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Keeping in mind the theme for Cardz 4 Guys and following the MFT Wednesday Sketch, I created this card.
The Cardz 4 Guys Challenge theme is the same as the premise for the NBUS Challenge - using that Never Before Used Schtuff in your stash. The sentiment stamp is from a Lawn Fawn set and is the only one I hadn't used. The background stamp is from Papermania and is also new stamp. The diamond embossing folder is by CTMH. The embossing folder I used on the black strip is a Tim Holtz Sizzix stamp. Oval dies are from Spellbinders and SU. And finally, the fussy cut crow is a digi from Gecko Gals that I never used before.
Challenges: Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #268 - Use something new to your stash; Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of April 13th - AG; Moving Along With the Times April Challenge #129 - Animals/Birds; Fab n Funky Challenge #519 - Embossing; Lil Red Wagon Challenge #597 - In the Air Tonight; Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #313 - All Things Masculine;
My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #537 -
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Hello my crafty friends.
Today I'm sharing a card with no stamping. With all the beautiful papers and wonderful dies in my stash, stamping isn't always necessary. However, when I don't stamp, I feel just a little guilty. And, honestly, I don't often post them on my blog.
I specifically didn't put any stamping on this card so that I could enter it in the Mix It Up Challenge # 4.
The gorgeous paper is Graphic 45, leftover scraps from another project that I managed to piece together to use as the background.
The purple frame is from SU ornate layers dies. Luckily, I found a sentiment sticker which was the perfect size for the cream cs with punched borders. The butterfly stickers are from the same sticker sheet.
The die cut butterfly is 3 layers; a gold backing, a yellow layer, and a velum layer to tone the yellow down just a bit. The die is from Crafter's Companion.
Challenges:
Mix It Up Challenge #48 - AG but No Stamping
Allsorts Challenge #619 - Butterflies, Birds, and Bees
Crafty Catz Challenge #546 - AG
Bastel-Traum Challenge #99 - Butterflies
Simon Says Wednesdsay Challenge - Happy Birthday
Make The Card Challenge #12 - Butterflies
For the April Outlaws Progressive Challenge, participants in the March Progressive Challenge were given an image by Bugaboo stamps called Bug Brats Easter.
Image was colored with markers and fussy cut. Banner was cut on the cricut and the sentiment is a CTMH stamp. |
Additional Challenges I am entering:
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #442 - All Things Spring
The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Easter/Spring
Fab n Funky Challenge #518 - Easter
Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #155 - photo inspiration (eggs, bunnies, lots of spring colors)
The Crafting Challenge April - AG /Easter
Aud Sentiments Challenge - AG + a sentiment
My Time to Craft Challenge #454 - AG
Catch the Bug Week One Challenge - AG
Have a lovely day.
Thanks for the visit.
Thought this might be a cute birthday card for a child in the hospital. Even though most of the hospitals to which SAS4K donates cards are not accepting them at the current time, I still have a box set aside to send out as soon as they are.
I used Stampin' Up stamps,
which required minimal coloring with a marker.
Here is this week's My Favorite Things Sketch, which I followed.
Challenges:
My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #536 - see above
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday
Aud Sentiments Challenge #272 - AG + a sentiment
Moving Along With The Times April Challenge #129 - Animals,Birds
Thanks for visiting. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
We just returned from 3 relaxing months in sunny Florida.
It's hard to get those gorgeous palms, the sunny weather, and peacefulness out of my head.
Hence, the theme of my card for DTC #81- Dream Bubble.
CTMH papers, Sizzix scalloped circle die, La la Land stitched circle die, CTMH Artist cartridge cricut cut clouds, and Stampendous House Mouse stamps colored with pencils.
Challenges:
House Mouse Challenge #337 - AG option Easter/Spring
Double Trouble Challenge #81 - Favorite vacation spot, cloud with words, play at Cupcake Inspirations, too.
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Here is a last minute Easter card I made to enter in the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge
and the My Favorite Things Color Challenge.
The Tea Cup Bunny image and Easter sentiment are freebies I received from Imagine That! Digistamps for participating in their March Progressive Challenge. It is part of a new kit from IT! called Rosy Tea Party I colored the image using watercolor pencils and blended them with clear Wink of Stella before fussy cutting.
Challenges:
My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge - see above; My Favorite Things Color Challenge - see above; Imagine That! April Digi of the Month Challenge - Tea Cup Bunny; My Time to Craft Challenge # 454 - Easter;
The theme for the April Challenge at
You gotta play to win, so here are my entries for the
My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #534
and the MFT Color Challenge #162:
You would never believe how long it took me to make this relatively simple top fold card. I wanted to duplicate the postage stamp die cut in the sketch. Only one problem, I don't have a postage stamp die. I do have a set of scalloped border dies from Pink and Main. How hard could it be to make that shape with a border die? Pretty darn hard! I'm sure I spent well over an hour making that one piece of this card. Next time I see a stamp die on sale, I am buying it!
The Penny Black fussy cut bunny was colored with water color pencils and markers then blended. The sentiment stamp is CTMH, dp is from SU, the large scalloped border is from P&M also, and the embossing folder is by Darice.
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For the March Outlaws Progressive Challenge, participants in the February Progressive Challenge were given a darling Paper Nest Dolls digital image, Lulu Bee, to use.
I used a stitched rectangle die from ODBD, a Momenta sentiment die, and a Sizzix corner die, with inlaid glitter pieces. The image was colored with markers and watercolor pencils. The wings have a heavy coating of clear Wink of Stella.
Isn't that bee paper great? I couldn't resist buying just one sheet even though I have enough paper to last several lifetimes!
Have a wonderful day!
Thanks for visiting!
Challenges:
Outlawz March 2021 Progressive Challenge - AG with Lulu Bee image.
Mix It Up Challenge #47 - AG, Inlaid Die Cuts optional (fancy corners).
Pearly Sparkles Challenge #60 - Use a digi stamp, Lulu Bee by Paper Nest Dolls
Crafter's Castle March Challenge #39 - AG
Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Feminine
Craft Rocket Challenge #79 - Use Dies and/or Spring