Revised Little Blue Bird (still with no name)

Well, since i first introduced you to 'Little Blue Bird' he has undergone a bit of a transformation!

I decided I didn't like the way his eyes turned out (too serious, then too sad, then too cute...) so several tries later I have decided this was much more like how i first envisaged him!

I also decided I didn't like the coloured pencil on the body and much prefer the shaded  inked look he has now!

This card has been made for my mum and he will be winging his way over to her soon...hope she likes him!

Which do you prefer?

Thanks for dropping by!

Jo
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Introducing Little Blue Bird {with no name yet...}

For a little while now I have been working on designing a unique little character to put on my cards.

I was originally going along the lines of a digitally designed character but to be honest I am quite a tactile person and love touching and playing with card,shapes and my coloured pencils way too much for that to ever stick!

About a week ago this little fellow started to form in my mind and quite a few tweaks later here he is! What do you think of him? {i think it is definitely a him rather than a her!} He is made from individual die cut shapes cut out of light blue card stock and coloured a shaded using high quality coloured pencilsI really would love to have your honest feedback!

This card is for my friends upcoming birthday and the first time he has ever really completely come to life....i hope she likes him!

I have a few more little characters floating around in my imagination and will post them here as they come into fruition.

Thanks for dropping by!

Jo

Love you a Latte!

Well, last week, after over a year of deliberating I eventually gave in and bought myself a Cricut...wooo hoo! and I am pleased to report that we are the best of friends!

I have to admit though that it took me a whole 4 days to actually turn it on!!  Strange really as I am not a typically a technophobe! It just looked so complicated.  Thank goodness it was far easier to operate than I anticipated!

One of the Cartridges that came with it was 'Just Because Cards' and although, I have already made my other half a Valentines Day Card, I couldn't resist using these images from the cartridge to make him another!  Ah well, it is our anniversary in a couple of months so what I don't use for valentines I will you then!

I have taken some close up shots of the card below:

H{ippity} Hop Monday: Hello I love you....

Hello There,

Well this is my 3rd attempt a starting {and keeping!}  a blog...which is good actually as 3 is my lucky number! Let's just hope the 3rd time is a charm as I really do enjoy looking at other peoples!

Well, as it turns out I am setting off with my new blog in style by joining in with an {Ippity} Stamps  Blog Hop!I first discovered {Ippity} only last week and love their stamps so much that I am hoping to become an 'Ippity Chick' next month...but more on that another time.

So...on to the hop and my project. Christmas has come and gone and Valentines Day is less than a month away {eeek!} Now, I am usually a leave it to the last minute type of girl but not this time....no siree! I decided that my new {Ippity} stamps were the perfect fit for a Valentines card and that I would strike whilst the Iron was hot so to speak!

Like many, I find making cards for the male species slightly challenging to say the least! I mean....how can anyone not appreciate ribbons and buttons * tut! *  Anywho, after a bit of head scratching and a lot of restraint...this is what I came up with...

The {Ippity} kit that I used was 'Because of You' I fell in love with this set the minute I clapped eyes on it and think it suits so many occasions!  I think 'Hello I Love You' is perfect for my other half...not too little and not over the top...just right!

I should at this point explain that my other half is Italian.  The main background 'paper' is a page from one of the millions of books I seem to have accumulated with the aim of learning Italian and have never used {whoops!} I have given it an aged look using the Tim Holtz Tea Stain Distress ink. The page I chose depicts lots of different phrases to use when you meet someone or are getting to know someone so amongst all of these again, I think 'Hello I Love You' fits perfectly!

The patterned Paper is from American Crafts, the Red Card and ink is 'Real Red' is from Stampin' Up and the Kraft Card stock is from Eco Crafts

For the scalloped circles I used Nestabilities and then 'attacked' them with my Crop-a-dile to punch holes in each scallop. I then used 2 cream buttons and drew a mouth on using a technical pen to make 2 smiley faces

Finally,for the inside of the card i used The same paper from American Crafts and another of the stamps from the 'Because of you' set

That's it for this card...thanks for stopping by!

Jo