January 2016 CDD New Release

Welcome to the CDD January Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop. 

All stamps & Dies are in the CDD Shop and now available for purchase HERE.

Here's what I've created for you!

For my first project, I made a tag with the Stitched in Circle Dies and the hedgehogs from the new Lovies stamp set. 

Using the three largest dies, I began die cutting circles out of Neenah Solar White and adhered the two pieces together on the back so they stayed as one piece. So there wasn't too much white around the shaker, I used Copic Y02 around part of the die cut to add a pop of color.

To make the shaker, I sacrificed a stamp envelope and die cut it with the largest die from the Stiched in Circle Dies. After receiving the heart sequins, I had an idea to make a shaker with the blue for the sky and the green for the grass. I easily achieved this by using my Fuse tool to make the divide to keep the two colors separate, sealed it and set it aside.

Next, I wanted to try no line coloring on the hedgehogs so I second generation stamped them with Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored them with various Copic markers. For the sentiment, I stamped, "Hedge over heels for you," on a scrap of Neenah Solar White in Versafine Onyx Black. I cut the scrap piece of paper down, cut a quick banner and adhered it to the shaker.

After adhering everything together, I liked the shaker so much that I didn't want to put it on a card base. I ended up making it a tag. I had never made a tag until now so although it's probably a bit large, I'm happy with the end result! :)

Here is my second card:

For my second moose card, I wanted to put the moose on green vegetation to make up for the desert card. 

I started by masking off the edges of the card base about an inch in on all sides. I wanted to try using the Distress Ink color, Wilted Violet for the sky and I blended Shabby Shutters and Twisted Citron into the ground. To soften the harsh line I had created with the mask, I brought out several colors of green Copics and began flicking them randomly over the Distress Ink.

Next, I stamped the moose with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with various Copic markers. After I fussy cut the moose, I added a touch of Clear Wink of Stella to the tips of his antlers. 

I used the sentiment that comes in the mini stamp set, I moose you, and stamped it on the card base with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white Hero Arts embossing powder. 

To finish the card, I decided to add a few of the hearts that were left over from the heart die in the Heart of Heart Dies set and a small bow made of bakers twine. I colored the hearts green and adhered them to the panel. As a final touch, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the hearts and was done.

Here are the specials for this release:

**ALL SEQUIN MIXES will be on SALE for $1.00 EACH!! 


**FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed, no code necessary!!

Enjoy this special for in stock items only thru 1/31 at 10pm MST

All Stamps and Dies are made in the USA.

**We will be giving away $50 DIVA DOLLARS to one lucky winner to spend in the CDD shop. 

All you have to do is join us for our 2 day hop and leave a comment on each project. The more you comment the more chances you have to win!! Winner will be announced on Monday.

We hope you have enjoyed this release and will join us again tomorrow for more projects.

Your next stop is the super talented: 

Leah! - http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop! Have a beautiful day! 

CDD Christmas Linky Party - Merry Christmas

Hello and Happy Monday! 

Today is the start of a new Linky Party! The Theme is Make it Sparkle. Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over at the Craftin Desert Diva's blog. I hope you will play along with us and share your projects with the Make it Sparkle theme! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3 so you have a chance to win a prize! The more times you join us, the better your chances!

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Here is my project:

To start, I die cut a scrap of My Mind's Eye Shimmer Cardstock in Imperial Red with the largest scallop die from the Stitched in Circles Dies set. Next, I used the wreath die from that set to die cut vellum and white paper and adhered them to the red paper using Multi Medium Matte.

After that, I clear heat embossed the bottom half of the birdhouse and blended Ground Espresso Distress Ink into the paper, fussy cut the Home Sweet Home sign on the birdhouse and set it aside.

Next, I second generation stamped the bird house and the bird with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and colored the images with various Copic markers. Using my craft knife, I cut the holes out of the birdhouse. 

After I was done, I fussy cut the images, used foam tape to mount the sign on the birdhouse and made the bird look like he was perching on the sign.

For the card base, I started by blending Festive Berries Distress Ink into the bottom of the card and fading it upwards. When the Distress Ink was dry, I heat embossed the sentiment, Merry Christmas, from the stamp set, Tis The Season, using white embossing powder from Hero Arts.

For the finishing touches, I adhered a scrap of tinsel ribbon around the card base and popped the scalloped circle up with foam tape over the ribbon. I brushed Clear Wink of Stella over parts of the images and used a red Wink of Stella glitter pen to draw sparkly red dash lines all the way around the card and I was done!

CDD Products Used:

Home Sweet Home

Tis The Season

Stitched in Circles Dies

Thank you for stopping by and have a beautiful day!