Big Birthday Balloon!

Hello everyone, it's Kat here!

I have been doing a little die cutting for this card, using the recently released MFT Birthday boy & girl dies.

As soon as I saw them I thought they'd be great to use for inlaid die cutting; it's such a simple but really effective technique and works with all those lovely big sentiment dies.

I've used the balloon edge die from a blueprints set, which is out of stock right now, but you could easily use a circle die and just cut a little piece for the bottom.

If you would like more pictures and full details on how I created this card (plus a couple of others in different colours!), then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Birthday boy & girl - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 26 - My Favorite Things
Dots and stripes jewel tone 6x6 paper pad - Sunny Studios
Shaker tags - Avery Elle (for the stars)

Puppy Power

For someone who's usually more of a 'cat person', I couldn't resist these puppies when I saw them and just 'had' to have them!  

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• CC Designs Puppy Power
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Plaid Patterns Papers
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Purre Love...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue here today to show you some 

Whimsy Stamps

gorgeousness 

...and all you cat lovers out there are going to be purrrrrring!

Purre Love

Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - Whimsy Stamps - Purre Love Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

Dies - Whimsy Stamps - Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles

MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Starthmore Bristol Vellum Surface Paper 

Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade and Black Soot

Vellum

Stazon Ink Pad in Black

Silver Glitter Card

Copic Markers

Hair - YR24, E08, E19

Skin - E04, E11, E01, E0000

Pussy Cat - W2, W4, W6

Tee Shirt - RV69, RV19, RV09

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!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Baseball Squidgy

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)



I just love this cute little Squidgy from Stamping Bella. Awesome sentiment too.

Products Used...
Make it Colour Blending Card 
Stamping Bella Baseball Squidgy Rubber Stamp
Echo Park Dino Friends Paper Pad
Die-Namics Stitched Circle Scallop Frame Die Set

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

Kitten Flowers

Happy Saturday everyone, Squirrel here today

with someone who is feeling feline furry

This cute, but slightly shy, little critter is

Whimsy Stamps : Kitten Flowers (Lee Holland Collection)

Your Next Stamp 6x6 : Fabulous Fall

Stamping Bella : Smile Dies (x3)

Versafine Inkpad Onyx Black

For other details, pop over to my own blog to say hello

Hugs to all

Happy Hedgehogs

This is one of my favourite MFT stamp sets and for some reason I prefer colouring it using the no-lines stamping style.  I've inked in the sky using a stencil and the sentiment is from the same stamp set.  

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Happy Hedgehogs
• MFT Cloud Stencil
• MFT Roses All Over Pastel Papers
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Polar Friends...

Hello everyone,
Hope it's a Happy Monday!

It's Sue here today with a winter card (I refuse to say the other word yet)! (:

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Stamps - Whimsy Stamps - Polar Friends by Crissy Armstrong
 Whimsy Stamps - Just My Type Sentiments Collection
Dies - Whimsy Stamps - Shaker Maker Rectangle Die Set
Other - MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Copic Markers
Hair C8, C6, C4
Skin E70, E11, E01, E000, E0000
Reds R59, R29, R27, R24
Blue/Greens BG78, BG75, BG72
Polar Bear W2, W1, W00, Colourless Blender and White Gelly Roll Pen
Sky B39, B37, B34 and White Gel Pen

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and pop to then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Teddy with Kite

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

You know how much I love me a cute bear!

Products Used...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Whimsy Stamps Teddy with Kite Rubber Stamp

Whimsy Stamps Everyday Scripted Sentiments Clear Stamp Set

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

Furever Friends

Hello everyone, Squirrel here today, with some furriness to share with you.

Now, we all love our friends, but how may of us take the time to tell them we do?  I really enjoy making random friendship cards, those ones for no particular reason but just because, and this super cute stamp set is perfect for that.

So for this one I have used

MFT Clear Stamps - Furever Friends

Your Next Stamp - Smiley Happy Alphabet

MFT DieNamics - Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

MFT 6x6 - True Blue Houndstooth

Your Next Stamp 6x6 - Fabulous Fall

and because I was having so much fun

again the

MFT Clear Stamps - Furever Friends

MFT Clear Stamps - Sassy Pants Best Friends

for other details on these makes please do pop over to my blog

Hugs to all

Love birds

Hello everyone, it's Kat here!

I sat down to make a new home card with the fabulous Birds of a feather die set from MFT...but this happened instead, so I guess you can say that it's a very versatile set - lol!

Aren't these little birds just the cutest?!

You can choose the position of their wings, and add beaks or legs if you wish (I didn't!) so you can give them whatever style or character you want.

If you would like more pictures and details on how I created these cards, including how I coloured the birds, hearts and leaves, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a wonderful day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Birds of a feather - My Favorite Things
Heart frame die set - Avery Elle
From the heart sentiments - My Favorite Things
Large dotted square stackables - Lawn Fawn

Courtney Loves Kitties

Although I do like doggies, I'm definitely a 'cat' person so this image from Stamping Bella is perfect for me!  The sentiment is also very true in my eyes!

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Tiny Townie Courtney Loves Kitties
• Versafine Ink Pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Lean on Me

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

I've had this stamp a while now, so I thought it was time I coloured it up!

Products Used...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Stamping Bella Lean on Me Rubber Stamp

My Favorite Things Watercolor Wash Paper Pad

My Favorite Things Tiny Hearts Pastels Paper Pad

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

Nerdy

Morning all, Squirrel here again.  Welcome to September!

I have a confession today - I am a Stationery Addict.

I love pencils and pens and pretty notepapers, and I cannot walk into a stationery store and come out of it empty handed, it might only be a packet of standard envelopes but it still makes me happy.

So, when I saw this on the CC Designs new release list, I knew it had my name written all over it, in crayon of course.

And for this colourful little number I have used:

CC Designs Nerdy Clear Stamps

Die-Versions Express Edges Just A Note

MFT 6x6 Farm Fresh Gingham

A simple little card but with a lot of impact

Hugs

Gifts galore!

Hi everyone, it's Kat here!

I loved these mini gift bag dies so much that I couldn't resist trying them out in all sorts of colour combos!

Aren't they just the cutest?!

Does that give away which was my fave colour combo?!
Actually it was a close run thing between this one and the black & white.

Which is your fave?

If you would like more pictures and details on how I created these cards, then please do pop over to visit me at Paper Firefly.

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Gift bags - My Favorite Things
Anything but basic birthday wishes sentiment set - My Favorite Things
Large dotted square stackables - Lawn Fawn
Hearts and stripes 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Itsy bitsy polka dots pastels 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things 
Dots and stripes bright 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things
Black & white basics 6x6 paper pad - My Favorite Things

Sorry I forgot...!

Hello lovely friends,

I'm here today with a cheeky card because we've all been there - yes?

This card is made with a super new set of sentiments from 

Whimsy Stamps

Cheeky Sentiments

and a stamp set released earlier this year

Old Fart

This could easily be me already!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - Cheeky Sentiments Clear Stamps by Deb Davis

Old Fart Clear Stamps by Deb Davis

Dies - Whimsy Stamps - Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles Dies

Whimsy Stamps - Card Builder Windows Die Set

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Oval Stackables

Ink Pads - MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Cement Gray

Embellishments - Your Next Stamp - Watermelon Party Sparkly Gumdrops

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes - Marker Geek

Selection of Whimsy Stamps papers

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and pop to then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Bunny Pile Stuffies

I adore most of the Stamping Bella Stuffies including this pair of bunnies.  It's been a while since I inked them up so I'm rectifying that with a clean and simple design, water-coloured and mounted on a Kraft card base.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Bunny Pile Stuffies & Sentiment by Stamping Bella
• Versafine Ink Pad

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Balloonabella

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

I thought Balloonabella could do with some balck and white with a pop of colour treatment. Sorted!

Supplies...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Stamping Bella Balloonabella Rubber Stamp

Stamping Bella Birthday Sentiment Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps FaDoodles Stamp Set

My Favorite Things Black & White Stripes Paper Pad

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

Baseball

Morning all, or should I say Strike One!

I am getting to be a terror at forgetting birthdays until after the event, so this little chap works well for my newly acquired but really annoying failings

Lovely things used

Stamping Bella - Baseball Squidgy

Honey Bee - Blah Blah Blah

My Favorite Things - Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Versafine Onyx Black Inkpad

Enjoy your Bank Holiday (UK) weekend folk!

Squirrel

Things to do on a Bank Holiday!...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue here today!

Here's hoping that this weekend you all get to do plenty of this and the great British bank holiday weather does n't let us all down!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - Stamping Bella - Bella and Barney have a BBQ

Dies - Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Whimsy Stamps - Envelope Edger Die Set

Papers - MFT Birthday Blowout 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Other - MFT - Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pad

Your Next Stamps - Gumdrops Retro

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and pop to then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Animal Parade

Today's card is a scene made by using several stamps from the Mama Elephant Animal Parade stamp set from Dies to Die For.  I've used one of the sentiments from the set for the banner. I used some blue button twine at the top and added some small beads on the ends of the ties.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Mama Elephant Animal Parade Stamp set
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid papers
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting

Annette
xx

Squirrel Relaxing...

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope it's a good one!

It's Sue here today!

I have tried something with this card I have been wanting to do for aaaaages!

I have drawn (gulp)! my own background!

Please speak freely and let me know what you think!

Big thanks to Barbara at Forgotten Scraps for the cloud tutorial!

This cute little chap has been around at wonderful

Dies To Die For

for a while!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - Whimsy Stamps - Squirrel Relaxing - Lee Holland Collection

Whimsy Stamps - Everyday Scripted Sentiments by Deb Davis

Dies - Whimsy Stamps - Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles

Papers - Lawn Fawn - Perfectly Plaid - Spring - 6 x 6 Paper Pad
MFT - Hybrid Ink pad in Extreme Black

Other Ingredients

Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Twine

Copic Markers

Clouds - C2, C1, C0, C00, B91, B00, B000, Colourless Blender

Sky - B00, B000

Mr Squirrel - E13, E15, E18, E81, R11, R01, W5, W3

Grass - G24, G43

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations here and pop to then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx

Tiny Townie Lily of the Valley

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

Tiny Townie Lily of the Valley is one of my fave's, so it was a pleasure to colour her up again!

 Products Used... 

Make it Colour Blending Card  

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lily of the Valley Rubber Stamp 

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lily of the Valley Die 

My Favorite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Pastels Paper Pad

Thanks for stopping by...