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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Coffee Love

Hello & welcome back!

Its time for the Summer's Coffee Lover's Blog Hop & how can a coffee loving card maker like me resist participating!

Let me share with you the card I made for today - 

For this card I have created the background with first & second generation stamping with archival ink. I wanted to keep this card simple & yet add dimension. Pulled out the faux stitched rectangle dies & the coffee cup silhouette CUTploration. The focal cup shape was popped up by stacking 4 layers of the die cut & the smaller pieces inlaid in the centre.

 The inside (sorry, I forgot to click a picture) has a heat embossed sentiment which says "I love coffee & you" 

Linking this to - 

Summer's Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

\SSS-Wednesday Challenge - 5.7

Stamplorations - June CAS Card Challenge - 30.6

CUTplorations June Challenge (inspired by the shapes & theme - food) - 30.7

Stamplorations June Challenge - Theme and Sketch - 30.7

Supplies used - 

Itsy Bitsy - Dream Cut

CUTplorations - Coffee Cup Silhouette

Stamplorations - Coffee Happy

Kaisercraft - Stains

Archival Ink - Coffee

Versamark ink

Ranger - white embossing powder

Simon Says Stamp - Stitched rectangle 

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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Love Struck

Crafty friends, welcome to my blog!

It is the season of love & how can a cardmaker not make a card! With so many challenges with this theme I decided to play along too, with 2 cards. 

The first one is a simple card but with loads of techniques - 

• for the front of the black card panel I created a embossed heart pattern using the Gina Marie stitched heart dies
• the heat embossed arrows from the Paper Trey Ink set - Cupids Arrow are inlaid on the focal heart die cut

This card reminds me of the Twilight series my daughter read!

Sharing this card at the following challenges - 

SSS Wednesday challenge - 8.2

Stamplorations CAS challenge - 28.2

Stamplorations February challenge (theme) - 28.2

PCM February challenge - 25.2

Die-cut-divas - red-or-pink 27.2

AAA Cards#83 - 19.2

Addicted to Stamps - 18.2

Paper Players#330 - 12.2

International Art Soul - 18.2

Pile it on challenge#126 - 19.2

My second card is a quick & easy shaker card using sequins & stickers from Itsy Bitsy. The bokeh designer paper is a new release by Papericious. 

Linking this one to the following challenges - 

Cute card Thursday Challenge-463 - 8.2

Cardz4galz Challenge-40 - 15.2

Simply Create#124 - 24.2

Crafty Cardmakers#181 - 6.2

Scrapping4fun Challenge#83 - 16.2

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The Triangle Challenge

Hello!

Crafty Milka has a very interesting challenge - the maths challenge & I just about managed to submit my entry! 

To add triangles in my card I used distress inks! Seven triangles here in rainbow colors! To pop up the die cut sentiment (Paper Trey Ink die ) I chose the inlaid die cut technique. 

I Love Math Challenge3 - 7.11 - TOP 4

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge (sparkling dots) - 14.11

Southern Girls Challenge - 11.11

My Time to Craft Challenge#333 - 18.11

Sweet Stampin Challenge - 11.11

Deep Ocean Challenge#141 - 14.11

Stamplorations November Challenge (3 sparkling clear dots) - 30.11

Stamplorations - CAS Challenge - 30.11

CASE This Sketch#197 - 9.11

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Enjoy Your Day

Good Morning!

Today's card uses the same inlaid die cutting technique that I used in the card here. For the rainbow I used the Avery Elle - Chevron bits die to cut card stock in v-i-b-g-y-o-r colors & inlaid it on a black panel. It was a lot of work but fun to put it together! The heat embossed sentiment & enamel dots were perfect to finish the card.

Sharing at - 

Winnie & Walter - Inlaid Die-Cutting Challenge with Mayuri - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Rainbow Challenge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Over the edge - 29.2

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 2.3
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards#103 - 3.3

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - (over the rainbow) - 29.2

Inkspirational Challenge#103 - 8.3

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Inlaid Die cut Rainbow

Good Morning!

Having so much fun playing along at Winnie & Walter belated 2nd birthday bash. 

Was inspired by Vanessa's rainbow challenge & Mayuri's inlaid die-cutting challenge to make this card. 

For the rainbow colors I played with distress inks! The black Whimsy circle just came to life as I replaced the intricate black die cuts with the colored one! Loved this! The sentiment heat embossed THANK YOU is a W&W stamp.

Winnie & Walter - Inlaid Die-Cutting Challenge with Mayuri - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Rainbow Challenge - 29.2

Penny Black at all sorts Challenge - 29.2
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 2.3
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards#103 - 3.3

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - (over the rainbow) - 29.2
Addicted to Stamps#182 - 1.3

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