Owls and booze

Another card commissioned by my friend Fay for you today!

She needed a good luck card for someone who has just got a new job. "She is going to be a feature writer and likes booze" was the brief!

Here's what I came up with ...



I teamed the Newsprint DSP (embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper folder on my Big Shot) with some patterns from the colour family DSP stacks.

It's fun to make owls using the Two-Step Owl Punch - I used DSP for his waistcoat too.

The banner at the top is a die I got from a blog candy win and the sentiment is from the hostess set Something To Celebrate.



Here's owl enjoying a cocktail from the Cheers To You set!

I like this one as it reminds me of a bar I visited in Minneapolis many years back. It had a newspaper theme with pages all over the walls. And it did great cocktails!

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Owl punch projects

Yesterday was our monthly training at Julie's and as well as being joined by three of my lovely SU sisters I was delighted to have my SU daughter, Alex, come along too.

As well as business talk, gossip, tea and cake we found time to make a couple of projects.

The focus was the Two-Step Owl Punch, which is a fab item and super cute. Not to mention right on-trend at the moment.



First we made this card. We used the Top Note Die, Little Leaves Sizzlit and Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder on the Big Shot to create the focal area. The sentiment is from Curly Cute.



Here you can see the beautiful, deep embossing a bit clearer.

Then we made a cute little gift pouch to match.



This was made by sticking together two cut-outs of the Scallop Envelope Die. They fold together into a littleholder that would be perfect for those tiny chocolate bars.



It was decorated with a piece of Springtime Vintage DSP, which was also used for the owl's chest, and some Seam Binding Ribbon.

Two great projects that were so quick and easy to do but look amazing.

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Wedding cards with lots of embossing

What did I do before the Big Shot came along?! I'm not sure how I managed to cope without quick and easy die cutting and yummy embossing options!

Back to the wedding theme (is everyone getting hitched at the moment?!), here are two cards for newlyweds. Hayley asked me to make one for her sister, who tied the knot at the weekend, so I made another one to go in my craft fair box to sell.



The navy one is for Hayley's sister - that was their colour scheme. I think these Mr and Mrs hearts are so cute. For the pink one I used some of the Springtime Vintage DSP. Both have some ruffled Seam Binding Ribbon and Pearls.



Here you can see some of the embossing a bit better. It would still be cute without it, but the Big Shot and embossing folders just add that extra something - a bit of texture can work wonders, especially when you don't want to go overboard with colours.

On the Mrs I used the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder to give her dress a pattern. The Mr's jacket and the background were run through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Thank heavens for the Big Shot!

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