Hello there! I am here with a colourful and cheery holiday card!

This was made using a few basics from around the ol' craft room:

Die Cuts (Tim Holtz by Sizzix)

Cardstock

Glitter Glue

SRM Stickers By The Dozen - Christmas

I die cut the words from three different colours of cardstock and left some letters in, and let others fall out. I like that kind of haphazard look! 

If you want to use glitter paper as a background to your design, CUT OUT THE MIDDLE!! That glitter paper is precious, am I right? I used a pen-knife to cut out the middle and now I have another good-sized piece for the future! 

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I used a 3x3x3 Kraft box as my base. Before I assembled it, I did some stencilling, and misting and created a fun little background for the vampire (Sizzix Thinlits Die Set: Spooky). 

(For all of the stencilling I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks)

Once all of the sides were decorated, I folded the box into place and added the sentiment and vampire!

Sentiment is Stickers By The Dozen: Halloween. 

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Have you seen the new release from Sizzix and Tim Holtz!! I was so excited to play with the new Halloween stuff, especially. There's nothing that takes away the back-to-school blues than getting ready for the second-best holiday (my favourite is Christmas..... DUH!). 

The background was made with the Skull Damask embossing folder (link below). I embossed it, then drew on the raised parts with glue and pressed some black foil into it. 

I cut the sentiment from some silver glitter cardstock for added BLING. Love it... 

Supplies: 

Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder: Skull Damask

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Vintage Spirits

You may recall THIS POST where I used MFT's cloud stencil - well, I made a couple of backgrounds with no idea what I was going to do with them. I just knew I would use them sometime. 

Creating a beautiful background by hand is kind of like using patterned paper - except it's better!! You can customize your colours, and then you can use it like you would any normal piece of PP. 

I used Technique Tuesday's Classic Kite Steel Craft Die. Classic black on top of an ornate background is just what the doctor ordered. Everything is the star on this card!

Other items used: Look Out World clear stamp set. 

A friend asked me to make a card "for someone special" so with such an open-ended task, the world (or my craft collection) was my oyster. 

I chose to work with the Sizzlits Die Set - Cacti.

I had to explain to my husband and son, but I'm hoping YOU get it. 

YOU are special, just like the colourful cactus with the heart... 

As opposed to the B&W cacti... 

It was obvious to me, anyway! hahaha

Have you tried Distress Oxide inks yet? I haven't had a lot of time to play and one of the features I really wanted to try was stamping on black cardstock. This is stamped in various colours, then I splattered using the re-inkers, THEN, I lightly misted the whole piece so the colours oxidized a little... Beautiful! 

I just had a self-imposed long weekend (took a personal day) because I just finished a long run of the musical I directed at school and I was pooped!!! But after a couple good sleep-ins and some much needed "ME TIME" I am ready to tackle June! 

This card is such an easy one to put together - would be a really great project for a card-set. 

The combo of gold glitter and mint green is making my heart sing! 

Have a wonderful week! 

Supplies: 

Woodland Foliage Sizzix Bigz Die - 661717

MFT Stamp set

Teresa Collins Glitter cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock

Distress Oxide Ink - Cracked Pistachio

But the star of the card is definitely these pretty flowers. They were the inspiration for the colours and the focus of the whole design. 

thanks for stopping by!! 

Supplies: 

Sizzix Die Cut: Love Birds 3-D Rose

Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet

Stamps: Technique Tuesday - Fringed Dahlia, Lots of Dots, Butterfly Collage

Hi there! I'm sharing a cute card that is fun to construct, cute, and speaks to my scooter-riding soul! 

Before I came to China I was no stranger to two-wheeled vehicles having had my first dirt-bike at the age of four (my parents were nuts!!!) but, I had never driven a bike/scooter on the road as my primary mode of transportation. There are days when it REALLY sucks (when it's below freezing and pouring rain or snowing) and days when it feels so good to have the sun on your face and the wind blowing through your hair... 

Anyway, this die has my name written all over it! 

This die would be fun to give to your kids! Putting it together was like a fun little puzzle, and the colour combinations are endless! Take a look on the Sizzix Website for a helpful video and other colour schemes! 

Luckily, I had the most perfect sentiment ever in my stash of stamps (this one is from Stamping Bella) and a few cute scraps of patterned paper to make this die cut shine! 

Supplies:
Sizzix Bigz Die - Moped

Patterned Paper - MME

SRM Border Sticker

Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock

Best Creation Glitter Cardstock

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