Hello everyone,

I can't get enough of these new cream Make it Crafty chipboards, so I made another holiday card with them.

The Merry Word Chipboard is available in four sizes and I picked the 3.5 inches one since it is perfect as the focal point on a card. I left the hand lettered word as is and covered the backing layer with WOW! «Metallic Copper» embossing powder. I white heat embossed the Simon Says Stamp «Christmas» sentiment on a strip of Kraft cardstock which I cut into a banner.

For the white-on-white background, I used the Taylored Expressions «Snowflake Cutting Plate» and layered the die-cut on top of a piece of white cardstock. I wrapped some thin Copper string around the die-cut panel and glued it to a Kraft card base. Next, I adhered the sentiment banner, the Merry Word Chipboard and added two of the delicate Star Snowflake Chipboards (0.7 inch and 1 inch).

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Rudolf Reindeer

Hi peeps,

I created a new Clean & Simple inspiration card for the Make it Crafty Store Blog.

I've chosen the cute Rudolf Reindeer Digi Stamp for my Christmas card and colored it with Copics. For the background I blended Distress Inks («Mermaid Lagoon» and «Tumbled Glass») and added a couple flicks of water to lift the color in some spots.

Next, I cut a snow hill from white cardstock using the My Favorite Things «Stitched Basic Edges» Die-namics. The German sentiment (which means «Merry Christmas»; Dani Peuss Klartext-Stempel «Warme Grüße») was stamped with VersaFine «Onyx Black».

Finally, I assembled my card and added three chipoard stars and a red gemstone for Rudolf's nose.

I'm joining the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme Christmas Critters.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty Inspiration | Halloween Cat

Hi everyone,

tomorrow is Halloween and although we don't celebrate it here, I created this card using Make it Crafty Digi Stamps.

I chose the cute Black Cat Digi Stamp and combined it with the fun hat from the Halloween Witch Esmeralda in my photo editing software. I colored the image with my Copics and fussy cut it.

For the starry night background, I did some Ink Blending with Distress Inks («Black Soot», «Chipped Sapphire», «Seedless Preserves») and added lots of white paint splatters. Next, I cut a spooky scene from black cardstock using an Impression Obsession die. I also die cut the moon from yellow cardstock (Lawn Fawn «Spooktacular») and did some shading with Copics.

Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn «Spooktacular» set and the Mini Stars Chipboard Tinklings, too.

I'm joining the current Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great Sunday!

DT Make it Crafty Inspiration | Chipboard Cats in Love

Hello everyone,

I made an inspiration card using these cute cats from the Make it Crafty «All About Love Elements Chipboard» set.

I heat embossed the chipboard with black embossing powder and put a piece of pink cardstock behind the heart opening. For the background, I chose a black & white type paper from the Pebbles/Jen Hadfield «Cottage Living» paper pad. To add some stitched details on the edges, I die cut the patterned paper with the My Favorite Things «Wonky Stitched Rectangle» Die-namics.

Next, I die cut a heart out of this beautiful floral paper from the Crate Paper «Hello Love» paper pad using the retired MFT «TRANSFORM-ables Heart Full of Love» die. I matted it with a slightly larger heart cut from black glitter paper. I created my sentiment with these fabulous Create A Smile alpha stickers which are available in many different colors. To finish my card, I added three white heat embossed heart chipboards.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a great weekend!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Sam's Lizard

Happy Friday everyone,

I'm enjoying the last days of summer, so I made this colorful inspiration card for the Make it Crafty Store Blog.

The image I've chosen is called Sam's Lizard – isn't he a cutie?! I colored him and his little friend with Copics and fussy cut them out. For the background I lightly blended some blue ink and let it fade out toward the top. I wanted to make Sam sit on a rainbow which I cut with a Paper Smooches die.

I combined the layered Birthday Word Chipboard (size: 2 inches) with two Simon Says Stamp («Circle Sayings») sentiments which I heat embossed in white on black cardstock. Both layers of the word chipboard were heat embossed, too. I added some cloud outlines to the background using the Lawn Fawn «Simple Puffy Cloud Frames».

I'm entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow :-)

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Friend Chipboard

Hello everyone,

I made a new inspiration card using one of the fabulous Make it Crafty Single Word Chipboards.

For the first time I painted a galaxy sky using my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. Love their vibrancy and how well they blend together. After everything was completely dry, I splattered white paint with a brush to mimic lots of stars.

To make the Friend Brush Script Word Chipboard (size: 3 inches) pop against the background, I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I stamped a sentiment from Studio Calico in VersaMark and heat embossed it in white, too.

Then I picked the Mini Stars Chipboard Tinklings in three different sizes and covered them with silver embossing powder. I used the Stampin' Up! «Sparkle» embossing folder to add some texture to my white cardstock panel and adhered it to a black top-folding card base.

Hope you will try these fun Make it Crafty Chipboards, too! Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Hello Beautiful

Hi everyone,

have you seen all the fun chipboards in the Make it Crafty Store? I’ve chosen one of the new single words which are available in different sizes.

Here is the Clean and Simple card which I made with the Hello Brush Script Word Chipboard (2 inches):

I heat embossed the word in white and the 'backing layer' (which helps the word to pop) in black. Then I glued both pieces together with Ranger's «Multi Medium Matte». For the background I used the retired My Favorite Things «Stripes Cover-Up» die. I also die-cut a flower and some leaves with the beautiful Florilèges «Nature Fine» dies.

With Fall just around the corner, I tried a new more muted color combo with the Stampin' Up! cardstocks I’ve chosen. Finally, I assembled my card, stamped a WPlus9 sentiment (from the «Hand Lettered Hello» stamp set) right below the chipboard word and added some matching enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

 

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Hugs Tag Card

Hi peeps,

it's my turn over at the Make it Crafty Store Blog and I tried something different and created this tag card.

I used the word «hugs» from the Outlined Words With Love Chipboard set and some pretty patterned papers from Pink Paislee and Simple Stories. I cut this large tag shape with the Avery Elle «A Tag For All» die – once from the floral patterned paper and a second time from white cardstock. Then I glued both tags together to make it more sturdy.

The chipboard was heat embossed with mint and black embossing powder and I adhered it to the tag at an angle. I cut some strips of patterned paper and used a stapler to attach these layered banners to my tag card. Then I made a bow from chevron ribbon and baker's twine. To finish my project I added some enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #14 | Acetate Card

Hi everyone,

today I want to share with you the card that I made for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «Clear Plastic/Acetate».

For my card base I used one of the handy Hero Arts acetate cards. At first, I cut the My Favorite Things «Snow Drifts Cover-Up» Die-namics from pink cardstock. I carefully adhered it to the card front with «Multi-Medium Matte» by Ranger. Then I decorated it with the fabulous Outlined Words With Love Chipboards. I heat embossed the outline of the word «love» and also the hearts with white embossing powder. The word itself was heat embossed in black. I added a banner with a white embossed Papertrey Ink sentiment.

For the inside of my card I tried a fun Marbling technique which was introduced to me by the talented Kara Vrabel (she used several spray mists) some weeks ago. I took a flat plastic container and filled it with water. Then I lightly spritzed it with Ranger Adirondack Color Wash Spray in «Cranberry» and swirled it around with the end of a paint brush. I grabbed a piece of white cardstock and quickly placed it on the surface of the water and removed it right away. I let it air dry completely before adhering it to the inside of my card. The effect is really cool and I like to try it again with some other mediums and colors.

I cut a second piece of white cardstock in the same size and adhered it to the back of my card to hide the glue. Since the card is transparent you could write your message on the back.

There's still time to enter our «Clear Plastic/Acetate» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #14

Hi everyone,

today starts the new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the fun theme «Clear Plastic/Acetate».

Here is a little sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Summer» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Chipboard Love Birds

Hi everyone,

today I have a new CAS inspiration card over at the Make it Crafty Store Blog featuring again some of the fabulous chipboards. I just love them!

I made a Wedding card with the two birds from the All About Love Elements Chipboard set. I die-cut this intricate Poppystamps «Chochitlan Wreath» once from green and the second time from Stampin' Up! «Naturals White» cardstock. Then I inlaid the inner piece into the wreath cut-out. I also die-cut the wreath a third time from pink cardstock to create the little berries.

The My Mind's Eye woodgrain paper was cut with the largest Simon Says Stamp «Stitched Rectangle» die. I stamped this scripty «Celebrate» from the gorgeous Avery Elle «Sentimental» set in VersaMark and heat embossed it with Ranger «Liquid Platinum» embossing powder. I also stamped the «Your Day» in VersaFine «Onyx Black». I adhered the panel directly to my grey top-folding card base.

Then I took the heart from the Outlined Words With Love Chipboard set and covered it with Avery Elle «Raspberry» pigment ink before heat embossing it in clear. After that I put my little love birds scene together and adhered it to my card using foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #11 | I Miss You

Hi peeps,

this is the card that I created for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «Masking».

There are so many different ways to use Masking on your projects. For my little card, I masked off a circle and did some Ink Blending with Distress Inks. Therefore I die-cut a circle from Inkadinkado Masking Paper and used the negative to protect the rest of my piece of white cardstock which I cut with a Simon Says Stamp «Stitched Square» die. Then I blended in blues and greens («Salty Ocean», «Tumbled Glass», «Twisted Citron» and «Mowed Lawn») to create a gradient.

I carefully removed the mask and let my panel air dry. Then I adhered the masking paper die-cut circle to cover my ink blended background. I stamped the dotted border (from a coming soon MiC background stamp set) in VersaMark and heat embossed it with Ranger «Liquid Platinum» embossing powder.

This cute doggy is from the All About Love Elements Chipboard set. I put a little piece of red cardstock behind the heart cut out before adhering the dog onto my blended background. I also added a second red die-cut heart and stamped the «I Miss You» sentiment from the WPlus9 «Bubbletalk» stamp set.

The grey chevron paper is from the My Favorite Things 6"x6" «Calm & Cozy» pack and I glued it directly to my card base. Finally, I popped up the masked and stamped panel using foam tape.

You still have time to enter our «Masking» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #11

Hi peeps,

today starts a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The fun theme for March is «Masking».

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Splats» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #10 | You Melt My Heart

Hi everyone,

although Valentine's Day is already over, I want to show you another love themed card that I created for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «Splats».

For my background I did some Ink Blending with Distress Inks («Abandoned Coral», «Picked Raspberry» and «Spun Sugar»). To create all these fun splatters I loaded my paint brush with the ink and water and flicked the colors over my panel. I also added some white ones using the Studio Calico «Opaque White» Mister Huey's Mist. When everything was completely dry I die-cut my panel using a scalloped and pierced frame from the Winnie & Walter «Essentials: Audrey Cutaways» set.

The sentiment is from the new Outlined Words With Love Chipboard set. I separated the thin outline from the words by cutting the tiny tabs with a craft knife. Then I heat embossed the outline in white and the sentiment in black and put them back together. Zoe has done a really helpful demonstration video which you can find HERE. These outlined words are simply gorgeous and there are many possibilities to use them on your projects.

I die-cut a heart from vellum and tucked it under my chipboard sentiment before I glued it down. To finish off my card I adhered some clear sequins.

You still have time to enter our «Splats» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #10

Hi peeps,

today starts a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The fun theme for February is «Splats».

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «No Images» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Love Bunnies

Hi everyone,

popping in today to show you a new CAS inspiration card for Make it Crafty.

Aren't these bunnies from the new All About Love Elements Chipboard set just the cutest?! I combined them with a simple watercolor background which I created with some pinkish Distress Inks («Spun Sugar», «Worn Lipstick», «Picked Raspberry» and «Abandoned Coral»).

The little heart is from another fabulous chipboard set (Outlined Words With Love) and I covered it with red embossing powder. I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Mama Elephant «So Breezy» set. I cut my panel using the largest «Wonky Stitched Rectangle» die by My Favorite Things and adhered it to a Kraft card base.

This quick and easy card would be perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #9 | Squee!

Hello everyone,

today I'm sharing my card for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «No Images».

We all love to color the fabulous images that Make it Crafty carries but there are also some fun chipboards in the store.

I've chosen the «Squee!» from the Grunge Words set. For the background I did some loose Ink Smooshing with Distress Inks in the colors «Cracked Pistachio», «Peacock Feathers» and «Blueprint Sketch».

To complete my sentiment I white heat embossed the «It's Your Birthday!» text from the Simon Says Stamp «Happy and Smile» stamp set on a thin strip of black cardstock. I finished off my card by adhering enamel dots and shapes.

You still have time to enter this challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #9

Hi peeps,

long time, no see! This little blog has been pretty quiet because of the holidays. I hope you enjoyed a great time with family and friends. I'm wishing you all the best for 2016! May it be a year full of love, health, joy and creativity!

I'm starting the new year with a sneak peek for the Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The theme for January is «No Images». That's a tricky one, isn't it?!

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Cut Out Colour Pop» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Bright Side of Life

Hi everyone,

today I'm over at the Make it Crafty Store Blog to share another Clean & Simple inspiration card with you.

Once again I used one of the fabulous Chipboard Quote Blocks. This time I've chosen Bright Side of Life – I really love this text from a Monty Python movie song ;-)

Of course I had to make a happy and bright card (there is no stamping involved at all):

I already had a left-over watercolored piece of cardstock on my desk which was created by blending three Distress Inks («Picked Raspberry», «Peacock Feathers» and «Cracked Pistachio») together. It was just perfect to put it behind the chipboard quote block which I left as is. I also adhered a bit of yellow cardstock behind the sun – with my Copics I added some shading.

To mimic some sunshine and clouds, I used a Lifestyle Crafts sunburst embossing folder and a Mama Elephant stitched cloud border die. I also sponged some inks on the sunrays and clouds to give them dimension.

For more shine I added some fine sparkle to the sunrays using a ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen in Clear. You can see it a bit better on this photo:

I popped up the chipboard and the front cloud with foam tape and adhered everything to a Kraft card base.

Hope you liked my bright little card. Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Wish Upon A Star

Hi everyone,

today I'm over at the Make it Crafty Store Blog to share another Clean & Simple inspiration card.

This time I used one of the Chipboard Quote Blocks. I thought the Wish Upon A Star Chipboard was just perfect for a night sky scene.

I created my background by sponging some Distress Inks («Cracked Pistachio», «Peacock Feathers», «Faded Jeans», «Chipped Sapphire» and «Black Soot») together. I sprinkled on some water droplets and let it completely dry before adding some white dots to mimic my stars.

The quote block and the two stars (from the Shooting Stars Elements Chipboard Set) were covered with two layers of white embossing powder.

At the bottom of my card I put on a My Favorite Things «Skyline Border» die-cut made from black cardstock.

Thank you so much for stopping by!