Give thanks

Hello, crafting friends!

 

There's a brand new board at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge today and Felicita has come up with great ideas to inspire you all:

 

 I went for the central column Leaves or foliage/Thank you/Die cuts.

Out of offcuts of white card I cut a little pocket using The Greetery's Halvsies Diamond die, and some leaves and berries with the Inside Out dies, also from The Greetery. I coloured the leaves and berries with inks and daubers and some markers for detail.

 

I spent some time arranging my foliage and berries in the pocket and, when I was happy with it, glued everything down. The sentiment is from a non-branded set that was a lovely gift from a pal :) 

 

Right, it's over to you now! Here's how to play: First hop over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog and check out the fabulous cards the rest of the team have made to inspire you; Next, pick a column, row or diagonal from the board and create a card using the ideas; Finally, link up with us using the blue Linky button at the bottom of the challenge post. Have fun!

 

CHALLENGES

I've not had much time to craft lately so it's lovely to be joining in at The Snippets Playground with this cards - lots of white snippets used; Lynn has chosen the theme of Falling Leaves at The Allsorts Challenge this week - my leaves have been gathered up and arranged in the pocket but I hope they still count! I'm also linking up with the Anything Fall Goes theme at Four Seasons.

 

AND IN OTHER NEWS

Here are the Beige Beasts with long tongues due to a crazy autumn afternoon tearing around the paths the farmer has thoughtfully made for them in his harvested crop.

Sending hugs,

Merry snowflakes

Hello, crafting friends!

 

Welcome to another fabulous challenge at Tic Tac Toe where we aim to inspire you eight different ways with our boards! Betty has come up with a beauty for this week:

 

I chose the middle column for my simple festive card:

 

I stamped the fun sentiment from The Greetery's Snowflake Soirée in bright red ink on a nice thick card base. The edges were masked off with sticky notes and blue ink blended inwards from the edges, creating a 'glow' effect in the centre around the sentiment. The sticky notes were removed to reveal a border.

Next came the die cutting! The Greetery's Halvsies Diamond die was used to cut a gorgeous deep blue/green plaid paper which was layered over the top of the ink blend to frame the bottom of the sentiment. I also die cut some snowflakes from coordinating card stock, embellished them with clear gems and used them to finish the card.

 

Okayy, now it's over to you! Which column or row will you choose? And don't forget you have the diagonal options too! Do hop over to the Tic Tac Toe blog to admire the gorgeous samples my teamies have made to inspire you. You'll find the Linky Tool at the bottom of the post so that you can link up your own creations with us. We are looking forward to seeing what you make!

CHALLENGES

I'm linking up at Watercooler Wednesday where Heidi is hosting the All About Occasions challenge; I'm also joining in with the fun at Festive Friday where they're celebrating Christmas Jumper Day! I've chosen Red Green and Plaid from the list.

AND IN OTHER NEWS

Never mind card stock snowflakes, we had a taste of the real stuff earlier in the week! Not so much that we couldn't get out but just enough to get us in a festive mood. This was a very good thing for me as I've been so busy with the dogs that my Christmas preparations are very much behind!

On the other hand, Someone had other ideas about how I should be spending my time!!

Sending hugs,