Let's Squash It! Challenge #26 - Let's make a Christmas Card

 

Hi there, I'm over on the Squashy blog today to share a little inspiration for our current challenge! We've gone super-easy this month and would just like to see you use an EF to create a gorgeous Christmas card.

Our guest this month is the lovely Cat from Cat Luvs Paper. 

You can see her beautiful guest creation by clicking here. 

For some reason I decided to de-boss the inky, water-coloured background for my card. I used watercolour card, which takes embossing so beautifully. I wanted to fill the little 'wells' made by the de-bossed Christmas Trees with plenty of ink so there was a good depth of colour. Seems to have worked ok and was a quick and simple make. I used that fabulous 'Noel' die cut again, sent to me by my sweet buddy, Greta. 

Embossing Folder - Darice Trees

The cards in the Squashy Gallery for this theme look fabulous. I really think embossing seems to especially suit cards made for the festive season. You have until the end of November to play along with this challenge and Cat, Gail and I all hope you'll come and join the festive fun! 

Let's Squash It! - Challenge #4 Use an Embossing Folder and an Animal

 

It's the tenth of the month so it must be 'Happy New Squash It! Challenge' day! 

I'd just like to point out that obviously we'd like to see an animal stamp, sticker, die-cut etc and NOT a real animal for this challenge. Just so we're clear on that.

For my animal I broke out a NBUS set called Peach and Piper from Picket Fence.  I used Darice embossing folder - Flowers as a background for the bunnies. The thanks sentiment has lost it's packaging but I think it's an oldie from Paper Smooches.

I'm entering this card at the lovely Darnell's NBUS Challenge #22.

Our challenge runs until the end of the month over at Let's Squash It! and both Gail and I hope you'll drop by and get squashy with us!

Let's Squash It! Challenge #3 - Use ANY Embossing Folder and Dies or Fussy Cutting

 

Hi there, it's time for another fun challenge over at Let's Squash It! 

This is a challenge that will really help you stretch those embossing folders.

Challenge #3 - Use ANY Embossing Folder and Dies or Fussy Cutting

Yes, we'd like you to use an embossing folder of your choice and pair it with the techniques of die cuttings or fussy cutting.  You can use an emboss-and-cut folder, a die cut with a matching folder, cut up something you've embossed, emboss a die cut shape, or simply add a die cut or fussy cut shape to your embossed background.  If you're not sure what to do then please take a look at Gail's excellent Inspiration Post for some great ideas.

Here's what I made for the challenge. Sadly, I needed a sympathy card for a friend who had just lost her lovely dad to Covid.

I used a beautiful embossing folder Darice's Bold Daisy for this card. It proved really difficult to photograph, and does look so much better IRL. I cut two embossed panels and fussy cut the centre of the second panel so that I could place it over the first panel. A couple of pop dots added to the dimension. I coloured with Distress Inks. 

In addition to cards by Gail and me we also have a guest designer/squasher. Intrigued by who could be joining us? Come on over and find out!