That Might Look Good on a Card

Monday, May 24, 2021

Try Stampin' Or Not on Tuesday

I am fully aware that today is Monday.

Some days I'm not too sure. But today, I am.

This week's challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday gives you the option of making a card with or without stamping. And it also gives you the option of following the sketch or the technique or both.

Generally, if I'm in for a penny, I'm in for a pound. So I did both.

(The front stamps are from CTMH, colored with markers and fussy cut.)

(The butterfly was a leftover, just laying on my table. The sentiment is SU.)

By making this a top fold card, it was very easy to insert a clear piece of acrylic for the see through section.

Challenges:

Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #507 - see above

Dare 2 B Artsy May Challenge - Flowers

Stamping Sensations May Challenge - Beautiful Blooms

Moving Along with the Times May Challenge #130 - A Bouquet of Flowers

Creative Knockout Challenge - Finish the Inside

Crafting Happiness Challenge #97 - Color It

Grab our button

Use Your Stuff Challenge #423 - Tic Tac Toe (I chose the diagonal line, Flower,Butterfly, Purple)

Thanks for visiting.

Hope you'll be back tomorrow to see the new sketch for

Tuesday Morning Sketches

and join the fun there.

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Friday, May 21, 2021

Tri-Fold Window Get Well Card

This week's Weekly Inkling from Splitcoast Stampers showcased a pretty Vertical Trifold Window Card and supplied a link to a tutorial with directions on how to make it. It was very easy.

I had to improvise a little, but I like the design.

This is the card front. My card base was already scored to make a side fold card, rather than the top fold shown at SCS.

I used a die from Die Versions to make the center window and the label die is Spellbinders. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

When you open the card, this is what you see...

I cut a second label to cover the back of the front label. Inside the main card is another card cut slightly smaller. This is also a side fold but the fold is to the right. I used holographic paper to die cut the rose and mounted it on a multicolor piece of velum with multicolor dazzle stickers on the corners.

And when you open the inside card, this is what you see....

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:

Creative Creases Challenge - AG with a Fun Fold

Creations in Pink Challenge #34 - AG in mainly pink

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Dies/Punches

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge May 18th - AG

Creative Knockouts Challenge #402 - Finish the Inside

Double Trouble Challenge #84 - Patterned Paper, Girly Girl Project, Bling, enter ..........

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Happy 91st Birthday

This birthday card needed to be a bit special because it's for a wonderful lady who went to high school with my mother and I've known all my life.

Her family couldn't have a big 90th birthday celebration last year due to Covid 19 restrictions. This year they are showering her with cards. Here's my contribution to the many cards she'll be receiving:

This is called an arrow fold card. Linda Heller has a good video on her blog here, if you'd like to try one.

The rose stamp is from CTMH

and the sentiment stamp is by My Favorite Things.

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenges # 239 - Triangle

Allsorts Challenge #624 - AG

Creations in Pink Challenge #34 - AG in mainly pink

Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge - AG with patterned paper

Crafter's Cafe Challenge #266 - Feminine - Girls or Ladies

Double Trouble Challenge #84 - Patterned Paper, Girly Girl Project, Bling, enter ..........

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Aud Sentiments Challenge - For the Girls + a sentiment

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Dies/Punches

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge May 18th - AG

AAA Birthday Game #25 - Happy Birthday

Creative Creases Challenge - AG Fancy Fold

As I worked on this card I realized my mother will also be 91 next month.

Uh Oh! I better get my thinking cap on!

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Tuesday Morning Sketches #606

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches

The nice thing about digi stamps is you can resize them to fit your needs. These cute critters from Bugaboo Stamps were colored with markers. The Happy Birthday die is from Die-Versions.

I hope you'll have time to play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches

this week.

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Debbie

Patti

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

Challenges:

Just Add Ink Challenge #554 - Just Add something beginning with "g" - Gray

My Time to Craft Challenge #457 - Inchies

Sweet Stampers Challenge #56 - Animals,Critters,Birds

Love to Scrap Challenge #145 - AG

Dies R Us Challenge #169 - AG with dies

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge - AG

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #140 - AG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - AG with critters

CRAFT Challenge #597 - Birthday Blog Hop

Catch the Bug Bi-Weekly AG Challenge - Week 3 AG

Friday, May 14, 2021

Imagine That! May Progressive Challenge

This month's freebie for the May Progressive Challenge at Imagine That! is a super cute digi set called Go Fly A Kite.

Kris, thanks so much for this wonderful set!

Here is the card I made using the dog digi:

I colored the image with markers, sponged a bit of light blue around the kite, and green at the bottom. This card went right in the box to go to Send A Smile 4 Kids.

*****

While I'm here, I might as well show you the card I made for the Color Challenge at MFT. I made this card with my grandson-in-law in mind. He's in his late twenties.

The rectangle dies and Happy Birthday dies are from MFT.

The Crazy Bird is a Stampers Anonymous stamp, which I paper pieced and fussy cut.

Challenges for this card include:

My Favorite Things Color Challenge #165 - see above

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #405 - dies/stencils

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Things with Wings

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #135 - Under a Hat (party hat on the bird)

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Masculine

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Things with Wings

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #50 - AG

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Knead a Hug?

That's the sentiment I decided to pair with this fun digi, Bertha's Bread Baking Bonanza, from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps for the Outlawz May Progressive Challenge.

I followed the sketch from the Wednesday Sketch Challenge at My Favorite Things,

colored the image with markers, did a bit of distressing and added a bit of white flocking for flour.

If you played in the Outlawz April Progressive Challenge, you would have received this digi for free. You can still pick it up here, join the May Challenge, and receive a free digi to play in June.

Additional Challenges:

Paperminutes Challenge #691 - Make a Scene

Allsorts Challenge #623 - Create a Landscape or Scene

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #496 - AG

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 18 - AG

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