Being Green

Kermit may think it isn't easy being green but the little guy on my card today sure looks like he's having a fun time. Here's a bright birthday greeting using the Sale-a-bration set, So Hoppy Together.

The leaves were stamped in Versamark and clear embossed; the frog and balloon were coloured with Stampin' Blends. There are two layers of the greeting dies as I love the extra dimension having that second layer gives and I sponged halves with daffodil delight for another touch of yellow.

Materials used:

• stamps - So Hoppy Together, Tropical Chic, Bird Banter
• card - night of navy, whisper white
• other - clear embossing powder, heat tool, Well Written thinlits, Big Shot, Stampin' Blends in daffodil delight and granny apple green, googly eyes, Dimensionals, sponge, glue

So cute! Am loving these three colours together too. What are your favourites for pairing with frog green?

Cheers

Kez

Mellow Yellow

The cards we're making in class this week all feature yellow - and why not? It's summer and, let's face it, daffodil delight and crushed curry are great colours.

Here's some daffodil paired with Pacific point. This was inspired by a Leonie Schroder creation, which I turned into an easel card.

Materials used:

• stamps - Bird Banter
• card - Pacific point, basic black, whisper white, watercolour, cucumber crush
• other - beautiful branches thinlits, Big Shot, aqua painter, Dimensionals, stitched rectangle die

A simple lever card makes an ideal showcase for the Picture Perfect Birthday set, here paired with retired papers.

Materials used:

• stamps - Picture Perfect Birthday
• card - basic black, whisper white, crushed curry, It's My Party dsp
• other - stitched square framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals

For our last card we're using a lovely bundle from the second-release SAB catalogue which includes a stamp set and deep embossing folder. Knowing how much I love colouring, it will come as no surprise to you that I pre-ordered this one! I stamped the basket using basic grey ink, then over-stamped with Versamark and added clear embossing powder. Colouring was done with daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, old olive and crumb cake Stampin' Blends.

Materials used:

• stamps - Blossoming Basket, Tabs for Everything
• card - daffodil delight, smoky slate, whisper white
• other - basket weave embossing folder, Big Shot, Stampin' Blends, clear embossing powder, heat tool, jewellery tag punch (retired), linen thread, Dimensionals, paper piercer

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez

Bird Banter

If there's one thing we get plenty of here in the Blue Mountains (and believe me, I mean PLENTY), it's birds. On any given morning I can be woken by the cheeky laughter of kookaburras or the strident sqwarking of cockatoos. I have bower birds stealing all my blue clothes pegs to make a nest and fantails and other small birds dive-bombing the pool for water or the insect life to be found just above the surface.

So it'll come as no surprise that I was immediately drawn to a new stamp set in the Occasions catty called Bird Banter. There are a number of bird varieties together with a few different sentiments to pair them with, and they're just so much fun to colour and use on your cards!

Materials used:

• stamps - Bird Banter
• card - soft sky, real red, whisper white, old olive, soft sky dsp
• dies - thoughtful branches, stitched ovals, lacy ovals (non SU)
• other - Stampin' Blend alcohol markers, Dimensionals, Big Shot, corner rounder punch

Materials used:

• stamps - Bird Banter
• card - lemon lime twist, chocolate chip, whisper white, watercolour
• other - aqua painter, ink pads, circle die, layered leaves embossing folder, branch die from Colourful Seasons set

So cute! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez