First card using shapes from Scan n Cut

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Yesterday I plugged in my new Scan n Cut that had just been delivered and tried out a few basic shapes that are in the memory. This is my first card using something that was cut on the machine. I have to giggle to myself really because the shapes I chose to make are ones that I could have done anyway with nestie labels dies that I've got - lol! But I had to make a start somewhere and this seemed an easy option.

I stamped on to the smallest shape with part of the Penny Black 'letters and flowers' inked with fired brick distress ink and then used the ink to brush the edges of the shapes.

The background of the card is a piece of pearlised embossed paper that was left from a previous card - a large snippet, but a snippet nevertheless, so an opportunity to join playmates at Pixie's snippets playground again. This was also brushed with fired brick distress ink.

I found up a snippet of some gloss card that had been coloured with alcohol inks ages ago - about time it was used! - wrapped around with some lovely organza ribbon (bought a whole big roll of this some time ago when I needed to match up with a wedding card I was making - I think the roll will last forever!) The birthday sentiment was lightly brushed with the distress ink.

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 140
Whimsy 75: monochromatic
A little bit crafty September: distress it
Simon says Monday challenge: boldly go into stamptember
Penny Black August: floral fantasy
My mums craft shop 21: dies or punches (die cuts created with Scan n Cut)
Scrappers delights 30: anything goes - new beginnings (first card made using die cuts from Scan n Cut)
Crafty ribbons: birthdays
The house that stamps built DCC827: celebrate birthdays
Eclectic ellapu September: lady's birthday
Timbro scrap mania 99: special occasions
Scrappy hands 19: red
Quirky 18: red, red wine
Crafting at the weekend 5: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Cards galore 9: make a card
Just us girls 256: anything but a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Papertake: anything goes
Sisters of craft September: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 336: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 72
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes