I Heart You (DTDF DT)

Happy Saturday everyone, I hope your Christmas has been

a good one, whatever you have been up to.

Despite being spoiled by Santa, I may, or may not, have made a little purchase or two from the

latest Stamping Bella release - and then wondered what to do with the stamp.

After a great deal of pondering, as Gru would say ...... Liiiiightbulllllb!

What else do you do with photos of mates - you pin them to your corkboard

along with all your little sticky notes of course!

Stamping Bella : Uptown Girls Snapshots - I Heart You

My Favorite Things : Grateful For You stamp set

MFT 6x6 : Graphic Grid Pastels

See you in 2018

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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Reindeer Games (DTDF DT)

Hello peeps, happy Christmas Eve Eve, I'm here with my Dies To Die For Inspiration Blog post and if you have already been over there you will know I have a little challenge for you

Can you name me all 10 of Santa's reindeer?

On your marks, get set, go!
(and no cheating please, it's Christmas after all)

The correct answer will be at the end of this post.

Mama Elephant - Reindeer Games

Die-Namics Stitched Tag Corner Square Stax

Whimsy Shapeology Dies - Corner Die Set

I used Die-Versions A Hint of Lime for the lettering but any font of the

right size would do, or even a Merry word die like this

Lawn Fawn Scripty Merry

Everything on the image panel painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Thanks everyone for all your visits and your loving support during my first

year on the DTDF team, it means a lot.  All that remains for me to do this week is

to wish you all a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hugs, Squirrel xx

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(please note that orders placed over Christmas will not ship until 2 January)

So, the reindeer
Dasher and Dancer
Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid
Donner and Blitzen
Rudolph and Olive

What do you mean, you have never heard of Olive?

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows.
Olive the Other Reindeer used to laugh
and call him names.....

DTDF (DT) Christmas Mash-Up

Morning peeps, I hope you are all well, that your festive plans are coming along and all is joyful.  Our Christmas is currently going to hell in a rapidly accelerating handcart and I am not sure there are any brakes!

Never mind, it will be what it will be, and we will still enjoy it I'm sure.  I'm fretting somewhat because I still have so much to do, combined with a full week of work to go, and something is going to have to give way, before I do, but in the end it doesn't matter, it's celebrating the event with family and friends that matters the most, and who needs the frills to be able to do that?!

Anyhoo, today I have a little mash-up for you, and I'm not talking potatoes.

So, the list of deliciousness used for this is:

MFT: Jingle All The Way

MFT: Santa's Elves

MFT: Our Story

Die-Namics: A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax Set 1

MFT 6x6: Farm Fresh Gingham

Impression Obsession: Ho Ho Ho

The bottom border die is also Die-Namics (I think it is Dainty Doily Border) but it has

been retired by MFT.  

There are still some  related products available in the DTDF store, just search for Dainty Doily.

I painted the entire design with Distress Inks (ReInkers) with the exception of the two

Glamour Dust sections of the tree.

For those of you who haven't attempted masking yet, give it a try!  All you need is a Post-It Note pad (other brands are available) and a steady hand.  You just need to work out whether you want your image at the front (stamp first) or behind (stamp last). 

That's me for today, I'm off to continue my panic elsewhere, we have a lot to do today and there isn't that much time to get it all done in.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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AYLI (DT) Box or Bag (non card project)

Hello chaps.  I'm having a bit of a panic right about now as I have just realised what the date is and how flippin' far behind I am with the preparations for you-know-what.  I'm beginning to reach the stage of "what the heck"

However, for those of you far more organised than I am, there is the start of another new challenge with the

AS YOU LIKE IT blog, and this time the theme is BOX or BAG (this is a non-card project)

I love making boxes, there are endless variations on size, and it is so much fun

to make one tailor made for the gift it contains.  I think I have just about cracked

the square/rectangle, so maybe now it is time to be more adventurous!

So for this cutie, I used my Martha Stewart score board to make the

box, and of course I still forgot which piece was top and which was bottom!

Stamping Bella: Tiny Townie Frida Loves Frosty

A variety of Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas papers

Nestabilities snowflakes

and Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle dies

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Sweet Stamp Store

$10.00

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Gingerbread Lucy

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!  Well, it is well and truly December this weekend!

I hope all of you that have snow are snug and warm (and safe) indoors.  We haven't had

any of it yet, and although it can be a bit of a nuisance, part of me is really hankering

to see a little flurry or two.  All we have are sub-zero temperatures and an

evil north-westerly wind.  Mind you, rain forecast for tomorrow so I guess that

might just, maybe, turn white and fluttery!

Anyhoo, I am here today with a little heart warmer for you today.  Last week

my DTDF Teamie, Kat, (Festive Bottle Tags) showed you how to use this die as a stunning tag for a

wine bottle, but I have used mine to make a door hanger

(yes, I know it's not on a door, it's actually hanging from one of my saucepan hooks!)

Die-Namics: Wine Tag

CC Designs: Swiss Pixie Gingerbread Lucy

MFT 6x6: Graphic Grid Pastels

Die-Namics: Circle Stax

I have painted Lucy with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and followed

the colour scheme on the stamp pack because it was so warm and cosy.

The gingerbread man background paper is Dear Santa by Helz Cuppleditch (Trimcraft)

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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In The Pink (Final DT) Christmas

Hello all.  Normally on a Thursday we would be bursting with happy Pinkness, but today's challenge is tinged with a great deal of sadness.  Today sees the start of the final challenge at IN THE PINK.

Our favourite Pink Lady, Christine, has decided that after five years of dedicating her soul to the Pink Purpose, now is time to call it a day.  We hope that you will take the time to pop over to her own blog to express your thanks/thoughts.

So, for our final theme, it is of course, CHRISTMAS.

CC Designs: Pollycraft Snowy

Impression Obsession: Let It Snow

Die-Namics: Rectangle Stitched Scallop Edge Frame

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Pastels

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and a hint of Polychromos

Looking forward to seeing you there one more time.

Hugs, Squirrel x

DTDF (DT) Winter Bunny

Morning all, a somewhat chilly Squirrel here.  The Toad and I have just had our last couple of

days holiday before Christmas and I have to say that Thursday was subzero temps over here.

In fact, it was too cold for the snow that everyone else seemed to be getting (we had three flakes at most) and I felt decidedly cheated!

When it is as cold and windy and snowy (here and there) as the UK weather

has been this week, what you need is a matching hat and scarf combo!

Lovely things used

Whimsy Stamps (Krista Heij-Barber) Winter Bunny

Impression Obsession DIE233-M Holiday Bottom Word Edges

Die-Namics Stitched Scallop Edges

MFT 6x6 Farm Fresh Gingham

MFT 6x6 Tiny Hearts Pastels

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead - I plan to be snug and warm in

the studio and getting immersed in the last of the Christmas cards

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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