You Have My Heart

Afternoon all.  It's been a quiet day at Squirrel Towers, so while I have been waiting for the Italian Grand Prix, I thought I would have a little play with this week's sketch challenge over at MFT.

MFT You Have My Heart

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and I have used again the Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Papers are a mixture of MFT

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame

X-Cut small heart punch

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge # 348

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Santa's Gifts (DTDF DT)

One of my DIES TO DIE FOR teamies gets a bit twitchy when the C-mas word is used, so we have to find ways around it ......... sometimes it is easier simply to drug her with choklit.

Santa's Gifts from Whimsy Stamps (Cr.Armstrong)

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Other ingredients are Distress Inks (ReInkers) and some of last year's Dovecraft C-mas papers

Tracy will be back from her holidays this weekend, so shipping of orders will be underway on Tuesday 5 September

Hugs, Squirrel xx

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Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Pure Innocence

That is the stamp, not me!  

I really enjoy the MFT Colour Color Challenges because they put together colours that I wouldn't normally combine, and it is good to stretch yourself now and again......

MFT Color Challenge #76

I have used

Image stamp: MFT Pure Innocence - Happy Birthday To You

Sentiment: MFT Gifting Fun

Papers: MFT 6x6 Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Pastels

Homemade cloud stencil

Rymans coloured cardstock

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Happy Sunday to you all

Hugs

Squirrel xx

Linked products all available at Dies To Die For online store

DTDF (DT) Snail Mail

Morning all - three day weekend, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

It's my day for the DIES TO DIE FOR inspiration blog and I have some

Squidgy cuteness for you

I just love receiving letters by post (not those sneaky former-brown-envelopes-now

disguised-as-white-ones) but I cannot remember the last time I actually sat

down and wrote anything other than a card - maybe we should try and

bring back the tradition of proper letter writing, in pen!

Stamping Bella Snail Mail Squidgy

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges

MFT 6x6 Tribal Prints

Impression Obsession Hello

Coloured with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

DTDF Holiday Closure - see below for details

Have a fabulous weekend, whatever you are up to

Hugs

Squirrel

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Tracy says

HOLIDAY CLOSURE

Please be aware that I will be taking my annual holiday from  Friday 18th August until Monday 4th September.  Orders received after 3pm Thursday 17th August will not start shipping until Tuesday 5th September.  Whilst I am away the website will be updated with any new stock and restocks and you will still be able to place orders online.

AYLI (DT) Fur or Feathers?

Morning all, hope things are going well for you on the run in to the Bank Holiday weekend!  Oh three glorious days in a row, bliss.

Ok then, it's a new challenge over at AS YOU LIKE IT and the theme for the next two weeks is FUR OR FEATHERS - your favourite, and tell us why.

For me, there is no contest, it is fur all the way, soft, strokeable, sniffable, snugglable, warm and cuddly fur, preferably when it is wrapped around an amenable animal!  Rosie simply does not accept my overtures for letting me dump her onto my lap for a cuddle session - how I envy those owned by lapcats.

Lili of The Valley - James Bear with Daisy

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Clouds done with Distress Inks (pad)

Sentiment is from an old Hero Arts clear sentiments set

Papers from Papercraft House

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Sweet Stamp Store

$10.00

So, come on over and share your furry/feathery makes with us!

Hugs

Squirrel xx

Penny Black and More - All Creatures Great and Small

DTDF (DT) Milton

Happy Saturday to you all from me - do you have anything exciting planned?

We're waiting for our builder to pop round to have a look at a rather suspicious damp

patch that has appeared, and then, if he isn't too late, we're over to the Oldies for a cuppa

and a sneaky assessment of garden vegetables!

For my DTDF make today I have a cheeky little fella to share with you

Look at that smile!

Stamping Bella - Milton

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes Confection

MFT 6x6 Roses All Over Pastels

Die-Namics Celebrate

Have yourselves a wonderful crafty weekend!

Hugs, Squirrel xx

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In The Pink (DT) Anything Goes - 5th birthday celebrations

Hello Pinkies!  Can you hear the corks popping from those naughty Pink Ladies?

At IN THE PINK we are celebrating our 5th birthday and what better way to do with than with a theme that everyone loves - ANYTHING GOES

So this lady is celebrating in the best way possible - with a big ol' chunk of cake!

CC Designs - Roberto's Rascals OMG Cake

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Your Next Die - Alpha Bold die set

Rymans bright pink cardstock

Office hole punch

Our sponsor waiting patiently for glass of fizz is the lovely Tracy from

DIES TO DIE FOR

with a £15 store voucher for the lucky winner

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Hold You Close

Hello chaps, here I am again with a dose of cuteness for my DIES TO DIE FOR blog inspiration

So what else would you do with a squirrel but cuddle it?

Whimsy Stamps - Hold You Close

Die-Namics Stitched Speech Bubble Edges

Die-Namics Brushstroke Birthday Greetings

As usual, image has been painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and Polychromos Pencils

The papers are Maja Design - Coffee In The Arbour

Hope you have a super weekend lined up with lots of crafting involved

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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AYLI (DT) Embellishments

Yoo-hoo folks, happy Thursday to you!  Alternate Thursdays mean a new challenge from AS YOU LIKE IT and this time around we would like you to share with us your Favourite Embellishment(s) and tell us why they are your favourites.

You may have guessed that I didn't choose the theme!  Embellishments, phooey!  I'm a clean and simple kinda girl, some days more simple than others (ha), so I tend to restrict embellishments, a lot.  Rather than being able to add lots of stuff skillfully, my makes tend to look a little, shall we say, rugged.  So I keep it simple.  I love die-cut embellishments but try to use them to echo the theme, like this one with the stars

So, for my simple card I have used:

CC Designs - Dancing

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Joanna Sheen Starry Night Border Die

Sentiment from who-knows-where but it was one of those "that'll be useful" purchases years ago

MFT 6x6 Tribal Prints

DoCrafts wood pattern paper

Our sponsor for this challenge is CRAFTS U LOVE

Looking forward to seeing how much you can attach to a card all your beautiful and creative uses of embellishments!

Love and hugs

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Beach Babe Twila

Hello everyone, here I am at the end

of a week's holiday - I would like to say I had a chance to do this

but unfortunately it wasn't really a paddling kinda week!

CC Designs - Beach Babe Twila

Impression Obsession Bottom Edger Greetings

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Pastels

MFT 6x6 Farm Fresh Gingham

This is my post for the DIES TO DIE FOR inspiration blog, but it is also a nudge for

SQUIRREL'S NOT SO RANDOM CHALLENGE which is Holiday Fun

Hope you are all having a great weekend

Hugs, Squirrel xx

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Sweet Stamping Challenge - Summer Fun

SNSRC #6 - Holiday Fun

Hello everyone - today sees the start of a new Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge

and this time the theme is Holiday Fun

This is the time of year when just about everyone has had, is having, or about to have, a holiday, even if it is only a few days at home with a paddling pool in the back garden - so we would like you to share your idea of holiday fun with us.

We are a little low on DT inspiration for you today, but don't worry, we will inundate you with
suitable reminders as the weeks tick by!

Annette
Who doesn't love an ice-cream, especially a chocolate one

Squirrel
Surely no holiday is complete without a sandcastle which gets washed away at high tide

and our winner from the last challenge is Julye B with her adorable teddy-bumps card

Please contact me Julye to claim your prize - email to Squirrel

This challenge will run until 29 October at 6.00pm

Little Acorns

x

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MFT Colour Challenge #74

Hello peeps, yes, it is Monday, no, it's not a mirage, it really is me posting on a Monday!

Every week, I have a look at the MFT Colour Challenge (or should I say Color Challenge)

and every week I drool over all the fabulous entries.

Sometimes I have a go, but mostly I just shake my head and fret about it.

However, this week I am not being a wuss and I have squirrelled up and taken the plunge.

and here are the colours/colors that were on the list

Hmmmm, maybe not the best match, but it was the best I could do this afternoon

with the inks

I have used the MFT Mermazing set

painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and the paper is MFT Dots & Stripes Confection

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Peppermint

Morning all.  I'm now officially on my "summer" holidays and am therefore very much in denial until at least October about that thing that's coming ......

CC Designs Pinkies Peppermint

Your Next Stamp Bold Alpha Die

and additional bits are

Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Some quite aged Dovecraft Christmas papers

and a sprinkling of Crystal Glamour Dust

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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AYLI (DT) Favourite Colour Duo

Hello peeps, today sees the start of another challenge over at AS YOU LIKE IT and this fortnight the theme is Favourite Colour Duo (please remember tell us why you made the choice you did)

I have lots of favourite combinations, depending on what type of card I am making, but one of my all time duo favourites is purple and aqua.  It is suitable for so many occasions and has a lovely clean and fresh feel about it.

For this little card I have used

Whimsy/Wee Stamps Iris

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers are MFT and Papercraft House

a few dots of the paper created with an office hole punch

and a Woodware shaped corner punch

and Bob's your uncle

Everyone has a favourite colour combination, so please come and share yours with us

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Prizes: - 3 digi stamps voucher worth £6.75

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Anyone can be cool .....

Yoo-hoo!

Sorry, didn't mean to make you jump, I mean, it's Monday and I'm blogging, what's that all about huh?

Well, I had my second mahoosive delivery of happy mail in a week and, like the first lot, I could not wait to get stuck in.  It was just a question of what to do first.  So, after some humming-and-harring, I decided to go with this sassy little lassie and some bright colours.

This is from the last release by CC Designs

Rockabilly Girls set (and they are rubber, not clear stamps - 4 in the set)

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Sentiment is from an old CC Designs set called Teen Scene

and the papers are MFT Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot

all together now

"she wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini

that's what she wore for the first time today"

Well I won't be wearing one of those today, I'm on my way to work

Have a fab day everyone - be awesome!

Hugs, Squirrel xx

MFT Sketch Challenge #342

Afternoon everyone, hope your weekend is going well.

Today I made a little card for a sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things blog.  I do like a nice simple sketch, it actually helps the design when it's not too complicated, and as we all know, I do like simple!

Having said that, there was still a lot of work went into this one.

and here is the original sketch

For my card I used

MFT Penguins In Paradise stamp set

I don't have the die set so this is all fussy cut

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges

MFT 6x6 Proper Pinstripes Pastels

MFT 6x6 Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Pastels

MFT Card Challenges - Wednesday Sketch # 342

OK, having actually made a card specifically for this challenge, blogged and entered, I think I feel a bit light headed on that achievement.  Time to go and sit down at my craft bench and relax with some colouring!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Good Morning .......

And a very good morning to you too! I'm starting today with a CC Designs adorable lady to share with you.

I think someone has been spying on my early routine .....except my bunny slippers aren't green

CC Designs Roberto's Rascals - Good Morning Sue

MFT CS 137 Essential Sentiments

MFT Simply Fabulous Sayings

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes Confection

MFT 6x6 Watercolor Wash

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Oh my gosh, I feel so weary I need to lie down again

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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In The Pink (DT) Fantasy

Hello Fans-of-Pink, welcome to a new challenge from IN THE PINK

This time, a little change - we are now 4-weekly so lots of time to enter!

A favourite theme I think for this one, and it is FANTASY

Just lurrrrve this cute little chap!

Gerda Steiner Monster Fun stamp set

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papercraft House A4 Watercolour Florals

Papercraft House A4 Backgrounds and Stripes

Sentiment comes with the stamp set

and our sponsor for this challenge is one very dear to my heart

£15 - Dies To Die For (you lucky things)

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Baker Nancy

Good morning everyone, happy weekend!

What an exciting one it is, lots of Tour de France action, and the British F1 Grand Prix, and my birthday!  What more could a girl ask for.

Right then, Saturday, if you didn't know it by now, is my day to post over on the

DIES TO DIE FOR BLOG and I have a birthday themed card for you.

All of the links to the following items of loveliness will take you straight to the right places

CC Designs Roberto's Rascals Baker Nancy

Die-Namics Stitched Basic Edges 2

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2

Die-Namics Make A Wish

Die-Namics Brushstroke Birthday Greetings

MFT 6x6 Sweet Celebration

MFT 6x6 Graphic Grid

MFT 6x6 Lucky Prints

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Brights

and additional items are Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Polychromos Pencils

and a custom sized card base

Hugs to everyone

Squirrel xx

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AYLI (DT) Pearls or Gems

So then crafters, the next fortnight's challenge over at AS YOU LIKE IT

is PEARLS or GEMS

Make us a project with your favourite and tell us all about it, particularly why you prefer one over the other

Easier said than done, I like them both - pearls for a more sophisticated and classy look, but for bright and blingy it has to be gems!

Adding gems to this (over the snowflake circles) seemed like a good idea at the time

until I realised just how many I was adding - and I still managed to miss one!

CC Designs Pollycraft "Snowy"

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Paper is Kaisercraft Christmas Collections

and our sponsor for this challenge is

Sweet Stamp Store

$10.00

Hugs to all

Squirrel

xx

DTDF (DT) Beach Bunnies

So, what do you normally find on the beach?  Pebbles, sand, crabs, dead fish, yep, all of

those, occasional stray dogs, but bunnies must be quite rare, surely?

There must be some funny beaches over in the States, as where else could MFT have

taken their inspiration for the Beach Bunnies set?

MFT Beach Bunnies stamp set

Die-Namics Beach Bunnies dies

Die-Namics Garden Fence

Die-Namics Stitched Tiny Tags

MFT 6x6 pad Sweet Celebration

Additional ingredients for this are Distress Inks (ReInkers), Authentique Seasons: Autumn 6x6 pad,

Clearly Besotted "Say What" sentiments, and custom sized card base

Happy weekend!

Hugs, Squirrel

xx

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Blossom

Brace yourselves!  I've made a card that's not DT, I made it all for me for fun!

Yesterday I spotted the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Stars and Stripes

and as I have lots of both I thought it was about time to join in

with a challenge that I love but have not had a chance to do for absolutely ages

So for this little cutie I have used

CC Designs Pollycraft Blossom stamp

Die-Namics Double Stitched Rectangle Stax

MFT Sweet Celebration 6x6

MFT Lucky Prints 6x6

and an old Hero Arts sentiment

Image is painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF (DT) Sweet Honey Bee

Happy 1st July folks!  Cripes, halfway through the year already, so that is six happy months I have been DTing for the DIES TO DIE FOR blog!

Today I am bringing you a dose of sweet summer stickiness.

I love this cute little girl, and she was so much fun to colour with the Distress Inks (ReInkers).  The ARF stamps all have a LOT of hair, so if you love colouring hair then these stamps are the ones for you.  My hairiness was done with the help of a variety of brown toned Polychromos Pencils.

All the linked ingredients are available in the Dies To Die For on-line store

A Random Fan - Sweet Honey Bee

MFT Dots & Stripes Confection 6x6

MFT Tiny Check Brights 6x6

MFT Sweet Celebration 6x6

MFT Tiny Hearts Brights 6x6

Die-Namics Dripping Goo Edge

Die-Namics Upsy Daisy

Die-Namics Stitched Banner Alphabet

Having a buzzing weekend guys

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

While I'm here, the closing date for the SNSRC Fantasy Challenge

has been extended until 30 July

so you have more time to enter your fantasy makes