Saturday, January 31, 2009

House~Mouse Challenge #22 Paper Piercing


Okay this is a new technique for me, I have never done paper piercing before. So I pulled out my trusty new nestabilities oval & scalloped oval and went to work, First I cut out, embossed and pierced the bottom oval. The House~Mouse stamp I used this time was Sweet Kiss # HMFR1004. The image is stamped onto 80# white card stock with Ranger archival ink in "Jet Black". I then colored those sweet cuties in with prisma colored pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol and blending stumps. I layered the card with bazzill bling paper in a light blue and the printed paper is an older one from Fancy Pants. The embossing was done with a cuttlebug swirl folder,"I LUV THAT THING!" the final touch was to use a Martha Stewart Dolley Lace punch on the edge of the blue bazzill bling, I think it gives the card an additional pierced paper look. Thanks for another fun challenge, enjoy and thanks for looking.

9 comments:

Ann said...

Such a sweet image, and I love the colors and lacy edge!

cristel said...

you make very nice cards sorry i am from belgium so my englisch writing is not so good

Els G. said...

Love your card! That image is adorable! Great choice of colours and love those pierced ovals!
Els
x

Curt in Indy said...

Hey Beth! You are so sweet! Thanks so much for your awesome comment on my blog. I too wish you much luck in your bid for the DT spot too! I LOVE the image that you used for this challenge. I just bought it and your card is inspiration for me to use it! Thanks again so much! Best, Curt

"Kirby" (KrB) said...

This card is adorable! I love the colors you used and the image is too cute. Great job with your piercing. :)

Emma said...

Such a fantastic card. I love the colours you chose. x

Kim Dellow said...

Beautiful card. Lovely colours. Kim

Cathy... said...

This is awesome!! Good luck with the DT tryout! They'd be lucky to have you on their team!!

Calv said...

Hi Beth, this card looks great! I really have to get some nestabilities, or i could pinch my girlfriends lol.

Is the paper piercing just done with any old pokey tool? Looks very effective.