Friday 29 September 2017

All puffed up for Christmas

I love robins, especially when they 'puff' their feathers up to keep warm. So I was delighted when a sweet friend offered me a set of pre-stamped images to use for 'batch baking' some Christmas cards. I made eight cards the same in this run - and still have some robins left to play with:
I used:

- 6" x 6" square white card blank, side opening

- once I'd made the 'toppers' and could work out the spacing, I stamped the sentiments before gluing anything at all to the card front - using the Misti, Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink and a stamp from the Paper Smooches 'Christmas Sampler' set of sentiments

- the adorable puffed up robins were already stamped and I then coloured them using Pro markers

- die cut the image using a die from the Tonic Studios set of plain circular dies and ran a ball ended tool around the inner edge of the die cut whilst it was sitting inside the die

- then I just cut eight squares of 4" x 4" card from a 12" square sheet of SU's 'Real Red' card stock (nine in fact, so that's now in the snippets folder)

- then topped the squares with slightly smaller squares of holly patterned paper from LOTV's ''Twas The Night' paper pad

- glued the layers together and then popped them onto the card front

- asked in-house critic if I should add googly eyes, the verdict was 'nope', so I obeyed! Ha, and probably stopped the cards from leaping over the thickness limit for normal sized letters :)

Breathed a huge sigh as am slowly getting back on track with the self-imposed Christmas card making target!

I was still short of inspiration though and was so thankful for these lovely images to kick me into action! I've since found out that they're from a set of three by Hobby Art called 'Round Robin' - what a perfect name :)

Crumbs, I almost missed ScrappyMo's Rudolph Days for September challenge this month! Entering this, at the gallop :)






31 comments:

  1. The robin is adorable & love your coloring, Di! The paper is the perfect background!

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  2. He is a very puffed up robin and he has made a lovely bright and happy set of cards We all seem to be batch baking now! The year is rushing by and leaving us all behind again. Kate XX

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  3. Well done catching up with your seasonal target and this round robin is wonderful. I'd say no to the googly eyes too, he is fine as is.

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  4. Adorable and a perfect card for batch baking
    Jane

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  5. An adorable Robin Di, he looks so proud of himself. He looks great against the backing paper you've used.

    Sue xx

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  6. Oh Di that robin is so cute your card is gorgeous. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  7. Hobby Art do some really cute images and this is certainly one of them Di, and I adore the holly and berries in the background backed by that pretty red. x

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  8. Adorable. Sorry I've been AWOL but my mojo is still on leave and it was getting me down. Hoping to have a play and create a few blog worthy creations this weekend, so I'll be back to the snippets party soon. I hope!
    Hugs,
    Em xoxox

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  9. This is so cute. I love birds. They look so funny when they puff up. [Bunny]

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  10. This is an adorable image of the robin. Such a fun card and cute as can be.

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  11. Hi Di,
    Happy Rudolf Days.
    Got my GD hat on for this comment.
    OOOOOOOOOO! I also love Robins and that one is so gorgeous and very rotund just like me. LOL.
    Gorgeous card and brilliantly created as usaul.
    Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. GD

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  12. Cute, cute, cute. Love the holly paper you used.

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  13. A lovely card and great robin. I'm way behind my Christmas card target so have got to get my skates on in October!
    Kath x

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  14. What an amazing friend that is! And just when you needed it because of Mr. Mojo being AWOL! You've turned the cuddly sweet robin into a great design for batch making, Di! I need to get on that just as soon as my challenge is over. Trying hard not to panic, but not succeeding, lol!!! Hugs, Darnell

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  15. Lovely design and the robin look great in the circle, with the lovely papers in the background.
    Kath x

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  16. So adorable are your cards Di l just love that robin and the background too! x

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  17. Super cute Christmas card, Di. Love that robin - don't you feel that you want to cuddle him, he's so adorable. I'm not sure why I always seem to call robins 'he'? The females plumage is exactly the same. I've just google it and apparently females carry more body weight, so this little robin might actually be a 'she'. ;-) xx

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  18. Cute card Di! That image is adorable!

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  19. Great batch baking. This robin is a little sweetie and looks wonderful on your pretty card. I love that LOTV paper. I think I still have two sheets of that paper...I have been hoarding it!!!

    Thanks for taking part in the September Rudolph Days Challenge.

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  20. What a fabulous puffed up robin. I love your super card.
    Jean x

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  21. I really must remember your fab idea to run the ball ended tool. It gives such an elegant finish. Fraid my horse has shod a shoe so no way is it even limping into Mo's challenge!! Love your plumped up robin. He does look rather pleased with himself. We had one in the garden during the week and surprised to see it had quite a red breast on it already. Thought of you also when I was thumbing through my Qwerkity catalogue and came across
    a lovely wickerwork hedgehog igloo. It would look perfect on your front lawn!! Hugs Mrs A. p.s I heard that!!!!!!

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  22. What a sweet image and a fabulous card
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  23. He's adorable. Love the cheerful card you made with him x

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  24. Love your gorgeously cute robin who looks right at home on the pretty holly paper. Well done making eight cards and blogging in time for ScrappyMo's challenge! Yay! Hugs xxxxxxx

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  26. Love your robin! I think they make perfect Christmas cards!

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  27. A really sweet image. Robins and snowmen are my favourites in Christmas cards. Barbxx

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