Hippity Hoppity!

 Welcome back crafty friends!

 

So happy that the month of March just flew by and it's time for everything to bloom. I've already made a trip to the local farm stand greenhouse to see what I may want to add to my flower beds this year.  I did pick up some Ranunculus for a good friend that loves them and delivered them this past week when we met for coffee.  She was so happy!

 

It's also time for a new challenge at the Double D Challenge Blog.  For the next two weeks, the theme is, "Easter".  An always inspiring mood board is being shared along with the chance to win a fun prize.

 

Cottage Cutz Spring Lamb & Chick

 

Chicks are cute, but when I think Easter, it's about the bunny!

 

Happy Easter

 

I went with all the Bs on this card...bright, bunny and botanicals!  Lots of layers, fun details and a bit of a shaker in the middle.  The bunny is paper pieced, inked and holding a carrot shaped button.  Flowers, ferns and enamel dot embellishments complete the scene.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Milkshake Cardstock

Doodlebug Bunny Hop Papers

Echo Park Enamel Dots

Jesse James Carrot Button

Memory Box Cute Layered Bunny 

Precious Marieke Flower Frame

 

Hop on over to the Double D Challenge Blog and play along.

You could be a prize winner.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hope to see you back soon.

 

Birthday Blues

 Hey crafty friends!

 

Today I'm sharing a CAS birthday card for a family member.  April is full of birthdays for us, 20 to be exact, plus 2 anniversaries!  Crazy...that requires a lot of card making.  The first one is the 5th and the last one is the 30th, so the card making is in full swing.

 

Happy Birthday

 

I saw a few CAS and stencil challenges posted and pulled out an older stencil for the background of this card.  I use two different distress inks for an ombre affect and black for the accent color. The music staff is die cut three times and adhered together for dimension.

 

From my stash...

Cheery Lynn Music Staff

TCW Basket Weave Stencil

Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers

Tutti Designs Happy Birthday 

Sharing with these challenges:

AAA Card Challenge #287 - 1+1 Silhouette, organic,geometric shapes/4-12-25  

 Just Us Girls #768 - Anything Goes Stencil Week/4-2-25

Krafty Chicks #761 - CAS/4-1-25 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hope to see you back again soon!

 

 

Spring colors!

 Welcome crafty friends!

 

Today I'm sharing a couple of projects I made and plan to share in a few challenges...a card and tag.  Spring is here and the colors I'm seeing everywhere are so inspiring!  I was to the local greenhouse to see what is available for planting and was amazed at the array of bright colors and flowers ready for purchase.

 

First up is this colorful tag that I made using oxide inks spritzed with water for the background design.  I embellished with rub-ons and jewels.

 

LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE   

 

From my stash...

49 & Market Fresh Start Rub-Ons

 49 & Market Citrus Text Blends Rub-Ons

Kaisercraft Jewels - Champagne

Tim Holtz Oxides - Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron

Tim Holtz Spun Sugar

 

Sharing with these challenges: 

Cut It Up #326 - Colors of Spring

TTTC #266 - Diagonal top left to bottom right

Bright Colors, Spring, free/Rub-Ons /3-27-25

 

 Word Power March Challenge - Sentiment Focus/3-27-25

Next up is this birthday card that I made for my sister in law's upcoming birthday.  I love the different shades of lavender and purple in this patterned paper.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

From my stash...

 Bazzill Diamond Bling

Marianne Designs Doily

Mintay Lavender Farms Patterned Paper

My Colors Amethyst Jewel Glitter Paper

Tutti Designs Birthday Topper

Tutti Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Circles

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Cut It Up #326 - Colors of Spring/3-13-25

 Time Out Challenge #284 - The Red Carpet/3-26-25 (Purple Ombre Dress)

 Thanks for coming by my blog.

Stop over and play along with my die cut challenge blog, "A Cut Above".

See the guidelines HERE.

 

Hope to see you here again soon.

Birds In A Cage

 Welcome crafty friends!

 

The weather has been a bit warmer and the daffodils in my flower beds are getting buds on them.  A sure sign of Spring along with the chirping of birds.

 

Speaking of birds...

 

The Double D challenge for the next two weeks is all about "Birds".  Perfect for this time of year.  As always, there is a mood board for inspiration and a prize to one lucky winner chosen by random draw.

Tutti Designs Maple Vine Frame

My inspiration...

just a note

I really put the patterned paper to use on this card.  The perched birds look perfectly content inside this die cut bird cage.  I embellished with green foliage and tiny flowers with jeweled centers.  The die cut  sentiment is the same color as the flowers and matted with a white shadow.

 

From my stash...

 Bazzill Coconut Swirl, Wild Pansy Cardstock

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish

Crafters Companion Lovebirds Paper  

Pinkfresh Ombre Glitter Drops, Magic Potion  

Poppy Stamp Carousel Bird Cage

Tutti Design Dianthus Bunch

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Die Cut Divas - Critters/3-31-25

 

Double Trouble #187 - 3,2,1 Recipe/3-30-25

3 Die Cuts, 2 Cardstock Colors, 1 Sentiment 

Love Those Pretty Papers, March 2025 - Pretty Papers/3-30-25 

Poppy Stamps Challenge #126 - Cute Critters/3-27-25   

Word Power, March - Sentiment Focus/3-27-25 

 Thanks so much for stopping by...

Happy Spring!

 

 

Going Green...

Welcome crafty friends! 

 

March...March...March....let's keep going until it's April please!  Looking forward to the first day of Spring on the 20th.  It's been a long, cold winter here in our area and it's not over yet. 

The Double D is sharing their first challenge for March and the topic is "Green".  I always think St. Patrick's Day this month, but went a different direction for this challenge.

 

Here's the mood board being shared along with a prize to one lucky winner chosen by random draw.

 

Tim Holtz Distress Stains

 

I was inspired by the green foliage...

 

beautiful {just the way you are}

 

Purging some favorite papers that I've been hoarding to make room for new ones.  The shades of green in these eucalyptus leaves remind me of Spring and worked for this challenge topic.  I embellished with some sheer ribbon, acetate butterflies, pearls and stamped lace from a new stamp set gifted to me.  The sentiment is an older stamp from a company no longer in business, however, I believe the original owner is designing for another manufacturer of stamps now.  

 

From my stash...

 Bazzill Coconut Swirl Cardstock

49 & Mkt. Color Swatch Eucalyptus 6x8 Mini Collection 

49 & Mkt. Vintage Artistry Essentials Mini Foliage

Memento Rich Cocoa Ink

Queen & Co. Pearls

Sizzix/49 & Mkt. Doily Edgers Stamps and Framelits 

Tim Holtz Bundled Sage Distress Ink

Tutti Designs Nesting Scalloped Ovals

Verve Sentiment Stamp

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Colorful  Options March - Green

 

 

IYGYCC March #202 - Green/3-31-25

{PIN}spirational - Green Inspiration/3-31-25

 

Triple B - Butterflies/3-31-25

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hope to see you again soon.