Debby Hughes’ Creative Uses
Hi readers! Happy Sunday! I think you’ll be surprised at the supplies list for this card. I sure was! Debby Hughes is back with her very fun and popular Creative Uses post! I think you’ll find today’s inspiration to be out of this world!
Read on…. enjoy!
Hello, Debby here with my monthly look at stretching your supplies. I think more than any time of year, getting the most out of your holiday supplies is key. We buy sets for a certain occasion or season and shouldn’t put them away afterwards but look how they can be used all year round.
I took the surf board from the Warm Christmas Wishes die set and turned it in to a rocket. Firstly I gathered all the shapes I needed – the surf board as the main body of the rocket, parts of the Circle Loops dies as rocket wings, Tattered Poppy leaves as flames, a window from the sports balls set and I also used another circle from this set for the Earth. Having cut all the pieces from Neenah Solar White card I then colored them with Copics. I accented the die cuts with Rock Candy Distress Glitter on the Earth and flames and covered the rest of the rocket in Glossy Accents then put them to dry while I worked on the background panel
Taking a piece of Neenah Solar White I blended in Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Stormy Sky & Black Soot) then sprinkled the panel with water and dabbed off with a tissue to remove some of the color. I also splattered the background with a solution of Perfect Pearls. With the galactic sky starting to take shape I turned to a technique I’ve not used for a while but love – swiping embossing paste through the Falling Stars stencil and then, while still wet, sprinkling on silver embossing powder before heat setting. This gives fabulous texture and dimension to the stars :D
To finish off the card I mounted the die cuts on the panel with foam adhesive and in turn the panel on a top folding card base. The sentiment from More Sketchy Banner Greetings is stamped in Lipstick Red, trimmed in to a banner and again foam mounted. The last touch were a few sequins. I always love to add sequins, but they are also great to cover up a mark in glossy accents if you failed to leave it dry long enough and touched your finger to it ;)
I hope you take a look at your autumn and holiday supplies to see uses for them other than those intended :D
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This is out of this world AWESOME!
Hi Debby, Love your card, definitely creative! The way you took all those dies and put
them to a completely different use is fantastic.
Amazing….per usual! I’m a big fan of your work, beautiful stuff!!!
Very creative! I’ve been trying to create multiuses for my supplies lately too to get a fresh perspective :)
Amazingly adorable card and fabulous repurposing of the dies! I swear we need sky hooks to hang stuff that needs to dry out of harms way. I’m forever placing my hand on or putting something on top of drying Stickles or Glossy Accents! Glad to know I’m not the only one.
First, your card is amazing! Any of my 6 nephews would love to receive it (even the 17 year old!). And second, it’s comforting to know that even a master like you has to cover up a mistake! lol And sequins re definitely good for that. :-)
That is an awesome card and what a way to stretch those supplies. Your work alwyas inspires me, Debby.
Wow-great use of your dies-love how you are able to do this! Your background is amazing, the outer space sky is perfect!
Very clever. What a great card for a boy.
Debbie, this is so creative and an awesome use of seasonal and other dies! Fabulous card!!
Talk about ingenious and innovative! Debby’s card is amazing; dare I call her a ROCK-et STAR? Yes, I dare…thank you for the outstanding inspiration
carol
Debbie! how clever this card is! when I saw it and then read how you did this, my mind started to whirl around with the possibilities of using my dies for completely different things! That card will be a delight for someone special! I love the blending and the starts are precious. and then you always pull together all the colors and the look. so wonderful. hugs, treen
So creative, so awesome! Debby never misses – ever.
Gorgeous card – and I love the ideas for using products differently!
I do like Debby’s style!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Yousky space BG is turned out very amazing, blast off creation!
Very clever – the rocket is perfect. I love the background, too.
Very creative! :)
Such a creative idea, love it!!!
Really ingenious card, I especially love the use of the sequins, it’s reassuring to know that even the experts have to cover things up sometimes!
Very clever!
Wow! Very colorful!
Wowzers! Awesome punch art! My Great Nephew would LOVE this card. Fabulous color!!!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Love this beautiful stary background!
Very creative and colorful. Perfect card for a little boy!
Such a fun card. Just love the coloring and I know my grand son would love to have a card like this.,
Super cute! Love all the textures! TFS!
Cute card, especially for a boy!
Debby, you’re a genius!! Your card is awesome!
Debbie, This is AWESOME! I love how you used the surfboard die for the rocket!
LOVE this clever card! Super background. Ger x
Always love Debby’s cards and her photos! And this card looks so special and pretty! Amazing!
Fabulous card creation Debby TFS
Great post! I love finding new and creative ways to use tools and supplies! Thanks for the inspiration!
Amazingly gorgeous card! And love the unexpected use of the supplies!
What a super cute card!!! I have several grandsons that would love to get a birthday card like this one!!!
Such a fun card and another brilliant example how you can stretch your supplies.
WOW!!! Gorgeous card! :o)
Fabulous card! Thanks for sharing your creative ideas!
Debbie is brilliant! Love this!
way to cute!!
Amazing how you used so many different stamps and dies to create this gorgeous card, Debbie:)
Wow, how clever. Awesome card, and techniques, too. Michelle t
HOW CUTE & CREATIVE!!!! ;) I also LOOOOVE the background!!!! LOL BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
This is amazing!!
Wow this is amazing! So clever and the sky and moon are awesome! LOVE the rocket ship:)
Very clever use and lovely catd
This card is awesome and I love your imagination. I would have never thought to use some of the products to make this card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Love that bg you’ve created it’s a great card and I’m all for stretching my supplies
Debbie’s cards are always an inspiration. As a mother of boys and aunt of nephews, I especially like her tips on creating a rocket ship, and that galactic sky is awe-inspiring! Thank you, Debbie!