Stampin' Up! A Unicorn for a special birthday!
Hello, after a lovely Bank Holiday spent in Bury St Edmunds with my daughter Rosie, we arrived home with some special presents for my niece Francessca who will be celebrating her birthday very soon.
Apparently she has a bit of a thing for unicorns at the moment!
Didn't we do well? It took Rosie absolutely ages to set the time on the watch and I confess that after putting some batteries into unicorn lights to make sure they worked, I think I want some too!
It was Rosie's idea to make a card with a unicorn on - but of course, I would be the one to make it.
As you can imagine, I have many, many stamps but do I have a single stamp of a unicorn? Of course I don't! I thought about stamping a horse and adding a horn but thought that might look a bit silly. So I decided to have a look on Pinterest for some inspiration. Unicorns are everywhere! Then I stumbled across a post from a fellow SU Demonstrator, Monica Gale. Wow - I was blown away by the stunning invitations she made for her grand daughter.
You can see Monica's project here.
I had several practice attempts at the eyelashes before I was happy with the result. Using the die from the Seasonal Layers Framelits as a template was very quick and simple using a Stampin' Write Marker.
I punched lots of tiny flowers punched using a variety of colours - I might have got a little carried away with all the jewels and pearls I added to decorate around the horn which was made from a triangle cut from a scrap of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.
The ears were made with two tiny dies from the Swirly Scribbles Thinlets Dies - they were intended to be leaves but they also make fantastic ears.
I used my poky tool to shape the ears before attaching - I think they might just be my favourite element of this card!
I used the swirly background stamp from Star of Light to add a bit of extra sparkliness, highlighting with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and even more jewels.
The pink cheeks were created with a Sponge Dauber and some Powder Pink ink.
I made a quick tag for the present - unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the present. I wrapped the gifts in tissue paper and added very generous sprinkles of glitter and sequins before wrapping everything in brown paper. Some more of the now sadly retired sparkly ribbon was tied around and used to attach the gift tag.
Here is the completed card and envelope. What do you think - it is unicorny enough? I would love you to leave a comment below.
When Rosie saw the card she came up with the idea of using false eyelashes ...
The envelope and the inside were also decorated with the same image from Star of Light and I might have added some more jewels to the inside too.
I think this is sparkliest/blingiest (are these actual words?) card I have ever made.
One of the many things I love about crafting is that you can create something special and unique and I know that Francessca will love this card. Not too sure that my sister will be impressed by all the glitter and sequins - lets just call it revenge!!
Thanks for looking at my Blog today, come back soon to make sure you don't miss anything!
Details of the products I used to create this project can be found below.
If you need to order any supplies, simply use my “shop with me” button or click on the catalogue links on the right. Alternatively, contact me and I would be
happy to place an order for you.
Happy crafting!
Susan xx
Thank you so much for looking at my Blog today, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don't have a brand new 2017 - 2018 or the Autumn / Winter catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you straight away.
How to get your hands on the new Autumn / Winter Catalogue!
Anyone who has placed an order with me in the last three months should have their copy now - if not, let me know asap! Let me tell you, it is choc a block full of gorgeous goodies that you will absolutely love! Products are available to order from September 1st. If you would like a copy just let me know.
Would you like to receive a FREE gift from me? All orders placed directly with me or online receive a handmade card from me as a thank you but did you know that all orders over £20 (excluding postage) will receive a gift from me too? If you use the current Hostess Code: AH3SUMCT I will pop something in with your order or post directly to you, (please remember to allow me to access your contact details otherwise I won't be able to contact you).
For orders over £150 please do not use the Hostess Code to ensure that you receive the benefits.
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Apparently she has a bit of a thing for unicorns at the moment!
Didn't we do well? It took Rosie absolutely ages to set the time on the watch and I confess that after putting some batteries into unicorn lights to make sure they worked, I think I want some too!
It was Rosie's idea to make a card with a unicorn on - but of course, I would be the one to make it.
As you can imagine, I have many, many stamps but do I have a single stamp of a unicorn? Of course I don't! I thought about stamping a horse and adding a horn but thought that might look a bit silly. So I decided to have a look on Pinterest for some inspiration. Unicorns are everywhere! Then I stumbled across a post from a fellow SU Demonstrator, Monica Gale. Wow - I was blown away by the stunning invitations she made for her grand daughter.
You can see Monica's project here.
I had several practice attempts at the eyelashes before I was happy with the result. Using the die from the Seasonal Layers Framelits as a template was very quick and simple using a Stampin' Write Marker.
I punched lots of tiny flowers punched using a variety of colours - I might have got a little carried away with all the jewels and pearls I added to decorate around the horn which was made from a triangle cut from a scrap of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.
The ears were made with two tiny dies from the Swirly Scribbles Thinlets Dies - they were intended to be leaves but they also make fantastic ears.
I used my poky tool to shape the ears before attaching - I think they might just be my favourite element of this card!
I used the swirly background stamp from Star of Light to add a bit of extra sparkliness, highlighting with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and even more jewels.
The pink cheeks were created with a Sponge Dauber and some Powder Pink ink.
I made a quick tag for the present - unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the present. I wrapped the gifts in tissue paper and added very generous sprinkles of glitter and sequins before wrapping everything in brown paper. Some more of the now sadly retired sparkly ribbon was tied around and used to attach the gift tag.
Here is the completed card and envelope. What do you think - it is unicorny enough? I would love you to leave a comment below.
When Rosie saw the card she came up with the idea of using false eyelashes ...
The envelope and the inside were also decorated with the same image from Star of Light and I might have added some more jewels to the inside too.
I think this is sparkliest/blingiest (are these actual words?) card I have ever made.
One of the many things I love about crafting is that you can create something special and unique and I know that Francessca will love this card. Not too sure that my sister will be impressed by all the glitter and sequins - lets just call it revenge!!
Thanks for looking at my Blog today, come back soon to make sure you don't miss anything!
Details of the products I used to create this project can be found below.
If you need to order any supplies, simply use my “shop with me” button or click on the catalogue links on the right. Alternatively, contact me and I would be
happy to place an order for you.
Happy crafting!
Susan xx
Thank you so much for looking at my Blog today, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don't have a brand new 2017 - 2018 or the Autumn / Winter catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you straight away.
How to get your hands on the new Autumn / Winter Catalogue!
Anyone who has placed an order with me in the last three months should have their copy now - if not, let me know asap! Let me tell you, it is choc a block full of gorgeous goodies that you will absolutely love! Products are available to order from September 1st. If you would like a copy just let me know.
Would you like to receive a FREE gift from me? All orders placed directly with me or online receive a handmade card from me as a thank you but did you know that all orders over £20 (excluding postage) will receive a gift from me too? If you use the current Hostess Code: AH3SUMCT I will pop something in with your order or post directly to you, (please remember to allow me to access your contact details otherwise I won't be able to contact you).
For orders over £150 please do not use the Hostess Code to ensure that you receive the benefits.
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