Magical Dragons

 Today I have a few kiddie cards I made for maybe a grandson or two.
I saw a challenge at Cardz 4 Guys and it was to use either Dragons or Dinosaurs
on your card.

I purchased this cute little Dragon from one of the Cottage Cutz sales
they had awhile back and thought what a great time to use him.
That being said he has 13 tiny pieces to put him together so since I was
cutting from a few different colors of scraps I decided to make a second
card in the reverse colors.

For the first card I used a stenciled background
and a die cut magical also from Cottage Cutz.

The second card, the background was made from
when I was making other backgrounds with TH inks,
 used this piece to clean my brushes and saved it
figuring it would come in handy, and it did!

The clouds were die cut from a piece that I had sprinkled
Lindy's Gang Magical powders on, they have a pretty 
sheen to them...magical!!

He sure was a picky die to use and I made a couple mistake
 as I had a piece left but oh well !!

I am also going to enter the following challenges:
Pixie's Snippets Playground .... Snippets

Little Owl Treat Box

 It's time for a new challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the theme is anything BUT a card!

I had to really think about this as I have some really cute dies I could of used but a friend sent me two big Priority boxes of  dies and a few stamps and this cute little fellow was in the box.

It is a Sizzix die which you can also make a fox box with!

I had a little bit of trouble lining him up correctly as he is a bit 'whopper jawed' and I could not see the score lines I needed for the top, but I think it was my choice (color) of paper I chose and will give it a go again!

Make sure and pop on over to The Sisterhood and see all the fun designs my 'sistahs' have created and join in with us while you are there!

Spooky Window

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today. 

Hello Tutti Fans!!

Have you seen the new Tutti Designs Halloween release?
I certainly have a fun one to show you which is perfect
for the new card 'fad' slimline cards!

This is the first slimline card I have made and have to say
I love the way it has turned out!

My card is 8 1/2 x 7 and I cut a slightly smaller topper
from white card stock, then inked with some Oxide Inks
in Halloween-ish colors.

Next, I simply added three of the four Spooky Windows to the front
and stamped a cute sentiment on the bottom.

You can see I didn't use the spider window
but if you come back next Tuesday you will see it
being used in an entirely differently way!

Spooky Windows

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!

Sending Love

 As most of you know I have been gone most of the summer
and other then my DT work didn't get to work on my card making much.

I did however take some things to mess around with
as I couldn't  stand total paper crafting withdrawal! 

Some of what I took was to make backgrounds,
stencils~powders~inks and such.

So this card is one of those using a new stencil I purchased
and absolutely love for it's tropical look
(another thing while gone...lots of internet shopping for new 'things')

The stencil is from Pretty Pink Posh
and it is Jungle Background.

I used various inks to stencil it and then the sentiment and die
are both one of my new purchases.

The die is from Pretty Pink Posh and the sentiment is
Pink Fresh Studio 'Simply Sentiment Hello'.

I'll be back with more of my handmade backgrounds
at some point!

It is also my 'loves' birthday today, he is three.

Happy Birthday Mack!

Entering the following challenges:

As You Like It .... Favorite Stencil & why (I love the tropical design of this stencil)

Don't Fence Me In Challenge

Today at Double D Challenges our theme is
Don't Fence Me In,
meaning we want to see a fence on your project!

Just for your fun inspiration we have the mood board below
you give you a few ideas!!

Back when SU released their Jan-June 2020 mini catalog
I saw the cutest card made with a fence that opened
and thought it  represented the upper left corner well.
I had planned on buying the stamp set and so on but of course
as usual, time got away from me.
I decided I would see what I had in my stash to 'case' their card.

My card is a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2, it had to be to fit everything on!
I will list all supplies below.

I started with a brick embossing folder and lucky for me it ran
width wise instead of lengthwise.
I had to emboss it in two parts
then when done I rubbed white ink here and there on it.
I die cut a circle from the center then inked behind it on the card base.
then stamped my sentiment, cut a second circle (one inside the other)
for the ring around the outer side.

Then I just gathered up various stamps and a few already die cuts from my stash.

(cats~grasses~butterfly~and the inner 'trims')

When the gate opens, inside are a few more flowers and a little kitty hiding.

Plenty of fabulous inspiration from the Design Team...
pop on over to Double D and take a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  SU Silhouette Sentiments

Power Poppy Lavender

JustRite Seeds of Summer

Dies:  Tutti Designs Stitched Circles

Poppy Stamps Pointy Picket Double Gate

Embossing Folder:  the paper Studio Bricks

Tutti Designs Pagoda

This is my post today on the Tutti Designs Blog. 

Hello Tutti Fans!

Today I have three cards featuring the elegant
PAGODA die!

Each card was simply but uniquely created. 

For all three cards I dug in stash of papers to find some that had
an Asian 'feel' to it.

For the first card I added a layered panel down the center
then die cut a circle representing the moon.

The second card I added a 'sentiment' that was computer created.

For the last card, I simply layered card stock, designer papers

then added my butterflies and of course the pagoda!

Pagoda

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!

Howdy Partner

It's that time again for a new challenge at
Dies R Us and the theme is 'One For The Boys'.

For my card I used the cutest little Stick Pony die cut from
Cheapo Dies and also the Howdy die from Cheapo,
I thought they 'partnered' well together.
I also used Tutti Designs Nesting Rectangles.

I dug in my many papers until I found just what I thought
would be the perfect ones!
They kind of reminded me of a bandanna.

If you are interested in these dies, I would suggest
getting them right away as once they are gone they are gone forever!

Here are the links:

Cheapo Dies Horse Stick

Cheapo Dies Howdy

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Rectangles

Make sure to check out the Dies R Us challenge blog to
see all the inspiration from my fellow 'teamies'
Join in with us for your chance to win a gift certificate to the store!!

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!?!