Birthday Blooms -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 It's the 15th of the month, and it's time for a new challenge on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. Challenges always run for 2 weeks, and they are Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die that Dies R Us sells in the store. 

It has been cold and rainy, and even snowed on the day I created this card, so I was thinking spring and flowers and bright colors!  I'm craving the colors of spring...

This card uses a really fun die set from one of my favorite companies, Birch Press Design.  This is Field of Blooms, and it's an absolute delight to create it.  I believe the color combinations would be endless for the tulips on this card.  I also love how it embosses into the design.  

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is part of a set from Crafter's Companion. 

I thought a crinkle ribbon bow with some crinkle ribbon from Diana Larson finished the card off without taking away from the beautiful Field of Blooms. 

I hope you are able to join us these next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes with a die sold in the Dies R Us Store Challenge. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win a gift certificate, or one of the 3 designer choice awards.

Check out the Dies R Us Store or for Canadian customers, the Didi's Crafts Store. 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

The Crafters Cafe -- Feminine

Creative Craft Cottage -- use a ribbon or bow

Hello Winter -- for Dies R Us Challenges

 2021!  I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a new year.  2020 is a good year to leave behind us, as far as I'm concerned.  Here's to hoping 2021 is a bright year for all of us!

Jan. 1!  That means it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Starting today, and from here forward, all the Dies R Us challenges are Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

I love Birch Press Design Dies.  I love to work with them any chance I get.  When Birch Press Design recently had a new release, I picked up this lovely Mini Snowflake Frame Layer Set.

Doesn't it make a beautiful card?

The Mini Snowflake Frame has 3 layers.  You don't need to use all the layers, but it sure is prettier when you do. 

I used my Crafter's Companion Hot Foil Machine to foil the background.  The banners are dies from Crafter's Companion.  I stamped the sentiment.

I hope you can join us at Dies R Us Challenges for our Anything Goes Challenge! Start the year out right, and link up! There will be one winner of a Dies R Us Gift Certificate, and 3 Designer Choice Awards. 

There's great shopping to be done at either the Dies R Us Store or our sister store for Canadian Shoppers, Didi Crafts. 

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

D.L. Art -- January 2021 linky party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Love to Craft Challenge -- ATG

Papercraft Challenges -- Snowflakes

Birthday Butterflies -- For Dies R Us Challenge Blog

A  new month - a new challenge! It's time for another one on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. Every 1st and 15th, you'll find challenges beginning on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog, and there is always a theme. Sometimes, like today, and for the next 2 weeks, the theme is any goes.  As long as you use a die from a brand sold in the Dies R Us Store, you can link up anything! Dies R Us sells over 50 brands of dies, so have at it!

Anything Goes -- I think they are my favorite themes, and why not?  I can make anything I want. I got out a set of dies from one of the favorite die companies sold at Dies R Us -- Birch Press Design, and made this:

This was created with the Flutter Layer Set.  It is no longer available, I there are some other fantastic Birch Press sets you might want to explore. There are 3 layers in the set, and this card's made with all 3 layers.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is part of 60 piece word and shadow set from Crafter's Companion.  If you put Happy Birthday in the "Search", you will find many sets that would work. The small butterfly in the upper right corner is one from a set by Impression Obsession.  I like it for its simplicity and small size.

The background paper on this card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is fairly new to the shop. It is one of the Watercolor Strokes papers.

I hope you can join us this  next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes Challenge At Dies R Us Challenge Blog!  I'd love to see your creations, and there is a $10 gift certificate given away each time.  There's also Didi Crafts, the sister store of Dies R Us, located in Canadian! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party
Watercolor Wednesday -- ATG with a feminine twist
AUD Sentiment -- Summer plus a sentiment

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

You Are Fabulous! for Dies R Us Inspiration Blog

I'm posting today on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.  It means that I had a chance to play with some really fun dies and paper supplies found in the Dies R Us Store!  The Dies R Us Store has so many different manufacturer's dies for sale in it, and one that they have all the time now is Birch Press Design.  I am in love with these dies!!

Here's what I created using the 4 layers of the Regal Peacock die set:

Here's a picture of the supplies I used on this card.  Along with the Regal Peacock die set from Birch Press Design,  I also used a 'Fabulous' word die from Frantic Stamper, and a Birch Press Design stamp set called, "Just Because" (ordered during a special pre-sale event).

I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what colors I thought I would use, then ended up changing my mind as I went along.  This picture shows what the dies look like, and what I thought I was going to use for the layers.  They ended up being a bit different than this in the end:

Here are the pieces once they've been die cut.  I have several pieces with different color options because I still wasn't sure which would look best with the background paper I had in mind:

Once I had them die cut, it was time to assemble that glorious peacock tail.  I used Scraperfect Best Glue Ever for all the layers except the top layer.  For that layer, I used Stick It Adhesive Sheets.

Here's the peacock  (still unsure of body color):

I wanted to add the words "You are"  to the "Fabulous" sentiment.  So, I only needed the first 2 words of the sentiment stamp I was using. I could have cut the stamp apart, but decided to mask it instead.  Here, you can see I covered the portion of the stamp I didn't want to use with tape.  Once I inked the stamp, I removed the tape, and could then stamp just the two words I wanted:

In the end, I thought the dark bodied peacock had the most contrast against the paper I used, so that's the one I used.  It took me a long time to decide!

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

Regal Peacock

Fabulous Word Die

Best Ever Glue

Stick It Adhesive Sheets

I hope you visit the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog often to see the wonderful dies in use that available in the Dies R Us Store.  There is also a Dies R Us Challenge Blog where you can use all those great dies you purchase!   Join the fun!

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

QKR Stampede -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

D.L. Art -- ATG

Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge -- ATG