You Light Me Up, Piggie!

 Greetings everyone! It's me again, Jessie Scott (@chevy.scott on IG), Guest Designing for Gerda Steiner Designs!

Today I have another fun collaboration with Pear Blossom Press products to share. What's better than a Flying Pig? One coming to bring you the best birthday wishes! Check out this fun birthday card using You Lift Me Up.  

I colored this fun piggie with my Olo Markers and used some black and white baker's twine to add some texture to the string look wrapped around his middle and attaching to the balloon. (I also want him to actually swing in the air!) The stars are actually a small punch I used to make holes for my light up part.

I made a fun pastel cloud background with stencils and Distress Ink. Gold splatter was added for more interest. 

So, with the magic of the internet haha I printed out the sentiment I needed for a fun birthday card. (I had forgotten to print it first before cutting the panel and ink blending so the background above actually ended up getting used on another card haha and I made a new one.)

To learn how I lit up this card so easily, venture over to my blog today for the companion post with Pear Blossom Press!

Even without the light effect, this baby swings! I adhered the balloon to the card and left the piggie to swing freely on the card.

 

Here's the finished project!

See you again soon!

You Lift Me Up...and Up

Hi there!  It's Amy again (@card.chick on Instagram) with another guest designer project for you.  This time, my project involves pigs and balloons and lots of good feelings.

I really enjoy giving cards that expresses my gratitude towards uplifting individuals in my life, so this cute You Lift Me Up stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs really checks off all the right boxes.

Here is my process in creating this card:

1)  I used Bristol Smooth paper and a homemade cloud stencil to create some yellow tinted clouds for the background.

2)  Then I used an old silicone mat to create a mirror stamped image of the pig. 

3)  I colored both pigs with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and used a water pen brush to move the color around a bit.

4)  Both balloons were colored with Zigs.  Once they dried, I stamped the sentiment in each balloon.  For the "You lift me up!" sentiment, in order to fit the sentiment inside the balloon, I masked half of the sentiment and stamped it and then masked the other half to stamped the other two words.  I did not cut my sentiment stamp in half, though that is an option.

5)  I popped up the balloons and piggies with 3M foam tape to give it a little dimension.

Thank you for joining me today!  I hope you have an uplifting day ❤️

An "Uplifting" Card Tutorial!

Hi there!  Tina here with a fun and uplifting card tutorial to share with you today. Have you seen the "You Lift Me Up" stamp set  over at the Gerda Steiner Designs Shop?  It's fairly new and so stinking adorable!  I mean what is not to love about a piggie and balloons, maybe the encouraging sentiment, right:)

I had to have this piggie floating up in the clouds and don't you just love the look on this guys face?  He is one happy camper!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you would like to see how I created this card check it out down below, just click on the You Lift Me Up Tutorial Link.🙂  Have a Fantastic and Crafty day!  Hugs, Tina

YOU LIFT ME UP TUTORIAL

 

When Pigs Fly!

Hi everyone! Cathy here sharing another sneak of the adorable piggy in the new You Lift Me Up stamp set coming soon!!

What a cutie!!

I love how he's wearing sunglasses! I had to add the sun ray to the top. I've used 2 stencils to create the sky background with inks.

I colored the balloon and piggy with Copics, fussy cut them out and glued them to the background. For a little extra dimension, I die-cut some clouds and glued them here and there. 

Love the uplifting sentiment in this set!

Hope you enjoyed and see you again soon!