In My Creative Opinion

April 15, 2018

Some of my most used dies and a great sale

There is a great sale starting today at Ellen Hutson!

From April 15th - April 17th you can save 20% of all dies!

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I thought I would share some of my favourite go to dies. You know the ones that are always at arms reach! I would say that most of my cards I will use one or most of these dies. I consider these my basics.

My Favorite Things Slanted Sentiment Die-namics

My Favorite Things Rectangular STAX Set 1

My Favorite Things Rectangular STAX Set 2

My Favorite Things Die-namics, Rectangular STAX Circle Set 1

My Favorite Things Die-namics, Rectangular STAX Circle Set 2

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Large

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Small

Browse through my link at Ellen Hutson, there are lots of amazing dies at a great deal, but hurry there are already so many that are sold out!

Have a great Sunday!

April 11, 2018

Freshly Made Sketches #332 Guest Design

It's time for Sketch #332 at Freshly Made Sketches!

I just can't seem to get enough of these adorable puppies from the MFT Stamps Furever Friends stamps and dies. I combined them this week with a white embossed sentiment from All Smiles and paws from the Paw Prints background stamp.

April 10, 2018

Whale Done Jillibean Soup

I have a card up on the Jillibean Soup Bean Talk Blog for the Cards on Monday Feature using the adorable Whale Done stamp and die set along with papers from Hardy Hodgepodge and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink. Hope you have a chance to pop over for a visit.

April 9, 2018

Muse Challenge #261

Happy Monday! Time for new challenge at Muse!

As I write this post today we are having a snowstorm. Definitely not something I expected in April, but not unheard of. Just yesterday I was amazed how much of the snow had already melted and it looked like we were definitely on our way to the spring. So for now I have to experience spring in a card. I used the new Friendly Florals stamps and Happy Spring dies from Neat & Tangled.

When it comes to making dimensional flower arrangements on a card the process is really not that scary. I stamped my images with VersaFine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on Bristol smooth cardstock. I watercoloured my images with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a waterbrush. Once they were dry I laid everything out.

Then I placed two of the flower images on my card base because they are going to be in the back of my arrangement. I used the flower spray that I was going to put on top and moved the flowers around until I found an arrangement that I liked. Once I was sure where the bottom flowers were going to rest I adhered them to the card base.

Final step was to put some foam tape on the back of the top spray and attach it.

I can't wait to see how you are inspired this week!
Thanks for stopping in.

April 4, 2018

Freshly Made Sketches #331 - Guest Design

I'm excited to share with you today that I am this month's Guest Designer at Freshly Made Sketches!
Each week this month I will be playing along with the team when we share the new sketch with you on Wednesday. This weeks sketch, Freshly Made Sketches #331 is a sketch by designer Cécile Ribon.

I used a stencil a sponged my two vertical lines with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Then I sponged two panels of Distress Oxide inks. The first in Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint then the second one with Worn Lipstick. Both panels were spritzed with clean water and absorbed with a paper towel. I die cut the Rose in Bloom from the two panels and paper pieced it together on my card front. Finally I stamped the sentiment in black.