Friendly Foxes

Hello, Squirrel here today - I must apologise if you have been saturated in foxes recently, but these really were too cute to resist using

I used this little chap to help me celebrate last weekend's Father's Day with my daddy

MFT SY Friendly Foxes stamp set

and there is a matching Friendly Foxes die set available too

MFT 6x6 Tiny Check Brights

MFT Stencils - Mini Cloud Edges

Hugs to all

Friendly Foxes

I've water-coloured these cuties for another Father's day card using a sentiment from the same MFT stamp set.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Friendly Foxes
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Special Birthday Hugs...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue here today!

Hope it's a happy Monday for you all!

I absolutely loved making today's card with

Dawn Loves Her Doggie by Stamping Bella 

To make my card I used 

Whimsy Stamps Notched Square Die

to cut a piece of Bockingford Card and with 

MFT Hybrid Extreme Black Ink 

stamped the beautiful

Dawn Loves Her Doggie by Stamping Bella 

I then masked the image and created the background with Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide

I coloured this sweetie with a mixture of Polychromos and Caran D'ache Luminance pencils and finished the design with some dabs of 

Star Dust Stickles

Finally I stamped the sentiment that accompanies the stamp and die cut it with a

Mama Elephant Slim Tags Trio Die

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by!
Happy Crafting
love from
Sue...xxx

Curvy Girl Eats Cake

Morning my lovelies, Squirrel here today

I think the sentiment that goes with this stamp is going to become

my mantra, I do have a certain weakness for a nice cake!

And the yummy things I have used are

Stamping Bella - Curvy Girl Eats Cake EB789

Stamping Bella Cut It Out Die - Curvy Girl Eats Cake CIO789DIE

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2

MFT 6x6 Watercolour Wash

MFT 6x6 Tiny Check

MFT 6x6 Graphic Grid

MFT 6x6 Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots

The CIO Die is on the website, but I can't find the link to it at the moment - if you have any problems just get in touch with Tracy.

That's me done for today, see you next week

Hugs

To plant a garden...

Hi everyone, it's Kat here!

Let's just say it has been rather wet in the UK for far too many days now, so hopefully the sunshine will be back soon and we can all go and enjoy being outdoors; just like this gorgeous lady...

I'm not one for using so many colours all at once but I was inspired by the super pretty floral paper.

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

Have a bloomin' lovely day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Curvy girl gardener - Stamping Bella
Spring fling 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
Scallop borders 2 - Pretty Pink Posh

Friendly Foxes

I've really fallen for these adorable foxes from MFT and ordered them the second I saw them.  I've water-coloured this guy for a Father's day card with an ultra-simple layout. The sentiment is from the same set and has been stamped onto two lines.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Friendly Foxes
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Forever isn't long enough ...

Hello everyone,

I'm here today with another of the beautiful 

Whimsy Stamps

May new release images which are available now at 
Dies To Die For

Best Buddies Clear Stamps by Deb Davis

 As a true lover of our four legged friends I absolutely love this set of stamps!

To make this card I die cut a piece of Bockingford with the 

Pierced and Stitched Circle Dies.

I stamped this beautiful image with black ink and then created a mask which I put over the image while blended Cracked Pistachio and Salty Ocean Distress Oxides over the background.

I flicked water and Perfect Pearls over the background and dried it with a heat tool.

I then peeled of the mask (my favourite part)! and coloured the image with Caran d'Ache Pablos pencils

I then layered the design onto a circular piece of design paper.

I used the

Up In The Clouds Die Set 

to cut three clouds and then stamped sentiments from the 

Best Buddies Clear Stamp Set 
on two of them.

I embossed the third cloud with paw prints.

I fixed the clouds to the design with clear glue as shown and dabbed some 
Star Dust Stickles 
around them.

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx

         

                   



Other Ingredients
MFT Hybrid Black Ink Pad
Caran D'ache Pablos Pencils
Sansodor 
Marianne Designs Paw Prints Embossing Folder
Collall All Purpose Glue

Purr-fect

Hello chaps, Squirrel here today, and I am hoping that I have a safer day than yesterday (a series of clumsy mishaps)!

I have used Rosie as my muse (or is that mews) for this one

MFT Clear Stamps - Purr-Fect CS-388

MFT Die-Namics Purr-fect MFT-1503

MFT 6x6 Graphic Grid EP-43

MFT 6x6 Proper Pinstripes Pastels EP-49

MFT 6x6 Tiny Check EP-28

MFT 6x6 Petite Plaid EP-57

MFT Die-Namics Single Stitch Line Circle Frame MFT-948

MFT Die-Namics Single Stitch Line Rounded Square Frame MFT-1056

Phew, that's a whole lot of MFT!

Hugs to all

Live laugh love

Hello, it's Kat here!

OMG...how did I miss this super cute little heart tree when it was released?!

I reckon there's a ton of ways to use this gorgeous die (and you know how much I LOVE versatile, right?!) but I'm sharing just one option with you today.

A little inking, a little paper piecing and that's it...simples :-)

If you would like more pictures and details on how I created this card then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Heart tree - My Favorite Things
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 1 - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched rectangle STAX - My Favorite Things
Mini tags - Mama Elephant
Mini everyday messages - Mama Elephant

Piggy Pebbles

I've been playing with my little piggy pebbles stamp set again today, using the other two stamps in this cute set. They're so sweet playing in the rain!

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Piggy Pebbles
• MFT Watercolour Wash Brights Paper Pad
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Frantic Stamper Stitched Waves

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Thank you for being you...

Happy Monday everyone!

I'm here today sharing another card from the of three made with Stamping Bella images for May's Making Cards Magazine.

I was so happy to be asked to make these cards and I am over the moon with how they turned out!

Stamping Bella - Curvy Girl With Heart Wreath

Here's how to create this card!

1.Create a 13.5cm x 13.5cm white card blank with the fold at the side.  Create a square of design paper the same size and fix it to the card blank.  Set aside

2.Create a 12.5cm x 12.5cm square of card suitable for Distress Ink Blending.  With white ink stamp the Love backdrop and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Allow the embossing to dry and set fully.

3.Blend Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide over the embossed design, fading it out towards the top of the card.  Flick water over the design and allow to dry.  Mix some Perfect Pearls powder with a little water and flick that over the design too.  Allow to dry. Fix the card design to the card blank set aside earlier.

4. Stamp the Curvy Girl image on to alcohol marker card with black ink and cut it out with the matching die.  Colour with alcohol markers as shown, adding Wink of Stella to the flowers and Diamond Stickles to the folds of the skirt.  Fix the coloured image to the card design, slightly left of centre as shown. 

5.With Archival Ink stamp the sentiment to the right of the image as shown.

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

My Favorite Things Watercolour Wash 6x6 Paper Pad

My Favourite Things Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black 

Love Backdrop Rubber Stamp by Stamping Bella

Curvy Girls -  With Heart Wreath Rubber Stamp by Stamping Bella

Curvy Girl With Heart Wreath Die by Stamping Bella

Other Ingredients

White Card for Card Blanks

Card Suitable for Distress Ink Blending (I used Strathmore Bristol Vellum Surface)

Card Suitable for Alcohol Markers (I used Make It Colour Blending Card)

Alcohol Markers (I used Copics Skin - E93, E11, E00, E000, Hair - E41, E44, E47, Turquoise - BG49, BG15, BG13, Blue, B39, B06, B02, Peach - YR02, YR01, YR00, Green - G46, G43, YG03)

Perfect Pearls Powder in Perfect Pearl

Clear Wink of Stella Pen

Archival Ink in Watering Can

ColorBox Pigment Ink Pad in Frost White

Ranger Clear Embossing Powder

Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink Pad

Ranger Diamond Stickles

May's issue of Making Cards is available by following the link
HERE

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx

Picture Perfect

Good morning peeps!  Squirrel here today, early, before it gets hot and I wilt under a lettuce leaf.

When I had hamsters, it was hard to find a "thank you for looking after me" card, but

that problem has now been solved.  All I need now is a hamster......

To make this I have used:

MFT Clear Stamps Birdie Brown - Picture Perfect BB-70

Whimsy Stamps WSD349 Thanks Word With Shadow Die Set

AlteNew Cross Stitch Canvas die

MFT Stencil Mini Staggered Dots ST-115

MFT 6x6 Watercolour Wash

For more ramblings, feel free to pop over to my blog

Have a wonderful weekend

Hugs

Piggy Pebbles

The Stacey Yacula piggies hit my doormat a couple of weeks ago and I've been playing with them for today's squeal of a card. I've used 2 of the piggies from the set to create a scene and added a sentiment.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Piggy Pebbles
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• MFT Plaid Patterns paper pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

A gnomie glow...

Hello everyone!

Hope it's a Happy Monday!

I'm here today with another of May's fabulous new release images from

Whimsy Stamps

Gnome Matter What Clear Stamps by Dustin Pike!

To make this card I used the new 

Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles Die Set

to cut a piece of card, suitable for alcohol markers.

I stamped this fabulous image with black ink and started colouring - background first!

Once I had achieved an effect I was happy with I used a sponge to dab Copic Colourless Blender all over the background to add some texture.

Then, I left the background alone and went on to colour this amazing gnome and his snail pal!

I stamped the sentiment from the

Gnome Matter What Clear Stamp 

set and die cut it with 

Quick Strips Die

fixing it to the card design as shown.

I layered the coloured design onto a piece of black glitter card and finished it by adding some dabs of 

Star Dust Stickles

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx

  

 

Other Ingredients

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Copic Markers

Background Y02, Y11, Y000, B00, B21, BG07, B99, W7, W5, W3 and Colourless Blender

Skin E04, E21, E00, 

Beard, C1, C3, C5

Clothes BV08, BV04, BV01, E99, YR24, YR23

Snail YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, G11, G43, G48, YG03

Crate E47, E44, E43, R24, R14, White Gel Pen

Black Glitter Card by Crafter's Companion

Glossy Accents by Ranger

Fluffy Hanging In There

Hello peeps, Squirrel popping in today for the start of a (UK) three day weekend, yaaay!

It's been a while since I hoiked this family member out of the darkness, so I

thought it about time he (or she) got inky again!

So, the things I have used from the Dies To Die For store are

Whimsy Stamps/Wee Stamps - Fluffy Hanging In There

MFT Clear Stamps - Sassy Pants Best Friends CS-334

Sunny Studio 6x6 papers - Flirty Flowers

Sunny Studio 6x6 papers - Gingham Pastels

If you are interested in any of the other info, and a bit more of a natter, you would

be welcome to pop over and visit me at Squirrel's World

Anyhoo, whatever you are up to, have fun

Hugs

Magical Mermaid Wishes...

Hello everyone!

It's Sue here today with some

Whimsy Stamps

new release gorgeousness!

Mermaid Isabelle Rubber Cling Stamp by Crissy Armstrong

Isn't she just the.most.beautiful!

I stamped her onto Bockingford Watercolour Card in black ink and coloured her with Polychromos.

I blended Distress Inks in 
Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw and Salty Ocean to create the background.

I added some Star Dust Stickles bling and a glitter card background, including a 
Marianne Designs Scales Die.

Finally, I added a die cut sentiment from 
Whimsy Stamps Magical Word Die Set 
some 
Pretty Pink Posh Droplets 
twine and a charm!

I loved colouring this beautiful image! 

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx

 

Picture Perfect Smile

I really love this set of Picture Perfect stamps from MFT. The images are much larger than I expected (based on other MFT stamp sets) so they're great as a focal image.  I've used one of the sentiments from the same set on a simple layout.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Picture Perfect
• MFT Bundles of Blossoms Paper pad
• Stitched Square Dies
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Bundles Of Love

Morning all, Squirrel here again.

I'm not sure why, but the Pure Innocence girls don't seem to do as well in the UK as they

do in the US, which is a real shame, because they are such cuties, and so versatile.  I really like them so I shall continue to share them with you!

MFT Pure Innocence Bundles of Love stamp

MFT Die-Namics Bundles of Love die

MFT Die-Namics A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax

Impression Obsession Birthday Top Edgers DIE429-K

Impression Obsession Dandelion Corner DIE525-M

Lawn Fawn 6x6 Really Rainbow Scallops

Hugs to all

DIES TO DIE FOR ONLINE STORE

Fairy Time!

Hi there, it's Kat here!

Happy Fairy Friday everyone :-)

That's a lot of fairies...I couldn't stop colouring them - lol!

If you would like more pictures and details on how I created this card (but unfortunately not the Copic colours I used this time because I didn't write them down - oops!), then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly

Have a fairy lovely day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Little fairy agenda stamps -  Mama Elephant
Little fairy agenda dies -  Mama Elephant
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things
Puffy cloud borders - Lawn Fawn
Fairy happy - My Favorite Things (for the sentiment)
Dots and stripes pastels 6x6 pad - Sunny Studio
Vellum - Lawn Fawn