A Twist On The Two -Step Bird Punch...

So, here's the little secret behind this simple card....
Punch out the bird & branch using the Two Step Bird Punch (which is simply wonderful by the way!!) on some scrap paper. Then, THROW AWAY WHAT YOU PUNCHED OUT! Yes, you read right, all you are going to use for this technique is the piece of paper you NORMALLY toss out - the stencil!!! Uuuuhhuh!!!!
Take your daubers out and sponge on the body of the bird with Soft Suede, then move the wing to where ya want it - then go darker with the Soft Suede. Finally, I used Old Olive to sponge on the branch. Finished up with the Thank You sentiment from With All My Heart!!!!! I also wheeled the Soft Suede background with the Very Vintage Wheel before adhering to the Crushed Curry base.

This Year's Xmas Cards....

So I found this cutie on SCS and thought I would try my hand at making him!!! It was so fun to make this singing reindeer card and it is probably one of my favorites to date. As you can see, there were alot of punches uses to create this card, as well as a swirl die cut in the Big Shot. I think my elbow now has Puncher-itis from punching all these pieces out, but now they are done. I have done the card in Soft Suede & Rich Razzleberry, using some DSP that is retired for the carol book. I also searched high and low for the most appropriate sentiment and went for a retired one from Peaceful Wishes, just cause it seemed so darn bang on!!! The gals will be making a version of this card at the next Stampers 10 class!

MWAH~