Let's party 'til the cows come home!

This little cutie is from the Elzybells line of stamps. Who likes to party more than ewe? *groan* The image was embossed and the little sheep were flocked to give them a warm, fuzzy feeling. If you've never embossed before, give it a try. You will need embossing powder and a heat gun to melt and set the emossing powder. And no, all those stories you hear about using a blowdryer won't work as we've tried it. lol It's best to just invest in a heat gun that you can get at your local craft store. Flocking is also fun. Who doesn't like to play with glue and flock? Just don't get it all over you paws, er, hands.



Additional Info:

Stamp: Elzybells - Sheep Celebrations 2 (clear)
Accessories: Copic markers, Flock, Embossing powder, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Nestabilities, ribbon

Prince Charming or Just Another Frog?

Well, we'll have to wait and find out in another post whether she gets her Prince Charming or if it was just a regular 'ol frog. Not that there is anything wrong with frogs. We'd be more than happy to have a frog as our friend.

We've been having lots of fun with our Nestabilities, or Nesties for short. They work with our Cuttlebug machine so we didn't have to invest in another die cutting machine. Another new line of stamps we like are the Elzybells from the UK. Amuse is the North American distributor for them, but they only carry a limited line of their stamps. The Elzybells are so cute, they are well worth the shipping from the UK.



Not too sure on the colour combination, but it seemed to turn out okay.

Additional info:
Stamps: Amuse (Elzybells) - Girl and Frog
Ink: Nick Bantock - Lamp Black
Accesories: Copic markers, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug embossing folders

C is for Cookie, that's good enough for me! Mmm... me love cookies!

Now, what starts with the letter "C"?
"Cookie" starts with "C"!
Let's think of other things that start with "C"!
Uh... uh... Who cares about da other things?!

"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me,
"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me,
"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me,
Oh! Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C"!

Hey, you know what? A round cookie with a bite out of it looks like a "C"!
A round donut with a bite out of it also looks like a "C" but it is not as good as a cookie!
Oh, and the moon sometimes looks like a "C" but you can't eat that,
So,

"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me, yeah!
"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me,
"C" is for cookies, that's good enough for me,
Oh! Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C", yeah!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C", oh boy!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C"!

Umm-umm-umm-umm-umm!


I think I got a little off topic, but who can resist cookies! I think this little guy likes cookies as much as the Cookie Monster!

Additional Info:

Stamps: Inkadinkado - Cookies Of Life (clear stamp); Stampin' Up - Happy Everything set

Cardstock: Amuse - polka dots

Punches: Marvy - Mega Oval and Giga Scalloped Oval

What are ewe looking at?

Penny and Rusty thought that this sheep looked so cute! And who could resist to have the sheep jumping over a fence? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ... I think I'm getting sleepy... Sometimes Penny and Rusty have dreams and you can tell that they're chasing something or someone because their little paws would move like they're running. Maybe they were chasing this cute little sheep!




Additional Info:
Stamps: Stampendous - Little Lamb; Amuse - Fence
Ink: Brilliance - Pearlescenct Sky Blue
Accessories: Rosie's Roadshow - Clouds stencil; white flocking; Zig glue


The clouds were actually kind of fun to make. Just use a dabber to pick up some ink and apply along the top scalloped edge of the stencil. The flock was a little harder to stay on. Penny and Rusty had to carefully put glue on the furry parts of the heads and tails without covering up too much detail of the stamped image.

Penny and Rusty loved this sheep so much that they bought another Stampendous stamp that had a different sheep in the picture (but that's another story).

Cute as a bug... a Cuttlebug

Penny and Rusty have found that one of the easiest ways to create cards are to throw in a little embossing. It adds texture and can make things "pop" when you're looking for a little something extra. And the easiest way to add embossing is with the Cuttlebug from Provo Craft. You just put your paper in one of their folders and roll it through the machine and presto!

Here are a couple of cards that Penny and Rusty have made using the Cuttlebug:

When Penny and Rusty saw the D'vine Swirl Cuttlebug pattern, they thought it would look perfect as a giant wave. They embossed some blue cardstock and swiped a white ink pad over to make the swirls stand out. Then they cut out a wave pattern and added the surfer dude.

Additional info:
Stamps: Memory Box - Surfer Penguin
Ink: Brilliance - Moonlight White
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder - A2 D'vine Swirl

This fun birthday card was made using the Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug folder.

Additional Info:
Stamps: Amuse - Gymnasts
Ink: Brilliance - Pearlescent ink
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder - A2 Perfectly Paisley; scalloped corner punch

At the Copic - Copicabana

Penny and Rusty have tried many different stamping/crafting pens over the years but their current favourite pens are Copic markers. In the past, Penny and Rusty would try to colour in their stamping images with water-colour pencil crayons. At the time, this seemed like a great solution but sometimes the images seemed to lack a bit of richness in the colours.

At roughly $5 per marker (when they are on sale), Copics are not the cheapest way to colour your stamped images; but they are very versatile. Copics are alcohol-based markers with dual nibs that allow you to blend your colours to create depth and shadow in your images. And with hundreds of different colours to choose from, your only problem will be on trying to figure out which ones to buy.

Here are a couple of cards that Penny and Rusty have created with Copic markers:


Here is one of the first cards Penny and Rusty made with their new Copic markers.

Additional Info
Stamps: Whipper Snapper - Muddy Pup; Stampin' Up - Happy Everything set
Paper:
Ink: Nick Bantock - Lamp Black
Accessories: Copic markers, Prima Flowers embellished with Stampendous Dot Sparkler stickers.








Here's a cute turtle card that Penny and Rusty made. We weren't sure where the eyes were supposed to be on this stamp but he still looks cute.

Additional Info
Stamps: Whipper Snapper - Turtle w/ Hearts Shell
Paper: The Paper Company
Ink: Nick Bantock - Lamp Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities scalloped circle die, Copic markers

Testing 1-2-3

This is a test to see if we've got this blog thingamajig working properly. The picture that you should see is of a New Year card we made this January.