Bird House

I did a bit more creating today, whilst watching both The Goodies and the Darling Buds of May (odd combination I know).  I find it very difficult to create unless I'm watching something, usually it's Bones, NCIS or Doctor Who but thanks to Blockbuster I had a bit of a change of  TV viewing!

Anyway, I found a template here, for the cutest bird house box.  I've been wanting to make a bird house and use the Two Step Bird Punch from the current Mini Catalogue and this one is super easy because all you have to do is print out the template onto a piece of card stock and then cut it out and put together. The only measuring you do is for the roof.

I know the pictures aren't very good, awful lighting!  Without further ado...my birdhouse complete with blue bird...

I promise it looks cuter in real life!

Side view..

The bird hose is Pink Pirouette cardstock.  I sponged Chocolate Chip ink on the bird's wing and Brilliant blue for the rest of the bird.  The hole in the bird house actually has a piece of medium thickness Window Sheet covering it.  I sponged the Chocolate Chip roof with Chocolate Chip ink and used a scallop edged piece of paper to make the scallop pattern. I know it's a bit difficult to see in the photo but it looks good.  The ribbon ties the roof and the body of the bird house together but if you didn't want to put anything inside the box you could omit the ribbon and just stick the roof down.

You could use the box to put in chocolates, or a small present, or even bird seed!  And you could decorate the bird house with flowers or use a background stamp on it to make it look more wood-like. 

Easter Bunny!

I know Easter's a few weeks away but I saw a card on Splitcoast Stampers made by SleepyinSeattle using Sweet Treat Cups that inspired me. You can see the card here.

I decided to make the box made by Angie, which she also used for her Easter Bunny box. She has a great video tutorial for the box on her blog, which I found helpful.

The green DSP is actually from a retired DSP line called Spring Break. The orange DSP on the handle is from Haiku, which you can find in the current Stampin' Up! catalgoue.

The bunny is made using the 1 3/8" circle punch for his face, the large oval for his feet and ears, pumpkin pie grosrain ribbon for his bow and the pink on his face, ears and feet is done using Stampin' Pastels. This is just a first try at the Bunny Box so hopefully after a few attempts, he will look even cuter!!

Just a quick reminder that the current Summer Mini Catalogue ends on March 31, so if there's anything in the catalogue you want to purchase, contact me at l_prothero@yahoo.com . I've seen the upcoming Autumn/Winter Mini and I can tell you, it's fabulous!! it will include the BIG SHOT!! And exclusive Stampin' Up! dies, plus a new style of punch, which will save space and clear mount stamps, which are cheaper and will also save some space. More info on that soon!! I'll hopefully have my hands on a few products I pre-ordered tomorrow!! Very exciting!!!