Squares

I watched a video this week on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page demonstrating this design.  It's a perfect design for using snippets.  My card is a similar layout as the card in the video, but I made a few changes by adding ribbon and the positioning of the sentiment. 

The papers are from The Range and I die cut lots of snippers into squares with a Memory Box 'Perfect Patch Strip', which cuts five stitched squares in one go.  I bought the die years ago because it was in a sale, but only used it today for the first time, so I'll be sharing my card over in the NBUS challenge.  The embossing was done with a Lisa Horton 'Layered Petals' embossing folder.

I made a second card with patterned papers, also from The Range.  I chose non-floral papers as I though I could use it for a masculine card.  I used a Lisa Horton 'Cubes' embossing folder on this card. 

As I'll be sharing my card over in the Snippets Playground,  I remembered to take a photo of my snippets leftovers.

I am joining in the following challenges with my pink card:

Snippets Playground Challenge #525 ~ Use Snippets

NBUS Challenge #83 ~ Never-Before-Used-Schtuff 

Die Cut Divas Challenge ~ Red &/orPink Colors

Love Those Pretty Papers February Challenge

I am joining the the following challenges with the blue card:

Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge #73 ~ Happy Birthday

Thank You Twofer

It really is a small world.  I was emailed by an American blogging friend recently.  They have a friend who I think lives in France, who has a friend who lives in Wales.   Are you still with me? The friend in Wales wanted to pass all his late wife's crafting things onto another crafter who would use them or pass them on to be used.  We live in England, but only just over an hour's drive from the friend in Wales, so my hubby and I drove over to Severn Bridge last Monday and came home with fourteen big boxes full of of various crafting things to sort.  Ten boxes are sorted and I have four to go!  I wanted to make a thank you card for the lovely man who gave me the craft items, using some things I was given.  As his passion is classic cars, I was delighted to find this image in one of the boxes.

The image was from a set of topper cards from Stamped Out For You, 'Sepia Mini Sentiments'.  The topper had a sentiment on, so I chopped off the sentiment and just used the image. The patterned paper was also in one of the boxes, but I don't know the brand as there were a few loose sheets of this design.  The sentiment is a Impression Obsession 'Thanks' die cut.  I used dark brown card for the mats and the sentiment.  As the topper was from a new pack, I'll be sharing my card over in the NBUS challenge.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

 NBUS Challenge #83 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Love Those Pretty Papers February Challenge ~ Anything Goes with Patterned Paper 

  Double D Challenge ~ Vintage/Shabby Chic

Initially, I didn't add any Card Candi to the first card and it looked a bit bare.  I thought the image might look better on a rectangular card so I made a second card.  When I added the Card Candi to this card, I decided to add some to the first card too and I think it now looks more balanced.  So now I have a spare masculine Thank You card for my box of ready-made cards.  I think I will probably send the first one over to Wales. 

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Love is in the Air

The Crafty Calendar February Challenge begins today with the theme 'Love is in the Air'.

I made this anniversary card for friends who celebrated their 41st Wedding Anniversary.  I used both the dies from the Craft Addiction 'The Heart Collection' set.  The scallop background is a die from the Lisa Horton 'Scallop Layered Squares' set.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th February, so please hop over to the challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge #773 ~ Love / Anything Goes

Fab 'N' Funky Challenge #630 ~ 'Love Is All Around'

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 844 - Picturing Love

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ All Loved Up

AUD Sentiments Challenge #334 - Dies and/or Love, Anniversary, Wedding + a Sentiment

Creative Moments Challenge # 278 ~ Love and Romance

Die Cut Divas Challenge ~ Red and/or Pink Colors

Time Out Challenge #306 ~ Red, Heart 

Just Us Girls Challenge #809 ~ Die Week (Heart)

Allsorts Challenge ~ Create Your Own Background

Donna has chosen the theme for this fortnight's Allsorts Challenge and theme is 'Create Your Own Background'.  As always, there is also Anything Goes option.

I was lucky enough to win this Visible Image 'Frosty' stencil in The Playground recently, so I gave it its first outing using Distress Oxide ink pads.   The sentiment is a Impression Obsession 'Thanks' die.  The orange and green card was all from my snippets drawer.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Stencil Fun January Challenge ~ Anything Goes with a Stencil

The stencil I used was a 6 x 6 one, so I made a second card using the strip of stencilled card left over.  There was enough orange and green card left too.

The flower is a Memory Box 'Prim Poppy' die cut, using one of my favourite flower dies.  I cut the flower out in green first and then just the flower heads in orange and layered them on top of the green.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Dragonfly Dreams January Challenge ~ Floral

As You Like It Challenge ~ Favourite Die and why (I've had this die for over ten years and I love the simplicity of the design.  It's perfect for so many occasions.)

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 11 ~ Anything in or from a Garden

Triple B January Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #37 ~ Anything Florals Goes 

The Allsorts prize this time is a set of four background stamps from AALL and Create.