You wouldn't expect to do this!

[@JH-wd7ul]

I remember the woodland die and your card very well. 🥰 I'm so pleased that he's sent you more dies to try. It's a win-win-win (you, him and us)! LOVE what you've done with the fence posts - so innovative! I know it was from different sets of dies, but it looks so cohesive that you would think it were a complete set. Lovely! And thank you for updating us on the cliffhanger from yesterday - I was on pins and needles. 😅 Sounds like you were able to release a lot of stress and frustration in the process too! 🩷

[@rosemarybrown1686]

Who would believe you could make a wreath from planks, only you. Wonderful idea and the result is a beautiful card. ❤🎉❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️

[@susanlillard1635]

How clever your wreath is. Enjoyed your tale of Rescuing your plates from the jaws of the evil platinum 6 machine!

[@Chrissieannie]

I triumphed !🤣🤣🤣

[@brendaelainewaddell1682]

Hi Christine. So happy to hear you were able ro "rescue" your die and plates. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long for your new Platinum 6 to arrive. Wow, I admire your creative genius in creating a wreath from those plank die cuts-- you truly have a "think outside the box" ability. Well done on the card. ❤ 🇨🇦 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

My new machine has arrived ! I’m delighted that you like this card, I was pleased with it !❤️❤️❤️

[@kimdixon3773]

What a fabulous idea for a card. You always have great ideas for using dues differently.💓💓💓

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like it!😊😊😊

[@julierowell4865]

Thinking outside the box again! Love it. Glad you got a new machine. No more plates getting caught

[@Chrissieannie]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[@carolebrassington4338]

The end result is fabulous Christine TFS. Glad you managed to salvage your die etc from your broken machine.🥰🥰

[@TheLpage]

Love the descriptive nature of the destruction process. I was picturing me doing the same thing. You might not have been laughing at the time but you provided a laugh for me today. Clever wreath using planks and mushrooms.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊😊

[@carolynmccall4429]

What a wonderful and unique card!

[@Chrissieannie]

It was fun ❤️❤️❤️

[@fionascott4887]

Hi Christine, I just love the way your imagination works it's such a different card thank you for sharing xx

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️

[@teresamcdaniel3554]

Sounds like quite an adventure getting the bits out of your broken die cutting machine! It’s funny how our brains work isn’t it, receiving one wreath inspired another quite different one…I love how it turned out💕

[@Chrissieannie]

That was exactly it ! I’ll do the real one tomorrow !😊

[@michelegourd5742]

I am so glad you were able to get your die and plate out!! Just love your card so creative!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊😊😊

[@mariecamus2264]

Those mushrooms look fabulous. So….’mushroomy’ . I love them . I pulled my face at the planks idea at first but it turned out beautifully. 👌👏👏👏👏

[@Chrissieannie]

Perseverance pays off !🤣🤣🤣

[@lindabarrett7543]

Oh my word l wouldn't in a million years think of making a wreath with fence panels, it's amazing, my gast is flabbered 😂 and the mushrooms look very 3D. What a triumph. 🥳

[@Chrissieannie]

It was fun to do too 🤣🤣🤣

[@mintea2779]

Good to hear you got you precision plate and the die out eventually, the neighbours must have wondered what you were doing in the cold we having. 😅. Interesting dies, and as always you make something so lovely out of it. ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s all good fun 🤣🤣🤣

[@wendypage5910]

I really like this card. All your cards are beautiful, but this one just seems different from your normal style, and I like it equally well. Job well done! I do learn a lot from you. Thanks for teaching us.

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you like it! It was fun to do !🤣😊❤️

[@bonnerdebbie]

I love your wreath, I have some real fence posts but I don't think they would work as well. I am glad you got your die and plates out of your old machine and happy that Amazon has next day delivery. Take care, I hope to see you tomorrow.

[@blijkegaal-kool9925]

😂 it is so funny to see and hear you work. It makes me feeling like a sit next to a old school friend.Great card idea again.

[@Chrissieannie]

That’s wonderful ! Thank you😊😊😊

[@Sally-qu3kz]

The card looks great what a lovely idea 👏

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊

[@marierossion6072]

Hello Christine. Contente pour la plaque et le die et sincères condoléances pour la platinium. Jolie carte d automne originale . 👏👏👋👋🍄🍄🍄

[@Chrissieannie]

Merci Milou 😊😊😊

[@julieorme9646]

Glad you got a new machine and got your dies out . The card is nice too ❤ x x x

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks ❤️

[@peggystoop4196]

Oh my goodness! That was quite an adventure getting your old machine apart! That would happen to me. You could have made a blooper video of it! What a cool card! Just love this one! You are so creative and talented!❤❤❤

[@Chrissieannie]

I think a video of that would have been hilarious !🤣🤣🤣

[@helensheppard8435]

Your new machine arrived quickly! Glad you were able to rescue your bits from the broken one. What a great card.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks so much 😊😊😊

[@annm7153]

Oh my!! Laughing so hard from your description of the die removal process. So sorry about your machine but glad you got your die back and have a replacement on the way.

[@Chrissieannie]

I was pleased to have triumphed and my new machine is here !

[@jenniferdrake1210]

I love the card, you are making think, both you and Deb. Jenny ❤😊

[@Chrissieannie]

😊❤️👍 that’s great !

[@helenthompson5500]

The image of you with your ex Platinum had me in stitches.yet another inspiring video and lovely card. Thank you. Take care and love to all xx

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you enjoyed it🤣🤣🤣

[@donnajuchtzer576]

Enjoyed your story of how you got your plates and die out of your machine. Sorry it broke but it’s always nice to get a new one too. I would have never thought to use fence posts for a wreath but it turned out really cute. Have a good rest of your day.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you so much 😊😊😊

[@peggyparenteau8357]

Dropping your machine would have been a great video!!!!!!! haha Glad you are back in business. Love this wreath. You and your adventures are so fun! oxoxo

[@Chrissieannie]

I enjoyed knocking 7 bells out of that machine !🤣🤣🤣

[@janetingacollins6409]

Super cute! Your mushrooms look so realistic! Like your cleaver adjustable bow maker.

[@Irene-KrausKreations]

1st of, love the card as I've always enjoyed "wreath" shapes made from a variety of odd bits! 2nd, oh what an odyssey it has become to recover your precious bits from the broken machine! I remember how frustrated I got many years ago while in college the first time when I couldn't open a jar of turpentine or similar liquid, as I was experimenting with oil paints for the 1st time and needed to clean - what to me at the time - were these very expensive brushes. The liquid was in this plastic bottle with a childproof sort of cap; and no matter what I tried I couldn't get it off! (That kind you're supposed to press down while turning!) Foolish me, I decided to take a straight edge razor to the bottle top to cut it off. Well, you can guess what I did. The razor slipped and sliced into my hand just below my thumb narrowly missing the tendons. So, there I was in my dorm room pressing a clean towel very firmly onto the gash to stop the bleeding, and realizing I somehow had to get somewhere to get it stitched up. (I was afraid I might have nicked the tendon too, as I couldn't move my thumb right.) Keep in mind, please, that this was wintertime and it was quite cold outside too. I couldn't figure out what to do as I couldn't stop the pressure on the cut, but I couldn't get my coat on either as my hands were busy. Thankfully my roommate walked in about then and got rather freaked out as she doesn't like the sight of blood. She did call the campus police, however, and they got there pretty quickly. Not that the cop had any training in first aid, as - in spite of my explaining about the need for the pressure - he more or less just held my hand. Blood started spurting everywhere, of course, but I got my coat on really fast. (my roommate did faint!) But I got pressure back on it pretty fast and got taken to the health clinic and got fixed up. Thankfully there was no damage to the tendon, but I've had a lovely scar on that hand as a permanent reminder of how stupid I was. Oh, and I threw out the oil paints and have refused to touch them ever since!

[@Chrissieannie]

My, what a harrowing tale ! I’m glad you got that sorted eventually! It was fun making this card !

[@flo-llama]

HUZZAH! YIPPEEEEE! You got your plates back! I was surpised that once you got to the metal structure holding the rollers that there were no screws holding it together. I guess they must have redesigned the guts. I still have their original red model & it's good information to have should it ever break beyond fixing. I almost had a heart attack the 1st time my husband took a hammer to it (he calls it "percussive maintenance"). I was cheering you on during your description of your extraction method (lots of "you go girl" & "you got this"). It was quite exhilarating! I love this card! I keep forgetting how disress wax really enhances the color making it so much richer. (Now where did I put it?) So adaptable for sending to a man too! I'd only need to switch out the bow for a rustic gummiapan tag stamped with happy birthday attached with a die cut rusty nail. Definitely a good card to keep at hand!

[@Chrissieannie]

I’m delighted you were rooting for me, l overcame !🤣🤣🤣 it was fun making the card !

[@XenobiaF]

Woah! I just got a new Magic Plate-thank you for showing how to clean it!

[@Chrissieannie]

You’re welcome 😊

[@helenwallace4870]

Thanks for sharing the tale of retrieving your plates and dies. It's wonderful what a bit of brute force and WD40 will achieve! I love the rich red fungi highlighted by the rustic tones of the wooden planks. Only you Chris, would attempt such a project and make it work! TFS 🍄🍄🍄

[@Cre8tiveConnexionsbyLillia]

That's really nice and rustic looking,a bit more unusual than the regular wreaths. Glad you got plate and diies back. I wonder if your neighbours were watching, lol

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you! 😊 our garden is fortunately not overlooked by any neighbours.🤣🤣🤣

[@dliles773]

Great card Christian love your idea's The magic mat is magnetic on one side and just a magic mat on the over side.

[@Chrissieannie]

Mine aren’t magnetic, I need to try to get the magnetic ones !

[@yvonneking7193]

What a stunning card 😍 x

[@pauladyer9845]

Glad you got your die and plate out of the machine…happy card making

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks 😊😊😊

[@kcinca5410]

I was skeptical but you managed to get a really wonderful rustic wreath out of those planks. It's great. I'm so glad you were able to retrieve your precision plate and die. I've only ever used my precision plate once on a fiddly scripty sentiment. Mostly I've been able to just use my regular plates especially since I got the Switch. I also would just pull out my Original red Sizzix with the lever for detailed dies and it would work every time no matter what so I didn't own a precision plate until I got my Switch and I only got it because the place I got the Switch from had such a great deal on them both. I hope your new machine arrives promptly. We're forecast to break temperature records for this day in history tomorrow. No rain in sight. And we had a small earthquake this morning. No damage. It's just a jarring way to wake up in the morning. The epicenter was only about 10 miles away which made it quite a jolt for such a small one. Have a great day.

[@Chrissieannie]

OMG I’ve never experienced an earthquake I don’t think! Quite scary I would think My new machine is here so I’ll be using that tomorrow! It’s quite chilly here !

[@SueDunn-ep7wf]

You are so funny. And resourceful!!!

[@Chrissieannie]

Keeps me young !🤣🤣🤣

[@rochestermanagementservice6082]

Very sweet, Chris! I think you should have recorded your attack on the die machine for our enjoyment. From Cheryl in AZ

[@wilmamichel8158]

I will have to keep an eye out for those precision tools ( the brick, the sidewalk etc…) to release jammed plates. 😊 I ran into the same problem this past summer. I am enjoying my new machine. Love the rustic card. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chrissieannie]

You never know when a brick will come in handy ! I’m glad you like the card!❤️

[@Sherryblossom2017]

Hi. Awesome card. Really like the rustic look.Tfs.Sherry 🇨🇦.

[@Chrissieannie]

You are so welcome!❤️

[@katherinewilkerson2211]

What fun! 😊

[@Chrissieannie]

It was!

[@joeyhoney1]

What a fun card!! Cheers from 🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦

[@barbaratreagus5134]

I really like the end result, a striking card ❤

[@jacal6648]

Great use of dies from fence panels to wreath. Great to see you getting given dies to use for your channel it's a great help for inspirational ideas, I often get put off buying unusual dies as im not sure what i would create out of it. P.S. Your chair needs a bit of that wd40 you have a squeak😂😂.❤

[@Chrissieannie]

I think of that when it squeaks but never when I would be able to do something about it !🤣

[@lynnb9790]

Oh my, I had a good laugh trying to imaghine you with a hammer 😂Thanks for that vivid description.

[@Chrissieannie]

😁

[@bonniejordan7153]

So clever❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks 😊😊😊

[@Anne-tq9li]

Very nice! Quite imaginative.

[@Chrissieannie]

Thanks 😊

[@jeanwinkler7885]

This is great

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@99zanne]

That was plenty smart! Good for u.

[@MandyRye-rc3fc]

Hi Chris, my husband and I was in fits of laughter with your description of trying to get your machine apart, we could just imagine the picture of you with the brick and hammer 😂😂,the card is lovely a real rustic wreath ...Thanks for the wonderful demo and a good giggle lol .😀

[@Chrissieannie]

Glad you enjoyed it so much 🤣🤣🤣

[@bettyareson6098]

I never pups have thought of this but didn’t it come out wonderful

[@Chrissieannie]

I was pleased with it in the end !😊

[@tinadaniels3965]

Amazing!

[@sheryl5252]

great card! you always have wonderful ideas on how to make something work, whether it wants to or not! lol i was wondering if you happened to video tape the dropping of the machine, the use of the brick, and then more dropping! that would have been entertaining, for sure! 🤣🤣🤣

[@markandcindihoskins6925]

I love this!!! So cute!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Chrissieannie]

Thank you 😊

[@LadyJP6969]

This is Top Notch Ms. Chrissie👏🏼!!! Might a lint roller work to help remove the tiny bits of the leftover die cuts off of the magnetic mat?

[@Chrissieannie]

It’s not a magnetic mat it’s a magic mat and the bits become embedded in the surface. Heating is the only way I’ve found to remove them easily. It flattens the mat at the same time, which is good !

[@LadyJP6969]

@ I just learned something new yet again, Thanks Ms. Chrissie🥰😘

[@susaneaton5608]

I feel your pain over the die cutting machine Chris 😢I’ve broken a few machines, electric and manual ( you would think I would have learnt by now) 😅 anyway I’m back using my good old (ancient) Cuttle bug and I have to say it’s the best machine I’ve had 😊 hahaha. fabulous card ❤

[@Chrissieannie]

I loved my old Cuttlebugs, but having used the Platinum 6 for so long I do prefer that !

[@Sorrento66]

That's turned out wonderfully xx ❤ can I ask what the tub of glaze stuff is please? xxx

[@Chrissieannie]

Ranger Distress Glaze amzn.to/4h9UFRB

[@Sorrento66]

@@Chrissieannie thank you. I love it! It really brings the colours out xx

[@barbluecht3500]

I struggle with blending alcohol markers and wonder if coloring the whole thing with the lighter color then the dark shadows then blending with the lighter… have you found any other tips for me that are easier please. You make it effortlessly lovely or am I to close to my own and too critical

[@Chrissieannie]

Sometimes I start with the lighter shade sometimes with a darker one, it just depends of what it is and what cardstock I’m using !

[@dliles773]

You should have got your hubby to film you throwing and hitting your your die cut machine it would have been a great video😂😂😂no sorry you had to send it to the bin.

[@Chrissieannie]

What fun that would have been🤣🤣🤣

[@yvonneduffy6812]

I pour boiling water over my magic mat which cleans it in an instant, this also flattens i.t

[@Chrissieannie]

Yup, it’s the heat that does it!