Itsy Bitsy Thincuts - Watering Can

Hello folks!

Itsy Bitsy has recently launched 15 new designs to add to their Thin Cut Dies collection. Each one of these is beautiful & I was sent this adorable Watering Can Set. 

I love plants & am blessed to have my studio adjacent to my terrace garden.

As soon as I received this die I knew I wanted to make plant markers.

Out comes my DREAM CUT & within minutes I have them ready, using the watering can die.

Isn't it cute! 

Next I have a couple of cards. For the first one I created a garden scene with the die cuts & rub ons. The bricked wall is a pattern paper from the "Texture Brew" pack. Colored the flowers black & leaves green with Alcohol Splash and the can with distress ink.

The next card is in the classic never fail black & white combination - 

I have layered a panel of corrugated white card stock over a white card base. The chevron pattern of the watering can is the only pop of color in this elegant card. The flowers too are die cut from the same corrugated paper. 

Here is a closer look at the texture of these flowers - 

The last one is my favorite!

Here I created a distress ink background & some splatters with water & Alcohol splash. Inlaid the watering can diecut in the background & used some gorgeous Little Birdies handmade flowers. 

You can grab these affordable dies from the nearest Itsy Bitsy store or place an online order here. 

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Shabby Chic Banner

Hello Friends!

So glad you are here today!

This week I am Guest Designing for the Crafting by Designs blog for their July Challenge - Anything Goes.

I made a shabby chic burlap banner, very different from my style. 

Hope you all like it!

The ornate chipboard letters are sprayed with gold alcohol splash

Sharing this at - 

Cookie-challenge-72 (inspired by the colors & the burlap pattern on the cookie) - 12.7 

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 28.7

Crafty- Catz#378 - 13.7

Emerald City Crafts Challenge#1 - 28.7

Thats Crafty Challenge - 20.7

Loads of products used here are from Itsy Bitsy

Burlap Stack - Natural

ORNATE ALPHA CHIPBOARD

Handmade flowers

Gold alcohol splash

Sizzix Banner Die

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Cards with Rinea Foil

Sharing a card tutorial today, which is my first post as DT member for Rinea Foil. I am thrilled to work with this awesome foil paper!

 To begin I selected a flower die from Sizzix to cut into a black panel.

I also diecut flowers using Rinea foil sapphire/gold & silver/gold 

 I wanted to use the inlaid die cut technique, so after running it through the die cutting machine I used washi tape on the underside of the die cut flower to hold all the smaller die cuts in place. 

Next I carefully lifted the black die cut flower from the panel (the washi tape held all the inner small pieces in position) & replaced it with the blue die cut flower.

Placed the other foil flowers around to work on the layout

Glued some flowers around the focal inlaid flower.

The sentiment was heat embossed in gold.

Here is a look at the finished card - 

I love the dimension of the smaller flowers.

Remember to follow the blog for loads of inspiration from my fellow DTs!

Sharing this at - 

SSS - Monday Challenge - 18.6

Stamplorations - June CAS Challenge - 30.6

Addicted-to-stamps#150 - 24.6

PINspirational Challenge#192 - 20.6 (inspired by the flowers)

Mod Squad Challenge.com - spark-it-up - 13.6

HLS - June-anything-goes-with-dies - 29.6

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