Will You Be Mine? ~ DRU

Hello friends ~  Dies R Us is starting a new challenge today, and the theme is Valentines / Love.

Lawn Fawn seriously has some of the cutest stamps and dies.  I used Stitched Pond Frame and Simple Grassy Hillsides for the grass.

I cut all the pond elements out of white cardstock and colored them using copics.  I cut the pond out of blue cardstock and added a bit of Chipped Sapphire DOX ink to the edges of the pond insert.

Here are links to the products I used on today's card:

Lawn Fawn Stitched Pond Frame

Lawn Fawn Simple Grassy Hillsides

All Lawn Fawn

Distress Oxide Ink

I hope you'll stop by the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and play along.

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Amazing Paper Grace February Die of the Month ~ Spellbinders

Hello everyone~  I'm here today to share a card I made using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace February, Die of the Month.  Becca Feeken truly amazes me with her stunning designs and eye for detail when it comes to creating dies that are easy to use and so beautiful when put together.

This scalloped intricate design is cut to give you two layers for a beautifully detailed design.  I cut the designs twice out of white and Waterfall Color Essentials Cardstock and abutted the straight edges up together to make this medallion.

The banner can be cut as a solid or using the detailed insert.  Here, I cut the detailed banner out of white and the solid banner out of Waterfall Color Essential Cardstock.  The "happy birthday" die is cut using Layered Mix & Match Sentiments, using Gold Mirror Cardstock to add a bit of extra elegance.  The flower is one of four flowers that are included in the set as well as the green leaf dies.

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  I've included a list of supplies that I used, below.  By clicking on the links, you'll be taken directly to the product in the Spellbinders store.

Spellbinders
Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month
All Monthly Club Kits
Waterfall Color Essential Cardstock
White Cardstock
Gold Mirror Cardstock
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments

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Pastel Winter Greetings

Hello friends ~ I'm popping in today with a card that fits perfectly into the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge.  They have the sweetest mood board to inspire you and it's right up my vintage loving hearts alley.  

So much vintage goodness here!  I was inspired by the soft, pastel colors in each of the tiles above.

I started by making a mini slimline card using Spellbinders Mini Slimline Envelope & Nested Card Creator Dies.  I love all the layering options this die set offers.  

I used Winter Village from Papertrey Ink to create the scene, using soft pastels to match the polka-dotted paper in the background, which is from Prima Marketing "Sweet Peppermint".

The sentiment is cut using Spellbinders Layered Mix & Match Sentiments, using gold shimmer cardstock, backed with a soft aqua cardstock. 

Here's a list of links to the products I used:
Spellbinders Mini Slimline Envelope & Nested Card Creator

Prima Marketing "Sweet Peppermint" (Currently on sale at Scrapbook Maven)

Papertrey Ink "Winter Village"

Spellbinders Layered Mix & Match Sentiments 

Be sure to visit the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge to play along!

ETA:  I've also entered this card into the Four Seasons Challenge where the theme is "Anything Goes".

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Be Mine? ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends ~  I'm back today with a card I made for the new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenge.

The theme for the next two weeks is "Hearts".

Now you may be wondering, where are all the hearts??

I took my inspiration from the top, right corner of the inspiration photo and used the Tea Cup from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  This is an older die and I think it's even retired now, but I'll always love the clean design and all the ways you can decorate it.

You may recall that I recently used this tea cup die to make tags this past Christmas (click HERE), where I hand drew on the faces.  I've since purchased a set of whimsical face stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps and I am enamored with how cute they all are!

So many sizes to choose from and all adorably sweet!  

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's the prize that you could win when you play along:

Be sure to visit the Double D Challenge blog to see more amazing inspiration and join in on the fun! 

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Turtle-y AWESOME! ~ DRU

Good morning friends~  There's a new challenge starting up over at DRU Challenge blog and we're looking for cards and projects using Valentine's / Love theme.

I enjoy making Valentine cards to send to all my great little nieces and nephews.  These cute Marianne Designs Turtles are perfect for whipping together some quick cards to let them know how special they are.

  

For each card, I started by embossing a brick background and then added the cute turtles.

I used PoppyStamps "Be My Valentine Postcard Script" for the sentiment on each card.

Penny Black "Love Always" die made the perfect tall grass for this little duo.

I hope you'll visit the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more amazing inspiration from my teammates and join in on the fun.  

Here's a list of dies I used that can be found at Dies R Us

Marianne Designs ~ Turtles (Special Order Event)

PoppyStamps Be My Valentine Postcard Script

Penny Black Love Always

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