Punch Art Bear for Daddy

It’s about time my new blog showed some of my creations, don’t you think!

I’ve wanted to use the ties from the stamp set Best Dad Ever on punch art since I first saw them. And this Fathers’ Day was my chance. I inked the striped one with markers and cut it out to add to the ‘Daddy’ bear card for ‘his awesomeness’, my Wonder Husband.

Best Dad Ever (Wood) $32.95 (Clear) $25.95

The bear was made using various Stampin’ Up! Circle and Oval punches. I’m really proud of this and so pleased because I didn’t go looking for inspiration first. I knew I was making a bear and just kept punching out shapes and rearranging, sponging, changing colours, etc. until I was happy with him. My big tip for ALL punch art projects is to sponge ink onto the edges of your shapes – it really does make a huge difference to how lifelike your creations look.

It’s also amazing how different he can look just by the placement of eyes, ears etc. And it’s funny but the skinnier versions looked younger too – even though all I was changing was the size of the main body! But doesn’t he look so huggable with his big round belly!

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The ‘Daddy’ letters were made using the now retired Timeless Type Alphabet Dies and my Big Shot. I had to use them because ‘Daddy’ and I had been talking recently about how much longer we’ll be Mummy and Daddy rather than Mum and Dad. Our boys are 9 and 6 so those days are probably numbered. Zane (9) recently announced that he would use the shortened forms because that’s what his friends do but he’s clearly forgotten about it and we’re not going to remind him!

Fathers’ Day this past Sunday was wonderful – it’s the first time in four years that I haven’t been working a market stall and leaving ‘his awesomeness’ and the boys to entertain themselves. And it was glorious Spring weather so we headed out to Point Nepean for the day, had a thoroughly good time, exhausted ourselves and came home very happy and, in my case, just a little sunburnt!

This photo was taken at sunset at the end of a pier – hence the addition of warm jackets on what was a stunning sunny day!

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Cheers

Genna

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