Hey, hello!

Hello to you on this first Monday after Christmas!   I hope you all had a lovely holiday and will continue to enjoy the beautiful season right into the new year.   I love it when things settle down after Christmas.   The world outside my door seems to be a bit frenzied the closer it gets to Christmas.   More traffic, stores crowded.   Even the holiday light displays seem to blink brighter and faster.   Saturday was so quiet on the streets.   Amazing.

I made today’s cards in that busy week leading up to Christmas when, more than anything, I needed the peace and quiet of clean and simple.  I can’t settle on any one style.  I love them all.  I sat down with two stamp sets, two die sets, one designer paper pad, kept to a theme, and started creating.   The first in blue with the critters stamped in Charcoal Color Box chalk ink:

The stamp sets are new to me, Inkadinkado “Cats” and “Dogs”.   I couldn’t decide which to use first, so I put the two together and love how they paired up, especially with my Paper Smooches Hello Words for the sentiments.   Fabulous, fun script on these with five dies in the set.  I’ve also used Paper Smooches Hearts – a practical set of five hearts plus a heart border.   Very versatile and useful.   The next card is in brown with the critters stamped in Chestnut Roan chalk ink:

The image panels are popped up. The die cuts are layered for dimension – designer paper onto white, then onto a darker cut for shadowing. The designer paper is Simple Stories Snap Color Vibe. Finally, I’m back to Charcoal chalk ink again, this time with pink:

I can’t wait to see what everyone’s stamping now that Christmas is over.   Just a reminder to check the DRU Challenge Blog, too.  There’s always a challenge and a chance to win!   See you again soon!

--- Leslie ---

From the Dies R Us Family!

Darlene with you this beautiful Christmas Day and I have a special card to share!

The dies I have used today are:

Memory Box - Scattered Snowflake Frame (#99222)

Cheery Lynn Designs ' Merry Christmas Holly Sentiment (B366)

Spellbinder Classic Ovals

This will obviously be my last holiday card for 2015 and honestly, 

I'm looking forward to creating some cards with butterflies and flowers!  LOL!

I know exactly where to go to find some AMAZING die cuts for those card too ...

Yep ... the Dies R Us Store.  

Come on over and check it out!

Enjoy your day with family & friends!

I hope Santa was good to you this year!

Remember you still have time to join in the current challenge at the Dies R Us Challenge blog where the theme is WINTER (use snowflakes)!  Then starting on January 1st we will have a new, fun challenge which I'm sure you'll want to take part in!  That theme will be USE SOMETHING NEW!  I bet Santa brought you lots of fun dies to create with ... why not share those creations with us?  See you there!

One Little Baby

Merry Christmas Eve to you!!

Celebrating Christmas is all about a baby being born!

It just so happens that at Dies R Us a new baby boy

was born to the Dies R Us family as well!

Being a mother to a son born in December I know how

special it is to have a December baby...the best Christmas present ever!!

I decided to make a baby card to celebrate the occasion!

I used one of my very favorite embossing folders,

Quilt Blocks by Darice .

I embossed two panels, one in white and one in blue.

I cut the blue panel apart and paper pieced every other 

quilt square blue.

A bit of rick rack was added to slightly separate the squares.

I stamped my sentiment onto Spellbinders Lace Hearts.

These are no longer available here, but if you just type

in the word 'hearts' in the search column,

eight pages of hearts will appear...wow!!

I used Impression Obsession Sailboats,

cutting it 3 times.

Once from a white craft foam to build on,

once from a blue paper and once from a striped,

then it was all paper pieced  together.

To finish, I simply added a few blue sequins for a bit of 'bling'!

Don't forget to visit our 'sister' blog which is our Dies R Us challenge blog

and full of inspiration as well as a challenge for 'you' to join in

and a chance to win a prize!

Have a very Merry  Christmas!!

~Diane~

Celebrate!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Can you believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve?  Time rushes past faster & faster every year!  By now, I'm sure everyone is busy doing last minute things to get ready for the big day & you may not have a lot of time to work on your cards.  If you still need a quick card for that someone special, this is an easy one to create. The digi is from Sassy Cheryl and colors quickly.  I used only 3 dies:  Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Oval Stackables, Poppy Stamps Holiday Winterberries & Memory box Stitched Star Layers.  If you are pressed for time, you could go with the stitched oval & still have a darling card.

Since this is my last post before Christmas, I want to thank everyone for stopping by each week and to wish you all the most blessed of holidays!  MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

Sherri

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Hello Everyone . . .  Darlene with you today!

Well, it won't be long now!
Do you have all your holiday cards in the mail?
Unfortunately I do not!  So here's another QUICK card that went postal today!

Thanks goodness for die cuts ... they are a real time saver this time of year when there are so many other things on our ToDo Lists! 

Dies used on today's card:

Cheery Lynn Designs - Merry Christmas (B186)

Sue Wilson 'Festive Collection' - Christmas Scene Mini Background (CED3025)

Unfortunately both dies I've used today are Out of Stock but remember there are so many other dies that could be used in a similar design.  So, be sure to pop over to the Dies R Us store and see catches your eye.

You also still have time to join in the Dies R Us Challenge.
The current theme (through the 28th) is WINTER (use snowflakes)!

Busy, busy, busy ... so I'll keep this post short & sweet!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Anniversary Wreath

Surprise, I do not have a Christmas card today. I have a request for four anniversary cards for a friend’s children so I’m starting on those with a new-to-me stamp by Hero Arts called “Flower Wreath”.   The card features pretty die cuts and easy Copic coloring with the wreath cut out and popped up and pearls courtesy of an Ice White Viva Décor pearl pen.

Any dies that look like a garden are okay by me, which is why I’m loving my Impression Obsession Fancy Cut Out Border and Poppystamps Dianna Border.   To emphasize the “love” aspect of this card I dangled some Memory Box Precious Hearts from the top of the wreath.    Precious Hearts is a two-die set.   I simply cut both and put them together.  Aren’t they cute?   The Dianna Border and Precious Hearts were colored with Copics.

The sentiment is from the retired Stampin’ Up! “Wonderful Words”.  I never give up a sentiment set, and just look how pretty it still is after all these years.

I don't have much in the way of anniversary sentiments and most of the ones I do have are smallish, so inside I used framing to make a small sentiment look bigger on this 5 1/2" square card.  Enter one of my most frequently used die sets,  Impression Obsession Rectangle 6-in-1 Frames:

I dangled the smaller of the hearts with another faux pearl in the center of the bow.  All finished and so much fun!

Don’t forget to check the Challenge Blog to see what’s up and how you can win Dies R Us $$.  Have a happy day!

--- Leslie ---

Joy to the World!

Hello my friends!

Darlene with you today! 
I'm still in need of some holiday cards so I created this quick, easy & fun card.

Dies used on today's card:

Frantic Stamper - Reindeer Duo (FRA9083)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Joy to the World (B481)

Memory Box - Beloved Stars (MBD-99056)

Please be sure to pop over to the Dies R Us Store for all you die cutting needs.  There is a HUGE selection to choose from and don't forget to use their SEARCH feature when looking for a particular topic.  Just type it in and any die fitting that topic, no matter what the company, will pop up for you to choose from.

We also hope you'll come join in the challenge fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.
The current challenge is LET IT SNOW!  What fun!  Need inspiration?  Be sure to pop over and see what the design team has created ... just FABULOUS!  Plus, YOU could be the next winner of a gift voucher to the store! 

Well, there's still a lot to get down before Santa comes down the chimney so I'd best get busy!

Till next time . . .

Bringing Home The Tree

Hi there!

Do you put up a real tree?

And, if you do, do you go and cut it yourself?

We put a real tree up every year.

It is fresh cut the day we go and I always think

the tree is saying either 'pick me, pick me'

or 'not me, not me'...lol!

This card represents the "bringing home the tree' day!

Snow falling, tree in the back, deer beside the road,

nothing more fun that that!

For my card I used the dies listed below....

and how fun is that old truck....

wow, so many uses for it!

Impression Obsession Classic Truck

Impression Obsession Small Deer

Impression Obsession Fir Trees

Impression Obsession Evergreen Trees

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders

Visit us here Monday -  Friday for fresh new ideas using all the dies

Dies R Us has to offer.

Visit our Dies R Us challenge blog and enter for a chance to win!

Happy Holidays and thank you for visiting with me today!

~~~Diane~~~

Sharing Love at Christmas!

Hello, friends!

The closer it gets to Christmas, the more love you feel in the air!  And this little snowman is definitely feeling it!  With his arms around the puppy and outstretched to welcome the birds, he is ready to share his love! This cute digi is from Sassy Cheryl and one of my favorites.  Her snowmen are not only adorable, but quick to color so your cards will be done in a snap!  By adding only 2 dies to this image, you have a handmade Christmas card you can give with pride.  The two dies I used were Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Square Stackables and Memory Box Dancing Snowflake Frame.  Since the snowflake frame is rectangular in shape, I decided to cut it in half & use it for my bottom frame.  Don't be afraid to use just portions of your dies!  You will be amazed at the many versions you can create doing this!

Christmas is just around the corner, but you still have time to pick up some amazing dies to create your own cards! And I don't know about you, but I can't think of anything better than a gift card to Dies R Us under the tree!

A new challenge just began yesterday at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog!  Head over there & you may be the lucky winner of your own gift card & you won't have to wait for Santa!

See you next week!
Sherri

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

OMG!  What am I saying???   LOL!

Hello Everyone!

Darlene with you today sharing a fun and easy card creation for your inspiration!

WOW! Time is zipping right along!

The dies I have used on today's card are:

Sue Wilson Designs - Festive Collection - Peeking Snowflake (CED3022)

Impression Obsession - Large Snowflake (DIE093)

I love this Sue Wilson die set and had a lot of fun creating with it.

There are actually FOUR different dies in this set which made it possible for me to add a 'snowy spotted' background to my snowflake panel vs having to just go with the white background .

I also had a couple of the smaller white snowflakes laying on my desk from a previous project where I had die cut the FABULOUS Impression Obsession large snowflake and thought they'd add nice dimension but placing them atop the snowflakes in my die cut.  A couple sequins that were also laying on the table and VIOLA! ... card complete!  LOVE THAT!

Please be sure to check out our Dies R Us Store ...

the Dies R Us Challenge Blog ...

and of course here at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

I have no doubt you will find fabulous product, fun times and awesome inspiration if you do!!

Thanks for stopping by today!