Holiday Snowflakes

Hi everyone,

Today I have 2 cards to share that I created using both the positive and negative from a large snowflake die.

I started by cutting a large panel with a stitched rectangle die and then cut a snowflake from the white piece. I then moved onto die cutting the snowflake from a few different colours of cardstock. I carefully taped all the snowflake pieces together on the back side and then laid them into the snowflake cutout background.

I added foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered it to the card base which was lined with a piece of diagonal stripe patterned paper.

For my second card I die cut the snowflake from a white panel. The background to my snowflake was created by blending 3 different colours of distress oxide inks. I added some white splatters to the panel and adhered it to my card base. I applied foam tape pieces around the edges of the snowflake and turned it into a shaker card using Snow Flurries mix from Taylored Expressions.

Both sentiments are from MFT stamps.

Well that's it for both cards and thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

Impression Obsession Snowflake die - DIE093-X

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die set

Distress Oxide inks - Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Broken China

Taylored Expressions Snow Flurries sequin mix

Valentine cards

Hi everyone,

I have a few more Valentine cards to share just in time for this weeks' Simon Says Stamp 'Have a Heart' Wednesday challenge which can be found on their blog here and also for Simon Says Stamp Flickr challenge #115 where the theme is 'All My Love'.

For my first card I used a floral stamp set from Studio Katia and some gold embossing powder. I applied distress ink and blended it in.

My second card uses MFT die-namics with Neenah desert storm cardstock for the frame. I blended two different distress inks for the base of the card and die cut Lawn Fawn hearts in red, ink and gold sparkle cardstock. I die cut the xoxo with red cardstock and applied to the centre.

For my third card I used a piece of patterned paper for the base and die cut the centre with an MFT circle shaker die and added shaker pieces cut from Shimmer Sheetz in pink and purple and added some clear confetti pieces. Die cut the hugs several times and glued them together. Added Nuvo shimmer pen over the die.

Hope you enjoyed these cards today and thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

Studio Katia Floral Trimmings stamp set

Simon Says Stamp Small Heart Doily die

Simon Says Stamp Painted Hugs die

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die set

MFT Die-namics Stitched Basic Edges die set

MFT Die-namics Horizontal Collage Cover die

MFT Die-namics Peek-a-Boo Circle Window die

Lawn Fawn Scripty XOXO die

Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy Add-on stamp set

Lawn Fawn Mini Pop Up Box die set (Heart die)

Distress inks

Distress Oxide inks

Christmas shaker

Hi everyone,

Today I have a shaker card created using the Merry Christmas Circle Frame die from My Favorite Things.

I used a Simon Says Stamp circle die on my card base to cut a window opening for my shaker.

I die cut the Merry Christmas die from a piece of glitter cardstock that I had made using some glitter embossing powder. The circle centre left over from the die cut piece was added behind my window.

The sentiment die was cut again several times from plain white cardstock and the pieces glued together to give some extra thickness to my sentiment.

I added a piece of red patterned paper for my background cut to fit my card base.

Some Neat and Tangled sequins were added to my shaker. I addeda strip of red glitter cardstock and a strip of patterned paper to the left side of the card.

Well that completes my card for today.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

MFT die-namics Merry Christmas Circle Frame die

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles die set

Lawn Fawn patterned paper

Neat and Tangled Classic Christmas sequin mix

MFT shaker window

Fun Valentine's shaker card

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a great holiday and much health and happiness for 2018.

With the holidays behind me now I can get back in my craft room and create a card. This one
is a fun shaker card for Valentine's day. As far as shakers go, this one was quite quick and easy to create.

I used some red Gina K Fancy Foil to create my frame. I then moved onto creating the background using a SSS stencil with 2 different colours of ink.

Stamped the sentiment in black and began to add my shaker components which consisted of some large plastic hearts (not sure where I got these), some sequin mix and little diamond drops.

Assembled the card and that's it for this one.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:

SSS Falling Hearts stencil

Distress inks

Gina K Radiant Red Fancy Foil

Lawn Fawn Happy, Happy, Happy Add-on Stamp set

Taylored Expressions Snow Flurries sequin mix

Queen & Co. little diamond drops

#Friends #Selfie shaker card

Hi everyone,

Well it's another hot, humid beautiful day here after quite a thunderstorm last night. The air conditioning is off, the windows are open and the wonderful summer breeze is blowing through the house quite freely. Love it!

Today's card I am sharing is for the Simon Says Stamp 'Splatter It' challenge here.

I used a couple of fairly new Lawn Fawn stamp and die sets and some distress ink to create my shaker card.

I created the frame using the SSS stitched rectangle die set to frame my selfie photo. Used some plaid paper to die cut the selfie frame.
The background piece was done blending some distress inks together.
Stamped the elephant and mouse and coloured with Copics.

Arranged the frame pieces, added some tiny glass beads and then added the frame with some foam tape to create the shaker. Before that I added some splatter with teal spray.

Thanks for stopping by.


Supplies:

SSS Stitched Rectangle die set
Lawn Fawn Selfie Frames die set
Lawn Fawn Wild For You stamp and die set
Lawn Fawn 6x6 plaid paper pack
Distress inks - Twisted Citron and Squeezed Lemonade
Heidi Swapp Teal Color Shine spray

Welcome little one!

Hi everyone,

Well it's a dreary day here and pouring absolute buckets of rain. Good to wash all the rest of the snow away :) Did my Zumba class this morning and now it's time to play in my craft room.

I have a card to share for the current SSSflickrchallenge#68 to create 'Something New' here

Mine is a shaker card I created to welcome a new baby.

Blended a circle background first and then used various circle dies and some SSS stamps and dies to make my shaker.
Embossed the base of the card using a stitched rectangle filled the shaker with sequins and added some twine to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:

SSS Stitched Circles die see
SSS Stitched Rectangle die set
Spellbinders Petite Scalloped circles die set
Spellbinders Standard Circles die set
SSS Cuddly Critters stamp and die set
Zigs
Doodlebug Sunkissed 6x6 paper pack
Lawn Fawn twine
Sequins

Fall birthday colours

Hi everyone,

Well it's been a few weeks since I last posted but a lot has happened. A couple of weeks ago I had a terrible fall in which I actually ended up with a compression fracture of my L1 vertabrae - which essentially means that I have broken my back. I have to wear a back brace for another month and then I can slowly ease back into exercising. I can tell you I have spent a lot of time just resting because that's the best medicine for me right now. Oh how I miss creating in my craft room and my exercising. The simplest of tasks have been a  little awkward with the brace but I've been doing ok with it. Everyday gets better.
I am finally feeling good enough to create so I have a card to share for the current SSS flickrchallenge #54 where the theme is 'Capture the colors of Fall'.

Here's my card:

I used Distress inks to blend on the diecut and for the background to the shaker. I also die cut the Birthday die again from some patterned paper and cut out only the words Birthday Wishtes and adhered that over the original die cut with some Tombow mono glue. I then stamped and die cut a leaf from Altenew and added that and some gold glitter tape for some accent. Used a stitched rectangle die to emboss the card base and that's my card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:

SSS Birthday Wishes Frame die
SSS Stitched Rectangle die set
Altenew Peony Bouquet stamp set
Distress inks - Gathered Twigs, Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Squezzed Lemonade.
Doodlebug patterned paper