Celebrate Moms!

 Welcome back crafty friends!

April flew by and it's May already.  Why do these months go by so quickly and winter seems to hang around forever?  The month of May is for celebrating many, but especially Moms.  I personally think moms should be celebrated every day!  

The Double D has a new challenge starting today and the theme is "Pretty Florals for Mom".  They have a lovely mood board for inspiration and a prize to one lucky person.

I pulled out some of my older die cuts for this card...

Happy Mother's Day
 

I went with an all white layered background for these pretty flowers.  They remind me of the asters in my flower bed.   Although mine are purple, I couldn't resist this beautiful coral color against the white.  

From my stash...

Bazzille Roselle Cardstock

Catherine Pooler Black Jack Ink

Doodlebug Bumblebee Glitter Sprinkles 

Marianne Designs Branch Forest Creatable

My Color Snowbound Cardstock

Paper Smooches All Year Cheer Stamp

Papertrey Ink Bloom Builders #3

Sizzix Thinlits Moroccan Card Front

Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennant Shapeabilites

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Best Day Ever

 Welcome crafty friends!

There's a new challenge starting today at the Double D Challenge Blog.  The theme is anything "Water Related" (Ocean, rain, waterfall, etc.).  They're sharing a beautiful mood board and a prize to one entry chosen by random draw.

Spellbinders Head in the Clouds Embossing Folder

 

BEST DAY EVER

 

I made a flat shaker card for this challenge.  The arched window shape is new to me and I thought it would make a great embellishment on a summer scrapbook layout if not as a card.  I adhered additional stickers, sequins and chipboard pieces to the background paper before adding the frame.  The window is transparency attached to the frame and then adhered to the background with foam tape.  The additional chipboard pieces were glued to the outside of the frame and the sentiment banner is adhered with foam tape for dimension also. 

 

From my stash...

Dress My Crafts Sequins

Paper Studios Beach Collection

Paper Studios Flat cards 

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Live in full BLOOM

 Today I'm sharing a page that is the beginning of a new mixed media journal that I'm working on.  I used remaining papers from a CTMH collection that have been in my stash for a while.  The newsprint paper made for a great background on this page.

Live in full BLOOM

 

I fussy cut the film strip, added dimension and used it as the border.  The light bulb, leaf and flowers surrounding the quote are from the same paper. 

 

 The butterfly stamp is also CTMH from a set I purchased years ago.  I gave it some shine with a clear shimmer pen.  There are several stenciled areas using the awesome stencil butter from TCW.  Best stenciling paste ever!  I used several distress inks to add a little color to the paste after it dried.

The title quote has added dimension along with the border strip.  I spattered diluted Viva gold over the page.

From my stash...

Catherine Pooler Black Jack Ink

Cocoa Vanilla These Days Sticker Words

CTMH Full Bloom Collection

CTMH Butterfly Wings Stamp

TCW Mini Tiny Circles Stencil

TCW Pearl White Stencil Butter

TH Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

TH Iced Spruce Distress Ink

TH Lost Shadow Distress Ink

Viva Perle Pen Gold 

Other: Washi tape

CTMH Sheer Brush Clear

I hope to add to this journal on a regular basis and have it finished by the end of 2024!

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What's Moo?

 Welcome crafty friends!

 

So excited that April is here! For me, that means getting outside to work on my flower beds.  I can hardly wait until it's time to plant a few annuals among the perennials.  I love walking through the greenhouses at our local farm stand.  It's always a difficult decision of what and how much to buy because I want it all!

 

There's a new challenge up at the Double D with a fun theme of "Cute Little Animals".

 

They're sharing this mood board and offering a prize to one lucky winner chosen by random draw along with choosing Creative Winners. 

 

Stampendous Cling Rubber Stamp

I'm not a huge stamper and rely on die cuts and other ephemera when creating cards.

 

"What's moo with you?"

This was a real challenge for me.  I used my die cuts and a cute 3-D embellishment in my stash to create this card. The sentiment bubble was computer generated on a program that I've had for many years. 

From my stash...

Authentique Cheerful Six Paper

Doodlebug Black Buttons

Doodlebug Doodle Pops, What's Moo

49 & Market VA Countryside Chipboard Set

My Colors Cardstock Red Cherry

Simple Stories Farmhouse Gardens Hearts

The Greetery Ship Lap Builder

 

Sharing in these challenges:

 

Alphabet Challenge Blog - Z is for Zoology/4-4-2024

KKC #709 - All Occasions/4-3-2024 

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Just A Little Note

 Hey crafty friends!

 

Just popping in for a quick hello and to share this easy peasy card using washi tape and die cuts. 

JUST A LITTLE NOTE

This A2 card front is strictly washi tape adhered to a cardstock backing.  How gorgeous are the colors and images on this repositionable fabric tape from 49 & Markets Kaleidoscope Collection designed by Katie Pertiet?  Just one piece of tape, a few die cuts, stamped sentiment and voila, this easy peasy card!

 

From my stash...

49 & Market Kaleidoscope Repositionable Fabric Wash Tape

Cheery Lynn Whistle A Happy Tune Die

CTMH Just A Little Note Sentiment Stamp

Taylored Expressions Banner Die

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Allsorts #773/4 - Keep It Simple/4-4-24

Krafty Chicks/KKC #709 - All Occasions/4-3-24

Die Cut Divas - Lawn Fawn March, Anything Goes/3-31-24

Triple B March - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies/3-31-24

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