Milton

Happy Saturday to you all from me, Squirrel

I have a cheeky little fella to share with you today

Look at that smile!

Stamping Bella - Milton

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes Confection

MFT 6x6 Roses All Over Pastels

Die-Namics Celebrate

Have yourselves a wonderful crafty weekend!

Hugs, Squirrel xx

Cool Cats

This is another cutie from the MFT Cool Cat Stamp Set.  I've masked the stamps to create a little pile of cushions for the kitty to sit on and the sentiment is from the same set.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Cool Cat Stamp Set
• Versafine Ink Pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Me Love You

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.

Debs here again with a little Monday Morning Inspiration 

and this week I've been playing with one of my new Stamping Bella stamps from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

 

Here's the links to products used:

Stamping Bella 'Cave Couple' Stamp

Stamping Bella 'Cave Couple' Die 

MFT Blueprints 19

MFT Stitched Basic Edges

MFT Dots and Stripes 'Confection'

Lawn Fawn 'Watercolor'

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Copic Sketch Markers

Rhinestone Hearts 

Victorian Velvet Distress Ink

Have a lovely crafty week - see you next Monday.

TTFN

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Especially For You Petunia

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

So, I love pigs. I think they're cute. This was possibly reflected in my last order. Who needs all that delicious new release stuff, huh? ;)

Unsurprisingly, I was in a fairly CAS mood when I made this, which I thought was perfect for Especially For You Petunia, along with some FaDoodles. (You've seen FaDoodles, right?!) That's my line and I'm sticking with it. I'm off to find some more sweet piggies ;)

Supplies... 
Make it Colour Blending Card  
Stamping Bella Especially For You Petunia  
Whimsy Stamps FaDoodles Stamp Set
My Favourite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Pastels Paper Pad

  Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.  

Hold You Close

So what else would you do with a squirrel but cuddle it?

Whimsy Stamps - Hold You Close

Die-Namics Stitched Speech Bubble Edges

Die-Namics Brushstroke Birthday Greetings

So, that's a squirrel from a Squirrel - do pop over and say hello, it would be lovely to see you

Hugs xx

We wish you a Merry Christmas...

Happy Friday everyone, it's Kat here!

Sorry for sharing a Christmas card in August but I just couldn't resist colouring up this cute Tiddly Inks image!

I am also going for the record for 'shortest time to use new stash' as the foliage and speech bubble dies are from the brand new MFT release and Postie handed them over yesterday morning and they were on this card by early afternoon!

If you would like more details on how I created this card, including the Copic colours I used, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Christmas wishes stamp set - Tiddly Inks
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things
Fab foliage - My Favorite Things
Essential speech bubbles - My Favorite Things
Sentiment from Caroling Chicks - Stamping Bella

From Meow To You

Things don't come much more CAS than today's card featuring an image from MFT's Cool Cat Stamp Set.  

Those of you who have been adopted as servants to a kitty may recognise this pose which is very well practised by my own furry feline disposal unit. 

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Cool Cat Stamp Set
• Versafine Ink Pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Fairy Dreams Come True with Stamping Bella

Hey everyone it's Elaine, back more inspiration today here on the Dies to Die For blog.

More Stamping Bella inspiration this week with more of the gorgeous NEW RELEASE.

Here's one of my favourite cards so far, featuring two of the new Tiny Townie Fairy Garden stamp sets.

That signpost just makes me happy!

Stamp: Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Fairy Garden Fairy stamp set (coordinating die set available), Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Fairy Garden Sign stamp set (coordinating die set available)

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Dies: Mama Elephant Landscape Trio Creative Cuts, MFT Dienamics Grassy Edges

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink - Black Licorice, White Gel Pen, Distress Inks, Sequins

Tiny Townie Fairy Garden Fairy Copic Colouring Video:

I filmed the colouring process which you can watch below or in HD over on YouTube!

All Copic details are given in the video.

Tiny Townie Fairy Garden Sign Copic Colouring Video:

I filmed the colouring process which you can watch below or in HD over on YouTube!

All Copic details are given in the video.

That's it from me today! Happy shopping and happy stamping!

~Elaine aka Marker Geek 

Mason Jar of Flowers

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.

Debs here again with a little Monday Morning Inspiration 

and this week I've been playing with probably my MOST favourite floral stamp from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

Here's what I used:

Stamping Bella 'Mason Jar of Flowers'

MFT Blueprints 26

MFT Stitched Rectangle Stax

MFT Dots and Stripes Confection 

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Stardust Stickles

Copic Sketch Markers

Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink

Button Twine

Adhesive Pearl 

Have a lovely crafty week - see you next Monday.

TTFN

Fairy happy...

Happy Sunday everyone!

Sue here today with some fairy fun-ness! (yes it is a word)! (-;

I absolutely love pop up box cards so, how thrilled was I when Lawn Fawn made a die for just that purpose!

Put that die together with some MFT fairy cuteness and the result is irresistible!

Stamps - My Favourite Things - Fairy Happy

Dies - MFT - Die namics Fairy Happy
Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts Scalloped Box Pop Up
Your Next Stamp - Wild Flowers and Grass Border Die

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

Beach Babe Twila

Hello everyone, Squirrel here today and I am at the end

of a week's holiday - I would like to say I had a chance to do this

but unfortunately it wasn't really a paddling kinda week!

CC Designs - Beach Babe Twila

Impression Obsession Bottom Edger Greetings

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Pastels

MFT 6x6 Farm Fresh Gingham

Hope you are all having a great weekend

Hugs, Squirrel xx

Party hippo

Hi everyone, it's Kat here!

It's Friday and time to party...well, this hippo certainly seems to think so!

If you would like more details on how I created this card, including the Copic colours I used, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Happy hippos stamp set - My Favorite Things
Happy hippos die-namics - My Favorite Things
Sweet Celebration 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Balloon shaker window & frame - My Favorite Things
Balloon shaker pouches - My Favorite Things
Handwritten happiness stamp set -My Favorite Things
Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things

Daffodil

As soon as I saw this little lady, I loved her sassy pose. Isn't she just FABULOUS!  I imagine her saying 'taa-daa!' :0)  Even her little shoes are daffodils. I've teamed her with a sentiment from another Stamping Bella image, Brittany the Birthday Girl, both from Dies to Die For.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Tiny Townie Garden Girl Daffodil
• Sentiment from Brittany the Birthday Girl
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

More Sketchy Flowers

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.

Debs here again with a little Monday Morning Inspiration 

and this week I've been playing with my MFT Sketchy Flowers again from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

This time I coloured the stamped outline flowers with Copic Markers and mounted them onto an inky background created with Distress Inks squished onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water.

Here's the links to all the fabulous items from DtDF online shop:

MFT Sketchy Flowers Stamp Set

MFT Sketchy Flowers Die Set

MFT All About Stamp Set

MFT Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips

MFT Stitched Square Stax

Have a lovely crafty week - see you next Monday.

TTFN

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Petunia's in Love

Hiya, it's Faye here today :)

Well, I've had a busy old week making That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention Cards for various magazine commissions. It was nice to have a time out from that and make something completely unrelated!

I've been itching to colour Petunia for a while, so I am happy I managed to get to her. 

Products Used...
Make it Colour Blending Card 
Stamping Bella Petunia's In Love Rubber Stamp
Die-Namics Hello There Die Set

Thanks so much for stopping by... Have a great day.  

Peppermint

Hello chaps, Squirrel here today with some "festive" fun

CC Designs Pinkies Peppermint

Your Next Stamp Bold Alpha Die

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Frances loves to float

Hi there everyone, it's Kat here!

I know the weather isn't too sure, but it IS Summer so I've gone all Summery with one of my gorgeous new Stamping Bella stamps.

I cut an aperture to build my little scene inside and think you'll agree that in the absence of wave borders, these hillside borders do the job rather nicely!

The sentiment is cut out with another of those super useful little Blueprints elements, and I reckon it's one we can all agree with, right?!

If you would like more details on how I created this card, including the Copic colours I used and more pictures, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Tiny Townie Frances loves to float - Stamping Bella
Tiny Townie Frances loves to float 'cut it out' dies - Stamping Bella
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched hillside borders - Lawn Fawn
Blueprints 13 - My Favorite Things
Puffy clouds - Memory Box

Birthday Squidgy

It's 'Hump Day' so I'm sharing a little fun in the form of Pinata Squidgy.  I've teamed her again with a sentiment die from my MFT Adorable Elephants set, both from Dies to Die For.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Pinata Squidgy
• MFT Adorable Elephants
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Beginnings, New Memories, New Home with Stamping Bella

Hey everyone it's Elaine, back more inspiration today here on the Dies to Die For blog.

Time for more Stamping Bella inspiration I think, since Tracey has the gorgeous NEW RELEASE in stock now! This has been one of my favourite releases, so many awesome new images to colour - heaven!

Here's a card featuring one of the new Tiny Townie Fairy Garden stamp sets.

I want to live in there! The set comes with a couple of separate little scene elements - stones and flowers - for building up the scene a little more, maybe creating a path to the door. The sentiment I used also comes in the set!

Stamp: Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Fairy Garden House stamp set (coordinating die set available)

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink - Black Licorice, White Gel Pen

Tiny Townie Fairy Garden House Copic Colouring Video:

I filmed the colouring process which you can watch below or in HD over on YouTube!

All Copic details are given in the video.

That's it from me today! Happy shopping and happy stamping!

~Elaine aka Marker Geek 

Chrysanthemum Birthday Greetings

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.

Debs here again with a little Monday Morning Inspiration 

and this week I've been playing with some totally scrummy stash from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

I just love the gorgeous summery colours of this card - so bright and cheery.

Here are the links to the items used:

Memory Box Chrysanthemum Collage Die
MFT Hello
MFT Blueprints 15
MFT Blueprints 18
MFT Dots & Stripes Sorbet
YNS Jessica with Cupcakes
for the Birthday Wishes sentiment
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry & Squeezed Lemonade
Glamour Dust
Stamp n Bond

Have a lovely crafty week - see you next Monday.

TTFN

An A-maze-ing Birthday...

Good Morning everyone, Happy Sunday!

Sue here today, little later than planned but sssshhhhh... our secret!  Don't tell anyone!

Reason for lateness is that we have had several days of fun celebrating my youngest son's 21st Birthday!

I could n't wait any longer to share with you the card that I made for him.

Stamps - My Favourite Things - You're A-maze-ing

Dies - MFT Die namics - Vertical Stitched Strips
Circle shaker window and frame - My Favorite Things
Your Next Stamp Stitched Banner
Memory Box Upper Case Alphabet Soup
Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables
Paper - Carte Bella Rough & Tumble 6x6 
Embellishments - Maze shapes (white) - My Favorite Things
Maze spheres - My Favorite Things
Shaker pouches - My Favorite Things
Your Next Stamp Circus Fun Matt Gumdrops

Thank you for popping by.

Happy Crafting

love from Sue...xxx

Good Morning Sue

And a very good morning to you too!  Squirrel here today with a CC Designs adorable lady to share with you.

I think someone has been spying on my early routine .....

CC Designs Roberto's Rascals - Good Morning Sue

MFT CS 137 Essential Sentiments

MFT Simply Fabulous Sayings

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes Confection

MFT 6x6 Watercolor Wash

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Oh my gosh, I feel so weary I need to lie down again

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

A Squidgie wedding

Hi there everyone, it's Kat here!

I have a lovely pile of new Stamping Bellas ready to play with but since I coloured this image up a little while ago I thought it was only fair to make it into a card first!

Aw, don't they make a cute couple?!

If you would like more details on how I created this card, including the Copic colours I used and more pictures, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Love Story Squidgies - Stamping Bella
More Essential Sentiments - My Favorite Things
Stitched square scallop frames - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 13 - My Favorite Things

Daisy Squidgy

I'm sharing a sweet little birthday card today which was made for a very special friend. I used the sweet Daisy Squidgy from Stamping Bella and paired it with a birthday sentiment from MFT's Adorable Elephants, both available from Dies to Die For.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Daisy Squidgy
• MFT's Adorable Elephants
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Natural Twine
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Congrats featuring Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Brynn!

Hey everyone it's Elaine, back more inspiration today here on the Dies to Die For blog.

Time for a little more Stamping Bella inspiration I think!

Such a gorgeous image and so much fun to colour.

Stamp: Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Brynn has a Baby Shower stamp set (includes sentiment)

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink - Black Licorice, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen, White Gel Pen

Colouring Video:

Watch the video below or in HD over on my Marker Geek YouTube Channel.The video includes full Copic Marker colour info.

That's it from me today! Happy shopping and happy stamping!

~Elaine aka Marker Geek 

Sketchy Flowers Happy Birthday

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.

Debs here again with a little Monday Morning Inspiration 

and this week I've been playing with some totally scrummy new MFT stash from 

DIES TO DIE FOR

I love all things floral and these Sketchy Flowers matching stamps and dies are fabulous and so versatile.

You can simply layer the stamped outline with the solid stamped in the ink colour of your choice if you're in a hurry and have no time to colour - or get your preferred colouring medium out and have fun colouring the stamped outline yourself.

For this design I went with the layered stamped look.

Here are the links to the gorgeous stash used:

MFT Sketchy Flowers Stamp Set 

MFT Sketchy Flowers Die Set 

MFT Stitched Square Frame 

MFT All About Stamp Set 

MFT You Trio Die Set

MFT Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips

MFT Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots - Pastel

Have a lovely crafty week - see you next Monday.

TTFN

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