Window View Mother's Day Card

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Created this Mother's Day Card with lots of detail & dimension for the Window scene. Used a Cottage Cutz die for the Window, window curtain, flower pot, flowers & leaves. I should have photographed the carefully measured small pieces of scrap paper that I placed on the Cottage Cutz die. I discovered that placing the Kraft cardstock, used for the window, over the small pieces helps from losing the small pieces as I take them out of the Sizzix BIGkick. Stamped Paper Smooches Summer Groves clouds, bird & flowers. I thought the stamping of the clouds & flowers added dimension. Used paper piercing technique with a ruler & a Stampin' Up piercing tool for the Sun's Rays and placed gold glitter cardstock behind the white cardstock to shine thru. Added some inking.

Supplies List 


die: Die-Namics Cloud Trio
ink:  Memento - Bahama Blue, Cottage Ivy, VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: Recollections Purple Wag scrapbook, 
   cardstock - Kraft, gold glitter, green, orange, purple, white, yellow
stamp: Hero Arts CL498 sentiment 'Happy Mother's Day', 
   Paper Smooches Summer Groves  - bird, cloud, flower
Stampin' Up: embossing - Cloudy Days emb folder
   paper piercing - paper piercing tool, 
   punch - 1 3/4 circle
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - tumbled glass, walnut stain

Entering this into the following challenges:

3/15 Paper Smooches Picture Perfect Ch UE 3/9
  Challenge - Inspirational Photo


 















3/17 Cuttlebug Mania For Mum 3E(#3) 3/4

3/18 Simon Says Stamp Wed Mother's Day or Special Gift 5E(#3) 3/12

3/19 Paper Smooches Guest Designer UE 3/6 
3/20 MFP Tutoiral Ch92 Diff ways to Paper Pierce 5E(#2) 3/14 


3/31 Crafty Hazelnuts Pattern Paper Mar Ch UE 3/1 

 4/16 Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search - May UE 4/3

Thinking of You Card

Created this Thinking of You card using a new Cottage Cutz Springtime Window die I selected from a prize win.

Used a sketch from Die Cuttin Divas for challenge that ended before I posted. 

 
Hubby & I were out enjoying dinner at Golden Corral that had free dinner buffet for Veterans.

Used a Yellow & Gray color scheme. Chose the sentiment that goes well with the window die cut. First time stamping without using ink and in this case I used Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber Silver. Took me 3 tries to get a stamped sentiment that did not look smudged that I was happy with.

Closeup of sentiment stamped using 
Ranger Acrylic  Paint Dabber Silver:

View of the 2 brads. One brad was broken 
but usable with a glue dot:

acrylic paint: Ranger Dabber Silver (closest color to gray) 
brads: 2 mini Gold
die: Cottage Cutz Springtime Window 
gems: 4 yellow in corners
paper:
cardstock - gray, yellow
core'dinations cardstock - Lemonade, Stormy Gray 
Spellbinders: Nest Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large & Nest Classic Ovals
stamp; Cardztv with Mary "Encouraging Thoughts" sentiment

Entering this into the following challenges:

DLART Thankful Thurs Anything Goes Linky Party unlim 11/1-30   
Papercraft Star Ch120 Yellow & Gray 11/7-13
Paper Take Weekly Anything Goes unlim 11/6-12  
Pin & Tack "Spark Your Creativity" Ch3 Anything Goes unlim 11/1-30
Simon Says Stamp Ch Thinking of You/Sympathy unlim 11/7-13
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch Stamp w/o Ink unlim I used Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber 11/12-18
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch165 Use something broken & put back together one brad was broke 11/11-17
The Pink Elephant TPE174 Punches/Dies unlim 11/12-19

Moose Theme Birthday Card

Created this Birthday Card with a Moose Theme for a Man.
Figured the Paper Pizazz Moose and Trees scrapbook paper that I have had for who knows how long would be perfect for this.

First time using the Cottage Cutz Moose & Trees die. The Cottage Cutz dies come with a piece of adhesive foam. The
directions indicate to peel the adhesive backing off the foam and place the foam directly over the die cut image. Well, I was hesitate to do that because I was trying to figure how would I see the images to know where to put the paper on the die. Well, when you cut the first time the foam presses into the die and you see the images.

die: Cottage Cutz Moose & Trees
paper:
Kraft cardstock - Base
core'dinations cardstock - 2 shades of brown, 2 shades of green
Paper Pizazz Moose & Deer scrapbook paper
stamp: TPC Studio Greetings - sentiment "Happy Birthday!"
  
Entering this into the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Ch15 The Ol' 1-2 Punch use punched or die cut element unlim 11/1-11
Clearly i Stamp CIC63 Critters 11/2-16
Cupcake Insp Ch185 Forest/Woods Moose/Bear Brown/Green/White 11/4-10
DLART Thankful Thurs Anything Goes Linky Party unlim 11/1-30
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR70 You Pick 3 fav colors lim3 3rd fav colors - brown, cream & green 11/3-9
LEJ Designs Ch28 Use Die Cuts or Punches lim3 2nd 11/6-11
Paper Pretties Wed PWC230 Use Your Fav Stamp Set unlim 10/31-11/6 
Paper Take Weekly Anything Goes unlim 11/6-12
Pin & Tack "Spark Your Creativity" Ch3 Anything Goes unlim 11/1-30
Robyns Fetish Ch132 Card for a Man 11/5-9 
Sentimental Sun Ch127 Dimensions lim3 2nd 11/4-10
Stampin With Dragon Ch Birthday 11/2-8
Twisted Tues 2TC31 Guys Wk, Bring on the Tools lim3 1st used my Sizzix BIGkick as my Tool 11/6-11