Dies R Us #175 ~ Cheers!

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

Challenge #175 ~ Anything Goes! 

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

I was asked to make a birthday card for a beer drinker, so I got out some of my favourite dies and this is what I came up with.

As you can see it was just a matter of die cutting and adhering pieces together. I used a Swiss Dot embossing folder to create a little dimension behind the beers.  My SIL had given me a decoupage sheet with beer images, by Yvonne Creations, and I thought this image would work perfectly for this card.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card. Remember that certain international dies, like the ones I used are only available for sale during the Special Sales events that Dies R Us have 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.

Pink Fresh Studio - Slim Stitched Scalloped Rectangles

Marianne Designs - Slimline Frames

Marianne Designs - Beer Set

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.

With this card, I'm playing along at:

The Male Room Challenge #153

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,

crafty hugs!

When Witches go Riding ...

... and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers,

'Tis near Halloween!

Hello crafting friends. Just thought I would share this little saying which is one of my favourites to put on the inside of Halloween cards :-) Take a look ...  

This 5" x 5" card is made using the Halloween Bubbly Girls from Yvonne Creations. The spooky landscape for the girls is an image from Google as is the inside of my card, with my favourite saying :-).  I stamped a couple of witches onto the background to emphasize the "riding witches" :-)



The next card, which measures 6.5" x 5",  uses the background from Yvonne Creations as well as the Bubbly Girls.  I decided to use the same background for both the front and the inside of the card.
The sentiment is from a very old Halloween stamp set, unfortunately I have no info on it.
Both the black and orange card stocks are from GinaK. The background images were printed onto Neenah Bright White card stock.  The Bubbly Girls were printed onto HP glossy photo paper.
I have a tip for you - the Cricut Explore has the darnest time reading the registration lines on glossy photo paper.  Turn the light in your room off, or close your drapes. It works perfectly every time so long as there is no other light reflecting off the photo paper. It took me a while to figure this one out :-)
 

Here is a close up of these cuties. I used pop dots to put in between each layer to add dimension to the card.
I think that these ladies are ready to get their Halloween party started! What do you all think? :-)

I have a few more Halloween cards to share with you, but I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I can only share them after Halloween :-), so be sure to come back and visit.

Till then,
Crafty hugs