luscious lady

here is my luscious lady for this weeks challenge over at just add ink

the challenge this week was all about colour

and for the challenge at simon says

who wanted a special lady

my lady was made using a couple of large circles for the dress, arms, face and hair.

her sunnies were double punched from smaller circles

lips from a label punch with a circle

the pattern on the dress is from 

the printed petals stamp set

the dress is what we call a "design feature"

aka a stuff-up lol

i was trying to do some water colouring-spritzing the water colur paper and then stamping the image on to get a watercolour effect...well...it was working just fine until a small child bumped into me and made me drop the stamp wrongly...lololol...so rather than bin it i decided to use it for other things...keep watching over the next few days to see what else i made with my "design features" and the real thing...

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a pretty lady

over at colourQ this week is a colour challenge 

using wisteria wonder, peach parfait, cool caribbean, and certain celery.

when i saw those colours i knew i had to make this lady

that had been rummaging around in my crafty brain lol

 she was made with the following

xl oval-arms, hat

11/4" circle-face, stomach, hat

bow builder-bow

itty bitty flower-flowers

owl-eyes

heart-bust

scalloped oval-hair

tasteful trim-dress trim

now you peeps with the sharp eyes will probably go
oh my..she hasn't used the right colours!!!
and you would be right :)
i didn't have all those colours so used as close as i had

and here is the inside.

this is going to an inky friend of mine who is celebrating her birthday this month

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how to make a neck for a person using punch art the crafty cow way:>

another scintillating tutorial from me

this time about necks

stand back!!! 

the excitement may be too much for you lmao

 take some skin coloured card scrap

approx 4cm wide

 depending on your person and type of neck get a circle punch

i tend to use the 1" one the most

mainly because it fits the dress up framelit really well

punch a half circle out of one side about 2cm from the bottom of your card

 then turn it around and try and punch a half circle out 

around about the same spot but opposite to your other one. 

don't stress. 

it is not an exact science ;>

 it may or may not look like this.

if you want a skinnier neck then punch a little more.

fat necks need more space between the punches

here is the neck attached to body

trim the bits otherwise she will look like an elf or spock

but then maybe that is the look you are after, if so, leave it lol

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ginga punch art

i love red heads

we call them gingas here in australia

ginger ninjas lol

here is my own special red head

 take a scallop circle punch and punch out 3/4  longways

see photo

you need to have a flat bit left

now attach a bit of sticky note to it so you don't have to faff about trying to get it in the right place back in your punch.

trust me

you sooo don't want to go there

frustrating is an understatement

 take a label punch and slide that punched out bit in so it is just peeking out from underneath

then WALLOP PUNCH it out!

 you will be left with a lovely fringe for your hair

should you want a side part just move the piece over a bit

add a head band using a circle punch and a flower

add eyes and cute mouth and you are all ready to go

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pop up box card

a good friend turned 50 this week so i made her a very special card

this is a pop up box card.

a tutorial for it can be found here 

 the card needs a belly band on it

this is the card closed

i used the retro fresh dsp, sketched birthday stamp set and the retro and water colour washi tape

 inside the card! 

two fab chicks-one with bubbles and one with a present

cake and presents

front flap 

i cut the small arrows from the retro dsp and covered with crystal effects

 right flap

cut out the balloons (yes those strings did nearly drive nutso) and had them layered 

see the layers?

 left flap

cut the cake out in 3 layers and added them.

the candle was fun to cut :> and i have added dazzling effects to that

see the layers?!

 back flap

stamp with scallop punch with ribbons and washi tape and some pearl thing i have had in my stash forever

 front layer

cake-cupcake punch

presents-squares with ribbon and string tied on to them

 bubbley lady-dress die cut, arms made from butterfly punch, head-ornament punch

 present lady

scallop oval for hair, arms-butterfly punch

i hope she loves it as much as i do. i want to keep it now it is finally finished lol

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