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Monday, 10 October 2011

HAPPY HANDY HIPPO DAY - WEEK 6

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday to you .. .. here I am again with my next Handy Hippo project.

This week, to give you a change from Christmas I have gone with one of my other favourite types of cards to make .. .. a new baby card!!

Just look at this super sweet image.







Below you can find the Handy Hippo magic button .. .. and if you click on it you can see all the lovely goodies I used for this creation. They have been automatically added to a shopping basket and you can remove anything you do not need (or add anything else you can't resist). 



Today I thought I would show you how I used the lovely Marianne Creatables Die to make my little flower embellishment.

The dies are lovely just cut and used as they are but I also think it is nice to add a little ink to them to bring a little more colour and interest to them.

Here you can see how I have added colour to my flowers

Firstly I cut out my shapes .. .. the smaller ones
get "teased" out with needle.

I then rub ink through the
holes of the die .. ..  it is quite nice
to use more than one colour at this stage too

Again to pop the flowers out I
tend to use the blunt end of a needle

All finished they are now
ready for use!!

When putting my flower together for this week I again coloured a clear gem for the centre of my flower as described in my Handy Hippo post last week. 

I did edit my post last week to add that sometimes it is necessary to give your gems more than one coat of ProMarker ink .. .. and to wait between applications for the layers to dry.  It is never easy waiting for things to dry .. ..but it is worth the wait LOL!!!

I hope that you all have a good week and I'll see you again next Monday with my next Handy Hippo project.

Love



(and all the lovely friendly people at Handy Hippo)
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35 comments:

  1. Beryl K10 October 2011 at 08:58

    This is beautiful Jules, love that you have teamed yellow with the blue
    Beryl x

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  2. Sarn10 October 2011 at 09:19

    Fab new baby card.

    Thanks for the tutorial on that die . . . which is another one to add to the wish list!

    Hugs, Sandra

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  3. PinksyDoodles10 October 2011 at 09:21

    This is so cute Jules! I could do with learning some patience from you as I am terrible at waiting for things to dry!
    Hugs, Clare x

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  4. Doreen10 October 2011 at 09:44

    A gorgeous card Jules,love the pram.xxx

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  5. Pop's Cards10 October 2011 at 09:45

    This is just stunning sweetie, love the colours too, fab creation hugs pops x x x

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  6. Marjorie10 October 2011 at 10:25

    This is so lovely hun, I love your flowers, thank you for the tuturial, I have these dies but never thought to colour them in, while they are still in the die, thanks for sharing...
    Hugs,
    Marjorie
    xx

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  7. coldwaters210 October 2011 at 10:54

    This is gorgeous Jules the colours, image and design look wonderful.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  8. Di10 October 2011 at 11:22

    Gorgeous card and such a clever idea to colour the flower whilst still in the die. Now, where's my box of dies and the CB?! :) Love, Di xx

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  9. Carol10 October 2011 at 11:49

    Gorgeous cards Jules, love the colours and thanks for the tutorial. Carol x

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  10. Wendy10 October 2011 at 12:58

    Adorable card Jules...Gorgeous flower, thanks for the tutorial..I have this die and not even used yet,how bad am I lol...
    Wendy xx

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  11. Nikbee10 October 2011 at 13:14

    A beautiful card. I love the flowers. Another good reason for me to buy a die cutting machine.
    Nikki x

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  12. mckinkle10 October 2011 at 13:24

    Hello Jules,

    Gorgeous card, I love the shadow inked flowers they really add definition.

    So who won the pancake competition? You said that 140 were eaten but I dont seem to have found out which one of you won it! Did your sis manage to get her hands on the trophy?

    Also, when do we all wear our knickers inside out? Any non followers will be quite perturbed no doubt by this!!

    Keryn x!

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  13. Irene10 October 2011 at 13:43

    A gorgeous baby card - like you I love making these cards. Thank you so much for the fab tutorial on the flowers , just brilliant.

    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  14. Janette10 October 2011 at 14:49

    Beautiful baby card Jules, such lovely pastel colours, great tutorial for the flowers, thank you. Janette x

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  15. Cynthia10 October 2011 at 14:52

    I was going to ask you how you created those beautiful flowers--you beat me to it!! =D Gorgeous card!!

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  16. Debs M10 October 2011 at 17:17

    gorgeous, love the papers and the effect on the flowers x

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  17. G Peplow10 October 2011 at 19:39

    Hi Jules, Beautiful card!:0) The colours sit brilliantly together and your flowers are very special, thank you for sharing the tut, Gay xxx

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  18. loftylass10 October 2011 at 19:47

    Beautiful card Jules, love the image - thanks for the tutorial - I have these dies but never thought to colour the flowers whilst still in the die...doh!!!
    Hugs
    Heather
    x

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  19. Faye10 October 2011 at 20:09

    This is really rather pretty! I do love a Nitwit paper. xxx

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  20. Bernie10 October 2011 at 21:27

    What a sweet baby card! Love that image and that flower! That technique gives such fabulous dimension.
    Blessings Bernie

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  21. Bernie10 October 2011 at 21:28

    Hooray I’m finally able to comment on your blog. Seems an age since I have. Thanks for all your lovely comments on my blog. You are such a sweetie.
    Hugs
    Bernie

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  22. coops10 October 2011 at 21:41

    gorgeous card jules.the image is so sweet and i love your beautiful blue and lemon colours :D

    xx coops xx

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  23. susiestacey10 October 2011 at 21:53

    Gorgeous card Jules - very fresh and clean and the flowers are beautiful x Susan x

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  24. Lynsey10 October 2011 at 22:12

    Hi Jules this is a fantastic baby card! Love the flowers
    Hugs Lynsey x

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  25. Amanda10 October 2011 at 23:06

    Such a lovely card Jules, loving the weekly tips as well.

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  26. Denise 10 October 2011 at 23:10

    Gorgeous card - love that image and the flowers look fantastic.
    Hugs
    Denise xx

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  27. Anonymous11 October 2011 at 01:17

    OH I love that baby carriage and how you inked the flowers, makes them pop! Love it!

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  28. Wishcraft11 October 2011 at 12:46

    Gorgeous baby card Jules. I love how you've inked the flowers, they look fab :o) Lisa x

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  29. Sally11 October 2011 at 13:19

    Hi Jules, I love the image you've used, simple but sweet. Thanx for the tut on the flower inking, a clever idea & it makes them look even more layered!
    Sally x

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  30. Shell Shearer Swinscoe11 October 2011 at 13:47

    Just gorgeous hun, love the colour combo & fab tip about the flowers!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  31. Nannieflash11 October 2011 at 16:30

    Wow Jules thats one gorgeous new baby card, not to fussy but a beautiful design. hugs Shirleyxxx

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  32. XxJULESxX11 October 2011 at 19:18

    oh wow gorgeous Jules and thanks for the tip with the die!

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  33. jude12 October 2011 at 16:46

    Just gorgeous what fab idea!thanks
    hugs judex

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  34. Anonymous12 October 2011 at 20:51

    Ooh, I do like this Jules! Gorgeous, fresh colours and the flowers look beautiful. xx

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  35. Elizabeth12 October 2011 at 23:00

    Lovely card, pretty colours, and that flower is just gorgeous - handy tutorial on how you made it and great tip on colouring gems. Elizabeth x

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