Throwback Thursday Hey Birthday Chick

 Paper pieceing a super way to colour in with out pens or inks! It's also been a staple of my crafting arsonal since I began crafting all those years ago. So when I saw the Hey Birthday Chick stamps I immediately thought I can paper piece these little cuties!

Yes I know it involves fussy cutting but hey once in a while is ok for even the most reluctant fussy cutter 😉 Now I have to agree that the chicks with their spikey edges might at first glance look really difficult but you can chop of the spicky and spindeley, (a real Cary Crafting term 🤪)  bits. The reason you can chop them off is because you stamp the image onto your project first then layer the cut out piece onto it. 

A little tip I do have is to take a marker pen, in the same colour that I stamped in, and run it around the cut edges of my paper piece.  This helps to create an almost seamless transition from paper to stamped image. 

I have also created my own coloured sparkle by colouring my clear rhinestones with my alcohol markers.  I love how this allows me to customise my cards.

The card was inspired by a team member  the lovely Jennie Martin  who keeps chickens and is such a fun and cheerie person. So this card will be winging it's  way to her very soon 😊 🐥🐥🐥

Watercolour Wednesday Hey Birthday Chick

 Today I'm sharing a soft and gentle card to show that the Hey Chick stamps don't have to be bright and bold.  I also think this card would be a lovely one to send to an  expectant parent or grandparent . 

The sentiment is from a set called Many Messages.  It's one that a think is rather lovely.

For the front of the card I first stamped the chick in stazon ink three times across the long card mat. The reason I used stazon is that I wanted the image not to bleed once I applied water.

I then took 3 coloured water based marker pens, a water spritzer and an acrylic block. First I  scribbled small spots of the markers randomly onto the acrylic block.  Then I spritzed water over the block. How much to spritz is a question of practice so my big tip is practice on scrap cardstock until you're confident of the look you're after.

Now flip your block over onto the stamped image. I chose to use the dame size block that I'd  used to hold my stamp so that it would fit appropriately.  As you watch the cardstock soaks up the ink and water and your acrylic block will become clear and cleam that is when it's time to remove the block.

Once I'd coloured all three images I left it to dry and made my card base and sentiment. You can use a heat tool , gently, to dry the piece but it doesn't  take too long honestly.

Once the card was completed I was very happy with the end result a soft and gentle Hey Chick card. 

Tips Tricks and Techniques Tuesday Hey chick

 Today I've gone all pop art! Inspired by Andy Warhol and his Marilyn and soup can works I took the idea of bright colours and sets of four of the same image. I thought that this technique would work well with the cool chicks in the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick stamp sets. 

I started by masking the white cardstock into 4 panels using sticky notes.  I then used a blending brush and waterbased inks to apply colour to each quadrant.

 To add some more interest on the panels I spritzed them with water and allowed the panels to dry. As the water dries it leave behind a lovely speckled effect that is very pleasing and give texture without depth.

Next I stamped and die cut 4 of each of the chicks. Then I coloured them. For the large A5 card I coloured all over and for the standard A6 card I just coloured sections. Which way do you prefer?  I can't  decide!!!

Which ever you prefer I hope you'll give this fun technique/ style a go. 😀

Make it simple Monday Hey Birthday Chick

 This week I'm sharing a super cute set of 2 stamp sets and their coordinating dies.  One is called Hey Birthday Chick and the other is Hey Chick.  Now if you've been arpund Stampin' Up! For a few years you might recognise the chicks in these sets! Hey Chick  was a Sale-A-Bration stamp set from 2017 and the designers just couldn't resist returning to them!!! 

So let me introduce you to the gang. First up is this cute little  happy egg .

Then we have the dancing chick.

Now this chick is the adventurous one.

And last but by no means least we have crazy chick!!

Now can you help me?  who's your favourite?  Coz I just can't decide 🤣🤣🤣