Happy New Year! for Dies R Us Inspiration Blog

I'm posting today for the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog, where I get to wrap up a great year of crafting, and wish everyone a happy new year! 

What better way to toast in the New Year than with a little bubbly?

That darling focal point is from Tutti Designs.  It's Champagne Flutes. I thought it was perfect for New Year's Eve, but it's actually good for any festive occasion -- birthdays, weddings, anniversaries.  It has many uses.

Here is a picture of all the supplies I used on this card:

The star border on the side of the card is from Technique Tuesday, but this one from Frantic Stamper would work equally as well. The larger stars were cut out from dies by Spellbinders.

Supplies used on this card found in the Dies R Us Store:

Frantic Stamper Star Border

 Tutti Designs Champagne Flutes

Best Glue Ever

The papers and sentiment are from Kaisercraft.

I wish you a happy and safe new year, and here's one more view of my card:

I hope you check this blog every day for wonderful inspiration!  The design team is so creative, you don't want to miss anything.  Then, join in the challenges at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Here's one last link to the Dies R Us Store for you, too! 

click below for:

STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
FACEBOOK
INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art--- December Linky Party

Always Fun Challenges --Happy NewYear

Country View Challenges -- Stars

Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge-- Happy New Year

Poinsettia Peace -- for Dies R Us Inspiration Blog

Happy Christmas Eve!  I'm posting today on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog, and I hope this finds you relaxed and ready for the next few exciting days!

I am sharing a card of peace, just in case you need to slow down and remember to take a breath!

This card uses a Sue Wilson die, sone paper piecing, some foil, and some glitter:

First,  a picture of the supplies (they will be linked below):

The main focal point of the card uses Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson, the Festive Collection - Poinsettia Flower Square.  It is currently out of stock, but there are many other similar dies in the Dies R Us Store.

I started by cutting the die out of white card stock, using Stick It Adhesive Sheets behind the poinsettia to make paper piecing easier:

Then, I cut just the inside layer with red, and added that in. It adhered because of the Stick It.

Next, I added the leaves and the gold pearls.

There were some open spaces, so I added white glitter to those.  I also used  a die cut for the Elizabeth Craft Winter Wishes set to cut out the word "Peace".

In this pic, you can see all the die cuts, and the glitter.  The gold square was cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Here are the products used from the Dies R Us Store:

Sue Wilson  Poinsettia Flower Square

Elizabeth Craft - Winter Wishes

Stick It Sheets

I'll leave you with one more view of my peaceful poinsettia card, and I'll wish you the merriest of Christmases!

I hope you check this blog every day for wonderful inspiration!  The design team is so creative, you don't want to miss anything.  Then, join in the challenges at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Here's one last link to the Dies R Us Store for you, too! 

click below for:

STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
FACEBOOK
INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

TTCRD -- ATG

Not Just Cards -- ATG

Outlawz Festive Friday -- Christmas

Take Time to Chase the Snowflakes -- a New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

It's the 22nd of the month, so we're showcasing new releases at All Dressed Up Stamps today in the All Dressed Up Facebook Group.  There are 4 new releases this month, all available in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.  I had the pleasure of playing with the delightful Bear Hat. 

I colored Bear Hat with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  

I used papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop to create the card.  There's a piece from Shabby Christmas (the one with stars on it -- the die cut rectangle), there's a piece from Color Me Christmas ( snowflakes on the background piece), a piece from Loving Winter ( the  pink strip that says "warm winter wishes"), and the snowflakes are cut out of a piece from the Frozen Collection. 

The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Stampendous, and the snowflakes are dies from Lawn Fawn.  Oh, and that stitched rectangle is from The Scrapping Cottage.

I hope you visit the All Dressed Up Facebook Group to see the other New Releases this month and what the other designers made with them (so CUTE!) Then, enter the challenge there!  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday -- ATG
D.L. Art -- December Linky Party
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG

Let It Snow! for Lavinia World Challenges

Thursday!  Less than a week 'til Christmas.  Are you ready?  Of course you're not! We never are, but we get through it year after year!  Thursday -the 3rd Thursday of the month, so it's time for a new challenge over at Lavinia World Challenges, where challenges are always Anything Goes as long as you use a rubber or acrylic stamp.  Of course, we love to see those Lavinia Stamps the best!  You can also enter your projects in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group, but these require Lavinia Stamps &/or papers.

I wanted create something that would look as magical as the world outside my window.  We have a fresh blanket of white snow here in NW Wisconsin where I live, and very little in life is as pretty and sparkly as the sun on that fresh fallen snow.  Fresh fox tracks across my front lawn were the impetus behind today's project:

I used a Lavinia paper to begin my tag -- it is called "Silence".  It is currently out of stock, but should be back in stock soon.  They are about 3 inch by 8 inch, so it worked well to cut it into this tag shape.  Once I got the tag cut out, using a die by Paper Wishes, I thought the Fox 1 (Kernal) would work well. I stamped the Fox 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Then, to balance out the tag, I stamped the Small Fairy Fir Tree (LAV489),  stamped with VersaFine Clair ink in Shady Lane.  Then, all was left was adding a sentiment.  I used an Elizabeth Craft cutting die for the sentiment, and some retired Close To my Heart fibers to finish it off.


Lavinia World products used on this tag:

Silence paper

Fox 1 (Kernal)

VersaFine Claire Nocturne Ink

Small Fairy Fir Tree (LAV489)

VersaFine Shady Lane Ink

I'll leave you with one more view of my snowy scene:

Let it snow!

I hope you join us at Lavinia World Challenges &/or at Anything Lavinia, where you could win a $15 gift certificate to use in the Lavinia World Store. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

Outlawz Twisted Thursday --

Santa Treat Boxes -- for Scrapy Land Challenges

Wednesday! One week until Christmas!  Is that even possible?  Since this is the 3rd Wednesday of the month, we are starting a new challenge over at Scrapy Land Challenges. Challenges are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Scrapy Land Store.  One winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to go shopping in the Scrapy Land Store!

I made these delight tiny treat boxes to give a  few pieces if candy to my friends in the nursing home.  I'm always looking for ways to bring them a little "something" 

This tiny gift box is by Lawn Fawn.  I also used the Tiny Gift Box Holiday Hats Add On. The boxes make up very quickly, and the box itself comes with cute embellishments -- a star,  several hearts, a darling bow, and a tag.

Lawn Fawn Tiny Gift Box

OK, I know we are all busy this next couple weeks, but I really hope you find time to join us at Scrapy Land Challenges!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

Outlawz Festive Friday -- Christmas

Cut It Up Challenges-- AT Christmas

Cheers! for Jan's Digi Stamps

Here we go!  Challenge #4 at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges, or, as those of us that have followed her work affectionately refer to it as, JDS Designs Challenge Blog.  The challenges will be on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, so what a great way to start out your week! The will run until noon (Eastern) the Sunday before the new challenge.  You'll find all the rules on a tab at the JDS Designs Challenge Blog.  Her beautiful digis can be found in her shop here.

I've made lots of Christmas cards recently, so I took a break from them, and used one of Jan's beautiful sets to make a Happy New Year card.  You need a few of those, too, right?

This card uses the set Happy New Year, and I used it to create this:

While I'm using this as a New Year's card, I think it would work for any type of celebration --birthday, wedding, anniversary -- it's a great image for celebrating the special occasions in your life!

This set comes with lots of images -- both pre-colored and black and white.  I used one of the recolored images here, and one of the sentiments that came with the Happy New Year set.

The papers are from Close To My Heart.  The stitched frame circle die is by the Scrapping Cottage. 

I hope you join us the next two weeks for our truly Anything Goes challenge at Jan's Digi Designs Challenges. You can link up anything the you make.  Made a wreath for your door?  Link it up!  Made a mini album?  Link it up.  Create a quilt? Link it  up! I'd love to see your creations!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- December Linky Party
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- ATG

Last Minute Christmas Cards -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

Are you in need of a few last minute Christmas cards, but you'd like them to be homemade?  We Are 3 Digital Shop to the rescue!  We Are 3 Digital Shop not only has beautiful papers, but they have wonderful printable, that can be sized, printed, cut, and placed on your card for a very easy (nearly instant) card.  Like this!

and like this:

Both these cards use the Christmas Fun Printables (there are 4 of them on the set) and the Christmas Fun Papers.  I have used 2 of the 8 in the set.  All of the papers have wonderful, small patterns, perfect for card making. 

I used a set of well used circle dies from Lifestyle Crafts, some silver foil paper to back the two on the bottom card, and an ornament hanger from Spellbinders, also on the 2nd card.  All solid colored card stock is from Close To My Heart.

These cards were easy peasy to make.  It will take me longer to write the Christmas messages than it did to make the cards! 

Take a look around at the We Are 3 Digital Shop!  You'll be glad you did!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- December Linky Party
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Christmas

Happy Holiday Treat Boxes -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

Yes, Christmas is fast approaching!  Are you like me, and you are often looking for quick gifts before dashing off to a get together, or maybe something a little be more unique than a gift bag?

Don't get me wrong, I think gift bags are the greatest invention since toast, but sometimes I want a little something else.  At times like that, I like to create small favor or treat boxes.

The beautiful Christmas papers found in the We Are 3 Etsy Shop make beautiful Gift boxes and bags. 

These boxes were created very quickly with a Lawn Fawn die and 2 different papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Let me give you some details.

The dies is the Tiny Gift Box from Lawn Fawn.   It is about 8x7.  We Are 3 Digital Shop are 6x6, so I placed each paper in my word processing program so I could stretch them to the size I needed.

2 of the boxes use the Evergreen paper from the Winter Plaid paper set.  The one on the right is printed on a light green paper.  the middle box uses one of the papers in the Holly Berries Collection.

There are many beautiful papers for Christmas, Winter, Valentines Day, or whatever season you may need a paper collection for.  You can always find what you need at We Are 3 Digital Shop.

May your Christmas season be filled with wonder and joy!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L.Art -- December Linky Party
Cuttlebug Mania -- Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy -- Christmas
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Christmas

Ho Ho Ho for Lavinia World Challenges

A new challenge is underway at Lavinia World Challenge, where challenges are always anything goes, as long as you use an acrylic or rubber stamp (nothing digital).  There will be one $15 gift certificate awarded to a lucky winner!  It could be you! The challenge will run for the next 2 weeks. 

I am trying to put a wrap on Christmas cards soon, so I made another one for today's challenge:

I started by using the Lavinia paper, Winter Chill for my card base. I then stamped the Moon stamp with Versafine Clair ink in Morning Mist.  I cut out a circle the same size as the moon in acetate, taping it down lightly to hold it in place.  I used several colors of distress inks around the moon to enhance the look of it.  Then, I stamped Christmas Night in Nocturne Versafine Clair Ink.  Lastly, I cut the sentiment with gold glitter card stock out of a Sue Wilson Craft Die.

Lavinia World products used on this card:

Christmas Night

 Winter Chill

Moon

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Versafine Clair Morning Mist

There is also a new, exciting FaceBook group to check out!  This is the second challenge now that Anything Lavinia Group also gives you an opportunity to post your projects.  so, if you don't blog, you can still enter our challenges.  Projects posted on the Anything Lavinia Group must include a Lavinia Stamp or paper. Wherever you decode to enter, challenges run for 2 weeks!  Have fun!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

QKR Stampede -- ATG

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Christmas

A New Year Toast -- for Scrapy Land Challenges

It's the first Wednesday of the month, so there is a new challenge starting today at Scrapy Land Challenge Blog.  Challenges are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Scrapy Land Store.  There is a wide selection of dies sold there, so this is easy to do!

I am just about done making Christmas cards, and I've started making a few New Year's cards to send to friends and family.  Here's one of them, using a Tutti Design die:

This card uses Tutti Designs die, Champagne Flutes.  I cut it with gold foil paper, and I think it looks so festive!  I'm using this image for New Year's, but I think it could be used for any celebration -- birthday, wedding, anniversary.  I look at those Champagne Flutes, and my mind says, "clink, clink".

All the other elements on this card are from Kaisercraft -- the paper. the banner, and the sentiment, are all part of the Kaisercraft Starry Night release.  It made for a quick card.

The Scrapy Land Challenge will run for the next two weeks, and I do hope you can join us.  One lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Scrapy Land Store!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- Dec Linky Challenge
Digichoosday -- ATG
Outlawz Saturday ala Mode -- My Favorite Things (who doesn't Like a bit of bubbly?)

Warm Winter Wishes -- for Dies R Us Challenge Blog

How did we get to December already, crafty friends?  I think this month is going to go super fast!  I'm posting today on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog, where I get to play with wonderful dies and great products found in the Dies R Us Store.

It has been cold, and there's has been ice on the lakes near my house for nearly a month now.  Ice fishing is well underway.  Yes, winter is here!  So, I used a gorgeous set of dies from Birch Press Designs, found in the Dies R Us Store to create today's wintry card:

 This uses the Glitz Snowflake Set.  It is currently out of stock.  but there are some other beautiful Birch Press Snowflake designs that are in stock.  All of the Birch Press Designs are so intricate and amazing to work with.  I just love them!

Here are all the supplies I used on this card -- you can see there's also a  Creative Expressions Festive Greetings Stamp Set tucked in there.  It has been my go-to set this Christmas season:

I started this card by picking put the paper colors.  I thought it would look amazing with some specialty papers, so I chose the base layer as a peacock blue foil, the the middle layer as a light blue glitter, then the top layer in white for contrast.

Here's the 3 layers die cut.  I used Stick It Adhesive Sheets on the back of each layer.

Dies R Us Store supplies used on this card:

Birch Press Glitz Snowflake

Creative Expressions Festive Greetings Clear Stamp Set

Stick It Adhesive Sheets

Before you get too busy with the busy holiday season, I'll leave you with one more view of this pretty card:

I hope you check this blog every day for wonderful inspiration!  The design team is so creative, you don't want to miss anything.  Then, join in the challenges at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Here's one last link to the Dies R Us Store for you, too! 

click below for:

STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
FACEBOOK
INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Outlawz Festive Friday -- Christmas

Polkadoodles -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG