Mar 31, 2020

Welcome and Thanks

Anne here and I'd like to thank our current Design Team members whose term has ended today. They have inspired us with their wonderful creations over the last several months and we wish them all the best (and hopefully, they will be returning to inspire you even more in the future).

Wishing you ALL the BEST:




THANKS so much for everything!

On a happier note, please welcome our new team members for the next several months.  


  
We can't wait to see what you create using dies and other products from Dies R Us!



Thanks for your friendship

Hi everyone Steph back with another project for Dies R Us.


Cut 3 shades of blue cardstock to fit the card front.  Place the Thanks die in the center and die cut through all layers.  For contrast, die cut Thanks from orange cardstock.

Emboss the light blue layer with a dotted background, then assemble all 3 layers on the card.  In the open space add Thanks with Best Glue Ever.


Stamp a sentiment with black ink, punch out and add to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.




Thermoweb - 3D Foam Squares - White .5" 88/Pkg

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.


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We have some exciting news to share with you. Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in USA & Canada called Didi Crafts ((https://www.didicrafts.com/).
It will ship to both the US and Canada. Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different. Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

Thanks for visiting... hope to see you again soon, Have a great day.






Mar 29, 2020

D&D Inspired Card

Hello all, Samantha here!

I hope you take a second and stop by the Dies R Us store because there are SO MANY GOODIES! 

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my brother, who is an avid D&D player.




I know I've said it a few times but Karen Burniston's items are SO MUCH fun to play with. This was created with her Surprise Ball Pop Up & The Flap and Closure set. 

The other thing I really love about Karen's dies, is that she includes tutorials on how to put these magical things together. For this one you can see it here. 

I chose to use my Memento Ink to darken up the embossed lines from the brick. I used Rich Cocoa,  just to give it a bit of depth.



Thanks so much for checking out my card today! I hope you have a great day!
hope that I was able to inspire you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.

Mar 27, 2020

Deer Happy Holidays

Hi there, Shona here today with my last card for Dies R Us, at least for a while. I had fun creating a little Holiday scene with three dies that can be found over at Dies R Us. This is what I came up with:


This was so much fun to create. I picked out the dies I was going to use - and of course, the card evolved into something a little different from what I had originally had in mind! Here are the dies I used today:



Impression Obsession Deer Trio:



Tutti Cross Stitch Nesting Rectangles:



I started die cutting the birch trees and sponged on a little Memento Peanut Brittle.



For the deer trio I added a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet to a piece of beige cardstock and ran it through my die cutting machine.



The protective backing was taken off the deer and Buff Flocking was applied to the sticky surfaces, to produce three cute little fuzzy deer!



The cardinals were cut out of red cardstock.



The deer antlers were sponged over the Buff flocking with Memento Rich Cocoa. 




Each of the deer and the cardinals were given eyes and the deer also got noses using a Copic Black marker.




I then sponged a piece of white cardstock with a jumbo dauber and some Distress Oxide Broken China. This was then spritzed with water using a mister.


I then started putting the scene together. I put a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet on to a piece of white cardstock and ripped it diagonally. The first piece was stuck down near the bottom of the background. I then tucked the male deer behind that and removed the backing of the tape. The tree on the left was attached to the base. Another piece of the taped cardstock was ripped and applied on top of the first. The protective backing was removed from that piece and then the three tree other trunks with the little deer and doe were then stuck down. A third "snowbank" was adhered covering the bases of the trees and deer legs. Here you can see the layers:



After removing the third backing, Twinkling Clouds Flocking was then added to the sticky surfaces. 



I sprayed the back of the tops of the trees and stag with Pixie Spray. These were then stuck down to the background.



An older Stampin' Up sentiment from Vertical Greetings set was stamped in Versafine Clair Tulip Red and this was then heat embossed with Clear Detail. The cardinals were then added to the branches with Scraperfect Best Glue Ever.



I made a frame using the negative part of the largest Tutti Cross Stitched Frame. A little red bow was added around the top right corner and then mounting foam was added around the frame.



This was then layered over the scene and then the entire piece was taped on to the white card base with the sentiment. I added another little cardinal to the bottom of the sentiment to finish it off!



The following are the products that I used for my card today.

Vertical Greetings (Stampin’ Up)
Pixie Spray
Super Adhesive Sheets
Twinkling Snow Flocking (FL207)
Buff Flocking (FL109)
Clear Detail (EP280)
Memento Peanut Brittle
Memento Rich Cocoa
Jumbo Dauber
Mist Sprayer
Black Copic 100 marker
Red Organdy Ribbon
Foam Tape

Hope you've enjoyed my share today! I hope to be back on the team
in a few months.


Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store. For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.
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We have some exciting news to share with you. Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses located in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts ((https://www.didicrafts.com/).
It will ship to both the US and Canada. Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different. Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!


Mar 26, 2020

Happy Easter Card

Hello Crafty Friends - I am here with a simple Easter card.

I am sad that this will be my last card for Dies R Us. My term has come to an end. It's has been a great pleasure creating projects for Dies R Us. I hope that we can work together again in the future.



Let's get started!

I die cut all the components, stamped and colored the bunny.

I adhered the grass border to the bottom of my card base.


Next, I adhered the sentiment and eggs to the card base.
 
Then, I adhered the bunny using a bit of foam tape to the center of the grass. I added a bit of detail to the sentiment with the Sakura Gelly Roll pen in Sparkle as well as to the bunny's heart. For finishing touches, I added a puffy heart and two jewels by the sentiment.


Materials Used:

Lawn Fawn - My Silly Valentine Stamps

Lawn Fawn - Meadow Borders Dies

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Mixed Font Happy Birthday

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Script Spring & Easter Greetings
Paper Rose - Dies - Balloon Trio
Various small dies from my stash
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Brilliance Ink: Sky Blue and Pearlescent Purple
VersaMagic Ink: Pretty Petunia and Turquoise
Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1, IG2, IG3, and CR3
Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: White, Black, and Glitter
EK Success Brand: Puffy Heart
Elle Tru Brand: Jewels
Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White
Recollections Brand 65lb Cardstock: Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Purple
Accent 80lb Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you found some inspiration!

Before I write the list of the supplies I used, I wanted to share some exciting news with you. Dies R Us now has a sister store called Didi Crafts, which has warehouses located in the USA and Canada. Didi Crafts carries some of the same products as Dies R Us, but most are different and you will be able to purchase a huge variety of crafty supplies for a variety of crafts. Having this sister store means that our Canadian crafting friends won't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. Isn't that great?! Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!


Don't forget to come and join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store. For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.




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