to follow - you can stop reading - no punch talk (promise!)
"Come to order" reminds me of one of my BEST meeting ideas EVER.
First, you need to know that I HATE meetings. I was a BELOVED PTA pres 'cause I had super short meetings (probably set a world record (or two) for getting 'em in and out)
I found myself in another organization where 3 committees were being merged into ONE and they needed a leader. I was drafted into the position (I think they must have known about my PTA reputation for speed). Now, this was with a group of people - nice people - who liked to talk and didn't particularly like to make decisions. Meetings for all 3 committees could go on all night - so combining them was a potential disaster. What to do????
Crafts to the rescue! I made a little bald eagle statue and brought it to the first meeting.
I explained. "See the eagle? The eagle is a good thing. Majestic. Beloved symbol of our country. We all have good feelings about an eagle. BUT an eagle doesn't belong in this room. A real eagle would be terrifying in this room with us - not to mention messy and the situation would be miserable for him."
After getting their agreement, I continued, "Just as an eagle doesn't belong here - there are other things that don't belong here. Lots of good information and interesting topics could be discussed BUT we don't have time. So, if you begin talking about things that aren't part of our meeting, I will quietly slide the eagle statue towards you. This is your cue to wrap it up and get back to our business. It isn't that what you have to say is bad - but just like the great eagle - it doesn't belong in this room tonight"
Ha, no one wanted that eagle in front of them - we stayed on target and got everything done in just a couple hours. No one's toes were stepped on.
There may not have been any eagles in the room but they all watched me like hawks during the next few meetings, hoping to push that eagle MY way.....
Sunday, April 10, 2011
More Scrappin' from Challenges
Let me explain why I like challenges so much (when I try them) - it is the CHALLENGE of MAKING them work with what you have.
Similar to the challenge of making punches into something with the limits of available shapes.
Limited supply but "must get to your goal"- that's the challenge I like.
(See, that doesn't apply to house cleaning because there is an infinite supply of mess...)
I am stubborn enough that when I pick photos for a sketch challenge, I'm GONNA MAKE 'EM WORK! (determined look on my face here)
So I saw this cute sketch on Twisted Sketches:
I picked my photos - two oldies from summer 1998. (I'm pretty sure - hard to tell with no hair-dos to go by)
Then I picked the pattern paper because the "twist" required with this sketch is PAPER.
Then I went looking for other paper/cardstock to go with it and the photos. Everything in my stash was too dark or too busy and took away from the photos. But I was determined to use this sketch, these photos and that paper.
And I like the results - by using the thin strips to suggest the paper in the sketch - things stayed light and airy.
And don't they kinda remind you of the edges of a pool?
The stripes on the paper circles are supposed to remind you of beach towels and beach balls.
And the bird is on there just 'cause he is cute.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
The Brains of the Family
This is my big brother and his wonderful wife. Lawyers. Smart. Generous. & Awesome - definitely Awesome!
Sketchy Thursday sketches appeal to me. The design team offerings are often a different style than mine - but I'm ALWAYS happy with my layouts when I use their sketch. Which proves the value of a good sketch - it will work for an infinite number of layouts and styles.
This week I tried the sketch as presented, but before it was glued down, I managed to turn the sketch upside down - and that works too.
Wanna see the sketch?
My whole page (except the 12x12 base) is SCRAPS - how great is that? I just dug through the drawer until I found enough that would "go" together. Did I do OK? I wasn't sure about the stripe under the "s" so not much of that shows.
"Brains" and the "arrow" are on coasters. Glue your paper on the coaster (or chipboard) with SU's glue stick (good product!) - then run through the big shot with your alpha die - THE SIDE YOU WANT TO SHOW DOWN AGAINST THE DIE.
You are right, the arrow isn't an SU die exactly - when I ran another letter through, I got part of a lower case "k" - so I snipped the two "legs" on the right and added a straight strip to make an arrow.
The "n" and the dot of the "i" are popped up on dimensionals. The "n" so the library clip would fit and the dot so the "n" wouldn't be all alone.
ALSO - I sponged some Sahara Sand ink on the green dotted strip - the dots started off PURE white so I dirtied them with the ink to tone it down.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Heard you were under the weather...
It is a Splish Splash Flash Back...
I don't do a lot of challenges. This is primarily because I'm usually a week behind on my blog reading and the due dates are past. But I have turned over a new leaf and hope to do someones challenge each week.
This week I bought into the Color Combos Galore Inspiration 187. I've been following this site for YEARS with good intentions yet this is my first time to play. They "requested" more cards so that is what I did. A get well card - "Heard you were under the weather" is the inside sentiment - yep, it's my usual corny stuff! And since they required WET - I glazed up the umbrella, drops, and puddles.
Changed the duck a little from the Splish Splash version:
Same butterfly punch feet and bill
1.25 inch circle for the body
Owl punch with ears and feet cut off for the head
And since it was already laying there on my desk - I cut the owl breast in half for wings (weird end is behind his body)
Eyes are the circles from the owl punch in white and black
Umbrella is the 1.75 circle punched near a scallop oval hole - this is the way to get the "scallops" inverted on the umbrella.
Umbrella handle is the word window around the slot hole - trimmed. Like this:
I don't do a lot of challenges. This is primarily because I'm usually a week behind on my blog reading and the due dates are past. But I have turned over a new leaf and hope to do someones challenge each week.
This week I bought into the Color Combos Galore Inspiration 187. I've been following this site for YEARS with good intentions yet this is my first time to play. They "requested" more cards so that is what I did. A get well card - "Heard you were under the weather" is the inside sentiment - yep, it's my usual corny stuff! And since they required WET - I glazed up the umbrella, drops, and puddles.
Changed the duck a little from the Splish Splash version:
Same butterfly punch feet and bill
1.25 inch circle for the body
Owl punch with ears and feet cut off for the head
And since it was already laying there on my desk - I cut the owl breast in half for wings (weird end is behind his body)
Eyes are the circles from the owl punch in white and black
Umbrella is the 1.75 circle punched near a scallop oval hole - this is the way to get the "scallops" inverted on the umbrella.
Umbrella handle is the word window around the slot hole - trimmed. Like this:
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Baby on a Blanket
Not a bald baby this time,some babies have lots of hair (niether of mine did)
I think I mentioned the pile of magazines I HAD to look through before I recycled. Well, on the back of a 2004 magazine there was a Stampin' Up! ad with a baby stamp similar to this pose - awwww so cute!
But in case you need a change of outfit see this:
Face - 1 inch circle trimmed on one side
Hair - 1 3/8 inch circle snipped in with scixxors
Body - large oval - repunched with circle (blue shirt) 1 inch circle (blue bottoms) large oval (green)
Arms - wide heart to heart - repunched with same to thin
Sleeve - (blue) 1/2 inch circle
Legs - wide heart to heart - repunched on one end with 1/2 inch circle to shorten
Hands - usual with slot punch thumb
Feet - small heart to heart - trimmed
Nose - slot punch
Carolyn to the Rescue!
Carolyn Gibbs noticed my recent ummmm.... uhhhhh..... let's call it "lack of participation" and kindly sent me her recent contribution to the world of punch art. It's a bit of '"Down Under" Easter. CUTE!
Thanks Carolyn!!
Thanks Carolyn!!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Requests and Dedications....
Oh my goodness, it is Wednesday afternoon and I haven't punched a thing for you this week. OOPs!
Hubby left for a golf trip this morning so I should be finding some punch time over the next few days (if I'm not out playing with my girls and girlfriends)
Last night, I made a HUGE effort to clean up and clean out my computer - files, photos, and emails and realized that I have neglected many of your punch requests - and the deadlines for these requests have long since past. OOPs, again!
I know I have a couple of hockey player requests but other than that I want a fresh start. If you have a request, please leave a comment on this post. And remember, YOUR deadline is not my problem - the Inspiration Fairy doesn't have a calendar. Definitely don't make a request for something you need next week - she doesn't work well under pressure.
Then she and I will settle in with a big dose of chocolate and caffeine and see what we can do.
Hubby left for a golf trip this morning so I should be finding some punch time over the next few days (if I'm not out playing with my girls and girlfriends)
Last night, I made a HUGE effort to clean up and clean out my computer - files, photos, and emails and realized that I have neglected many of your punch requests - and the deadlines for these requests have long since past. OOPs, again!
I know I have a couple of hockey player requests but other than that I want a fresh start. If you have a request, please leave a comment on this post. And remember, YOUR deadline is not my problem - the Inspiration Fairy doesn't have a calendar. Definitely don't make a request for something you need next week - she doesn't work well under pressure.
Then she and I will settle in with a big dose of chocolate and caffeine and see what we can do.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Had to try one more
Had to try one more (just to be fair) and nope... digital punch art is not for me - at least not at the skill level I'm at right now with MDS
Punch Art in MDS
Y'all don't have to worry about me making a total switch to MDS.
Punch Art just isn't the same when you can't REPUNCH and trim with scissors.
Although, being able to make circles and ovals ANY size is pretty darn handy....
Want to see my first attempt?
Link to the girl I was trying to recreate HERE
And here is my MDS attempt:
Punch Art just isn't the same when you can't REPUNCH and trim with scissors.
Although, being able to make circles and ovals ANY size is pretty darn handy....
Want to see my first attempt?
Link to the girl I was trying to recreate HERE
And here is my MDS attempt:
I told you that you don't have to worry - I'll stick with Real paper and Real punches!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
12x12 as 7x7 on 8x10
Does that post title make sense? Probably not.
I took a long 'round about route, but I got my new MDS pages printed...
Using MDS you have to DECIDE how you are going to use your project before you create it. WHY? Because for several of the options there is a "bleed" area that may or may not appear when the project is printed (as in a bound book). And the bleed area differs on what type project you are creating.
Being a long time traditional scrapper this doesn't sit well with me. I want to design my 12x12 page and I want to see ALL of it. If a section gets "cut off", it throws the whole page off balance. grrrrrr...
"Hmmmm" I thought, "There has to be a way I can print these - see the whole page - and have them in my greedy hot little hands TODAY!" (Don't need them today - I just want to see my new skill in print.)
And of course - there was a way.
What I did was:
Saved my 12x12 page as .jpeg on my 'puter (call this Part A)
Opened a new project in MDS for 8.5x11 portrait pages
Opened a photo box in the new project - square and covering most of the page
Opened the Part A photo into that box
Saved that page as a .jpeg on my 'puter (call this Part B)
Sent the jpeg photo of Part B to my local photo shop (which, in my case, is Walgreens) and had it printed as an 8x10 photo. Giving me a 7 inch square of Part A on my Part B photo.
When I picked up the photos (about 4 minutes after receiving the email that they were ready) the two girls at the developing section had my package open - admiring my work. My head swelled a bit larger than usual and we had a great scrapbooking discussion.
My next task will be to cut out my 7 inch square and mount it on an 8x8 piece of cardstock and VOILA! I can put that in 8x8 page protectors and have my scrapbook complete TODAY with my whole page showing (no bleed areas cut off). Yes, it is only 7x7 but that is fine with me.
I am still messing with MDS today... and could that have something to do with the fortune I got in my cookie Saturday night? "More art in your life at this time will help you feel better"
-- Isn't that a great fortune?
I took a long 'round about route, but I got my new MDS pages printed...
Using MDS you have to DECIDE how you are going to use your project before you create it. WHY? Because for several of the options there is a "bleed" area that may or may not appear when the project is printed (as in a bound book). And the bleed area differs on what type project you are creating.
Being a long time traditional scrapper this doesn't sit well with me. I want to design my 12x12 page and I want to see ALL of it. If a section gets "cut off", it throws the whole page off balance. grrrrrr...
"Hmmmm" I thought, "There has to be a way I can print these - see the whole page - and have them in my greedy hot little hands TODAY!" (Don't need them today - I just want to see my new skill in print.)
And of course - there was a way.
What I did was:
Saved my 12x12 page as .jpeg on my 'puter (call this Part A)
Opened a new project in MDS for 8.5x11 portrait pages
Opened a photo box in the new project - square and covering most of the page
Opened the Part A photo into that box
Saved that page as a .jpeg on my 'puter (call this Part B)
Sent the jpeg photo of Part B to my local photo shop (which, in my case, is Walgreens) and had it printed as an 8x10 photo. Giving me a 7 inch square of Part A on my Part B photo.
When I picked up the photos (about 4 minutes after receiving the email that they were ready) the two girls at the developing section had my package open - admiring my work. My head swelled a bit larger than usual and we had a great scrapbooking discussion.
My next task will be to cut out my 7 inch square and mount it on an 8x8 piece of cardstock and VOILA! I can put that in 8x8 page protectors and have my scrapbook complete TODAY with my whole page showing (no bleed areas cut off). Yes, it is only 7x7 but that is fine with me.
Just a little more MDS
I warned you it was a new addiction.
All made last night 'cause I just couldn't stop - and I learned a lot simply by TRYING stuff to see what it would do. FUN FUN FUN!!!
These are all from the trip last summer.
All made last night 'cause I just couldn't stop - and I learned a lot simply by TRYING stuff to see what it would do. FUN FUN FUN!!!
These are all from the trip last summer.
Not my writing here - I "borrowed" it from info they provided us.
I normally would have made a pocket page and inserted the original paper.
I'm not sure I'll ever figure out how to make a DIGITAL pocket that functions.
Someone with better skills than I have has probably already done so...
Friday, April 1, 2011
OMG New Addiction!
I'm always a little late to the party...
Not a real party - I'm early to arrive for those.
I'm late to new technology, new techniques, new styles...
But I stumbled on some videos about MDS - My Digital Studio, which is Stampin' Up!'s product for digital creations. OMG! I have a new addiction!!!!
I promise not to show you EVERY page I create, but this is one of my first-ish ones and boy was it fun to keep adding stuff.
I can't believe I have let this software sit on my 'puter this long, rarely toyed with - when it is so much FUN!
Not a real party - I'm early to arrive for those.
I'm late to new technology, new techniques, new styles...
But I stumbled on some videos about MDS - My Digital Studio, which is Stampin' Up!'s product for digital creations. OMG! I have a new addiction!!!!
I promise not to show you EVERY page I create, but this is one of my first-ish ones and boy was it fun to keep adding stuff.
I can't believe I have let this software sit on my 'puter this long, rarely toyed with - when it is so much FUN!
Ha! You can resize your stamps to be ANY size and you get a perfect image each time - no stray ink marks. Now I just need a 12x12 printer and 10 gallons of ink.
No, I just need to stop being lazy and investigate the options. They are out there - I just need to sit down and read about them. Right after I make 5 or 10 more pages.....
What she's thinkin'...
I snapped a few candid shots while my youngest was having her Senior Photos taken last weekend. Couldn't resist adding the thought bubble 'cause moms can read the minds (or at least the expressions) of their offspring ...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bull Dog
I am evidently on a dog jag....
Ears - larger photo corner - trimmed slightly
Head - medium oval
Eyes - narrow heart to heart, standard hole punch
Nose - standard hole punch on corner of paper
Tongue - circle itty bitty punch pack
Cheeks - wide oval - repunched at top to round in with the end of the wide oval
Vanilla jowl and chest - wide oval (snipped in on both sides at bottom of face - I did the trimming after assembly)
Front legs - wide oval near small oval hole
Paws - medium oval - trim flat on bottom
Back leg - medium oval next to medium oval hole
Tail - same as back leg - just much closer to the hole
Body - wide oval (trimmed in a little on the dogs back)
Belly - large oval next to large oval hole
Ears - larger photo corner - trimmed slightly
Head - medium oval
Eyes - narrow heart to heart, standard hole punch
Nose - standard hole punch on corner of paper
Tongue - circle itty bitty punch pack
Cheeks - wide oval - repunched at top to round in with the end of the wide oval
Vanilla jowl and chest - wide oval (snipped in on both sides at bottom of face - I did the trimming after assembly)
Front legs - wide oval near small oval hole
Paws - medium oval - trim flat on bottom
Back leg - medium oval next to medium oval hole
Tail - same as back leg - just much closer to the hole
Body - wide oval (trimmed in a little on the dogs back)
Belly - large oval next to large oval hole
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Running Dog
Running Dog - sounds like the name a young boy would pick for his Indian Guide name...Do they still have Indian Guides?
Well, in reality, it is the description of this:
A lot more complex than yesterday's puppy.
Here's the 411:
Body - 1.75 inch circle, curved line drawn for leg
Scruff - small oval (don't ouline ALL the say with black - leave it open and it will look more like part of the body)
Collar - medium oval, repunched with small circle itty bitty punch pack, details drawn on
Neck - word window
Head - large oval
Eyes - word window cut in half to get 2 - standard hole punch in black - add gel pen highlights
Ears and Tail - Wing from 2 step bird
Muzzle - large oval repunched to shorten with 1.75 inch circle
Nose -wide oval medium oval (wide one would have looked ridiculous!)
Mouth - 3/4 inch oval
Tongue - narrow heart to heart - cut in half
Back Paws (that are in front) medium oval
Toes - standard hole punch
Front paws (that are underneath him) 3/4 inch circle
I added a wide oval behind the body - basically to give something to put the far right paw on.
Center paw and head are adhered on a dimensional
Well, in reality, it is the description of this:
A lot more complex than yesterday's puppy.
Here's the 411:
Body - 1.75 inch circle, curved line drawn for leg
Scruff - small oval (don't ouline ALL the say with black - leave it open and it will look more like part of the body)
Collar - medium oval, repunched with small circle itty bitty punch pack, details drawn on
Neck - word window
Head - large oval
Eyes - word window cut in half to get 2 - standard hole punch in black - add gel pen highlights
Ears and Tail - Wing from 2 step bird
Muzzle - large oval repunched to shorten with 1.75 inch circle
Nose -
Mouth - 3/4 inch oval
Tongue - narrow heart to heart - cut in half
Back Paws (that are in front) medium oval
Toes - standard hole punch
Front paws (that are underneath him) 3/4 inch circle
I added a wide oval behind the body - basically to give something to put the far right paw on.
Center paw and head are adhered on a dimensional
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Simple Puppy
I was cleaning out a pile of OLD stamping/scrapbooking magazines I found on a shelf that I had forgotten about. Out of sight, out of mind, ya know?
But I MUST thumb through them before they go to recycle and I spotted an add for a PUNCH - actually 2 punches - a puppy head and a puppy body. Well.... you know what happened next...
Head - Owl punch with ears and feet cut off
Ears - Petal from Blossom Petal/Feather duster
All the circles for his eyes, nose, face ring - Owl Punch
Body - 1.75 inch circle, cut flat on bottom and right side, repunched in a bit at the bottom with circle from itty bitty punch pack, drew line for "front legs"
Drew on a few spots with black marker
Attached his head with a dimensional.
But I MUST thumb through them before they go to recycle and I spotted an add for a PUNCH - actually 2 punches - a puppy head and a puppy body. Well.... you know what happened next...
Head - Owl punch with ears and feet cut off
Ears - Petal from Blossom Petal/Feather duster
All the circles for his eyes, nose, face ring - Owl Punch
Body - 1.75 inch circle, cut flat on bottom and right side, repunched in a bit at the bottom with circle from itty bitty punch pack, drew line for "front legs"
Drew on a few spots with black marker
Attached his head with a dimensional.
Monday, March 28, 2011
I can't see the photos from the previous post - did you?
I can tell from comments that someone could see the photos in the previous post - but I couldn't - nothing but the words was showing up. I am reposting the photos in case someone else had the same problem.
Simple Pose Change
All you have to do is shift your full heart, shorten the cuff and attach the shoe at a different angle.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Nose in a book...
I wish, I wish, I wish I could show you what I used as inspiration for today's punch art but alas, I only saved the tiny photo and I cannot read the watermark to tell you where I saw it. Cutest stamp - a little girl sitting with her head on her arm looking at a flower. She had tendrils of loose hair hanging down, a wreath of flowers in her hair and was barefoot - just darling.
It inspired me to punch this:
Not as feminine and lovely as the inspiration piece but way more likely to get used in my scrapbooks.
face - owl punch feet and ears cut off
nose - small circle from owl punch
hair - 1.75 circle punched near 1 inch circle hole (the 1 inch hole is the curved part near her face) then the rest of the "face edge" was trimmed by hand
bun - 1.25 inch circle
eye - drawn on - (2 curves then fill in the color part)
neck that you don't really see - word window
arms - wide heart to heart
sleeves - small oval cut in half to get 2
shirt - wide oval trimmed front, neck and bottom (so not really recognizable as an oval anymore)
underside of shirt - small oval
torso peeking out - small oval
jeans - full heart - draw lines on as shown in photo below (only I left the pocket off this time)
cuff of jeans - modern label shortened with same
belt - edge cut from 1.75 circle that had been run through square lattice embossing folder
belt loop - scrap
book - bits and pieces
shoe - medium oval on edge of paper
It inspired me to punch this:
face - owl punch feet and ears cut off
nose - small circle from owl punch
hair - 1.75 circle punched near 1 inch circle hole (the 1 inch hole is the curved part near her face) then the rest of the "face edge" was trimmed by hand
bun - 1.25 inch circle
eye - drawn on - (2 curves then fill in the color part)
neck that you don't really see - word window
arms - wide heart to heart
sleeves - small oval cut in half to get 2
shirt - wide oval trimmed front, neck and bottom (so not really recognizable as an oval anymore)
underside of shirt - small oval
torso peeking out - small oval
jeans - full heart - draw lines on as shown in photo below (only I left the pocket off this time)
cuff of jeans - modern label shortened with same
belt - edge cut from 1.75 circle that had been run through square lattice embossing folder
belt loop - scrap
book - bits and pieces
shoe - medium oval on edge of paper
If you don't know how to make the "denim" paper - look HERE and scroll down a bit in the post.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
A sucker for doggie stuff
I am such a sucker for doggie stuff. Our dog just about rules our world. (He is a spoiled little beast)
So I followed a link from Kim Score's Paper Punch Addiction blog because it said "hydrant box" and we all have a pretty good clue that this is either going to relate to a dog or a firefighter right?
And I found THIS where Carrie Gaskin made a box that looks like a hydrant. And she even included a pdf file with the directions that you can download to make your own. She made some cute dog cards with stamps but you could fill it with cute dog cards from punches. (Or cards with a firefighter).
Thanks to Carrie for sharing her darling project and to Kim for spreading the word.
Here are links to some of my favorite dog posts (all shown before) and a firefighter post
Dog - Holding something in mouth
Dog - Big Face Mutt
Dog - Dachshund on a bun
Dog - Droopy
Dog - Odie
Dog - Scooby Doo
Dog - Snoopy
Dog - Snoopy on Dog House
Dog - Underdog
Firefighter
So I followed a link from Kim Score's Paper Punch Addiction blog because it said "hydrant box" and we all have a pretty good clue that this is either going to relate to a dog or a firefighter right?
And I found THIS where Carrie Gaskin made a box that looks like a hydrant. And she even included a pdf file with the directions that you can download to make your own. She made some cute dog cards with stamps but you could fill it with cute dog cards from punches. (Or cards with a firefighter).
Thanks to Carrie for sharing her darling project and to Kim for spreading the word.
Here are links to some of my favorite dog posts (all shown before) and a firefighter post
Dog - Holding something in mouth
Dog - Big Face Mutt
Dog - Dachshund on a bun
Dog - Droopy
Dog - Odie
Dog - Scooby Doo
Dog - Snoopy
Dog - Snoopy on Dog House
Dog - Underdog
Firefighter
Friday, March 25, 2011
It has been 3 days
It has been three days since I've posted and usually about this time I start getting email from my online friends to make sure I'm OK. So, to save you the typing, YES! I'm fine.
I have been playing with stuff I can't show. Some 'cause it is for cards I want to send and I don't want to show them before they get to the recipient. And some because I have been having a ball playing with stuff that is not from Stampin' Up! and to show you that is a no no and I might get turned in by the SU police and be in big trouble and have to quit SU and I'm not ready for that so.... You don't get to see cute stuff. It is a shame but "them's the rules" or close to the rules and I'm not taking any chances.
There is more punch stuff perking in my brain. We will have to see what bubbles out next week.
I have been playing with stuff I can't show. Some 'cause it is for cards I want to send and I don't want to show them before they get to the recipient. And some because I have been having a ball playing with stuff that is not from Stampin' Up! and to show you that is a no no and I might get turned in by the SU police and be in big trouble and have to quit SU and I'm not ready for that so.... You don't get to see cute stuff. It is a shame but "them's the rules" or close to the rules and I'm not taking any chances.
There is more punch stuff perking in my brain. We will have to see what bubbles out next week.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Birthday Balloon
Sometimes you see a card that appeals to you so much that you have to drop what you are doing and copy it.
This is HEAVILY based on Mary Fish's card found HERE. I think Mary's card is AWESOME. I'm not sure I like mine quite as much but I can't bring myself to do "exact" copies - where is the fun in that?This uses the medium oval punch as a balloon - I punched two and put a dimensional between them.
In Mary's post she has a video of a punch trick sent in by Tracey (one of her blog readers) - I didn't use the trick on my card but it is VERY clever and easy (I tried it). It will show up sometime in some punch art character 'cause that is what happens around here.
And the third punch thing to note is the clouds on my background are from the scallop circle. Most if you know how to do this but just in case you don't... Punch out a scallop oval. Lay it on your paper (I tend to start at the top of my page) - Sponge a little bashful blue above the scallop oval. Keep moving down and sponging, move and sponge keeping a little bit of white showing each time - Voila! Cloud filled sky!
In case you don't recognize it - the balloon string is from the Hostess Set Playful Pieces. I think you could draw a line by hand - if you try really really hard! (grin)
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