Christmas wreath

Hello lovely people,

Did you all have a wonderful Christmas? I hope so but sending hugs to those who had to work or find Christmas a tough time.

I thought I'd squeeze in another Christmas card for my Dies to Die For DT post this week.

I have a bit of a thing for the Pretty Pink Posh wreath stamps and dies.

For this one I've coloured and die cut the wreath then stamped some additional elements on a separate piece of white card, using the wreath to work out where I wanted to position them. I then popped the wreath over the top with foam pads.

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;
Winter wreath stamps - Pretty Pink Posh
Winter wreath dies - Pretty Pink Posh
Candy Land 6x6" paper pad - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
twine - from stash

Copic colours;
Red: R24, R29, R46
Greens: G20, G40, G21, G24, G46, G28
Yellow: YR21, YR12

Snow Time!

Hello lovely people,

I should make more shaker cards.

They are just so much fun...or in the case of today's Dies to Die For DT card I should say 'SNOW' much fun - lol!

Now, I should add that I only want to make more shaker cards with the MFT pouches because they make it super easy to put together and I am not into faffing about.

By happy coincidence I had just nabbed myself the snow globe shaker dies and pouches when these beautiful sequins from Pretty Pink Posh caught my eye and they are utterly perfect for that sparkly snow effect.

All the elements of the snow globe are in the die set, including that adorable snowman :-)

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 wonderful day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Classic snow globe die-namics - My Favorite Things
Classic snow globe shaker pouches - My Favorite Things
Candy Land 6x6 " paper pad - My Favorite Things
Mini merry messages - Mama Elephant
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things

Mini tags - Mama Elephant
3mm sparkling clear sequins - Pretty Pink Posh

Other ingredients;
twine - from stash

The aliens have landed!

Hello lovely people,

I can't tell you how excited I am with the Dies to Die For DT card that I am sharing today; I am literally hopping with glee to show you because 'fun' doesn't even begin to cover it!

I LOVE an interactive card but would never have attempted a picture change card without something to help...like the cool magic picture changer die from Lawn Fawn!

And slide...

I really couldn't believe how easy the die set made it to figure out where to create my images and cut out all the pieces. You get the square frame and the pull tab pieces all included and I just added in the stitched rectangles.

I literally can't stop sliding the picture back and forth - lol!

Shall we go again?!

Yeah...

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;
Beam me up - Lawn Fawn
Magic picture changer - Lawn Fawn
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things
Surprise party 6x6 paper pad - Sunny Studio
Fishtail flag trio - My Favorite Things

Copic colours;
Blue: B24, B26, B29
Red: R24, R29, R46
Green: YG03, YG25, YG17
eyes on left hand monster / glass on spaceship: B000
Planet: N0, N1, N2, N3

Snow globe tags...and not tags!

Hello lovely people,

If you're not into Christmas stuff just yet then look away now!

For my Dies to Die For DT project this week I have been playing with a super cute snow globe tag.

I inked a piece of card before using the die with holes in to make the inner piece, then cut the piece behind it from sparkly card.

I grabbed this cute little Santa who was left over from last year to add on top of my tag, added a sentiment, which is from the Santa stamp set, and a couple of sparkly stars to finish.

But of course you can use the snow globe on cards as well as for tags...

I cut off the hanging loop at the top because I wanted my snow globe to be free standing.

I've used a section from one of the 6x6 papers for the image in my snow globe...brilliant if you want a quick design without colouring :-)

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 great day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Snow globe gift tag - Lawn Fawn
Little Santa agenda - Mama Elephant
Snow day remix petite paper pad (6x6") - Lawn Fawn
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things
Stitched mini scallop square STAX - My Favorite Things
Mini wreath - Lawn Fawn (currently unavailable)

Other ingredients;
twine - from stash

Copic colours;
I coloured Santa last year so no idea what I used, sorry!

A little monkeying around!

Hello lovely people,

I'm doing a revisit of some old stash for this week's Dies to Die For DT card.

I have quite a few of the Little Agenda sets from Mama Elephant (yes, totally addicted - lol!) and they fit just perfectly in the cute photo booth strip die from MFT.

 

I used a polaroid die to cut black squares with apertures just slightly smaller than the ones on the strip die so I could layer them behind for a black inner border to each aperture.

This layout would work for any of the teeny agenda stamps..I'm thinking a Christmas one next?!

The sentiment is from Uniko, and I adore these block sentiments. They aren't available to buy from the DtDF shop but they are usually available at shows...if you needed any encouragement to come and visit us at one of the shows - 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 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 wonderful day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Little monkey agenda - Mama Elephant
Photo booth strip - My Favorite Things
Precious polaroids - My Favorite Things

Other ingredients;
Dots and stripes jewel tones 6x6 paper pad - Sunny Studio
Simply said blocks - Uniko (not available from DtDF online but usually available at shows)

Copic colours;
Monkeys: E31, E35, E35
Monkey faces / tummies: E40, E41, E42
Monkey ears: R01, R02
Green: YG03, YG25
Orange: Y38, YR16
Red: R24, R29
Ground: N0, N1, N2, N3

Big Fifty

Hello lovely people,

Last minute cards...we've all been there, right?!

So, how about this as a seriously quick but stylish idea...

I've used some gorgeous Sunny Studio papers which are sadly now unavailable but since this design only uses little bit of paper it's a great way to use up any scraps you may have; just mix and match your papers any way you wish!

I've spelled out the age as I thought it gave a fun twist, but you could use actual numbers instead or put the name of the recipient.

Then all you need is a cute sentiment to stamp underneath and I've raided my MFT stash for this one; they have so many great options.

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 lovely day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Impact alphabet - My Favorite Things
Bitty birthday wishes - My Favorite Things
Large dotted square stackables - Lawn Fawn

Other ingredients;
Dots and stripes pastels 6x6 pad - Sunny Studio
Polka dot parade 6x6 paper pad - Sunny Studio
Classic gingham 6x6 paper pad - Sunny Studio

Party at your own pace!

Hello lovely people,

I heard a little rumour that the DL size card may be making a comeback and I have to say that I'm not sure I'm into it as I always found it hard to design on this shape card...

...but I'm always up for a challenge so thought I'd give it a go for my Dies to Die For DT card this week.

I've combined the tortoise from one super cute Stacey Yacula MFT stamp set with a balloon from another to create my image and gosh, it felt like so long since I did any colouring!

I tried out adding a little white gel pen for highlights and really like how it turned out :-) There is also a tiny touch of glitter on the party hat pom pom.

One of the major drawbacks of this size card is that all my papers are 6" square and therefore not big enough for a DL card, so I had to get creative!

You may also notice the return of stitching on this card! I realised I had missed doing it so will be using it again on some of my designs :-)

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 great day!

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Sending sweet celebration wishes - My Favorite Things
It's a mice time to celebrate - My Favorite Things

Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things (for fishtail flag)

Playful patterns, bold 6x6" paper pad - Taylored Expressions

Copic colours;
Body: E50, E30, E31, E55
Shell: YG01, YG03, YG25, YG17
Balloon: R24, R29, R46, R39
Hat: red as above, B02, B04, B06
Party horn: red as above, T2, T0
Ground: T0, T1, T2, T3, T4