A Card A Day August Day 19 & 20

Day 19 Card 19

For this card, I used the party hats from the What A Hoot stamp set by CTMH. I stamped clusters of four, three and two. 

I colored my pieces using two shades of green prismacolor pencils and cut them out. 

I then attached my pieces together, stacking them from largest to smallest with some foam tape. This created a tree.

Like all great trees, it needed some ornaments so I added some flowers using the eye option from the same stamp set. 

In order to give it more personality, I added some liquid glass from CTMH in the flowers. A star gem tips the tree as a finishing touch. 

With a white gel pen I added some snow specks and a snow shadow line at the bottom of the tree.

I added a white banner on the top right so that I may add a sentiment at a later time.

Day 20 Card 20

For this card, I used the owl from the What A Hoot Stamp set by CTMH along with the eye options and the flowers. I stamped lots of the eye options in clusters to make different flowers.

I colored and drew stems out for my flowers. 

I knew I wanted to make a vase with my owl body, so I added a grey oval to my background. This will make my vase look dimensional. I arranged my flowers, some directly onto the card base others with foam tape and some just secured with the stems.

Once I was happy with my placement, I added my owl body on top with some foam tape.

. I was very happy with the overall look of this card. As we get closer to the end of the month, I'm begining to feel the challenge. I was stumped for a bit trying to create something different. After a few hours, yes, hours of moving the shapes around, I noticed the vase/cup shape that can be achieved by the owl. Then, it was just a matter if filling it up. 

 

A Card A Day August Day 18

Day 18 Card 18

For today's card, I stamped the large owl's tummy only.  From playing with it, I thought  it would make the perfect petal shape. 

I cut and curled all my pieces with a pen.

I then created a five petal flower using a piece of foam tape to secure them.

Then I added a second layer. 

This created a very substantial flower that would be perfect as the main element for my card. I stamped a center using one of the eye options from the stamp set. 

Then I got carried away with some wink of Stella shimmer and liquid glass shine and dimension. It was a bit much but the large flower was calling for something  and I listened.

On a white base I stamped my sentiment and used up some leaves from a previous card.

Here's a close up of the topshine and shimmer. This made me think that these pieces would make a great poinsettia...maybe next time.

A Card A Day August Day 17

Day 17 Card 17

For this card, I used up my scraps. I stamped the large owl from the What A Hoot Stamp set into some teal and white scarps. I then cut and put them together to create a two color dimensional owl.  I added some gems for the eyes. I added a small flower and gem for a head piece.

I used my letter over flower pieces to create some wings. I placed three in top of each other. It gave the owl a sassy look. 

I stamped my sentiment and created a banner with it before attaching it to my card base. A few gems helped unite all the images.

A Card A Day August

Day 16 Card 16

I did some creative masking using the flower stamp from the What A Hoot stamp set. I inked and stamped just the flower part. 

This was repeated to create a small butterfly. By stamping two flowers next to each other at a slight angle, it gave the illusion of a butterfly. I did this multiple times. I knew I wanted to have a swarm of butterflies, so I just stamped a bunch of them.  

I created a large banner with some teal and white paper for my sentiment then I arranged my butterflies.

I attached the butterflies with some thin strips of foam tape. To add more interest, I added some wink of Stella in clear on the wings.  Then I  used some liquid glass from CTMH for some shine and demension. 

A Card A Day August Day 15

Day 15 Card 15

My quest to create a card a day was momentarily  postponed when I found myself without tape runner. I made a tape run and was able to sit down with my What A Hoot stamp set from CTMH. 

For this card, I created some dimensional flowers using the flower from the set. I stamped it multiple times and fussy cut only the flower sections.

I used some foam squares to cluster three of the flower sections. 

I then layered the smaller flowers with some foam tape as well and added a pink gem. 

I created some leaf stems with the wing stamp and connected them using a black pen.

I created an arrangement I was happy with and stamped my sentiment. Everything was taped down and the flowers were attached with foam tape. 

A Card A Day August Day 14

Day 14 Card 14

Today's card uses the What A Hoot stamp set from CTMH. I stamped the flower eye option in clusters to create a larger flower. I added some liquid glad for some shine.

I also stamped the wings on some green cardstock. With the same cardstock, I cut some strips for stems and outlined with some black to make them match the stamps.

I arranged them and added a sentiment. I had intended to add more green leaves, but decided against it. I wanted the flowers to be the focal point.

A Card A Day August Day 13

Day 13 Card 13

Today's cards tested my patience. I used the What A Hoot stamp set from CTMH to create a birthday card. I stamped and colored lots of the flowers. 

After coloring my flowers, the fun part began. I cut out all the flowers. 

Once all the flowers were cut out, I was able to arrange them on my card base. I attached the flowers with some foam tape, placing tape only on the large flower part. 

I decided to create a side border with the flowers. This created an area that framed my sentiment.

I love how the flowers have lots of movement. I stamped my sentiment with Pixie ink by CTMH. 

This was not a quick card, but well worth all the time spent cutting. I love the look I achieved.