Color Hues Challenge #133 Lime and Violet

Before I pack all of the crafting supplies to sent off to Wisconsin, I pulled out some old embossing folders, and dies and a never used before stamp. I made this card to enter in the next challenge at Color Hues. 

These colors are very spring like and lend themselves to flowers nicely. But my flowers where packed away, so I went searching for something else. I came across this stamp that I have not used before from Gina K called Never Lose Hope. After coloring with my Copic markers that match the colors as best I could, I fussy cut the butterflies out. Easy enough. The background is an embossing folder from Altenew called Leaves, and the much older die from Memory Box called Distress Windham Collage. 

I sponged over the raise part with Stampin Up ink, Certainly Celery. I placed the memory box die (cut twice) with velum in opposite corners. I happily made gold splatters over it all before I placed the butterflies on the front. A pre made sentiment was on my desk top and I used that. The butterflies needed some gold on their wings. I am sure you saw the Gina K Master Layouts #1 as well, 

Here is the card.

I will be entering this card in the current Color Hues challenge HERE

Leaving soon for Wisconsin, our summer home. See you on the other side. 

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Seize the Birthday Challenge #326 - Feature An Animal (must be focal point)

Nancy S. is the host that chose this topping for the next challenge. 

If you are not into doing the topping, just make it a birthday card. 

My card

This is how it looks open. 

For this card, I was inspired by a video for an interactive card. 

Lisa Curcio has many interactive cards, but this one caught my eye. 

You can find it HERE, 

Remember this dragon from My Favorite Things? 

I colored him up and made him my focal image. Using some design paper from My favorite things and also some foil paper I cut a spellbinder's Oval die.  The sentiment is from Gina K

My friends on this team have some wonderful card for you, take a look Here.

Our Surprise Party guest is Kathy and you can find here blog Here

Tracie is the winner of the last challenge. Congrats! Here

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Die Cut Diva's May 2026 Celebrations

                                       

 I mostly make Birthday cards so this challenge was right up my alley. 

I used a Spellbinder die that I have used once before, called Build a Winter Birdhouse 

I just changed it to look more like Spring.  No snow on this roof top. 

I added the blue birds from Little Birdies die, and the cuttle bug embossing folder 

Woodgrain with some enhancements.  Some ink smudging and dots. 

The Rain Dots are something that I have had for a long time and 

I just thought it was time to use them here.

I put eyelashes on one of the blue birds. Lol

This card will be entered the the Die cut Divas. May Challenge called Celebrations. 

Come on over and enter a Celebrations card. 

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DD -Watercolors

                                       The theme for this next challenge at Double D is

WATERCOLORS

Chosen by Diane. Here is the inspiration board.

                                          

Here is the card that I made for this challenge

I am not good at watercolor, so I chose the easy way out. You may want to as well. 

This card has Paper Trey Ink Watercolor wonders paper for the background and the circle.

I stamped the MFT Pretty Poppy in Stampin Up Tangerine. I have had a set of these sheets for a long time and I am so glad to be able to use them. ( I sound like Leslie Miller) in a good way. Lol 

I love you Leslie!

Black Nuvo drops and gems. 

Looking forward to seeing you in the challenge Here

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Die cut Divas - April Challenge.

This is a new to me challenge called Die Cut Diva's. I became aware of it from one the entries to Seize the Birthday Challenge, Loll.  This challenge sounded interesting and I set out to make a card to enter. I had the time, I thought, but the day got busy and it came right down to the wire. 

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

Altenew is the sponsor with a $30 gift card to the random winner

Here are the cards that I made.

I made birthday cards as Altenew is celebrating a birthday.

Supplies for these two cards made from one embossing folder are:

Altenew Zero-Waste Flowery Pattern

After embossing and coloring I took a scissors to the design and cut it into two. (pretty daring move I must say)

On the card on the left I also used a Swiss dot embossing folder

 and on the right, an Altenew Dotty Circles folder. 

Sentiments are Gina K 

It was daring, but I got two different looking cards. 

I an entering these in the Challenge Here

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