Happy New Year!!!!
For those who celebrate I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and the new year finds you fit and well and raring to go
I’m so excited to announce that I’m officially a Design Team member of A Cut Above. As the name suggests, it’s a challenge blog that celebrates die cuts, and as you may or may not know, I love me some die cuts!
Now, on to the January Challenge!
The theme is always “Anything Goes With A Die Cut,” and this month, there is a strictly optional theme: “New.” Use the word “NEW,” to tell us about the something new, you used. There must be at least one die cut on your project from a manual or electronic machine no pre-fabricated dies are allowed.
So what did I make for our first challenge….
I used this fantastic Colorize die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. I used Distress Oxides to colour him and popped him up with lashings of double-sided foam tape. Pretty easy to put together and there’s a video from Sizzix that helps especially for the likes of me who always have trouble getting the pieces in the right order.
We do hope you will join us at A Cut Above my teammates have created some incredible projects to inspire and delight and you’ll find all the details on our page on how to enter.
I’m also playing along with AAA Cards #281 which are asking for a CAS creation
Just Us Girls who are asking us to use dies
Wishing you all a fabulous week
Take care
Marie
baileyrosy 
Wow, this is adorable and so amazing, Marie! You’ve created a fabulous paper pieced, 3-D image of this lion! The ink shading is perfect and what a great color choice. He is so regal and reminds me of the Lion King. I am so happy to have you join the Creative Team at A Cut Above and truly appreciate your lovely creations. Thanks for the great post and once again, so happy to have you with us!
Thank you so much firstly for the opportunity to be part of the team and also for your very kind words.
Isn’t he a die of fun! 😉 I love him! Thanks for sharing at JUGS
ps. Congrats on the new team too!
Thank you so much Vicki I’m a big fan of the Colorize animal diees and just love this guy. Thanks so much for stop by.
Marie! He is the King of the [die-cut] Jungle! So cute in pinks – must be a cousin of The Pink Panther, eh?
Congratulations on your newest gig, my friend!
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Thank you so much my friend and yes they are defintley cousins
Oh my gosh, I absolutely ADORE what you have done with this die set. Who would have thought to make a pink lion, but there he is. I LOVE the colors you have used, and the clean and simple design. So happy to be on the Cut Above Design Team with you!!!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and look forward to working with you
Love how you did this lion-the inking is fabulous!
Thank you so much
Colorize dies are great and your pink lion does not disappoint!! He’s so striking! Thanks for joining our first Use a Die challenge at Just Us Girls!
Thank you so much Carol
What a wonderful character with beautiful and different colouring and design. As always from you Marie. Congratulations on your DT role. Well deserved. x
Thank you so much Faith
Such a great card, love that die you used. Very awesome color choice too. I look forward to creating with you on ACA. Have a great day! Leanne
Hi Leanne the feeling is mutual,thanks so much for stopping by
Your lion looks amazing. I love the colour, the wonderful framing and those googly eyes. Congrats on joining the cut above DT. I will look forward to seeing what you make xx
Thank you so much Hilary for stopping by and your lovely comment
Wow! That is quite an amazing lion! Love the colors on him! Have a fantastic week!
Same to you too Vicki and thanks for stopping by
And then he was pink!!! I LOVE it Marie and a HUGE congrats to you my friend, can’t wait to see you shine with more of your die cut creations!
Aw thanks so much Terese
That is one fabulous looking lion in the shades of pink! Awesome coloring on this majestic beast and I love the addition of the googly eyes. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
Hi Sue, I think the eyes are his best feature. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
Super cute! Congratulations on joining the ACA team! 🎉🎉🎉 Love dies!
Thank you so much Trina
Awesome card Marie – love the detail you’ve achieved you your coluoring a leyers on your lion. Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards.
Thank you so much
Wow Marie, he is a fabulous great lion and when I saw him I just had to come over and tell you how great he is. You did a fabulous job of the Colorize, sometimes I get lost on them when trying to put them together but love them so will never give up, hah! Congrats too on you new DT spot, I look forward to seeing your designs there.
Thank you so much Dianne for your lovely comment. I must admit I watch the sizzix videos a few times until I get the hang of it.
Such a fun and beautiful card. Love what you’ve made with this fabulous die. Beautiful dimension with your inking. This fun lion make me think of Alex in Madagascar movie. So fun. Thanks for sharing.