exterminate crappy birthday presents!!!!

got a special order in this week from my son

he wanted me to make a purple dalek name plaque for his bestie

so like any adoring mother i did as i was told

lololol

 basic dalek punch art figure

 plenty of sponging to give it some extra depth

 added it to a piece of chipboard with dsp and kids name

dalek lazer blasts are made with glitter card

i added crystal effects to get it all shiny and more awesome looking

gave it to birthday boy today and first time in my life i have seen him speechless with mouth open and nothing coming out

awesome :> 

my job here is done :>

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harry the dinosaur

another day

another name plaque

this time for a dinosaur fan:>

 ooooo i had sooooo much fun with my new fringe scissors!!!!

 crystal effects on the lava makes it look more fab

used a leafy dsp (retired) for the background

hope this little fella likes his new home

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beautiful butterflies

butterflies are just amazing aren't they?

they are such beautiful objects of nature

here is a name plaque i was asked to make with some butterflies and flowers

if you want me to make one for someone special in your life feel free to 

contact me clare@crafty-cow.com 

for more details

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thomas the tank engine

thomas the tank engine is a favourite all around the world

we love him here too

here is a tutorial on how to make him

...although my measurements might be a bit dodgey lol

 i used the following punches

owl punch for lights, eyes, 

cupcake punch for eye balls, candle part for chimney

1 1/4" circle for face

1" for mouth

xl oval for roof

strips of blue in 7x3, 7x4, 6x2, 6x4 all cm

strips of grey 7x2 with edges trimmed to 6cm

strip of red 7x11/2cm

strip of black 7x1cm

word window

 make these bits first 

then add blue bits together and wriggle them around to get the right proportion-some overlap quite a bit to get some layering going

 then add the other bits-some with dimensionals to give some layering 

then draw in the facial features with marker-mine looks a bit crazy-obviously has been hauling too much freight today lmao

this is what i used mine for-a name plaque for a special little boy :>

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little yellow dinosaur

here's a cute little dinosaur i made for a birthday girl

 got to have eyelashes and a butterfly on your nose to make you cuter

 some pretty flowers

 i used love hearts on her back instead of spots

the whole picture was put onto a piece of chipboard so ti can hang on a door or wall

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