Do you like to create your very own ‘punny’ sentiments? Today I have a video sharing how I mixed up stamp and die sets to do just that!
Welcome back to another Take 2 With Therese, this is my video series for Altenew and if you missed any of my previous videos be sure to check them out right HERE.
Today I am using the Chipmunk & Squirrel Stamp Set from Altenew and I thought it would be fun to create my own sentiments in a bold kind of way.
I started by getting out my die and stamp sets and choosing which ones would suit my sentiment and designs the best…. I didn’t realise just how many I have ‘collected’ (ahem) over the years (psss don’t tell my hubby)!
I also enjoyed using this Modern Circle Stencil in the background.
And don’t be afraid to cut up your sentiments like I did here with the Happy Birthday Die.
I did some almost ‘no-line’ colouring with my pencils today and kept to the same colour scheme on both card designs.
This time the background was stamped using the Halftone Circles Stamp Set.
And popping up the words added just a little something to these clean and simple (ish) cards.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at YouTube.
Are you inspired to check out your alphabet stamps and dies and see if you can create a fun BOLD sentiment? I hope you enjoyed your visit here today. Thanks for your visit, Big Hugs,
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Black / Sepia / French Grey 70,90% / Chocolate / Light Umber / Yellowed Orange / Jasmine / Goldenrod / Peach Beige / Blush Pink.
 Classic Crest Solar White 110lb ALT | Classic Crest Solar White 80lb ALT |  Foam SSS | EH |  Chipmunk & Squirrel ALT |
 Chipmunk & Squirrel Die ALT |  Halftone Circles ALT | SSS | AUZ |  Thick and Thin Alpha ALT |  Happy Birthday Die ALT | SSS |
 You Are Loved Die ALT | SSS |  Brush Alpha ALT |  Fine Alphabet Die ALT | SSS | EH |  Simple Alpha Dies ALT | SSS | EH |
 Rounded Rectangles ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Modern Circles Stencil ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Obsidian ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Ocean Waves ALT | SSS | EH |
 Dusk ALT | SSS | EH |  Orange Cream ALT | EH |  Autumn Blaze ALT | EH |  Evening Gray ALT | SSS | EH |
 Moon Rock ALT | EH |  Cool Summer Night ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Warm & Cozy ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Rock Collection ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |
 Ink Blending Tool ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Prismacolor Pencils SSS | EH |  Spring Scissors SSS | AUZ | EH |  Scissors SSS | AUZ | EH |
 Mini Blossom ALT | SSS | AUZ |  Gemini Junior SSS | AUZ | EH |  Bone Folder EH |  Mini Score Board SSS | AUZ | EH |
 Acrylic Blocks ALT |  Precision Tip SSS | EH |  Multi Medium Matte SSS | AUZ | EH |  Foam Squares small SSS | EH |
 Foam Squares SSS | EH |  Glue Tape ALT | SSS | AUZ |
Fabulous cards, wonderfully fun sentiments, my friend! Oh you KNOW I do love a pun! I’m off to watch you put yours into words… xx
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I always love your punny cards and thought I might just try some myself, thanks yet again for the inspiration!
So perfect. I never thought of that but I love it. So happy and excited you shared way of making pun words. No more buying pun stamps. Thank you for sharing.
It’s great fun to mix and match, and the possibilities are endless!
Fabulous cards Therese. I love the colours that you used and how you combined the various sets to build the cards. Just brilliantâ¤ï¸
I had such fun with both of these!
Deliciously punny and fun, Therese … a fabulous vibrant colour palette … and such cute little critters to adorn the bold sentiments! In answer to your question … yep, great idea to create the wider frame from the stencilled paper … it seems to keep the balance just right! Hugs, Anita 🙂
They are a little more busy than I usually make and it was fun to change it up. thank you so much Anita!
Fabulous Therese. Super fun cards love the layouts and colours.
thanks so much Ina!
I’m “NUTS†about your cards!! They are adorable and so creative and give lots of inspiration for customizing cards with parts of stamp and die sets we already may own. As always, your talent is so appreciated.
hahaha thanks so very much Sue, they were fun to make!
I love your punny cards. Great job mixing your dies and stamps and I just love this color combo.
These colours make me happy too, thanks so much Lisa!
Love the colour combo – the frame for the chipmunk card was perfect , there would have been nothing to see if you had gone with your first idea.
I totally agree, glad you liked them. thank you Gail!
These are so fun … love the colours!!
Thanks so much Gab!
So cool! How do you think up the puns? I always forget 🙂 Love them and the little squirrel is very cute.
PS wont tell yours if you don’t tell mine – although I think mine has an idea 😉
I forget sooo much too lol. That’s where Mr Google can help lol.
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Those were adorable little cards!
thank you so much Doris!
Nothing like a cheerfully bright card to lift your spirits.
Seriously fun cards.
Cheers
Lisa
Thank you so very much Lisa!
You´ve done it again♥ Two bright and beautiful cards, WOW!!!
Thank you Gunilla, you are so sweet!
Two fun cards and great ideas for cards my teenage grandson and the two younger ones! I’m always on the look out for ideas to spark my imagination and you inspire!
I think they’d be perfect for the teens, young kids and even for men, it is easy enough to change up a sentiment or image and it would be perfect for any occasion. Thanks so much Barbara!
So adorable! I love the colours and the bold punny sentiments!
They were such fun to put together, I’m so happy you liked them!
Great colour combo! I love the mixed fonts and the graphic backgrounds. I like the fatter border that you chose best as it shows more of that fabulous stencilling.
Yes, I agree, I think it worked so much better…. a happy accident lol.
SO cute, and the aqua and orange are stunning together. Can’t with to watch the video – thank you 🙂
This colour combo makes me sooo happy!
LOVE the color combination! So cheerful and bright!
You are the only one I’ve seen apply fun foam like this, so I am going to try your technique– what could go wrong, right? Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Hi June, This technique works well for me, especially with intricate die cuts. A couple of tips – use a manual die cutting machine (the electric ones like the Gemini put too much pressure on the foam) – you can also let the foam sit for a minute to uncompress – also allow a few minutes for the matte medium to dry before releasing the die cut (though don’t leave it too long as the edges can sometimes look crunchy… if you do this you will know what I mean lol) – and remove the centre bits of the die cut first so that when you release the whole thing you don’t have to fuss with it too much. I hope this works for you, I’ve been using this technique for years and find it much better than cutting multiple layers and joining them together (as that seems to take so very long). Have the most wonderful week, Tx
Love your unique funny sentiments, Therese! I never seem to think of these ideas! LOL!! It’s great when a card can bring a smile! Loving this colour combo too! 🙂
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It was fun to combine these dies together! Google is your friend when you are looking for a pun, it’s great to have these tools at our fingertips.
Wow, Therese! These have that graphic, fun bold look that are always a hit for masculine cards! Most of the men in my family are a little nutty, so I could see these coming in very handy! I love the colors and the mix of letters!
I’m late to the party, but I love everything about these two cards! it helps that orange/turquoise is one of my very favorite color combos, but these designs are also packed with so many good ideas. I’ve pinned them on my board for using small stamped images, because that’s something I struggle with.
So happy that you will be able to use some of these ideas, and yes they can be adapted to any cute little critter that you may already have!! Thanks so much Sandy!