Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Dies and Punches

The theme of the April Crafty Calendar Challenge is 'Die Cuts/Punches'.  I made this masculine card for my brother using two different dies.

The patterned paper is from Anna Marie Designs. I found a piece of white card in my snippets drawer which was already embossing with a Creative Expressions 'Cogs & Gears' embossing folder.  I cut it into a long panel and layered it on a black mat.  I used a Memory Box 'Gearworks Border' die with silver mirror card and layered the die cut over the embossed panel.  I used one of the dies from the Xcut 'Cogs Chronology' set with a snippet of black card to add a cog to the top right hand corner.

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

I am joining in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #135 ~ Layer it up

Creative Knockouts #568 ~ Embossing Delight

Krafty Chicks Challenge #814 ~ Birthday

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 852 ~ "M" is for Masculine

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge #529 ~ Use Snippets

Highland Cow

I made this card today to enter a challenge on the Craft Addition Facebook page, where the theme is turquoise and gold.

The turquoise die cut is a Craft Addiction 'Highland Cow'. I used the die again with gold glitter card and inlaid all the little pieces into the turquoise cow.  I used snippets of black and pink to inlaid the eye nose and tongue.  The sentiment made with Memory Box 'Alphabet Soup' die cuts and I added three turquoise pearls. I used the same turquoise and gold glitter card for the mats.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #633 ~ Four Legged Friends

The Paper Funday Challenge #85 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fur or Feathers

Allsorts Challenge ~ It's Springtime

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Brenda has chosen the theme of 'It's Springtime'.

For my DT card, I used an embossing folder I was given recently.  I think it may have been a magazine cover gift a while ago.  As it's covered in tulips, it was perfect for my springtime card.  The embossed pattern has a flat circle in the middle and my first thought was to die cut the cut out.  However, this would have flatten the embossed design.  I die cut a stitched white circle and stamped the stem and leaves from the Stampin' Up 'Timeless Tulips' set directly onto the circle.  The flower head was stamped on a scrap of white card using two different pink stamp pads to add some shading.  It was then fussy cut and attached with foam pads to add some extra dimension.  The sentiment was a stamp from the same set and I hand cut the sentiment banner and mat.  Three tiny green pearls finished off my card. 

The prize this time is two Penny Black Stamps available from Buddly Crafts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 13 ~ Anything in (or from) a Garden

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Spring

Christmas Snippets

I made this card with snippets, although I've already entered the Snippets Playground challenge this fortnight with another project.  Have you entered the Snippets Playground challenge yet?  There is a lovely prize for the lucky randomly drawn winner and you have until 11am on Saturday to enter this fortnight's challenge.

I used a hexagonal punch with snippets of patterned paper from The Works.  I laid them across the top of the card blank and trimmed off the excess. I embossed a snippet of navy blue card with a Sue Wilson 'Snowflake Lattice' embossing folder. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Morning Mist'.  Three silver holographic Card Candi finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days March Challenge