(Hot) Pig in the City...

This card was inspired by a TV commercial.  Yes, you read correctly ..a TV commercial!
I was casually watching a TV program when a commercial came on advertising "Hot Pig....in the City"

So, an idea was born.

The idea did not quite materialize as I visualized it in my mind,but I'm happy with the result. I used the hostess stamp set "In the Neighborhood" with "This Little Piggy"

Thick whisper white card stock was used to create a Z fold card

On the front I constructed a fence using the Wood Crate die and Crate DSP. This was placed on "On Theory DSP".  One of the Little Piggys was colored, cut out and placed in front of the fence.  At his feet are strips of the same  In Theory DSP torn in strips, sponged with Old Olive, and ruffled to mimic grass.  The sentiment was computer generated.

On the middle panel are 2 more pigs, also colored and cut out.  They are making their way to the city, which is reflected on the back panel.

The images from the City are colored with watercolor pencils.

On the l" strip I place some Old Olive card stock embossed with the petal burst embossing folder.
Did you notice that the word "neighbourhood" in this stamp set has both the American and Canadian spelling?

Supplies Used:
Stamps: This Little Piggy, In the Neighborhood
Inks:  Black Memento, Powder Pink, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Watercolor Pencils, Marina Mist
Papers:  Thick Whisper White, In Theory DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White, Crate DSP
Accessories:  Classic Label punch, Wood Crate framelit, Wink of Stella, dimensionals.

My Little Pig Book mark - You Make me Happy

This is one of the many book marks I am making for my Open house June 10, and later for my craft show on July 2. It features one of the adorable little pigs.

This little pig was stamped, colored, cut out and adhered to a 2 by 5 1/2" Basic Black book mark.  Some garden green grass was placed on the bottom, and a strip of striped So Saffron DSP adhered to the top.

Some SAB gold ribbon was inserted through the book mark aperture and  tied with a 1/8" gold ribbon tied around it.

Supplies:
Stamp This Little Pig
Inks: Black Memento, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight DSP, Garden Green
Accessories: Retired gold SAB ribbon, 1/8" gold taffeta ribbon, rhinestones

Flying Miss Piggy - a sliding card

"She believed she could ...so she did"

Yes, pigs can fly - at least on my card!

Don't you love Miss Piggy in a tutu skirt?  Actually, its some retired ribbon, but its perfect for the occasion.
After coloring Miss Piggy, I cut her out, and placed the ribbon (skirt) around her.

Then I proceeded to make a sliding card using the Sliding Star framelit die, 2 pennies and dimensionals.

The pennies are adhered together using a dimensional, inserted into the slot, and Miss Piggy is adhered to that.

The slider aperture was made in Pool Party card stock embossed with the Gently Falling Embossing Folder.  Some clouds, die cut using the Up & Away Thinlet Die, were added to the card front as well. This is matted with Basic Black card stock and then adhered to a Pool Party card base.

Tip:  To make the slider work really well, use 3 or 4 dimensionals one on top of the other.  This gives the pennies plenty of room to slide.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: This Little Piggy
Inks: Black Memento, Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate
Papers: Pool Party, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Up & Away Thinlet Dies, Sliding Star Framelit Die, Gently falling embossing folder, Pennies (2) non SU, ruffled ribbon (retired), dazzling details, dimensionals.

This Little Piggy - a catalogue sneakapeak

The new catalogue launches in less than a week!!  Are you getting excited yet??

The little piggy characters are so much fun - and besides they are adorable!!

Today I made 2 note cards featuring this cute little sty resident.

 The first one was a thank you note

I stamped the image on Whisper White card stock and coloured him using water color pencils and an aqua painter.  To apply the color I applied the aqua brush directly to the watercolor pencil and then to the image. When completed, the focal image was die cut using the layering circle framelits.

I separated the sentiment from the image and stamped it separately, placing the first part under the pig and the remainder on the card front,

All edges are sponged with Soft Suede ink

The Whisper White note card is layered with Tip Top Taupe envelope paper.

I had some crate paper left over from On Stage, which I cut  into strips and forming them into a fence

Supplies Used
Stamp:  This Little Piggy
Inks: Black Memento, Watercolor Pencils, Soft Suede
Papers: Whisper White note card, Crate Paper, Tip Top Taupe Envelope Paper
Accessories: Stitched shape framelits, dimensionals, blender pen