Birthday Butterfly Double Shaker Card

Hello.

This month, I am honoured to have an article and set of 6 cards published in Papercraft Magazines' Simply Cards and Papercrafts. It's all about shaker cards - one of my favourite things. :)

I thought I'd pop in and share one of my published cards with you - this one is on the front cover of the mag. And, it's a double shaker!

I created it with some lovely Clearly Besotted products:  THIS butterfly die and a stamp from THIS cute stamp set. In fact, all of the cards feature yummy Clearly Besotted stamps and dies...

The background shaker was created with vellum, and the butterfly shaker with acetate.

This is a fun technique. :) 

If you want to see the other 5 cards I created for this feature, you will have to buy the magazine. It's available HERE.

Bye for now.

Supplies

Elegant Butterflies Dies	Sweet Little Sentiments	Kraft in Color Pad	*Doodlebug RAINBOW ASSORTMENT Sequins 12 Colors
*Doodlebug SWIMMING POOL Sequins	Cheers Confetti	*Bazzill WHITE 21 LB VELLUM 8.5"" x 11"" 25 Sheets	*Hero Arts ACETATE FOLDED Cards & White Cards & Envelopes PS454
Snow Layering Papers	*Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad INDIA INK Black af248 2013	*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293

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Hello Beautiful

Hi!

Today I have a bit of a different kind of card. It features three new dies from Simon Says Stamp, a couple of stamps from their Sending Happy Thoughts stamp set, and a fab acetate die cut from Pink Paislee's Bella Rouge ephemera collection.  Can you see all the dies I used? The arrows are from THIS very useful die, the stitched rectangle is from THIS set, and the cute heart on a line is from THIS set. Such fun.

That polka dot paper is from THIS pad.

Oh, and I had fun with my Tiny Attacher on this one too. :)

That's all for today. Happy Monday.

Bye for now.

Supplies

Sending Happy Thoughts	Bella Rouge Ephemera	Mod Arrow Border Die	Highlight Frames Dies
Stitched Rectangles Dies	Pebbles Homemade 6 x 6 Pad	*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITTER BRIGHT Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00033	*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800	*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER REFILLS Staples Mini Refill	*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293

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You Sweet Thing

Hello! Today's card is created for you with products from a brand new Simon Says Stamp mini release called 'Shake It Up'. They have released four cute dies designed especially with shaker cards in mind, along with this amazing "Shaker Shack" set of tiny beads to fill them with - this box is awesome, with 24 different colours of tiny beads in a cute storage container.

My card features the cute Gumball Shaker die. I paired it with patterned papers from Avery Elle's The Brights 6 x 6 pad, then added a sentiment from Simon's You're So Sweet stamp set. My shaker is filled with four different colours of tiny beads - clear, yellow, pale pink and hot pink. 

I adore these little pots of beads. As does my Lily. She actually kissed them when she opened the parcel! :)

Be sure to head over to Simon Says Stamp to check out the mini release in full. 

And have a lovely day.

Bye for now.

xx

P.S. Thanks for all the lovely comments you've been leaving me recently. It's good to know some people are reading my blog. Some days I wonder if there is anyone out there. :) 

I will have a giveaway very soon!

Supplies

Gumball Shaker Die	You're so Sweet	Shaker Shack Bead Collection	Stitched Rectangles Dies
Avery Elle The Brights Collection Pad	*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITTER BRIGHT Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00033	*Hero Arts ACETATE FOLDED Cards & White Cards & Envelopes PS454	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad BLACK Ink008
*3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293

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Especially for You

Hello.
Today I am joining in (rather late) with a special blog hop in honour of Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine. Sadly, after many many wonderful issues, the magazine is closing its doors. And I am very sad. This is the magazine that first published one of my cards way back when…gosh, those happy emails when one of cards was accepted. The thought of them still brings a smile to my face.
Paper Crafts magazine - thank you! For everything. For inspiring me, encouraging me, pushing me in new directions… I will miss you enormously. And I will treasure your magazines forever.
So, if you arrived from Yainea Nuñez's blog, welcome.
If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, head to Jennifer McGuire's blog HERE.
So I have a card to share that I'd like to dedicate to the awesome Paper Crafts team. It features Simon Says Stamp's new Calliope Flourish die. It's so sweet!!! I just love it. I cut it from some rustic brown card, and again from silver glitter card, then paper pieced it together, adding gemstones to the flower centres. I adhered my flower to a tag created with Simon's new Large Tags dies (OH I LOVE THIS SET SO MUCH!!), and added a sentiment from Clearly Besotted's Fabulous Fuchsias set.  

The patterned papers are from Pebbles' beautiful Homemade pad.

Special thanks to the awesome Taheera for organising this amazing hop. Her words HERE express beautifully my feelings about Paper Crafts Magazine. And I'd like to thank her even more for adding me in after the hop had started. I didn't know about the hop but really really wanted to be a part of it.

Please hop on now to
Mama Elephant

Bye for now.

Supplies

Calliope Flourish Die	Large Tags Dies	Fabulous Fuchsias	Pebbles Homemade 6 x 6 Pad
Neutral Twine	*Hero Arts Hues POOL MIXED ACCENTS 2012 CH283	*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052	*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293
Natural Lightweight Recycled Card- Eco-Natural	Recycled Flecked Card

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Merry (Inky) Christmas

Hello!

Today I have a card over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. I have a sneak peek for you, but to see the card in full, head over to SSS. :) It features lots of yummy Hero Arts products, new and old.

 

I'll be back with a whole card tomorrow. :)

See you then.

Simon Says Stamp DieCember™ Blog Hop with Giveaway

Hi!
Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp DieCember™Blog Hop.
If you have arrived from Laura Bassen's incredible blog, then welcome. (Oh, how I love that Laura…). If not, then head to Simon's blog to start the hop at the beginning.
To celebrate DieCember™, Simon Says Stamp have released 15 awesome new dies, available separately, or as a "Kit and Kaboodle" bundle.

For my card today, I have a(nother) shaker card. Yes, I am addicted. :)

This card features the new Sweetheart Tag die, patterned paper from Amy Tangerine's Stitched pad and a sentiment from Simon's Perfect Love set. As a few people have expressed interest in knowing how to make this type of card, I have included some instructions below beneath all the other information. I hope they make sense. :)

I think shaker cards are perfect for weddings. :) Lots of sparkle and shine. :)

----------------GIVEAWAY--------------
As always, Simon Says Stamp is giving away generous prizes. Leave a comment here to be in with a chance of winning a prize pack. And remember to comment on every hop to increase your chances. The giveaways close on Thursday December 4th.

------------HOP ON----------
If you want to hop on now, your next stop is the super super super talented
CARYN DAVIS
Get ready for something special.

---------------INSTRUCTIONS------------

1. Trim a strip of silver glitter paper and adhere to the edge of a folded card.
2. Trim heart patterned paper to 5 1/2 x 3 3/4" and adhere to the card.
3. Die cut the tag from polka dot paper. Remove the insert and set aside for later. Stitch one edge of the die cut panel.
4. Line up the die cut panel over the card to use as a guide for stamping the sentiment. This will ensure you get it in the right place.
5. Adhere acetate to the back of the die cut panel. Add foam adhesive.
6. Fill the window with sequins, confetti and die cut hearts.
7. Adhere the card to the die cut panel.
8. Die cut the tag again from white card and remove the insert.
9. Adhere the insert into the tag, on top of the acetate.
10. Adhere the polka dot tag insert on top of the white insert using foam adhesive.

Supplies

Sweetheart Tag Die	Perfect Love	Amy Tangerine Stitched 6 x 6 Pad	*Pretty Pink Posh METALLIC SILVER Flat 6mm Sequins
*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad BLACK Ink008	*Hero Arts ACETATE FOLDED Cards & White Cards & Envelopes PS454	Cheers Confetti
*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293

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Die-Cember!

Hello, and happy 1st December. Or should I say Die-cember. :) Simon Says Stamp is celebrating December with a focus on dies. This has started with the release of 15 exclusive new dies:

See the collection here, and be sure to pop back to my blog this week as I have lots to share created with these dies. The Calliope Flourish and Large Tags are my new favourites!!!

--------------SALE------------

Die-Cember has also begun with a sale at Simon Says Stamp.

See the great selection of dies available at 50% off HERE (just add the code DIES at checkout). And check out those Jumbo Jet dies - one of my favourite dies for masculine cards. :)

Pop back later for more news.

Bye for now.

xx