Curvy Keepsakes 3 - panda time!

I have a long list of big & small obsessions & one of these is pandas. So when I saw this panda box pic on pinterest I HAD to make some of my own.

I made two versions, one using the small oval punch (retiring on June 2nd) around the eyes & the original using the bird punch wing. Which one is your favourite. I can't pick :-)

I wasn't sure which size pieces were used so I just played around until the proportions looked right. I also figured out a cool & easy way to make the mouth. I'm not very good at drawing (that's why I stamp) so I came up with the idea of using the negative from the heart punch as a guide to draw around. Also, I forgot to take a pic of the back of the box, but I glued together 3 white hearts to use as a little panda tail - cute!
My cheat sheet gives you some different options to try.

Here's the combined pic for you to pin or save for later.

Can you help find who made the original pandas? I'd really like to thank & recognise them so please leave a comment if it's you or you know who did. I've tried to find them via the pin but it was uploaded by a user  & Google images hasn't helped either.

I hope you're enjoying seeing all my curvy keepsake characters. Please leave a comment if you're enjoying my boxes or if you have any questions I have more to share so thanks for visiting today & come back soon.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies 
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Print Recipe

Small Oval Punch	Builder Bird Punch	1" Circle Punch	Builder Owl Punch	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies	Basic Black A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen	Big Shot

More curvy keepsake boxes - birdie buddies

If you enjoyed seeing Blossom the Lion yesterday, then I think you'll enjoy these birdie boxes made with the fabulous curvy keepsake die. I made these back in October/November too but hopefully you'll forgive the delay since I've shared my punch cheat sheets for them so you can easily make your own little guys.

One sweet birdie

I'd seen this this cute owl box by Sarah in my Pinterest travels & loved the look of the wings. I wasn't really sure how she'd made them so I had a play & adapted the scallop circle punch to fit the curved side of the box. You can see all the pieces I used in this cheat sheet pic:

You might notice that it shows to add some birdie feet. Sadly, the modern label punch used is retiring (& I believe is now sold out) but she still looks cute without them. You could also use the blossom punch as an alternative (see penguin below). Here's a final joined pic so you can pin or save the 2 pics together to use later.

A Christmas Penguin

There were LOTS of penguin boxes around last Christmas. Mine is mainly adapted from one in this vid by Amanda Fowler with little twists by me. Here's my punch cheat sheet.

I used a bone folder to curve the punched ovals for his wings. I've given 2 options for the feet - using the blossom punch & modern label punch - both of which are retiring (I know!).
One other note - the Santa hat is attached to the box base using a punched word window, folded in half into an L shape. I attached one half to the back of the hat & the other to the base.
Here's the combined cheat sheet for him.

Thanks for visiting today. I have lots more curvy keepsake boxes to share so please pop back again soon.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies	3/4" Circle Punch	1/2" Circle Punch	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack	1-3/4" Circle Scallop Punch
Extra-Large Oval Punch	1-3/4" Circle Punch	Large Oval Punch	Window Word Punch	Blossom Punch
Modern Label Punch	Card Stock A4 Pistachio Pudding	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock	Basic Black A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock	Real Red A4 Card Stock	White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen	Big Shot

Blossom the Lion is back - but not for long

Back in 2012 a cute little lion called Blossom visited my blog & he's been a fave & very popular little guy with blog visitors since. So of course I had to recreate him when I was in the middle of my curvy Keepsake box character obsession (back in October-November). I kept meaning to share the boxes but something else kept getting in the way. That is, until this week when (to my horror) I remembered that Blossom's punch namesake is on our list of retiring products. Noooo! Thankfully, the fabulous Curvy Keepsake box die will be carrying over to our new Annual Catalogue so definite sigh of relief from me about that :-) Anyway, I'm sure you want to see Blossom's updated look so here he is:

You can see his cute little face & blossom punch mane & paws better in this pic. I sponged all the main punched pieces with crumb cake ink to add some extra depth.

Can you work out which punches make Blossom? Well, you don't have to as I've here's a pic of my chart showing all the punches/shapes & there are links to all items below (click on the pic to see a bigger view).

As of today, the blossom punch is still available to purchase, but will be gone for good on June 2nd...if it doesn't sell out before. So, if you don't have it, then get it now, as it's such a useful punch for punch art, butterflies & of course flowers (with it's matching stamp set, Mixed Bunch).

Here's a final image of all 3 pics so you can pin or save it for later too.

Thanks for visiting today & I hope Blossom brought a smile to your face. If you have any questions about him or want to say hello, just leave me a comment. Pop back soon, as I have lots more boxes to share.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Blossom Punch	1-3/8" Circle Punch	3/4" Circle Punch	Window Word Punch	Builder Owl Punch
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack	Hello Honey A4 Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock	Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock	Neutrals Candy Dots
Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies	Big Shot