Sail Boat Pop-up Birthday Card

Hello crafting friends. Hubby had a birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.

I followed the YouTube video tutorial by Karen Burniston.

Here is the list of crafty ingredients to make this card:

Karen Burniston - Boat Pop-up

Karen Burniston - Sailboat Add-ons

Karen Burniston - Set Sail Borders

Spellbinders - Summertime Vacay

Amy Designs - Ocean Animals

Marianne Design - Fish Punch Die

Kat Scrappiness - Happy Birthday w/Shadow

Hot off the Press - Tiny Sentiments & Icons Stamp set

It was fun putting this card together and Karen's tutorials videos make it very easy too.  Hubby liked his card so mission accomplished :-)

I'm going to play along at:

Four Seasons Challenge - Summer

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll see you again soon.

Hugs,

The Paper Shelter #609 ~ Punches / Dies!

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to this week's challenge

at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is 

~ Punches / Dies ~

I shared the back to school card I made for my little granddaughter in our last challenge, so today I would like to share the back to school card I made for my little grandson, using the Back to School Madness digi. 

For this card, I used the digi only, not the background paper that comes with it.  I needed something with the primary colours for my little guy who is starting 3rd grade.

Here is a close up of this little guy.  He sure looks ready for school, doesn't he?  He definitely has enough supplies 😀  I print this image using photo paper, cut it out twice and then pop dotted the two layers together to add a little dimension.  I always print my digis on photo paper as they turn out bright and crisp.

I used the Bookworm die, from Karen Burniston, for the worm and the apple, and the Music Label die, from Amy Design, for the music notes.  I also used a 1" square eK punch to cut the fishtail end on the banners that run on the front and on the inside of the card.  The sentiment is a file from Silhouette. The patterned papers are from a very old paper pad called We Go to School from Me & My Big Ideas!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Before I leave, I would like to invite you to come play along with us.  Remember that The Paper Shelter has fabulous prizes up for grabs. Check out the details below ...

I do hope you will come join the fun and share your projects with us.

You'll find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

CCAYR ~ Twelve Drummers Drumming

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge  at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.  On our last "The 12 days of Christmas" challenges, this month we have Twelve Drummers Drumming.

This is December's inspiration pic.

Our challenge this month is to have Twelve of something or a Musical Theme.

My musical theme card was inspired by this sweet image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Season's Greetings. To cut out the shaped mats, I used dies from the Christmas Card Set by Amy Designs.  The music note paper came from my scraps drawer, so no info on that. The stamped sentiment is a stamp from Stampabilities, called Glory of Christ.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project that falls within our challenge theme, and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #573 ~ Favourite Colour Combo!

    Hello friends! Welcome back to our newest challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is Favourite Colour Combo

To be honest I didn't know where to start on this challenge.  I have so many favourite colour combos 😀  There are the reds, greens and golds, and the blues, silver and white for Christmas, and all the colours of Fall, and of those of Halloween and let's not forget the Valentine and Easter colours ... well, I obviously have lots of favourite colour combos, but the one that first came to mind was the aqua, sand and coral.  I love tropical colours at any time of the year, so although Halloween is just around the corner, I hope you enjoy this trip to the tropics with me.

To go with my chosen colour combo, I picked this "Pretty Mermaid" digi set from The Paper Shelter.  Isn't she just gorgeous? I used a card base die I recently got and started putting all the bits and pieces together. I uploaded the mermaid and the beautiful background, that also comes in this digi set, to the Silhouette. Next I cut out all the elements and printed a large square of the background so that I could use my dies to cut out the different mats.  I duplicated and cut out the seaweed several times.  The mermad was cut out twice and layered using foam squares.

Here is a close up of this beauty, and a few of the seaweed.

I felt like the card needed a few embellishments, so I went thru my "Tropical" stash and die cut several elements.  Here is a close up of the left side of the card.

And here is a close up of the elements on the right side of the card.  I have listed all the supplies I used, further down on this post.

I created another couple of mats for the back. I added a few left over seaweed and a shell.  The Happy Birthday was computer generated.

Crafty supplies used to make this card:

The Paper Shelter - Pretty Mermaid

Studio Light - Card Shape (cut twice and put together) - SL-ES-CD-123)

Marianne Design - Nautical Rope, Coral

Impression Obsession - Seashells (Small)

Karen Burniston - Cruise Charms (anchor)

Memory Box - Seahorses

Amy Designs- Ocean Animals, Sea Life

Cottage Cutz - Crab

Well, I don't know about you, but after making this card, I want to head off to a tropical destination somewhere for Christmas.   It's just too long to wait till Summer again.😀

Before I go, I would like to remind you that The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate for one lucky winner.  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you have not used a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

I hope  you will come join the fun and share your projects with your favourite colour combo.  You will find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #198 ~ Summer

 Hello and welcome to another challenge, starting today, at Dies R Us.

Challenge #198 ~ Summer

(as long as you use a die that is sold at Dies R Us) 

My little granddaughter loves Mermaids, so for her 8th birthday, I made her this card.

I began by using the stencil and cutting out the base of the card and the mats. I traced it in such a way that I could make a shaped card.  In other words, I placed the stencil on the fold of a card and did not cut it on that side.  Next I die cut all my bits and pieces from the different die sets.  I have listed all the supplies I used later on in this post.  Lastly, it was just a matter of adhering all the bits and bobs in such a way that it created this underwater mermaid scene 😀

On the inside, I just inked the edges and used left over die cuts to continue the theme on the inside.  That was it, a sweet mermaid card done for a sweet girl.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card:

Marianne Design - Message in a Bottle Stencil (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Mermaids (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Wood Sign Post (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Tropical Fish (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Coral (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Coral Die Set (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Nautical Rope (Special Order Event)

Amy Design - Ocean Animals

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Seaweed with Treasure

Distress Oxide ink - Broken China

Distress Oxide ink - Spiced Marmalade

I purchased the Marianne Design dies during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us have every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little of your day with me.  I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month.  There is a prize to be won with every challenge, you could be the lucky winner! If you have a minute, please visit our challenge blog, where my team mates showcase their creations to provide you with some wonderful inspiration.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.  

And don't forget to visit our sister store, Didi Crafts.  It has warehouses in the US and Canada. This means that our Canadian friends no longer have to worry about huge taxes or expensive shipping fees.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Crafty hugs,

CCAYR ~ May's Christmas Challenge

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's 

challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Challenge ~ Christmas Tree &/or Gifts

This is May's Christmas cake inspiration pic.

For my DT project, this month, I went with a Christmas frame die, some pretty winter paper, 

and a Christmas Tree with presents topper.

As you can see, it was very easy to put together and I think it came our rather festive, don't you think?

On the inside I used a sentiment die and centered it at an angle on the same paper I used on the front of the card.

Here are the supplies I used to make this card:

Hot Off the Press papers - Snowfall  6 x 6 paper pad

Amy Design die - Christmas Greetings Frame

Karen Burniston die - Merry Christmas Word

Karen Burniston die - Merry Christmas Word Shadow

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project that falls within our challenge theme, and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #182 ~ Snowballs for Sale

   Hello everyone, and welcome to our latest challenge at Dies R Us.

Challenge #182 ~ Anything Goes! 

(As long as you use a die sold at the Dies R Us store) 

Snowmen are just too cute, and they always make for a happy and festive card, don't you think?

Just look at this cutie.  He is so ready for a snowball fight :-)

To make this card, I started with a piece of snowflake pattern paper from North Wind from Craft & You Design.

I added the snowbanks and the trees.  After fiddling about with my printer and the little wood sign for a while, I finally got the little message printed on the board.  It took some major finagling but where there is a will there is a way, and by golly I was going to get that sign printed :-)  Next I used a small circle punch to punch out the snowballs.  Once this was all done, it was time to die cut and put together Fred the snowman :-)  When everything was adhered to the card, I felt like there was a lot of empty space on the top, so I cut out a snowflake border and added it to complete the scene.

On the inside, I used the rest of the snowflake background paper, added a few trees and the greeting to finish it all off.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card.  Remember that not all items are in stock right now because some of the international dies I used are only on sale during Special Order Sales events. The best way to know about these is to subscribe to the Dies R Us Newsletter HERE. 

Yvonne Creations - Build Up  Snowman

Marianne Designs - Wood Sign Post (Special Order Sales)

Marianne Designs - Forest Trees (Special Order Sales)

Amy Design - Hanging Snowflakes

Impression Obsession - Hill Landscape Layers

Karen Burniston - Merry Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month. Visit our challenge blog, where my team mates showcase their creations to provide you with more inspiration.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.  

And don't forget to visit our sister store, Didi Crafts.  It has warehouses in the US and Canada. This means that our Canadian friends no longer have to worry about huge taxes or expensive shipping fees.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us Challenge #177 ~ Oriental Birthday

    Hello everyone, and welcome to our latest challenge at Dies R Us.

Challenge #177 ~ Anything Goes! 

(As long as you use a die sold at the Dies R Us store) 

I've been collecting a few Asian themed dies over time, and now found that I had just the right ones to put this birthday card together.

It was really easy to do.  I cut out all my bits and pieces in just two passes on my die cutting machine.  I have a Gemini so I always place a number of the dies I'm going to be using,  between the plates and cut them all at the same time.  Then it was just a matter of assembling them in the way that I liked.  Lastly it was time to do the inside, which was made using a few leftovers from the front of the card. The two little corner ornaments are the cut outs from the tassel die 😀 Below is the list of all the dies I used.  I have linked each to the Dies R Us store, for your convenience.

Sue Wilson - Beautiful Blossoms

Amy Design - Oriental Frame

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Symbol Background

Frantic Stamper - Oriental Tassels (on the inside)

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month. Visit our challenge blog, where my team mates showcase their creations to give you a little more inspiration.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.  

And don't forget to visit our sister store, Didi Crafts.  It has warehouses in the US and Canada. This means that our Canadian friends no longer have to worry about huge taxes or expensive shipping fees.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Dies R Us #148 ~ Anything Goes

Hello crafting friends and welcome to a new challenge at Dies R Us.

Challenge # 148 ~ Anything Goes

(As long as you use a die that is sold by Dies R Us)

Unfortunately, sometimes, we just need one of these cards.

I started with a white A7 card base. Using navy blue card stock, I cut out the mat for the front of the card, the inside of the card and also the die cuts.  I cut another mat in white and dry embossed it using the Stone Wall embossing folder from Crafter's Companion. I used  Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink to highlight the distressed look of the wall.

Then it was just a matter of adhering the die cuts to the front and the inside of the card.

The sentiment was computer generated.

Here is the list of supplies I used:

Amy Design ~ Sympathy Corner

Marianne Design ~ With Sympathy (Special Order Sale)

Memory Box ~ Mini Butterflies

Distress Oxide Ink - Pumice Stone

Once again, I used a die from Marianne Designs. I get these and other International dies, when Dies R Us have their Special Order Sales.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter. That way you won't miss out on International die sales and other special events that take place every so often.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month.  Be sure to follow on Facebook and Pinterest too.

Before I go, I'd like to remind you that Dies R Us' sister store,  Didi Crafts, is now open. It has warehouses located in the USA and Canada.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies, including Marianne Design, and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!

Thinking of You

Hello crafting friends.  Today I'm sharing a Thinking of You card on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.  I'm going to send it to a very dear friend who is going through the necessary medical tests to undergo a stem cell transplant.

It was easy and fun to create this very serene scene. I used various dies from a few different companies. I have listed them all below, with links to the Dies R Us store, for your convenience.

I love the Water Lily pop up on the inside on this peaceful pond.
Other than plain die cutting, the only thing that took a little bit of time was making the frame so it could be a different colour. However, if you have an electronic cutting machine it's really easy to do.  If you don't have an electronic cutting machine, you can always trace it and cut it by hand.

So to use the Silhouette I first traced my die onto a piece of white card stock.  Next I scanned it and saved it as a jpeg pic.  Then I uploaded it to the silhouette and cut.  Easy peasy and now I have a saved file that I can use in future.

It's important to make a small mark on your die and card stock cut piece so you know which side is up.  There is always a small difference in the width and length of the die.  By knowing which side is up, you'll be able to set in place correctly.

I cut out all my bits and pieces and coloured them using copic markers and a variety of Memento inks to create the scene I wanted.

Lastly, it was time to finish off the inside.  I began by cutting and adhering the Water Lily and went from there.  This card took a little longer to put together than my usual, but it was fun and relaxing putting the image in my head onto the card. 😀

As promised, here is the list of the materials I used:

Oriental Frame - Amy Design

Bridge and Lotus - Elizabeth Crafts

Pop up Water Lily - Joy Crafts

Tiny's Small Water Lily - Marianne Designs

Tiny's Large Water Lily - Marianne Designs

Tiny's Frogs and Dragonfly - Marianne Designs

Memento Inks - Black Tuxedo

Memento Inks - Summer Sky

Memento Inks - Teal Zeal

Memento Inks - Rose Bud

Memento Inks - Bamboo Leaves

Memento Inks - Toffee Crunch

Foam Squares

FineLine Bottle Applicator

As you can see from the above list, I used a few dies from Marianne Designs and one from Joy Crafts.  Dies R Us often have special order sales and it's during these sales that you'll be able to purchase overseas dies at a very reasonable price.  The best way to know about these special order sales is to subscribe to the store's newsletter.  You'll find the sign up form on the home page of the store.  All you have to do is enter your email address and you're all set to receiving all the specials that the store runs frequently on overseas dies and local ones too.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope that I inspired you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.

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Christmas hugs,