New Day!

Hi crafty friends!

A new challenge is up at the Double D with the theme of "Watercolor". The mood board inspiration is beautiful and the Design Team will be choosing top creative projects!

Tim Holtz Distress Stains

I went with bold summer colors on my card...

tomorrow is a new day
  I used shimmer water colors for the background on this card.  Water does magical things to the sprinkles of powdered color.  The different colors that show up are amazing when spritzed with water.  Water color paint was used on a stamp to add random images around the edges.  The stamped sentiment is now a favorite of mine.  I used a floral laser cut as the focal image and added a couple of buzzing bees to embellish.

 

From my stash...

Arden Creative/KPD Laurel Grove Laser Cut

Arden Creative/KPD Maker Series Grove Notes Stamp

CTMH Watercolor Palette Paints 

Katie Pertiet Designs for Lindy's Magicals 

 Grazing Grasshopper, Hello Buttercup, Lazing in the Laurels, Pink Petal Panic

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
 

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Have the best day.

 

May the 4th Be With You!

 Today I'm sharing my Creative Team project for the May Challenge at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.  May is the month that celebrates the ever popular, "Intergalatic Star Wars Day", and today is that day, so, I went with the Star Wars theme for my May card.

 

"May the 4th be with you!" 

 

STAR WARS

 

This five inch square design came together pretty quickly.  The blue metallic background is matted with black glitter cardstock adhered to a gray base.  I die cut the star from the same gray as the base.  The Star Wars with Darth Vadar focal sentiment is a cut file.  I'm pretty sure this is going to a family member that is a huge fan of the Star Wars franchise.

 

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Die Cut Divas, May - Celebrations, Star Wars Day/5-30-26

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have the best day!

 

Have A Lovely Day

Welcome crafty friends!

A new challenge is posted today at the Double D Challenge Blog.  The theme is Tea or Coffee for the next two weeks.  There's a mood board for inspiration and a prize to one lucky winner.  Check out the  details HERE.

 

Elizabeth's Crafts Designs Foil Stickers 

Here's my inspiration....

HAVE A LOVELY DAY 

I chose the teapot as the focal point on my card.  The pretty floral paper reminded me of an antique chintz design.  It sits on a doily covered metallic tray with some added foliage tucked in behind it.  I adhered a strip of semi opaque lace trim tape under the tray to act as a table runner.

From my stash...

CTMH Garden Green Ink

Diamond Press Lace & Grace Paper Tape 

Memory Box OrnateTeapot 

Neenah Solar White CS

Paper Rose Candy Kisses Collection 

Paper Studio Matte Gold Metallic CS

Pinkfresh Around the Arches Stamp 

Pinkfresh Matte Gold Metallic Pearls 

 Sizzix/49 & Mkt. Thinlits Fine Stems

Spellbinders Labels Ten Nestabilities

 Tsukineko Galaxy Gold Pigment, Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 The Paper Funday Challenge #86 - AG with Die Cut, Punch/5-3-26

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have the best day.

Sound the alarm!

 Today I'm sharing a card I made for a special person's retirement.  We celebrated him this past weekend with a dinner and lots of surprises.  It was a fun, emotional time for him and everyone in attendance.

 

ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER

 

This customized card was fun to create.  The quote and firefighter image are printed on vellum. The flame is on white cardstock with both the vellum and white cardstock cut using the same die. Hiding glue on vellum is tricky so I used mini glue dots and adhered yellow enamel dots over the area to hide them. 

 

 Hear that?

I personalized the inside of the card also with a fun quote.  The fire alarm was printed twice, cut and adhered together for dimension. 

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Cardstock

Olympio Vellum

Spellbinders Standard Circles Small 

Spellbinders Labels 25 Nestabilities 

 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

The Paper Funday Challenge #86 - AG with Die Cut, Punch/5-3-26 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Have the best day!

 

 

Beauty and Joy!

Hi Crafty friends! 

 

There's a new challenge up at A Cut Above Challenge Blog.  The theme is always "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" according to the required guidelines.  April also has an optional twist of pastel colors in addition to using die cuts on the project.  

I created this card using the twist of pastels... 

BEAUTY & JOY

There are lots of layers and dimension on this card design.  The background patterned paper is matted twice and adhered to a white card base.  I used a doily die cut as the focal point and embellished it with a foliage die cut and coordinating ephemera.  The sentiment is stamped and die cut with matting in two colors.  I adhered tiny pearls on the doily and flower centers.
 

 From my stash...

Bazzill CS - Kraft, Mint, Pale Rose

Kaisercraft Chino Pearls

Memory Box Blooming Vine Die 

Mintay Spring Is Here DP

Mintay Spring Is Here Ephemera

Neenah CS - Solar White 

Pinkfresh Keepsakes of the Heart Stamp/Die Set 

 Sizzix Mandela Doily Die

 

 Sharing with these challenges:

The Paper Funday Challenge 86 - AG with Die Cut, Punch/5-3-26

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Have the best day!