Love always

 

Hi everyone, I bought this die set ages ago and this is it's first use!

I used both the detailed and outline die and placed some patterned paper behind the openings.

It's quite long so I thought it suited a slimline card.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Tic Tac Toe, I've gone with the diagonal punch or diecut, patterned paper and pink.

(Although there is a touch of purple too so I hope that's ok.)

Using new goodies means I can also link up to Darnell's NBUS challenge

AAA Cards, playing along with the optional love is in the air twist

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Cardz 4 Galz, red and/or pinks

Supplies:

Creative Expressions Striplets - Ravello; paper pad from Poppycrafts; Annabelle Stamps fanciful flowers sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammered card stock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Kraft & another colour for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday  and Colleen has chosen a colour theme for this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option and add to your stash of birthday cards for the year!

Our party guest Loll and my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I used a few things that I had in my bits box for this card, the 3D embossed brick card, and the dragonflies that were painted with twinkling H2Os and fussycut.

I rubbed a frayed burlap distress ink pad across the bricks for a bit of definition.

The sentiment was diecut from black card and clear embossed for some shine.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D, sparkle and or shine

Allsorts, January Blues

Make My Monday, Happy Birthday

Unicorn Challenge, Birthday

Supplies:

Indigo Blue dragonfly stamp; versafine ink & clear ep; Stamplorations birthday die; twinkling H2O's; Sizzix brick embossing folder; happy sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Embossing Wet or Dry for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time to start our challenges again for the new year at Seize the Birthday.
I have chosen one of my favourite techniques, embossing, and you can try wet, dry or both!

Or, play along with our anything goes option, as long as it's for a birthday.

My team mates and our party guests have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

I've made a few cards with this impresslit die and wax pastes but wanted something a bit more masculine looking for hubby's birthday. Yep, a masculine butterfly card, starting to look like a moth maybe?!

I diecut the butterfly from black card and rubbed on some art alchemy wax pastes.

I love how detailed the embossing is. I've also embossed the background and used wet embossing on the diecut birthday sentiment, using versamark ink and Lindy's midnight bronze powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D, celebrating their 8th year of challenges, with an optional bronze theme, Congrats!

Supplies:

Dies: Sizzix 3D butterfly impresslit; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Memory Box birthday cursive script circle (I cut the circle off); 

Other: Darice Crackle embossing folder; Art Alchemy antique brilliance waxes; versamark ink and Lindy's midnight bronze embossing powder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x