BBQ Apron

Hi, it's Jenny here and I hope you all had a good weekend 😄

I'm back with some more Waffleflower fun today and an idea which could make a fun guys card... and don't forget Father's Day is next month too 😉

The latest release contained two great BBQ stamp sets and I thought the BBQ Sayings would look great on an apron shaped card!! 

I decided on a kraft coloured card for the apron and simply sketched the area to cut away on one side and then used that off-cut to draw around on the opposite side of the apron... that way the shape is symmetrical. For a background pattern I used the MFT Triple stripe background with white pigment ink..... any stripe or basic pattern would work just as well, you could even use a denim texture to give some subtle pattern.

I stamped, coloured and trimmed out the 'BBQ Star' image and a few utensils on white card before 

adhering them to the apron, the tools tucked nicely into a large pocket which has been cut using MFT's Stitched Dome Stax dienamics. 

I found a length of jute twine in my stash (I'm always hoarding stuff like this from clothing labels 😉) and used it to make the neck strap and ties for my apron. I used the trick of coating it with Multi Medium Matte to give it some stiffness and help shape and stick it in place.... it's like string-taming magic 😊😊

I'm quite pleased how it turned out and by having the fold down the side means the card stands quite well too.If you'd rather, you can easily download a free apron template from your computer or use a suitable shape die. 

Since making this card the Meat Up stamp set has unfortunately sold out but the utensils in Lawn Fawns Lets BBQ would make a perfect substitution instead.

                              

                                    

Thanks for stopping by, see you next week 😊

Jenny x

Blooms in Two Seasons

Hello there :)
Well as the title suggests I have a floral theme today. I have two cards, made using the Beautiful Blooms stamp set from MFT.... they are quite different which shows the versatility of these lovely stamps.... first up is summer lavender.

The stamps in this set require simple layering and this stem is probably my favourite in the collection.... I'm not sure if it's meant to be lavender but it sure looks like it to me. By manipulating the stamps slightly you can make the stems appear all different and I've added extras in the background with second generation stamping. We went to a local Lavender farm this summer and this scene just reminds me of the wonderful scent and the noise of the busy bees. 

I added a sentiment from a Wplus9 set called Summer Blooms... love the hand drawn style of that one :)

Well..... I sat looking at the stamps and felt I should really give the others in the collection some love as well so I challenged myself to make a Christmas Wreath.....

I have to say this is my favourite of the two cards and yes... I think I've found my Christmas card design for this year ( I'm sure I've already said that and probably will again ) *wink*

I started by using the Triple stripe background in Soft Leaf on the 5" square card base and then drew around a circle die lightly in pencil. This is how I built the wreath up....

......first the leaves in Cactus Green

.....then the flower sprigs in Factory Green

....then the berry stalks in a darker green.

To add the flowers and berries I used Mama Elephant pigment ink in Brown Sugar and Winter then, using one of the dots in the stamp set, I added some extra berries in Avery Elle's Vino pigment ink.

I added the perfect scripty font from the Hand Lettered Holiday stamp set by MFT and then I decided to sit on my hands and call it done.... do you ever have to do that too?? 

I love that it's a completely different look from one set and you can of course mix them with other sets too for even more options :)

        

Thanks for stopping by, catch you next week :)

Jenny x