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Penny Black: Inlaid Snowflake Die Cuts

Today, I’m sharing a holiday-themed card crafted with newly released Penny Black dies and stamps using a non-traditional Color Combo, which was shared last year on the Penny Black blog. The card design is from Scrapbook & Cards Today CardMaps Today Volume 4. I recently ordered the magazine, and I’ve earmarked quite a few sketches.

I stamped a light blue cardstock panel with the 40-350 Tree-Lined background stamp in a coordinating ink. I die cut the 51-066 Crystal Trio snowflakes nested within circle dies so that I could inlay the snowflakes. I also cut circles in white to put behind the inlaid snowflakes/circles. The sentiment is from the 30-257 Joy Filled set.

Happy Fall: Die Cut Truck and Leaves

This morning during my walk, I saw a lovely leaf dance. Soon there will be piles of leaves in our yard. I’m sharing a card depicting a fall scene in the Pacific Northwest. When the leaves have fallen from the deciduous trees, we still have our evergreen backdrop.

The new Impression Obsession fall release has some terrific dies. I took some artistic liberties by pairing the die cut leaves with the truck! Those are some huge leaves! To add the leaves, I die cut a circle, which I trimmed just below the center line. I added a base layer of leaves to which I then kept adding leaves, attaching them with the Zig Memory Two-Way Fine Tip Pen.

Supplies:

Impression Obsession Dies, Evergreen Trees	Impression Obsession Dies, Classic Truck	Impression Obsession Dies, Oak Leaves and Rake	Taylored Expressions Dies, Build a Scene – Rolling Hills
WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamp, Happy Harvest	Puffy Clouds (98172)	Marshmallow Clouds (98344)	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter Grass, 10 pk
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Circus Peanuts, 10 pk	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumdrop, 10 pk	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Jawbreaker, 10 pk	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Marshmallow Chick, 10 pk
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk	Bazzill 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk

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Halloween Wishes

I have a new post over in the CLASSroom at Ellen Hutson’s on Die Cutting Techniques. One of the die cutting techniques I explore is window die cuts. I took the Spooky Window card shown in the post one step further placing the window, embossed with a Hero Arts sentiment, on a Distress-inked background panel.

Supplies:

My Favorite Things Die-namics, Centerpieces Spooky Window	Hero Arts ClearDesign: Ghostly Greetings	My Favorite Things Die-namics, Blueprints 1	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk
American Crafts, Pow! Glitter Paper, 12×12 Black Solid, 2 pk	VersaMark Inkpad	Hero Arts Embossing Powder, White	Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade
Distress Ink Pad, Wild Honey	A Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk	Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Powder Blue & Teal	Sizzix Accessory, Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

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The Cutting Edge Challenge #10

It’s time for the another Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is one of my cards.

I created the card last year celebrating the end of summer/beginning of fall. That’s Ginger taking center stage in a hay field on Whidbey Island.

I decided to focus on the crows/blackbirds/ravens that seem to be prevalent at this time of year – on fences, on telephone wires, wherever they can rest (or survey their territory!).

I used a combination of Distress Inks to create the background panel to which I attached the bird die cuts from Spellbinders Birds On A Wire. I used a sentiment stamped with a Neat and Tangled set to finish it off.

We’d love to have you play along! Head on over to The Cutting Edge Challenge blog where you’ll find inspiration from other members of the team, the rules and regulations, and the InLinkz tool for you to link up your project!

Housewarming Party

I’m joining the Housewarming Party in celebration of Catherine Pooler’s new site! Suitably, the party theme is HOME.

To join along, simply make a card based on the theme HOME and link it up on Catherine’s blog. Yes, there are prizes! You can’t have a party without prizes! Check it out! A one-year subscription to StampNation, plus prizes totaling over $300 from the sponsors: Some Odd Girl: $20 gift card; Ellen Hutson: $50 gallery; CAS-ual Fridays: $25 gift card; Winnie & Walter: home-themed stamp set; Penny Black: Shades Creative Die; Pretty Pink Posh: $50 gift card; Clearly Besotted: £30 gift certificate; Hero Arts – $30 gift card!

For my HOME-themed card – a neighborhood scene set in the fall – I combined die cuts from several Taylored Expressions sets (Neighborhood Border and Build A House) with a sentiment from the TE Welcome Home stamp set.

Before you go – I’ve got a one-month subscription to StampNation to give away. Just leave a comment on this post!

Be sure to head on over to Catherine Pooler’s new site to hear about the party and to find out how to enter the link up for a fabulous set of prizes!