Remember a few weeks ago when Lyn had us all playing along with her Olympics Game? Well, I was one of the lucky winners and here is my Happy Mail - thank you Lyn, Fiskars and Fynmark :)
I could hardly wait to get creating with these pretty Fundamentals decoupage packs. Started by popping out a set of the four different bird designs.
You know how sheets of punchouts have those little dags on the edge where they are held in place? Well my Fiskars Micro-Tip scissors were the perfect tool for trimming them all off. Note to our awesome Fiskars designers - can you please make a pair with a curve for those hard to get at spots?
Now comes the fun part - layering all the pieces together to make cards with layers and layers of birds and foam dots for dimension. The card bases are from Fundamentals too (I get mine from my local Spotlight store) and I found the squares to be the perfect size for these decoupage designs.
My birthday was a few weeks ago and I was super lucky to get a Spotlight gift card and you can never guess what I bought ... yes, the Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch!!! I confess that I LOVE IT :)
The Ivy League cartridge was the very first one to get a work out today and here is a card using my new favourite border punch.
This pretty bird design was calling for pink and peach and ribbons.
I punched out an XL Cameo Appearance for the sentiment on this card. The bottom layer is blank and I will use some foam dots to attach the sentiment layer when it is ready to be used ... not sure who will be getting this card or the occasion, but when it is attached, the sentiment will have the same dimension as the bird.
Last but not least, this bird design was so elegant that I didn't need to add any embellishments to finish it off.
Here is a shot to show you the lovely dimension of these Fundamental Decoupage birds - each has at least three layers.
Each pack comes with enough designs to make 8 cards and includes a range of sentiment blocks too, so you can mix and match to suit any occasion.
Yes, I had lots of fun using my Fiskars scissors & punches, along with the Fundamentals Decoupage kits & card bases. I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards and look forward to seeing what fun designs you create with these new kits.
PS - for anyone interested in punching around-the-corner using the Leaves border punch, I started with a 5 1/2" square, lined up the paper to the edge of the solid grey section of the punch and punched along the 1st side. Flip the paper to match the design at the corners so that all you have to do is trim a tiny section using your scissors or craft knife for the perfect finish. If you need to make a different size, just add (or subtract) in increments of 2 1/16".
WOWIE Tracy....what stunning cards.....thanks so much for sharing......you have really created some wonderful cards using the Fundamentals Range.....so glad you were able to use the Fiskars Scissors....aren't the Titanium scissors wonderful!
Love how you went around the corner with your Interchangeable Ivy League Punch.....
xoxo
Posted by: Lyn Dwyer | August 14, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Tracy, I love all 4 cards they are lovely,
you must have had a lovely time with all those beautiful goods, the boarder punch is really nice, great job!
Posted by: Anna. #7612 | August 14, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Tracy your cards turned out great. You sound like you had a great time making them.Congrats on the win.
Posted by: DebbieC. | August 14, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Tracy, What beautiful cards & what fun you had creating them. Keep having fun.
Warm fuzzies, Beryl #7212
Posted by: Beryl #7212 | August 15, 2012 at 06:56 AM
Thank you for all your comments ladies
- they are much appreciated :)
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | August 15, 2012 at 08:19 AM
Tracy these cards are so sweet and I love these images- congrats on your win - looks like I will have to make a trip to spotlight to get some of these images too -how sad -not-;)
Posted by: Kathy S #6265 | August 15, 2012 at 08:48 AM
Tracy you have done a fantastic job on all your lovely bird cards. Congrats on winning too. Hope you had a Very Happy Birthday. and thanks for the good wishes you sent to me for my birthday.
Love Toni
Posted by: Toni Hanegraaf | August 15, 2012 at 09:39 AM
so Gorgeous! just Love the fussy cutting and layering! and tfs, Tracy, your tip on border punching all the way around :)
Posted by: Vicky #7622 | August 15, 2012 at 10:09 PM
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
and great tips too....
yep got to say ivy league is my favourite punch atm ....but i have another coming a close second...will get them up soon.....
Posted by: Robyn W | August 16, 2012 at 09:34 PM