Gifts galore!

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today and it's a super simple one...but I did try out lots of different colour options!

I love these teeny gift bags...soooo cute, right?!

Does that give away which was my fave colour combo?!

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the links below or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for popping in and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Gift bags - My Favorite Things
Anything but basic birthday wishes sentiment set - My Favorite Things
Large dotted square stackables - Lawn Fawn
Hearts and stripes 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Itsy bitsy polka dots pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Dots and stripes bright 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Black & white basics 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things

LOTV Celebration Bear

Hello lovely people,

I'm just popping in with a reminder of our LOTV October Facebook challenge as you have just a few more days to come and join in as it ends on 15th October.  We are going all retro, so would like you to share a project using your first ever LOTV stamp...or one of the first if you can't remember exactly!

I am about 99% sure this was my first LOTV stamp, and it is certainly one of my most used, although sadly it's now retired so I'm glad I hung onto it!

I've used some beautiful papers, ribbons and sparkly things from The Ribbon Girl to give this a gorgeously girly feel.

I hope all is well in your worlds and if not, sending hugs.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Bear fur: E40, E41, E42, E43
Dark pink daisies: RV19, RV09, RV55
Mid pink tulips: RV09, RV55
Light pink tulips / daisies: RV52, RV55
Aqua flowers: BG10, BG11, BG13
Foliage: G40, G12
Envelope / plastic wrap / tag: RV0000, RV000
Ribbon: RV09, RV55, RV52
Ground: W00, W0, W1, W2, W3

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;
Daydream 6x6 paper pad - Lemoncraft
38mm Pale pink sugar sprinkles sheer ribbon
15mm Pale turquoise No.48 Berisford satin ribbon
7mm Pale turquoise No.48 Berisford satin ribbon
Round 14mm diamante buckle slide
Lucy's Princess Sparkly Shaker Selection
Lucy's Aquamarine Sparkly Shaker Selection

Other card ingredients;
Celebrate and enjoy dies - The Greeting Farm
Stitched mini scallop square STAX - My Favorite Things

Coffee for Dad

Hello lovely people,

I seem to have been very busy crafting lately as I have a few projects lined up to show you, and today's card is the one I made for my Dad's birthday.

He and I share a love of coffee and since I had just 'acquired' this fab MFT coffee cup die, it seemed it would be rude not to use it!

I thought it would look cute tucked into my new Happy Birthday circle die...and then I realised the lettering exactly matches the lettering in the stitched banner alphabet - perfect!

I used some bean stamps to add detail to the corners of the base layer of DP, and a little coffee steam swirl.  I wanted to use a darker ink than I usually would to ink the edges and stamp the beans so really, I had to use Ground Espresso didn't I?!

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

I hope the week is going well for you all :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Die-namics Coffee cup - My Favorite Things
Die-namics Happy Birthday circle frame - My Favorite Things
Die-namics Stitched banner alphabet - My Favorite Things
Mini remix brewtiful stamp set - The Greeting Farm

Other ingredients;
Joyous 6x6 paper pad - Authentique
Ivory button twine
Ground Espresso Distress Ink

More new LOTV: Two's company

Hello lovely people,

Ok, I promised you all I would have another LOTV Design Team project for you on Sunday, but realised I had another blog post scheduled for then, so I delayed it until today.

This one uses many of the same elements as my card from Saturday, but a slightly simpler design with no stitching.

I think you'll agree that the image is just as super cute though!

I added a fab set of stitched basic and scalloped edges by MFT (of course!) to my collection a few weeks ago so thought I'd take the opportunity to use them on this design :-)

I wish you all a great week ahead even if you have to work...I know I do!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Lovely things I've used;

Two's Company - Lili of the Valley	Blueprints 26 - My Favorite Things	Inside and out stitched rounded square STAX - My Favorite Things	Stitched scallop basic edges - My Favorite Things
Stitched basic edges - my Favorite Things	Camellia complete petals - Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions

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Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: Y21/YR23/E15/E18
Dress: R81/83/85 & BG 11/53/57
Jumper: BG0000/000/10
Balloon: BG11/53/57/49 & R81/83/85
Bear: E40/41/42/43 (&R000/00/01 for ears)
Present: R81/83/85 & BG10/11/53
Bench: E55/57/59

Ground: W00/0/1/2/3

Bear-thday surprise!

Hello lovely people,

Happy Friday everyone and I'm here with my Dies to Die For DT card.

I decided it was time to try a twist and pop card.  I love paper engineering and fancy fold designs so I checked out a few templates and tutorials and then made my own version.

I kept the front fairly plain as the inside is hopefully going to add the wow factor!  I did get to use my fab new label sentiment strip die though ;-)

I made my version with square panels in the centre (because I just prefer to design on squares!) and I've decorated them with birthday themed bits and pieces.

Here's a closer shot of the centre panels;

Now, cute bears and cake was always going to be a winning combination for me so I just had to add these little MFT bears to my collection!

Here's the other little cutie...I think he may have had too much cake - lol!

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Bears: E41/42/43/44 & R81/000/0000 for ears
Cake: YR30/E50/E30
Pink icing: R81/83/85
Aqua icing: BG10/11/32/34
Plates: W1/3

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Beary special birthday - My Favorite Things	Beary special birthday - My Favorite Things	Hearts and stripes - My Favorite Things	Hugs and kisses - Your Next Stamp
Big birthday sentiments - My Favorite Things	Birthday candles - My Favorite Things	Sentiment label strip - My Favorite Things

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Other ingredients;
Banner - from stash

Lighting the candles

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today and it's one I made for my nephew...I didn't put an age on the card but can you guess how old he is?!

I was feeling very guilty that I have had the MFT magical dragons in my craft room for at least a couple of months and hadn't used them so I decided to team one of the dragons up with some birthday candles for a fun design.

I used the matching dies to cut out the gorgeously cute dragon so I could have him flying in and lighting up the candles.  I was going to add a little flame but there wasn't really space.

I have a matching stamp set for the candles but decided on this occasion to just cut the candles from DP, and I've added them to the panel with foam pads before wrapping the twine around.

I couldn't resist popping those fab stitched alphabet dies in my basket last week and along with the banner alphabet dies from my previous card, I think they will be very useful; it is lovely to personalise cards and I should do it more often.

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Green: YG23/25/17 (& tiny bit of G07)
Red: R24/29/46
Horns / claws: W1/4

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Magical dragons - My Favorite Things	Magical dragons dies - My Favorite Things	e Birthday blowout - My Favorite Things	Birthday candles - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 31 - My Favorite Things	Stitched alphabet - My Favorite Things	Mini messages by Mama Elephant	Mini tags by Mama Elephant

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Other ingredients;
Ivory button twine - from stash

Sweet birthday wishes

Hello lovely people,

I am still working my way through all my lovely new stash so today I am sharing a card I made for a very lovely lady using lots of my new things :-)

 Since the recipient is such a master with Copics, I thought I'd send her an Inktense card - lol!  To be honest, it wasn't a conscious decision; I find the papers and image just seem to direct me one way or the other or maybe it's just whatever takes my fancy on any particular day!

So, what's new on here?

Well, the papers, the image, the stitched fishtail banners, the stitched banner alphabet and the sentiment...yep, that is actually EVERYTHING on this card!

I am loving all this new stuff but I especially love the cute banner alphabet and I can see it's going to be soooo useful :-)

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Inktense colours;
Skin: Baked earth, Madder brown, Saddle brown
Hair: Tan, Saddle brown, Sepia ink
Dress: Crimson, Shiraz
Cupcake: Crimson
Cherry: Shiraz, Red violet
Cupcake case / ground: Neutral grey
Aqua bits: Green aquamarine, Mallard green

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Tiny Townie Sammy is Sweet - Stamping Bella	Victoria Park - Lily Bee	Big birthday sentiments - My Favorite Things	Stitched jumbo fishtail banner STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched banner alphabet - My Favorite Things	Bazzill Kraft cardstock

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