Showing posts with label die cut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label die cut. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Thanks to Evelyn


This is similar to yesterday's card  the sketch and bg are different.
Image - TLC pre colored freebie;  papers - Lily of the Valley; Recolllections watercolor; die cut by Cheery Lynn.
New - scored card base (a friend got a new box full at a yard sale and gave it to me).  I seldom make 8.5 x 5.5 cards, but this included 100 envelopes so I may as well use them!  I will give this card - and more - to her as a thank you.
New:  the TLC image has been in my file but this is my first time to use it.

Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
New:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
            Die-cut-divas    
Any - with vendor die cut:    Scrapy land
                                                Dies r Us: 
Any:  Word Art Wednesday 

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Confirmation 2018 - last card

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This is the last of a series of cards I have made to send to members of this year's confirmation class at our church.  We are mostly mature members, and I think it is so important to do all we can to encourage the younger members.  Image - Sweet 'n sassy;  Darice embossing folder; die cut sentiment by Cheery Lynnlabels die cut by Spellbinder; Washi tape and gold ribbon.
Sketch:   Stella Says Sketch
Die cut:   Scrapyland
Embossing:   Crafty Friends
Encouragement:  Crafting by designs 
Any:   Jo's Scrapshack 
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
            Aloha Friday 
             Word Art Wednesday. 
 

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Experimenting with Tri-fold Nativity by AI











This uses a new set, Nativity,  from Art Impressions - a prize that I just won.  It includes 4 stamps and 2 dies.  You see the 3 layers in the view above - the main stable and sentiment, the inner manger, and the baby revealed in the last view.  The two dies create openings to show the inner layers.
I used chalk and stencils for a background - in subtle colors.

Challenges:  
Christmas:   Diecuttindivas
                     Modsquadchallenge 
                     Cutedaisymay
                      Sasayakiglitter
Inspiration:   Pinspirationalchallenges
"On" (star on roof):  ABC Christmaschallenge 
Any:   Createsandmakes
            ttcrd.blogspot 
           Simonsaysstampblog Wednesday
           Crafting-with-friends

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Sunday, August 6, 2017

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - ashjoy

I have had this bicycle die for a while and am glad to have a chance to use it - inspired by the Cuttlebug Mania challenge.  I got a package of dies with no name!!!  The HI is from the Cuttlebug Olivia - an old alpha set.  I used a Darice fall scene for the background.
Inspiration challenge - Cuttlebug Mania

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Mia Nicole's baptism

This is to honor baby Nicole who was baptized at our church today.  I have had the Expressed Petals DP for a long time.  The Blessings die is by Cheery Lynn, and the other letters are also die cuts.  I added a bit of ribbon and some gold paper from a gift bag.  I included some gold gems as it seemed to me there was too much white at the top of the main  panel!
Sketch: Tuesday Morning Sketches
Any:    Word Art Wednesday

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Thank you in brown and teal

Challenges asking for favorites create a dilemma for me - often my favorites change daily or even hourly!  I hope you will forgive my inconsistency.
DP - several pieces from DCWV Garden Party pad; SU stamp, teal tear drops by Fiskars; chocolate half pearls by Pizzazz Aplenty; Nesties circles. (The tear drops are nearly invisible in the upper right.)
Sketch:    Your Next Stamp
Recipe - 3 DP, 2 embellishments, 1 stamp (2E; 8 Ch):   Creative Knockouts
2+ DP:   Star Stampz
Favorite tool (die cut machine):   Simon Says Stamp Monday
Favorite color combo:   Pink Gem
No red or pink:    Crafters Cafe
No white:     Mod Squad 
Any:   Word Art Wednesday

Saturday, January 14, 2017

On the edge die

I have been waiting to get mail including some new items - so far, nothing.  So I hope these dies will do.  I have used each of them only a couple of times, so they are pretty new to me.  The gem in the center of the flower is from a never used package.  This card is 4.75x6.25 - large enough for members of our church women's group to sign and send to a member who moved away not long ago.
Dies:  On the edge- Pansy Flourishes by Couture (used twice);    Blooms Two by Spellbinders (cut from metallic gold cs); sheer ribbon, Sincere Salutations greeting by Stampin' Up - edged in chalk.
CHALLENGES:
Colors (2 blue, gold):  Your Next Stamp 
Blue Monday:   City Crafter
Chalk:    Chalk n stock
Celebrate:    Incy Wincy
                      Creative Knockouts (8 challenge max)
Mood board - top left:   Double D
 Any:    Glitter n Sparkle
              Pammies

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Spinner

Front of card

Inside view

Open view
I recently made some purchases - the items have pretty much been gathering dust until I figure out a way to use them.  Can any one relate?  I bought some ready made card bases for what I think is called a tri fold spinner card.  I also bought (from the Create and Craft TV show) a very large kit of Kanban items.  They are all nice but the items often do not fit a layout or color scheme I planned to use.  So when I saw the challenge at Our Daily Bread I thought this is the time to see what I can do.  I would really appreciate any hints, suggestions or examples you might have.  For me, the most difficult aspect is to deal with the circle that is pre-cut - or, more accurately, half cut.  It seems that one must leave the scallop portion as a white bg
Here, I used a piece of eggplant shimmery cs (dry embossed with Textiles) cut to fit the front - using a circle die for the opening.  Then I stamped the ODB sentiment, and layered it on a slightly larger piece of eggplant.  I added a strip from the Kanban kit, and a Cheery Lynn die cut bird INSIDE:  I used a ready made floral section (Kanban) for the right side - again, with a piece of eggplant cs for the mat.  Another Kanban piece covers the inside of the pre-cut circle, and pieces from a Joanna Sheen die complete the inside design.  I left a bit at the bottom for a hand written message and/or signature.
CHALLENGES:  
Pop it up or dimension:   Our Daily Bread
3D:  Cut it up
Die cut:   Die-cut-divas.
                 Polkadoodle.
Purple:    Cheery Lynn (week 2)
Any:   Great Impressions
           

Monday, June 6, 2016

Blue and Yellow

I had planned to spend much more time on this card, but several unexpected situation came up...
I should have made the strip of Washi tape smaller.  I used a Paper Studio embossing folder, and Several odds and ends of papers, including the DP (these were all pieces I got at a super bargain at a yard sale - looked like someone abandoned scrapbook projects and I got lots of scraps as well as a lot of real goodies.).  The image by CraftSmart is watercolored.  I will send this to a friend who raises chickens.
Sketch:  Share Joy
Blue, yellow and white:    The House that Stamps Built
Off kilter:    Lawnscaping
Hand colored image:   Star Stampz
Birds:    Dies r us
Scraps:   Jo's Scrapshack



Sunday, May 8, 2016

White on dark

A friend pointed out the gallery of Eager Beaver, at SplitCoastStampers, and I was intrigued by several of her cards using white cut outs on dark DP.  They were stunning.  I do not have any floral dies similar to hers, but I decided to try with this Cheery Lynn butterfly and sentiment.  My result is not any thing like hers, but it is a style I will probably try to repeat - and improve. I think this qualifies for the challenge to use a technique that is unlike what we usually do.
The three small panels are DCWV.  I embossed the bg with a Cuttlebug Swirls folder.
Sketch:    Die Cuttin Divas
Butterfly:   Cuttlebug Mania
Garden creature:  Pile it on 
Opposites:     Frilly and Funkie


Monday, April 25, 2016

Cut flowers

Light, dark purple cs; swirl stamp by Fancy Pants; Blessings die by Cheery Lynn; 3 part flower by Spellbinders; leafy die by LifeStyle; pale green drops; loose glitter on yellow flower..
CHALLENGES:  
Sketch: feeling-sketchy
Hand made flowers:  Cheery Lynn Designs (week 2)
Spring Flowers:  Cut it up challenges  
Birthday:    Penny Black At allsorts
Colors:      Your Next Stamp
Any:      Lost Coast Portal

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Happy 90th, Peggy

A friend is celebrating her 90!  The DP is from Beau Papier, and the sentiment by the Rubber Cafe. The birds and flowers are enhanced with glitter.  I used Spellbinder oval dies and Cuttlebug numbers, and a Paper Pizzazz dragonfly brad.
Sketch:     VLV Sketches #2
Glitter:      Sparkle n Sprinkle
Spring:      Cuttlebug Mania
Wings:        Glitter n Sparkle
Layers:       Craftin Desert Divas
Creature:    Mod Squad Challenge
Any:            Creative Fingers Challenge
Personalize:          Incy Wincy Designs 
Sentiment focus:  Allsorts
Stamp and Die:    Penny Black at Allsorts  
Two+ dies:             Dis Digi Designs Challenge
                    

Pink Thinking of you

I will give this to a friend from church.  I embossed a bit of the bg piece with Cuttlebug's textile, and lightly distressed it.  The main pink layer is embossed with the Darice butterfly folder.  I used a bit of pink chalk to create a background for the Cuttlebug sentiment, and added a shaded Bobbin ribbon.
Sketch:     Share Joy
Pink:         In the Pink
Spring:      Cuttlebug Mania
Embossing: AAA Cards

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Christmas 2015 #31

I had a bit to complete on this card - today has not gone as planned so I am rushing before leaving for a Christmas concert.  We went for brunch after church and the service was soooo slow... details later!  (Monday a.m....This is much later!)
Stamp - Ann-ticipations; embossing by LifeStyle; Cheery Lynn branch die; Spellbinder circle dies;  red pom=poms;  white crystals.
Sketch:        http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/
Emboss:      http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/
Christmas (with die):            http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/
Red and green Christmas:   http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/ 
Christmas - simple:               http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/
Warm Christmas wishes:      http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/
Christmas - (decorate with greens):    http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
Any:                                         http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/
                                                 http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.nl/
                          


Sunday, November 22, 2015

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

A tailored look

The stripe is from a sticker sheet - I have had a set for quite a while but have not used them much - and I discovered how difficult it is to adhere this large piece - it is definitely sticky and hard to adjust once it adheres!  Other supplies - Swiss dots embossing folder;  washi tape strip, gold sticker strip; Sizzix HB die; Cuttlebug asterisk dies.
Sketch:                        http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/
Inspiration (stripes):   http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/
Not ordinary paper:    http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
 Birthday:                   http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ 
Any:                           http://stampedblessings.com/amusing-challenge/

Friday, July 24, 2015

Tattered Lace x 3

I have had this Tattered Lace die for a while and have not used it a lot though I really like it.  This card is based totally on a sample in their magazine (issue 8). It is 4.75 x 6.5.  The sentiment is Unity, and I added some gems and a sheer ribbon bow.  The bg CS is teal.
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Die cut:       http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/
Sentiment:  http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/


Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Splatters

I do not really do a good job of keeping up on trends, but from a couple of challenge descriptions, splattering must be in!   When I saw these challenges, I immediately had an idea to combine splatters with using the new die I received as a prize from Classy Cards 'n Such - the Memory Box Excavator.  This die and many others may be purchased there. To create the splatters I used Posh Terra Cotta re-inker (watered down) and a toothbrush.  As you can see, this resulted in uneven spots as I tried to master the correct way to "click" on the brush!  I hope you can figure out what my idea involved.  The diagonal track is Washi tape, and the HI is a scrap of left over layers from the tape strip - cut with a Cuttlebug die.
In case you are wondering what this has to do with summer time - you probaby have not been out on the highways recently LOL!!
Sketch:     http://sweetsundaysketch.blogspot.com/2015/06/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-274.html
Splatters:  http://www.drsdesignsblog.blogspot.com/
                   http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.com/
Summer:  http://www.thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/
Any:           http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/
                   http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/