Penguin Party

This adorable little pingu looks like he's playing 'Jack in the Box', popping up to say 'hi' on this Christmas gift tag.  As usual he's watercoloured with Distress Inks and topped off with a scrap of organza ribbon.

Project Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Penguin Party
• MFT Dienamics Oval Stax

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Skating Chicks

I love making shaped cards and this cracker shape is great for an easy festive card. It's just a rectangle with some snipped triangles and die cut ends.  It's great for some of my smaller images.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Skating Chicks
• Your Next Stamp Summer Plaid Papers
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• MFT Merry Christmas Circle Frame
• Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Borders

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Squirrel !

I'm in love with these little furballs so I've kept them the focus of my card. The sunrays in the sky are created using a stencil which I've had for a while but this is its first outing (and I kinda like it).

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Squirrel !
• MFT Bundles of Blossoms Papers
• MFT Ray of Light Stencil
• MFT Dienamcis Stitched Square Stax

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

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

Peek-a-boo Reindeer Stuffie

I've created a sky around my image by masking the image (very tricky with all the baubles, holly and star!) and sponging ink around it in two shades of dusky blue.  The snow is added with a white gel pen.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Peekaboo Reindeer Stuffie
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Watercolor Wash paper pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2
• Glossy Accents

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Best Friend - Pawfect Birthday

I've made a kitty card similar to the puppy version I shared a fortnight ago. I love the sentiment to go with this one!  I've kept the layout very simple to focus on the image and used a soft seam binding for texture across the top.

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT New Best Friend
• MFT Dienamics New Best Friend
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

New Best Friend - Best Friends Have Four Legs

I treated myself to the recently released 'New Best Friend' from MFT at a recent Dies to Die For pop-up shop. This is my first card using the stamps and co-ordinating dies.  The stamped sentiment is from the same set too.

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT New Best Friend
• MFT Dienamics New Best Friend
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Boom!

Hi everyone, it's Kat here!

A few weeks ago I really enjoyed playing with the volcano dies from MFT and couldn't resist another play but this time for something a little more interactive!

Did you spot the pull tab?

Do you wanna see what happens?!

Boom!  It was so easy to create the slider element as all the bits you need are included in the die set, and this could be used for so many other slider cards too...watch this space I guess!

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

Have a fabulous day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Volcano Die-namics - My Favorite Things
Lava You sentiments - My Favorite Things
Inside and out stitched circle STAX - My Favorite Things
Let's polka in the dark 6x6 paper pad - Lawn Fawn

Lava-ly!

Happy Friday and Happy Easter weekend everyone!

It's Kat here and I can hardly believe it but there were no Copics involved in the making of this card!

Instead, I had fun playing with the new MFT volcano dies and co-ordinating sentiment stamps...yes, it's another punny card!

I used Distress Inks to colour the background, the volcano and the foliage, and really love the effect they create, and it's so quick to do as well!

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

Have a lava-ly day!

Kat xx

Lovely things I used;

Volcano Die-namics - My Favorite Things
Lava You sentiment stamps - My Favorite Things
Fab foliage Die-namics - My Favorite Things
Mailbox Die-namics - My Favorite Things (for the grass)
Tag builder blueprints 5 - My Favorite Things (for the hearts)
A2 stitched rectangle STAX 2 - My Favorite Things

Go Wild

It's mid-week already and I have a Wild card for you today.  The image is from a Gerda Steiner stamp set called Go Wild and I've used two images and a sentiment from the set.  I drew the grasses in with a pencil before shading it in (just in case I didn't like it!).  Methinks my little guy is peeking in the wrong direction!  :0) 

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Gerda Steiner Go Wild
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Up in the Air

I'm sharing my mid-week post for Dies to Die For featuring some fabulous images from MFT called Up in the Air.  I've also used some stitched cloud dies and stitched scene builder dies so there's a bit of 'stitched' theme running in the background!

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Up in the Air
• MFT Dienamics Up in the Air
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Frantic Stamper Stitched Scene Builder Edges
• Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Santa's Elves

I've been getting inky again with my ink pads and daubers to create a background for some die cut images.  I 'cased' a card from Karin using the Santa's Elves stamp set.  I liked it so much that I made 3 using different elves from the same set.

To create the circle I cut a circle from paper and then use that as a template to ink some Tumbled Glass working my way inwards from the edge getting slightly lighter towards the centre.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• MFT Santa's Elves
• MFT Dienamics Santa's Elves
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Electric Red Card

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Reindeer Kitty

As soon as I saw this guy in a recent release from Whimsy stamps I knew I wanted needed him. I've used the sentiment that comes with him and shaded it in an ombre style. 

I showed the finished card to my hubby who said 'Who are you gonna give that to? They might take offence at the sentiment".  

I told him I was planning on giving it to him.  ;0)

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Reindeer Kitty from Whimsy
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Reindeer Games

I've had this stamp set for a while but this is its first inking. There are three reindeer in the set, and this one was so adorable I had to choose him first.  I've teamed him with a 'let is snow' die and some snowflakes in the form of pearl dots falling around him.

DTDF Goodies:

• CCS Reindeer Games 
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Lawn Fawn Let It Snow Border Die
• Stitched Rectangle Die

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Happy Dance

I'm doing a little Happy Dance today with this cutie from Stamping Bella.  She comes in a pack of 2 images (a large and a smaller version) and the sentiment.  I stamped the smaller image on the insert to match the outside.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Happy Dance from Stamping Bella (image and sentiment)
• Versafine Ink Pad
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2
• Maja Design Vintage Romance Paper stack

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Huggy Squidgie

Woohoooo, I'm so excited about my card today because it's included in the latest issue of Papercraft Essentials (issue 147) which was out last week.  

The whole Dies to Die For DT are promoting the lovely new Stamping Bella images available and I used this image called Huggy Squidgie which is really sweet and great for a 'friend' card.  

I hope you like it, and if you get the mag, check out the other DTDF DT cards on pages 55 to 58. :0)

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Huggy Squidgie
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Maja Design Vintage Romance Paper pad
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Oval Stax

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Huggy Squidgies

Today I'm sharing a card featuring a lovely image called Huggy Squidgies from Stamping Bella.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I've kept the design really clean and simple as I thought they deserved to be the centre of attention!  They were so much fun to colour and I love this image for a friend themed card, or 'just thinking of you' card.

From Dies To Die For:

• Stamping Bella Huggy Squidgie & Sentiment
• Versafine Ink Pad
• Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour Paper pad
• MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2
• MFT Stitched Basic Edges 2

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

The Best Love Story is a Squidgy Love Story!

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

 The latest Stamping Bella release is on the website - I know some things have already sold out, but Tracy has restocks coming, just sign up with your email address over on the product pages to be notified when things arrive back in stock.

The latest release includes lots of those adorable SQUIDGIES! I know they have been proving popular, probably because they are just ridiculously cute and squidgable. Much like my little nieces and nephew - I just want to squish their little cheeks!

Right, on to my card, featuring one of the gorgeous new Squidgy stamps:

 

They are just adorable, aren't they? The sentiment is gorgeous too, and would be great on all sorts of cards - Valentine's, anniversary, engagement, wedding... Love it.

Along with this image and the sentiment you also get a mini version of the Squidgy couple in the stamp set, perfect for decorating the inside of your card, the envelope, a matching gift tag etc! Love that. :)

 

Stamps: Stamping Bella Love Story Squidgies stamp set (and coordinating Cut It Out die set)

Colouring Medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Make it Colour Blending Card, MFT Hearts & Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack

Dies: MFT Dienamics Single Stitch Line Rounded Square Frames, Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle die set

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink-Pad Black Licorice

Copic Colouring Video:

You can watch me colouring the image in the video below or in HD over on YouTube.


Copic colours used are all noted in the video!

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

~Elaine aka Marker Geek

Those Magical Stamping Bella Dragons

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

I have it on good authority that the new Stamping Bella release is about to hit the store! Keep your eyes peeled. ;)

Today I'm going to share some inspiration featuring a couple of my favourite releases from earlier this year. Hope you love them as much as I do!

Totally edible little chubby dragons. Pure magic! So much fun to colour too. *happy sigh*

Stamps: Stamping Bella Set of Dragons stamp set (and coordinating Cut It Out Dies), Stamping Bella Dragon Sentiments stamp set.

Colouring Medium: Twinkling H2Os, NeoColor II crayons, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Distress Inks

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Board

Dies: MFT Dienamics Oval Word Window Frames, Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders die set, MFT Dienamics Cloud Trio die set

Misc: MISTI Stamping Tool, MFT Hybrid Ink-Pad Black Licorice, Masking Tape

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

~Elaine aka Marker Geek