52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
Our Grand Daughter is absolutely mad about Pokemon, but her absolute favourite is Pikachu. So it seemed only right to make her a birthday card with that character on it.
A close up of the card
To be honest, I wasn't really sure what a Pikachu looked like. All I could remember was that it was yellow. Thank heavens for Google images. I was able to find one suitable and printed it. I cut round the image, but somehow managed to cut his tail off - at four years old, I don't suppose Willow will notice!
Using my Sizzix Big Shot, I put a Stampin' Up embossing folder called "Softly Falling" through it to create the textured background.
Using a Stampin' Up die from the "Hello You Thinlits" die set I cut the word "Hello". For the number four on the Pikachu chest, I used a Cuttlebug die to create the number. Finally, I used a Stampin' Up stamp from their "Hello" stamp set to stamp the "Birthday Girl" sentiment. I then positioned everything and stuck it all down.
I seem to have been making tags recently and fancied playing with a new die which I've had for a week or so, but not had the chance to try out.
For the background of this card, I have used Spellbinders "Trapezed Dance Quilt" die and for the sentiment I have used a Stampin' Up "Hello You" Thinlits.
This afternoon, I've been playing with a patchwork die.
I like this block/die as it has interval markers to replicate stitches on the paper cut outs. I used the "Floral Fusion" paper pad for the patterned papers. The Hello is a die cut using Stampin' Up "Hello You Thinlits".
I recently purchased a little set of hexagon dies, so decided today I would try them out.
For this card I chose patterned paper from the First Editions "Paper Flowers" paper stack which I purchased from The Range. I cut the paper into hexagons using the Xcut "Nesting Hexagon Die Set" which was a really cheap price at under £3.
I positioned the hexagons on a card blank and glued them into position. I then found a pre cut die cut "thanks" word (originally cut using a Stampin' Up die from the "Hello You" thinlits set). glueing that into position. Finally I added some sticky backed pearls.
