Father's Day

Good Morning!

I am back Guest Designing over at the CropStop Blog, this is my

3rd and final day!  What FUN it has been. 

Thank you all so much!

They have the most wonderful Challenges and an amazing CropStop Store

where you can find all of your paper crafting needs. 

Dies, Embossing Folders, Storage, Punches and Paper, just to name a few. 

Go on over and check them out, you'll be glad you did!

Today I am sharing a Father's Day card with you all.....there's still a little bit of time

to create one for the man in your life too!

This is an A2 Top Folding Card.

4 1/4 inches x 11 inches, scored at 5 1/2 inches.

My Designer Paper is Sea Glass by Craft Smith.

I used the My Favorite Things dies;

Notched Border, Harlequin Border, Mini Pennants and Mini Tabs.

Spellbinders; Classic and Scallop Oval dies.

Stamps by Gina K Designs; By The Sea and Masculine Tags.

Inks in; Raven Black and Tempting Turquoise.

Twine.

Brads.

Foam Squares.

Image colored with Copic Markers.

Thanks for popping in.

Enjoy~~

Framed Butterfly

Good Morning!

I am back Guest Designing over at the CropStop Blog.

They have the most wonderful Challenges and an amazing CropStop Store

where you can find all of your paper crafting needs. 

Dies, Embossing Folders, Storage, Punches and Paper, just to name a few. 

Go on over and check them out, you'll be glad you did!

No sentiment, just a pretty all occasion card! 

Here's how I created it!

I layered 2 of the My Favorite Things Cross Stitched Rectangles together, die cutting in White card stock.  This creates an easy and decorative frame.

I die cut the Memory Box Distress Windham Collage from White card stock and topped it with my pretty Cross Stitched Rectangle frame.  I then layered a piece of pretty Violet card stock behind that.  Adhering a piece of Fun Foam using Scor Tape to the back of all of those layers.  The Fun Foam gives this panel a nice sturdy feel.  

Next I cut the pretty Dogwood Blossom Corner die by Poppy Stamps

from Violet and Green card stock.  I cropped the flowers from the Violet piece and layered them on to the Green vine.  Topped with Adhesive Pearls.

My butterfly is from the Memory Box Butterfly Exhibit die.  I just snipped the largest butterfly from the die cut and again backed it with the pretty Violet card stock.

It just POPS! 

Added one more Adhesive Pearl.

As always, a little bit of dimension.  I flipped up the butterfly wings a bit.

I stamped a wee little butterfly on the inside as well as a little vine.

Sending Love Stamps by Gina K Designs.

Inks in Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi.

This card will be entered into the Scrapy Land Challenge, Anything Goes!

Thanks so much for flitting by.

Love it when you do!

Enjoy~~

Double D, Teal & Red

Good Morning! 

A brand new Challenge is up and running over at the Double D Challenge Blog. 

Here is your Inspiration Tile for this Challenge:

And on to my creation:

Love these colors....who knew?!?!  I concentrated on those yummy looking cupcakes, although you know that frosting is going to stain your lips lol

I used the Great Impressions stamp set, Cupcake Trio.  Stamped in Raven Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.

Dies;

Die Versions; Happy Birthday Corner Concept

MFT; Cross Stitched Rectangles, Fancy Flourish 

Gingham Ribbon

Enamel Dots

WOS

This card will be entered into the Challenges at;
Stamping Sensations, Anything Goes and Crop Stop , Party #40.

Please come on over to the Double D Blog and join in all of the FUN!

You'll be glad you did as there is always a pretty prize up for grabs! 

Here is the FAB prize for this Challenge: 

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

Happy Birthday Wishes

Back on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog 

Today I am sharing a Birthday Celebration card.  

It has everything but the kitchen sink!  

I started with the Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Banners die.  I cut 4 of them in 2 different sizes in 4 different Designer Papers.  I then laid down a piece of thick colored twine, diagonally, to see where I wanted to place my banner and to find out how much twine I would need.  I then cut 2 holes on each side with my Crop-O-Dile, this made it easy to attach my twine to my card base, I just tied 2 bows, 1 on either side.  Adhered my pretty banners using Scor Tape.  I know this will hold them securely in place.   

I took some time to go through all of my dies, choosing ones that had small little images I could use to decorate my banners. 

These all seemed to work really well:

Impression Obsession Birds  

Memory Box Butterfly Exhibit*

Memory Box Homespun Heart*

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Stars

Button, Rhinestones and Pearls.

* Butterfly Exhibit is no longer available

but there are so many other choices for butterflies you can find HERE. 

* Homespun Hearts is no longer available

but there are so many other choices for hearts you can find HERE.

I also used the Impression Obsession Wishes to complete my sentiment.  This was cut from White card stock and then I colored it with a Copic Marker to match my Happy Birthday which was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink from the Lots Of Lines set by Gina K Designs.  Once dry I coated it all over with Clear Embossing Powder and then heated it.  It is much sturdier and has a nice sheen to it now.

My advice to you is to try and think of different ways to use your dies.  

  

And don't forget about this:

*** Hey did you know the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies, but it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives to name just a few of your paper crafting needs.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! *** 

Here's what I used:

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Banners

Impression Obsession Birds

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Stars

Impression Obsession Wishes

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

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