Hanging Love

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today:  

Hi Tutti fans!
Today I have this gorgeous die to share with you
Hanging Love!

It is so delicate and pretty.
All I did was die cut it from a pretty lavender print paper,
added pearls and flowers and a trim piece at the bottom.
A fabulous die for any special occasion!

Hanging Love

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more fabulous dies!!

Come back tomorrow for more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Did you know that Tutti Designs is now
available in both the UK and Canada?
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Tutti Designs Canada
Tutti Designs UK

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Stenciling At The Sisterhood

Our next challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters 

is being hosted by our 'sistah' Su and she has chosen the theme of 

'STENCIILS'.

I loved this choice as I have a drawer full of stencils that were just 

'itching' to come out and play!

I pulled out a NBUS stencil from Tim Holtz called 'Doily'.

I created a somewhat simple card by just using various

Distress inks and a mix of the Distress Oxide inks.

I have a little ziploc bag of snippets of card stock like the one above

that I keep on hand to use for sentiments.

The sentiment is from a set I won  years and years ago

Precious Remembrance Shop 'Friend'.

Head on over to The Sisterhood and see all the fabulously

created stencil cards from my 'sistahs'....join in with us!

Entering the following challenges:

Make My Monday ... Use Stencils

Drum Set and Musical Stave

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today:

Hello Tutti Fans!!
How about a little music for the soul today!
Today I am using two fabulous dies
Drum Set AND Musical Stave.

Super easy card just perfect for that
musical person in your life!!

I started with an embossed background
then simply added my musical stave at the top
die cut from some yummy black glitter paper.

The drum set was cut from an orange metallic paper...FUN!!

I think this card is going for my grandson's 17th birthday,
just think of all the fun colors this could be die cute from!!

Drum Set

Musical Stave

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more fabulous dies!!

Come back tomorrow for more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Did you know that Tutti Designs is now
available in both the UK and Canada?
Check it out Here:
Tutti Designs Canada
Tutti Designs UK

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Pinterest

Tutti Designs Facebook

Tutti Designs Blog

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Weddings Challenge

It's time for a new challenge theme at
Double D and it is
WEDDINGS!

A good theme for the month of June don't you think?

We have a special mood board just to inspire you.

I had an order for a card for a destination wedding in the Florida Keys
and she wanted it to somewhat represent that.

Both love boating, though speed rather then sail
I still thought this card would be good for them.

I used my gorgeous paper pad from Mintay called Paradise.

The Mintay papers are so beautiful that you don't need much more then that.

What you can't see is that I touched the flowers, leaves and a few other places

with a Stardust pen, adding a bit of just the right amount of sparkle.

I chose this paper as it had both a pink and a blue sailboat

and felt it was great for a couple.

For the inside of the card I did a computer generated sentiment.

I also made a matching envelope.

So, you need to pop on over to the

Double D challenge and see all the beautiful wedding cards from the Design Team!!

Doves Love Heart

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today:

Hello Tutti Designs friends!

Today I have a pretty wedding/romance card using the
Doves Love Heart.

I embossed a background then die cut from a heavy white card stock.
Two pearls and a flower were added to make this beauty...
how could it be any easier!!

Make sure to check out all the love/wedding type dies at the
Tutti Designs store...all links are given below!!

Dove Love Heart

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more fabulous dies!!

Come back tomorrow for more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Did you know that Tutti Designs is now
available in both the UK and Canada?
Check it out Here:
Tutti Designs Canada
Tutti Designs UK

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Pinterest

Tutti Designs Facebook

Summertime Fun

Today is another fun challenge at Dies R Us with a new theme of

Summertime Fun!!

I used some fun dies for this one to make a fun and pretty quick card!

I used a border die from Poppystamps that I saw in a different way

and added to the bottom instead of the top,

hoping it looked like ocean grasses/seaweed.

I added the super cute Cheapo Dies Octopus....

these dies are no longer being made so if you want him

you had better grab him now!

I also used Cheapo Dies Shells and stamped the sentiment

from the SNS set Kaitlyn Mermaid.

Here are the links of what I used,

however sometimes because we work so far ahead

some of these dies can be either out of stock or no longer available

so I have given a few alternatives and/or general links

Cheapo Dies Octopus

Poppystamps Leafy Sprig Border

Memory Box Leafy Border

Cheapo Dies Shells 

Memento Dew Drop Ink Bahama Blue

Want some more summertime fun Inspiration?

Then head on over to the Dies R Us challenge blog and

see all the fun creations from the Design Team...join in with us!!

We have some exciting news to share with you. Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

To A Special Couple

Today at The Sisterhood of Crafters

we are being hosted by our 'sistah' Vicki and she has chosen the theme of 

Weddings/Here Comes The Bride.

I have really been trying to create cards that are more 'mailer friendly',

meaning that since the cost of postage has gone up and up,

I am trying not to add so much bulk to them.

For this card I did pop up the embossed panel slightly

and also the laser cut panel and the sentiment.

So did I meet my goal...not quite sure LOL!

The laser cut is from a booklet of laser motifs

that I have had in my stash and am trying to use up,

that being said, you might see more of these down the road here on my blog.

I love how delicate they are.

Take a visit to The Sisterhood and see all the beautiful wedding

cards my 'Sistah's have created!

Entering the following challenges:
Watercooler Wednesdays .... Occasions 

Word Art Wednesdays ....ATG
Crafty Cardmakers .... Wedding

Supplies used:

Cuttlebug EB folder Wicker Weave

Laser Motif:  Hot Off The Press

Sentiment Heartfelt Creations

Banner:  Lawn Fawn Wavy Banners

Tandem Bike

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today:

Hello Tutti Designs friends.
Today I am using the fun Tandem Bike die
on three different cards.
Even though I have created wedding cards with this,
it could just as easily be used for other occasions as well.

For the first card I used a metallic silver background
(very hard to photograph metallic)
The tandem bike was die cut from a black metallic shimmer paper
and the Tutti Heart was die cut from a metallic floral paper.

The next card I used a patterned background paper

and added some fun details (sparkle heart~flower~pearls)

to the pink metallic die cut bike

as well as gems on the tires.

The third and final card also has the use of metallic die cuts,
the bike itself and the Tutti Designs stitched rectangle.
A metallic bow and a few flowers were added to finish.

I hope I have given you a few ideas to use the fabulous and fun dies!!

Tandem Bike

Nesting Stitched Hearts

Nesting Stitched Rectangles

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more fabulous dies!!

Come back tomorrow for more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Did you know that Tutti Designs is now
available in both the UK and Canada?
Check it out Here:
Tutti Designs Canada
Tutti Designs UK

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Pinterest

Tutti Designs Facebook

Tutti Designs Blog

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Use Your Scraps Challenge

We have a fun challenge for you over at
Double D challenges
and it is
'Use Your Scraps'...
a super easy challenge since most of us have an
enormous amount of scraps.

We also have a scrappy mood board, just to inspire!

I did a pretty clean and simple design (for the most part).
I could of created dozens and dozens of scrap cards,
but in the end I went with just 4 pieces,
2 of card stock and 2 of patterned papers.

I used an old SU stamp to add some splatters

and a stamp from Technique Tuesday for the sentiment.

The flower was created with a Cherry Lynn die.

We would love to have you join our challenge using your scraps...so take a visit
to Double D and see all the inspiration from my teamies...you will NOT be disappointed!!

Doves In Love

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today.

Hello Tutti Fans!!

It's June and it is getting to be wedding time

so today I have a die for you that would make

not only a beautiful wedding card, but a quick one as well.

I have used the Doves In Love die,

isn't it gorgeous?

The first card I simply embossed a background,

die cut the doves from a silver metallic paper,

added a pretty ribbon bow and a few silver flowers!

This would also make a great sliver anniversary card!

The second card also has an embossed background

and was die cut from a green metallic paper.

I added a pretty ribbon bow and it was done.

Both cards are 5" square.

Doves In Love

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more fabulous dies!!

Come back tomorrow for more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Did you know that Tutti Designs is now
available in both the UK and Canada?
Check it out Here:
Tutti Designs Canada
Tutti Designs UK

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Pinterest

Tutti Designs Facebook

Tutti Designs Blog

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Masculine Card

It's June first and that means a new challenge theme at

Dies R Us

and it is 'It's Dad's Day' (masculine).

I went with a water theme built with just a few fun dies!
I had the little Impression Obsession lighthouse already
\colored and sitting on my desk as well as the 
Tutti Designs Postage Die.

I used the Frantic Stamper Freeform Waves,
they are longer then shown, but for my card, 
I snipped off the over hang on the card front.

I made the ahoy using Cheapo Dies Font Freedom
and added an anchor slightly between the A and H
also from the Impression Obsession Nautical set
die cut from a silver metallic paper.

Cheapo Dies Font Freedom
Tutti Designs Stitched Postage
Frantic Stamper Freeform Wave
Impression Obsession Mini Nautical Set
Bakers Twine

Take a peek over at the  Dies R Us challenge blog
as there is fabulous inspiration there!!

We have some exciting news to share with you. Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!