BIRTHDAY CHICKENS

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Playing along with this ALPHABET CHALLENGE

D for Double (ends 6/25)

A newly acquired, pre-owned die consisting of chicken wire and wood frame in one inspired this little farm scene. I die cut the piece in brown and used darker brown ink to provide some low lights to the knotty wood frame, then trimmed the wire portion out using an Exacto knife. I ran the frame die through again using silver card stock and mounted it behind the brown frame so that the silver wire shows in the open area. 

The chickens and quips are from a fun older Stampin’ Up! set I’ve always loved but never actually used. The background is just blue and green inks blended onto the white card front. 

SUPPLIES

  chickens, egg and small sentiment stamps - Stampin’ Up! Hey, Chick Sale-a-bration set

frame with wire die - Dies…To Die For Chicken Wire and Wood Background #TDF269

quote bubble dies - Picket Fence Word Bubbles #PFSD144

happy birthday die - Memory Box Happy Birthday Chic Script #94871

silver card stock

alcohol markers

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GOOD LIFE DUCKS

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Playing along with this ALPHABET CHALLENGE

D for Double

(ends 6/25)

These two just make me happy - love how ridiculously over-sized they are for their little pool. I resisted the urge to add googly eyes, but just barely! Settled on outlining the pupils with some neutral gray marker. Pond was cut from a scrap of handmade faux watercolored paper using Distress ink. Both ducks are foam mounted. 

 

SUPPLIES

duck stamps - CTMH Close to My Heart Makin’ Waves #C1365 clear set

sentiment stamp - Kolette Hall

enjoy word stamp - Fiskars Lea Griffith clear set

pool with border dies - FSJ Pool with a View die set #DI-0549

sunrays stencil - Picket FenceSlim Horizontal Rays of Sun

alcohol markers

white gel pen

mirrored bubble flat back gems

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SPINNER SUMMER PINWHEEL.

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Playing along with this Freshly Made Sketches. I’ve had my eye on Michele’s fun little sketch all week and just today was able to squeeze in enough time to make my card!

(ends 6/5).

This pinwheel is on a tiny nail art spinner which makes it extra fun! 

A great adhesive for something like this skewer is Glue Dots Clear Glue Lines. And I find Zots permanent glue dots work well with the metal spinners. I also stacked and glued a couple small pieces of card stock behind the brad to raise the pinwheel well above the skewer so that it could spin freely. 

SUPPLIES

pinwheel stamp - Great Impressions #F612

sentiment stamp - FSJ Fun Stampers Journey #SS-0630

ballon die (used for sun) - MFT My Favorite Things Die-namics Ballon Builder #MFT-2194

hills die - MFT My Favorite Things Die-namics Color Wave Cover Up #MFT-1901

cloud die - Darice Clouds #9151-2018-07

grass stencil - Taylored Expressions Set the Scene - Grass #TESN66

yellow iridescent no-hole sequins - Spellbinders Cameleon Opalescent #SCS-365

white gel pen

silver brad 

wood skewer

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