Don't Worry, Be Merry!

Hello.
Have you noticed, die-cutting seems to be everywhere right now. I have been drooling over all the new sets coming out. Argh! There's no budget for new Christmas supplies this year. So, I have to get creative with what I have.

Here's a merry Christmas card, using just dies.

I've used a Neat & Tangled alphabet die set, to cut my letters. Sadly, they are no longer in business, but any taller alphabet set would work for this.

The negative pieces were then lined up on top of a die-cut, snowfall background and stuck down with foam tape.
The 'Christmas' sentiment is also layered, with black foam and gold card, so there's lots of dimension on this card.

Challenge

CAS on Friday

SENTIMENT ONLY CARD

• neat and tangled, journalling alphabet dies
• avery elle, falling snow die
• my favorite things, in and out stitched rectangle, merry christmas
• concord & 9th, coloured cardstock

I'm Quackers About You

Hello. Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and the shops are crammed with hearts and roses, cuddly toys with red ribbon bows,  and heart shaped chocolates. I've been married for 39 years this year, and I am so over all that - well, maybe not the chocolates   :o)
I still love my husband to bits though - so here's a red-less, pink-less Valentine's card for him.

I die cut my letters into a card panel, and backed it with blue card. Then I used the cute duck as the 'O' and added the sentiment and a scalloped frame.

Challenge

 CAS on Friday

#276    VALENTINE

• time for tea designs - lucky duck
• neat and tangled - journaling alpha dies
• my favorite things - stitch rectangle scallop frame
• copics
• signo white gel pen

It's time to get SPOOKY

Hello.
Well, it may be autumn here, but no-one has told the weather! Here in Yorkshire, I haven't even got my big coat out yet ;o)
Halloween is fast approaching though - so here's another ghostly greeting.

The trickiest part of this card was those damn letters. They nearly went out the window! I die cut them in black foam with some ds tape stuck on it. Then attempted to stick the orange die cuts on top. They stuck to my fingers, the end of a pen, my craft knife... anywhere but where I wanted them. I am so annoyed that I couldn't get them to line up perfectly. Ah well..

Four Seasons Challenge

Anything Goes - FALL

• my favorite things - ghostly greetings
• neat and tangled journalling alpha dies
• distress inks - shaded lilac, dusty concord, hickory smokoe
• my favorite things - grassy edges stencil
• copics

Ey Up, Duck

Hello.

I'm an idiot! This card was for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, but I missed the deadline. Argh! I think its the third time I've done this. The challenge starts on a Wednesday, and concludes on a Monday. I need to get that into my thick head :o)

This is my first outing for those ducks, and I couldn't resist using the Ey Up duck sentiment. Something that my Dad used to say to me all the time - along with 'alright, chick?'

To add some extra oomph to that sentiment the letters were die cut twice, once from black card, and once from a foam sheet, and then stuck together.

I don't often add anything to the inside of my cards, but I couldn't resist that cute sentiment and another duck.

Duh - NOT for the freshly made sketches challenge :o)
Do not pass go, do not collect £200

time for tea designs - lucky duck
neat and tangled - aphabet dies
pink fresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Hello.
Today I'm scootin' by with a cute birthday card.

I wanted something bright and fun, for my niece, so I went with a rainbow of colours for the letters, and a couple of critters, scooting along in the grass. They've got  presents with them and they're on their way to the party!

For some extra dimension the letters were also cut from a foam sheet, and the critters are popped up with foam tape.

Challenge

AAABirthday

lawn fawn - scootin' by, coloured with copics
neat & tangled, journaling alpha
pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle 

mft - stitch scallop edge 

Merry and Bright

Hello.

Is it too early to be excited for Christmas? Last year the rules only allowed us 1 day to visit family!! That sounds really crazy now, but we did pack a load of fun into that 1 day. Here's hoping this year will be a little less frenetic. And here's another card for my Christmas pile...

It's a bit tricky to die cut that sentiment with individual letters, but I found a way that worked for me. I stuck the letters to a piece of masking tape, lining them up at the bottom edge and then placed the masking tape on my card panel and ran it through the Big Shot. I did this for each separate word. Then I coloured the letters and inlaid them.

The moose - mooses! :o) were also die cut and popped up with foam tape.

Challenge

ABC Christmas - P (plump) Q (quality street) R (ribbon)

I opted for the Quality Street theme, and used the bright colours of the wrappers. 

What's your favourite Quality Street?  I am still gutted that they removed the coffee cream, so now I'm a green triangle girl!  

supplies
neat and tangled - journaling alpha
clearly besotted - merry christmoose
pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle
copics