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There's a new challenge at Dilly Beans: Shaped Cards. No squares or rectangles, ya hear? Megan also has a fabulous assortment of adorable new digi gals at the Dilly Beans Shop and I've used one of my faves, #592 Aidynn's Winter Hat Framed. EEEK! Isn't her hat the cutest? I'm sort of embarrased not too have used my Cricut here, but I've had sort of a block lately,after years and years of doing elaborate shaped cards. Instead I pulled out my Nesties Grands and my cool Stampin' Up Festive Flurry stamp and die cut set and went to town. That beautiful jewel is Stampin' Up, too. The wire ribbon is from my stash and I'll tell you a little tip if you want to use ribbon for a sentiment as I did here. Tape your ribbon to a strip of card stock before cutting the ends to length and it will be easier to cut, you'll avoid fraying, and it will be easier to adhere with tape or foam to whatever project you choose.
We've had an unseasonably warm and dry Winter here in CA, but I know many of you have been bombarded by snow and frigid temps. That was my inspiration this week and I even finished the inside of my card, just for you. HUGS!
Oh, and one last thing. Be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog to see some of the newest Dilly Beans in action...sooo stinkin' CUTE!!!!! And if you act fast (like I mean TODAY!) you can get them 2 for one. Hurry! Don't miss it!
I'm also entering this in the Crafting by Designs Think Warms Thoughts Challenge, Creative Moments Anything Goes, Add Some Sparkle, Digi Stamps 4 Joy Add REAL Ribbon, TTRCD ATG Jan 27th-Feb 4th, Die Cuttin' Divas Winter Fun and The Sisterhood of Crafters Winter's Snowflakes, Stampin' with the Dragon Winter Blues and the Creatalicious Turquoise Winter Challenge.
It's the 9th Day of Creepmas, how time has flown. Today is Smeared Ink day and both Jolly Bloggers and Merry Hoppers have the opportunity to win a prize from our fabulous sponsors, Smeared Ink. Bloggers must use only Smeared Ink Stamps and hoppers must comment on each of the posts, so let's get to it. To begin at the beginning, please visit my sidebar. I've used the fabulous Succubus 5, (also available in the Succubus Set) drawn by my HDH teamie Ike, for Smeared Ink.
Poor girl is pining away for her love. She's colored with Copics, fussy cut, glittered with superfine glitter, and popped. The gorgeous digi paper in the background is from the new Smeared Ink Icy Paper Pack (also available in 12 x 12, as are all Smeared Ink Digi papers for you scrapbookers).
I've double embossed with both the Tim Holtz Tall Pine Trees Sizzix folder and the Cuttlebug special edition Snowfall folder and fussy cut around a portion of the trees to die cut the aperture using the largest of my Spellbinders Labels 13 dies. The gorgeous snowflakes are from my ancient stash (probably JoLee's?).
The sentiment is computer generated and cut with a Spellbinders Fancy Tags die garnished with some blue adhesive pearls. Now off you go to the fabulous Violent Kittie.
I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday Let it Snow Challenge, the Sisterhood of Crafters Christmas Sparkle, Tip Top Tuesday Snowflakes, Through the Purple Haze Here Comes Christmas Day, Lunagirl Blue Christmas, Sparkle and Sprinkle Dec ATG with Glitter, and Crafty Calendar Cold and Frosty.
Happy Friday! It's a new Challenge day at Dilly Beans and and we're asking for Washi tape. I have to admit, although I've had these rolls for over a year, I haven't used much of the stuff so this is sort of a new one for me. But now that I've taken the plunge, I think it could be pretty addictive. I've paper pieced the hair and dress of the adorable #538 Poppy Circle Frame and colored the rest with Copics (right over the paper piecing of her dress as well). Then I cut a square mat and layered the orange Washi first, and then the yellow in a starburst pattern and cut the window with a Nesties Circle. (It's supposed to look like a sun, in case you missed that.) I wasn't sure if my printer would print on Washi so after laying the green tape down on card stock and cutting the banner, I just added the printed sentiment on top. Both the mat and banner are popped for dimension and there ya go. My teamies had a ball with this one too, so be sure to check out the Challenge Blog and leave them some love. Now it's your turn!
Be sure and join the new Dilly Beans Facebook Group and share all of your Dilly Beans creations.
I'm also entering this in the Cute Card Thursday Hip to be Square Challenge, the Paper Shelter Sun, Moon, Stars Challenge, the Sisterhood of Crafters Devine Digi Challenge, Stamp and Doodle Spots and Stripes, Oldie but A Goodie Spots and Stripes Challenge (washi is old), the Use it Tuesday Friendship Challenge (washi from stash) and the Left Of Center No Designer Paper Challenge #14 (Don't worry, I'll be back with LOC shortly, LOL).
This week our Dilly Beans challenge is Flowers. What a ball I had with this one. The first image I chose was #184 Flower Girl. This stamp actually has a flower in her hair, but by doing some cropping and merging in my Printmaster program I was able to size and add #166 Eyeball flower for one of her eyes. All is colored with Copics. The mat behind is a Nesties Beaded Oval. The sentiment is one of 9 from the #375 Cute and Dark collection. And finally, to finish it off, I fussy cut #397 Daisy Border and popped it atop the lattice punch from MS.
I printed the eyeball flower twice to pop it up, but first used my kraft knife to cut out the eyeball part so that the lid could be over the iris, to which I'd added a Rain Dot. This worked better for me than Glossy accents, because it was perfectly round and stayed that way. Besides, I have minimal tolerance for waiting for things to dry. LOL They worked well for the flower centers on the Daisy Border, too. The Dilly Beans Designers and Friday Challenge Blog is just blooiming, so be sure to check out the fabulous inspiration by my DT sisters. And pop over to the Shop too, where Megan has added some fabulous new designs. She's has even extended the "Buy 10 get 10 Free" offer through midnight TONIGHT (PDT), so HURRY!
I'm entering this card in the Scrap it with a Song challenge, as the song this week is "In My Life" by the Beatles. It is dedicated to my love, my life I love you Sweetheart, more than life itself, yesterday, today, and all my tomorrows.
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