The Paper Shelter #587 ~ A Cherry Birthday

 Hello crafting friends and welcome to our newest challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is Spring Colours

I love Spring as it is an indication that Summer is just around the corner. One of my favourite fruits is cherries.  Once upon a time, when I was a child, I used to go with my cousins to a cherry orchard to help pick cherries.  Not too sure how many made into the basket though, but it is one of my fond memories  😀

When I saw this cute image called Cherie Cherry, these fond memories inspired me to make this card.

I used the 6" x 6" Terrific Towers die from Made to Surprise to cut the base and all the layers of my card.  The cardstock is Bazzill and the cherry pattern paper is from Doodle bug.

Here is a close up of this cutie.  To make the background I used a Clouds stencil, from My Favourite Things, and Memento's Summer Sky ink and created the sky.  I cut out two grassy borders using a die from Precious Marieke.

On the back I made a panel for the greeting and for me to write my personal message.  The Happy Birthday die w/Shadow is from Kat Scrappiness.  To add a little more interest, I cut out a few ladybugs and scattered them around. The little ladybug die was a gift from a crafts company, and I cannot remember which one, I'm ashamed to say.  If any of you know, please leave a comment below so that I can update this post.  I blame it on old age and the fact that I forgot to write it down.  😀 I also have a gold fish and a cute lil hibiscus from this same company.

This is a 6" x 6" card and fits into a 6.25" square envelope perfectly.  It will need a little extra postage as it is not one of the normal sizes used in the US.

So this is it for my card for this week.  Remember that The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate to one lucky winner!  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you don't use 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 us.   You will find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #199 ~ Bee-utiful Summer!

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

Challenge #199 ~ Summer

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

My little granddaughter just started 3rd grade.  How time flies! It doesn't seem that long ago that I was picking her up from pre-K3 :-)  Anyway, before I get all mushy, here is the card I made for her!

I love, love these cute little bees from Marianne Designs and thought they would make a sweet card for my sweet Emma :-)  I purchased the Marianne Design dies during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us holds every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE.

There is not really much to tell about this card. It was just a matter of cutting out all the bits and pieces and then adhering them together to create the scene.  I also love the slimline cross stitch rectangles.  It makes such an interesting background.  It's easy to build your scene from there. The only other thing I would like to mention is that the honeycomb die acts as a stencil as well, so it's easy to get the definition of the honeycomb by sponging in distress oxide ink.

Here is the list of supplies used to make this card,

each linked to the Dies R Us store.

Tutti Designs - Slimline Cross Stitch Rectangles

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Slimline Adventures

Marianne Design - Eline's Bees (Special Order Event)

Precious Marieke - Grass Border

(currently out of stock but you could use one of THESE)

Distress Oxide Inks - Spiced Marmalade, Rustic Wilderness

I purchased the Marianne Design dies during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us hold 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.  Since there is a prize to be won on 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,

Dies R Us #197 ~ Madonna

 

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

Christmas in July is when my Christmas fun begins.  It's all about Christmas from now on, taking a little bread for Halloween and Thanksgiving.  I've already spent a few hours going thru the stores admiring all the new Christmas decor that has come out for this year, while humming Christmas songs in my head. 😀

Challenge #197 ~ Anything Goes

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

If you enjoy paper piecing then this Madonna die is the die for you. I cut it out of white, blue, beige, and gold cardstocks. Using the white as my base, I paper pieced the other colours. I think it's beautiful.  I didn't want the focus to be taken away from this die, so I went looking thru all my background dies and frames and thought that this Ice Flower Frame would be perfect.  Just paper pieced a few gold stars as accents and my card was done.  If you're running short on time and need to mass produce, this is easy, simple and beautiful, in my opinion anyway 😀

Here are the couple of dies I used.  I linked them to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.

Precious Marieke - Ice Flower Frame

Tutti Designs - Madonna

Well, that is it for today. 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,

Dies R Us #195 ~ Congrats on New Car!

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

Challenge #195 ~ Dad's/Masculine

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

My son just bought himself a new car, the sportsy kind :-)

I wanted to give him a card to go with the St. Christopher coin I got for him.

I began by die cutting all the different pieces.  The car was cut using mirror blue, mirror silver, and black cardstocks.  By cutting a few bits and pieces, I was able to paper piece it together just as I wanted. Next, I adhered all the other pieces to the card to create the scene. On the front of the card I cut out the balloons out of the same mirror blue and mirror silver cardstock. It looked a little too green so I added a few daisies to add a little something extra and break the colour.

Now for the list of supplies I used, each linked to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.

Studio Light - Card Frame SL35 (Special Order Event)

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Slimline Adventure Edges

Karen Burniston - Landscape Scenes

Marianne Design - Congrats & Balloons (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Daisy Punch Die (Special Order Event)

Precious Marieke - Grass Border

Frantic Stamper - Convertible Roadster

You will notice that some of the dies I used were purchased during a Special Order Event that Dies R Us holds every so often.  During these events, you can purchase European dies from companies such as Marianne Designs, Studio Light, Joy Crafts!, and a variety of others.  The best way to know about these Special Order sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE.

Well, that is it for today. 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,

Dies R Us #193 ~ Rose Birthday Card

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

Challenge #193 ~ Anything Goes

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

I recently purchased the Romantic Florals Paper Pad and thought it would go beautifully with the Precious Marieke Rose Frame die.  So here is the result.

After cutting out all the mats and the dies, it was just a matter of assembling and adhering them together.  I used a 3D Topper Rose from Hearty Crafts, Rose Bouquets collection.  I felt that the rose bouquet needed a bow so made a little one using gold ribbon, and adhered it to the rose stems. When the whole card was put together, I felt like it needed a little something more, so I die cut a few  butterflies from Karen Burniston's Backyard Charms.

On the inside, I used another piece of the paper pad as well as one of the sentiment tags that come on one of the sheets, and the last little butterfly.

Although I like the way this card came out, it's not at all my style.  The patterned paper, although beautiful, is a lot darker than I expected, and as you know by now, I love bright colours :-)

Well, that is it for today. 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,

Crafty Gals Corner #230 ~ Spring/Easter

  Hello crafting friends and welcome back to another fun challenge

 starting today at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #230 ~ Spring/Easter

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are ... 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Polkadoodles

Prize ~ £8.50 Gift Certificate

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The Paper Shelter
Prize ~ 3 Digital Stamps

When I saw these cute Spring Elves by the Paper Shelter, I thought how cute they would look on this  Tiered Box Card.

The images from The Paper Shelter come with so many different files, such as jpg, png, coloured images, black & white images, which are perfect if you like to colour, and also a background. They really do have everything you need to make a card in a jiffy.  I decided to use the pre coloured elves, and used my Silhouette to cut them out.  I forgot to resize the file, so in order to accommodate them as they are, this card turned out rather on the large size, but it's not problem, as I think it looks even better.

I made the card myself, following the tutorial by Sam Calcott, here, but adjusted the sizes in order to fit my elves.  I then added a fence die cut to the front of the card, another grass layer and bunches of roses and daisies. To create the grass sections inside the card, I used a MS punch.  The smaller grass border on the front of the card was cut using a die from Precious Marieke.

On the back of the card, I used Hero Arts' Special Birthday stamp as the sentiment.

As you can see, this envelope is too small for the size of my card, but I wanted to show you how it folds flat for mailing. My card is 5.5" wide and 6" tall which means it will fit in a 6" square envelope. This size will require a bit extra postage here in the US, but I think it will be worth it :-)

   That's all for today folks.  Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you liked my card, and feel inspired to get crafty and come play along with us. You have until 12:00 pm, CST, on 10 May 2022, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #176 ~ A New Home

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

Challenge #176 ~ Anything Goes! 

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

I made this card for a dear friend who just moved to a new home.

I used a die set that I had gotten a while back, but hadn't used yet.

You know those, right? Those dies you absolutely love and have to have and then you kinda forget you have them?  No? Well, maybe I'm the only one and shamefully I will tell you that it happens more often than I care to admit :-)

But back to my card ... I cut out all the elements first.  The large ones I tend to cut out of the proper colour cardstock, but for all the itty bitty pieces, I tend to cut them all out of white and then use copic markers to colour them in.  Once all this was done, I began working on my card.  I started by cutting out a circle on the front of the card.  Next I cut out a frame for it to draw your eye to the scene behind it.  Once this was done, I placed all my elements on the inside of the card making up the scene as I went along and checking often how it would look when looking thru the circle in the front.  Once it was all in place, I used a piece of Press 'n Seal and pressed it over the scene.  I find this very useful as it holds everything in the right place.  Then it's just a matter of applying glue on the back and pressing it down.  I tend to use a little bit of extra glue just so it stays fluid enough to be able to move things around, like to place a bird in the right place or to straighten something that got a little out of place when gluing the whole scene down, etc. If  you only use a tiny dot, which is normally adequate enough, it dries up very quickly and does not give you a chance to move things if you need to.

Since there isn't much space to write your message on the inside of the card, I made a panel to adhere to the back of the card.  Can you see that I had a couple of daisies left over? :-)  And that was it.  I like the way this card came out.  Bright summer colours for a bright summer move to Texas :-)

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card. Remember that certain international dies, like some of the ones I used, are only available at the store during the Special Sales events that Dies R Us has every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter. You will find the subscribe box on their home page HERE.

Yvonne Creations - In the Garden
Impression Obsession - Hill Landscape Layers, Small Birds

Memory Box - Puffy Clouds

Precious Marieke - Grass Border

Currently out of stock but any of THESE will work.

Marianne Design - Daisy Punch Die (Special Order Sales)

Tutti Designs - X-Stich Circles

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 #171 ~ Gnome Birthday

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

Challenge #171 ~ Anything Goes! 

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

As you know by now, I love stitching on cards. Another favourite crafting activity of mine is mixing various kinds of crafty supplies.  For example, on this card I used embroidery and die cutting, with a bit of Polychromos pencils for colouring. :-)

I began by pricking the mushroom pattern on a piece of linen cardstock. Next I used blending brushes and very carefully inked in the sky.  I die cut all my elements, coloured and assembled them and then adhered them to the card.

On the inside, I added a few die cuts to continue with the theme.  And that was that. I must admit that I like the way it turned out.

Here is the list of supplies I used, all linked to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.

Precious Marieke - Grass Border

Marianne Designs - Grass

Karen Burniston - Gnome and Santa

Karen Burniston - Landscape Scene

Karen Burniston - Backyard Charms

Memory Box - Resting Birds

Memory Box - Picket Fence

Out of stock at the moment, but this one will work just as well,

Impression Obsession - Picket Fence

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, let me mention that  Didi Crafts is our sister with 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,

stay safe and healthy!

Dies R Us #166 ~ Happy Easter!

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

Challenge #166 ~ Anything Goes! 

With Easter fast approaching, I'm in Easter card making mode.

So let me share the latest Easter card I made using my two favourite hobbies, card making and card stitching.

Looking at the above picture, the card is dwarfed by the two bunnies.  I didn't thing they were that big, but by the time I realised I needed to take another pic, the card was on its way overseas, so sorry, crafting friends, but this will have to do.  There is a close-up pic of the card further down this post though :-)

On the inside, I just added a little piece of grass and an egg with the cute chick.  The rest was left blank for my personal message.

The most time consuming feature on this card was the cross stitched tag. Some of you are probably thinking that it's such a simple design, it would not have taken you long at all to make.  But I'm not a pro at cross-stitching so I need to take my time :-)  Instead of the two black cross stitch spots of the eyes, I adhered a pair of googly eyes instead to add an element of fun.

Now for the list of supplies I used, each linked to the Dies R Us store.

Marianne Designs - Basic Labels - Special Order Sale
Marianne Designs - X-Stitch Easter Egg - Special Order Sale
Precious Marieke - Grass Border - not in stock but 

Lawn Fawn - Grassy Border would work just as well.
Karen Burniston - Spring Animals
Yvonne Creations - In the Garden
Memory Box - Puffy Clouds

Did you all catch the latest European dies sales, Dies R Us had recently? I did and as always, I got a few new goodies to play with. It was through one of these sales that I got the Marianne Designs dies that I used on this card.  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!

Also, just a quick reminder that Dies R Us are having a DT call for our Inspiration team.

For all the information please go HERE.

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!