PENNANT BIRTHDAY

Can you tell I love tools? I'm a regular gadget-girl :) I think most of us are. Put a piece of card stock into an embossing folder, over a die or into a punch and presto! Most often, what we get is exactly what we expect but sometime, it's even better.

Like our stamp sets, some tools can sit unused for a time. I'm trying to use more of them these days. I'm also challenging myself to get out the unused stamps and ink them up!

It's a little like spring cleaning, only fun  :)

Have a super day and thanks for looking.

LINES LOVE CURVES

The outside edges of this card had to be straight lines. There are so many different curves inside, it needs the hard lines to contain them! I think I took the design rule of lines loving curves to the absolute max. Some might even say I crossed the line  -ah, sorry, I had to say it :)

Whatever the rule, whatever the outcome, I had fun making the card while thinking about the sweet friend I made it for.

Thanks for looking and happy day to all of you!

COGS FOR A GUY CARD

There is nothing spectacular about this card but it is fun. The cog punch is retired. They are a great shape for a masculine card and the colours are happy. I think it works,

Thanks for looking and have a super day!

BROCADE CARVING

So, honestly, can you stand any more carved stamps? I made this card to show the brocade motif I carved recently. It's clear embossed on the white background and lightly stamped (stamped off) by the sentiment. It goes rather well with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.

Here it is, attached to the acrylic and a fully inked sample beside it. I love it!

I hope you may be encouraged to give eraser carving a try.

Enjoy your day and thanks for looking.

CARVED STAMP PIZZAZZ

My plain carved eraser stamps become something quite different with colour, don't they? I'm really liking the geometric shapes so I think some square designs should be next on the carving block.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

MORE ERASER CARVING

I'm still working with sharp instruments and erasers, and have the band-aids to prove it! Two little stabs which taught me to pay closer attention. These look rather plain at the moment but I hope to make great use of them on cards or scrapbook pages. Maybe for Colour Q this week?

Time will tell.

Remember to work safely, play safely too. Have a great day!

COLOUR Q ONCE AGAIN

Tomorrow is the deadline for this week's Colour Q so I got busy this afternoon.

I used the embossing folder as a stamp. I inked up the side I wanted to use with a brayer, placed it over the white cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot. I had to add a few layers of cardstock for shims, to get a good print.

The flowers are die cut from white waffle paper, glued into stacks, crumpled and sponged with dye inks. All easy stuff to do, just takes a bit of time to do it. Worth it I think. :)

Take up the Color Q challenge here.

Then, I had a go with the left-overs and made some tags, or bookmarks.

The opposite end of the folder was used for stamping on these backgrounds.

Thank you for looking!