I was asked recently if I would make a card to match an invitation……which is below……..so as Google is my friend, as is Splitcoast Stampers I set about using my punches to create some cute little farm animals, Alana Galagher, Dani Holland, Becky Robinson and a few more for inspiration made some super cute animals that I just had to CASE.
Anyway when I’d made an array of cute little critters I realised that a normal card front wouldn’t be big enough to display them without them being all squashed up or stacked on top of each other. To overcome this I used a 12″ folded card like this to give me more room.
Sorry for the wonky photography, the sides fold in for mailing, but all of the panels are decorated on the front.
Aren’t the chickens and chicks cute – that owl punch is very versatile! I didn’t get to add the red barn or a horse, but the rest pretty much matched the original invite, I think?
Of course you can’t write on the front of the card, so I decorated a back panel so the greeting can be added over the clouds! See what happens when we have a +40’C heatwave for a week – I spend hours playing with punch art! Anyways lets hope the lady likes it……I haven’t shown it to her yet, worse case scenario though is I’ll get to keep it if she doesn’t lie it.
I was a little alarmed to realise though that the googlie eyes that I used on the cow and sheep will vanish with the end of the Holiday catalogue on January 31st! So if like me you love using the self-adhesive eyes I’d advise you to stock up now!
Stamps: Up, Up & Away!
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Pool Party
Card stock: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Basic Black, So Saffron, Real Red, Pumpin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Lucky Limeade, Gumball Green.
Accessories: 1″ circle punch, word window punch, Owl punch, pennant punch, itty bitty punch, 1 3/4″ scallop circle punch, 1 3/4″ circle punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, Boho Blossom punch, Tombow glue, mini glue dots, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, 2 3/8″ scallop circle punch, stamping sponge.
