Fairy Stamper ~ Easter Egg Fairy Branch

 Hello friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

Now I know that Easter Eggs are not normally found on tree branches, but in Fairy Land ... well, anything can happen, and look how much fun those bunnies are having trying to get to the Easter Eggs.  They already got two down, only five more to go!😀

I started by using an die to cut out this egg.  Next I adhered the inside of the egg to my glass craft mat and did the background inking of the sky and the sky.  Next I stamped and masked the Bunnies, and inked the grassy meadow.  I stamped the Dragon Fruit Branch leaving out the dragon fruit parts.  I then stamped several Easter Eggs from the Spring Hares stamp set, coloured them and cut them out.  The it was just a matter of colouring the leaves and adhering the Easter Eggs to the branch and a couple on the grass.  I didn't really like all the green space at the bottom of the egg, so using two different shades of green I stamped a little Spring Meadow grass.

I embossed the background but it looked a little too busy for my taste, so I die cut the egg again, out of the same blue cardstock, and did a bit of paper piecing so that all the pieces of the egg were not embossed.

Lastly I die cut a few flowers and put them around the egg with little pearls as their centers.

On the inside, I inked the sky, stamped a little more of the grass and placed a couple of eggs, and a carrot for good measure.  After all, you can't have bunnies and no carrots, right? 😀 Lastly I stamped the sentiment and called it done.

I have linked the stamps and inks I used to the Fairy Stamper  store.

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Bunnies, Dragon Fruit Branch, Sivelle (for butterflies)

Nellie's Choice stamps ~ Spring Hares, Spring Meadow (special order event)

Distress Oxide inks ~ Tumbled Glass, Broken China,

 Mowed Lawn, Tea Dye, Pumice Stone

VersaFine Clair inks ~ Shady Lane, Rain Forest

Other products I use on my card

Memento inks ~ Tuxedo Black, Toffee Crunch

Elizabeth Craft Designs ~ Entwined Egg

Darice Embossing Folder ~ Basket Weave

Sunny Studio ~ Eggs to Dye For (sentiment)

The stamps I used from Nellie's Choice were purchased during one of the International Stamps sale events that Fairy Stamper has every once in a while.  The best way to know about these is to subscribe to the Fairy Stamper's newsletter HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us. Our challenges go live on the first Thursday of each month on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project using your stamps, and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a prize drawn for one lucky crafter, at the end of every challenge. 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Dies R Us #189 ~ Stitched Ice Crystals Border

 Hello everyone and welcome.  A new challenge begins today at Dies R Us.

Challenge #189 ~ Anything Goes 

Our only requirement for you to play along with us, is that you use a die on your project that is sold at the Dies R Us store.  And, of course, that your project applies to our monthly theme 😀

Since this month the theme is Anything Goes, I had to try out my new dies I recently purchased during one of the International Dies sales events.  I'm sure you know by now, but in case you are new to my blog, the best way to know about these special order events is to subscribe to the Dies R Us newsletter HERE.

I started with a piece of 12" x 6" cardstock and scored it at 2", 4", 8" and 10".  This gives you a 4" x 6" card when closed.  Next I die cut the Ice Crystals border on both end flaps of the card and got busy stitching the snowflakes. So much fun and you can make them in so many different patterns and colours, the possibilities are endless! I'm really loving these stitched border dies.  Can't wait to get my hands on the newest ones 😀  I used 3 strands of the DMC embroidery floss to stitch the snowflakes.  I'm a little disappointed that you can't see the silvery shine of the white satin floss on the pic.  It really does look so much prettier in person.

On the inside I made a winter scene without adding too many layers, as this would interfere with the closing of card.  If you do add a few layers and see that your card no longer stays closed nicely, you can always make a belly band.  I just didn't want to take away from the beauty of the stitched border.

I made a double mat at the back  so that I will have plenty of space to write my personal message.  As you can see it fits perfectly in a regular A7 envelope.

Here are the supplies I used to make this card. I have linked what I could to the Dies R Us store, but remember that some of the dies I used are only sold during the International Dies sales events which happen every so often.

Marianne Designs - Ice Crystals Stitched Border (Special Order Event)

Memory Box - Charming Snowman Collage

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Snowglobe Scene

(Currently out of stock, but any small tree and tiny snowflake dies would work)

Hunkydory Moonstone Dies - Christmas Wishes (Special Order Event)

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.  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,

May you always have love to share,
health to spare, and friends that care! 

Dies R Us # 187 ~ You're Roar-some!

 Hello everyone and welcome.  A new challenge begins today at Dies R Us.

Challenge #187 ~ Valentine/Love! 

(Our only requirement for you to play along with us is that you use a die,

 sold at the Dies R Us store, on your project.) 

This year I made a little something different for my grandson. The cutie pie is 4 years old and loves dinosaurs.  So with this in mind, I came up with this Valentine card for him.  

A quick card, it was not, but I think it turned out really cute, so it was worth all the time it took to die cut all the little bits and pieces and put them together to create just the scene I wanted.

On the inside, I followed the same theme and made an arrangement using tropical leaves, berries and sticks to create the sentiment. Although it turned out larger that I had first planned, there is still plenty of space for me to write my message.

Here is the list of crafty goodies I used to make this card, each linked to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.  A few of the dies I used are not in stock right now because I purchased them during one of the International Dies sale events that Dies R Us has every so often.  The best way to know about these special order events is to subscribe to the Dies R Us newsletter.

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Slimline Adventure Edges

Lawn Fawn - Slimline Tropical Leaves

Marianne Designs - Dinosaurs (COL1400) - International Dies Sale Event

Marianne Designs - Dinosaurs (COL1499) - International Dies Sale Event

Marianne Designs - Hibiscus & Tropical Leaves - International Dies Sale Event

Sue Wilson Dies - Elegant Arrangements

Memory Box - Puffy Clouds

So what do you all think about my out of the norm Valentine card? The little guy loved it, so this grandma's mission was accomplished. 😀  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.  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 #179 ~ Which Way to the Candy?

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

Challenge #179 ~ Anything Goes! 
(As long as you use a die sold at the Dies R Us store) 

It's time to send out those Halloween cards. With snail mail getting even slower, we hope that they'll still get there on time :-) I have a quick and simple Halloween card to share with you today.

It's a Window Flip card by Lori Whitlock. When I saw this SVG I thought how perfect it would be for my flying witch from Cheapo Dies.  Since she is on search of candy, I thought that using Halloween candy would be in order to embellish my card and add a little more colour.  Of course you can't have Halloween without a ghostie or two, so I added a few for good measure.  You gonna have to brave them to get to the candy.  👻

On a side note and speaking about being brave ... this grandma goofed big time.  I bought a couple of Dueling Banjo Playing Skeletons.  I love them! They're sitting by my front door and have music playoffs when someone approaches.  Of course, what this grandma forgot is that her 7 year old Princess is afraid of skeletons and now when she comes to visit she has to go in and out through the garage.  I guess we both win this way😀 I can have my skeletons and she doesn't have to walk past them 💀  But somehow, I still feel bad.  My little grandson on the other hand, makes sure to walk by several times to set them off while he giggles and watches.    Of course, now I'm wondering how many trick or treaters are they going to scare away? 😟

I thought I would share with you what I've been rambling on about.  Of course when they're playing their eyes flash red so it is a little more creepy.  I have to go find something to cover up that plug and cords behind them, because it just annoys me.

Anyway, back to may card ... here is the list of supplies I use to make my card. I have linked each to the Dies R Us store, in case you want to go take a look-see😀

Cheapo Dies - Flying Witch

Impression Obsession - Ghosts

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Trick or Treat Bag

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 provide 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,

be Fa-BOO-lous!

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!

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round - " F " is for Figgy Pudding

   Welcome to our March challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

 

This month our challenge is to create a project with something beginning with

 the letters E or F.

For my DT project, I used the letter "F" for Figgy Pudding.

Looks pretty delish, doesn't it?

This is  not a good pic, but it shows all the sparkle and shine beautifully.

Love this sentiment.  If features in a lot of my Christmas cards, together with this Holly penny stamp.

As I was making this card, I realised that I have never had Figgy Pudding and that I wasn't even quite sure what it was.  I know the Christmas carol, but not much about the actual pudding.  So I decided to visit my friend Google and investigate a little.  All I can say is that back in the day, many centuries ago, I would not have touched it, but after looking at a few modern day recipes, it sounds very yummy.  The one recipe I found has figs, dates and dark chocolate as it's 3 main ingredients. What's not to like, right? :-) I don't think I'm going to wait for Christmas to come around before trying this :-)

 I love figs! We have a fig tree in our back yard that gives us the most juiciest, sweetest, large figs I've ever seen, the purpley kind (Black Mission Figs).  Well at least it did until  this ice storm, Uri, hit us last week.  Spring will tell, I guess, because right now this fig tree is looking very sorry for itself, as is the rest of everything in our garden.  Anyway, during the month of July, I pig out on figs.  They are so delicious when freshly picked from the tree.  I even love them with ice cream :-)  We get such an abundance of figs that we make approximately 10 jars of jam every year.  Now bear in mind that this is just a small tree.  And this is even after fighting with the birds and the squirrels that seem to find our tree irresistible too!

Okay, so now that I feel like some figs, and there are none to be had, let me tell you what I used to make this card, instead.

Yvonne Creations - Holly Jolly Card Set

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Christmas Pudding 

Holographic card stock - 

Cuttlebug - Swiss Dot embossing folder

 Stampabilities - Holly stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project 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.

I'm playing along at 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Till next time,

stay safe and well.

Dies R Us #162 ~ Sending Meowy Love

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

As you know by now,  as from the beginning of 2021, all our challenges are "Anything Goes", but you have to use a die that is sold by Dies R Us.  Easy peasy, right?

Challenge #162 ~ Anything Goes!

I have another Valentine's Day card to share with you today. 

I had so much fun putting this scene together and I know the recipient is going to enjoy it :-)

For this slimline card, I used several different dies, inks and embellishments to create my scene.  I began with an 9" x 4" card base. Next I cut the scalloped slimline mat and inked the sky with various shades of blue distress inks.  I made all the cuts, inked and shaded them, and then arranged them to make it look like a couple of loving cats on a wall under a beautiful light post.  I was going to put the Eiffel Tower in the background, but the one I have is just a tad small for this scene.  Can you tell that I recently watched The Aristocats with my little granddaughter? :-)

List of supplies, each linked to the Dies R Us  store, for your convenience.

Tutti Designs - Stitched Scalloped Rectangles

Nellie's Choice - Pussycats in Love (Special Order sale)

Marianne Designs - French Lantern (Special Order sale)

Elizabeth Craft Designs - New England Wall & Gate

Precious Marieke - Grass Border

(currently out of stock but his one will work just as well)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Sweetheart Candy

(currently out of stock but his one will work just as well)

Echo Park - Constellation Sky Stencil (Special Order sale)

I used a couple of dies that are only available during Special Order sales that happen every so often. The best way to know about these International dies sales is to subscribe to the newsletter. You will find the subscription box on the home page at Dies R Us.

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. 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.

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,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!

Dies R Us #158 ~ Christmas

  Hello crafting friends.  It's here!  December is here, which means Christmas is just around the corner.  My favourite time of the year!!! Can you tell?  :-)

A new challenge begins today at Dies R Us, and in keeping with the most wonderful time of the year, our challenge is Christmas!! :-)

Challenge # 158 ~ Christmas

For my card today, I did a little cross stitching to make this beautiful Rudolph's head.

I love the way it came out, what do you think?

I find that a Z-fold is always easy, and always adds just that extra little bit of interest to a card.

The rest, as you can see, was very easy to put together, using the dies I listed below, and as always they are linked to the Dies R Us store, for your convenience.

Most of you already know this, but for those who don't, Dies R Us has special order events every so often. At these times you can purchase a variety of international dies such as Marianne Designs, Lea'bilities, Joy Crafts, and a few others.  The best way to know about these special order sales is to subscribe to the Dies R Us newsletter.  Sign up is on the front page of store's website.

 Dee's Distinctively - Snow Covered Stacker Tree (Small)

Marianne Designs - Cross Stitch Square (Special Order Sale)

Karen Burniston - Crosshatch Squares

I used Merry Christmas from Yvonne Creations which is currently out of stock.

But a great substitution would be Merry Christmas from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Amy Design - Christmas Pets Paperpack

Thank you so much for stopping by today and sharing a little bit 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. 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.

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,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!

Dies R Us #157 ~ Happy Fall Y'all!

   Hello crafting friends, can you believe we halfway through November already?  How are your preparations for Thanksgiving coming along?

Being the 15th of the month means that a new challenge begins today at Dies R Us.

Challenge # 157 ~ Happy Fall Y'all!

For my card, I decided to make a little mushroom house with a little gnome to go with it. This is going to be one of those "from our home to yours" kinda card, so I thought this would be cute.

After cutting the mushroom house and the gnome, as well as all the other itty bitty pieces, including a few pumpkins and leaves, I coloured some, shaded others, and assembled the card. It was fun to put it all together.  I think this mushroom shaped card is going to be well received.

As always, here is the list of supplies I used to make this card, each linked to the

 Dies R Us store, for your convenience.

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Mushroom House

Karen Burniston - Gnome and Santa

Frantic Stamper -  Fall Icon Wreath

Distress Oxide Ink - Hickory Smoke

Distress Ink - Tea Dye

Distress Oxide Ink - Vintage Photo

Distress Oxide Ink - Pumice Stone

Versafine Clair - Pinecone

Thank you so much for stopping by today and sharing a little bit 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. 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.

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,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!