Monday 2 December 2013

House Mouse Baubles!

 
Assorted large punches enable you to punch out just a part of a printed image - even if you don't have a die-cutting machine!  Look at these designs...using the punches above.  3 and 3 1/2" punches have been used for the big baubles from the same cute House Mouse stamped image.
 
These baubles have been coloured with pencil and layered onto gold (punched with a 3 1/2" scallop circle punch).  The image has then been covered with Glossy Accents and set aside to dry -for a few hours!  Voila - my mice baubles are rounded and glossy!
 I have used Glossy Accent on the Candy Canes on this card too! Perfect to make them look "Sweet".
The line of bows wwas tied usign a bow maker and 7mm Organza ribbon.
The Dangly bits added to the spine of the card have been punched from the same image using a 11/2" punch.  I have finished them by embossing the whole disc with a Crystal clear embossing powder.
The corners on this layer were all punched using an inverted corner punch.
 This layering was die-cut using a Cuttlebug machine.  I have added little jingle bells to the tied twine at the edge for a touch of fun!  Glossy Accent to the berries to make them glisten and look fresh.



Small is beautiful!


Small cards - so I have used all 4" square cards for the following designs.
This stamp is a tall stamp (Bethlehem) from Woodwares Clear singles collection and I have printed it onto CREAM Shrinkles and cut in half to make 2 cards. 
S-H-R-I-N-K with a Heat-It tool and this makes the piece of Shrinkl 7 x smaller and 7 x thicker - a perfect image for a small sq card!


 The "Gaggle of Geese" stamp (Hobby Art) was used on Shrinkles too (above) and on card (below) so you can see the difference in size when shrunk.
 ALL PRODUCTS USED ARE AVAILABLE AT JAPONICA - EXMOUTH