Blossom Loves Balloons CAS style

Happy Friday everyone, I hope everyone is looking forward to their weekend.

Sadly this is my last post for Dies to Die for as I'm trying to make a bit more time for family stuff and the things I need to do like house hunting. I'm very sad to leave the DT because I've been here for 2 years now and they have been the best ever. So a big thank you to the lovely Tracy, fabby DT leader Lou and all the wonderful girls on the team .

My last card is a CAS, yes, who would have thought that I'd find a little soft spot for making them. Well they are super when you're in a hurry i will say and also they are fab when you want to actually post something in an envelope. This was the card I made for my Mum's birthday, a couple of weeks back now, she'd been on  holiday and I wasn't sure she'd be at home when it was delivered, so I didn't want a parcel getting lost or her having to go and collect it, so I wanted something that would go through the letter box.

I used the adorable Blossom from the Tiny Townies collection, love this stamp. I chose bright colours cos my Mum likes cheerful things.

 I think this is about as CAS as it' possible for me to go, I had to sit down for a bit afterwards!

I raised the back layer on some foam tape added this sentiment which is sooooo my Mum if you knew her lol and finished with just few gems coloured to match with my Copics.

Tiny Townies - Blossom Loves Balloons
Bo Bunny - Ambroisia 6 x 6 pad
By DIEzyne Big Stitched and Pierced Rectangles Dies
Sadly the whimsy sentiment stamp I used is no longer stocked, but you can find loads of fab other sentiment sets by Whimsy here.

All that's left is for me to say a sad farewell, but I'm sure I'll see you around blogland, I haven't given up crafting, I'm just cutting back and avoiding deadlines.

Take care :) xx

It's a double!

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today, and I have a double for you. It's all about the boys, Peeps...

These two cards are packed full of my favourite things. Bright Colours. Fun images. Mushrooms. Avery Elle. I love you Avery Elle. Stars. Tiddly Inks. I can't get enough of Tiddly Inks. Doodling. Oh. I think I need to sit down, I'm getting excited just thinking about it all. And. My Favourite Things have their new Release out and ready to buy this week. Yep, defo gonna need that sit down!

Products Used...
My Favourite Things You Gnome Me Stamp Set
Echo Park Simple Life Paper Pad
By DIE-Zyne Double Circle Dies
C.C.Designs Mushroom Border
Die-Namics Notched Tag
Avery Elle Handwritten Notes Stamp Set
Tiddly Inks My Super Boy Stamp Set
Die-Namics Lucky Stars

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

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today, and I'm sharing the final card in my Blommin' Lovely Trio!

This was quite a labour intensive card for me, what with all the stamping, die cutting and sticking together of various layers, but I am pretty happy with how this one turned out. That said, I'm missing my colouring, so, I think I'll get back to that next week!

Products Used...

My Favourite Things Build-able Blooms Stamp Set
Die-Namics Build-able Blooms Die Set
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Bubble Gum 
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Butter Bar 
By DIEzynes Double Circles Dies

Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler Stamp Set

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

Brittany the Birthday Girl

Hello everyone! Friday has rolled around so quickly and I'm here to share a little Uptown Girl goodness today.

Recently my sister got in touch to ask me to make a card for her partner's mother who is turning 80. Now I know you are looking at this card and probably thinking....blimey, that's a bit bright for an 80 year old lady, but I think you can enjoy things a little 'out there' whatever your age, and my sister thinks she will love it.

To be honest the whole thing just screamed bright colours at me as soon as I saw the stamp, so I just had to go with it!

So this is Brittany the Birthday Girl and I coloured her with a mix of Distress Ink and Spectrum Aquatint Markers, the new(ish) Twisted Citron distress marker was perfect for the paper I chose. I've popped a list of items used with links for you at the end of my post.

Uptown Girls Britanny the Birthday Girl

CC Designs Big Pierced and Stitched Rectangles

Die-namics Pierced Oval STAX

Authentique Promise 6 x 6 Pad

Memory Box Classic Numbers

Scrapberry's Polymer Frames - Fairytale 

That's all from me today, see you again next week! :) xx

Lucy with Teddy

 

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here today, with a hefty dose of cute :)

See, told you. Hefty dose of cute. Don't you just want to give Lucy a massive bear hug? 

So, I'm in love with Die-Namics Blueprints 26. The outer die is such a great card shape. I had planned to use the 'happy' as the sentiment from the same set on this card, but went a bit off piste last minute with some chipboards I have. I wanted to make a little rainbow and used one of the borders from Die-Namics Stitched Basic Edges to build my own and finished it off with one of the adorable clouds from By DIEzyne Dotted Wings and Puffy Things, so it matches Lucy's t-shirt. Job done!

Products Used...

C.C.Designs Swiss Pixie Lucy with Teddy

Die-Namics Blueprints 26

Die-Namics Stitched Basic Edges

By DIEzyne Dotted Wings and Puffy Things