Monday, 14 December 2020

Floral Birthday Tag

Black base card with scallopped edge, Stampin Up Tag, NBUS - Paper Rose leaves die, NBUS - Flower die - unknown & pearl bling from my stash!

I am adding this creation to NBUS Challenge #21

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx




 

Friday, 11 December 2020

Christmas Netting


Labour intensive - but well worth the effort for a special friend to give his sister at Christmas.



Creative Expressions Star net die cut from gold mirror card, Paper Rose grid paper die using Red, Yellow, Green, Blue & Purple card to infill the cutouts. Merry Christmas die was free from a magazine - cut out in black, and the name was cut out in black using Tim Holtz Alphabet dies.

I am entering this creation in the CHNC Challenge 519

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

 

Christmas Tree Greetings


Found this "3D' die on the internet and just could not resist.


Green base card, dark green panel, white panel stamped with a tree stamp free from a magazine in 2 colours - stampin up olive & celery. Die set - dark green layer and then white 3D layer from snippets of card. Sentiment in dark green using Creative Expressions die. I then added clear Glitzee Glitter Glue to the 3D panel sections that lift up.

I am adding this creation to CHNC Challenge 519 - where it is always Christmas!

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx


Dashie Love

 

Another Daschund card request - this time I went a slightly more "heartfelt" sentiment.

Found a fabulous die set - Yvonne Creations Christmas Door die set - I used this for the door frame, Trees & pots and wreath + ribbon. The door on the die set opens - I cut the actual door off.  I placed a snippet of cream card inside the door and white glitter paper infill in the top sections of window. The puppy dog die is an unknown brand, The sentiment is from a set of Pet with sympathy stamps made by Our Daily Bread Designs stamped using stayzon in Ganache colour.


I am entering this creation into CHNC Challenge 519 - where it is always Christmas

Dashie Christmas Greetings

First request for "Daschund" cards received - I have two Dashie crosses so know them oh so well...

The Stampin Up  Ready for Christmas set had the perfect stamps for this. 
Stamped images coloured with Derwent watercolour pencils.I only used water on the daschund and then fussy cut him (I am searching for the dies to this Stampin Up set if anyone knows where I can get some at a reasonable cost 😀 - they are of course retired) - the tree was stamped with versacube in green and the table & daschund were stamped with versacube in espresso. The sentiment is a Creative Expressions die using a snippet of red card. Blue, red and clear bling from my stash.

I am adding this creation to CHNC Challenge 519

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

 

Red Bauble Blue Bauble

Quickly put this together for a card order I received. Created the two versions not knowing which the buyer would choose - they took both LOL!



 White hammered base card, Stampin Up celebration label die, Paper Rose layered Bauble die, sentiment die was free on a magazine. I coloured the bauble layer with Brilliance dew drop ink - rubbing the ink pad directly on snippets of white card to ensure a full layer of colour - I then cut the bauble layer and the sentiment out of this inked card. 


I am entering into CHNC Challenge 519 with this creation

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Light Joy to The World

At a Stampin Up workshop we created a version of this card - I adapted to fit my inks and used a die for the Joy sentiment.


 All Stampin Up goodies used - even the inks 😀
Not entering any challenges with this creation
Stay safe & Well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Upcycled Elephant Christmas

I could not resist upcycling this card for a baby boy having his first Christmas 😀
I think my partners sister sent it to him as a birthday card when he turned 50 - that was 4 years ago!!


 All I did was add silver swirl stickers to the panel and stick it to a grey base card 

Not entering into any challenges with this one 😁

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Red Sparkle Tag

White base card with scallopped edge, Stampin Up striped tag, Creative Expressions sentiment die using gold paper, Heart Dandelion die - unknown, and a big bit of bling from my stash.

I think this could be Birthday or Christmas 😀 I have already sent it to someone along with a few Christmas cards for them to use this year. 

I am adding this creation to  CHNC Challenge 219  where its Christmas all year round 😀

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx


 

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Happy Festivus

Not the Christmassy type? Here's an alternative...


Kraft base card, DP from my stash, fussy cut NBUS Kaisercraft pudding stamp, NBUS DieSire lower case aphabet dies, Stampin Up Celebration label dies, NBUS Chameleon pens for colouring the pudding 😀

I am adding this creation to Die Cut Diva's - Kat Scrappiness and Anything Goes challenge

I am also adding my creation over at NBUS Challenge #21 - never run out of NBUS!!!

Finally I am adding to a "new to me" Challenge - Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
December 2020 - where it is always anything goes as long as you use patterned paper! 

And just for fun here are the die negatives used as well:

 

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx




Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Upcycled Honey Bee Birthday

 

I love it when I have cards that were received as junk mail or old bought cards that never get used.
I upcycle them as my base cards - they are usually slightly bigger than my standard size so lots more room to add stuff to!

Upcycled base card, DP from my extensive stash, Paper Rose Happy birthday sentiment dies, the Bee & Hives are Jeanine's Art dies. Pale yellow & orange snippets of card.

Adding this creation to NBUS Challenge #21 - all of the dies used are NBUS 😀

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Holly Happy Christmas

 

Kraft base card, White snippets, green snippets, 
Bling from my stash and Creative Expressions sentiment die.

I am adding this creation to CHNC Challenge 518 - Anything goes with the option of wings 😀

I am also adding to Cards 4 Guyz #259 - Traditional Christmas - well Red Green & White are pretty traditional for me!!

Stay Safe & Well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Heart of Gold


 I received the EF with the cut out  in a magazine I bought recently, - it is beautiful to use!

Chocolate brown kaiser card base, used the packaging from a Rose Studio die for the EF, Dandelion heart die - unknown, and a gold heart bling sticker from my stash. I mounted the EF panel with foam squares. 

You can enter 4 times per challenge but must use a die or EF!

As the EF & Dies are NBUS I am also entering into the NBUS Challenge #21
The Never Before Used Schtuff Blog is fabulous for inspiration and you can eneter as often as you like!

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Forever Hearts

Cruising the internet can be costly if I don't reign myself in....

But who can resist such lovely dies as this one filled with hearts.


Dark purple base card, White snippets for the Heart die - which has no brand!
White also for the label which was just a rectangle and I cut the corners with a creative memories corner punch. I coloured the white card with Versamark chalk dewdrop inks before I cut with the die. And the leftover became the label.  The Forever sentiment is an Elizabeth die - which I left white.

I am adding this creation into the NBUS challenge #20 as the dies are both never before used 😀

Black n Gold Magical Day


Black base card, white Stampin Up Tag with stars, Gold sentiment is a Creative Expressions die using gold mirror paper, and one bit of gold bling!
I am entering into the NBUS Challenge #21 as my sentiment has never been used before 😀

Stay safe & well
Cheers
Maurs xxx