Good morning, today sees the start of a new challenge at Crafty Catz
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The theme is ANYTHING GOES, the optional twist is Use a die.
The team were given some of the Sponsor's lovely images to use, I chose Buttercup Cottage.
I used my dies to cut 2 rectangular panels with apertures from white cardstock, inked them in shades of green and stencilled some leaves, layered them together using foam pads and popped the
image, coloured with Copic markers behind the aperture. I added die cut grass, toadstools, squirrels and leaves to complete the little scene.
I now have no kitchen- old one ripped out yesterday, new one to be delivered today, (please!!!) installation work starting on Monday. Kind friends and family have invited us for meals most of the coming week, which is lovely as all we have at the moment is a temperamental microwave on a makeshift worktop...not even a sink or water in the kitchen. I'm sure we'll survive and it will be lovely when it's all finished.
Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend
Chris
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Challenge entries:
addictedtostamps #485
craftssgalore # February Challenge
LTCCB #84
creativecrafters #84
acutabove February Challenge
HQFCB #2
daisychain #93
This is so beautiful. The way you have layered the frames up draws you in to that sweet little cottage, and the stencilling is gorgeous Chris.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the kitchen re-do, its hard for a while but you will have such a gorgeous new kitchen, enjoy.
Hope you have a nice weekend. xx
Absolutely stunning loving the little Squirrels
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Ginny x
Who live in Buttercup Cottage I wonder? A lovely magical creation Chris.
ReplyDeleteHope all falls into place with the new kitchen, will be lovely when finished. We've got it to come with one of the bathrooms shortly, but not the same concern as a kitchen if it runs over.
B x
This is so cute! Wow, great dimension with layering the die cuts. Those tiny mushrooms are adorable. Great woodland scene. Thanks for sharing at A Cut Above's February, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" Challenge.
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Beautiful layers,image,diecuts and colours Chris, a magical forest scene
ReplyDeletea beautiful little cottage in the woodland, I love the squirrel and the little toadstools. Good luck with your new kitchen, it will be worth it when done, and...... all your meals cooked for you lol xx
ReplyDeleteA GOrgeous scene for your pretty little cottage! Such pretty dies too.
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Yikes! good luck with your kitchen Chris.
Mine took two weeks! I remember it well although it was 2 years ago! xx
What a delightful magical scene Chris with beautiful colouring and awesome layers, I love it..all the best re kitchen install, how exciting..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Fab composition Chris, I love how you have built up the scene with stamps and die cuts. Good luck with the kitchen … it’s a lot of stress and upheaval but hopefully it will be well worth it when it’s all finished - lucky you have kind support with meals while it’s ongoing, I think we can all empathise with the microwave on a makeshift table situation! xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet card, I love your design. What little fairy wouldn't love to live in that cute little house? The layers are fabulous, they really make this card pop!! Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above, I hope we see you back again soon.
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Such a beautiful creation Chris! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters.
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Hopefully you'll have your new kitchen soon. :) xx
Oo-la-la!!! What great creative imagination you've had to make this charming buttercup cottage!!! Very darling! Fantastical! Thanks for creating for Heart's Quest Fantasy! -- Becca
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting a new kitchen! It will be cray-cray crazy to be living there while that space is under renovation but the sacrifices will be worth it very soon! Enjoy!
DeleteYour Buttercup Cottage card is truly enchanting. The layered frames and the stenciled leaves create a magical scene, and the colored image behind the aperture adds such depth and charm. Good luck with the kitchen installation—it sounds like quite the adventure!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card and layering. So glad you joined us at The Creative Crafters Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI like looking into the lovely woodland scene you created and the addition of the toadstool and squirrels finishes it off beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHope your kitchen refurb goes well.
Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM and I hope you will join us again soon.
Wht a fantastic woodland scene you have created for us with lots of lovely layers and fabulous colours. Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic card with us at A Cut Above.
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You've made great use of the inverted technique for this cute woodland scene. Hope your kitchen is progressing today!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you have framed this...and I hope your kitchen is coming along nicely..I remember when we had ours done and lived on takeaways LOL hugs Sue xx
ReplyDeleteYour card is just so magical Chris, a real storybook cover for sure. Oh the ructions have begun lol. Always lovely when finished but so hard to put up with the disruption. Enjoy your nice meals elsewhere!!
ReplyDeleteOooh Chris, this is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLove the papercolours and all the lovely details!
Beautiful card Chris. Love the Buttercup Cottage image and your stencilling.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us for our Love to Craft Challenge for January/February 2025.
We hope to see you again soon,
Lou DT xo
JemLou Productions
I love how you did the trees! They just draw you in to the center image-fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at A Cut Above!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and cute at the same time. Thanks for playing along with A Cut Above challenge blog.
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