You Melt My Heart ~ Double D Challenge ~ Winter Blues

Good morning stamping friends.  There's a new challenge starting today over at Double D Challenge.  The theme is "Winter Blues".

This darling snowman image from Stampingbella really does make my heart melt.  The die cut sentiment is from Sue Wilson Festive Frames ~ Snowball.

I hope you'll join in on the fun by clicking here 
using this mood board to inspire you:

Here's what you could win when you play along:

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Pumpkin Pillow boxes ~ DRU ~ Happy Fall Y'All!

Hello stamplings ~  There's a new challenge starting up today over at the Dies R Us Challenge blog and the theme is "Happy Fall Y'all!"

 I decided to make some cute pumpkin pillow boxes using Elizabeth Craft Designs Pillow Box with Handle.  This is a generous sized pillow box that comes complete with an attached handle and it cuts the whole box in one cut.

 I added the Lawn Fawn Outside- In Stitched Pumpkin and Stitched Pumpkin Frame.

 Super easy! 

Super fast!  

And super fun!  

I hope you enjoyed today's project.

You can find all the details and join in on the fun by clicking here.  You could be the next winner of a DRU Gift Certificate!

I wanted to remind you that we have some exciting news to share with you.  Dies R Us now has opened a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

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Embossed Christmas Greetings ~ Cut Cardstock

Good morning friends.  It's my turn to post over at the Cut Cardstock blog today. 

I've got a couple of sweet Christmas cards for your pleasure.

 If you want more details about today's project, click here. 

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Vintage Water Color Poinsettia ~TSOC ~ Embossing

Hello everyone!  Have you seen the Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fades Poinsettia embossing folder yet?  It actually came out in August and that is when I'm typing up this blog post, so by the time you're reading this, it's probably "old hat".  But it's still awesome!!  It's one of those fabulous vintage / retro style images that is actually taken from a real vintage postcard.

The Sisterhood of Crafters is starting a new challenge today and the theme is "Embossing" so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to break this embossing folder in. 

I embossed the image onto a piece of Prima Cold Press Watercolor Paper and painted it using Kuretake Gansai Tombi Watercolor Paints. 

 

 After the completed panel was dry, I rubbed the Tsukineko Essential Glue Pad randomly over the top and sprinkled on some clear German Glass Glitter to complete the vintage look.

 Now it's YOUR turn to play along.  You can find all the details at The Sisterhood of Crafters or by clicking here.  We look forward to seeing what you create!

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Be Blessed

Good morning!  I was happy to find time this week to play along with Color Hues: Color challenge #5, where the colors are YELLOW & KRAFT.

I did a triple dose of stenciling in the background. 

 I started by stamping a scripty background using Kraft ink and then stenciled on some polka dots using a Dotted Stencil in soft yellow.  It felt flat to me so I added some Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel over an Altenew Leaves & Berries Stencil.

I cut a Memory Box Pinpoint Frame from Linen cardstock to lay over the background.  The bird is from Dee's Distinctively Dies called Winter Robin.  So sweet!

I'll be adding this card to the Color Hues Color Challenge #5

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