Tutti Designs - Oriental Fan

Hello, my friends!

It's Monday, and I'm back with a new Tutti Designs share!

This is the final die share from the February Release.
It is called "Oriental Fan" and you can find it HERE.

I just happened to have this pretty oriental fan paper
all in shades of purple.
So I had to make a purple card! :o)

Again, I teamed this die up with the Nesting Stitched Ovals Die.
I love these dies!
Just some simple layering, and pretty ribbon bow.

Finally, I added some little purple rhinestones to the flowers.

Here's a closer look at all the dies:

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock, DCWV - Far East Stack;

Ribbon: Offray Picot Edge;

Bling: Crafts - Rhinestones.

Tutti Designs Dies Used:

Oriental Fan Die

Nesting Stitched Ovals Die

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I'll be back next week with a new project.

In the meantime, here are all the links you'll need:

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Blog

Tutti Designs Facebook Page

Tutti Designs Pinterest Page

Tutti Designs - Koi

Hello, my friends!

It's Monday, and I'm back with a new Tutti Designs share!

This is another fun one from the February Release.
It's called "Koi" and you'll find it HERE.

I placed this fun fish in a water colored oval.
I was hoping it looked like he was in a pond.
Then I backed it with an Asian style decorative paper.

Finally, I added a sheer ribbon bow.

Here's a closer look at the Koi Die, and the Stitched Nesting Circle Die.

Other Materials Used:

Papers: DCWV - Far East Stack;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Ribbon: Celebrate It.

Tutti Designs Dies Used:

Koi

Stitched Nesting Ovals

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I'll be back next week with a new project.

In the meantime, here are all the links you'll need:

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Blog

Tutti Designs Facebook Page

Tutti Designs Pinterest Page

Tutti Designs - Oriental Parasol

Hello, my friends!

It's Monday, and I'm back with a new Tutti Designs share!

Today I'm sharing another one of the Asian themed dies from the February release.
This week it is the Oriental Parasol Die.
You can find it HERE.

I began with this decorative paper.
Choosing a matching cardstock, I created the card base.
I added a decorative punch along the bottom of the card front. 
I cut the parasol out of the same cardstock and adhered it.
Finally, I added some Liquid Pearls and sheer ribbon. 

Here you can see a peek of the strip of decorative paper that I added to the inside of the card. 

It shows through the punched border on the front. 

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock, DCWV - Far East Stack;

Punch: Fiskars Border Punch - Parisian;

Bling: Liquid Pearls - Bisque;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Ribbons: Celebrate It.

Tutti Designs Die - Oriental Parasol

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I'll be back next week with a new project.

In the meantime, here are all the links you'll need:

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Blog

Tutti Designs Facebook Page

Tutti Designs Pinterest Page

Some Friday Fun!

Happy Friday, my friends!

Remember my Birdhouse Layout that I posted recently? If you don't remember it you can scroll down and see it just a couple of posts below. Well, that entry won the Challenge #80 at Playing in Paradise! Not only did I receive a fabulous prize but I've also been invited to be their Guest Designer for Challenge #82 this week! How fun is that? 

This week's challenge just happens to be a sketch, and you all know how much I enjoy a good sketch, right?

You can find all the details over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog HERE. Why not join in the fun?! :o)

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card. I opted to make a cream colored monochromatic card this time!

Papers: Recollection Cardstock;

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Beaded Circles,

Memory Box - Breezy Wreath;

Embossing Plate: Sizzix - Flowers #3;

My Stash: Seam Binding, Buttons. 

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A Die For A Sketch - Challenge #3

Hello, my lovely friends! Welcome to our third challenge of A Die For A Sketch! A big thank you to those of you who have been playing along with us, and another big thank you to all of you for your very sweet comments on my challenge cards! They are always very appreciated! :o)

I REALLY enjoyed putting this card together! Yes, I do say that for all of my projects but this time I mean it even more than I usually do! lol Let me tell you why...this card incorporates four of my favorite crafts...all on one card! Can you believe it? It is a combination of paper-crafting, crochet, beading and embroidery!
First, here's the great sketch, you will find the link HERE.

Here's my card:

 I started by choosing my papers and cutting the layers out. Once that was all decided I pierced holes around the circle and took care of the crocheting. (I'll post a link to a fabulous YouTube video below) When that was all finished I used a pattern from a great site called Stitching Cards. I'll post all their information below. I used one pattern with beading for the center circle. I used a separate pattern for the corner squares. The pieces were pierced and then stitched by hand. I used a variegated cotton for the crocheting and corner stitching, and a rayon floss for the beading and the leaves. So then it was just a matter of adhering all the layers together with the circle layer up on dimensionals. It's such a fun sketch to play with, and I do hope you'll come join us again this month at A Die For A Sketch! :o)

Items Used:

Papers: Recollections Cardstock;

Patterned Papers - From Andrea's Giveaway;

All Threads: DMC;

Beads: From My Stash;

*** Patterns: Stitching Cards Store HERE ***

They have some super cute animal patterns and beautiful flowers. 

A wonderful variety of creative ideas for cards. 

Their blog is called Prick And Stitch Is My Craft

You can find it HERE

***Leonie from My Passion For Paper has a wonderful Crochet video on YouTube***

It can be found HERE

A Die For A Sketch - Challenge No 2

Hello, my friends! Can you believe a month has already passed since Challenge No 1 at A Die For A Sketch! A special thank you to all of you that linked up a project! Another thank you to everyone that just came by to take a look! We had a wonderful response for our very first round!

It was so interesting to see how many of the projects included colored images on them. Now, I know for a fact that some people do not like to color. I actually know someone who has an intense dislike for coloring. Yes, I know it's hard for some of us to understand but we will not judge them, will we? lol So it was with these people in mind that I created my card this month. There is no colored image on my card! So you see, even if you don't color you can join the fun at A Die For A Sketch. Remember the rules are simple; follow the sketch and use a die!

So here is the sketch for Challenge No 2:

Here is my card! I guess I must confess to a tiny bit of coloring. I used my Versamark pen to color some bits of the teacup. Then I heat embossed it with gold embossing powder so it would look like one of my special china teacups. I'm afraid it was difficult to get it to show properly in a photo. We've had such crazy storms around here the lighting has been interesting. The doily behind the teacup was misted with Ranger Perfect Pearl Mist so it shimmers beautifully. The pretty corners are an old Cuttlebug die. The wonderful sentiment that inspired this card is from my most recent card kit from Simon Says Stamp. 

If you like to color...or not...I hope to see you join us this month for Challenge No 2! :o)

Papers: Prima - Romanitque Collection, Colorbok Cardstock;

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Mist: Ranger Perfect Pearl Mist - interference red;

Dies: Provo Craft Cuttlebug Dies - Vintage,

MM Slice Design Card - Grandma's Attic;

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp - Absolutely Delightful Stamp Set;

Seam Binding, Pearls, Doily - From My Stash.