Charming improvised vase

 

So, I'm running a few months behind in using new dies, like these rainboots from Spellbinders.  The boots are cute but I really like the flowers.

Owl be seing you, part 2

Let's hear it for the Spellbinders' Wise Owl. It is the small die of the month for March, 2024, and I'm still having fun with it. 

I finished the insides of the cards with sentiments from Sassy's LLC, a content creator on YouTube who creates "kits" with multiple sentiments in many sizes.

I have gotten a lot of mileage out of that Hero 

Arts sentiment set. I have used this "You Did It" stamp more than any other single stamp I own. I think.

Put your cats in a row!

 

Cats in a row, what can we say?

The wood "fence" embossing folder came from that cheap place based in China. The die is from Kokorosa Studios.

Using up the bits & bobs again

 Two posts in one day, fancy that!

These simple thank you cards are the result of me trying to cut the sentiment bubble on the edge of cardstock.   The scripty word die is from CZ Designs, and the embossing folder is an old one from Darice.  The butterfly and bug are from Spellbinders, over 10 years old.

Owl be seeing you, Spellbinders.

 Spellbinders' small die of the month for March was this cute owl, loosely styled after Harry's pet, Hedwig.  

The sentiment for this first card is from Sassy's LLC, who provided a whole bunch of free sentiments. Thank you, Sassy!  I had fun splashing the background with Distress Oxide Spray.

The embossed background of this is from Spellbinders' 3D embossing folder of the month for March. The sentiment is from an old set from My Favorite Things.

This card uses up some backgrounds that have been in the "to-be-used" box for YEARS. The sentiment is also from MFT. I can't decide if I like her eyebrows below or on top of her eyeballs. Above looks more authentic but also makes her look sleepy.  Below is the way this typically is shown on everybody else's cards.

SSS Card kit March 2024, part 1

 Honestly, I was so excited to get this kit and now I'm kind of underwhelmed. I'm not sure why.

Maybe the next group will be better? This is called Mix and Match Butterflies, by Simon Says Stamp.

There are a bunch of shiny mylar transparencies that are kind of pretty but would make better collages if they weren't so shiny. They are hard to photograph. 

The patterned paper is very pretty, and very busy.  I like the embossing folder shown here, although it is also hard to photograph. I'm still trying to get the ideal sandwich for my Big Shot. No tabs and one cutting plate is still too tight. Any advice?

Dinosaurs keeping it simple!

 This week I got a full set of Distress Watercolor Pencils. There is a learning curve to them, of course.

I started with these dinosaurs that had been stamped and heat embossed onto some smooth Bristol card stock.

The sentiments are from an old Ideology sticker book. I guess with dinosaurs you can go with any number of unrelated sentiments.