As You Like It Challenge (DT) New or Recycled

 Sorry that I have been low-key for a while, I've just had so much else filling my time that my poor old blog has been sorely neglected.

Anyhoo, it's time for another new theme over at AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE and

this time it is NEW OR RECYCLED (pleeeeeeeeeeeasse tell us why)

So, I'm really keen on recycling at home - our blue bin is always packed, and if I can use something again for a new purpose then that's a win BUT for crafting, I admit it, I do love using new stuff - everything fresh and shiny new.

For this romantic wittle wabbit I have used

Whimsy Stamps Wee Bunny

A selection of my precious NitWits papers

MFT sentiments

and a stencil of roses

All inked up with Distress Inks (ReInkers and Oxides)

Our sponsor of this theme is

POLKADOODLES

I hope you can come over to the challenge and join us.

Hugs

Old Friends (DT) Dies To Die For

  Hello everyone, I'm here (eventually) - treated myself to a bit of a lay-in this morning.

I hope this finds you safe and well in these troubling times we find ourselves in.

Today is mine and the Mr's 22nd Wedding Anniversary.  How can that possibly be?  Where have the last 22 years gone?!

Thankfully he laughed when he opened this earlier.

Ingredients for this one are:

MFT Birdie Brown - Old Friends stamps MFT-BB-107

MFT Die-Namics - Old Friends dies MFT-1795

MFT Die-Namics - Love You Circle Frame die MFT-1661

MFT 6x6 papers

The old couple have been painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours.

Are you up to anything nice?  Whatever mischief you have in mind, stay safe and have yourselves a good weekend.

Hugs

PS.  Hand on heart I swore I would not enter this year's MFT Superstar Contest as the previous years have been too much stress and humiliation.  However, as this card wasn't made with the challenge in mind, but will fit in the CAS category, and tomorrow is the closing date, I might just sneak it in under the wire.  Who knows, maybe a card full love will finally do the trick.

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DTDF (DT) Hog Heaven

Pssst, me here, popping by to share the Valentine's card I made for himself

(keep it secret for now)

Lovely things used:

MFT Stamps - Hog Heaven

Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts : Scripty Love die

Die-Namics : Stitched Square Scallop Edge Frames

MFT 6x6 : County Fair Plaid

I cut the word die three times, two from thicker card, and once from the Plaid paper, to stack them for depth.  I love this effect, but I am so clumsy with glue that these "thicker" words work better for me.

I masked the piggy and fence panel rather than fussy cutting, and the entire image is

painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

We're celebrating early because Valentine's falls on Ash Wednesday this year and Ash Wednesday is a "fast" day, so tonight I shall be tucking into a romantic (!) Chinese takeaway.

Hey, don't knock it, no cooking means more crafting time!

Hugs to all

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DTDF (DT) Friends Furever

Morning peeps, a very quick post from me today, you could call me

a flying Squirrel

MFT Friends Furever stamp set

MFT Die-Namics Friends Furever die set

MFT Die-Namics Peek A Boo Striped Heart

MFT Die-Namics Hearts In A Row Vertical

MFT From The Heart

Hugs to all

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Don't forget, if you are anywhere near Thetford, Norfolk, tomorrow

the Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show is on at the Breckland Leisure Centre

Tracy will be there with a DTDF stand, and Faye with her Copics

Bitty Bears

Hello chaps, how is your Monday afternoon?

Having entered the MFT colouring competition yesterday, the adrenaline has

gone to my head and I thought I would try the CAS category too

Tis not the cleanest photo ever, but it's rather wet and gloomy here today.

MFT: Bitty Bears

Die-Namics: Bitty Bears

MFT: Distressed Patterns

Die-Namics: Happy Greetings

Die-Namics: Stitched Scallop Edge Rectangle Frame

Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Memento pads

MFT 2017 Card Design Superstar Competition

Clean And Simple Genius

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

In The Pink (DT) With Love

Yes, we know it's coming up - so over at IN THE PINK we are helping you get ready for the Day of Lurrrrve - our theme is, naturally, With Love.

Of course you don't HAVE to make it for your partner, it could be for a friend, your mum, your dad, whoever you want to say "I love you" too, and actually, in this strange ol' world we live in, I think it needs to be said a lot more often.

Here's my With Love themed card

(warning: it's quite pink)

Pink enough?!

So, I have used

CC Designs - Meoples Meowy (stamps and dies)

Die-Namics Inside-Out Stitched Rounded Corner Square

Echo Park papers

Hobbycraft heart punch

Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The sponsor for this challenge is DI'S DIGI STAMPS

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

DTDF - the debut!

Morning all, thanks for calling by today, and a huge thank you for all your good wishes!

It's all happened rather quickly, but I have had over a week of grinning and itching to tell you all.

So, today is my debut appearance for the design team at

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and I cannot thank Tracy and the girls enough for the opportunity

So, here we go with my first make

So, I bought this cheeky little chap last year as I thought he could be used for so much more than Valentine's but in the end he didn't get inked until this year - and it's still not for Valentine's

Stamp - CC Designs - Roberto's Rascals Valentine Henry

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps - Bold Statements
Design paper - Echo Park - For The Record 2

I have painted Henry with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The only extra ingredient is the black card for the matting layer to make him

pop out from the flowery background (which I absolutely lurrrve)

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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