Don't be fooled by the name folks, it's just my need for quirky titles, and nothing to do with yucky lady problems, lol.
I have been a busy bee over the past month. I've made numerous cards (which I have just donated to our local spiritualist church) and been busy designing more background papers, based on past 'periods of time'...see what I did there?
I will start this post, and base it on a card I made yesterday. And will post the others over the next few days.
I printed of my little Bumble Baby image a while ago now. I took time to colour it properly and loved the finished look.
Then it got shelved, and I didn't get around to using it, until yesterday.
The card came about, as a result of a 'duh' moment, of which, I have many.
I was looking over my little collection of dies, day dreaming about buying more, and wondering what sort I would choose. I thought about a hexagonal one, so I could make a kind of patchwork background. I was all in favour of this daydream purchase, and the first thought that popped into my head, was that I would finally be able to use my little bumble baby! It was only then that my eyes fell on the small set of Joy Crafts, basic square die, which has the cutest, little stitch detail, which embosses, while being cut.
Straight away, I pulled out my cuttlebug, some lemon, and pale grey cardstock and set myself off cutting.
I did some basic matting and layering, using the bargain mirri card, that I got 20 sheets of, for 79p, from Quality Save (aka home bargains) and poundland, 200gsm, white cardstock. I made a chequered pattern on this, using the quilting squares, and stuck them down, using Dovecraft, ultimate craft glue.
For the topper, I cut out a circle of card, using the XCut circle cutter set, then embossed this with a sizzix embossing folder. Matted this onto more of the mirri card, and stuck my little Bumble Baby onto this. this was then added to the top, left corner of the card, after being backed with a DoCrafts doily, this was coloured, with a yellow Letraset Promarker, to tie it in with the theme.
I received a die cut swap, from a lovely lady on facebook, but have unfortunately forgotten the name of the die. This was coloured grey, again, with Promarkers, then stuck it to the bottom left corner.
I added three, differing size buttons, (from The Works) and glued them into the bottom left corner, and a fourth, in the top right corner.
For the sentiment, I cut out a scalloped edge circle, using the outer die, from a free die I received, when I signed up to the Tonic Gold members club (which was free, to sign up for, by the way). I hand wrote the sentiment, in black ink, stuck this to the card, and finished it off, with a yellow bow, made using an afro comb (another post will be done for this little money saving idea, another day), and some yellow ribbon, bought in Poundland.
finished card :-)
Things used:
Generic white card blank.
Poundland, white 200gsm card.
Silver holo card.
A die that I will find out the name of, lol.
Yellow buttons, from a mixed colour bag of buttons, from The Works
A Docrafts doily
A sizzix embossing folder.
Yellow ribbon, from a mixed pack, again, from Poundland.
Joy Crafts, stitch detailed, basic square creatables.
and my own Design, Baby Bumble digi image.
Letraset Promakers used:
Summer Sun.
Black.
Ice grey 1,3 and 5.
Cinnamon.
Blush.
Sunkissed Pink.
Cloud Blue.
Sky Blue
Thanks for reading.
XOXO
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