Altered Birdhouses

I was inspired by an article in Craft Stamper a few months ago to alter some mini birdhouses.  They are always selling little blanks of these type of things in the Works and I have been tempted before, but the magazine article gave me the push.  Only thing is it took me ages to get round to finishing them.  I did the base layers (polyfiller instead of modelling paste through a stencil for texture and gesso) and then waited about 6 weeks to do the rest!

 For these two houses I tried stamping on tissue paper and adhering to the walls.  Never done that before, but I liked the effect.

 A bit of furniture paint (pinched from mum!), acrylics, inks, Fireworks spray, beads, yarn....  I think they are mixed media??!  LOL

 The birds are crocheted using a 2mm hook (very small and fiddly!)

 For this one I made a little gnome from air drying clay (plus the boots and flowerpot).  Only problem is, he wouldn't fit in the house and so had to be decapitated, inserted and reassembled.

Maybe you might give this a go sometime too?

Clever Owl

This image comes from a DigiStamp Boutique set which never seems to go out of favour in my eyes.  You can't get much better than an owl for a Graduation card, can you?

 

Stewie Wedding #2

This is my second wedding card using a recent DigiStamp Boutique release: Stewie Wedding.

Clever Sausage

Coming up to the end of the exam season and into the results and so I have made a few Congrats cards.  This DigiStamp Boutique image and sentiment always makes me smile.

 

Stewie Wedding #1

It is wedding season now I guess and so I thought I would make a few cards.  DigiStamp Boutique recently released a new wedding set featuring Stewie (a cute mouse couple).  This is my first card:

Gnome Fishing

Thought this DigiStamp Boutique image was good for a Father's Day card or just a birthday card for a father.

 

Dad's Shed

I know I can't really get in Dad's shed (and neither can he).  Things are piled up that much inside that they reach all the way to the door.  I don't want to suggest another shed extension though (and yes there has been one already!) 

This card uses a DigiStamp Boutique image.

Love Grows

I stamped up quite a few images the other day and had a blitz on card making yesterday (8 cards in a day which is a record as it normally takes me on average 2 hours per card!).  I adore this Lily of the Valley image.  I think it is super for anniversaries.

 The card follows this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday layout.

 I went to town a bit on the flowers and made my own with offcuts of paper.

New Home

Or should I say 'New Gnome'???  This card uses image from the DigiStamp Boutique gnome set.

Happy Father's Day

This is the Father's Day card I made to give my Dad.  I used a DigiStamp Boutique image released in May which I though was very apt for Dad (who is a DIY super man- or I think he is super anyway, even if sometimes things go a bit wrong...).

Ironically though, painting is the one DIY task that Mum always does, not Dad (except the very tricky bits on the ceiling above stairs).