Hip Hip Hooray!

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week I'm giving it some Hip Hip Hooray to celebrate a happy couple...

...using the awesome & 'out there' Hooray from Waffle Flower.

I'm going crazy for all things Waffle Flower at the minute.  They just bring such a breath of fresh air to my collection.  They're weird and wonderful with a good measure of wacky, (there's actually a stamp of a duck in a wig in this set :) a duck. in a wig. don't believe me - check it out here), which is all the kinds of crazy I LOVE.  Amazing.

I teamed the Hooray set up with Sunday Sentiments from Mama Elephant to create a slightly less conventional 'Happy Engagement' card.

I started by stamping out the 'Congratulations' line form Sunday Sentiments.  This sentiment set is still one of my all time favourites.  I just love that my sentiment can give me the grounding for any scene I want to set up!  I then stamped all my cool and kooky characters and flowers all around.  I wanted the sweet happy couple to look like they were giddy with delight at their own happy news and dancing around their 'Congratulations' message.  I added a scattering of hearts and coloured everything using my Zigs.

I didn't spend too much time perfecting my colouring as I don't think that's what a set like this is about.  It's about fun and freedom and just letting yourself go with the flow!  

I stamped out my remaining sentiments to complete my message from Sunday Sentiments and Hooray, onto black card & white heat embossed and added them to my card using foam tape for some added dimension.  I also added another layer to my fun flower again just to add some dimension. 

I really hope you like it, and these new cool designs are floating your boat as much as they are mine!

As always, everything I used is linked below so give yourself a giggle and head straight over to check out a duck in a wig!

See you next week.

Jillx

    

Clean colour cuteness to say 'Thank you, Amigo'!

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week, I've got a cute 'Thank You' card coloured with Zig Clean Colour Pens...

...using Mama Elephant's Three Amigo's and Sunday Sentiments.

I made this card for my best friend, and favourite amigo, to say a massive 'Thank you' for doing something extraordinarily kind for me.  I love how this crafty hobby means you can create something to say exactly what you want to, the absolute personal touch that hopefully let's the recipient know how truly special they are to you!

I melded two of the Sunday Sentiments together to make my sentiment just right.

I started by stamping out my cute little kitty form the Three Amigo's set, and masking off.  I then took the 'thank you' sentiment from Sunday Sentiments, only inking it to where the words finished, then took the 'hello friend' sentiment from the same set, and selectively inked that line up also to complete my sentiment.

I used masking fluid to mask off the bottom half of my panel and my wee amigo so I could get a really nice wet wash, using my Zig Clean Colour Pens, for my background without it bleeding where I didn't want it too.  I added a few flicks and splashes across my background before removing the masking fluid.

I then coloured my kitty and beneath my sentiment line, and stamped my message onto my sign.

Once everything was dry, I embellished with a scattering of pretty sequins, matted onto a card blank, and there you have it.

I really hope you like it, and just wanna say, Thank you so much Lynne...this one's for you :)

See you all next week.

Jillx