Pumpkin Goodness - Stretch Your Stamps

Hi there, crafters! Today I'm back with one of the stamp and die set combos which has quickly turned into one of my all time favorites this fall season! At first glance, the "Witch Way is the Candy" set by My Favorite Things is all about Halloween, but you can totally use it for Thanksgiving and fall-themed cards as well!

I kept the card very simple – just a die cut window for which I choose a circle, but you can do a scalloped circle, a square or whatever else strikes your fancy. I wanted the focus to be on the gorgeous pumpkins and the contrasting green grass.

Of course you could turn this card easily into a shaker card, or add more pumpkins to make it an entire field of orange deliciousness (pumpkin soup, anyone??), or even use the pumpkins themselves as shaker elements! There really is no limit to what you can do with them. I simply added a few gold dots with a glossy finish to add a little bit of interest.

To finish up the card, I grabbed one of my all time favorite sentiment sets by Paper Smooches. It's so incredibly versatile and fits almost any occasion, so that's a great one to have handy at any time.

Thanks for stopping by today – I hope you enjoyed the project and have a great day!

Witch Way is the Candy	Witch Way is the Candy Die-namic	Uplifters	Grassy Border Die
Sunshine Layers Die	Jumbo Peek-a-Boo Circle Windows Die-namic

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Guys Like Pretty Things, Too

Hello crafters, Julia here! Father's day is approaching for you folks in the UK, so we thought we'd give you some ideas for male cards that might delight your dads. And because I always have to do crazy things, I decided to use butterflies on my card.

Yes, butterflies. I think we underestimate the appreciation that guys have for the beautiful things in life and I'm sure that a lot of them might delight over these elegant butterfly dies by Paper Smooches. To make sure I wouldn't end up with something that had a female feel, I opted for some colors that are usually associated with men: green and blue.

I started out by cutting the larger of the two butterflies through the front of my card. Since I already had my diecutting machine out, I die cut the smaller of the butterflies from vellum. Then I grabbed a piece of patterned paper (you can use any kind of pattern paper that you like or that your dad likes) and glued it onto a piece of white card stock that was slightly smaller than the front panel of my card. I then adhered that piece of white card stock to the inside of my card so the patterned paper would peek through the opening that I had die cut.

I folded the vellum butterfly in the middle so it's wings would stand up a little bit and then used some Tombow Mono glue to adhere it to the patterned paper. The sentiment is from another Paper Smooches stamp set called “Uplifters". For the finishing touches, I added a few drops of Liquid Pearls – I think a tiny bit of sparkle is okay for any guy :-) If you don't have liquid pearls, you can use embossing powder or just leave this part off.

I hope you've enjoyed the card and I'll see you again soon!

Butterflies Duets Die

Uplifters

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Sparkle Up Your Cards With Microfine Glitter

I guess we'd have to live under a rock not to see the amazing crafty projects that Jennifer McGuire creates every week. And since I'm in love with glitter, my eyes almost popped right out of my head when I saw her use glitter on a die cut recently. But did you know that our very own Make The Day Special Stamp Store carries these fantastic glitters? I was delighted to finally find a place here in Europe where I could indulge in all their sparkly fantastic-ness and I'm showing you a card using that glitter today:

I put some double sided tape (also available as sheets in the store) on some white card stock and then ran it with the sentiment die through my die cutting machine. When I removed the backing paper afterwards, I exposed the sticky underneath and could pour my glitter on the die cut. I made sure the colors overlapped so it would be easier to create a nice blend.

The sentiment on the front is a combination of the Lil Inker "Seriously" die and selective stamping with the Paper Smooches "Uplifters" stamp set. I purposefully used kraft paper, since it sets off the glitter nicely.

Hope you enjoyed the card and get sparkly yourself! Have a great easter weekend!