Hello and welcome to my blog. Happy Bank Holiday Monday! The long weekend has been sunny and bright, which makes a pleasant change for a bank holiday. I am sharing a card I made for The Paper Players Clean-and-Simple paper piecing challenge.
The message on my card is something I am going to pin up on the fridge along side the very long list of exams that are ahead of us this summer...I will keep reminding my children that a positive attitude really helps...and for them to repeat 'I believe I can...'
I've used the simply gorgeous Twinkle, Twinkle papers. Yes, they are cute and perfect for baby cards, but they are described in the catalogue as 'Stars for babies and other VIP's in your life' which covers plenty of occasions and recipients. I love the simple designs, and the pastel colours on these papers work perfectly for the flying pig!
I have used the Stitched Rectangle dies to create a frame in Bermuda Bay card. I have used a frame on quite a few of the cards I have made recently; I must be addicted to this look! To make the frame lay two nesting dies on top of a quarter sheet of card and make sure the gap between the dies is even. Anchor them in place by sticking small pieces of washi tape to the dies and card, before passing them through your die cutting machine.
The star background paper is attached behind the frame before sticking it to the whisper White base. The piggy is stamped twice. Once, onto spotty Petal Pink paper and again onto Vellum. The images are fussy cut out and combined to make the image for the card. The fluffy white clouds are fussy cut too. I couldn't resist using my Wink of Stella pen to add a touch of sparkle to the clouds and the wings.
The sentiments are stamped and die cut with the Stitched rectangle dies. The die cut for the smaller sentiment is custom made by die-cutting twice!
The smile on the piggy's face is quite infectious and has a real sense of achievement about it. So, this card is for all those people (hes as well as shes!) getting ready for exams this summer. Believe in yourself!
If you want to purchase the items used for this card, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.
As always, happy crafting,
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Adorable..gotta love a polka dotted pig! Sweet card and great paper piecing! Thank you for playing along with the challenge over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Windy. It's the first time that I've used this set - I need to play with it some more! Such fun to play along with the challenge.
ReplyDeleteAs cute as can be...who doesn't love a polka-dotted flying pig! Adorable! Great take on the challenge this week, thanks for playing!
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right LeAnne, belief has been suspended and there are adorable flying pigs out there! Loved joining in the challenge.
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