Convention 2013 Swaps - Day 4

Today begins Convention 2013!!!  And it's Thankful Thursday...and today I am thankful for a craft and a company which makes us think if others...

Today's swap is 3-D.  This is a cover for pocket tissues picked up from a dollar store....

The cover is made from Real Red.  The Owl Builder punch is required to make the cute owl.  I used Polka Dot Parade DSP and used matching cardstock to make the oval circle for the sentiment.  I truly love that you get designer series paper that matches cardstock.  No more hunting for the perfect match or settling for "close." 

The nurses hat is the "vest" part of the Owl Builder punch, turned upside down.  The "Red Cross" is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  I used the Deco Labels Collection to provide the perfect background my owls.

The sentiment is from the Delightful Dozens stamp set.

Aren't these just the cutest!!!

Leave me a comment and let me know which color you like best!!!

Many Blessings...
Cathy 

Olive You!

It appears that I can't scan for straight.... Oh well - you get the idea!

For this card, I started with a card base of Old Olive cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  The Whisper White is cut at 4" X 5 1/4".  I then punched 6 each Small Ovals from Old Olive and 1 each Small Oval from Read Red.  I also punched the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack out of Real Red for the olive pits.  I used the Olive You from the Best of Love Stamp Set (#132987) in StazOn black.  I colored the olive with Old Olive marker and the heart with Real Red.  I punched the image out with Extra Large Oval.  The "large olive" is from the Ovals Collection Framelits (third smallest). 

To create the look, I used snail to place the small olives and pits.  I then ran the white cardstock with the small olives attached through the BigShot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  The large olive is popped up with Dimensionals.

A great way to tell that special someone that "Olive You!"

Many Blessings....Cathy