SOUS Die Cut Challenge

Hello crafty friends,
Today is another die cut challenge for SOUS. This week our challenge was to use a home or house in our projects. So this is what I came up with.

I created this layout using files from PaperCraftingWorld.com. The background paper is from Recollections Girl Paper Pad and the paper for the house is from the DCWV Letterpress Stack. 

I used the following products to complete this project.

Pazzles Inspiration	Recollections All Girl Pad	DCWV Letterpress Stack
School Days Bear Layout	Tag Cherry Blossoms	Pebbles Chalks
Basic Ink Pad Set	Whimsy Ink Pad Set	Adventure Ink Pad Set
Tombow Adhesives	Fine Tip Glue Pen	Foam Tape

Additional Supplies

Misc. Ribbon

Peach, Yellow, Sunbeam, Green, Blue and White Cardstock

Fine Tip Black Pen

Now it's your turn to join the fun. Just head over to SOUS (Stuck On You Sketches)  and check out what the other designers have created. Then be sure to join in the fun!

For those interested, I did make a few kits of this layout. Those can be picked up at Page-Kits.com

As always, thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me!

Happy Birthday Card By Melin

Hello crafty friends,

Melin here with you for another Scrapyland DT Terrific Tuesday post. Today I wanted to share a card I created for one of my niece’s upcoming birthday. So let’s get right to it.

Here’s a look at the completed card. I created the card with a base of Kraft cardstock. The finished size measures 5x6.5. I used some patterned paper from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie paper pad.

Flourished border. I used the goosebumps swirls 2x2 embossing folder. It is very easy to get a nice, deep and continuous look by using these folders with your squeeze tool. All of which you can get at Scrapyland.com.

Here’s a closer look at the font letters. The one thing I love about these fonts is that they offer a great, clean look at a very small size. The circle these letters are on are 7/8”. With all the electronic die cut machines out there, getting letters this small to cut cleanly is a challenge and especially on patterned paper.

I Used The Following Products

Quickutz Squeeze	Quickutz Goosebumps Curls	Katie Skinni Mini Font
Basic Grey 6x6 Urban Prairie Pad	7/8” Circle Punch	EK 1.25 Scallop Circle Punch
EK Double Crochet Border Punch	Cat’s Eye Aqua	MS Butterfly Punch
AC Tape Runner	Foam Dots	MS Fine Tip Glue Pen
Aqua Stickles

Kraft, White and Black cardstock.

Misc. Ribbon

You need to head over to Scrapyland.com  and check out the vast variety of dies. They have a wide selection including some rare, retired and hard to find dies. Well, I think this about covers it for today. As always, thank you for sharing your crafty time with me.

Heart Breaker Girl Layout

Hello crafty friends,
I wanted to quickly share a layout I created last week, but just never got around to posting.

It uses the new, (Coming soon) PCW Heart Breaker Girl Cut File Set. 

I also used paper from the Paper Studio All Seasons II pad. I will post more details shortly.

You can also find this layout as a kit in very limited quantities at Page-Kits.com

Products Used To Complete

(Coming Soon)

Double Easel Card Tutorial

Hello crafty friends,

So glad you dropped by today. It’s Tuesday and that means another opportunity for me to share a creation for my Scrapyland DT. So I decided to try my hand at a double easel twisted card. The name sounds like a dive or gymnastics move…lol! Anyway, here is what I came up with.

Here is a closer look at one of the panels. I used the Spellbinders D-Lites Corner Flourishes to create the flourished backdrops as well as the pretty corners on the pink floral layer.

Here is a closer look at the sentiment. I used the Spellbinders Labels Four dies  to create the label layers. I used the Close To My Heart Family Love Stamp Set to stamp the sentiment. I fussy cut around it and adhered it to the top label. I also used pop dots to give the labels some lift to hold the panels in their place.

How To Make A Double Easel Twisted Card.

Start with a piece of paper 8” x 8”.

Create a score line at the 4” mark. Turn it and score again at 4” but only up to where the second score line intersects with the first score line.

Cut the 4” score line down to were it intersects with the first one. See above photo. Red line above is the cut line. Black line is the fold line.

Next take one of the squares and fold the upper left corner down to the crease line and in line with the outer edge. See photo above.

Fold the other side like the above and you should end up with your base looking like the photo above.

Fold the flaps back over the center crease line and this is what your finished base will look like.

Next you will cut out two 4” x 4” squares and glue them to the front facing “triangles on each side. Then decorate as desired.

How I made the Flowers.

I used the Quickutz Squeeze and a couple of the 2x2 dies. I used the inside of the flower die

QQ Flower Die

Instead of leaving them flat, I rolled them like you would a rolled or twirled flower with my quilling tool

I  put two of them together, nestling one into the other to make the flower a little bigger.

I then layered those onto the tiny flower die flowers. I layered four of those together.

Here is one last look at the card.

Here are the products I used for this project

Spellbinders Grand Calibur	Spellbinders D-Lites Corner Flourishes	Spellbinders Labels Four Die Set
Quickutz Squeeze	2x2 Tiny Flower Die	2x2 Flower Die
Family Love Stamp Set	Smoky Plum Ink Pad	AC Tape Runner
Foam Dots	Basic Grey Eva Paper Pad	MS Score Board
Imaginisce Flower Roller Tool	Tim Holtz Scissors	Robin’s Nest Cotton Candy Dew Drops

Additional Supplies

Pink, White and Medium Pink Cardstock

All the rest of the papers were from the Basic Grey Eva Paper Pad.

Be sure to visit Scrapyland.com where you can find the majority of these products. Don’t forget to look through their huge selection of dies. Especially some hard to find dies too!

Well that about covers it for today. Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me! Until the next time,