I was so excited to be one of the lucky winners of the Lawn Fawn New Release Sneak Peek Giveaways. I chose the adorable newly released “Mom + Me” stamp and coordinating die set for my prize, and I have to say that I think this is my new favorite non-doggy stamp set (you knew I had to qualify that sentence to be non-doggy, right?!).
I decided to stamp and color up the owls first (the foxes will have to wait for a later project). I colored up three sets of owl families with the following Copic colors:
Pink and Blue make Purple Family – R81, 83, 85, 89; B91, 93, 95, 97; V12, 15, 17
Brown and Blue Family – Dad: E11, 21, 23, 25, 29 with hint of B91 in face; Mom: E21, 11, 97, 99 with hint of B91 in face; Kids: B91, 93, 95, 97 with hint of E21 in faces and bellies
Traditional Colored Family – Dad and Mom are colored the same as in Brown and Blue Family except without the hints of B91 in the faces; Kids: Y11, Y23, YR24 and E33
All the beaks and feet were colored with Y15 and Y38.
Then with the magic of the coordinating dies, I was able to quickly cut out each set and back them with more die cut card stock scraps to make them thicker and more sturdy. I made a couple families into altered paper clips (great for planners, packaging up little treat bags, etc.), using E 6000 glue and art glitter glue to sandwich the paper clips with the colored owls on one side and the extra die cut backings on the other.
For the fun pink and blue make purple owl family, I attached them to small clothes pins. The larger clothes pins were the perfect size for the mom and dad and the tiny pink and blue ones (from a Recollections set of mini clothes pins that I picked up using a 50% off coupon a couple years ago when they were all the rage) made cute little bases for the pink and blue kiddie owls.
I have to say that I don’t often buy the coordinating die sets for stamps because I don’t mind fussy cutting and dies can be so expensive. However, these projects really showed me how they can be a huge time saver. Plus, when trying to make altered item projects like these that require finished pieces to be thicker and stronger, they seem absolutely essential for layering and gluing exact cut outs together. I know these projects would have taken much longer and not been as precise without the matching dies.
The following is a video share of these altered paper clips and clothes pins:
These altered paper clips and clothes pins are being entered into the following challenges:
MarkerPOP Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Something New Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Not Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Girls Creations Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes Challenge
Congrats on your new Lawn Fawn stamps and dies, you choose wisely with your win! These paperclips and clothespins are adorable….such a fun and creative way to use the images! Thanks so much for joining us at TTCRD this week, hope you’ll join us for more of our weekly challenges.
Denice – TTCRD DT
Thanks so much Denice! Aren’t these stamps and dies adorable?! Just love the simple critters from Lawn Fawn. LOL So easy to color up and now easy to cut with the dies too. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs Kristina
An adorable creations, what a lovely idea!! The use of pegs and paper clips is super and all such beautifully coloured!!
hugs
Heather xx
Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Thanks so much Heather! Thanks also for teaching me that pegs are another word for clothespins. I love learning new things! 🙂 TF stopping by and big hugs, Kristina
Your project is super cute and so practical, too! Thanks for the video explaining how you used the stamps and dies. We’re happy to see you at 613 Avenue Create.
Thanks so much Sheila! They were super fun and easy to make! 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
These are so adorable! What a great gift idea these would be. Love the Pink and Blue make purple family. =)
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner for our Anything Goes challenge.
LOL that pink and blue make purple family was one of my favorites too! 🙂
These are just sooo cute !
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Jo x
Aww thanks so much Jo! They were super fun and easy to make. 🙂
Oh how super cute they are and I just LOVE your paper clips and pegs creations 😀 Fabulous xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Awww thanks so much Ike! They were super fun and easy to make. 🙂