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

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Hope to see you again soon.

 

Friends Are Golden

There's a new March challenge at A Cut Above Die Cut Challenge Blog.  The theme is always, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" according to the definition found in the challenge guidelines.

When March arrives, my first thought always goes to St. Patrick's Day and the color green.  For this challenge, I went green, but veered away from a holiday theme to create a friendship card.

FRIENDSHIP

I used a background die that I love but don't use often enough.  It reminds me of a spinning dust devil or tornado.  I layered the plaid paper over the same matte gold that I used for the die cuts.  Adhering the background die is a little tricky because it's so intricate, but using a Fine Line glue applicator makes it a little easier.  The sentiment is computer generated and cut with the same heart die set as the gold hearts.  

 

From my stash...

Memory Box Anemone Plaid

Paper Studios Matte Gold Metallic

Poppy Stamps Background Scribble  

Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Hearts

Want 2 Scrap Sage Green Pearls

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Aud Sentiments #323 - Glitter, Bling, St. Patrick's Green/3-31-25

Colorful Options, March - Green/3-28-25 

IYGCC  Cookie Challenge #202 - Lucky in Green/3-31-25

 Word Art Wednesday #689-690- Anything Goes/3-11-25

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Life Photographs

 Surprise! Today I'm sharing a scrapbook page.  I share cards frequently, but don't share scrapbook pages often enough.  That's where it all began years ago so now I plan to post more of them throughout the year.

 

This scrapbook layout is of our beautiful granddaughter.  I've been working on it for a few days and finally finished it.  I got caught up in some mixed media with this page using a new stencil, distress inks and glass bead gel.  It may have just awakened my love of using more on future layouts.

 

Life Photographs

 

The papers, stencil and most embellishments are from a new company, Arden Creative Studios.  I've added a few products from other collections but all are designed by my friend, Katie Pertiet.  She is so very talented!

 

From my stash...

Arden Creative Studio - Hidden Creek Patterned Paper

Arden Creative Studio - Enamel Dots

Arden Creative Studio - Ephemera Pack

Arden Creative Studio - Filmstrip Kiss-Cut PET tape

Arden Creative Studio - Laser Cuts

Arden Creative Studio - Rub On Transfers

Arden Creative Studio - Tag Essentials

Arden Creative Studio - Timeless Quatrefoil Stencil

49 & Market Moonlit Garden Chipboard Words

49 & Market Ochre Laser Cuts

Golden Glass Bead Gel

Spellbinders Grand Labels 4

Sweet n' Sassy Stamps - Sew Many Stitches

Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Bundled Sage, Forest Moss, Peacock Feathers

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Just Us Girls #764 - AG with a Stencil/3-5-25

Stencil Fun - Use a Stencil/3-29-25 

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Seeing Red!

 Good morning crafty friends!

 

Hard to believe it's time for another Double D Challenge and February is more than half over.  Hurray to both!  We're headed into spring soon and I can't wait.

 

The challenge theme for the next two weeks is, "Red".  

 

Sharing a mood board to inspire and a prize being offered to a lucky winner.

 

Penny Black, "Across the Miles" Premium Card Pack (4)

 

I'm seeing red...

 

"Let's go for a ride"

 

Guess which photo inspired me....LOL!  Not too hard to tell.  I've had this paper in my stash for quite a while.  Nine years to be exact and I actually got it from Maja's booth when I met her at CHA.  It's one of those pieces of patterned paper that you love and never want to use.  However, it was time when I saw the challenge mood board.  Thankfully, there's still three quarters of the piece remaining to use on other projects. The bicycle embellishment is from another collection and I changed the flower colors using copic markers.  A couple of enamel hearts and a bit of foliage that I also changed the flower color on to match the others.  The sentiment is the branding strip from the patterned paper.

 

From my stash...

Copic Markers 

CTMH Enamel Hearts

Maya Designs Summertime, Let's Go For A Ride

Mintay Lavender Bicycle Element

My Colors Cardstock

Spellbinders Small Pinking Circle

 Spellbinders Small Standard Circle

 Shared with these challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations #611 - Color Challenge/2-22-25

 

Double Trouble #185 - 3-2-1 Hoodie Hoo/3-2-25 

3 embellishments, 2 layers, 1 sentiment

 

The Neglected Stuff - Kick Off Challenge/2-2-25

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Create something pretty today!

 

 

Valentine Birthday!

 Welcome back crafty friends!

February is a busy birthday month in our family and one of them just happens to be on Valentine's Day!  This was a great opportunity to make a Valentine birthday card in collaboration with the new challenge at the Double D Challenge Blog.

For the next two weeks, the theme is, "Hearts".  The mood board shares some lovely inspiration and there's a prize to be had for one lucky winner.

 Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 paper pad

 I made a slimline card for this challenge...

happy birthday to you

I pulled out lots of older stash for this card.  The cardstock, lace border punch, heart dies, and ribbon are all more than 5-6 years old.  The birthday sentiment is part of a set that I purchased last year.  Actually, nothing is new including the ink but it all came together for this pretty birthday Valentine.

From my stash...

Elizabeth Craft Banner Die 

Emily Moore Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set

Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Momenta Heart Dies 

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Recollections Cardstock

 

And, there's a new challenge blog you won't want to miss.  Yep, Diane and Darlene have yet another challenge blog to play along with, "Neglected Stuff Challenge Blog". I think all of us can relate to this! I'll certainly be linking up to this one!  Check it out.

Sharing in these challenges:

 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #201 - Hearts Galore/2-28-25

 

 Neglected Stuff Kick Off Challenge - Martha Stewart Border Punch/2-28

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Hope to see you again soon.