Sunday 8 May 2022

Twofer

Many of my followers will know that I am a football (soccer) supporter and often make football themed cards in blue and white. Yesterday we watched our team play the last game of the season.  What a game!  We needed a miracle to get automatic promotion and a miracle is exactly what happened when we scored 7-0, just what was needed.  Apologies to those reading this who have no interest in football, but we are still on Cloud Nine!

The Allsorts Challenge this week is 'Favourite stamps and/or dies'.  How do you choose your favourite, it's like being asked to choose you favourite child! 🤣

I decided to choose two dies.  The first is a Presscut 'Centre Stepper Card' die.  I used to make this style with a craft knife and it was a real game changer to find a die which does the work for you.  The second die is a Memory Box 'Chloe Stem' which I've had for years but it's still one of my favourite floral dies.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Range and I finished off my card with a sentiment and two white pearls.  I've just realised that I've covered up one of the pearls with my watermark...Oops!


I am joining in the following challenges:


A second card to share today.  This time a masculine card made for a friend's birthday.  I rarely use any sort of stitching on a masculine card, but thought this cross-stitch design of a glass of beer would be perfect to make into a card.  
The background is embossed with a Crafter's Companion 'On Your Birthday' embossing folder.  The tag is a MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag Die-namics' set of dies and a used crochet cotton for the stitching. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:




31 comments:

  1. Perfect masculine card! Thank you for sharing with us at the CYHTP Embossing Challenge.

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  2. Your stepper card is a beauty,the papers and diecut are gorgeous, a brilliant stitched beer? tag on your second card

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  3. Gorgeous card.
    Thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge Blog challenge. Good luck Ginny DT for
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  4. Two great cards and I agree that it is so difficult to choose a favourite stamp or die, I'm still thinking about this one!!

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  5. I love that paper you used on the first card and the simple die cut means it still shines through - I'm going to try that as I have so many papers I hate to cover up. Thanks for the inspiration. Great male card too with the x-s. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts.

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  6. Two fabulous cards Liz and congratulations on your teams win.

    Sue xx

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  7. "D" is for Drink!! A mug of beer makes for a great masculine card!! Your card rocked our challenge....D is for____!! So glad you decided to play along with us over at Cardz 4 Guyz!!

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  8. Two fabulous cards and dies used! I agree, it's very difficult choose a favourite!

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  9. I also agree it would be incredibly hard to pick a favourite stamp or die! To begin with I've so many of them I wouldn't know how to thin the choice out!! Your first card is super elegant, and I can imagine it is miles better to have a die for that card shape than having to cut it out, then the second card is perfect for those masculine makes. Fabulous both of them! Sarah

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  10. Both are wonderful Liz and what a creative and fabulous idea to do a stich card for a masculine card...it looks amazing x. YAY to the football result Liz x.

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  11. Both cards are just fabulous Liz! Awesome inspiration! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure … we appreciate your support and hope to see you again next challenge!
    Darlene
    CAN YOU HANDLE THE PRESSURE
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  12. Two fabulous cards Liz and I love the colours on the first with those pretty papers and the wonderful stepper card and die cut flower which looks great. The second is a super masculine make with the mustard coloured embossed background and the cross stitched glass of beer on the brown/cream coloured tag which is such a great idea.

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  13. A beautiful card,love the papers.xxx

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  14. 7-0 what a result Liz!! Lovely cards, such beautiful colours on that gorgeous stepper and the stitched beer is such fun x

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  15. WOW! Liz, your favourite die is gorgeous and so are the colours you used,you must love the card shaped die :) a time save me thinks. Your stitched card is just so original and wonderful, I'm sure it will be appreciated. Congratulations on the Team WIn too.

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  16. Two WOW cards Liz! I absolutely love your floral card and your cross stitch is fab too! I always loved to x-stitch but my eyes aren't as good as they once were.

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  17. A pretty colour palette for your lovely easel creation, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts, challenge.

    Congratulations on a well deserved promotion!

    B x

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  18. Two lovely cards liz. I love the first one the design and colour and I too have that good old favourite memory Box die! Great embossing folder in the second one to show off your lovely cross stitch beer. x

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  19. Fabulous cards! I didn't know there were dies out there for centre step cards - so cool! Such pretty colours too. Always awesome when the team you support does well. (: Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

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  20. Two fabulous cards Liz and Paul couldn't believe they scored 7 !!! amazing match hugs Sue x

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  21. Hi Liz,
    What a fabulous card and tag, I love the image and the colours.
    Thank you for sharing your card crafting skills with us at our Birthday Blog hop CRAFT challenge.
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    I look forward to seeing many more of your challenges.
    With kind regards
    Sue CRAFT DT
    Blogspot handmadecardsbysb:wordpress.com

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  22. Hi Liz,I asked Natalie from the Creative Inspirations Challenge to pick another winner as I won the Feb challenge as well,your gorgeous Easter card was chosen Meg x

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  23. CONGRATS on your footie win . . . my DH was telling me all about what an amazing achievement it was.

    Fabulous pair of cards. I particularly like the Presscut stepper card, as blue is my fave colour, and I also totally LOVE that Chloe stem die! xxx

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  24. I just LOVE those gorgeous blue colors on the first card, and that stitching on the 2nd card looks so pretty and homespun at the same time! Great job on both!

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  25. Love that fold and the white die cut looks so sharp on the beautiful blue papers. Great creation. Thank you for joining the challenge at Allsorts this week.

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  26. Congrats to your football team, I can imagine the hooping and hollering that was going on at your house. lol Your first card is so pretty Liz, I love the papers you used and I really love that flower die as well. Yes, cutting these types of cards was always done by hand and either a paper trimmer or blade, but having the die that does the work for you is so nice! I love your second card as well. I always love seeing your "stitched" designs on your cards. Actually, I bought a die to use for stitching but now I can't find my floss. lol Just saw my container not that long ago, so I know it is here! The glass of beer is so fun and perfect for a masculine card. Hugs, Brenda

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  27. Two super cards Liz, they are both lovely but I especially like the colours on the stepper card.
    Congratulations to your football team.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  28. Two fabulous cards Liz. Your stitching is fabulous. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4guyz. Love Dawn x

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  29. Beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at Let's Craft and Create. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Sherry DT/Admin xx

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