Take one
​I punched out some 1 inch circle with 3 different colours. I embossed the pink one and left the other 2 as they were. 
For the background, I used some smokey grey with a cloud stencil to create a sky scene. 
The sentiment was just something I grabbed out of my sentiment stash. I usually stamp a bunch and put them together based on the theme. 
To assemble everything, I decided the placement of the bird and balloons. Then using a black gel fine liner, I drew in the tip of the balloons and strings, connecting it to the birds mouth.
I used liquid glue to adhere everything then added the sentiment mounted on foam squares. 
I loved the card design and the colours that I decided to do one more with some upgrades. 

Take two
For this card, I used the same cloud stencil but this time with light blue ink to make the clouds. 
Everything else is pretty much the same except for the balloons. 
For these balloon, I punched out 5 circles for each colour. I fold one circle in half and then glue another full circle on the folded semicircle, making sure to line up the edges the best I can. 
I then fold the 2nd circle in half to match the first one, and start again by adding another circle to this bunch. I repeat this 4 times for each colour, and glued it down to the card after i drew the balloon tip and string. 
To keep the focus on the balloons, I chose to use the white bird instead. All the birds were printed on 160gsm cardstock and cutout with my Brother Scan & Cut. I did have to do some trimming afterward, but very minimum. 

Take three
After making 2 birthday cards, I wanted a pink cloud background which wasn't a birthday card. So I made it into an anniversary card instead. 
I punched out a border with tiny hearts from red cardstock and glued in on the inside on the card. I then cut the front of the card to be slightly shorter to be able to tuck behind the border. I then used a dark red colour pencil to draw some strings trailing behind the bird. 
I placed some dots of glue on the trail and using a sticky pen, placed the confetti hearts from the border punching onto the glue dots. 
To finish everything off, I grabbed a sentiment from my stash and backed it up with 3 layers of scrap cardstock to give it a raised look. It's not as high as foam dots but high enough to cast a shadow. 

Here is a picture of all three of them. Let me know which is your favorite. 

I love images like this as it can be used for so many occasions and gender depending on the colouring. I can see myself using this for housewarming to Halloween. For demonstration, I am making 2 cards, happy birthday for a lady and thank you for a gentleman.
I printed my images on A4 cardstock. I wanted to see how long it will take for me to fussy cut the image. It was pretty quick, cutting colouring and all, took me 23 mins to make the birthday card. It only took that long because I fiddled around a little bit as I didn't like the empty space above the mushroom house. So with my trusty cloud stencil, I added some cloud and it looks so much better. The thank you card only took me 5 minutes, pencil colouring, stencilling and all. 

Hope you folks liked the idea and the whimsical image from  Tindaloo . If you would like to join an crafty challenge, Creative Finger Challenge is now open. The theme is always, anything goes. Come and share your work of art. 
Thank you again for reading, have a blessed day.

If you haven't started already, you ought to. I am talking about christmas cards. I am always behind, and posting it out a week before Christmas. That won't be an option this year. Given the current situation with backlogs and post office and depots filling up with parcels and cards, we better get those Christmas cards mailed out asap. 
To make cards come together quickly, I always go for coloured images and even better if there is already a premade layout. For these sorts of images, my go to site tend to be The Hungry JPEG. They have so many adorable images, it made me want to get them all. I wanted something that was suitable for all ages, so I went with presents. Who doesn't love presents, especially Christmas ones. ​

These images are quite versatile, print it on A4 with a 2 x 4 inch spacing and then cut it up and use a border punch on the top to make a personalized gift tag to go with your actual presents. I will definately be using some of these for outside of Christmas as well. 
Hope you got some ideas and inspiration to get your Christmas cards going. Sending you lots of love and creative mojo.
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The still image does not do justice to this card. The total card is 6x6 inch or 15x15cm. I just noticed the watermark on my desk, looks like it needs a good oiling. Well cant do anything about that now. Hope you folds have enjoyed the card and are inspired to get crafting. 

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I used a stamp set from Poppy Craft, cant remember the name but has a whole bunch of coffee and tea related images. I have been waiting to use it and the quotes just made perfect sense. 
I only used one colour of ink for this whole set of cards. I used Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, a sponge dauber and a slick surface, the plastic sheet from the stamp. The paper I used was copy paper at 200GSM. Works really well when I am layering. 
I started by placing my stamps along the edges of the precut panel. I can get four panels from one A4 paper. To make the quotes standout and give it more interest, I made a halo effect using the Vintage Photo ink and a sponge dauber. One of the dauber I used had some left over black ink and made the colour a sort of grey, definately a happy mistake. 
​Here are the 4 cards I made. 

I hope this has given you some inspiration to use up your quirky quotes. You can always make your own using Microsoft Word or stamp out sentiments, cut and match words to make truly unique ones. If I were do redo this, I would probably add a mat under the quotes to highlight it a little more. 
In the comments, tell me which one is your favorite or share how you might use your quotes. I would also like to invite you to join our monthly challenge at Creative Fingers Challenge Blog. The theme is always, anything goes. Come and share your work of art. 
Thank you again for visiting. Take care and hope to see you back here soon. 

The kit comes with decoupage images to cut and layer, this made the next part super easy. I wanted my critters on the left, with the tea pot facing the same direction. In the original image, the teapot faced right. Since there was no words on the image, this part was simple. If there were words, the "flip" will make the words illegible. I'll give you tips on how to work with that in another post. 
To make this card, I followed the following steps.

1. Using GIMP 2.0 which is a free software, I made a copy of each decoupage layer and flipped the image on the vertical axis. 

2. Using Word and my template (makes 4 card front on one A4), I arranged my images to make 2 card front and the other 2 to print the decoupage elements. Usually, I would use this template to make 4 card fronts which are slightly different so I can turn them into a set of cards to give as a gift. Remember to use the scale function to reduce/increase the size of your images, so that each layer will match up. Super important with decoupage images which come in multiple sheets. I reduced both the layers at 30%. Here is the link for this template.
         However, like Murphy's Law states "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" and it did!
         One of my card front was ruined, so I was left with extra decoupage images that I needed. 

3. I continued working with the good card front, I cut it to 3 13/16 x 5 1/2. Then I backed it with some deep red cardstock. Before I glued it down, I used my puncher to take out some pieces. This not only reduces the final weight but also gives you some extra pieces to work with. No one will see this.

​4. I used wet glue to stick the layers together, being careful to not press in the middle as the punched out area will indent if pressed hard and leave a unsightly mark on the card front. 

5. For the sentiment, I looked through my scraps for a pretty teal paper strip. This one happens to be  top part of a pattern paper which I had saved. I layered it behind a sentiment which I printed on regular white cardstock. Super easy to make. I will have the one I made link below. Remember to use a black marker to go around the sentiment to give it a professional finish. 

6. The sentiment would block the little mouse, so I cut out the decoupage layer and backed it with 4 layers of scrap paper to give it dimension and glued it, making sure to line the image up with the bottom layer. I wanted the doggie to stand out more, so I cut out another one of it and backed it up with 3 layers of scrap. 

7. To create more shadow, I gently curled the mouse's ears with a pencil. 

8. I finished off the card by adding Nuvo Drops in the colours Autumn Red and Dragon Scales. ​

That is all folks, hope you have fun creating. As always, A Perfect Time To Craft August challenge is up and running! Check out the team's inspiration in our video and join us over at our blog for your chance to win! 

Hello Folks, we have officially started the 2nd half of 2021. I hope you have all been doing well and staying safe. 
In the current uncertain times, I have found card sending ever more important to stay connected. As many of my cards are quite feminine, I decided to make a masculine one today. 
Today's image, Steampunk Owl comes from the very talented Lauren C, and you can find it here at her Etsy shop, LCWaterworth. She has a wonderful collection of outlined B&W stand alone images as well as coloured pattern paper sets for scrapbooking. 

As usual, thank you all for visiting. Hope this gave you some ideas to get crafty. If you would like to share your crafty creation, join the Monthly fun at "A Perfect Time To Craft", where you can summit ANY of your creations. Click here for that page.

Hello lovely, I got into another design team!!! I am so excited. Love working with new crafty people. Everyone is so talented and have a variety of styles. Absolutely blessed to be a part of CREATIVE FINGERS team. This group runs a challenge too, they do it every 2 weeks, beginning on a Friday. It would be lovely to see you all there. 
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​Now let's get to business. ;)

The sponsor for this challenge is the fantastic Bugaboo. I used this chibi image called Kidz Bella Love. I wanted to use the image in my planner / journal for July so  I resize the image in 5 different sized and printed them out on one sheet of paper. I only used 2 out of the 13 images I coloured. 

I'm in Australia, so the paper I used was A4. My Journal booklet is 7 3/4 tall and 4. The balance of the paper I used to make a smaller booklet which I use like a notepad.
I use Zig Brush markers on 170GSM paper. I made multiple sizes of the image on one page, so I can colour and choose the size that fits me best. Pattern paper the background, die cut letters to spell July, added some gold drops and voilà, a cute little booklet to go into my planner. ​
If you are interested in tutorials for resizing digital images without them going all blurry, let me know. I have a few tutorials that I am working on and that will help me prioritize.

Finally, thank you so much for dropping by. I would love to hear your thoughts or if you would just like to say hi. You can find the link for the team challenge here. There is no themes, anything goes. Looking forward to seeing your wonderful creations in the challenge. Sending you lots of love and groovy crafting vibes. Stay safe and take care. 

I loved the image, so I made another one with purple hair. 

Let me know which one you like better. Personally, I would have loved the purple one, if the colour blended better. Well what's done is done. That is all I got for you folks this month, as usual don't forget to join the Monthly fun at "A Perfect Time To Craft", where you can summit ANY of your unique creation. Click here for that page. Or you can also visit our facebook page here for more inspiration to use your digital images. Thank you for spending your time with me.  Stay safe, stay crafting and hope to see you all again, till then take care. ​