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Saturday, 27 April 2019

The Gnome & The Letter (DT) Dies To Die For (UPDATED)

Happy Weekend everyone!

I'm hoping that by the time this posts, the DTDF website problems will have been resolved, but at the time of writing they aren't so I will pop back to add the ingredients links for you.
UPDATED: ALL THE LINKS NOW ADDED

Stamping Bella - The Gnome and The Letter

Your Next Stamp 6x6 School Days

MFT 6x6 Spots and Stripes Sorbet

MFT Die-Namics Happy Greetings MFT-1103

Gnomie coloured with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

I decided to stack the HELLO so cut four layers of thick white card, and one of the MFT paper, and got sticking. Shame you can't see the "popping off the card" effect in the photo!

Hugs to all

Squirrel

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Thursday, 25 April 2019

Ribbon or Flowers (DT) As You Like It Challenge

Well hello there chaps! How are you on this fine Thursday? You do know of course that with it being Thursday it is time for another fortnight's challenge from the AS YOU LIKE IT gang.

This time, the theme is Ribbons or Flowers (Your Favourite and Why)

I have more of an affinity with flowers than I do with ribbon, although I don't use either that much really. However, for this challenge I was going to make an effort and out came the flowers, only to find that my silicon glue is a solid lump in a tube! So, I had to resort to flat flowers ..... (I can hear Red Leader grumbling from here)

So this ADORABLE little chap is new and he is

Stamping Bella Flowery Gnome

I don't have the die, but there is one available, so I had to fussy cut

He is painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) used as watercolours

The leafy stem is a Tonic die and

the flowers are various sizes of Woodware punch, with Card Candy centres

(didn't have the right colour so inked up a cream one with a yellow pen)

The layered Hello die is from Create A Smile

Papers are Sunny Studio (purple) and Prima (blue)

So there you have it - except for our wonderful sponsor for this theme who is

£10 voucher from

Fantastic Ribbons

Hope you will take time in your busy schedules to come and join in the fun.

Hugs

Saturday, 20 April 2019

Violet (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning everyone, happy Saturday to you all.

In this funny ol' world that we live in, I don't think we say thank you enough, so

why not change that and say thank you to someone today.

Ingredients used

Stamping Bella - Tiny Townie Garden Girl - Violet eb668

Stamping Bella Cut It Out Die cio668DIE

MFT Stamp - All Lined Up Background BG-107

MFT Die-Namics - Stitched Fishtail Frames MFT-644

Sunny Studio 6x6 Gingham Pastels SSPP-110

MFT Stamps - Grateful For You CS-128

Versafine Toffee and Vintage Sepia for the background stamp and

Distress Inks (ReInkers) for Violet.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Hugs

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Saturday, 13 April 2019

Bears (DT) Dies To Die For

Oh my goodness, sorry about all that delay chaps, right then, puff puff pant, I am finally here and

with a card to share

I received a bundle of happy mail from DTDF this week (grins) so it only seemed

right to get one of my new stamps inky.

This goes to show that you can make a pretty card with only a few simple ingredients

CC Designs Bears stamp set

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Hexagon Stax

MFT 6x6 Bundles of Blossoms Pastels

MFT 6x6 Proper Pinstripes Pastels

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and breathe

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Thursday, 11 April 2019

As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Animal

So, here we are at Thursday, crumbs they come around fast, anyone would think that

we get one at least once a week. What do (alternate) Thursdays mean? Of course they do, it's

a new challenge with the AS YOU LIKE IT crew!

The theme for this fortnight is Your Favourite Animal (and why).

I am a huge animal lover, and if it is furry it has a place in my life. I have shared many more years than I care to count with cats, and on a day-to-day domestic level I wouldn't choose anything else, BUT if I could then it would have to be Sciurus vulgaris, the Eurasian Red Squirrel. They are such endearing little chaps, and as a rare native British squirrel, they deserve a lot of love and care to ensure the survival of their species in this country - it would fill my heart with joy to see a glimpse of red amongst the tree branches

Clearly Besotted - Nutty But Nice stamp set

and the matching die set

Your Next Stamp 6x6 Summer Plaid

Your Next Stamp 6x6 Fabulous Fall

Impression Obsession Greetings Bottom Edgers

I had a happy Sunday afternoon colouring up the squiddles with Distress

Inks (ReInkers) used as watercolours

and the sponsor for our animal theme is

CRAFTS U LOVE

Hugs to all

Saturday, 6 April 2019

Birthday Bears (DT) Dies To Die For

Hello peeps, a very tired Squirrel here today but thankfully we have nothing planned so am hoping that this post has scheduled and I am upstairs and still snoring!

This simple little card uses

MFT Birthday Bears stamps BB-21

MFT Die-Namics Birthday Bears dies MFT-720

MFT Die-Namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax MFT-839

MFT 6x6 Graphic Grid Pastels EP-48

MFT Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes CS-274

MFT Ray of Light Stencil ST-118

Images painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours, and the stencil is simply Distress Ink dabbled on with a finger dauber.

So that's me for now, hope to see you later in the week

Hugs to all

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Saturday, 30 March 2019

Monkeys (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning all, hope you are all ok!

Firstly, I am really soooooo very sorry about the quality of the photos - I thought I had taken pics in daylight but suddenly realised I hadn't so had to try and get something in artificial light, and the results aren't all that great!

and the inside

Honestly, these are so much nicer in real life!

So I have used

CC Designs Monkey stamps

and the matching outline die set

MFT Die-Namics A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax

Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Spring

MFT From The Heart

Times they are a changing; I made this card for my boss who left work yesterday to move on to a new job and a new challenge. I have worked with this particular lady for 14 years and some of you will remember that we left "the old firm" together to join where I am now.

Whilst the front of the card says I Will Miss You, my handwritten text inside says

"I will miss you, for three weeks anyway"

Yup, I'm on the move again, and joining her at the new firm after Easter. Eeeeek!

Images all painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Hugs to all

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Thursday, 28 March 2019

Your Favourite Colouring Medium (DT) As You Like It Challenge

So, it's time for another new challenge with the AS YOU LIKE IT team!

Our challenge this time is for you to share your Favourite Colouring Medium with us, be it marker pens, pencils, paints, you name it, if you can colour with it and it is your favourite then we want to hear about it.

I'm fairly sure that it won't come as any surprise to you that my favourite medium are the Distress Inks (ReInkers) used as watercolours. I have tried many options over the years but ever since the discovery of the DIs they have become my happy place and I come back to them time and time again.

So I've had a go at the no-lines technique (hmmmm, not cut out for this I think)

Clearly Besotted : Apples & Pears

Stamped with MFT Hybrid Grey Grout ink on Langton Hot Press (Smooth) Watercolour Paper

Bazzil Basics cardstock

and an old Clearly Besotted sentiment set embossed in white detail powder

The sponsor of this challenge is

Lee Holland Digis

I do hope you will be able to pop over to the challenge and join in the fun

Hugs

Saturday, 23 March 2019

Party Like A Pirate (DT) Dies To Die For

Arrrrrrrrrh!! Ahoy there me'arties!

There will be a party going on in the Squirrel-Oldies household this week as they

celebrate their Diamond (60 years) Wedding Anniversary but I'm not sure

that they will Party Like A Pirate

MFT BB-46 Party Like A Pirate stamp set

Lawn Fawn 6x6 Really Rainbow Scallops

MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

MFT Make Waves Stencil

Image and background all done with Distress Inks (ReInkers and Pads)

That's all today folks, I have to get some rather sparkly presents wrapped!

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Saturday, 16 March 2019

Flower Bouquet Bunny (DT) Dies To Die For

Hello chaps, it's the weekend, yaaaaay!!

There has been an explosion in the size of the bunny population (which is what happens when you have more than one bunny) here this week and there will be more of those to come soon (they are all incredibly cute!) but today I have one from that very talented designer and illustrator, Lee Holland

So this absolutely adorable little chap is

Whimsy Stamps (Lee Holland Collection) Flower Bouquet Bunny

Your Next Stamp 6x6 Summer Plaid

MFT Birdie Brown Greetings Galore

MFT Stencil Mini Cloud Edges

Image watercolour painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Have yourselves a very "hoppy" weekend

Hugs

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Thursday, 14 March 2019

Dies or Stencils (DT) As You Like It Challenge

Hello my lovelies, and here we are at Thursday again! I can't believe we are already halfway through March - just what is happening to this year?! Anyhoo, this brings us to a new challenge with the AS YOU LIKE IT team, and the theme for this fortnight is Your Favourite Dies or Stencils.

So, I use dies. I use them a lot, but just recently I have rediscovered the joy of stencils, especially as there are now some really clever and imaginative ones out there, they are not just background any more, they are an integral part of your design.