True Blue

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Another blue and white birthday card today for a football fan, made in the team colours.  The football shirt has blue and white quarters and this is reflected in the design.

I started with a black card blank.  I cut a square of white card slightly smaller and drew pencil lines to mark in quarters.  Two blue and two white squares of card were embossed with a Crafts Too football embossing folder, and positioned along the pencil lines on the larger white square card.  This was then attached to the card blank.  I attached a circle of blue card in the middle and layered the white circle with the sentiment on foam pads.  The footballs are one of the dies from the Dixi Craft 'Football Circle & Corner'.  As the die only cuts the outline and embosses, I added the black parts with distress ink using a dauber through the apertures in the die, while the die cut was still in place. The footballs are raised up on foam pads.  Lots of snippets were used on this card, so I'll be off to play in The Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 248 ~ Use Snippets

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

September Rudolph Days

It's the 25th of the month, so time for another Rudolph Days Challenge, which run until the end of the month.  A CAS Christmas card today, one of six I've made so far of this design.  

I used a Poppystamps 'Let it Snow Channel' die directly into the red card blank.  The snowflake is one of the MB 'Twilight Snowflakes' dies, which I attached with foam tape.  The embossing folder is a Crafters Companion one, 'Snowflakes' and tiny white pearl in the middle of the red snowflake finished off my design.  

I am joining in the following challenges:
Rudolph Days September Challenge
PSC#24 September Challenge ~ So Boss!
That's Crafty Christmas in September Challenge

Diamond Corner

The Less is More Challenge this week is 'Diamonds' and I'm sneaking in with a last minute entry.  After abandoning my first efforts with stencil and embossing folder, both with diamond shapes, I eventually settled on a corner die.  

The corner die is one of the MB 'Distresssed Windham Collage' dies.  The flower die is one I picked up in a bargain bucket for about a third of the recommended price! I wasn't sure what to do with the die, as it cuts out a very thin outline, which easily goes out of shape it attached straight to a card blank. So, I decided to inlay the die cut, a new technique to me, but one I've seen used a lot on other bloggers' cards.  I used the die first in the white card to get the shape of the flowers and pot.  Then I inserted the green die cut outline, before finally using the die cut again with snippets of lilac and green card and inserting all the little pieces.  I'm sure someone will tell me that's how the die is supposed to be used! LOL! 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Less is More Week #294 - Theme ~ Diamonds
HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

New Home

I saw a sketch challenge on the Craft World Facebook page, so decided to use the sketch layout for my New Home card.

The stamp is an old wood mounted stamp by Create-It. The image is coloured with Promarkers and die cut with a MB 'Stitched Square' die.  I used an Embossalicious 'Antique Keys'  for the embossed background.  The sentiment is computer generated and die cut with a MB 'Stitched Circle' die.  Two strips of ribbon finished off my card. The pieces of green card for layering were snippets, so I'll be off to play in the Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges with my card:

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ A New Home

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 247 ~ Use Snippets
The Craft Barn Challenge ~ All around the house (keys)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #131 ~ Trees/Branches and or Leaves
Crafty Boots Challenge ~ All Squared Up
Penny Black and More September challenge ~ Add a sentiment

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