Durcan Designs

Odd Bird Planet WCMD Challenge

Happy World Card Making Day!

I have a challenge for you...

Make a card that includes my two favorite embellishments -  button(s) and ribbon.  That's it!  Feel free to use any kind of stamps or other supplies as well.

Here is some inspiration for you - 

 

Stamps by Odd Bird Planet

Designer Paper by Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock by Papertrey Ink

Ribbon by Taylored Expressions

White Gel Pen

Copic Markers

All the details and prize information are talked about on the post below.  CLICK HERE.  Basically, make a card, link it to this post and I'll pass your name on to the owner of Odd Bird Planet to be entered into the drawing for a Halloween kit or if you're international, a $50 coupon code to the store :)

Here are some links to more challenges from the design team (meaning more chances to win! ;) 

Blog Hop List:
Godelieve
Dianne
Karrie
Kim
Laura
Marnie
Teresa
Tiffany
Tracy

Good luck and happy card making!  It's our day :)

-Tracy

along came a spider...

Hi, I'm the last stop on the Halloween Odd Bird Planet blog hop and I'm very excited to share these cute little treat bags with you!

If you're not familiar with the blog hop, you can start at the beginning here ----> Karrie's Blog ,or just hop around any of the participants blog's here:

Karrie

Debbie

Diane

Godelieve

Kathi

Laura

Marnie

Teresa

Tiffany

& Tracy(me) eta - Kim has joined us :)

These treat bags are easy to make:

1. cut black cardstock with Rectangle Nestabilities by Spellbinders

2. mat with purple cardstcock using larger Rectangle Nestablities

3. cut out orange strip and adhere

4. stamp cobwebs with white craft ink

5. stamp spider with Pallette black ink

6. draw black line with marker and ruler

7. punch out spider with 1 1/4" punch

8. punch out orange circle with 1 3/8" punch

9. add green hardware, brad and ribbon

10. adhere spider with dimensionals

11. stamp sentiment and punch with circle punch

12. adhere sentiment with dimensionals

Note - You can find these paper bag treat bags at Target. They are the perfect size for your Halloween goodies!

Thanks for stopping by all!!

It's a sale...

Odd Bird Planet is celebrating their 3rd birthday and everything in the store is 30% off :)  Just use the coupon code - bday3.

It's a beautiful day here in Kennebunkport, so I'm off to hit the beach with the kiddos :)

Take Care!

Humorous Card Challenge

 

Hi all!

I'm in a good mood today :)  Lately, I feel like my stamping mojo is kicking into gear.  Sometimes I got nothin' and then other days everything seems to flow.  You just never know. 

I made this card for the Paper Garden Projects, Week 1 Humorous Card Challenge.  I had to pull out my Odd Bird Planet stamps for the challenge because they crack me up :)

My card has that SU! feel to it because I was perusing the new catalog before I made it.  My inspiration came from page 23 if you're curious. 

One thing I love about this card is that it was made from scraps.  My scrap pile is ridiculously huge and unfortunately I hardly ever touch it.  I'm trying to change that. 

Here are some specifics about the card -

The owl stamps were drawn by Karrie Baker.  She submitted the drawings to Johanna Hatlestad, owner of Odd Bird Planet, and then Johanna made them into stamps.  How cool is that!  You can see them in the Odd Bird Planet store here -

karrie's bubb owl

karrie's john owl

The red tag was made with my SU! label punch.  I scored the tag down the middle and then folded it over.  I think it looks kind of cool.

The hoot sentiment was stamped in SU! white craft ink and then embossed with white detail embossing powder.

Now, (hopefully you're still with me, lol, I'm chatty today) here is a picture of another Prize Package from Paper Garden Projects -

 

Here's how you can win this kit -

Make a humorous card or a card with primary colors in it - red, blue and yellow.  You can use ANY stamps or supplies.  They do not have to be from Paper Garden Projects.

Take a photo of your card and link it to this blog post.  You can use the the Paper Craft Planet gallery, the Splitcoast Stampers gallery, a blog or any other photo gallery you may have access to. 

The deadline is March 30th.

The drawing is one entry per person, however if you link back to the contest on your blog you will receive an additional entry :)  Use this link --> here.

Well, that was a long post from me today!  Now I gotta go get something to eat :)  Hope you all have a good day and happy stamping.

Cosmo Cricket "Honey Pie" Kit Tutorial

Recently, I got a chance to work with a new "Paper Kit" from Paper Garden Projects  called "Honey Pie".  As I started making my cards I realized that this would be a nice project to share as a tutorial.  I also thought it would be fun to give you a little glance at my card making process.

Here is a picture of what I started with, the "Honey Pie Paper Kit".  It features Cosmo Cricket designer paper and Bazzill textured cardstock -

 

My next step was to decide what stamps I wanted to use.  I chose two Odd Bird Planet stamps, Bless Your Berry Pickin' Little Heart and Strawberry Row.  I thought they seemed to fit the look of the kit nicely. 

I also decide I wanted to make a set of 3x3 cards and started cutting my paper.  It's always hard for me to make the first cut into a sheet of paper.  It's as almost as if I'm afraid to wreck the prettiness of it.   

 

My next step was to stamp the sentiment on the back of one of the sheets of Cosmo Cricket designer paper.  It's a cream color like the one in my patterned squares and I like shades to coordinate as much as possible. 

I stamped the sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink by SU!  I like this ink for sentiments because it gives you a nice sharp image.   Also, there are browns in the dp and so I thought it would look better than a black ink.

 

After I decided that I liked the look of it, I went ahead and stamped a bunch of images on the paper.  I stamped them somewhat randomly because I was planning to cut them out and run them through the Cuttlebug with a rectangle Nestabilities.  I also did a practice run with the Nestabilities and some scrap paper to find a rectangle size that fit nicely. 

A couple notes - my Cuttlebug is totally jerry-rigged to work with the Nestablities so it's slightly embarrassing :)  Also, I don't tape them down or anything I just carefully set the B plate on top and run it through.

 

My next step was to make a mat for the sentiment using the scallop rectangle Nestabilities.  The scraps left from cutting your 3x3 card bases will work perfectly for this.

I also took a minute to coordinate the designer paper with the colored cardstock.  At this point in time I'm starting to really visualize what I'd like the cards to look like.

 

 

I then adhered the mats onto the sentiments.

 

Now I start working on the strawberries.  I decide to use my watercolor crayons with watercolor paper by SU!   I also change my ink to Palette brown because it's darker and the strawberries stand out nicely.  I don't want them to look washed out and that seemed to be the case when I tried the Chocolate Chip SU! ink.

When I watercolor with the crayons I apply the color directly to my brush and then color.

 

Now I need to cut it out.  I am a bit of an anal cutter.  I will cut as much as I can with scissors and then the hard parts with a craft knife.  I also might smooth the edges with a sanding block.  I like SU!'s sanding blocks the best. 

My last steps involve mixing and matching the matted sentiments with the card bases to find my favorite looks. 

I also decide on a final layout and add ribbon and embellishments from the kit.   

 

 

   

I hope you liked this little project and if you have any questions feel free to ask!  Hope you have a great day and happy stamping :)

Supplies:

Stamps -  Bless Your Berry Pickin' Little Heart, Strawberry Row by Odd Bird Planet

Cardstock and Designer Paper - "Honey Pie Paper Kit" from Paper Garden Projects

Ribbon and Embellishments - "Honey Pie Paper Kit" from Paper Garden Projects

Watercolor crayons, watercolor paper, Chocolate Chip ink, sanding block, dimensionals by SU!

Nestabilities

Palette Timber Brown ink

Odd Bird Planet new release

 

"kelly's bird in a box"

The Odd Bird Planet  new release is now available :)

See them all -----> here.

eta - the shopping cart has been updated with both mounted and unmounted options

sneak peek

A "sweet" new release is coming soon from Odd Bird Planet.  Here's a sneak peek at one of my favorites :)

Kelly's Gnome Woman With Lollipop 

Holiday Mail for Heroes

 

Holiday Mail for Heroes is a partnership between the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes to deliver one million holiday cards to American service members, veterans, and their families in the United States and around the world.

So when you're making your Holiday cards this year, make a few extras and send them to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10,
2008.

Supplies:

Stamp - Partridge in a Pear Tree by  Odd Bird Planet

Patterned Paper - Daisy D Snowflake and Holly Collection from Paper Garden Projects

Prismacolor Pencils, Timber Brown Staz On, Sahara Sand and Whisper White cardstock, Very Vanilla ribbon, dimensionals  

Gnome Acetate Pillow Box Tutorial

Happy Thanksgiving! 

I was happy to have a little time to paper craft today.  Here's what I made -  
   

  

You may remember this acetate pillow box from a previous post.  Today I made an easy peasy belly band for it.  The gnome is from my Paper Garden Stamp Kit "Gnome for the Holdiays".  The green cardstock is 12 x 12 Textured Wild Wasabi by SU!  The patterned paper is by Flair Designs.

Stamp the gnome in brown Staz On and color him with Prismacolor pencils. The look of the pencils coordinates really well with the Flair Holly Jolly paper.  Cut the gnome out.  Punch a scallop circle.  I used SU!'s punch.

Cut the green cardstock 12 x 3.  Score on the 4" and 8"

Cut the patterned paper 4 x 2.75.

  

Adhere the patterned paper.

  

Wrap cardstock around acetate pillow box.  Adhere with a strip of red tape. 

 

Here's another look at the finished project.  Tape the scallop circle onto the pillow using a strip of red tape down the middle and adhere the gnome with dimensionals. 

Hope you liked my little project :) Here's a rundown of the supplies I used:

Acetate Pillow Box

Odd Bird Planet Kelly's Stitched Gnome stamp - available part of a stamp kit here or as a single here

Flair Designs patterned paper, Holly Jolly Collection

Wild Wasabi 12 x 12 cardstock, scallop punch, dimensionals by SU!

Prismacolor Pencils

Timber Brown Staz On ink

Craft knife and scissors

Red Sticky Tape

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great weekend.

charles cardinal and his button tree

I think I'm going to take a minute and get sappy.  When I first started blogging I found a new stamp company called justjohanna (now Odd Bird Planet).  I would follow her and some of her designers on their blogs and think wow I would really love to work with them.  After watching a few design team calls go by, I finally got the courage to apply.  I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when I found out I was accepted.  It really meant the world to me.  Since then I have absolutely fallen in love with this little company.  So today's card is in honor of Johanna and all of the fabulous people I have had the opportunity to work with.  Thank you!  You are all very near and dear to me. 

 

This cute Odd Bird Planet stamp is Charles Cardinal Right.  He is very popular :)  You can find him here (this month's special bundle), here (Paper Garden kit) and here .

Patterned paper and brown Bazzil cardstock (tree trunk) is from my Gnome for the Holiday's Stamp kit.

Buttons by Lasting Impressions