Being Banana

It has really been a crazy week. Last Friday, my son gave me a circular from his kindy that there would be another theme day in a week (previously was about insects).  It's a non-uniform day but lessons proceed as usual. Today is the day. 

This time round it's about local fruits and vegetables. And of all things, he wants to be a banana. Googled for images and ideas. Found some costumes on kids whereby the banana end hung down to the floor. Looked less obscene and easier to make. Who wouldn't like to cut down on hard work (you'd be happy if it works, that is). As I couldn't find any food costumes sold in this part of our region, I had to get fabrics and batting and start sewing. Contrary to my mother who can make a frock as spontaneously as I can craft a card, I was panic-stricken for almost a week. I had absolutely no idea how to even shape a banana with fabric! How do you cut the fabric of the different sides of the banana? 

There was quite a bit of hunting work, like for the colour and type of fabric, threads, batting to shape the peel, a long sleeves shirt of the banana flesh colour (close enough) and unfortunately without a hood. Good thing though, we still have the yellow overalls from last year's kindy concert. 

Finally, all was done last night, turned out or not. My boy was really happy that I bothered and excited to put it on. That's all that matters. :-)

Graduation Congratulations

1. As a beginner, what do you do when you want to craft a card as pretty and perfect as scrap booking and card crafting demonstrators? I made sketches. Ha! And I did not follow them :-)

2. What do you do when you do not have scallop punches and stamp sets with lovely greetings?  I googled for images of greetings or you can print from your office word file in any shape you want. I found a phrase in a circular form of which I thought I'd never use, as well as a single-word wish of which I thought I would most likely use. And I also found an image for the theme.

So, what came out of all these? Ta daa... -->>

There a few things and thoughts that inspired this card which I'd like to share, although it looks so simple. This card is for an aunt who loves purple so much regardless of any tone, even for her house! The purple scallop around the phrase was an idea from the Andrea Walford Sunny Stampin' Studio (refer to the link below). I used a heart shape punch, cut the heart in half to use the curve on top of it and stuck to the back of the phrase just showing the curved top of the heart. While each heart has 2 curves on top, I only needed 4.

Why had I decided to use the circular phrase? I was trying out on sponging the edge of the paper so that it could hide away the imperfect cut of the circle. I am also trying to finish off the white paper flowers (previously used for the note card, and sponging it does not quite work) and it seemed to fit in the circular phrase perfectly, and pinned it with a brad. Just love the brads! :D 

Well, I hope you have enjoyed reading this and hope you can share something you've made.

Credits : I'm most grateful for the above ideas from the Sunny Stampin' Studio (Andrea Walford) and the Scrap Bug studio (Miss Goh SC).

Note : I am aware of the 'colour' of the flower. Alternatively, anything of any colour could be a replacement.

http://andreawalford.com/shes-all-that-card-mini-tutorial-on-creating-an-oval-scalloped-edge

1st card with proper DP.

My hands were itching to craft another card, after buying some loose 6"x6" designer  papers

(DP). I used both sides of this paper (from My Mind's Eye - Fine and Dandy series) because I really like its reverse (below) pattern and it looks wall papery. Then I was craving to use some brads and I thought 2 were enough because they are glittered. Unfortunately I do not have any stamp set for the occasion - wishes for a new home. I do not mind it the way it is, but I may add a tag eg. words or doodle of a house, if I do find something appropriate.

http://www.mymindseye.com/Fine-and-Dandy/Fine-And-Dandy.asp 

...2 birthday wishes and a note card.

Left: For male. Found embossing tool and used the leaf pattern, on a shimmery paper. Really need some circular punches, and a different ribbon colour.

Right: For a 1st year old birthday boy. Used stickers to replace stamping.

Experimental. From paper scraps, flower pattern punches, sponged flower with ink (will be using coloured flowers in future), glittered brad, rubber stamp. I'm happy with the outcome, will make another and will be sending it to a friend. Hope that'll turn out (almost) perfect.