Showing posts with label Cropadile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cropadile. Show all posts

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Dare to Be Fab!


For yesterday's Sketch Challenge I made my first ever Table Tent card. To make this you use a base of 8 1/2 x4 1/4 and then choose any style topper to attach which would extend to a final size of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 so you can use a standard envelope size. Okay, that was far too many numbers...boring! On to the stamping.


This is another one of those cards I whipped out between 5:10 & 5:40 in the morning. Not only am I dealing with a time crunch but I'm working on no coffee! I usually make pretty simple cards when I do this and it's a good design check for myself to make sure I'm sticking with standard principles and remembering that less can be more. If I'd had more time I think I would have done a multi layered flower. This stamp is perfect for that, you can find three distinct flowers in this bloom that look amazing when you cut them out and layer them.


I first inked up the flower in Pretty in Pink and then selected a few petals to highlight with a Regal Rose Marker. This turned out to be a bit more subtle than I hoped so I went in with the 2-way glue pen and added some sparkle with Hologram Highlights Embossing Powder.


I added the fun jumbo eyelets on the bottom with my cropadile. My only complaint about these is that the eyelets are so jumbo it's quite a squeeze to get them in, but they do fit with a little persuasion.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Tin for Tonneka


I shouldn't be posting this but I just can't keep it to myself any longer. I made this scrap tin for my froend Tonneka who's having a little boy. Since she's been known to check out my blog from time to time I won't post photo's of whats inside so I can be sure to keep that a suprise. In my opinion I think the "guts" are the best part.

I had to get this tin after my husband bought me the Cropadile for my birthday. This is such a cool tool! It punches through chipboard, many stacks of paper, and even metal like butta! I watched this great toutorial on the tool to learn how to use it and get some ideas. I loved their idea of punching around the top of the box which is what I did here with stars.

This tool also sets eyelets with zero noise and with just a little squeeze. I know my friends Patty's going to love that (wink, wink). Stampin Up just started carring this tool with the new catalog so I can't wait to see the ideas that come from my fellow demos for this awesome tool.

I've been punching anything I can get my hands on and using my eyelest for the first time in probably close to a year.