Birthday Butterfly

 I found a sketch I wanted to play along with and brought out my Memory Box Vivienne and Darla Butterfly dies along with some polka dot papers to make this card. I die-cut the butterfly from white as well as all the polka dot paper colors and swapped the negatives for a colorful butterfly. I've learned that I'm not as good with swapping those tiny pieces anymore like I once was, and had a difficult time with doing my favorite technique, but I'm OK with the results and hopefully no one will look too closely to see the oopsies! LOL

I used a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder for the center panel in keeping with the polka-dot theme and added a pre-printed Simon Says Stamp sentiment and called this one finished.

I'll share this card with the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #636

the Double D challenges - Polka Dots

the Triple B May 2024 challenge - use birds, blooms and/or butterflies

(use one, two, or all three)

Can You Handle the Pressure? May 11, 2024 - A/G using an embossing folder with an optional twist of using flowers.

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - use Patterned Paper

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day whatever you're doing.

Carol

A Herringbone Birthday Card

 I had quite a few strips of pink and grey cardstock on my desk, so I decided to make a herringbone panel with them. I made an A2 panel and cut it in half to make 2 cards. I'll post the other one in the future.

I die-cut the herringbone panel with a Stitched rectangle die, and then embossed a white panel with a Cuttlebug Cape Cod EF, adding an assortment of die-cut butterflies left over from those strips of pink cardstock. I added some black and grey diamond dots to those butterflies that were left over from a wall hanging project. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from Simon Says Stamp and that's my card for today.

I'll share this card with the following challenges:

The Snippets Playground Challenge #480 - must use snippets

Can You Handle the Pressure May 11th, 2024 Challenge -

A/G using an ef with an optional twist of "flowers."

Wishing all the moms out there a great Mother's day today.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Carol

Spots & Stripes

I've been asked to guest design for the Allsorts challenge week #780 where Lorraine is hosting and the theme this time is "spots and stripes." If you don't have spots or stripes, there is always the anything goes option. I found these cute striped and dotted papers from an old paper pad (the cover is gone so I don't know who made them) but the image is a new one from Penny Black - a recent gift given to me by a thoughtful friend. I stamped the image and colored it with Copics and glaze pens, then die cut it with a stitched square die from MFT. The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers (now closed) and that panel was cut from a snippet of blue cardstock that I  matched with the little bird.  For the final touch, I added an older SU! enamel dot in the corner just for fun.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be around to see your creations for this spots and stripes challenge (or the A/G if you prefer)

Before I go, here's a notice for the Allsort's upcoming 15th Birthday celebration. You'll want to stop by on the 18th for this event!

Have yourself a wonderful day!

Carol

 

Mother's Day Bouquet

 I played with an older retired SU! set of Beautiful Bouquet dies to create this mother's day card. I die cut all the flowers with assorted colored bits of cardstock and arranged them all into a bouquet adding a purple die-cut ribbon to hold them all together.  I dotted the flowers with black Nuvo dots. The stitched frame is unbranded and I used 2 retired SU! punches to make the SU! Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment panel.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Die Cuts

Cards 4 Galz #224 - Celebration Mother's Day

Craft Rocket Challenge #114 - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a pleasant day.

Carol

Birthday Bird

 I made one of these book binding cards last year and decided I'd make another one because they're fun to make. I used pieces of SU! Coastal Cabana cardstock and matching dsp for this one, stenciling the blue skies with some Tumbled Glass ink. The bird and branch were done with a SU! punch and I added a tiny black gemstone for the eye. The ribbon was a generous gift from a thoughtful friend and I just love how it blends with this color scheme. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from Simon Says Stamp matted with some black cardstock to match all the black-matted panels.

I'll share this with the Allsorts Challenge #779 - More than One Fold or A/G

Also sharing with the Triple B  May 2024 challenge - 

Birds, Blooms, and/or Butterflies. Use 1,2, or all 3

Wishing you all a great day whatever you're doing. Thanks for the visit as always and keep smiling :)

Carol

Mother's Day Card

We celebrate Mother's day here in the US on May 12th so I made a few cards to send to my friends for the occasion. This one was done with a silver heat-embossed image panel using some very old Verve stamps that I've had for years. I added a tiny pink paper flower and put a rhinestone gem in the center for a little sparkle. The background was done with a Cuttlebug Geometric Rings embossing folder and I dotted the centers with some silver Stickles dots. The pink panel was die-cut with a Gina Marie Designs Venetian Label die.

I'm sharing this card with these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - make it feminine

The Double D challenge - Pretty Florals for Mom

Shopping our Stash SOS520 - Make a Mother's day Card

Can you Handle the Pressure? Embossing Challenge - A/G using an embossing folder with an optional twist of "feminine."

I need to get my Mother's day cards addressed and mailed as this notable day for Mom is right around the corner! Thanks for the visit and have a fabulous day!

Carol

Black Magic Birthday Card

 I have a friend who is celebrating a milestone birthday today and her favorite color is pink, so I made this card for her. I used some Black Magic cardstock for this. It's black on one side and pale pink on the other. I embossed a piece of the pink side for the card front and embossed another piece of the black side for the sentiment panel and then sanded it so the pink shows through. I used an Anna Griffin embossing folder along with a Gina Marie Designs Venetian label die as well as a Gina Marie Designs sentiment done with pre-embossed white cardstock. I recently completely a candy dots project and had quite a few of the dots left over, so I used several of the pink and black ones on this card instead of gemstones. 

I will share this with

  the Embossing Challenge -

Can you Handle the Pressure? - 

must use an embossing folder with a twist of "feminine."

Thanks for the visit and may you enjoy a crafty and fun-filled day.

Carol

Mother's Day Card

 Today I have a card that was created with lots of snippets. I stenciled the blue skies with cloud stencils I made years ago with assorted punches. The white clouds (covered with Wink of Stella) and the little sun in the corner are die cuts from Lawn Fawn. The bluebird and branches were done with a SU! punch and the white panel on the bottom was done with a Martha Stewart border punch. The tiny ladybug was done with a MB die and the little flowers were done with SU! dies and stamps. The pink frame was done with a Gina Marie Designs scalloped frame die. The sentiment is from Verve and I added a tiny gemstone to the bird for it's eye and little black gems to the flower centers to finish this one.

I'm sharing this with the following challenges:

The Snippets Playground #479 - Must use Snippets

The Allsorts Challenge Week # 778 - Use a Stencil or A/G

the April Stencil Fun Challenge - A/G using a stencil

(Optional Spring/Flowers)

Here's wishing you a great weekend and thanks always for stopping by.

Carol

Season's Greetings

 I found this charming stamp I've had for eons and decided to make a card with it for Christmas. I colored the hedgies with Copics and added a snippet of designer paper that reminded me of cracks in the ice, and then die-cut the loops with a MB die, placing them over top. The sentiment was one of those old $1 stamps which is why it curves upward a little, but at least I got some use out of it. For the finishing touch I added some sparkly blue stickers to their ice skates and randomly on the rest of the card. 

I'll share this with the Rudolph Day April Challenge - make a Christmas card

Thanks as always for stopping by and make it a great Saturday!

Carol

You've Got This

 A friend of mine is undergoing surgery on Friday, so I made this card to  give her a little encouragement. I used some MB papers along with some soft grey cardstock to make the background. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and was die cut with black cardstock. The flowers and leaves were done with a Hero Arts stamp set, fussy cut, and popped up on foam bits. The tiny white flowers were added on top of the pink flowers and finished with a tiny black gem. The final touch was to add some pastel pink Nuvo drops to the sentiment panel.

I'm sharing this with these challenges:

the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A/G

the Flower Challenge #90 - Add Layers

the Triple B April 2024 Challenge - use Birds, Butterflies, or Blooms 

(1,2, or all 3)

Craft Rocket Challenge #113 - Layer it Up

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a wonderful day.

Carol