Talk to the Animals

And now for something slightly different....a card made without stamps!  I've seen these cards and finally got a chance to make one...a Penguin card!! 

How versatile is the Big Shot Top Note Die?!  Not only can you make things like quilted cards and boxes, you can also make cute animals! 

I've named him Bert. :)

I'll even give you a run down on what I used to make Bert. 

Body: Top Note Die in Whisper White and a piece of Basic Black

Feet: Curly Label Punch in Pumpkin Pie

Flippers/Hands: Large Oval Punch in Basic Black

Nose/Beak:  Large Oval Punch (folded over in half)

Eyes: Circle from Big Shot Die Circles #2 and the white marks are made using my White Uniball Signo (also available from Stampin' Up)

Ribbon: Melon Mambo Polka Dot

Put them all together and you get the cutest Penguin in Queensland! :)  You can also get Bert to hold things, some people have given him a heart to hold, such as this one here.

I've also made a cute Monkey card using the monkey from Fox & Friends. 

This is just a small card and I got the idea off the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website.  Demonstrator's get all sorts of ideas from Stampin' Up each month, which is very helpful!

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Fox & Friends

Paper: Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate chip

Accessories: Extra Large bird Punch (for the branch), Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, 4.4cm Circle Punch, Cropodile, Snail, Sticky Strip.

I recommend you have a go at making Bert the Penguin, its lots of fun and he's so cute!!

Example of Cards using Deal of the Week products

I created a few cards today, a couple of them include one or more of this week's Deal of the Week products. Remember these 4 punches are only $20.12 each, but only until Tuesday! So contact me now if you want to order!!! 

This card was made using the Scallop Square and Scallop Oval punches.

The pennants are made from the Scallop Square.  I got this idea from Kari Linder who made a lovely graduation card.  There's a tutorial on her blog on how to make the pennants from the Scallop Square Punch. 

Stamps: Happy Happy Birthday Wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Classic Stars Wheel

Ink: Versamark, Brilliant blue

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Large Oval Punch, Sticky Strip, SNAIL

This card was made using the Top Note Big Shot Die, the lovely Cottage Wall Designer Paper and the Scallop Oval Punch.  I used the 3.2 cm Square Punch to cut out all the paper squares.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Vintage Vogue

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Paper: Cottage Wall DSP, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: top Note Bigshot Die, Large Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, 3.2cm Square punch, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Dimensionals, Rhinestone Brads, Sticky Strip, Snail

Stamps that fly

Despite the cold that I picked up at work this week, I managed to get a few cards made using some of the lovely products from the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue. 

This card below was inspired by this card at Splitcoast Stampers.  It uses the All a Flutter butterfly and Very Vintage wheel. 

Stamps: All a Flutter & Very Vintage wheel

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Tango Tangerine

Paper: Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, Circle #2 Bigshot die, Snail, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Watercolour paper, Aqua painters

This card uses the new bird punch from the Mini Catalogue.  I also used the Top Note Bigshot die and Cottage Wall paper.  This card is actually very quick and easy to make.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Orchid Opulence & Cottage Wall DSP
Accessories: Top Note Bigshot die, Extra Large 2 Step Bird Punch, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Snail

Dont' forget that you can become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for $259 until July 31, which is a 20% saving off the normal price!  Contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com if you want any further information!!

Big Shot Top Note Die

One of the new Big Shot dies available through Stampin' Up! is the Top Note Die.  It's quite a versatile die.  I've had a play around and have come up with a couple of examples.

This card was made using a square punch where I punched out a variety of squares from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP.  I then stuck them on a piece of cardstock and ran the paper and Top Note die through my Big Shot and out came this:

I used the curly label punch and stamp from the curly label punch bundle.  Pacific Point card stock and ink and a flower designer brad.

I used the top note die to make a box!  You can find the tutorial here.

Box Closed:

Box Open:

The owl stamp is from Fox & Friends also in the new Mini Catalogue. The background stamp is from the Priceless stamp set. Paper is Melon Mambo, Taken with Teal and Whisper White. Ink is Chocolate Chip and Versamark.

These are just a few of the the ways the Top Note die can be used.  Contact me if you would like to learn more about this product or any other Stampin' Up! products at l_prothero@yahoo.com