Dies R Us #178 ~ Witch Scene

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

Challenge #178 ~ Anything Goes! 
(As long as you use a die sold at the Dies R Us store) 

Since it's the 1st of October, I thought I would kick off the month with a Halloween card.

I began by cutting the Witch Scene die in black, orange and mossy green card stocks.

I cleared all the bits and pieces from the black die cut and placed it on a piece of wide double side tape.  Next I paper pieced all the different colours onto my black outline die cut to achieve a colourful Halloween witch scene.  And what is Halloween without a ghost or two, right? So I added a couple of ghosts for a little more spooky look 👻  I also added a triple loop bow made out of orange organza ribbon to finish it off.

On the inside, I cut out a little pumpkin, adhered all the pieces together and added the remaining little ghost for good measure. 

Here is a close up of the paper piecing I did in order to get all the different colours to create the scene. I forgot to mention that for the ghosts, I die cut them out of grey vellum and white card stock.  I put each vellum ghost thru my Xyron sticker maker.  This way, when I adhered them to the white card stock, the glue does not show thru because each ghost is uniformly coated with the adhesive material.

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

Tutti Designs - Witch Scene

Impression Obsession Dies - Ghosts

Karen Burniston - Hanging Halloween Charms
(Currently out of stock but THIS one would also work)

Zig Two Way Glue Pen

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!

Lavinia World Challenge #22 ~ Fairy Prince, Oberon!

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #22 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

I have a very handsome fellow to share with you today.

This Fairy Prince, Oberon, has my faeries all atwitter 😀

Isn't he just a handsome fellow?

And yes, word has spread that he's coming to visit!!!

I used a clear Wink of Stella pen to give his wings this beautiful sparkle.

   

As much as I would love to tell you all that my colouring has improved this much, it just wouldn't be true.  I didn't colour him at all.  When you go to the Tattered Lace webside, they have a Floral Fantasy PDF download.  Once you've downloaded the images, you can then use your die to cut him out.

He is a rather large fellow, but so handsome.  My card is 5.75" x 5.75".  With his wingtip sticking out, the whole card does fit into a 6" x 6" envelope.  It may cost a little extra in postage, but he's totally worth it 😀  Please note that the above craft mat is in inches

On the inside of my card, I sponged some of the same inks I used in the front and then continuously stamped the Vine in VersaFine Clair, Shady Lane ink.

I had a lot of fun making my scene on this card. I love the combination of using dies and stamps.  It really is the best of both worlds 😀

Now for the supply list.  I've linked each item to the
Lavinia Wold store for your convenience.

Hide and Seek

Large Path

Vine

Mini Leaf 1

Pipin Mini

Fairy Foragers

Field Grass

Oberon - Tattered Lace

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Versafine Clair - Shady Lane

Versafine Clair - Acorn

 
Distress Oxide - Broken China

Distress Oxide - Faded Jeans

Distress Oxide - Spun Sugar

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen - Fine Tip

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World store. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects the other DT members made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  You have until Monday, 23 March 2020 to enter your project in either the Facebook Album or on our blog.  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

crafty hugs, 

Lavinia World Challenge #21 ~ Silver Lining

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #21 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

If you're wondering why I have changed my blog to St. Patrick's day already, it's because I'm trying to rush out of February and into Spring 😀  I'm so tired of this cold already and I know that our temps are a lot warmer than yours, if you live up North, but I just don't do well with the cold and waking up to 42 deg F in the morning is way to cold for me!  Oh I can hear some of you going "Whimp!" and you would be right!😀  I really am, when it comes to cold weather!

Anyway, let's leave the weather and step into Fairyland where everything is always  beautiful, including the weather!  For my project, today, I'm using the beautiful Fairy Dust Silhouette.

When I saw the Silver Lining stamp, I envisioned this card in my head, and purchased the lovely fairy too.  Isn't it a beautiful wish to send to someone?  And, best of all, it can be used for a variety of occasions!

I began by inking the background using oxide inks in shades of blue. The I stamped the sentiment on a cloud using Memento Tuxedo black ink.  Next I placed all my clouds where I wanted them to be and stamped the fairy.  I love it that her fairy dust is lining this bottom cloud with gold 😊

Lastly, I added gold pen to the fairy dust and Ice Stickles to her wings.
I like the way it turned out and it didn't take very long to put together.

Now for the supply list.  I've linked each item to the 
Lavinia Wold store for your convenience.

Fairy Dust Silhouette

Silver Lining

 
Distress Oxide - Broken China

Distress Oxide - Faded Jeans

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen - Fine Tip

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World store. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects the other DT members made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  You have until Monday, 9 March 2020 to enter your project in either the Facebook Album or on our blog.  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

crafty hugs, 

Lavinia World Challenge #20 ~ Alana Under the Sea

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #20 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

Today, for my project, I'm using the beautiful Alana.

I began by cutting a piece of the Spellbound paper to 5.25" x 5.25".
Next I stamped Alana using Memento's Paris Dusk ink.  Then, I stamped the Seaweed and the Shoal of Fish using Memento's Teal Zeal and Ranger's Distressed Pine Needles ink.

I put this aside to ensure that it was all nice and dry and went to work on my frame.  This is a 5.25" x 5.25" die by Jeanine's Art, called Beach Frame, which I cut out of kraft card stock.  I thought this would make the perfect frame for Alana.  I used several inks, which I've listed below in the supplies list, to colour the various elements on the frame.  When this was complete and the frame was dry, I adhered it to the underwater scene and then adhered it to a 5.5" x 5.5" top folding kraft card stock card base.
For the inside, I used the same Spellbound paper and stamped the Deeper than the Ocean sentiment in Memento's Teal Zeal.  And that was it crafting friends. This card didn't take long at all to make.

Now for the supply list.  I've linked each item to the 
Lavinia Wold store for your convenience.

Alana

Shoal of Fish

Seaweed

Deeper than the Ocean

SceneScapes Papers - Spellbound

Teal Zeal - Memento Inks

Paris Dusk - Memento Inks

Toffee Crunch - Memento Inks

Faded Jeans - Ranger Distress Inks

Peacock Feathers - Ranger Distress Inks

Vintage Photo - Ranger Distress Inks

Spiced Marmalade - Ranger Distress Inks

Pine Needles - Ranger Distress Inks

Hickory Smoke - Ranger Distress Ink

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen - Fine Tip

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at Lavinia World. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects my team mates made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  You have until Monday, 24 February 2020 to enter your project in either the Facebook Album or on our blog.  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

crafty hugs,