Giraffe Advice...

Happy Thursday everyone!

Sue here to day with some advice from a Giraffe...!

Stand tall

Eat fresh greens

Don't be afraid to stick your neck out

Preserve wild places

Be head and shoulders above the rest

Reach for new heights 

Keep your chin up

Fab isn't it!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Giraffe Rubber Cling Stamp by Jennifer Dove

Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies

Other Ingredients

Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Card

Faber Castell Polychromos

Burnt Sienna 283, Burnt Ochre 187, Yellow Ochre 183

Black 199, Nougat 178

Earth Green Yellowish 186, Olive Green Yellowish

Vellum,

Fall Sentiments by Stamping Bella

Emboss Pad and Back Embossing Powder

MFT Wild Print 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Paper Doily

Wooden Button and Twine

Be sure to pop to 

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 creating! 

love from Sue...xxx

Go Wild with Party Animals

I've combined a couple of Gerda Steiner stamp sets to create a scenic safari themed card.  I'm not sure that the little park ranger knows that he has some companions although they don't look like they're about to gobble him up!

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Gerda Steiner Party Animals
• Gerda Steiner Go Wild
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• MFT Plaid Papers

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

The Nope Rope

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)



I can't resist a cute pun!

Products Used...
Make it Colour Blending Card 
Whimsy Stamps Purre Love Clear Stamp Set
Whimsy Stamps Everyday Scripted Sentiments Stamp Set
My Favorite Things Hearts & Stripes Paper Pad

Thanks for stopping by,

Meowy Kitty-Mas

Morning all, Squirrel here today with some Christmas furryness to share.

And the lovely things used are

Whimsy Stamps : Meowy Kitty-Mas

MFT Die-Namics : Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2

MFT Die-Namics : Stitched Square Scallop Frames

MFT : Birdie Brown Greetings Galore

MFT 6x6 : Petite Plaid

MFT 6x6 : Farm Fresh Gingham

MFT 6x6 : Graphic Grid Pastels

Lawn Fawn 6x6 : Knit Picky - Fall

Hugs to all

Foxy Christmas

Hello, it's Kat here!

CAS design + cute image = perfect Christmas crafting :-)

One of the reasons I loved this fox stamp set from Sunny Studio is that there are several images in there that could be used all year round, like this one...

...oh, and they are just the cutest too!

If you would like more pictures and 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;

Foxy Christmas stamps - Sunny Studios
Classic Gingham 6x6 pad - Sunny Studio
Inside and out stitched square STAX - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 27 - My Favorite Things (I used the flag die and cut it down for the sentiment strip)

For Unto Us A Child Is Born...

Hello everyone

It's Sue with something inky! (:

I absolutely adore this gorgeous stamp set
Whimsy Stamps

Glory To God Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

It has so many crafty possibilities for Christmas creations!

I masked of the centre of the card in a rectangular shape and painted a blue watercolour wash in the aperture.

Then I stamped the images and sentiment from the gorgeous 

Glory To God Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

stamp set in black ink 

and mounted the design on a piece of black glitter card.  I'm sorry the glitter card does nt show up too well - you'll have to take my word for it that it's looks gorgeous! 

Finally I added some stars with a white gel pen.

I am definitely going to do this style of card again with some of the other beautiful images from the stamp set.

Ingredients from

Dies To Die For

Glory To God Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

Card Builder Windows Die Set

Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies (for the masked aperture)

Other Ingredients

Watercolour card

Blue Watercolour Ink

White Gel pen

Archival Ink Pad in Black

Black Glitter Card

Be sure to pop to 

Dies To Die For

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 creating! 

love from Sue...xxx

Happy Hedgehogs

My Happy Hedgehogs are playing on the blog today!  I love these critters and the sentiment is perfect for them.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Happy Hedgehogs
• MFT Roses All Over Pastel Papers
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Purre Love

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

I love this stamp set from Whimsy.

Supplies...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Whimsy Stamps Purre Love Clear Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Everyday Scripted Sentiments Stamp Set

My Favorite Things Hearts & Stripes Paper Pad

Thanks for stopping by,

Santa & Friends

Hello chaps, Squirrel here today

In the USA, I think they are called cubicles, a very small office space - here it's

called a pokey corner.  In my pokey corner, there isn't much room for

festive decorations, so I have made this mini-banner to hang from the hook

that holds my calendar!

MFT Stamps : Santa & Friends CS-340

MFT Die-Namics : Santa & Friends MFT-1404

Pink & Main dies : Arch Tag Dies PNM137

MFT Die-Namics : Merry Christmas MFT-983

Lawn Fawn 6x6 : Knit Picky Fall

Hugs to all

Tweet holiday greetings

Hi everyone, it's Kat here!

It's full steam ahead for me with Christmas crafting and these adorable robins were top of my wish list from the latest MFT release :-)

I've perched the robins in an aperture backed with the new Christmas background stamp.

How cute are this pair all snuggled up sharing a scarf?!

If you would like more pictures and 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 lovely cosy day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Tweet holidays - My Favorite Things
Tweet holidays die-namics - My Favorite Things
Stitched arch STAX - My Favorite Things
Christmas background - My Favorite Things
Stylish snowflakes - My Favorite Things (for the tiny snowflakes)

Mason Jars are useful!...

Hello everyone and Happy 1st November!

It's properly Autumn this morning and by that I mean it's blooming cold and very damp and foggy!

So - here's a jar of flowers to lift the Autumn blues!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamping Bella - Mason Jar of Flowers & Meet Edna

Whimsy Stamps - Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies

MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Cement Gray

Copic Markers 

V91, V93, BG10, BG11, BV20, B41, BG0000, W00

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

Happy Halloween

I don't 'do' spooky so I've made some cute Halloween bunting using a couple of Gerda Steiner stamp sets.  I've die cut them into banners and strung them together with some purple ribbon.

I've also used some twigs from the garden to make some matching flags by using the bunting dies horizontally.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Gerda Steiner Where's the Candy?
• Gerda Steiner Bats
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Bunting Dies

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Bonnie Loves Bows

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

You don't have to colour the whole image to make the card fab.

Products Used...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Bonnie Loves Bows Rubber Stamp

Stamping Bella Mwah Large Sentiment Die Set

My Favorite Things Black & White Stripes Paper Pad

Thanks so much for stopping by... 

Love You Bunches

Sorry, pant pant, Squirrel here, a bit late for this morning's post.

I seem to have spent my year so far apologising.

Whimsy Stamps: Wee Stamps - Love You Bunches

MFT Stamps: Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes

A simple little card with a heartfelt message.

Hugs

Rocket Man...

Hello friends, 
It's Sue here today with some space age gorgeousness from Gerda Steiner.

Ingredients

Gerda Steiner Blast Off Stamp and Die Set

Gerda Steiner Alien Invasion Stamp and Die Set

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Black Card

Whimsy Stamps - Pierced Stars Die Set

Distress Ink Pads - Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot

White Acylic Paint

Hampton Arts Mini Action Wobble Springs

White Brilliance Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Skin E04, E11, E01, E000

Hair E41, E43, E44

Red R29, R24, R14

Blue/Green BG57, BG53, BG11

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

My space card is one of a set of three I made for Making Cards magazine.

You can still buy this issue of the magazine by following the link

HERE

Polar Bear on a Cupcake

I think this is my favourite image from Stamping Bella's September release. It's really easy to colour too despite my usual apprehension about colouring 'white'.  The pops of colour are really effective.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Polar Bear on a Cupcake Stuffie
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• MFT Plaid Patterns Papers
• Glossy Accents

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Straight Up Floral

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

Sometimes it's really easy to create something stylish!

Supplies...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

Stamping Bella Straight Up Floral Stamp Set

Stamping Bella Mwah Large Sentiment Die Set

My Favorite Things Hearts & Stripes Paper Pad

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

Holiday Cheer

Morning all, Squirrel here today with something (almost) seasonal for you

(well, the temperatures are dropping!)

So deep breath and off we go

MFT Pure Innocence Holiday Cheer stamp PI-279

MFT Die-Namics Pure Innocence Holiday Cheer die MFT-1385

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Snow Drifts MFT-546

Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes LF995

MFT Die-Namics Puzzle Cover Up MFT-1377

MFT Die-Namics Merry Christmas MFT-983

MFT Christmas Background stamp BG-102

D'ja know, I am starting to worry myself with all these lists of stuff - before you know there will be ribbon sneaking in there!

Hugs

Toooooo sweet!...

Hello friends, 

It's Sue here today to share my card using the fabulous 

Whimsy Stamps - Kitten Halloween by Lee Holland
This was made as a birthday card for a very special friend recently!

Ingredients
Whimsy Stamps - Kitten Halloween by Lee Holland
Whimsy Stamps - Happy Headlines Clear Stamps by Deb Davis
Happy Headlines Clear Stamps by Deb Davis
Whimsy Stamps - Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies
MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black
MFT - Premium Ink Pad in Cement Gray
Neat and Tangled - Sunset Shimmer Sequin Mix

Other Ingredients
Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek
Copic Markers
Background - Sky - B24, B21, B000, B0000 and Colourless Blender

Ground - G85, G24, G21, G40

Pumpkin - E19, YR18, YR15, Y18, E49, E47, E35

Kitten - W0, W2, W4, W6, W8, E11, E04

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

Mice In Boots

When I saw this image I immediately knew who I wanted it for but as soon as I coloured it I fell in love with it myself.  The little meecies are really sweet and the image was easy to colour.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Mice in Boots from Stamping Bella
• Sentiment from Rudolph with a Present on Top
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Merry & Bright Paper Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Lily of the Valley

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today :)

I thought I might do a pink version.

Products Used...

Make it Colour Blending Card 

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

My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration Paper Pad

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

Yappy Christmas

Morning all, a slightly behind schedule Squirrel here today!

After last week's little card with lots of lovely ingredients, today's is a far simpler affair.

MFT Stamps - Happy Pawlidays

Lawn Fawn 6x6 - Knit Picky Fall

and that really is all folks

Hugs

Sparkly Star Bottle Tag

Happy Friday everyone!

It's Kat here with a cute gift wrap idea for you.

I used this bottle tag loads last year and will be using it loads again this year because it's just such a great way to dress up a bottle of something as a gift.

I've gone for a CAS design in white and silver...because you gottta have sparkle for Christmas, right?!

I've stamped the greeting onto a stitched circle and layered up 2 of the star frames to give a bit of dimension.

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

Have a wonderful sparkly day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Wine tag - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Stitched circle scallop frames - My Favorite Things
Jingle greetings - Mama Elephant (currently out of stock but I think Hand lettered holiday greetings from MFT would also work perfectly for this)
Star Frame - Avery Elle (currently out of stock - use the 'notify when back in stock' button or use any decorative frame from your stash!)